Tyr
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Hmmm. This comment seems....less than compassionate.
I am becoming more and more a fan of Beto as I continue to learn about him.
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Hmmm. This comment seems....less than compassionate.
I am becoming more and more a fan of Beto as I continue to learn about him.
LeSamourai
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Spending the last 4 years aligned with Russia technically makes it a Second-World country.
Then again the Trumpies don't care.
I trolled my father with this Ted Cruz stunt, and he brushed it off as "Fake News". "Libs making a big deal out of nothing."
Bruh, we live in Florida.
mdmost
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No shit. Floridians are welcome to not cast the first stone.
Trump had 4 years to beef up the infrastructure of our country. Infrastructure, the easiest, most bipartisan agenda you can get through both houses of Congress. Something everyone actually agrees the government is in charge of and should spend money to improve. But instead, a stupid wall was more important.
Trump had 4 years to beef up the infrastructure of our country. Infrastructure, the easiest, most bipartisan agenda you can get through both houses of Congress. Something everyone actually agrees the government is in charge of and should spend money to improve. But instead, a stupid wall was more important.
ayayrawn
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Absolutely miss me with this shit. 4 million+ people did not vote for Cruz, and the vast majority of Texans "getting what they deserve" are the poor and disenfranchised.
This Roomba sums up my reaction to Biden so far.
I certainly won't defend the immigration stuff (the US is bass-ackwards on immigration and it's terrible) as rule enforcement is certainly something in his purview. I feel like the min wage and Raytheon deals* before other priorities probably have nuance to where Biden can do some things unilaterally and can't do some things unilaterally. Saying that the $15 min wage probably won't happen is less about Joe Biden (unless one thinks an EO on this would stand up) and more about Joe Manchin or other cold-footed Senators (given it'd probably be part of the COVID bill), likewise most of the intiiatives in the Raytheon tweet are also likely tied up in a COVID bill. There's valid reason to not wanting to do all of this via EO strategically and legally. The eviction moratorium has been extended already as a stopgap.
With that said, the sooner we can get COVID relief, any possible min wage increase, etc. out the better - it's just not a snap of the fingers.
*As an aside, I'd be...careful about quoting the Jackson Hinkle stuff in general. I've seen precious little sourcing for his allegations (often linking himself) and some of his most recent items are things like interviewing Tara Reade (?), criticizing Biden over his tweeting response to Texas (?!), a criticism on the "Squad's" lack of feedback on Assange (?!?) and others read a lot like the efforts on the far-left (and I'm ideologically not far from that) to do the "both sides suck" narrative that is often not based in truth or what Russian propagandists will do when posing as a far-left critical of Democrats. I don't think he's a Russian propagandist, just far-left, but I also don't trust his reporting. I know this was just an image/compilation but there's a ton of disinfo on Twitter from the far-left (if not nearly as much or as prominent as the far-right). The main, sourced, news stories I've found re : Biden and Raytheon was Raytheon saying they think he'll nix some large deals they had and a halting of a deal to the Saudis as a response to his change in government policy on Yemen.
Biden very much is showing any intent to go big.
If this is a preview of his presidency. He is all about mediocre bills to get more support. But still will not have any senate support from the right and they will continue to ask for cuts.
If this is a preview of his presidency. He is all about mediocre bills to get more support. But still will not have any senate support from the right and they will continue to ask for cuts.
lol, that was not the tweet I intended to copy and paste.
Let's try that again...
Let's try that again...
While not mentioned in the tweet above and I don't know the state laws are like in Texas, but in many states if the above essential workers were sent home early from their shift there is no legal requirement for Dominos to pay them for their full shift, but rather just the hours worked.
In MA, if they ask you voluntarily to go home they don't have to pay you. So if they ask if you want to go home early and you accept, you don't get paid. But if no, and they tell you you have to go home, they have to pay you.
When working retail management 10 years ago, we as managers were often tasks with asking people to go home early if we were slow, or if a shipment didn't come in to save money on payroll.
In MA, if they ask you voluntarily to go home they don't have to pay you. So if they ask if you want to go home early and you accept, you don't get paid. But if no, and they tell you you have to go home, they have to pay you.
When working retail management 10 years ago, we as managers were often tasks with asking people to go home early if we were slow, or if a shipment didn't come in to save money on payroll.
Interestingly enough, when I looked this up, these definitions are largely antiquated since the first world is defined as countries that aligned with the US during the Cold War. Countries that embraced democracy and capitalism were considered first world. Countries that embraced communism were considered second world, and developing countries were considered third world.
If we look at economic wealth, our capacity for industry is closer to an emerging nation since we shipped all the factory jobs overseas where human rights can be violated far away from here (if we don't see it, it must not exist). Inequality is worse now than it's been since they started calculating this metric in the 1980's. I read a compelling article that argued that our current situation looks a lot more like a South American banana republic, where the government is put into place by the wealthy at the expense of the people. It seems completely accurate.
Biden told us that he would return to "business as usual". At least he's sticking to his word.
Interesting. In middle school 20+ years ago we were taught that the United States was a second world country.
The first world countries were the European powers that who control territories and much of the world.
Second world countries, like the United States were territories of the first world counties at one point in time or still (like Canada) who now have living conditions and economics equal too first world countries.
Third world countries are the developing countries.
She was arrested for leaving her kids while she worked. Sympathy followed. — The Washington Post
Shaina Bell’s story highlights structural problems that fail parents, advocates say.
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Another story on inequality and how fast we move to incarceration.
It's become synonymous with developed countries, but the actual origin is a political one, not an economic principle. Hey, I learned something new too!
The concept of First World originated during the Cold War and comprised countries that were aligned with NATO and the United States, and opposed the Soviet Union and/or communism during the Cold War. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the definition has instead largely shifted to any country with little political risk and a well functioning democracy, rule of law, capitalist economy, economic stability, and high standard of living. Various ways in which modern First World countries are often determined include GDP, GNP, literacy rates, life expectancy, and the Human Development Index.[1] In common usage, "first world" typically refers to "the highly developed industrialized nations often considered the westernized countries of the world".[2]
First World - Wikipedia
Just another way that we keep incarcerating the poor for being poor. Oh and fun facts about foster care, 50% of all kids in foster care get abused in some way in foster care. If the child has a disability, this number goes up to 80%. There are multiple papers on the effects of trauma from foster care and what it does to kids life long. I have a lot of nasty things to say about the family court system, because I believe that it is a vehicle for harm much more than help.
She was arrested for leaving her kids while she worked. Sympathy followed. — The Washington Post
Shaina Bell’s story highlights structural problems that fail parents, advocates say.
Another story on inequality and how fast we move to incarceration.
Joe Mac
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Canada isn’t a UK territory! It’s a completely independent state like the USA. The Queen is thier head of state, the same as the UK and Oz and probably a few other places, but the uk has absolutely no power over or territorial claim on canada!
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