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Monday Morning Open Thread: The President Flexes

by Anne Laurie| March 1, 20217:30 am| 209 Comments

This post is in: C.R.E.A.M., Open Threads, President Biden

Holy shit! He did it! Just to be clear: FDR never said this about any particular labor struggle, nor did he say workers generally should join a union (as the CIO cleverly attributed to him). So…this is, um, better than expected. And yes—the Bernie/Warren/AOC faction *matters.* https://t.co/UwO7lUlCz6

— Richard Yeselson (@yeselson) March 1, 2021

… Biden didn’t mention Amazon, but specifically referenced “workers in Alabama” in the video and a tweet introducing it. He said every worker should have a free and fair choice to join a union, and no employer could take that away. “It’s your right…So make your voice heard,” he said.

“Unions lift up workers, both union and non-union, but especially Black and Brown workers,” Biden said in the video. “There should be no intimidation, no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda. No supervisor should confront employees about their union preferences.”

Amazon, America’s second-biggest private employer, has no unionized labor in the United States, and workers at its fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, would be the first if they vote in favor. Such a decision could encourage workers attempting to organize at other Amazon facilities…

Biden has vowed to increase union membership in the United States after years of steady declines.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the union membership rate in the private sector was around 6.2% in 2019, compared to around 20% in 1983.

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The Washington Post adds:

… “We haven’t had this aggressive and positive of a statement from a president of the United States on behalf of workers in decades,” said Faiz Shakir, a former senior aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and the founder of More Perfect Union, which has released a series of videos on the Amazon unionization drive. “It is monumental that you have a president sending a message to workers across the country that if you take the courageous step to start to unionize you will have allies in the administration, the NLRB, and the Labor Department. It means a lot.”…

“It’s almost unprecedented in American history,” said Erik Loomis, a labor historian at the University of Rhode Island. “We have the sense that previous presidents in the mid-20th century were overtly pro-union, but that really wasn’t the case. Even FDR never really came out and told workers directly to support a union.”

Loomis said the video was a sign of the ways the Democratic Party has moved to the left on issues of economic justice in the past decade…

Biden has taken a number of other steps that have pleased labor advocates and liberals on issues around worker power in his first few weeks in office.

He fired Peter Robb, a Trump appointee at the National Labor Relations Board, the agency that oversees union elections, who was seen as a major antagonist of union campaigns, within a day of taking office in January. His incoming labor secretary, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, has a strong union background, having risen to prominence in the city through a local union chapter. Other high-profile appointees such as Jennifer Abruzzo, Biden’s pick to replace Robb, have also come from the world of organized labor…

And the Vice-President:

Putting in the work. Ready to take on the week ahead. pic.twitter.com/xKoVZ3Sfbe

— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) February 28, 2021

Also, even though I haven’t always met these standards, I LOL’d:

Biden Voters?? vs Trump Cult??#MICDrop ?? pic.twitter.com/Qx9rLeOZxI

— ??????TraitorWarrior?????? (@Traitor_Warrior) February 28, 2021

COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Sunday/Monday, Feb. 28-March 1

by Anne Laurie| March 1, 20214:45 am| 17 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19 Coronavirus, Foreign Affairs

Just in from CNN: "For the first time since early November, there are less than 50,000 people in the United States hospitalized with COVID-19, according to data from The COVID Tracking Project."

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 28, 2021

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While a lot of this is still catch-up for doses not given during the winter storms & blackouts, it's exciting because it shows that we have the capacity to administer more shots as supply ramps up. It bodes really well for the coming weeks.

— Zack Stentz (@MuseZack) February 28, 2021

The shipments aren't being focused to any one stream — they're being split up among states, pharmacies, community health centers, etc.

Officials are cautioning that the bulk of the 20 million will come near the end of the month — no more doses in the coming week, for instance.

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) February 28, 2021

The US reported +1,283 new coronavirus deaths today, bringing the total to 525,776. The 7-day moving average rose slightly to 1,989 deaths per day. There's been a worrying leveling off over the past week. pic.twitter.com/i03B2tqwFx

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) March 1, 2021

the vaccine is our rocket sled out of hell and every effort spent on hygiene theater or masks in parks or variant doom porn is an effort not spent on building better signup websites or improving minority outreach or helping the disadvantaged get their shot https://t.co/h9bYZIHMSb

— kilgore trout, ted’s travel agent (@KT_So_It_Goes) February 28, 2021

Today, on the one year anniversary of #COVID19 in New York City, I wrote myself a letter. This is what I wish I could have told myself at the start of the pandemic.https://t.co/SgY45Zk43D

— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) March 1, 2021

Elsewhere:

Trump taking credit for the vaccines that these people are not going to take.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 28, 2021

In his LIVE speech #DonaldTrump @CPAC is denouncing @WHO — "a puppet for China". Attacking @POTUS #Biden for rejoining WHO.

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 28, 2021

Trump admitting that he applied pressure to the FDA and they didn't like it.

Which, you know, was Kamala Harris's point about not trusting anything that came out of that crazypants administration.

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 28, 2021

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Across Africa and Southeast Asia, governments and aid groups, as well as the World Health Organization, are increasingly calling on pharmaceutical companies to share their coronavirus vaccine know-how and technology more broadly. https://t.co/K1C7FDNcGD

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 1, 2021

Some local Beijing communities start giving elderly COVID-19 shots https://t.co/PpH29BYf4c pic.twitter.com/chAhZ9zLWf

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 1, 2021

… In some countries, including the United States and Britain, people older than 65 are among top priority groups in their COVID-19 vaccination rollouts, as the elderly have a higher risk of death and hospitalisation after contracting the virus compared to younger adults.

China’s vaccination program, under which 40.5 million doses had been administered as of Feb. 9, excludes those ages above 59 and those younger than 18, with Chinese vaccine makers citing less complete clinical trial data for minors and the elderly.

According to notices from staffers of a few communities in Beijing’s central Dongcheng district, seen by Reuters, residents older than 60 can go to designated sites to get their shots, without disclosing which the four China-developed vaccines would be available. The vaccinations are not mandatory.

However, an article published online by the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control on Sunday categorised these older than 60 as unsuitable for vaccination, in line with national guidelines…

China is due to kick off its annual meeting of parliament on Friday, when thousands of delegates from across the country will gather in Beijing.

The information office of Beijing Municipal People’s Government didn’t immediately respond to a faxed request for comment…

India is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination drive beyond health care and front-line workers, offering shots to older people and those with medical conditions that put them at risk as new infections are rising again after months of consistent decline. https://t.co/BIJPLBrMkJ

— The Associated Press (@AP) March 1, 2021

Private Covid vaccine provision begins in India on Monday, too https://t.co/MX4VodcfBe HT @shananalla

— Hilda Bastian, PhD (@hildabast) February 28, 2021

The Philippines has received its first batch of COVID-19 vaccine. It is among the last in Southeast Asia to secure the critical doses, donated by China, despite having the second-highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths in the region. https://t.co/fh1lGkiD7M

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 28, 2021

Up to six cases of a highly transmissible variant of coronavirus first identified in the Brazilian city of Manaus have been detected in Britain for the first time, English health officials said https://t.co/hx4cXxi1Gn pic.twitter.com/1XV32dbgBF

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 1, 2021

Mexico's coronavirus czar in hospital with COVID-19, as death toll nears 186,000 https://t.co/GJAKfxPuOR pic.twitter.com/C7srpBaDWH

— Reuters (@Reuters) March 1, 2021

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So if you are comparing headline efficacy numbers, you are comparing apples to oranges

This vaccine is safe, highly effective

My older cousin with comorbid conditions called me today saying he's eligible for vaccination and wonders if he should get J&J if available

Absolutely

— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) February 27, 2021

Statin use is associated w/ increased survival in severe COVID19. Doctors at Columbia Univ Medical Cntr found that people who regularly took a statin to lower cholesterol were ~50% less likely to die if hospitalized for COVID. Statins are anti-inflammatory https://t.co/esARHmFGaq pic.twitter.com/p0cX1iPGLb

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) February 28, 2021

UC Davis investigation reveals new details on the genetic relationship between SARSCoV1, which caused the 2003/4 SARS outbreak and SARSCoV2, the virus that causes COVID19. The research is in the journal Virus Evolution https://t.co/8dcmjFQ63E pic.twitter.com/s959TfZ2T4

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) February 28, 2021

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Opinion: Anti-vaccine extremism is akin to domestic terrorism https://t.co/bMpMya2lsR

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 1, 2021

‘Reopen the schools’ reporting .jpg pic.twitter.com/L3sOyrR9tm

— Brian Murphy (@Burrite) March 1, 2021

$30/test is impractical for regular at-home use. I've been asking for answers since September. These tests need to be in the hands of Americans now! We are in the middle of the worst public health emergency in a century. We need to be flexible and nimble in our response.

— Rep. Kim Schrier (@RepKimSchrier) February 25, 2021

It’s worth stepping back and appreciating that this is the debate we’re now having rather than “how should we triage scarce ICU beds?” https://t.co/9zi8GaFZGM

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) February 28, 2021

Some Republican state lawmakers are using their platforms to promote false information about the coronavirus. That's raising tough questions about how aggressively to combat potentially dangerous misinformation from elected officials. @jcarrsmyth https://t.co/fWZk2s3zKj

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 28, 2021

My worst pandemic take was that I thought people would remember Thom Tillis not wearing a mask so he’d fit in at Trump events, then getting covid, and that they would consider that bad enough to vote him out. Turns out “I didn’t wear a mask because peer pressure” was relatable! https://t.co/QBVDK2Ah2O

— counterfactual (@counterfax) February 28, 2021

fine I will ask the other governors with the highest death rate https://t.co/nSuqf2slTh

— kilgore trout, ted’s travel agent (@KT_So_It_Goes) February 28, 2021

For 20 years after the Civil War, the Republican Presidential primary typically boiled down to whichever ex-general running had killed the most southern traitors.

The 20 years after COVID will see the GOP hand off the nomination to whoever running killed the most Grandmas. https://t.co/KmHEKnhihP

— Zeddy (@Zeddary) February 28, 2021

Late Night Clown Car Open Thread: Media Mudlarks

by Anne Laurie| March 1, 20211:55 am| 18 Comments

This post is in: Media, Open Threads, Our Failed Media Experiment

NYT Politics sucks. They have three people writing overlapping stories about Trump and CPAC. And two people sharing one story about what's actually happening in the government. pic.twitter.com/DexAvFsVZt

— Cathedral ?? Engineer ? (@owenrumney) February 28, 2021

Back in the days of Unfettered Capitalism, neglected children and homeless oldsters could scrape out a living sifting through the Thames mud for resalable items. Today, there’s a whole squadron of high-income, expensively-educated Media Professionals trying to revive that job classification, but for pixels!

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GOP Death Cult Open Thread: Keep A Sharp Eye on That Hawley Guy

by Anne Laurie| February 28, 20217:35 pm| 113 Comments

This post is in: GOP Death Cult, Open Threads, Repubs in Disarray!

(Jack Ohman via GoComics.com)

Senior editor, National Review at CPAC, today:

Also, Hawley likes to use the phrase "in the name of the people." This is Marine Le Pen's slogan, of course: "Au nom du peuple." Hawley says "new nationalism," but what he's selling is very old. When demagogues claim to be acting "in the name of the people," watch out. 2/2

— Jay Nordlinger (@jaynordlinger) February 27, 2021

On the other hand, Hawley didn’t score a place on the infamous CPAC straw poll (possibly because his name wasn’t included?), where Ted Cruz and Rand Paul each got 2%, and home-team fave Ron DeSantis got 21%. So, Firebrand Josh is maybe extremely popular with a subset of Death Cultists, but not so much the ‘leadership’ and/or the broader Base?…

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Sunday Morning Garden Chat: First Sign of Spring

by Anne Laurie| February 28, 20215:25 am| 75 Comments

This post is in: Garden Chats

Thanks to commentor Jeffery, in the Philadelphia area.

(If it were New England — and our daffodils in the warmest micro-climate by the heat-leaking, south-facing basement window will be reemerging in the next couple of weeks — we’d know to expect at least one more snowstorm. Winter’s not over until the first daffs get frosted over!)

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Texas freeze killed winter produce, with some food prices expected to spike https://t.co/OKISGhUsmS via @washingtonpost @lreiley

— Robert Jameson (@rhjameson) February 26, 2021

Seems like growing our own leafy greens, wherever possible, will remain a useful project. Which reminded me of this enticing Washington Post article on gardening under cover:

In the depths of winter, Niki Jabbour steps out of her suburban home and extracts fresh veggies from the endless produce aisle known as her backyard garden.

She reels off the choices: “carrots, parsnips, beets, scallions, kale, winter lettuces, arugula, parsley, mâche, tatsoi . . . ”

This January luxury, you might think, must occur in California or Florida, but Jabbour gardens in her hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Like many gardeners in northern states and Canadian provinces, she has learned to extend the season by growing hardy veggies under covers. Climate change is a factor, in that milder winters make this enterprise more viable, but it still comes down to finding ways to wrap plants against the cold.

For Jabbour, a garden writer, broadcaster and Web publisher, this “undercover gardening” has been a part of her life for at least 20 years and is now fully expressed, both professionally and personally. Her family gets as much as three-quarters of the household produce from the garden. And she gets to tell the world about it, specifically in her new book, “Growing Under Cover”…

Anybody got opinions about Jabbour’s work? I’ll admit I’m interested in row covers mostly as a protection against pests — invasive seeds and animals — more of a problem with my raised beds than one might think, given that we’re on *two* official Superfund sites.

Indoor farms, which use vertical growing technology, artificial light, temperature control and minimal soil to grow plants, is gaining ground and investors https://t.co/AOGfmcWefo pic.twitter.com/42aOTReHCI

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 20, 2021

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I’m optimistic that some of you will soon be sending me photos of this year’s emerging seedlings and yard prep…

What’s going on in your garden (planning / prep), this week?

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COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Saturday/Sunday, Feb. 27-28

by Anne Laurie| February 28, 20214:48 am| 51 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19 Coronavirus, Foreign Affairs

FDA Approves Heinz Vaccine pic.twitter.com/07aOUd0WYR

— Keaton Patti (@KeatonPatti) February 27, 2021

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The US administered a record 2.4 million vaccine shots today, bringing the total to 72.8 million, or 21.9 doses per 100 people. The 7-day moving average rose to 1.65 million shots per day. 14.6% of Americans have received at least one shot; 7.1% are now fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/nLS5ZHsisw

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 28, 2021

The US had +64,320 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to over 29.2 million. The 7-day average declined to under 71,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/zs7whEvNeB

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 28, 2021

Recent uptick of #Covid cases in the U.S., after sharp decline, has @CDCgov worried. @levfacher reports. https://t.co/dPFj9kJ3OW

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) February 26, 2021

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For clues to the future of out #COVID19 fight pay heed to #Sirael, which has vaccinated the >est % of its population of any country.
Can it achieve herd immunity & "return to normal"?
MOREhttps://t.co/3t3o5r4Clo

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 27, 2021

Israel/3
And the @pfizer #COVID19 #vaccine has slashed actual symptomatic infections by a whopping 94%.
MOREhttps://t.co/7I8uSJiM28 pic.twitter.com/eNEXJQjIYl

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 27, 2021

Israel/5
And as much as Israel would like to avoid Palestinian issues, the populations live side-by-side, and many Palestinians are part of Israel's workforce. #COVID19 #vaccination rates among them are near-zero.
MOREhttps://t.co/xZa0vKGYk3

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 27, 2021

Israel/6
There're big #COVID19 lessons, far beyond Israeli borders. Any dreams of "herd immunity" must tackle isolation, religious objections, animosities betwn populations, ethnic issues and #vaccine hesitancy — or the dreams will become nightmares.
Look in the mirror, America. pic.twitter.com/DvYr0Oc7T6

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 27, 2021

UK vaccine advisory panel urges an age-only approach as the UK plans for vaccinating Phase 2 — people under age 50. JCVI suggests calling people forward by decade (40s, then 30s, then 18-29). Targeting occupations too complex, they say. #Covid19 https://t.co/75KKlOJCm3

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) February 27, 2021

Covid vaccine: Germany urged to back AstraZeneca jab for over-65s https://t.co/p2dsxcH2ZL

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 28, 2021

Russia on Sunday confirmed 11,359 new coronavirus cases and 379 deaths. The country has reported 4.25m cases since the start of the pandemic.https://t.co/FpIr4Y3UwV

— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) February 28, 2021

Thailand starts COVID-19 vaccination campaign https://t.co/FTXYyFePDR pic.twitter.com/UoSQt2l8cP

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 28, 2021

Australia receives AstraZeneca vials as it ramps up vaccination drive https://t.co/QmpK6hHXJ6 pic.twitter.com/kEVFWosp79

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 28, 2021

Deaths from #COVID19 in Brazil passed 251,000 & the country saw its highest daily toll since the #coronavirus was 1st detected there a year ago.

1,582 Brazilians died from Covid-19 on Thursday as the country struggles with a slow vaccination rollout.https://t.co/DSBGRQ2U9c

— MicrobesInfect (@MicrobesInfect) February 27, 2021

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Know what’s awesome about the Pfizer and Moderna #COVID19 vaccines? They demonstrated complete protection against Covid-related hospitalization & death.

Know what’s awesome about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine just authorized?

It did the exact same.

Get any vaccine you can! 🙏 https://t.co/sxxzsixSfn

— Craig Spencer MD MPH (@Craig_A_Spencer) February 28, 2021

Newly updated: Comparing the #COVID19 vaccines developed by Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson https://t.co/P4vBP5lwAj via @statnews @HelenBranswell

— Rick Berke (@rickberke) February 28, 2021

This stuff should be included with every one of these damn articles. pic.twitter.com/PYbwPDUKlg

— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) February 26, 2021

Covid: How this Indian firm is vaccinating the world https://t.co/8Slt6NrMtO

— BBC Business (@BBCBusiness) February 28, 2021

Pfizer/BioNTech plan to test a third 'tweaked' dose to target the S. African variant. The S. African variant is known as B.1.351 https://t.co/znECrC0kss

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) February 27, 2021

Since I’m seeing some (fearful) discussion about this: The study was done concerning health care workers’ uniforms, not ‘everyday’ masks. If you’re working with infected individuals, you should wear cotton/polyester or cotton materials — *not* polyester — and wash them with detergent in hot water (if your company won’t wash them for you).

University study finds Covid survives for up to three days on fabric https://t.co/YV0r9G4Q2k

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 24, 2021

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Native Americans have been hit hard by the pandemic, and tribes without federal recognition say they have little support to help their members. Lacking that political tie means they don't directly get a slice of federal coronavirus relief funding. https://t.co/GIWQ3NVvm1

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 27, 2021

Communities across the U.S. are seeing plummeting demand for coronavirus testing. The drop comes as experts are cautiously optimistic that COVID-19 is receding after killing more than 500,000 Americans. But experts are concerned about emerging variants. https://t.co/nI9Bbhsv6C

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 27, 2021

A small town in denial comes face to face with the virus https://t.co/qNCQYGD371 by @willenglund and @whitcurtisphoto

— Washington Post Photo (@WashPostPhoto) February 26, 2021

This Florida official allegedly arranged a ‘VIP’ vaccine list for the 2 richest ZIP codes in her county pic.twitter.com/rld6b4l6Gl

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 27, 2021

Stage 4 lung cancer didn’t make a woman eligible to get a vaccine in Nevada. But her job at an animal shelter did.@bylenasun @isaacstanbecker explain the inconsistent vaccine access for the medically vulnerable https://t.co/nymMXKk1pn

— Fenit Nirappil (@FenitN) February 26, 2021

Xi’an Famous Foods has been closing early because of the rise in anti-Asian violence. https://t.co/3UdXZGJOED

— Michael Luo (@michaelluo) February 27, 2021

I read Wolf’s first book, The Beauty Myth, back when it came out in 1991. As I remember, it was organized around the author’s core philosophy: LOOKIT MEEEEEE!!! NO, ONLY MEEE! Nothing she has done since then has changed my opinion; it’s just harder for her to draw attention now, in our panoramic social-media age.

Did not realize time travel abilities were included with the COVID vaccine. Cool! Definitely some shit I'd like to clean up for past me. https://t.co/xz0Xyv3wn7

— Dr. Tara C. Smith (@aetiology) February 26, 2021

She made us LOOK!

Saturday. pic.twitter.com/enbBuIQMef

— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) February 27, 2021

Late Night Horrorshow Open Thread: America First PAC

by Anne Laurie| February 28, 202112:27 am| 39 Comments

This post is in: domestic terrorists, GOP Death Cult, Open Threads, Trumpery

Here is Cong Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and ex-Cong Steve King (R-IA) proudly posing with white supremacist, Holocaust denier and Jan 6 insurrectionist Nick Fuentes at his white supremacist AFPAC event yesterday. @GOPLeader @HouseGOP pic.twitter.com/7Eti7yn9Ss

— Politics1.com (@Politics1com) February 27, 2021

When the white-supremacist dogwhistling at CPAC is just too subtle for its audience.

Second year of this creepshow, and so far it’s a one-day conclave. A mere Representative as its ‘surprise’ keynote speaker, backed up by an ex-Congressman best known for his vocal racism (and private grifting in office). But its organizers cherish big, big Lebensraum dreams…

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AFPAC, or the America First Political Action Conference, is an event organized by Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist who attended Unite the Right in 2017. It’s taking place concurrently with CPAC.

— hannah gais (@hannahgais) February 27, 2021

sitting republican congressman @RepGosar speaking at a white nationalist's conference https://t.co/FKJ4YDSKvf pic.twitter.com/KCpyXlh04j

— Brendan Karet ?? (@bad_takes) February 27, 2021

Former GOP Rep. Steve King: "We can restore this country, and we can do it with OUR babies, and we can do it with OUR values! God Bless You All!"

Crowd: "USA! USA! USA!"

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) February 27, 2021

At "America First" conference U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona just spoke at, host Nicholas Fuentes says to cheers that if America "loses its white demographic core and if it loses its faith in Jesus Christ, then this is not America any more."

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) February 27, 2021

The keynote by Nick Fuentes at AFPAC also included jokes about @CawthornforNC, Gosar’s colleague, who uses a wheelchair. Fuentes mocked how often Cawthorn says he’ll “take a stand.”

“‘I’m gonna take a stand?’ How? How are you gonna do that?”

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 27, 2021

Fuentes is now calling for further action like the Capitol attack on Jan 6th

"To see the tables turned for once was a little bit refreshing."

He adds that "to see that Capitol under siege… we need a little bit more of that." https://t.co/Mxy8yVsD6D

— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) February 27, 2021

Fuentes says "Liz Cheney in Colorado" will be one of the vulnerable "RINOS" he plans to target

Cheney represents Wyoming

— Will Steakin (@wsteaks) February 27, 2021

NEW from LCRW: As AFPAC II farts along, we thought you should know about some of the college Republican "ghost skins" pushing Nick Fuentes's America First. Discord leaks for Culture War Criminal and Jaden McNeil included ;) https://t.co/wP6fxybYmd

— LEFT COAST RIGHT WATCH (@LCRWnews) February 27, 2021

Here's another bit from the Nick Fuentes speech at AFPAC, delivered right after Rep. Paul Gosar got off the stage. Gosar's speaking at CPAC in a couple hours. Fuentes joked that he'd get a call from his lawyer afterward. pic.twitter.com/N0nX0maXrZ

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 27, 2021

Here's my story about Rep. Paul Gosar and his decision to speak at the far-right America First conference, where the group's founder laid out white supremacist views. Gosar on why he went at all: https://t.co/V30MIuBBaa pic.twitter.com/YbKwejkQeG

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 27, 2021

A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

People are complicated. Love is not.

Han shot first.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

Just a few bad apples.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Four legs? good! two legs? we’re not so sure…

Nevertheless, she persisted.

Wetsuit optional.

Something seems odd about that, but i have been drinking.

The revolution will be supervised.

It’s not even safe to go out and pick up 2 days worth of poop anymore.

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

I’m going back to the respite thread.

The math demands it!

If senate republicans had any shame, they’d die of it.

I really should read my own blog.

Yes we did.

A last alliance of elves and men. also pet photos.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

Reality always wins in the end.

Tick tock motherfuckers! Tick fucking tock!

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Monday Morning Open Thread: The President Flexes

COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Sunday/Monday, Feb. 28-March 1

Late Night Clown Car Open Thread: Media Mudlarks

GOP Death Cult Open Thread: Keep A Sharp Eye on That Hawley Guy

Sunday Morning Garden Chat: First Sign of Spring

COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Saturday/Sunday, Feb. 27-28

Late Night Horrorshow Open Thread: America First PAC