If you want a source for the party not protecting progressive incumbents, it generally doesn’t make news when something doesn’t happen. If you can find a source for the party protecting a progressive against a centrist challenger, particularly in this election, It would be news to me.
If you look at the books that were banned and take out all the humorous ones about butts and farts, you’re left almost exclusively with books about past conservative atrocities and books about current targets of conservative bigotry.
The people who want to ban these books were too bigoted for the 5th Circuit. They’ll probably try to close the whole library next.
“Sanctuary cities are being overrun by immigrants” is literally taken from the GOP propaganda playbook ffs!
Well, Democrats’ new positions on immigration are lifted from the GOP policy book, so why not use Republicans’ insincere bullshit for punishing brown people for existing as well?
Four months ago, after weeks of intense negotiation between my staff and Democrats and Republicans, we came to a clear — clear bipartisan deal that was the strongest border security agreement in decades. But then Republicans in Congress — not all, but — walked away from it. Why? Because Donald Trump told them to. He told...
The Biden Administration’s robust and durable track record on jobs and unemployment is breaking records, putting up some of the best results we’ve seen in half a century.
Republicans have demonstrated that they’re acting in bad faith. Having proved their point, Democrats can go back to their previous position regarding immigrants, but have decided they like Republicans’ old position instead.
Wonder what other points Democrats are gonna prove that coincidentally mean they get to move to the right.
but you would actually have a point if you weren’t applying this to the guy that did:
I wasn’t applying it to Biden. I was applying it to Senate Democrats in particular and Democrats more broadly. I have other criticisms for Biden, and have made it clear multiple times that I approve of how he handled student loans.
I was just reacting to the absolutely false implication that these particular Democrats are only pretending to make progress. Or, have I got it wrong, were you not trying to say that?
I was saying that because I believe it to be true, based on my previous observations. I don’t think they’re gonna pick it back up when they have the numbers to pass it.
Do you think people should vote for the Democrats?
Yes. Until we have a less shitty option, that remains my position. It was my position last time you asked too.
Absolutely I think you should demand better. I just don’t see that as incompatible with choosing the best available option while you’re working for a better option than the ones currently on the table.
There is no “best” available option. Democrats are the current least bad option, and I have never advocated voting any other way. Not that you care. You’ve heard this from me before and continue to pretend otherwise. You know my position and yet you continue to act as though my position is contrary to what you know it to be.
I will continue to demand better, and you’ll keep making veiled accusations.
Unaired footage shows chaos, anger of congressional leaders amid Jan. 6 evacuation (www.politico.com)
Fresh Calls to 'Reject AIPAC' After Analysis of GOP Money in Dem Primaries (www.commondreams.org)
He used to be an anti-abortion Democrat. Now he’s Biden’s secret weapon (www.independent.co.uk)
Trump Rails Against Broken Rally Teleprompters, Threatens to Stiff Contractors (www.rollingstone.com)
Appeals court tells Texas it cannot ban books for mentioning ‘butt and fart’ (www.theguardian.com)
Conservative-dominated court restores books denounced by officials as ‘pornographic filth’ to school libraries...
Biden nears huge next move on immigration as he tries to win over Latinos in key states | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Republican congressman wants to limit IVF access to married heterosexual veterans only (www.advocate.com)
Remarks by President Biden on Securing Our Border (www.whitehouse.gov)
Four months ago, after weeks of intense negotiation between my staff and Democrats and Republicans, we came to a clear — clear bipartisan deal that was the strongest border security agreement in decades. But then Republicans in Congress — not all, but — walked away from it. Why? Because Donald Trump told them to. He told...
Record-Breaking Accomplishments On Jobs And Unemployment Under Biden (www.forbes.com)
The Biden Administration’s robust and durable track record on jobs and unemployment is breaking records, putting up some of the best results we’ve seen in half a century.
How Joe Biden 'broke OPEC' and rewrote the rules for oil trading (www.msnbc.com)
Trump claims mobs of 500 people are raiding stores to steal air conditioners (thehill.com)
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Pelosi says Netanyahu shouldn't address Congress: "I feel very sad that he has been invited" (www.salon.com)
Biden is gutting asylum. The right still called it “mass amnesty" for "illegals." (www.motherjones.com)
Biden apologizes to Zelenskyy for monthslong congressional holdup to weapons that let Russia advance (apnews.com)
Today Senate Republicans blocked a measure that would have created a federal right to contraception access (joycevance.substack.com)
The Biden Campaign is Courting an Unexpected Group of Voters: Republicans (www.npr.org)
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