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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Elizabeth Warren is awesome.
Watch her go after bank "regulators" with both barrels.
In other news, a petition to designate the Wounded Knee Massacre Site as a national monument has been opened.
I'm wondering who opened it and if it will get more exposure. After Idle No More began in Canada, I was wondering to what degree Native American issues had fallen off the map in the U.S.
California Senate looks at statewide plastic bag ban
CA didn't already do the statewide ban? I mean, it's been a thing in San Jose for a year or so now, but I thought it was the whole state. Oh well, hopefully that goes through. It's been working out great for San Jose.
Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.Howard Dean Threatens To Leave Democratic Party If Obama Doesn’t Cut Pentagon Budget
I wouldn't say that. I think their main strategy right now is saying how much better in power they'd be for the economy than Barack Obama. Unfortunately they are still trying to keep votes for the people against gay marriage, religion taught in schools, etc even though they are starting to alienate people who used to be on their side.
Why can't they just say "I believe what they are doing is immoral but I have no legal precedence to stop it." Or something to that effect? It might gain back a couple of voters even if it might lose a few as well.
It may be common knowledge, but it's deniable common knowledge. It's sort of like a conspiracy theory in that regard in that, while it lurks in people's heads (Who Shot JFK?), there is no official legitimacy to it. Giving it an official imprimatur makes it impossible for those in power to ignore as the ravings of lunatics.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"I'm not okay with it, but frankly there are bigger problems to deal with. It certainly looks like we aren't going to get any administration, Republican or Democrat, that doesn't partake in anti-terror activities, so it doesn't factor into my vote.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"GOP fast tracks bill to fortify ObamaCare's high-risk pools
IRS denies searching emails without warrant
edited 16th Apr '13 12:45:51 PM by DeviantBraeburn
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Pentagon cancels divisive Distinguished Warfare Medal for cyber ops, drone strikes
The House rejected a GOP bill that would have set up a process for firing federal workers who have "seriously delinquent tax debts" and prevented people in that situation from being hired by the government.
Former Senator Richard Lugar to be knighted
House to subpoena Obama administration over DOJ kill memos
President Obama quietly signed legislation Monday that rolled back a provision of the STOCK Act that required high-ranking federal employees to disclose their financial information online.
edited 15th Apr '13 7:00:49 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016