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

[Reality Check]

Romney leaving the Senate is not a good thing. He is one of the few rational Republicans left and a major player in bi-partisan legislation getting passed during Biden's first two years. Whoever gets elected in 2024 will likely be much worse than him. Unless that Evan McMullin guy that lost to Mike Lee in 2022 can win the primary.

Applies to really anyone who retired after Trump became President. The extremism is only going to get worse.

 

[MAKAVELI25]

Applies to really anyone who retired after Trump became President. The extremism is only going to get worse.

This is why I keep cautioning about Liberals celebrating the demise of Mitch McConell. He is one of the last sane Republicans left.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Opinion | We Know the Cure for Loneliness. So Why Do We Suffer?

Britain’s minister for loneliness offers a model of how to knit together a lonely crowd.

www.nytimes.com

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

U.A.W. Set to Begin Walkouts as Deadline Nears With No Contract Deals

The union announced initial sites of a targeted strike meant to press Ford, General Motors and Stellantis in talks on pay, benefits and the workweek.

www.nytimes.com

This will make or break Biden and the Democrats

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Congress lurches closer to shutdown — The Hill

Congress lurched closer to a government shutdown Thursday after Senate conservatives demanded changes to a noncontroversial spending package that had strong bipartisan support, bringing the bill to a screeching halt.

apple.news

 

[FAH1223]

 

[88m3]

Opinion | The Unimaginable Has Happened in Libya

The United States has a unique moral obligation to help in the aftermath of Libya’s disaster.

www.nytimes.com

68eb108



idk about that

 

[FAH1223]

Remember, Punchbowl News is a mouthpiece of McCarthy

 

[Hood Critic]

 

[FAH1223]

Discharge petition won’t be ready by the 30th

 

[Hood Critic]

Discharge petition won’t be ready by the 30th

It feels more like a move on moderate R's part to force MAGA R's to sh*t or get off the pot.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

Biden at the UN urges the world to stand firm in support of Ukraine's fight against Russian invasion — CNN Politics

President Joe Biden on Tuesday made a forceful call for the world to stand up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling for leaders to stand firm in their support of President Volodymyr Zelensky and his nation as the war heads toward its second autumn.

apple.news

Leadership

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

no fukking way

 

[FAH1223]

 

[88m3]

Opinion | Will Republicans Abandon This Medical Triumph?

In 2003, President Bush started PEPFAR to fight AIDS. But after saving 25 million lives, its future is in doubt.

www.nytimes.com