What is concerning
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nwhikerIt's difficult to watch the Republican scum in the Senate doing a whole bunch of shit to make Biden's job harder.
They're confirming judges at warp speed, of course.
They're NOT passing legislation to help people despite the pandemic numbers being terrifying (see below)
They ARE confirming the bat-shit crazy lady to the Federal Reserve. That's a 14 year appointment, people. 14 years of an idiot who wants us back on the gold standard gumming up the works. I'll note that she was nominated 18 months ago, but the Senate, knowing she'd be a drag on the Fed, held up her nomination. Now McTurtle is confirming her quickly in hopes of hampering Biden. Austerity and Deficits are BAD are going to be the new name of the game.
Like for the SCOTUS and the Postal Board, where Trump nominated a majority of members (Bernie RatFucker Sanders help up Obama's nominees because they weren't union friendly enough. Trump's aren't union friendly at all and we're stuck with DeJoy fucking with and working to dismantle the USPS for the benefit of UPS and FexEd for the foreseeable future), there was an opening at the start of Trump's term because McTurtle refused to consider Obama's nominee.
Next time the Fed fucks up? There is only one Democrat on there, Lael Brainard, who is apparently high on Biden's list for Treasury. Dear god. The thought of a competent non-grifting Treasury Secretary.
Some recent pandemic numbers:
Doubling time is about 11 days, it looks like. We should be at about 300000 cases by Thanksgiving, probably close to a million per day by Christmas if this shit continues.
We need a national direction. Trump's inaction and refusal to do anything is killing people, and putting health and livelihoods at risk. January 20th can't come soon enough.
They're confirming judges at warp speed, of course.
They're NOT passing legislation to help people despite the pandemic numbers being terrifying (see below)
They ARE confirming the bat-shit crazy lady to the Federal Reserve. That's a 14 year appointment, people. 14 years of an idiot who wants us back on the gold standard gumming up the works. I'll note that she was nominated 18 months ago, but the Senate, knowing she'd be a drag on the Fed, held up her nomination. Now McTurtle is confirming her quickly in hopes of hampering Biden. Austerity and Deficits are BAD are going to be the new name of the game.
Like for the SCOTUS and the Postal Board, where Trump nominated a majority of members (Bernie RatFucker Sanders help up Obama's nominees because they weren't union friendly enough. Trump's aren't union friendly at all and we're stuck with DeJoy fucking with and working to dismantle the USPS for the benefit of UPS and FexEd for the foreseeable future), there was an opening at the start of Trump's term because McTurtle refused to consider Obama's nominee.
Next time the Fed fucks up? There is only one Democrat on there, Lael Brainard, who is apparently high on Biden's list for Treasury. Dear god. The thought of a competent non-grifting Treasury Secretary.
Some recent pandemic numbers:
Nov. 1: 76,771
Nov. 2: 86,589
Nov. 3: 91,910
Nov. 4: 104,296
Nov. 5: 121,289
Nov. 6: 126,731
Nov. 7: 125,100
Nov. 8: 109,177
Nov. 9: 133,819
Nov. 10: 131,990
Nov. 11: 148,302
Doubling time is about 11 days, it looks like. We should be at about 300000 cases by Thanksgiving, probably close to a million per day by Christmas if this shit continues.
We need a national direction. Trump's inaction and refusal to do anything is killing people, and putting health and livelihoods at risk. January 20th can't come soon enough.
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