For all the predictions about what would happen when the Title 42 emergency health authority that prohibited most immigration ended just before midnight yesterday, the reality turned out to be pretty…unremarkable. According to Rachel Treisman, Stephania Corpi, and Emily Olson of
The Republicans think they can use the debt ceiling to control the entire government, the way they used a handful of votes in the House to make McCarthy their puppet Speaker. I sincerely hope they fail.
Perhaps Biden and the Democrats should go on a media blitz to make certain the public understands that raising the debt ceiling is necessary to pay for debts already incurred. Keep reminding the public the many ways Republicans overspent and the debt went up because they gave the wealthiest among us huge tax breaks.
Make sure the public understands the debt ceiling is not a new budget. Remind everyone how the Republicans are willing to destroy our economy and world standing in order to get their irrelevant demands met. The debt ceiling should not be open for negotiation.
"Miller is an adherent of the “great replacement theory,” a white nationalist belief that nonwhite immigration threatens the traditional culture of the nation. "
Stephen Miller and Leomard Leo are on my list of the those posing the biggest risks to our democracy. They are masters at fomenting fear and turning it into hate.
"Miller is an adherent of the “great replacement theory,” a white nationalist belief that nonwhite immigration threatens the traditional culture of the nation. "
Ahh the unfailingly offensive Stephen Miller. The Jewish face of White Supremacy. Just as Clarence Thomas is the Black face of White Supremacy.
As a liberal Texan, I feel as if I’m shouting into the wind. I send emails, letters and calls to Cornyn, Cruz & Cloud (TX-27), and only get stock responses back, if any. Yet, I keep doing it to let them know we’re watching & they are on the wrong side of history (re: democracy). Abbott & his border vigilantes continue to ramp up the rhetoric & guns are freely available. Period. You can buy them at garage sales. You can by Army surplus ammo on rural intersections next to farm stands and Tr**p flag vendors. Seriously. What’s next??
Oh my. Facts matter. Where do we start? Does it matter? Where does President Biden start? The antisemitic fascist race baiting stone cold Jew - Stephen Miller - disavowed by his shamed family, is advising a fascist former barely literate president currying favor with a rampaging totalitarian dictator accused of war crimes, and feeding our GOP, a twice impeached, twice divorced, convicted sex offender, the oft accused rapist, tax cheat, pathological liar, warmly welcomed and applauded in Manchester, Live Free or Die, New Hampshire, the leader of his fascist party unless or even if charged and convicted in The State of Georgia, Albany and Manhattan NY, the gerrymandered nation of racist dominated states seeking to destroy the democracy that seeks leadership among parties largely dependent upon voters that do not vote...the nation with failing schools and newspapers, healthcare, experiencing daily mass murder in schools, hospitals, churches and shopping centers, sweet sixteen parties, movie theaters and playgrounds, our warming deniers furious, drill baby drill, incineration assured, with rising suicide in the military and police, Type II and obesity, illegal drugs, anti vaccine science deniers waiting for herd immunity...our city sidewalks cluttered with the corpses and the living, we are the leader of the free world, close to reneging on our promises and obligations... it’s a partial list, it was TGIF... or what? Now it’s Saturday... where do we go from here? Good morning, Vietnam? Sign off twitter and the others. That’s a start. Let AI think for you, check out the latest developments and updates.
The concept of Asylum was incorporated into international law in recognition of the need for it after the holocaust…
We’ve had any number of refugee exoduses post the Second World War…here in the US the ‘BOAT people and their arrival comes to mind. The Boat People and their issues were supported/funded by our INS folks, in recognition of our role in the matter. And it was a well run program!
Heather just reported on todays refugee situation in a legal system 30 years in need of a complete revision….that treats the truly truly desperate in an appalling manner. And basically dehumanizes all of us.
A total revision of the refugee system is a desperate need that surely we can agree on….
Lemme get this straight. The RRR (Rabidly Right Republicans) helped Trump give billions to the super rich and now they don't want to pay for it. And it's Biden's fault. Okay, run that by me again, more slowly this time.
There are numerous ways around the debt ceiling crisis. Biden is wisely and calmly playing with his cards very close to his chest. When the time comes, he'll put on his shades and surprise them all.
"Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) today said, 'Every day that the President continues to dilly dally, in my mind, the price goes up, not down.… You want a debt ceiling increase? You want to go fund the operations of government? Then fix the damn border, Mr. President.'"
Two things about the above. (1) Whether or not one agrees with Biden's border policies, one must view Roy's spew as the official outing of the retro-Republican party's blackmail/hostage scheme. (2) Roy acknowledges that Joe Biden is president.
The repub obstruction in paying debts, raising the debt ceiling is a combination of tantrum and holding the country hostage. Representative Chip Roy (R-TX): “Every day that the President continues to dilly dally, in my mind, the price goes up, not down.… “ The price: the predictable threats and fear, possible loss of critical services and governance. For We the People.
I am a white male, 82 years old. I suspect that at some point down the road there will be one last person to have my skin color. Everyone else will have a darker skin hue. Do I care? No. Why? Because in my mind one's skin color is irrelevant. But that's not the case for Miller, Carlson and others who pedal white supremacy. They're so caught up in white Christian nationalism that they would subvert the democracy to install and perpetrate their sense of what is "right." Can they be reasoned with? Probably not. John Stuart Mill in his 1869 essay, "The Subjection of Women," noted that where beliefs are based on feelings, facts don't matter. The task ahead for us is to acquire and use power against these "True Believers" because reason and facts don't matter.
The Republicans think they can use the debt ceiling to control the entire government, the way they used a handful of votes in the House to make McCarthy their puppet Speaker. I sincerely hope they fail.
Perhaps Biden and the Democrats should go on a media blitz to make certain the public understands that raising the debt ceiling is necessary to pay for debts already incurred. Keep reminding the public the many ways Republicans overspent and the debt went up because they gave the wealthiest among us huge tax breaks.
Make sure the public understands the debt ceiling is not a new budget. Remind everyone how the Republicans are willing to destroy our economy and world standing in order to get their irrelevant demands met. The debt ceiling should not be open for negotiation.
"Miller is an adherent of the “great replacement theory,” a white nationalist belief that nonwhite immigration threatens the traditional culture of the nation. "
Stephen Miller and Leomard Leo are on my list of the those posing the biggest risks to our democracy. They are masters at fomenting fear and turning it into hate.
Why can't Republicans be personally sued for failing to perform fiduciary duties? Or perhaps malpractice?
“Power must never be trusted without a check.” - John Adams
"Miller is an adherent of the “great replacement theory,” a white nationalist belief that nonwhite immigration threatens the traditional culture of the nation. "
Ahh the unfailingly offensive Stephen Miller. The Jewish face of White Supremacy. Just as Clarence Thomas is the Black face of White Supremacy.
Didn't they get the memo?
As a liberal Texan, I feel as if I’m shouting into the wind. I send emails, letters and calls to Cornyn, Cruz & Cloud (TX-27), and only get stock responses back, if any. Yet, I keep doing it to let them know we’re watching & they are on the wrong side of history (re: democracy). Abbott & his border vigilantes continue to ramp up the rhetoric & guns are freely available. Period. You can buy them at garage sales. You can by Army surplus ammo on rural intersections next to farm stands and Tr**p flag vendors. Seriously. What’s next??
Oh my. Facts matter. Where do we start? Does it matter? Where does President Biden start? The antisemitic fascist race baiting stone cold Jew - Stephen Miller - disavowed by his shamed family, is advising a fascist former barely literate president currying favor with a rampaging totalitarian dictator accused of war crimes, and feeding our GOP, a twice impeached, twice divorced, convicted sex offender, the oft accused rapist, tax cheat, pathological liar, warmly welcomed and applauded in Manchester, Live Free or Die, New Hampshire, the leader of his fascist party unless or even if charged and convicted in The State of Georgia, Albany and Manhattan NY, the gerrymandered nation of racist dominated states seeking to destroy the democracy that seeks leadership among parties largely dependent upon voters that do not vote...the nation with failing schools and newspapers, healthcare, experiencing daily mass murder in schools, hospitals, churches and shopping centers, sweet sixteen parties, movie theaters and playgrounds, our warming deniers furious, drill baby drill, incineration assured, with rising suicide in the military and police, Type II and obesity, illegal drugs, anti vaccine science deniers waiting for herd immunity...our city sidewalks cluttered with the corpses and the living, we are the leader of the free world, close to reneging on our promises and obligations... it’s a partial list, it was TGIF... or what? Now it’s Saturday... where do we go from here? Good morning, Vietnam? Sign off twitter and the others. That’s a start. Let AI think for you, check out the latest developments and updates.
Oh, shit. Back to sleep. The dog can wait.
There’s no hot coffee.
The concept of Asylum was incorporated into international law in recognition of the need for it after the holocaust…
We’ve had any number of refugee exoduses post the Second World War…here in the US the ‘BOAT people and their arrival comes to mind. The Boat People and their issues were supported/funded by our INS folks, in recognition of our role in the matter. And it was a well run program!
Heather just reported on todays refugee situation in a legal system 30 years in need of a complete revision….that treats the truly truly desperate in an appalling manner. And basically dehumanizes all of us.
A total revision of the refugee system is a desperate need that surely we can agree on….
Lemme get this straight. The RRR (Rabidly Right Republicans) helped Trump give billions to the super rich and now they don't want to pay for it. And it's Biden's fault. Okay, run that by me again, more slowly this time.
Sigh. Nothing good happens when Steven Miller is in the room.
There are numerous ways around the debt ceiling crisis. Biden is wisely and calmly playing with his cards very close to his chest. When the time comes, he'll put on his shades and surprise them all.
"Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) today said, 'Every day that the President continues to dilly dally, in my mind, the price goes up, not down.… You want a debt ceiling increase? You want to go fund the operations of government? Then fix the damn border, Mr. President.'"
Two things about the above. (1) Whether or not one agrees with Biden's border policies, one must view Roy's spew as the official outing of the retro-Republican party's blackmail/hostage scheme. (2) Roy acknowledges that Joe Biden is president.
The repub obstruction in paying debts, raising the debt ceiling is a combination of tantrum and holding the country hostage. Representative Chip Roy (R-TX): “Every day that the President continues to dilly dally, in my mind, the price goes up, not down.… “ The price: the predictable threats and fear, possible loss of critical services and governance. For We the People.
Chip Roy can go to hell. I'd love to introduce that treasonous piece of shit to my Louisville Slugger. Repeatedly.
This 1892 cartoon shows the historical roots of the "Great Replacement Theory." Straight out of the anti-semitic playbook.
https://forgottenfiles.substack.com/p/their-new-jerusalem-1892
I am a white male, 82 years old. I suspect that at some point down the road there will be one last person to have my skin color. Everyone else will have a darker skin hue. Do I care? No. Why? Because in my mind one's skin color is irrelevant. But that's not the case for Miller, Carlson and others who pedal white supremacy. They're so caught up in white Christian nationalism that they would subvert the democracy to install and perpetrate their sense of what is "right." Can they be reasoned with? Probably not. John Stuart Mill in his 1869 essay, "The Subjection of Women," noted that where beliefs are based on feelings, facts don't matter. The task ahead for us is to acquire and use power against these "True Believers" because reason and facts don't matter.