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Friday Morning Open Thread: Catching Up

by Anne Laurie| October 22, 20217:34 am| 83 Comments

This post is in: Biden Administration in Action, Investigations Into Violent Extremist Attacks, Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat, Vice-President Harris

Happy Birthday, @VP! pic.twitter.com/rcgHiwSjpb

— President Biden (@POTUS) October 21, 2021

‘Last couple of days, we’ve come to narrowing to what the possibilities are,’ House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, as Democratic lawmakers worked toward a compromise on a massive spending plan to fulfill U.S. President Joe Biden's Build Back Better agenda https://t.co/h9z0anjeY0 pic.twitter.com/nljMPqaeNP

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 22, 2021

The fierce and fabulous ladies of the Biden press team proudly wearing our purple to raise awareness for domestic violence and to stand up for LGBTQI youth on #SpiritDay pic.twitter.com/Uvp1SjIYGS

— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) October 21, 2021

Let’s do facts instead. Under @POTUS, job growth is up 10x over the end of the Trump-McCarthy economy, UI claims are down 60%+, and 5m more people are back to work.
If @GOPLeader wanted to help our economy, he would support our bill to invest in ports, roads, bridges, and jobs. https://t.co/bXcRHkGzQS

— Jen Psaki (@PressSec) October 21, 2021

Condolezza Rice, still (mis)fighting the last war, in defense of ‘her’ GOP:

If it had been met with universal revulsion and were thus truly in the past, I would agree. But the man who inspired it remains flagrantly unapologetic and commands the allegiance of one of our major parties. https://t.co/jFGfwnYWi3

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) October 21, 2021

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Thursday Evening Open Thread: Our Failed Horserace Media

by Anne Laurie| October 21, 20216:38 pm| 79 Comments

This post is in: GOP Death Cult, Open Threads, President Biden, Proud to Be A Democrat, Our Failed Media Experiment

reminder: one party is sabotaging democracy . the other is trying to pass an infrastructure bill

would be nice is press spelled that out everyday https://t.co/6ujPC2Qxll

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 21, 2021

under Biden jobs are up, unemployment down, stock market up, consumer spending up

but loud Beltway assumption is economy is in the tank

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) October 21, 2021

(Per 538's average. https://t.co/EkT3Ga8Shp)

— Joshua Holland (@JoshuaHol) October 21, 2021

If you get panicked about an election that is more than a year away, even after all that happened in the last years, I don't know what to tell you.

— max weber stan account (@Convolutedname) October 20, 2021

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Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Still Fighting the Good Fight(s)

by Anne Laurie| October 20, 20218:18 am| 118 Comments

This post is in: Biden Administration in Action, Black Votes Matter, C.R.E.A.M., Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat, Vice-President Harris, Vote Like Your Country Depends On It

NEW — More than 300 Black churches across VA will hear from @KamalaHarris btwn Sun. and November 2 in video message that will air during morning services as part of outreach effort aimed to boost @TerryMcAuliffe.#VAGOV

Video first obtained by CNNhttps://t.co/vaefXtWqUe pic.twitter.com/l8re0KUkN1

— Eva McKend (@evamckend) October 16, 2021

Here is ?@WhiteHouse? statement ahead of vote on Freedom to Vote Act pic.twitter.com/pZkzUc9StW

— Jarrett Renshaw (@JarrettRenshaw) October 19, 2021

Elsewhere…

President Biden's negotiating skills, honed over his decades in Congress, were put to a serious test as he sought to get warring Democratic factions to agree on massive spending and infrastructure bills https://t.co/sFHV93E1RJ pic.twitter.com/8gEXHXQIbL

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 20, 2021

$2 trillion (over several years) is still a big deal. whacking off $500 billion to get two dems onboard, assuming that's what is happening, strikes me as progress https://t.co/PlKVs2G6sH

— Gerry Doyle (@mgerrydoyle) October 20, 2021

LBJ had a 68-32 majority in the Senate, come on. https://t.co/GxmonbK4Xj

— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) October 20, 2021

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Open Thread: When People Show You Who They Are…

by Anne Laurie| October 16, 202110:34 am| 252 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, President Biden, Proud to Be A Democrat, Republican Venality

Believe them!

President Biden visited a daycare today—the result is ?? ?? ?? pic.twitter.com/h6jg4Wc4l4

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) October 15, 2021

Our infrastructure has fallen from the best in the world to 13th.

But just as importantly, America ranks 35th out of 37 major economies when it comes to investing in early childhood education and care.

We cannot be competitive in the 21st century if we continue to slide.

— President Biden (@POTUS) October 15, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden touted his funding for childcare plan at a speech, ‘How can we compete in the world if millions of American parents, especially moms, can’t be part of the workforce because they can’t afford the cost of childcare or eldercare’ https://t.co/iSDJjyK8O8 pic.twitter.com/dKsfmBk6FW

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 16, 2021

Hmmm beginning to think that whole 'deplorables' thing might have had just a littttle bit of merit. https://t.co/l9WqzSzqTT

— Centrism Fan Acct ?? (@Wilson__Valdez) October 15, 2021

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Thursday Morning Open Thread: Santa Claus Versus the Shipping Backlog

by Anne Laurie| October 14, 20217:22 am| 181 Comments

This post is in: Biden Administration in Action, Open Threads, President Biden, Our Failed Media Experiment

President Joe Biden said new commitments from clogged ports on the West Coast, as well as retailers and delivery companies, to keep their operations going 24/7 will help ease shipping bottlenecks that have been weighing on the U.S. economy https://t.co/rau9nWfgGr pic.twitter.com/CKw6jrccPA

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 14, 2021

President Biden and his administration just gave everyone two months’ notice that, despite best efforts, it’s going to be tough to keep shelves stocked through the end of the year. Our Failed Mainstream Media just wants to know: But what about Santa Claus, Mr. President?

"We are not the Postal Service" — Jen Psaki in response to a question about if the administration can guarantee that holiday packages will arrive on time pic.twitter.com/PP5qFlbzSb

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 13, 2021

why are you asking him the first question. is he santa claus. what kind of country is this, are we children https://t.co/MFM0pBcCzJ

— jacob ?? (@jacobdotgov) October 13, 2021

I cover the President. I cover the issues pertaining to the interests of the nation. I hold the people in power accountable. I confront them on the topics that matter to the American people. I ask the President of the United States when Santa will deliver Christmas presents.

— Matt Negrin, HOST OF HARDBALL AT 7PM ON MSNBC (@MattNegrin) October 13, 2021

Can Joe Biden save Christmas (shopping)?

He's giving it a go. But it's mixed, because supply chain problems exceed his reach, and because they're not so much a sign of a misfiring system — but instead of one overwhelmed by record volume.

With @jeneps:https://t.co/t3rSJ5ttUM

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) October 14, 2021

Factbox: How Target, Home Depot, UPS, FedEx plan to ease U.S. port congestion https://t.co/w08ZjWAOQG pic.twitter.com/w0vVYLbK6R

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 14, 2021

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Sunday Morning Open Thread: Electioneering

by Anne Laurie| October 10, 20217:39 am| 209 Comments

This post is in: 2024 Primaries, Open Threads, President Biden, Proud to Be A Democrat

The most unique photo-op I've had at the WH. Rose Garden. Late afternoon. Unguarded and unplanned. We were heading out for departure. @POTUS with a bunch of children. Happy Weekend . . . pic.twitter.com/pw0I2vsPDw

— Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) October 9, 2021

Speaking virtually at the Democratic National Committee's Fall meeting, President Biden urged Democrats to unify and deliver ahead of next year's mid-term elections pic.twitter.com/8zNhispKbD

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 10, 2021

Good news, IMO:

Democrats edge toward dumping Iowa’s caucuses as the first presidential vote https://t.co/2IB8FIR0D6

— Post Politics (@postpolitics) October 9, 2021

One Iowa Democrat:

Viz the caucuses I won’t miss being bombarded by commercials for four months though randomly running into a senator every time I try to use the toilet at one of my local coffee shops will be a loss

— The Mall Krampus (@cakotz) October 9, 2021

On the coffee shop point I met—and I am serious here—Hillary Clinton, five US senators, and Beto O’Rourke (three times, once actually *in* the bathroom!) in this way.

— The Mall Krampus (@cakotz) October 9, 2021

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Saturday Morning Open Thread: Diversions

by Anne Laurie| October 9, 20218:17 am| 262 Comments

This post is in: Cat Blogging, Foreign Affairs, Open Threads, President Biden

Metaphor for me searching the web:

he is Not Good at hunting. cannot overstate pic.twitter.com/q4UO2n5SvO

— maAAAAAAArk?? (@haircut_hippie) October 6, 2021

Elsewhere….

President Biden brought these kids of White House military aides who were promoted today on board Marine One for a quick tour before he departed for a weekend in Delaware. pic.twitter.com/INNpk0eazs

— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) October 8, 2021

It was surprising for the press to walk outside for his Marine One departure and see the president playing with a yo-yo and some kids from military families. pic.twitter.com/2QkmjucNF2

— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) October 8, 2021

BREAKING: U.S. officials will meet with senior Taliban officials this weekend for talks aimed at easing the evacuations of foreign citizens and at-risk Afghans from Afghanistan, a U.S. official said. The talks will be held in Doha, Qatar. https://t.co/eFSDFb7jrZ

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 9, 2021

… The U.S.-Taliban agreement of 2020, which was negotiated by the Trump administration, demanded the Taliban break ties with terrorist groups and guarantee Afghanistan would not again harbor terrorists who could attack the United States and its allies.

It seems certain the two sides will discuss in the weekend talks how to tackle the growing threat. The Taliban have said they do not want U.S. anti-terrorism assistance and have warned Washington against any so-called “over-the -horizon” strikes on Afghan territory from outside the country’s borders.

The United States, meanwhile, would seek to hold Taliban leaders to commitments that they would allow Americans and other foreign nationals to leave Afghanistan, along with Afghans who once worked for the U.S. military or government and other Afghan allies, a U.S. official said…

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A snarling mass of vitriolic jackals

Wow, I can’t imagine what it was like to comment in morse code.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Technically true, but collectively nonsense

A sufficient plurality of insane, greedy people can tank any democratic system ever devised, apparently.

This blog will pay for itself.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

So it was an October Surprise A Day, like an Advent calendar but for crime.

All your base are belong to Tunch.

Women: they get shit done

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

I see no possible difficulties whatsoever with this fool-proof plan.

Americans barely caring about Afghanistan is so last month.

The willow is too close to the house.

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

You can’t attract Republican voters. You can only out organize them.

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

Nevertheless, she persisted.

But frankly mr. cole, I’ll be happier when you get back to telling us to go fuck ourselves.

And now I have baud making fun of me. this day can’t get worse.

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

Peak wingnut was a lie.