We have a strange democracy in America
Progressive and centrist Americans are apoplectic over of Trump's nominees, and the prospect that all (or almost all) will be confirmed. But this is how we do it. We elected Trump fair and square, and the president gets his cabinet. These hearings are not really a yes/no prospect most of the time. They serve a different purpose: To pave and shape the political arena that this presidency will operate in for the next few years. So the hearings are important, but they are not really there to decide who gets in each of these jobs.
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No, FEMA isn’t giving California wildfire victims only $770
No, FEMA isn’t giving California wildfire victims only $770
Posts spreading on social media claim that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is only giving California wildfire victims a one-time, $770 payment. But that’s false and misrepresents how disaster help from the federal government works.www.rumorguard.org
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Introduction
Hi. I'm new here. I'm a writer, political activist, and educator. I'm a #DFL officer (#Democrat) in Minnesota, and an Indivisible co-leader in a couple of #Indivisible groups. I tutor students in #SAT and #ACT prep, and select areas of science. I have a novel out there somewhere (In Search of Sungudogo), and I'm working on others.
My substack is Auspicious Subtext auspicioussubtext.substack.com…
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Alternative to the Inaugural boycott
Maybe stop virtue signalling about not watching the inaugural. Maybe it's true that we lost cuz we abandoned certain spaces. Maybe Thing 1 on Day 1 shouldn't be to proudly continue to do that.
Let's all go to the nearest sports bar, have some chicken wings and a beer, and take it all in there.
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