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So in more We Had An Armed Insurrection Spurred By Key Republican Figures news, we continue to have a faction of Republicans that are firmly committed to Trump and the neo-fascist future where they get to stay in power. This includes Lindsey Graham who believes that the only path forward for Republicans is their neo-fascist Trump path.
+ Show Spoiler +Graham, a South Carolina Republican, argued that the GOP needs Trump on its side to be successful next year.
"For the party to move forward, we got to move the party with Donald Trump," Graham said in an interview. "There's no way to be a successful Republican Party without having President Trump working with all of us and all of us working with him. That's just a fact. And I think we got a decent chance of coming back in 2022. But we can't do it without the President."
Also Tuberville, which is equally unsurprising,
+ Show Spoiler +Asked what it would mean for the party if Republicans joined Democrats to convict Trump, Tuberville said: "It wouldn't be good. The whole thing is about a team, and if you start separating the team, then it just tears it up."
A lot of Republicans seem very keen on pretending they didnt help incite an armed insurrection that desecrated the US Capitol. Apparently Mitch himself is very undecided, but I wouldn't be surprised if he considers the future of the Republican party's power to be of greater importance than America as a whole, and democracy, and preventing fascism, and all of the other awful shit that continuing to support Trump would endanger.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/gop-senators-warn-mcconnell-backlash/index.html
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CNN asked Graham live yesterday if he thought he needed to apologize, I found that pretty funny. Low to do that live but still, very funny.
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On January 21 2021 22:06 brian wrote:
CNN asked Graham live yesterday if he thought he needed to apologize, I found that pretty funny. Low to do that live but still, very funny.
its low to try to hold him to his words and actions?
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On January 21 2021 22:07 dankobanana wrote:Show nested quote +On January 21 2021 22:06 brian wrote:
CNN asked Graham live yesterday if he thought he needed to apologize, I found that pretty funny. Low to do that live but still, very funny. its low to try to hold him to his words and actions?
that is not what i would consider a fair characterization of the exchange.
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On January 21 2021 22:00 Zambrah wrote:So in more We Had An Armed Insurrection Spurred By Key Republican Figures news, we continue to have a faction of Republicans that are firmly committed to Trump and the neo-fascist future where they get to stay in power. This includes Lindsey Graham who believes that the only path forward for Republicans is their neo-fascist Trump path. + Show Spoiler +Graham, a South Carolina Republican, argued that the GOP needs Trump on its side to be successful next year.
"For the party to move forward, we got to move the party with Donald Trump," Graham said in an interview. "There's no way to be a successful Republican Party without having President Trump working with all of us and all of us working with him. That's just a fact. And I think we got a decent chance of coming back in 2022. But we can't do it without the President." Also Tuberville, which is equally unsurprising, + Show Spoiler +Asked what it would mean for the party if Republicans joined Democrats to convict Trump, Tuberville said: "It wouldn't be good. The whole thing is about a team, and if you start separating the team, then it just tears it up." A lot of Republicans seem very keen on pretending they didnt help incite an armed insurrection that desecrated the US Capitol. Apparently Mitch himself is very undecided, but I wouldn't be surprised if he considers the future of the Republican party's power to be of greater importance than America as a whole, and democracy, and preventing fascism, and all of the other awful shit that continuing to support Trump would endanger. https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/20/politics/gop-senators-warn-mcconnell-backlash/index.html It feels... strange to have a politician strait up say "its not about the country, tribalism is what matters'. Its what Republicans seem to believe in sure but its just weird for him to say it out loud.
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Wouldn't be for long, though. Trump eats dollars for breakfast and surrounds himself with terrible organizers, how could he ever run a successful party?
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Credit where credit is due. Some of Biden's actions and achievements within the first 24 hours of his presidency:
-Enforced additional mask requirements
-Rejoined the World Health Organization that Trump left
-Bolstered DACA and is pushing for a path to citizenship
-Ended the Muslim ban and restarted processing visas
-Terminated any of Trump's border wall plans
-Reentered the Paris Agreement to address climate change
-Revoked the Keystone pipeline permit
-Reversed the rollbacks of vehicle emissions standards
-Ended Trump's 1776 Commission that whitewashed U.S. history
-Directed agencies to immediately review and report equity issues
-Reversed Trump's anti-LGBT agenda (Civil Rights Act, Title VII)
-Extended a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures
-Paused student loan interest and principal payments
-Assembled a reasonable, experienced Cabinet of advisors
Not bad for his first day in office, and clearly an overall positive! There is always more progress that can be made though. Hopefully he and Congress will work together to effectively drag the conservatives, kicking and screaming, into a better country and a better world, with more affordable healthcare, less student debt, actual financial stability, and a better legacy for our children.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/us/biden-executive-orders.html?auth=login-email&fbclid=IwAR2CK3LPM8KTsjJRUZNafUlP07jgQwYZRLtWi0hlB2oZhIoL_pPv8wwys20&login=email&smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur
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Do any of the Canadian proponents of the pipeline have anything to say about the fact that huge stretches of the pipeline run through tribal territories, the leadership of which has opposed the pipeline since day one?
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Yeah I really don't know enough about how engagement with tribes works across the US-Canada border; these sorts of massive international projects implicate a sprawling web of interests that are very difficult to get a handle on.
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It honestly does seem pretty shitty to unilaterally cancel regulatory approval this far into the project. There's definitely "two sides" both with legitimate points when it comes to laying down an oil pipeline like Keystone, but I wouldn't fault the Canadian side for feeling screwed over by a 180 like this.
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On January 22 2021 00:47 LegalLord wrote:
It honestly does seem pretty shitty to unilaterally cancel regulatory approval this far into the project. There's definitely "two sides" both with legitimate points when it comes to laying down an oil pipeline like Keystone, but I wouldn't fault the Canadian side for feeling screwed over by a 180 like this.
The canadians could have totally realized that making a deal with Trump that was totally unacceptable to everyone but him for multiple reasons was not a great idea
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Yeah considering that the US seems to be hellbent to do a complete 180 every 4-8 years with ever new president revoking 90% of what his predecessor did foreign relations are pretty complicated.
Iran and Kuba could probably tell you a thing or two about it.
Then again the way it looks currently the problem is likely to go away in the next 30-50 years.
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It's important to note that the switchovers implicated by Trump's one term presidency are historically unique in terms of how hellbent on deconstruction Trump's cronies were. The only election that comes anywhere close was '80 and Reagan's perceived mandate to undo much of what Carter tried.
All of that is say that the whiplash resulting from Biden's win is and will be unique painful. Add it to the list of broken things that desperately need updating on review of the damage caused by Trump.
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Assuming the next republican president in 4-8 years won't run on revoking everything Biden did because both parties can't see eye to eye anymore and are radicalizing alongside their voter base.
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anyone know why the f antifa is throwing a fit already?
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On January 22 2021 01:20 Mohdoo wrote:
anyone know why the f antifa is throwing a fit already?
Cuz they hate Democrats and Biden only a tiny bit less than Republicans and Trump? Regardless of the specific reasons, this goes to show how there is no left-wing equivalent for all the Trump loving right wingers, so I welcome it.
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