US Politics Thread for May: Everything is fucked, emphasis on everything.

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SnakePlissken: Dec 31, 2009; by zen death robot

ReidRansom posted:

And if you've got ginger beer and vodka, may as well mix up a Moscow Mule or two+. Just add limes and traditionally, a copper mug.

That sounds really tasty. I'm going to try this one. Boy, do you guys know your booze.

I dranks just the white.

What the hey, since you may not view the NC threads, I got a flyer in the mail:

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SnakePlissken: Dec 31, 2009; by zen death robot

Hey, whoever made the suggestion about reading Science Daily as an antidote for politics-induced melancholy had a pretty good little suggestion. I regret having not been there much lately. Thanks for that one!

http://www.sciencedaily.com/

�The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then � to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.�

― T.H. White, The Once and Future King

# ¿ May 12, 2014 11:04

SnakePlissken: Dec 31, 2009; by zen death robot

RedQueen posted:

gently caress it, pretending is hard:

House Republicans proposed a $20.9 billion budget for agriculture and food safety programs Monday, an 82-page bill that challenges the White House on nutrition rules and denies major new funding sought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to better regulate the rich derivatives market.
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And in a surprising twist, the bill language specifies that only rural areas are to benefit in the future from funding requested by the administration this year to continue a modest summer demonstration program to help children from low-income households � both urban and rural � during those months when school meals are not available. Since 2010, the program has operated from an initial appropriation of $85 million, and the goal has been to test alternative approaches to distribute aid when schools are not in session. The White House asked for an additional $30 million to continue the effort, but the House bill provides $27 million for what�s described as an entirely new pilot program focused on rural areas only.

Huh? That's crazy. But I guess it being certain to fail lets these guys buff up their appearance as good industry suckups without any real consequences.

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