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6 votes
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Facebook bans Trump "indefinitely" with Mark Zuckerberg explaining that "the risks of allowing the President to continue to use our service... are simply too great"
36 votes -
In Georgia Runoff Elections, (D) Warnock wins vs (R) Loeffler, (D) Ossof very likely wins vs (R) Purdue
Text post because the big news companies are cowards playing it safe and not calling Ossof yet, though it's basically over Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority (AP News) My...
Text post because the big news companies are
cowardsplaying it safe and not calling Ossof yet, though it's basically overWarnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority (AP News)
My takes below:
What does this mean?
This gives Democrats a thin majority in the senate. Does it mean they have free reign? No, the party is not that unified. In particular, as you probably have heard his name many many times now, Manchin, the "conservative Democrat" from WV is likely to be the kingmaker in votes. So it's not like just anything can get passed, and Manchin will not eliminate the filibuster easily.
So is it pointless?
ABSOLUTELY NOT
It's a huge victory nonetheless for Democrats. Remember, with control of the Senate, Chuck Schumer will be Senate Majority Leader, who controls what legislation the senate votes on. Even bipartisan bills were consistently torpedoed by McConnell who would refuse to even have a vote on it. Now, there is politics that can be done - deals, compromise, whatever. If you can't vote on something, nothing can be done. Things that are overall popular like increased stimulus are also going to pass.
Additionally, perhaps an even bigger deal, Biden can get his nominations through for cabinet and judges. There's an insane amount of unfilled heads of state departments right now, and the rest are filled with people absolutely unfit for the job. Having a real human being be the head of the EPA, or Department of Education, or the Department of Energy, and so forth is a big deal.
It also means that Justice Breyer can safely retire and have another "liberal" Justice take his place.
It's not sweeping control over the government, but it's a immensely superior political situation to McConnell stone walling anything he doesn't want, and Biden having to haggle with McConnell over how incompetent his cabinet needs to be.
48 votes -
Twitter requests deletion of three inciteful tweets from Donald Trump. If tweets remain undeleted, account will remain locked.
@Twitter Safety: As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C., we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe violations of our Civic Integrity policy. https://t.co/k6OkjNG3bM
35 votes -
The Mexican American border: A tale of two colonies (Part 1/2)
3 votes -
Donald Trump response to yesterday violent roitious insurrection at the Capitol
@Donald J. Trump: pic.twitter.com/csX07ZVWGe
21 votes -
US Capitol Police rejected offers of federal help to quell mob
12 votes -
US trade group asks VP Mike Pence to ‘seriously consider' invoking 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump
37 votes -
Joe Biden is certified as the 46th President of the United States
43 votes -
Number of people killed in deadly attacks in the post-9/11 era, by ideology
9 votes -
Pennsylvania Republicans block seating of Democratic state senator, take control from lieutenant governor
20 votes -
Making policy for a low-trust world
6 votes -
AskHistorians write-up on January 2021 sedition at the US Capitol
23 votes -
It Could Happen Here: A podcast series from 2019 about how a second American Civil War might take place
16 votes -
Joint session of US Congress for counting of Electoral College ballots (objections to certify election)
10 votes -
Open-source developer and manager David Recordon named White House Director of Technology
14 votes -
Stop worrying about upper-class suburbanites
14 votes -
Joseph Rainey was the United States' first Black congressman
6 votes -
Jack Ma disappears from his own talent show
13 votes -
Generation Z and the Covid pandemic: "I’m 100% more politicised"
12 votes -
Who named the United States and what alternatives gained the most traction?
5 votes -
Trump took a wrecking ball to media credibility—can Biden repair it?
7 votes -
Why didn't the Virginias reunite?
4 votes -
Historic change to Advance Australia Fair, Australia's national anthem, in the 'spirit of unity'
7 votes -
Officials increasingly alarmed about US President Donald Trump’s power grab
21 votes -
Jair Bolsonaro: 2020 person of the year in organized crime and corruption
8 votes -
Experts lay out the criteria for choosing Biden's CTO, who will be faced with using tech to tackle everything from climate change to vaccine distribution
6 votes -
The daisy ad and an appeal to fear
4 votes -
On Marx, Lincoln, slavery and socialism in the years following the Civil War
13 votes -
The political depravity of unjust pardons
6 votes -
National Police Association 2020 Year in Review: "Another thing furries are doing is dredging the Internet looking for ways to cancel us"
9 votes -
Hiding COVID-19: How Trump Administration guidance suppresses photography of the pandemic
6 votes -
Los Angeles Department of Public Health urges film industry vigilance to help contain COVID-19
7 votes -
Washington’s secret to the perfect Zoom bookshelf? Buy it wholesale.
18 votes -
Email accounts belonging to Finnish MPs were compromised during a cyberattack on the country's parliament in the autumn
6 votes -
Andrew Yang files paperwork to run for New York City mayor
26 votes -
Inside Donald Trump and Bill Barr's last-minute killing spree: The outgoing administration is using its final days to execute the most federal prisoners since World War II
12 votes -
Magic Beans, Baby - a review of Barack Obama's memoir A Promised Land
5 votes -
Trump promises to veto crucial defense-spending bill unless it includes a full repeal of CDA 230, the law that protects online platforms from liability
27 votes -
Fantasy politics
4 votes -
Giving up on the economy-wide carbon pricing dream
7 votes -
Denmark will dig up millions of dead mink after a hasty cull and burial intended to stamp out a coronavirus mutation ended with a new contamination risk
20 votes -
"If it hadn't been for the prompt work of the medics": FSB officer inadvertently confesses murder plot to Alexei Navalny
30 votes -
The full(est possible) story of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference
11 votes -
The Sino-Soviet split: How did Soviet Russia and China become enemies?
3 votes -
Covid-19: St Pancras crowds 'totally irresponsible'
9 votes -
How did the Soviet government work?
4 votes -
Dutch researcher claims that he accessed US President Donald Trump's Twitter account by guessing password
21 votes -
‘This is the reality’: Far-right Newsmax and One America channels grapple uneasily with Joe Biden’s electoral college victory
20 votes -
Former Houston police captain charged with pointing gun at air-conditioner repairman, believing he was a voter fraud 'mastermind'
12 votes