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Post by Disciple of Fate on Apr 8, 2024 11:28:36 GMT -5
Another perfect example of why being a judge shouldn't be a political appointment.
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Post by skyth on Apr 8, 2024 11:29:10 GMT -5
Another activist judge that proves the adage 'Every accusation is an admission'.
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Post by easye on Apr 9, 2024 9:39:13 GMT -5
www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1242901888/mayorkas-impeachment-trial-senateSenate to begin Mayorkas impeachment trial this week. Here's what you need to knowMeanwhile, the House killed their own Border Bill because Trump told them too. Yet this thing goes forward. The Democrats are calling this a sham, because it IS a sham. The House had a chance to do something about the laws Mayorkas had to enforce and choose to do nothing instead. This is the worst kind of political theatre.
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Post by easye on Apr 17, 2024 8:53:29 GMT -5
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Post by easye on Apr 18, 2024 9:45:16 GMT -5
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Post by steelmage99 on Apr 20, 2024 16:28:15 GMT -5
I looked into the latest spending bill just passed by the House of Representatives - that MAGA nuts like Marjorie Taylor Greene is complaining so much about - especially about the Ukraine part (because MTG really likes Putin, I guess).
-Of the $95 billion, about $61 billion is going to Ukraine.
-Of the $61 billion, $23 billion are going to be used to replenish US stockpiles (from US supplies) meaning the money never leaves the US and are used to bolster the US economy.
-Of the remaining $38 billion, $14 billion goes to Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, where Pentagon buys advanced new weapon systems (FROM US CONTRACTORS) to give to the Ukraine (getting free field testing).
-Of the remaining $24 billion, $11 billion is used to fund current US military operations in the region, ie to pay American soldiers and buy supplies and replacements from US suppliers.
-Lastly $8 billion will be used to directly assist Ukraine monetarily, to help pay for basic functions in the Ukraine government, such as salaries and pensions.
-Ukraine is committed to repaying $10 billion as a repayable loan.
The VAST majority of this Ukraine support directly supports US companies and the US economy.
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Post by Peregrine on Apr 20, 2024 16:43:03 GMT -5
The VAST majority of this Ukraine support directly supports US companies and the US economy. But harms the Russian military and Russian economy and that's what matters to MTG.
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Post by easye on Apr 22, 2024 9:14:47 GMT -5
Thanks for that Steelmage. That has always been the case, so anyone claiming that it is "Foreign Aid" and therefore bad for us, never understood (or wanted to understand) the process to begin with.
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Post by Peregrine on Apr 23, 2024 5:28:05 GMT -5
Thanks for that Steelmage. That has always been the case, so anyone claiming that it is "Foreign Aid" and therefore bad for us, never understood (or wanted to understand) the process to begin with. Yep. This is also why, until Russia succeeded in buying the republican party, foreign military aid was usually one of the few bipartisan policies. Everyone could agree that the defense contractors in their district should get a nice paycheck. Jobs are created and maintained in their district, contractors make a bunch of profit, and appreciative contractors send some of that money back into the campaign fund. It's a win/win!
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Post by easye on Apr 30, 2024 9:56:22 GMT -5
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Post by adurot on Apr 30, 2024 19:14:02 GMT -5
Eh, should have let her keep threatening it and making enemies and then humiliate her if she finally followed thru.
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Haighus
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Post by Haighus on May 1, 2024 3:33:29 GMT -5
I think this makes more sense here than in the Rest of World thread, but its all kicking off on US university campuses.
Footage of peaceful pro-Palestine protestors being beaten up by heavily-armed riot police in the "land of the free" is a bad look- very authoritarian. It also seems to be pouring petrol on the fire with protests intensifying across colleges.
Could be shaping up to be a Vietnam War protests kind of moment.
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Post by easye on May 3, 2024 10:45:47 GMT -5
Biden is stuck in a bad place on this politically. The Israel lobby is pretty powerful in Washington, so he can't really agree with the protesters and encourage the campuses to divest from Israel.
On the other hand, he can't really moderate his stance to that of the protesters either, because the Pro-Israel lobby is backed up by actual voters/money/congressional votes and the college kids? Not so much based on the historical youth vote figures.
A tough spot politically for Biden.
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Post by easye on May 7, 2024 9:42:33 GMT -5
Interesting how the campus protests are being framed as being driven by mass anti-Semitism on college campuses? As far as I recall, the protesters just wanted their institutions to di-vest from Israel in their investments? Since then, some of the calls may have evolved, but that was the initial call IIRC? A similar strategy was used against South Africa during Apartheid. Was anti-apartheid rallies seen as mass racism on college campuses? I honestly do not recall, even though I was alive at the time. I do recall moneyed interests pushing back a bit, but I guess SA did not have a strong enough lobbying arm? This whole thing really confuses me. www.cnn.com/2024/05/07/politics/joe-biden-antisemitism-speech/index.html
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Haighus
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Post by Haighus on May 7, 2024 9:49:14 GMT -5
Well, a lot of anti-Israel Jewish students are attendees at the college protests.
I think it is mainly the typical attempt to conflate antisemitism and anti-Israel sentiment*, although obviously anti-Israel sentiments can veer into or coexist alongside antisemitism.
I'm not seeing widespread evidence of antisemitism though. I think a lot of people are simply appalled that their government is heavily complicit in overt warcrimes and a probable genocide.
*Which I am pretty sure worsens antisemitism overall, but benefits Israel specifically.
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