‘Why did John Fetterman chase down a Black person with a shotgun?’ asks Barnette. The GOP use of this 2013 incident – which some PA Dems predicted would be used in the general to discourage Black turnout – has begun. https://t.co/sbrLbXg7T5
— Trip Gabriel (@tripgabriel) May 22, 2022
Category: Politics As Usual
About that formula
Thanks to @POTUS’ Operation Fly Formula, a military plane landed in Indiana this morning with specialty infant formula – and now, thanks to President Biden’s leadership, we have a second flight heading to Pennsylvania in the coming days. pic.twitter.com/RLmEsa74I1
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 22, 2022
Bye bye Maddie
“The first rule of Republican Orgy Club is, don’t talk about Orgy Club.”
Pump it up
Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage (from @AP) Thank you for cleaning up the mess created due to extreme capitalism. Families should never have to choose between a steady supply of #BabyFormula and #safety of that formula. #POTUS https://t.co/i8topSMMsj
— Enedelia Obregon (@bossymama57) May 19, 2022
Ripple effect
I saw a CNN focus group this morning. The Republicans said the election was stolen and that Joe Biden has made us the laughing stock of the world, and the Democrats said that Biden was competent, but hasn’t done anything.
No mention of an attempted coup by the Republicans, a worldwide pandemic, worldwide inflation, the Ukraine war, and a sizeable portion of Americans who are batshit crazy. Oh, and two Senators who vote with Republicans.
For just a second, I thought about slitting my wrists. I’m so tired. I’ve been doing this shit for a long time. The media still indoctrinates the public to see the glass as half empty when it comes to Democrats, and they still side with the forces of fascism.
Yet Democrats can’t see the forest for the trees. We are staring fascism in the face, but Joe Biden didn’t get a majority yet for forgiving student loans What’s the point?
I remember something Daniel Berrigan once wrote about the hopelessness of working for pacifism He said that an activist doesn’t work for a win, but to do the right thing, and has to trust that somehow, somewhere, it will have a ripple effect.
And so it goes. I work for the ripple.
Happy Hour: Art Blakey Quintet at Birdland – Split Kick …
They should have passed this long ago
Senators reach deal to advance sweeping military toxic exposure legislation.
This is the Sergeant First Class Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022.
The Senate will take it up after June 6th.
It needs 60 votes.https://t.co/PwTtQ3D9h6
— Ted Corcoran (RedTRaccoon) (@RedTRaccoon) May 18, 2022
Stepping up
Hey look, the defense production act doing something useful. https://t.co/Vs3LWcYKlw
— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) May 18, 2022
I forgot I wrote this
And it’s timely because right now, the scurves at SCOTUS plan to go after the power of federal agencies to regulate. See today’s decision:
The 5th Circuit just dismantled the SEC's power to enforce securities law. This decision is beyond radical. It is nihilistic. https://t.co/6X46t2f4vY
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) May 18, 2022
Back in 2017, @SusieMadrak wrote a two-part series for us on what destroying the federal government looks like. https://t.co/jSwecqrhoW
— DAME Magazine (@damemagazine) May 18, 2022
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History
UFO hearing features historic testimony from Pentagon officials https://t.co/S9mW6ne7Gd
— PamelaLeavey (@PamelaLeavey) May 17, 2022