Amtrak no longer has to live hand to mouth after being starved of funding for decades https://fortune.com/2024/05/06/amtrak-infrastructure-biden-transportation-railroads-travel-stephen-gardner-federal-goverment/
"less than a year into #Bidenβs presidency, #Amtrak got a transformative commitment of $66 billion, 4x the amount it had gotten in the previous 6 years. It marked a sea change, because Amtrak can now afford to both keep its current fleet of #trains running and also invest in much needed #infrastructure upgradesβinstead of having to choose between the two"
βTwo people who were wounded at Trump's rally are in the hospital and one person is dead.
Trump didn't visit the hospital or the family of the man who was killed.
He went golfing.
Nothing more needs to be said.β
Via \ Eric Foltz #USAPolitics #cdnpolitics
@locksmithprime @66gardeners @ScottSoCal @GottaLaff @emptywheel He is now both a martyr and a stochastic terrorist. Come full circle.
If Biden doesn't run in November, the Heritage Foundation and their allies will stage another Brooks Brothers Riot to keep the replacement Democrat candidate off the ballot in every state they can reach. They'll shop for Federalist Society judges and tie them up using procedural delays until after the election. The result will be a victory for Trump by default. If any cases *do* get to the supreme court, Clarence Thomas et al will rule in their own self-interest.
This is how you get a coup.
You donβt hear a lot of prominent women of color calling for Biden to step down. Here are a few reasons why:
1. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
2. Secretary of the Interior Deb Harland
3. Vice President Kamala Harris
4. More Black women appointed to federal circuit courts than all previous presidents combined
5. $16B in support for HBCUs
Think about who is calling for him to step down. Our job right now is to focus on reelecting Biden-Harris. If you care, thatβs your job, too.
Convo between me and my Nigerian American dad a few years ago:
π§πΏββοΈHey Pops! How much do you know about cryptocurrency?
π΄πΏ It sounds like scams. Is it scams?
π§πΏββοΈOK, so you know about crypto. Anyway, most countries have banned crypto mining, because it taxes energy grids. Texas' grid is already fragile, but your governor is inviting more crypto --
π΄πΏSo we should buy a generator? Like in Nigeria?
π§πΏββοΈOr solar. Because crypto --
π΄πΏ Why are you making the story so long? Crypto is scams. Buy generator.
This election is "nothing short of a referendum on our 248-year democracy, and a choice between a trustworthy public servant who upholds American values and a serial liar who wants to push the country into authoritarianism."
Editorial: One candidate is patently unfit for the White House: Trump - Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-07-11/la-trump-unfit-for-office-biden-election
Has anyone watched the show "Geek Girl" on Netflix? I'm watching it now. The lead character is autistic. The circumstances aren't my life - I've never been a model - but the feelings, the struggles, the questions? Oh yeah, that's me.
#GOP #governor #candidate calls to β#killβ the #left, βKill them!β
He also considers #LGBTQ+ #people as "#filthy" "#demons" who "mentally #rape" #children.
β You will find way more #Christian #pastors #raping children then you will LGBTQ people.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #NorthCarolina #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/07/gop-governor-candidate-calls-to-kill-the-left-kill-them/
So... me. Work in aerospace, more space, not as much aero. Can fix my own car, choose not to. Can fix the random appliance of your choice. Hardcore introvert in person, which is why I love online. Lifelong science fiction fan. Read constantly. Scalzi is my favorite author, because he mixes exactly the right amount of snark into his writing. Together with a guy 30+ years, married since it was legal. Own a home in CA and don't plan to leave unless I immigrate to another country.