General Political Fúckery Thread: Elon Musk blows up stopgap spending bill, Government Shutdown looming on 12/21/24

[ADevilYouKhow]

F.T.C. Opens Investigation Into ChatGPT Maker Over Technology’s Potential Harms

The agency sent OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, a letter this week over the chatbot’s potential harms and the company’s security practices.

www.nytimes.com

Biden’s FTC

F.D.A. Approves First U.S. Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill

The move could significantly expand access to contraception. The pill is expected to be available in early 2024.

www.nytimes.com

Biden’s FDA

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Biden, in Finland, declares that Putin has ‘lost the war’ — The Washington Post

The visit caps a busy trip in which President Biden sought to rally global partners around a shared vision for supporting Ukraine against Russia.

apple.news

Stable governance goes a long way

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

House Votes to Limit Abortion Access in the Military, Bowing to the Right (Published 2023)

G.O.P. leaders acceded to the demands of ultraconservatives to use the annual defense policy bill to lodge cultural grievances and protest continued U.S. support for Ukraine. Now its fate is in doubt.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Reality Check]

Who the fukk is this clown?

 

[Dillah810]

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Who the fukk is this clown?

fukking Republicans

From the great sundown state of Arizona


Idk him @NZA ?

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Senators reintroduce bill to prevent US president from leaving NATO

A bipartisan pair of senators reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would prohibit any U.S. president from withdrawing from NATO without Senate approval or an act of Congress. “NATO serves as a…

thehill.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Mexico replaced China as America's top trade buddy — and it shows how the global economy is rapidly transforming

Trade between the US and Mexico reached $263 billion in the first four months of 2023 — passing the value of goods flowing between America and China.

www.businessinsider.com

Thanks, Biden

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Senators call for Supreme Court to follow ethics code like other branches of government

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says it's time for Supreme Court justices to bring their conduct in line with the standards of other branches of government.

apnews.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Inflation Cools Sharply in June, Good News for Consumers and the Fed

The Consumer Price Index climbed far more slowly in June, a relief for shoppers and a hopeful — though inconclusive — sign that America might pull off a “soft landing.”

www.nytimes.com

 

[NZA]

fukking Republicans

From the great sundown state of Arizona


Idk him @NZA ?

he doesnt represent the valley. my congressman is greg stanton (D). his constituents are rural whites and natives on reservations if they actually vote in decent numbers (which im not sure they do). thankfully, i dont live there...but they do have the best fishing spots

 

[Orbital-Fetus]

Question: I got my loans consolidated under a private company. Does this mean I don't qualify for any federal loan forgiveness?

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Education Dept. Cancels $39 Billion in Student Debt for 800,000 Borrowers (Published 2023)

One-time credits will wipe out loans, fixing mistakes made by loan servicers when collecting payments under income-driven repayment programs.

www.nytimes.com

Thanks, Joe!

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

House Narrowly Passes Defense Bill, Setting Up Showdown Over Social Issues

Republicans loaded the measure with a raft of social policy provisions — including limits on abortions, gender transition procedures and diversity training — that have little chance of surviving in the Senate.

www.nytimes.com

Pathetic

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

US special envoy John Kerry in China to restart stalled climate talks

US special envoy for climate John Kerry arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a three-day visit aimed at renewing bilateral cooperation on climate change between the world’s two biggest polluters. His trip…

www.france24.com

He really doesn’t give up