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26 votes
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Leading politicians in Finland have expressed outrage after former prime minister Juha Sipilä was assaulted outside the country's Parliament building
9 votes -
Declassification of secret document reveals US strategy in the Indo-Pacific
7 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 13
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18 votes -
US military issues rare statement denouncing Capitol riot and confirming Biden as next commander-in-chief
35 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 12
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18 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 11
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23 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 10
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17 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 9
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26 votes -
Daily thread - United States 2021 transition of power - January 8
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30 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 -
Hong Kong arrests of pro-democracy activists showcase shrinking tolerance for peaceful opposition
14 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 -
Joe Biden is certified as the 46th President of the United States
43 votes -
Pennsylvania Republicans block seating of Democratic state senator, take control from lieutenant governor
20 votes -
Joint session of Congress for counting of Electoral College ballots (objections to certify election)
10 votes -
Is Substack the media future we want?
8 votes -
FBI found Ghislaine Maxwell using mobile phone data
15 votes -
Julian Assange extradition judgement
9 votes -
India's huge farmer protests, explained
7 votes -
Officials increasingly alarmed about US President Donald Trump’s power grab
21 votes -
The news you may have missed in 2020
8 votes -
Jair Bolsonaro: 2020 person of the year in organized crime and corruption
8 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 -
"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 -
Some Good News: Holiday 2020 Special
6 votes -
Germany and Finland have repatriated five women and eighteen children from Syrian camps housing suspected family members of Islamic State militants
6 votes -
A riveting ISIS story, told in a Times podcast, falls apart (Caliphate podcast)
8 votes -
‘This is the reality’: Far-right Newsmax and One America channels grapple uneasily with 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 -
A record breaking number of journalists arrested in the US this year
11 votes -
Michigan man jailed for nearly four decades exonerated after witness admits to lying
12 votes -
US Electoral College affirms Joe Biden’s victory
25 votes -
FSB team of chemical weapon experts implicated in Alexey Navalny Novichok poisoning
13 votes -
Norway may stop British and EU vessels fishing in its waters from January 1st – talks held up by London's protracted Brexit standoff with Brussels
8 votes -
Supreme Court rejects Texas lawsuit seeking to subvert election
21 votes -
US Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump ally’s push to overturn Joe Biden win in Pennsylvania
23 votes -
The Correspondent will stop publishing on 1 January 2021
15 votes -
Authorities in Boise, Idaho are investigating after the only Anne Frank memorial in the US was defaced with swastika stickers
12 votes -
Scientists identified a green, poisonous gas used by Federal agents on Portland protesters
40 votes -
'Armed protesters' target Michigan official's home
14 votes -
China has accused Danish politicians of violating 'the basic norms governing international relations' in a dispute over Hong Kong opposition activist Ted Hui
6 votes -
Matt Taibbi: Hate Inc., Why today's media makes us despise one another (Hosted by PennState)
6 votes -
An anti-gay Hungarian politician has resigned after being caught by the police fleeing a 25-man orgy through a window
27 votes -
Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau encounters monolith in Red Rock Country
28 votes -
India looks to resume Iran, Venezuela oil imports under Biden
7 votes