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Post by enchanted on Jan 27, 2023 11:32:01 GMT -6
I know nothing about the debt ceiling (other than hearing it and know it has been used as a weapon to force budget cuts), so if this guy said this to me, I would probably assume he was right. I'm guessing though, that he isn't?
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Post by jaygee on Jan 27, 2023 11:52:25 GMT -6
Honestly. Here’s what I’m hoping for right now. That Senator Feinstein resigns early and Newsom appoints someone and then we are all happy. I know people want to vote and not have the governor appoint but it’s already too much drama for me. Didn't she already say she won't retire early and won't make a determination about running until 2024? 😬 But yes, early retirement would really be helpful right about now. I don’t think she will resign/retire unless something happens or someone intervenes. I am not wishing something to happen to her. I hope someone can convince her to resign. It’s a hard situation but I don’t believe she is currently fit for office. I have so much respect for her career and general legacy. But I don’t feel well represented in the senate right now.
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Post by elle on Jan 27, 2023 11:59:56 GMT -6
Didn't she already say she won't retire early and won't make a determination about running until 2024? 😬 But yes, early retirement would really be helpful right about now. I don’t think she will resign/retire unless something happens or someone intervenes. I am not wishing something to happen to her. I hope someone can convince her to resign. It’s a hard situation but I don’t believe she is currently fit for office. I have so much respect for her career and general legacy. But I don’t feel well represented in the senate right now. Yep, I feel exactly the same.* *though she hasn't been my Senator since we moved five months ago
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Post by clucky on Jan 27, 2023 12:02:33 GMT -6
When anyone says “use common sense” or similar, my initial thought is “have you met people?” It is non-guidance without boundaries. I love when pundits say "voters are smart" and then five seconds later are like, "After the commercial, we'll introduce you to the man who shot himself in the foot because he tried to pose on a live alligator for an instagram photo. The alligator ate his wife, who was holding the camera" Freedom!
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Post by dc2london on Jan 27, 2023 12:02:36 GMT -6
Didn't she already say she won't retire early and won't make a determination about running until 2024? 😬 But yes, early retirement would really be helpful right about now. I don’t think she will resign/retire unless something happens or someone intervenes. I am not wishing something to happen to her. I hope someone can convince her to resign. It’s a hard situation but I don’t believe she is currently fit for office. I have so much respect for her career and general legacy. But I don’t feel well represented in the senate right now. After the life and career she has had I don't understand not wanting to just....retire. like I do not get Dianne and Grassley wanting to continue doing a job they've done for literal decades. Do you not want to take any time to just relax? Joe I kinda get bc he has wanted to be POTUS for 30 years, but these old ass Senators....
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Post by dc2london on Jan 27, 2023 12:07:08 GMT -6
Dan Goldman is an excellent addition to the Cutie Caucus Who else is in this caucus? *I* would say Eric Swalwell, Ritchie Torrez, Jimmy Gomez, Jim Himes.. .to name a few
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Post by cnf on Jan 27, 2023 13:35:29 GMT -6
It is truly mind boggling. I have a 6 year old, and he told another kid that he wanted to hurt him as a joke (obviously it is not funny, it's been dealt with, he doesn't have major behavioral concerns etc etc) a week ago and I had a phone call from the Dean of students within an hour and he had to meet with the kid and the Dean to reach a resolution. And that was just a very bad joke. The disparity in how schools handle these threads is astounding. I had something similar with my 4th grader last week. She said jokingly, not realizing the severity of her comment about a gun to another student and I had a phone call from the principal immediately. They grilled me about guns in the house and if they were locked, etc. I mean they took it so seriously. A school I used to teach in, a student made a violent threat over FB live at like 1am and another student saw it and called the police immediately. By 4am his house had been searched, weapons removed, and he was suspended pending a superintendent hearing for expulsion because it ended up being a credible threat. I had him as a student. He had been in my class the day before. You better believe we pulled out the metal detectors the next morning and had SPD running kids through and doing bag searches. We had a student murdered earlier that year by gun shot, so.
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Post by bitsandpieces on Jan 27, 2023 13:41:55 GMT -6
The tweet didn't load at first, so with zero context the only person I could think of was Michael Bolton 🤣
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Post by fatpony on Jan 27, 2023 15:39:53 GMT -6
The tweet didn't load at first, so with zero context the only person I could think of was Michael Bolton 🤣
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Post by klw on Jan 27, 2023 17:45:32 GMT -6
I'm not at work this week, but received an email about an incident yesterday. It said that a student made an "unsafe comment" to a staff member. This prompted an immediate reaction with district admin and our buildings constable showed up. The comment was "proved to be false". These are 3 and 4 year olds.
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Post by elle on Jan 27, 2023 17:51:49 GMT -6
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Post by willow on Jan 27, 2023 18:34:01 GMT -6
Fuck the Tyre Nichols details make me physically ill. I mean, of course it does. But fuck fuck fuck.
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Post by dc2london on Jan 27, 2023 18:42:38 GMT -6
The footage of police killing Tyre Nichols' has been released. I am just sending so many prayers to his family.
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Post by sifl on Jan 27, 2023 19:09:14 GMT -6
I would ask that folks don’t share the video footage. It’s not necessary to be outraged or sickened or to want to take action. And it can cause harm to some who see it. 💔
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Post by addymac on Jan 27, 2023 19:19:28 GMT -6
I just can’t with the release of the video. My heart hurts so much. Ugh.
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Post by klw on Jan 27, 2023 19:48:21 GMT -6
I will not watch the footage. I made th mistake of watching the body cam video from the Paul Pelosi attack. So horrible
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Post by addymac on Jan 27, 2023 20:51:44 GMT -6
I would ask that folks don’t share the video footage. It’s not necessary to be outraged or sickened or to want to take action. And it can cause harm to some who see it. 💔 Agreed 100%. Not watching any video of anyone being killed or attacked. Don’t need to see it to believe it or to want a sliver of justice. Fucking monsters.
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Post by dc2london on Jan 27, 2023 20:56:42 GMT -6
This is not a triggery video, it's a video of his skateboardong talent
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Post by richard on Jan 28, 2023 7:52:38 GMT -6
In some good news, our state legislature passed the PRO act.
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Post by elle on Jan 28, 2023 9:27:23 GMT -6
It's never-ending.
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Post by elle on Jan 28, 2023 9:27:49 GMT -6
This is not a triggery video, it's a video of his skateboardong talent This is beautiful. 💔
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elle
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Post by elle on Jan 29, 2023 10:35:04 GMT -6
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Post by jkjacq on Jan 29, 2023 11:37:06 GMT -6
I’m working on slides for a meeting on Wednesday and it’s ridiculous that I have to leave the number as XX until right before I start. I honestly don’t think most average citizens understand the sheer volume of gun related deaths until we show them in detail.
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