Gates will be locked and thousands of rangers furloughed at national parks if government shuts down https://apnews.com/article/55c06261c51650e34f4591626bd9f236
“It’s hard to grasp the complete derangement of this moment. Three days before they’re set to shut down the United States government, Republicans launch a baseless impeachment drive against President Biden. No one can figure out the logic of either course of action. Why shut down the U.S. government, something no enemy nation has ever succeeded in doing?"
~ Jamie Raskin, as cited by Charlie Sykes
#Republicans #shutdown #impeachment #PoliticsofDistraction #ClownShow
On Sep 29, 1915: Alabama Bars Treatment of Black Men by White Nurses http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/sep/29
Democratic rising stars rally around Biden's reelection. They're also eyeing 2028 bids of their own https://apnews.com/article/e335f0b82972e683cdd346f0d9ea881b
Approximately 30% of Ukraine — an area twice the size of Austria — has been contaminated with mines as a result of Russian aggression. Clearing the minefields will be a colossal task that will continue well after the shooting has stopped.
Biden to describe Trump's 'MAGA' following as an 'extremist movement' posing a threat to democracy
#NBCNews #BidenTrump #MAGA #ExtremistMovement #ThreatToDemocracy #2024Election #Politics #News
Democratic US Senator Diane Feinstein has died at age 90.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/29/dianne-feinstein-senator-dies
Rest in Peace, gentle lady.
Dianne Feinstein, centrist stalwart of the Senate, dies at 90 https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/09/29/dianne-feinstein-california-senator-dead/
So now Putin thinks he can strip duel citizens of their Ukrainian citizenship. Wrong, you can confiscate a passport, but you can't void citizenship of another country. #StandWithUkraine
BREAKING: Dianne Feinstein, the oldest serving member of the U.S. Senate and longest serving female senator, died at age 90. https://t.co/DifptpvrzT
Somebody should get fired for this - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/09/somebody-should-get-fired-for-this.html
Tuberville: Military ‘not an equal opportunity employer...We’re not looking for different groups’ - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/09/tuberville-military-not-an-equal-opportunity-employerwere-not-looking-for-different-groups.html
If only anyone in the GOP was mature enough to actually feel embarrassment. https://www.mediaite.com/politics/this-is-an-embarrassment-aoc-calls-out-house-gop-after-each-witness-admits-no-evidence-against-biden/
‘We can’t drink oil’: how a 70-year-old pipeline imperils the Great Lakes https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/26/line-5-pipeline-great-lakes-michigan-oil-water #Indigenous #LIne5 #NoMorePipelines #GreatLakes #WaterIsLife #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange
This is what progressives have to say about Menendez.
Daily Kos calls on Bob Menendez to resign, endorses Andy Kim for Senate
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/9/27/2195582/-Daily-Kos-calls-on-Bob-Menendez-to-resign-endorses-Andy-Kim-for-Senate
#PoliticalModerate #Independent, #SocialLiberal, #Agnostic, #Unions, #Veteran, retired airline pilot. Supports level playing fields, equal opportunity, and democracy, not how to twist it to my advantage; capitalism/corporation critic, 🚫Today’s GOP, 🚫MAGA. Human species pessimist, pondering the Great Filter and do we have the Right Stuff? 🇺🇸 Citizen residing in a blue enclave of Texas.