I honestly do think Warren is the right person for the moment.
«Elizabeth Warren does not seem to be running for president to make a point….»
Whoops.
«The fund, which provides compensation to first responders and others harmed in the 9/11 attacks, has been forced to slash payouts in recent months because congressional Republicans such as Crenshaw have been reluctant to support its renewal.
“He really didn’t want to talk to us,” Serra, 39, told The News over the phone. “He said he didn’t have any information and that his staff would take care of it.”
More than 81,404 Americans rely on VCF, 375 of whom hail from Crenshaw’s state, according to a status report filed by the fund in February.»
https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1116431011724836864?s=17
Interesting. The alt-right wants $1,000/month UBI so they can continue to sit around in their parents’ basements and shitpost, I guess. Unintended consequence of UBI?
Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) Tweeted:
By mid-March, the Discord chat where members sometimes coordinated with the Yang campaign devolved into posting Daily Stormer articles.
Users implored each other to tone down their public-facing white nationalism, fearing they’d lose their $1,000.
Members of Congress who don’t take government seriously, elected by voters who don’t take government seriously.
«Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of President Trump’s closest allies on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday introduced a bill to remove Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) as the chairman of the House Intelligence»
😀
This.
I haven’t read this article, and don’t really plan to, but: these days, the Confederate flag, the Gadsden flag, Trump/MAGA paraphernalia and maybe even the Nazi flag and that Amerinazi flag are all markers of a certain thing, and statement-makers by and about the individuals who fly/wear them. Without exception.
«Man wearing a Trump shirt yells abuse at members of the Muslim community gathered at the mosque where more than 40 died.»
https://spectator.us/election-win-benjamin-netanyahu/
«Despite Netanyahu’s personal failings, a sizable majority of Israeli voters trust him with the two issues that top polls of voter concerns, the economy and security.»
«Wiping out the federal personnel agency could be Exhibit A as Trump’s reelection campaign assembles a list of victories to take to voters, from deregulation and tax cuts to trade tariffs.
….
The mandate to manage a merit-based civil service goes back to the 1883 Pendleton Act, a law designed to end the “spoils system” of rewarding political supporters with government jobs. Federal appointments had to be based on skills and qualifications.
Congress created OPM out of the Civil Service Commission in 1978, the last time lawmakers voted to establish hiring, employment and management practices for the federal workforce.
Today the agency is widely viewed as slow and ineffective, though, with a long-lingering backlog of background investigations and risk-averse leadership that has failed to respond to calls for faster hiring and recruiting for a changing workforce.
….
Breaking up OPM is not a Republican idea, though. The Obama administration discussed internally whether to do it, and so did Hillary Clinton’s team in 2016, civil service experts said. And the agency drew bipartisan fury in 2015 when U.S. officials alleged Chinese hackers stole millions of personnel records by hacking through the agency’s weak security system.»
Not sure why @peterbeinart is quoting The Washington Examiner, but, yeah, I think this is true:
«When describing Warren, journalists often imply that she must choose between being wonky and being charismatic. As the Times put it early this year, “Warren is making a personal and political wager that audiences care more about policy savvy than captivating oration.” But when describing Buttigieg, journalists suggest no such trade-off. The Washington Examiner recently praised his “authentic charisma, intellect, and policy chops.” Vanity Fair in March commended his “smarts and charisma.”»
I still like Warren, and find her plenty inspirational.
