The Presidency of the Joes: more like INFRASTRUCTURE WEAK

Wow she looked good during the FDR years

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For the record, Rivermanā€™s pre edit take was ā€œJohnson yearsā€.

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I realized she probably actually did look like that in 1965

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Touche.

These fucking people man. Why on Earth are you working when you that old? Go read a book or plant some flowers.

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We simply cannot have nice things.

https://twitter.com/jstein_wapo/status/1356731365862100999?s=21

https://twitter.com/jstein_wapo/status/1356734972837703680?s=21

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As long as you guys donā€™t hold it against me, Iā€™ll admit to having dinner at Feinsteinā€™s home in the late 1980ā€™s. I was senior manager at an economic consulting/forecasting firm that had Feinsteinā€™s husband as an important client (Dick Blum). I think this was at a time between when Dianne was mayor of San Francisco and US Senator. I have absolutely no memory of meeting her though I am positive she was there.

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And more.

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1356652359347240965?s=21

And stupidly, would give people like me money despite me doing much better this year

And literally still writing letters

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/536874-graham-shoots-down-request-for-feb-8-merrick-garland-hearing

Nope. His is better.

Lmao itā€™s February wtf is going on

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Heads of households is lol. Donā€™t respect the institution of marriage - thatā€™ll cost you $25k asshole.

I normally donā€™t get outraged at Dems being Dems, and failing to be effective, because I dunno, maybe Iā€™m just defeated by all the bullshit, but holy fucking shit STILL not having the committee gavels is straight up insanity.

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New York Times, June 16, 2022 - After a long public battle which upended tradition, indications from Washington D.C. today suggested that Senators Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) were on the precipice of finalizing a power-sharing agreement that would allow Democrats to assume control of committee agendas, elevating their influence in the Senate to a place that they have been anticipating since the November 2020 election.

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I should start a cold takes thread to counter the narritive that snark and cynicism are substitutes for wisdom.

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The 2000 elections resulted in a Senate composed of 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. A historic agreement, worked out by the party floor leaders, in consultation with their Specialist on Congress and party colleagues, was presented to the Senate (S.Res. 8) on January 5, 2001, and agreed the Legislative Process to the same day. The agreement was expanded by a leadership colloquy on January 8, 2001.

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r/iamverysmart

Cya

Love this Psaki clip. The ā€œplaneā€ reference was to a prior question about the air force one color scheme that Trump wanted to change.

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Twitter is catching up with UP about 8 months too late

https://twitter.com/ddayen/status/1356782384746696708?s=21

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Biden today signed an executive order directing 4 cabinet secretaries to figure out how to reunite the families separated at the border under Trump.

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