Conspiracy time but maybe those running the media dont want dems to nuke the filibuster because that could lead to higher taxes for them.
Hell the anchors making millions probably dont either. I expect this to get both sides treatment the whole time and that point its hard to justify " the media just doesnt get it "
âThe two sides canât reach an agreementâ coverage is absolutely fucking infuriating and while Democrats are better than they used to be on this they need to be much more forceful and coordinated in fighting that bullshit narrative.
The media is almost all personally liberal but they are perennially both sidesing cowards who are successfully bullied daily.
I think the âmedia doesnât get itâ should be interpreted as they donât know how huge of an inflection point it is precisely right now or how to present it in a way that doesnât sound like an esoteric case law study. Wouldnât surprise me if Maddow leads with it tonight though. I donât doubt that thereâs corporate pressure to keep the filibuster on and that some of that pressure is applied through media. I mean of course it is.
The media isnât reporting on it because the status quo is good for the corporate overlords. The Dems arenât nuking the filibuster. I would bet a lot of money on it. If Iâm right that means Bidenâs term resembles 2011-2016 and we are in for a very boring four years of obstructionism and not much else.
I mean knowing what we know about the Dems is there any chance they pick the clear and obvious solution for progress? Of course not.
Like instead of informing the public about this absolutely crucial, literal save the god damn country issue, the NYT chooses to publish this. Chapo Trap House Fuck You screaming to eternity.
Jesus fucking christ another luxury good article? Lmfao @ Shinola as an Everymanâs watch.
And letâs be real the Dems arenât winning 60 Senate seats again in our lifetime and even if they did there will be enough Feinstein/Manchin types to prevent anything progressive.
Nuking the current Dem party power holders has always been the only solution. Itâs why Biden wrestling back control of the party from the Bernie/AOC wing is such a disaster. Itâs why the media and all the other corporate stooge candidates made sure that happened. The party will continue to put all its money and might behind corporate shitlibs and any chance for real change is a fantasy at this point.
A decent Shinola is somewhere on par with a cheaper Rolex, right?
Not really, but itâs definitely mid-tier and way out of the league of Timex.
In more important Biden coverage:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/01/21/biden-churchill-bust-removed/
His excuse is that he didnât know his mic was live? These fucking peopleâŚ
Itâs not a bad habit, itâs a bad worldview, and if itâs the result of being old, the solution is not to accept it but to remove old people who think this way from power.
After 23 months of negotiations and stalemate, Chuck Schumer was asked if he thought that Mitch McConnell was trying to run out the clock to reach the end of this 2-year election cycle. Schumer said no, he is sure that his good friend Mitch McConnell is negotiating in good faith. He added that he is hopeful that theyâll reach an agreement in the next week or two.
Not so fast:
Displeasure with Bickfordâs handling of the scandal is not unique to Cambridge, though Bickford was recently reelected party chair by a landslide on the back of the state partyâs entrenched old guard. Lifetime members â who are allowed to serve at will without running for their position â overwhelmingly backed Bickford, who beat out challengers Bob Massie and Mike Lake with 62 percent of the vote in the November 12 contest.
I didnât know this. Itâs way worse than I thought. This gives me something specific to work for.
You know what, good for her
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Sen-Feinstein-87-files-paperwork-to-run-for-15866190.php
No.
No.
She still needs two more terms before she surpasses Strom Thurmond as the biggest Senate fossil. What an inspiration!