Not all Democrats are in sync with party leadership though.
Tinidril
joined 2 years ago
The President isn't the problem. He's certainly "a" problem, but let's not pretend that Vance is going to be any better.
Get rid of all the corrupt Republicans (redundant phrase), and you will still have MAGA, the silicon valley tech bros, a corrupt financial system, white/Christian nationalists, and the military industrial complex.
Then we have the Democrats who have proven themselves over and over again to be incapable of standing up against any of these groups.
Whatever we protest for, any result worth the effort has to address the systemic failures that led to the Trump presidency. Anything less is performative at best.
We need an inverse lottery. The top 100 most wealthy Americans are automatically added to a pool and one is drawn at random each year. Then we confiscate everything they own, put them in the street, and see if they can get rich again.
The filibuster literally can't be used on a reconciliation bill. It's just not a thing. Democrats used other Senate rules to effectively filibuster the bill by forcing a full reading on the Senate floor. It's not as effective as a filibuster, but it served the same purpose.
I'm sorry, but I just can't take your demands of Democrats seriously when you can't bother to even RTFA to understand what you're demanding. And this is from someone who lothes the neoliberal establishment and especially Schumer. I'm entirely in your corner on the temporary budget, but that was not part of your previous comment or my response.
In the United States alone, 350,000 premature deaths can be attributed to fossil fuel pollution on a yearly basis. Then there is the impact of offshore oil spills, leaky pipelines, and the occasional refinary explosion.
All you have done in this whole thread is pearl clutch. This is a big part of why leftists and liberals all hate conservatives.
This all sounds like FUD to me. You might as easily complain about how much harder it is to refill the gas tank than swap the batteries a few times.
Lithium Ion batteries generally have a maximum optimal operating temperature of 122°F but will operate up to 176°F. If the temperature is approaching 176°F, I think the human will be the first thing to fail.
Also, nobody needs to lug around a full day of power. Spare batteries can stay in the truck until needed, at most you would have one spare on your person.
So, the fact that they already did the longest standing filibuster in US history missed your attention? The fact that they found a way to effectively filibuster this filibuster exempt bill is irrelevant? I guess you get points for being devoted to your narrative. How many Senate Democrats voted with the Republicans anyways?
It has never been guaranteed, so that much is true. Beyond that, this is just pointless doomerism.
I hope this new sport catches on.
I'm a white man and I promise you that it's no protection from our shitty medical system. My adult life has been a misery for at least 15 of the past 20 years because of multiple rushed and incorrect diagnoses. There are literally thousands of conditions that the system is incapable of recognizing because they involve multiple specialties, fit between specialties, or are frequently referred to the wrong specialist who won't look for causes outside their specialty.
A lot of it comes down to the limited amount of time Doctors get with the patient. They have to come up with a conclusion in 10-15 minutes, then move on, then it's usually several months before they see the patient again.