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#2640444 23-Jan-2021 08:59

How many of you missed Yo-Yo Ma dropping the initial notes of the Star Trek theme during President Joe Biden's inauguration?

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#2640549 23-Jan-2021 10:11

The Washington Post - QAnon and pro-Trump online forums are struggling and fracturing in aftermath of the U.S. Capitol siege

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A huge chunk of Twitter’s QAnon community has vaporized, seemingly overnight.

A pro-Trump message board has rebranded itself, jettisoning the former president’s name from its URL in its move toward a broader message.

And other right-wing forums are grappling with internal rebellion and legal war.

Taken together, these developments since the Jan. 6 Capitol attack raise questions about the long-term viability of pro-Trump communities now that their inspirational leader has been impeached, lost his own Twitter account and left the White House. ...

QAnon's central prophet, Q, has not posted any messages for 45 days, and it's unclear if or when the online figure will return. ...

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#2640561 23-Jan-2021 11:22

The Washington Post - GOP congresswoman introduces legislation to prohibit Biden’s federal mask mandate

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Freshman Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) has introduced legislation that would prohibit a mask mandate on federal property “or while traveling in interstate commerce, and for other purposes,” a move that seeks to undo the executive orders Biden signed in his first days in office.

On his first day in office, Biden signed an executive order mandating mask-wearing on federal property.

The next day, he signed another order requiring masks in airports and on many modes of transportation - including planes, trains, ships and intercity buses - within the limits of his executive powers.

Boebert's bill is not likely to go very far, given the Democratic majority in the House. The bill also has no co-sponsors.

Boebert, elected in November, campaigned* on the promise she would carry her Glock in Washington and at the U.S. Capitol and has since refused to comply with new security measures put in place at the Capitol after the deadly Jan. 6 riot.

* Boebert’s campaign appealed to a variety of people on the right: gun rights advocates, QAnon followers, fundamentalist Christians, conservative Republicans and “law-and-order” proponents.

Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and Lauren Boebert (carrying her Glock) at Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colerado.

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#2640568 23-Jan-2021 11:50

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How many of you missed Yo-Yo Ma dropping the initial notes of the Star Trek theme during President Joe Biden's inauguration?
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#2640609 23-Jan-2021 12:50

Such a contrast. First a post about another selfish hateful loser trying to ride the populist wave down in the swampy muck, then one about a man of soaring sensibilities uplifting us all with his Amazing Grace. How can both be form the same gene pool?

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#2640628 23-Jan-2021 14:26

Rikkitic:
How can both be form the same gene pool?

She's from the shallow end.

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#2640632 23-Jan-2021 15:16

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Rikkitic: How can both be form the same gene pool?

She's from the shallow end.

Nasty woman! 😉 (to quote a twice-impeached ex-President of the USA)

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#2641328 25-Jan-2021 08:19

Gridlock already ... 😕

The Washington Post - Fight over the rules grinds the Senate to a halt, imperiling Biden’s legislative agenda

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When President Biden took office last week, he promised sweeping, bipartisan legislation to solve the coronavirus pandemic, fix the economy and overhaul immigration.

Just days later, the Senate ground to a halt, with Democrats and Republicans unable to agree on even basic rules for how the evenly divided body should operate.

Meanwhile, key Republicans have quickly signaled discomfort with - or outright dismissal of - the cornerstone of Biden’s early legislative agenda, a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan that includes measures including $1,400 stimulus checks, vaccine distribution funding and a $15 minimum wage.

On top of that, senators are preparing for a wrenching second impeachment trial for President Donald Trump, set to begin Feb. 9, which could mire all other Senate business and further obliterate any hopes of cross-party cooperation.

Taken together, this gridlock could imperil Biden’s entire early presidency, making it impossible for him to deliver on key promises as he contends with dueling crises.

This reality could force Democrats to choose within a matter of weeks whether they will continue to pursue the sort of bipartisan cooperation that Biden - and many senators of both parties - have preached, or whether to pursue procedural shortcuts or rule changes that would sideline the GOP but also are likely to divide their caucus. ...

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#2641334 25-Jan-2021 08:39

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The Washington Post - GOP congresswoman introduces legislation to prohibit Biden’s federal mask mandate

Mentioned in Bill Maher's "Hello douchbag" at 3 minute mark

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#2641524 25-Jan-2021 11:07

The Washington Post - Fauci unleashed: Doc takes ‘liberating’ turn at center stage

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WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci is back.

In truth, the nation’s leading infectious-diseases expert never really went away.

But after enduring nearly a year of darts and undermining comments from former President Donald Trump, Fauci now speaks with the authority of the White House again.

He called it “liberating” Thursday to be backed by a science-friendly administration that has embraced his recommendations to battle COVID-19. ...

Cinema buffs will recognize this reference to Gene Kelly dancing in "Singin' in the Rain" (1952)

Just 3 months ago ...

The New York Times - Trump calls Fauci ‘a disaster’ and says Americans are tired of virus warnings from ‘these idiots.’ (Oct 19, 2020)

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#2641659 25-Jan-2021 12:55

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Gridlock already ... 😕

The Washington Post - Fight over the rules grinds the Senate to a halt, imperiling Biden’s legislative agenda

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When President Biden took office last week, he promised sweeping, bipartisan legislation to solve the coronavirus pandemic, fix the economy and overhaul immigration.

Just days later, the Senate ground to a halt, with Democrats and Republicans unable to agree on even basic rules for how the evenly divided body should operate.

Meanwhile, key Republicans have quickly signaled discomfort with - or outright dismissal of - the cornerstone of Biden’s early legislative agenda, a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan that includes measures including $1,400 stimulus checks, vaccine distribution funding and a $15 minimum wage.

On top of that, senators are preparing for a wrenching second impeachment trial for President Donald Trump, set to begin Feb. 9, which could mire all other Senate business and further obliterate any hopes of cross-party cooperation.

Taken together, this gridlock could imperil Biden’s entire early presidency, making it impossible for him to deliver on key promises as he contends with dueling crises.

This situation is somewhat overstated - it is a power sharing agreement for a 50/50 Senate and no one was really expecting it to happen uncontested. But the GoP is still technically the minority with McConnell mostly on a fishing expedition as to what he can get away with. Even if Schumer agrees to his request of preserving the filibuster it is not enforceable.

I'm not sure there is any universe where they would come out cheering for a $1.9 trillion dollar spend on any sort of relief so no surprise there.

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#2642311 26-Jan-2021 13:31

Amazing how American conservatives hate the "Buy American" initiative.

NBC News: Biden signs 'Buy American' executive order

"It's based on his view that we are making things in America and all of America is core to our economic strategy," a Biden administration official said.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at promoting the "Buy American" agenda he campaigned on last year, which seeks to bolster U.S. manufacturing through the federal procurement process.

The executive order directs agencies to strengthen requirements about purchasing products and services from U.S. workers and businesses, cuts some red tape and creates a position in the Office of Management and Budget responsible for enforcing the directive.

The order also reiterates the Biden administration's support for the Jones Act, which limits foreign maritime shipping between U.S. ports to U.S.-made and -owned vessels.

...The president added that as part of this executive order, the federal government will move to replace its fleet of vehicles with American-made electric cars over time. He also noted a push to replenish federal stockpiles, noting the ongoing pandemic.

...Meanwhile, FreedomWorks, a conservative advocacy group that has opposed similar efforts, criticized the initiative. Its president, Adam Brandon, said what while the order sounds nice, "at the end of the day, it's only going to raise the prices of what government buys with American taxpayer dollars" amid a widening deficit.

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#2642379 26-Jan-2021 14:28

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...Meanwhile, FreedomWorks, a conservative advocacy group that has opposed similar efforts, criticized the initiative. Its president, Adam Brandon, said what while the order sounds nice, "at the end of the day, it's only going to raise the prices of what government buys with American taxpayer dollars" amid a widening deficit.

And Trump's failed trade war did what, exactly?

These people complain just for the sake of complaining. They will always be against whatever the government wants to do.

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#2642436 26-Jan-2021 16:33

The Washington Post - McConnell relents on Senate rules, signals power-sharing deal with Democrats

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday night signaled he would step back from an ultimatum over Senate rules that sparked a partisan showdown, which threatened to obstruct President Biden’s early legislative agenda.

McConnell (R-Ky.) said in a statement that he was ready to move forward with a power-sharing accord with Democrats on how to operate the evenly divided Senate, defusing a potentially explosive clash over the minority’s rights to block partisan legislation.

At issue for McConnell was the fate of the filibuster, the Senate rule that acts as a 60-vote supermajority requirement for most legislation. ...

Democrats [demanded] a power-sharing arrangement that followed the model used during the last 50-to-50 Senate, in 2001 - which would give the party with the vice presidency and its tie-breaking powers control of the floor agenda. ...

McConnell on Monday said he was prepared to move forward on a deal “modeled on that [2001] precedent” ...

(This is a simplified version of a complex political argument.)

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