"There is no possible justification for any Democrat to vote for Nancy Pelosi to be speaker again. Not only is she a corrupt, warmongering oligarch in hock to billionaires but on her watch Democrats LOST SEATS to Trump's GOP during a pandemic. She has to go."
"Only corporate Democrats voted against her. #ForceTheVote was our best chance for a House vote on Medicare for all. The Democratic Party cannot be reformed. It's time for a #People's Party!"
"NEWS: Biden Treasury nominee Janet Yellen was paid $4 million in speaking fees by corporations and trade groups that have been lobbying Treasury. Biden's Secretary of State nominee Tony Blinken has been paid by 7 firms that have been lobbying State."
"When Joe Biden was US vice-president, he likened WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to 'a high-tech terrorist.' Reading a piece from The Guardian, it says 'Biden claimed that by leaking diplomatic cables Assange had put lives at risk and made it more difficult for the US to conduct its business around the world..."
If you live outside of the US, not much actually. They are both part of the imperial war machine who believe that they have the right to rule the world because America is exceptional. AOC wants all Americans to rule the world in racial harmony while the other party wants only white Americans to rule the world.They both believe that they know what is better for other places than the people of China, Russia, Syria, Iraq, Iran et, etc, etc and they are both willing to kill for that belief. Either a Democrat or a Republican is going to order the murder of children in countries all over the world if the US oligarchy covets their resources.
"So it turns out Kamala Harris lifted her 'Fweedom' story from a 1965 Playboy interview with MLK by Alex Haley..."
Obviously a 'chip off the old block'...
Joe Biden faces new plagiarism accusation after viewers claim lines from his DNC acceptance speech sound suspiciously similar to those written by late Canadian politician Jack Layton
"...Another veteran diplomat, Victoria Nuland*, will be nominated for the role of under-secretary of State for political affairs, one of the people said. Nuland also previously served in the Obama administration as assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasian affairs..."
* Also good at making US coups in foreign lands.
Leaked Phone Call on Ukraine lays bare Washington's gangsterism
So it appears every state which objects can shut down the electoral college for 2 hours debate Now there are evacuation alerts and Trump is doing his usual babbling. Fortunately Biden is just moving on and focusing on the economy.
Biden is refusing to accept the election results in Venezuela unless they redo the election. Those elections had fewer potential problems than the intimidation and other actual voter suppression techniques employed in the US election.
Where is the outrage against twitter's non-stop posting of Trump's hatred?
Twitter is as complicit as any institution for what happened today. The fact they still gives this lunatic a platform is an utter disgrace. In any normal world, Twitter would be boycotted by the masses for its conscious decision to aid and abet this criminal. Unreal. https://t.co/qLZocYz91v
As this Biden thread was started before the other, and since it is, in my view, more properly referred to as a regime, I will post here. Items of interest in the 'The Biden Administration 1' thread may be viewed at:
WATCH: US Secretary of State "Blinken says he agrees with Sen Rubio, still supports failed coup leader Juan Guaido and regime change in Venezuela. 'Maybe we need to look at how we more effectively target the sanctions we have so regime enablers really feel the pain.."
"I've done many programs over the last 2 weeks about the push for and dangers of a New War on Terror and how to stop it. Here's my segment on it last night..."
Pam Biondi? Who as Florida AG took a campaign contribution from Trump and then dropped a case against his organization?
So you believe it was a direct quid pro quo not just normal partisan favours? Do you also believe that it is only Republican politicians that are this corrupt?
President Biden's removal of the Churchill bust has drawn blowback from some British figures, including Brexiteer and Trump supporter Nigel Farage, who has previously urged Ireland to exit the EU.
On Thursday, Farage told Jeremy Vine on BBC Radio 2: “If that is confirmed, it won't surprise me at all because Joe Biden is anti-Brexit. Joe Biden is pro-the European Union. Joe Biden is pro-the Irish nationalist cause.
Pompeo’s real target was the incoming Biden administration, which will have to reverse this policy while the Republicans shower it with accusations of being “soft on China.”
One day in, there are already huge disagreements going on. Hopefully the Democrats are up to the occasion.
If Biden Is to Succeed Where Obama Failed, He’ll Have to Fight the GOP
President Joe Biden now has a choice: make friends with congressional Republicans or actually make progress on the multiple overlapping crises facing the United States. He can't do both.
"Someone in Biden's earpiece told him to salute the marines, and Biden just repeated the words 'salute the marines', because he is so used to just repeating what comes from his earpiece..."
"Someone in Biden's earpiece told him to salute the marines, and Biden just repeated the words 'salute the marines', because he is so used to just repeating what comes from his earpiece..."
"...Biden's inauguration will be a huge relief for people who aren't actually affected by US government policy. Americans want to believe Trump was uniquely evil among recent presidents because they want to believe their government will become significantly less evil when he leaves. This is delusional and harmful. The only way to find Trump's presidency remarkably awful is (A) greatly diminish the scale of Bush and Obama's crimes and (B) believe foreign lives don't matter. Saying Trump was the worst president, even since the turn of this century, is saying that you're a shitty person..."
I'm afraid I've come to pretty much the same conclusion.
"Representatives Anna Eshoo and Tom Malinowski wrote letters demanding changes to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. A similar letter was sent to the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichair and Susan Wojcicki, the CEO of YouTube, which is owned by Google. 'For years, social media companies have allowed harmful disinformation to spread through their platforms, polluting the minds of the American people', Eshoo tweeted. The lawmakers argued that social media platforms allow content which reinforces 'existing political biases..."
"What is striking is how censorship, blacklists and speech controls are being repackaged as virtuous. It is as easy as calling for tolerance through intolerance. After all, why burn books if you can just as effectively ban them."
Turley can't come up with any concrete examples beyond Hawley's book. I think they shouldn't have canceled it, but they're under no obligation to publish. And Hawley will have no trouble finding another publisher. As for a Truth and Reconciliation commission, I think that's a great idea. After 4 years of non-stop lying and inciting by Trump, there should be an accounting.
"The call - Biden's first with a foreign leader - is part of the new administration's effort to send a message that maintaining relations with traditional allies is again a top goal of US international releations..."
Especially if 'maintaining relations' keeps you on top and them on the bottom.
Scoop: The Joe Biden inaugural parade has been cancelled.
https://twitter.com/NewsPolitics/status/1345557308026327043
"There is no possible justification for any Democrat to vote for Nancy Pelosi to be speaker again. Not only is she a corrupt, warmongering oligarch in hock to billionaires but on her watch Democrats LOST SEATS to Trump's GOP during a pandemic. She has to go."
https://twitter.com/AliAbunimah/status/1345417821614989312
House PROGRESSIVES just reelected Nancy Pelosi
https://twitter.com/PeoplesParty_US/status/1345857117643829249
"Only corporate Democrats voted against her. #ForceTheVote was our best chance for a House vote on Medicare for all. The Democratic Party cannot be reformed. It's time for a #People's Party!"
Biden's Revolving Door
https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/1346109093417607168
"NEWS: Biden Treasury nominee Janet Yellen was paid $4 million in speaking fees by corporations and trade groups that have been lobbying Treasury. Biden's Secretary of State nominee Tony Blinken has been paid by 7 firms that have been lobbying State."
"When Joe Biden was US vice-president, he likened WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to 'a high-tech terrorist.' Reading a piece from The Guardian, it says 'Biden claimed that by leaking diplomatic cables Assange had put lives at risk and made it more difficult for the US to conduct its business around the world..."
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/4/julian_assange_uk_extradition_trial
If you live outside of the US, not much actually. They are both part of the imperial war machine who believe that they have the right to rule the world because America is exceptional. AOC wants all Americans to rule the world in racial harmony while the other party wants only white Americans to rule the world.They both believe that they know what is better for other places than the people of China, Russia, Syria, Iraq, Iran et, etc, etc and they are both willing to kill for that belief. Either a Democrat or a Republican is going to order the murder of children in countries all over the world if the US oligarchy covets their resources.
'Fweedom' to Steal
https://twitter.com/andraydomise/status/1346228104675667968
"So it turns out Kamala Harris lifted her 'Fweedom' story from a 1965 Playboy interview with MLK by Alex Haley..."
Obviously a 'chip off the old block'...
Joe Biden faces new plagiarism accusation after viewers claim lines from his DNC acceptance speech sound suspiciously similar to those written by late Canadian politician Jack Layton
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8654589/Joe-Biden-faces-new-pla...
"There have been numerous plagiarism allegations leveled against Biden..."
Biden to Tap more Obama vets to fill key national security roles
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/05/biden-national-security-roles-4...
"...Another veteran diplomat, Victoria Nuland*, will be nominated for the role of under-secretary of State for political affairs, one of the people said. Nuland also previously served in the Obama administration as assistant secretary of state for Europe and Eurasian affairs..."
* Also good at making US coups in foreign lands.
Leaked Phone Call on Ukraine lays bare Washington's gangsterism
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/02/10/pers-f10.html
https://www.rt.com/news/nuland-phone-chat-ukraine-9227/
(Freeland and her Banderite band will also be thrilled by the news.)
Electoral College vote count to begin now being covered live on TV
Arizona first state supporting Binden has been challenged so the 2 chambers separate for debate for 2 hours
So it appears every state which objects can shut down the electoral college for 2 hours debate Now there are evacuation alerts and Trump is doing his usual babbling. Fortunately Biden is just moving on and focusing on the economy.
President Elect Joe has chosen Merrick Garland to lead the Department of Justice as his Attorney General
Biden is refusing to accept the election results in Venezuela unless they redo the election. Those elections had fewer potential problems than the intimidation and other actual voter suppression techniques employed in the US election.
Imperial hubris at its finest.
Where is the outrage against twitter's non-stop posting of Trump's hatred?
So twitter locks Trump's twitter feed for 12 hours. WTF
As this Biden thread was started before the other, and since it is, in my view, more properly referred to as a regime, I will post here. Items of interest in the 'The Biden Administration 1' thread may be viewed at:
https://rabble.ca/babble/international-news-and-politics/biden-administr...
WATCH: US Secretary of State "Blinken says he agrees with Sen Rubio, still supports failed coup leader Juan Guaido and regime change in Venezuela. 'Maybe we need to look at how we more effectively target the sanctions we have so regime enablers really feel the pain.."
https://twitter.com/kgosztola/status/1351635431666941957
President Joe Biden's Regime Brought to You By...
https://twitter.com/donnydonny/status/1351949971977883650
"Biden's Inaugural committee accepted up to $1 million each from corporate donors including:
"Comcast, Boeing, Amazon, Enterprise Holdings, Google, UPS, Verizon, Area 1, Qualcomm, Microsoft, United Airlines, Masimo, Cannae, Fidelity Financial, Charter Capital Group...and more!"
White House Press Secretary: Trump Letter to Biden was both 'Generous & Gracious'
https://www.necn.com/news/national-international/white-house-press-secre...
Let's make a deal...
The Inauguration of Joe Biden (and vid)
https://twitter.com/KevorkAlmassian/status/1352311091288748044
"Dear Americans, stop acting as if you've finally defeated fascism..."
Glenn Greenwald: Neither Political Party is On Your Side
https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1352251135088685057
"I've done many programs over the last 2 weeks about the push for and dangers of a New War on Terror and how to stop it. Here's my segment on it last night..."
WATCH: Pam Bondi argues Biden corruption concerns are legitimate
https://youtu.be/oPvMuzyVOig
Biden corruption in Ukraine: No conflict of interest - that IS the interest.
Pam Biondi? Who as Florida AG took a campaign contribution from Trump and then dropped a case against his organization?
So you believe it was a direct quid pro quo not just normal partisan favours? Do you also believe that it is only Republican politicians that are this corrupt?
No. Just Trump who's this corrupt. But I realize you believe "everything is everything."
"This is such a good question"
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1352058311559016449
https://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/winston-churchill-bust-oval-office#.YAoHKh5Pqj0.twitter
Mike Pompeo — a land mine a day
Pompeo’s real target was the incoming Biden administration, which will have to reverse this policy while the Republicans shower it with accusations of being “soft on China.”
https://www.thetelegram.com/opinion/local-perspectives/gwynne-dyer-mike-...
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One day in, there are already huge disagreements going on. Hopefully the Democrats are up to the occasion.
If Biden Is to Succeed Where Obama Failed, He’ll Have to Fight the GOP
President Joe Biden now has a choice: make friends with congressional Republicans or actually make progress on the multiple overlapping crises facing the United States. He can't do both.
https://jacobinmag.com/2021/01/joe-biden-presidency-inauguration-obama
I have a lot of time for Jay Rosen
https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/1352452013561405443
https://presswatchers.org/2021/01/after-obsessive-focus-on-trump-white-h...
https://www.rawstory.com/joe-biden-press-secretary/
Democrats don't have a lot of time. The clock's ticking.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/21/biden-presidency-unity-461214
'The marines were not saluted'...(and vid)
https://mobile.twitter.com/ElElephantes/status/1352338002752638976
"Someone in Biden's earpiece told him to salute the marines, and Biden just repeated the words 'salute the marines', because he is so used to just repeating what comes from his earpiece..."
The Defining Battle of Biden’s Presidency Is Already Raging in the Senate
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/democrats-senate-filibuster-powe...
400,000 Americans have died under President Trump, and some folks are worried about a salute - quite the priorities!
BIDEN ‘WARTIME’ COVID PLAN: ‘HELP IS ON THE WAY’
It seems that President Biden Derangement Syndrome has a very short incubation period!
The Jimmy Dore Show
https://youtu.be/0_YNiqRk1hI
Democrats already ceding power to GOP in sales
The Jimmy Dore Show
https://youtu.be/-OP5OLBauCg
Populist right and left joining forces against establishment
Your Sigh of Relief is Grounded in Delusion
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/56221.htm
"...Biden's inauguration will be a huge relief for people who aren't actually affected by US government policy. Americans want to believe Trump was uniquely evil among recent presidents because they want to believe their government will become significantly less evil when he leaves. This is delusional and harmful. The only way to find Trump's presidency remarkably awful is (A) greatly diminish the scale of Bush and Obama's crimes and (B) believe foreign lives don't matter. Saying Trump was the worst president, even since the turn of this century, is saying that you're a shitty person..."
I'm afraid I've come to pretty much the same conclusion.
Democrats demand Facebook, Twitter and Youtube change algorithms to stop 'polluting minds of American People'
https://on.rt.com/b02x
"Representatives Anna Eshoo and Tom Malinowski wrote letters demanding changes to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. A similar letter was sent to the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichair and Susan Wojcicki, the CEO of YouTube, which is owned by Google. 'For years, social media companies have allowed harmful disinformation to spread through their platforms, polluting the minds of the American people', Eshoo tweeted. The lawmakers argued that social media platforms allow content which reinforces 'existing political biases..."
Why burn books when you can ban them?
https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1352641947266117634
"What is striking is how censorship, blacklists and speech controls are being repackaged as virtuous. It is as easy as calling for tolerance through intolerance. After all, why burn books if you can just as effectively ban them."
Turley can't come up with any concrete examples beyond Hawley's book. I think they shouldn't have canceled it, but they're under no obligation to publish. And Hawley will have no trouble finding another publisher. As for a Truth and Reconciliation commission, I think that's a great idea. After 4 years of non-stop lying and inciting by Trump, there should be an accounting.
Number one flunky gets number one phone call...
Trudeau set to speak to Biden in US President's first call with a foreign leader
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-biden-keystone-first-call-1.588...
"The call - Biden's first with a foreign leader - is part of the new administration's effort to send a message that maintaining relations with traditional allies is again a top goal of US international releations..."
Especially if 'maintaining relations' keeps you on top and them on the bottom.
Continued over in this thread.
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