Forum: USA Politics
3rd March 2021, 12:12 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
19th February 2021, 02:13 PM
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Manchin a No on Neera Tanden, because of her ...
Manchin a No on Neera Tanden, because of her "overtly partisan statements."
He mentions mean tweets directed at Mitch McConnell and Bernie Sanders.
Manchin voted Yes for Gorsuch, Kavanaugh,...
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Forum: USA Politics
19th February 2021, 05:17 AM
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As if the day couldn't get any worse for Ted...
As if the day couldn't get any worse for Ted Cruz, let's note that today the US rejoins the Paris climate accord, just 107 days after it left.
US makes official return to Paris climate pact...
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Forum: USA Politics
13th February 2021, 05:41 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
8th February 2021, 01:49 AM
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(bolding mine)
Totally agree with this post.
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(bolding mine)
Totally agree with this post.
About the bolded part, it has puzzled me from the beginning of this crisis that the US hasn't done that "clawing back" via taxes. Seems to be the...
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Forum: USA Politics
4th February 2021, 08:44 AM
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Works even better if you can add: "We sent you...
Works even better if you can add: "We sent you $1400 and other goodies, and your Republican congress(wo)man voted against it."
It's early days, but the first signs from the Biden administration...
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Forum: USA Politics
3rd February 2021, 03:00 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
3rd February 2021, 09:02 AM
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Yes, it's accurate, however strange that may...
Yes, it's accurate, however strange that may sound.
The Senate has to vote on an "organizing resolution" to change the composition of the commitees.
Because US politics is ***, until now McConnell...
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Forum: USA Politics
3rd February 2021, 03:42 AM
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Today it will be two weeks that Ossoff and...
Today it will be two weeks that Ossoff and Warnock were sworn in, giving Democrats control of the Senate.
Sadly, this should really be giving Democrats "control" of the Senate.
Lindsey Graham is...
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Forum: USA Politics
2nd February 2021, 02:38 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
27th January 2021, 02:30 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
26th January 2021, 05:16 AM
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Absolutely.
I suggested as much when it...
Absolutely.
I suggested as much when it became clear the Democrats won both Georgia seats:
I slightly disagree about the timing, though. Why wait until the summer? With the 50-50 split, the...
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Forum: USA Politics
25th January 2021, 09:10 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
25th January 2021, 08:27 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
25th January 2021, 12:24 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
24th January 2021, 12:06 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
23rd January 2021, 09:46 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
22nd January 2021, 11:22 AM
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US president Joe Biden tweeted:
I’m grateful...
US president Joe Biden tweeted:
I’m grateful for the Senate’s continued bipartisanship and swift confirmation of Lloyd Austin. His confirmation is historic — and there’s no question that he’s the...
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Forum: USA Politics
22nd January 2021, 07:32 AM
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Republicans being "better trolls" is not the...
Republicans being "better trolls" is not the point.
Republicans being better at defining the news cycle is.
The point is not that Democrats should post silly or provocative tweets.
The point is...
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Forum: USA Politics
22nd January 2021, 07:12 AM
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It is remarkable that the "Trump presidency"...
It is remarkable that the "Trump presidency" threads were often fuelled by the posted Trump tweets.
Now, in the "Biden presidency" thread, the discussion is for a significant part fuelled by ...
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Forum: USA Politics
19th January 2021, 07:02 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
16th January 2021, 01:25 PM
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Busy first day for Biden. All good, at first...
Busy first day for Biden. All good, at first glance.
"On 1st day, Biden will rescind travel ban on several Muslim countries, rejoin Paris climate accord, extend pandemic limits on evictions and...
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Forum: USA Politics
16th January 2021, 07:32 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
15th January 2021, 05:43 AM
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Yep.
I've said it before, Sanders has been...
Yep.
I've said it before, Sanders has been exemplary, fully supportive of Biden, honest about the differences with Biden, since Biden clinched the nomination.
Adult politics, quite refreshing.
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Forum: USA Politics
15th January 2021, 01:33 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
15th January 2021, 12:37 AM
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Makes too much sense.
I expect the US...
Makes too much sense.
I expect the US political system will come up with something utterly complicated, that, while an improvement, will allow Republicans to campaign against it without offering...
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Forum: USA Politics
15th January 2021, 12:27 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
9th January 2021, 11:33 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
8th January 2021, 02:40 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
7th January 2021, 02:36 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
6th January 2021, 11:04 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
22nd December 2020, 09:27 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
22nd December 2020, 09:02 AM
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Not the most important of things, but weird. ...
Not the most important of things, but weird.
The digital director for Biden, Rob Flaherty, just announced that, on Jan 20th, Biden will inherit the @POTUS and @WhiteHouse Twitter handles, but with 0...
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Forum: USA Politics
17th December 2020, 01:23 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
15th December 2020, 03:25 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
15th December 2020, 01:53 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
15th December 2020, 08:14 AM
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There he is:
“The electoral college has...
There he is:
“The electoral college has spoken. So today I want to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says on the Senate floor.
He also...
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Forum: USA Politics
15th December 2020, 07:14 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
15th December 2020, 03:56 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
10th December 2020, 08:39 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
10th December 2020, 12:21 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
7th December 2020, 12:26 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
5th December 2020, 03:19 AM
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Forum: USA Politics
1st December 2020, 03:39 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
30th November 2020, 12:12 AM
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This nomination will be an interesting case, as...
This nomination will be an interesting case, as far as Senate confirmation is concerned.
Neera Tanden is very active on Twitter, and there must be quite a few juicy tweets from her about right wing...
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Forum: USA Politics
29th November 2020, 02:43 PM
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In other news, more Biden Admin names leaked.
...
In other news, more Biden Admin names leaked.
Neera Tanden: director of the Office of Management and Budget
Cecilia Rouse (Princeton economist): chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
Wally...
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Forum: USA Politics
29th November 2020, 02:19 PM
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It will be interesting to compare how the US...
It will be interesting to compare how the US media cover this , compared to how they barely covered the Trump health issues (like his weird ramp walking you mentioned, or his still unexplained...
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Forum: USA Politics
29th November 2020, 02:03 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
29th November 2020, 01:58 PM
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Forum: USA Politics
29th November 2020, 02:37 AM
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Yeah, I understand the feeling. But, most of...
Yeah, I understand the feeling. But, most of these have to be confirmed by a Republican controlled Senate, so Biden needs at least two of Romney, Murkowski or Collins for confirmation.
That's...
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