General Political Fúckery Thread: Elon Musk blows up stopgap spending bill, Government Shutdown looming on 12/21/24
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With mindfulness towards the fact that she may not have been mentally competent to make the decision to retire earlier, the selfishness of holding on to power for the sake of power is shameful. Like, to her and /or her family, her being a Senator is more important than whether or not she is fit to serve her constituents.
mastermind
Rest In Power Kobe
One Author Argues 'Sociopathic' Baby Boomers Have Hurt America
Bruce Cannon Gibney writes that for decades the U.S. has been run by people who are deceitful, selfish, imprudent, remorseless and hostile.
www.wbur.org
ADevilYouKhow
Rhyme Reason
Chicago Will Host 2024 Democratic Convention as Party Returns to Midwest (Published 2023)
For their flagship gathering, President Biden and Democrats chose a city in the heart of a battleground region, which had argued that it embodied the party’s liberal values.
Here’s why this is bad for Democrats
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Hunter Biden burning Gym's soul 
Reality Check
Keepin' it 100
Look like there's rumblings among conservatives that The Turtle might retire soon.
mc_brew
#NotMyPresident
aww, mcturtle might not be able to return to the senate.... such a shame.... NOT!
aww, mcturtle might not be able to return to the senate.... such a shame.... NOT!
Mitch McConell is one of the few sane Republicans left. That's the problem with the party, the alternatives are worse.
As incompetent and weak as Kevin McCarthy is, the alternative to him as Speaker is probably crazier.
ADevilYouKhow
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IRA incentives could cost more than $1 trillion
A new Brookings Institution paper suggests costs could triple CBO estimates.
www.axios.com
Does anyone feel strongly about this?
I was going to say the same, and have said the same. The selfishness to not have left two cycles ago is fukking insane.
ADevilYouKhow
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Biggest U.S. Banks Report Bumper Profits Amid Industry Turmoil
JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo comfortably beat expectations for earnings in the first quarter, when the failures of smaller banks sent jitters through the sector.
ADevilYouKhow
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Supreme Court Briefly Restores Broad Availability of Abortion Pill
The temporary stay of an appeals court ruling is meant to preserve the status quo while the justices study the case, and it did not forecast how they would ultimately rule.
