It’s both — the Democrats are trying to highlight important policy differences, and they knew in advance that the Republicans wouldn’t vote for it, making it something of a show vote.
A look at the major discrepancies in Justice Samuel Alito’s comments about controversial flags flown at his property and what he still has not fully answered.
Far-right conservatives are sowing misinformation that inaccurately characterizes IUDs, emergency contraception, even birth-control pills as causing abortions
The article explicitly talks about lifting that cap:
Raising the cap that way — taxing affluent people more and everyone else less — would reduce the 3.5-point tax increase needed to fully fund Social Security to as little as 2.45 points, the Social Security system estimated.
Given that it’s a pattern, it seems really likely that this is an effort to bribe witnesses. Wonder what they didn’t say because they knew their livelihood was on the line.
The original exposé describing Trump’s offer to end US efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and end environmental for a billion dollars regulation is here
He put together a secret society (Federalist Society) and billionaire-funded patronage machine which has been arranging for far-right judges to be appointed throughout the US for the past couple decades, ultimately resulting in a Supreme Court which radically favors billionaires over the rest of us.
He put together a secret society (Federalist Society) and billionaire-funded patronage machine which has been arranging for far-right judges to be appointed throughout the US for the past couple decades, ultimately resulting in a Supreme Court which radically favors billionaires over the rest of us.
They’re enough to tell us that we’re seeing a little bit of movement in response to Trump’s guilty verdict, and that the election is close enough that it could easily go either way
The Israeli fear is of course that Hamas will rearm during that time, and then go on to kill more. It’s going to take a period where the two do not trust each other but are not shooting if you actually want peace.
They’re being asked to release some, but not all hostages during the first phase. That leaves them with a bargaining chip until the Israeli army withdraws. Any sustainable peace is going to ultimately involve Hamas releasing all the hostages.
Their own good too; they’ve got the capacity to have a decent life for themselves instead of living in a bunch of tunnels with occasional excursions to shoot at somebody.
Instead, Hamas is choosing to put the population of Gaza through a war.
I don’t treat Hamas statements of motive as being in any way accurate. Their entire reason for existence is to kill off the Israelis. They trained for this war for years and prepared by diverting a significant fraction of the Gaza economy into tunnels and weapons.
They wanted this, and they can end it by releasing the hostages and dismantling their military infrastructure.
“Liberating” means killing everybody. They showed that they might actually do it, so until they’re willing to give up on that, they can’t actually get a two state solution
With the billionaires backing him, it’s going to be on us as individual Americans to make sure Trump doesn’t end up in the White House again. That means not just voting but talking with people around you, volunteering and donating
I’d generally say that somebody who has a private jet, overseas bank accounts, and who pals around with foreign dictators is a flight risk, but that’s me.
You ask these questions let the lawyers sift through the answers, and then toss out people they don’t like. You also excuse anybody who thinks they won’t be impartial, or who is doxxed in the right-wing press and starts getting death threats.
Senate GOP blocks bill to guarantee access to contraception (www.cnn.com)
Alito’s account of the upside-down flag doesn’t fully add up. Here’s why. (www.washingtonpost.com)
A look at the major discrepancies in Justice Samuel Alito’s comments about controversial flags flown at his property and what he still has not fully answered.
Conservative attacks on birth control could threaten access (wapo.st)
Far-right conservatives are sowing misinformation that inaccurately characterizes IUDs, emergency contraception, even birth-control pills as causing abortions
Why Mexico City’s thirst is causing it to sink: The demand for water in Mexico’s capital is draining its underground aquifers — and fueling some of the fastest subsidence rates in the world. (wapo.st)
The Social Security Fix Nobody Wants to Talk About | A small tax increase would make the essential national retirement program secure for decades, our columnist says, but lawmakers would have to act (www.nytimes.com)
Multiple Trump Witnesses Have Received Significant Financial Benefits From His Businesses, Campaign (www.propublica.org)
Top Democrats launch inquiry into Trump’s brazen $1bn pitch to oil execs (www.theguardian.com)
The original exposé describing Trump’s offer to end US efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and end environmental for a billion dollars regulation is here
Supreme Court Architect Demands Justices Shield Big Oil From Historic Climate Trial: Leonard Leo’s dark money network is publicly campaigning for Supreme Court to quash Honolulu’s climate damages case (www.rollingstone.com)
Trump Has Few Ways to Overturn His Conviction as a New York Felon (www.nytimes.com)
One in 10 Republicans less likely to vote for Trump after guilty verdict, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds (www.reuters.com)
This is the first poll taken after the conviction, and has us at 41% Biden/39% Trump...
Live updates: Biden Endorses Israeli Proposal for a Cease-Fire in Gaza (www.nytimes.com)
Washington Post coverage
Live Updates: Trump Lashes Out After Conviction in Misleading Speech (www.nytimes.com)
Washington Post Coverage as well
Donald Trump Should Drop Out (washingtonmonthly.com)
Why Megadonors Are Unfazed by Donald Trump’s Guilty Verdict | Money flowed into the former president’s re-election campaign from Wall Street and Silicon Valley following Thursday’s historic conviction (www.nytimes.com)
With the billionaires backing him, it’s going to be on us as individual Americans to make sure Trump doesn’t end up in the White House again. That means not just voting but talking with people around you, volunteering and donating
Breaking: Trump Verdict Livethread
Jury HAS reached a verdict. 11 hours, 43 minutes....
He Won't Do Either. But Alito Needs to Resign, Not Just Recuse (talkingpointsmemo.com)
I’ll note that Alito is not even willing to
Live Updates: Trump Guilty on All Counts in Hush-Money Case (www.nytimes.com)
Other coverage:...
Justice Alito tells Congress he will not recuse from Jan. 6-related cases (wapo.st)
He has something of a history of flying flags in support of the insurrection.
Live Updates: Jury to Consider Felony Charges Against Trump (www.nytimes.com)
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Trump told donors he will crush pro-Palestinian protests, deport demonstrators | Speaking to wealthy donors behind closed doors, he said that he supports Israel’s right to continue “its war on terror. (wapo.st)