Danger, Will Robinson:
«From this, we can say that the US economy will not be overtaken by China but, rather, by India. China’s economic vitality will continue to decline, which will have a disastrous impact on the global economy.»
(I guess India looms large for folks in China, so I’ll take that part with a grain of salt.)
Ok, I want to see a story that explains how Mitch McConnell can simply refuse to take up a bill to override Trump’s veto and re-open the government. He’s not a unique villain, is he? 100 Senators (including McConnell?) voted for it last time, but I guess a bunch of them secretly don’t want it to pass. So they knew it wouldn’t (or did they? Was that the deal that was supposed to pass?).
What’s going on? How does *McConnell* get overridden? Who are the Senators who can do that?
[This helps a bit: https://votesmart.org/education/how-a-bill-becomes-law.]
Wow. I had no idea one could get such mileage out of that look, but it all makes sense.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/03/us/politics/new-congress.html
I have to say I half-expected the old House Republicans to refuse to seat the new House. “Constitutional hardball”, FiveThirtyEight.com calls it.
«Right on schedule, the House gaveled in for the 116th Congress, with Democrats now in control.»
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/climate/tce-cancer-trump-environment-deregulation.html
Trump-voting county discovers the shocking benefits of federal regulations.
«Mrs. Davidson said, “His loosening of E.P.A. regulations, it’s infuriating.” She added, “We’re ruining the environment for money.”
Mrs. Davidson learned in 2014 that her stepson, Zane, who was 10 at the time, had a rare form of leukemia. He is now in remission. She has traveled to Washington to speak in favor of stronger TCE [trichloroethylene] regulations. “What we’re fighting for is seemingly being undone right now,” she said.
Still, she said, she did not regret her vote. “Trump’s a businessman. There are great things he can do for our country. But he’s used to building high rises for money,” she said. “He’s not as environmentally savvy. Our hope is that he surrounds himself with people who are more knowledgeable.”»
https://twitter.com/drskyskull/status/1074838761752748032?s=17
skullsinthestars (@drskyskull) Tweeted:
Yeah, maybe I should retire from #FakeBookTitles… https://t.co/7Ki54E2KCd
Ok I guess the fact that this is the one I can’t stop laughing at reveals what sort of person I am. 🙂
https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-camp-fire-deathtrap-20181230-story.html
«Failing to prepare for the larger disaster is hardly unique to Paradise, said former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate.
Flaws in such planning are so common that Fugate describes them as the “deadly sins” of emergency management: Practicing drills that guarantee success; assuming that plans can be scaled up when a massive disaster strikes; relying on government systems to work under pressure; failing to plan how to protect vulnerable populations, such as the elderly; and mistrusting the public, which often leads to not warning the public early enough.
“We plan for what we’re capable of, and we hope it isn’t any worse,” he said.»
Another, related, link. On The Media episode, “The Stories Fires Tell”:
https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1079383646858108929?s=17
Incredible thread.
Thread by @denvercoder: “I think it’s time for me to tell my full story. It might lose me some followers but so be it. 16 years ago I started doi […]” https://t.co/hQQ8ldyxdW
Enjoy 🙂 🤖
One of the tweets:
«Don’t get me wrong. I have worked my ASS off over the past 6 years. I have cried myself to sleep on more than one occasion. I have considered giving up more than once.»
Also, to be honest, two of his follow-up tweets:
«But I wonder how different it would be if I was not a white male. There are so many more people that are deserving of praise. Single mothers working two jobs and raising their kids, coding at night when the kids are asleep.
Minorities that aren’t being given a fair shake when it comes to employment. That’s who I think should be given a platform.»
Pretty sure this guy would be a real asset to any organization that hired him.
Interesting story and worth reading, but… The problem is not the extremists but the many more bystanders who let bad stuff happen because “but her emails” or “but my taxes” or “but my job” or “but my children”.
[Also, I know the above “buts” aren’t helpful in the dialog, but, come on.]
Two tweets. It just blows my mind that a sizable fraction of the people of this country voted for this.
https://twitter.com/LindseyGrahamSC/status/1078718336828129280?s=17
Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) Tweeted:
If reports accurate about Kurds aligning with Assad, major disaster in the making.
Nightmare for Turkey and eventually Israel.
Big winners are Russia, Iran/Assad & ISIS. https://t.co/la2V16qYyQ
https://twitter.com/shannonkoneil/status/1078653466967457793?s=17
Shannon O’Neil (@shannonkoneil) Tweeted:
So much for that “agreement” with Mexico to invest Marshall plan level billions in Central America to stem the flows of migrants to both countries https://t.co/ujQhzgoRz7
Here, Read This 