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Yinlock
Oct 22, 2008


lmao

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PostNouveau
Sep 3, 2011

VY till I die
Grimey Drawer

:lol:

Yinlock
Oct 22, 2008

Rectal Death Adept posted:

It's like our government is literally legislating for the history books and everyone alive right now can just go gently caress themselves so the procedural day-to-day looks more favorable on Democrats.

they think they're in a west wing episode

Tzen
Sep 11, 2001

Braggins posted:

https://twitter.com/zei_squirrel/status/1352529646303252484

I just realized who Jen Psaki is... Years ago I saved a youtube video of a state department press conference about Edward Snowden because it was one of the most annoying and absurd examples Ive ever seen of someone using public relations strategy and nonsense speak to avoid saying a single thing that meant anything and avoid answering questions and I wanted to keep it handy specifically to use as an example to show people of public relations bull poo poo. Jen Psaki is the state department spokesperson from that press conference lol...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDFIVVmXE-g

Of course this lady is WH press secretary now... Watching this now reminds me of the bit from Curb Your Enthusiasm where Larry is at a restaurant and his waiter tells them their food is going to be delayed because of a disturbance in the kitchen and Larry tries to question him about the disturbance.
lol related videos,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON5QRDjuT-I

tactlessbastard
Feb 4, 2001

Godspeed, post
Fun Shoe

I sure am feeling sexist and racist rn

Organ Fiend
May 21, 2007

custom title

Jan Psaki was a minor celebrity in Russia during the Ukraine war, to the point that they used her name as a verb for "talking idiotic bullshit".

Smythe
Oct 12, 2003

no meds = f4

lol

bawfuls
Oct 28, 2009

even David "loving my young assistant" Brooks is in favor of killing the filibuster now :wtc:

theCalamity
Oct 23, 2010

Cry Havoc and let slip the Hogs of War
https://twitter.com/__steve_g/status/1352689982247460864?s=20

https://twitter.com/__steve_g/status/1352691917067313155?s=20

https://twitter.com/__steve_g/status/1352693879087247360?s=20

Wraith of J.O.I.
Jan 25, 2012


the moronic bernie meme takes from the internet feminist set just keep coming! guess who she supported in the primaries?

https://twitter.com/queerbengali/status/1352618841659072512?s=21

Wraith of J.O.I. has issued a correction as of 20:47 on Jan 22, 2021

fits my needs
Jan 1, 2011

Grimey Drawer
https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1352703589563715585?s=20

Rectal Death Adept
Jun 20, 2018

by Fluffdaddy
eagerly awaiting dems getting rid of the filibuster only to have a few dems like Manchin ruin their "majority"

Rectal Death Adept has issued a correction as of 20:49 on Jan 22, 2021

spacemang_spliff
Nov 29, 2014

wide pickle

https://twitter.com/Dysiode/status/1352485473394913284

Patrick Kennedy
@Dysiode
Fool. Software Engineer. Empath. Roguelike and Incremental nerd. He/Him

Ruzihm
Aug 11, 2010

Group up and push mid, proletariat!


spacemang_spliff
Nov 29, 2014

wide pickle

maybe try doing good poo poo that people like and support and they will vote for you???

Shipon
Nov 7, 2005

spacemang_spliff posted:

https://twitter.com/Dysiode/status/1352485473394913284

Patrick Kennedy
@Dysiode
Fool. Software Engineer. Empath. Roguelike and Incremental nerd. He/Him

anyone who puts their career and "nerd" in their twitter bio is a loving freak

gandlethorpe
Aug 16, 2008

:gowron::m10:
Nobody talks about all the times between drone strikes when his civilian kill rate was 0

spacemang_spliff posted:

https://twitter.com/Dysiode/status/1352485473394913284

Patrick Kennedy
@Dysiode
Fool. Software Engineer. Empath. Roguelike and Incremental nerd. He/Him

https://twitter.com/borubyarlo/status/1352493419772456962?s=20

BitcoinRockefeller
May 11, 2003

God gave me my money.

Hair Elf

Lol the democrat party is going to split commitee heads with Republicans rather then get rid of the filibuster.

Pepe Silvia Browne
Jan 1, 2007

Wraith of J.O.I. posted:

the moronic bernie meme takes from the internet feminist set just keep coming! guess who she supported in the primaries?

https://twitter.com/queerbengali/status/1352618841659072512?s=21

it's worthless to argue with these types so I've just been patronizing them by saying stuff like "wow you are so brave for pointing this out thank you so much we need this right now"

eviltastic
Feb 8, 2004

Fan of Britches

PostNouveau posted:

Senior Dems ..... good? What's going on here? I smell toast

this is my reaction. a bunch of means testing is no surprise, but staff leaking that senior folks want a recurring program of checks going out and not tax credit tax credit tax credit very much is.

mila kunis posted:

this looks like code for "we want to funnel money to pump asset prices and keep our pmc homeowner base afloat while ensuring the proles get the minimum possible to pretend the economy is functioning"

Sorta yes sorta no, TPC is an odd set, in that they've got terminal lib brain (brookings institution gig, so that's baked in) but are also competent in their field and have the courage of their convictions. So you've got numbers people looking at the numbers and correctly going "woah, this is bad! We gotta fix this!" and then in good faith proposing changes, which are often to the direct detriment of the wealthy. But it's invariably the technocratic thing of proposing changes to fix the metric as though that's the problem, not a symptom of the problem, because what they don't see is how capitalism generates the problem. The proposal in the tax credit article I was going off on is a case in point - it would actually be a good change. But it also opens with this:

quote:

In a new paper in the National Tax Journal, I describe a straightforward solution to capitalism’s failure to equitably distribute the gains from economic growth. The main feature of this proposed solution is a large universal wage subsidy. It would operate as a refundable tax credit that increases in size as the economy grows—guaranteeing that the benefits of capitalism are broadly shared.

no, it won't, and anyone reading itt will likely have a few things to point out about the author's understanding of global capitalism, workers, and how surplus value works. You can see the guy almost getting it when he goes on about universality of benefits being great, reasons himself out of everything having to be tied to having a job, and starts talking about a miniscule UBI - and then slides right back to harping on making sure we incentivize those workers to go out and work more hours and develop valuable skills and blah blah blah

(it also was obvious without even clicking which of those articles in that screencap was written by howard gleckman, the world's only honest deficit hawk, who is at a place like this because of course he is)

eviltastic has issued a correction as of 21:16 on Jan 22, 2021

gandlethorpe
Aug 16, 2008

:gowron::m10:
https://twitter.com/BadSunAK/status/1352705825782042625?s=20

IAMKOREA
Apr 21, 2007

spacemang_spliff posted:

https://twitter.com/Dysiode/status/1352485473394913284

Patrick Kennedy
@Dysiode
Fool. Software Engineer. Empath. Roguelike and Incremental nerd. He/Him

Yes, but have you considered it was in a period where 90% of his drone strikes killed civilians?

Wraith of J.O.I.
Jan 25, 2012



god drat lol

Wraith of J.O.I.
Jan 25, 2012


spacemang_spliff posted:

https://twitter.com/Dysiode/status/1352485473394913284

Patrick Kennedy
@Dysiode
Fool. Software Engineer. Empath. Roguelike and Incremental nerd. He/Him

you missed the ACAB at the end of the bio (maybe he just added?) which is just..... perfect!

Ruzihm
Aug 11, 2010

Group up and push mid, proletariat!


https://i.imgur.com/aCACsnb.mp4

LGD
Sep 25, 2004

https://twitter.com/EoinHiggins_/status/1352691369345757184?s=20

click to feel something again

not something good obviously

genericnick
Dec 26, 2012

eviltastic posted:

this is my reaction. a bunch of means testing is no surprise, but staff leaking that senior folks want a recurring program of checks going out and not tax credit tax credit tax credit very much is.


Bernie is a Senior Democrat now.

Phone
Jul 30, 2005

親子丼をほしい。

Shipon posted:

anyone who puts their career and "nerd" in their twitter bio is a loving freak



:thunk:

BRAKE FOR MOOSE
Jun 6, 2001

on one hand, Dessa is good

on the other hand what the gently caress, why

Laterite
Mar 14, 2007

It's Gutfest '89
Grimey Drawer

another good one:

https://twitter.com/ferengimarx/status/1352701858628792320

Dixon Chisholm
Jan 2, 2020

zegermans posted:

it's really not fair that some people can both be hot as a dude and as a chick

Police Bear
Jan 1, 2008

im not goin to vvery wwell kill you am i that wwould be fuckin unconscionable

Wraith of J.O.I. posted:

you missed the ACAB at the end of the bio (maybe he just added?) which is just..... perfect!

all civilians are bombed

Sing Along
Feb 28, 2017

by Athanatos
https://twitter.com/baparkr/status/1352623006758166531?s=21

bad news about the yang campaign for mayor he's calling Palestinians nazis

gandlethorpe
Aug 16, 2008

:gowron::m10:

zegermans posted:

it's really not fair that some people can both be hot as a dude and as a chick

Glad I'm not the only one who feels this way lol. Stay away from r/transtimelines

theCalamity
Oct 23, 2010

Cry Havoc and let slip the Hogs of War
https://twitter.com/swamp_land/status/1352710103179268096?s=20

Business Gorillas
Mar 11, 2009

:harambe:



Wraith of J.O.I. posted:

the moronic bernie meme takes from the internet feminist set just keep coming! guess who she supported in the primaries?

https://twitter.com/queerbengali/status/1352618841659072512?s=21

Posting is one of the last completely free markets. Make your own lovely memes and be judged for your content

PostNouveau
Sep 3, 2011

VY till I die
Grimey Drawer

I always just chuckle at someone with a bad take but god bless these completely broken people whose reactions are to start googling them and digging through their timeline because it's always funny.

bedpan
Apr 23, 2008

Am I mistaken in remembering that one of the platforms of Biden's run in 2020 was that he was going to be caretaker president? I recall seeing discussion where it was discussed if Biden was going to resign on day 1, and if not that, Biden would become a nonentity and the reigns would be held by Kamala.

Admittedly we are on day three of Biden's administration, but I am seeing nothing so far that even hints at Biden being in any role other than that of President. He even spoke of his intentions to run again in 2024.

One of the justifications for holding your nose and voting biden was that you were really voting for President Kamala, that Biden was just a vehicle for President Kamala, and regardless of Biden's vile record and him being a rapist, you had to vote for him nonetheless because you weren't really voting for Biden.

Majorian
Jul 1, 2009

bedpan posted:

Am I mistaken in remembering that one of the platforms of Biden's run in 2020 was that he was going to be caretaker president? I recall seeing discussion where it was discussed if Biden was going to resign on day 1, and if not that, Biden would become a nonentity and the reigns would be held by Kamala.

Admittedly we are on day three of Biden's administration, but I am seeing nothing so far that even hints at Biden being in any role other than that of President. He even spoke of his intentions to run again in 2024.

One of the justifications for holding your nose and voting biden was that you were really voting for President Kamala, that Biden was just a vehicle for President Kamala, and regardless of Biden's vile record and him being a rapist, you had to vote for him nonetheless because you weren't really voting for Biden.

Harris isn't better though.

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Braggins
May 21, 2020

No, it's Braggins, not... dammit

spacemang_spliff posted:

I hope Lena Dunham ODs on crack

Hunter and Lena for real become a couple, but then their life slowly descends into Requiem for a Dream.

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