All purpose news and politics thread part VII: News & Politics Total Landscaping

[shooshoomanjoe]

Biden’s economy vs. Trump’s, in 12 charts

President Biden has struggled to convince Americans that his policies are improving their finances.

Which policies are helping peoples' finances? The inflation without an increase in wages is taking a hit on people's wallets.

[Catlady in training]

Inside the MAGA Plan to Attack Birth Control, Surveil Women and Ban the Abortion Pill
Republicans’ Project 2025 blueprint spells out how they’ll leverage virtually every arm, tool and agency of the federal government to attack abortion.

[Tami]

Inside the MAGA Plan to Attack Birth Control, Surveil Women and Ban the Abortion Pill
Republicans’ Project 2025 blueprint spells out how they’ll leverage virtually every arm, tool and agency of the federal government to attack abortion.

You mean to Attack Women in the guise of going after Abortion. Because, god forbid a woman ever again being in a position of power or authority.

[The Cool Thatguy]

You mean to Attack Women in the guise of going after Abortion. Because, god forbid a woman ever again being in a position of power or authority.

God knows that was Hillary's cardinal sin.

A woman with the ambition of a man? Heresy!

[Mister Mets]

Jan. 6 attack was 'exactly' what Trump intended, special counsel claims in court filing - December 6, 2023







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WATCH: Former White House aide says Trump knew Jan. 6 protesters had weapons - Jun 28, 2022





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Evaluating the Jan. 6 Committees Evidence, in Full - August 21, 2022



Trump may have believed that Nothing Bad would happen to Him.....but he clearly Knew and Wanted something Bad to Happen to Congress.

I doubt that Trump would have shed a single tear if the mob had killed any of his best Congressional Republican Boot Lickers.

Jack Smith isn't prosecuting Trump for insurrection, which makes it difficult to say that this has been established as a fact.

[Tami]

Jack Smith isn't prosecuting Trump for insurrection, which makes it difficult to say that this has been established as a fact.

I'd hate to have you as a Juror on any trial ... you would always be the one to create a hung jury regardless of the evidence presented.

[Totoro Man]

For something lighter, UK's "favorite" minister, Cruella de Vil (AKA Suella Braverman, the one who claimed that homelessness is a lifestyle choice) received a prestigeous award D*ck of the Year. You can watch her receive it here:

although people choosing to become homeless is certainly a small percentage of the overall homeless population... we shouldn't pretend choice doesn't play a role in sustaining the homeless populations at their present level.

it's pretty rare, but I've personally met numerous people that all CHOSE to be homeless:

one decided it wasn't worth the trouble of paying rent and utilities and lived in the care. one of them was a retired woman that felt it was easier to be homeless and sell newspapers than to deal with all of the traditional hassles associated with owning a home. (at any rate, that's what she TOLD me)

I knew several guys who chose to become homeless so they couldn't be found by their ex-wives and didn't have to pay child support.

another fellow I knew tried to scam his elderly sister out of her lifesavings in court, claiming she was incompetent. what makes this crazy is that he was using her retirement to help pay his personal bills and support his drug habit WHILE he lived on her property! his sister counter-sued and claimed elder abuse. the guy lost the case in less than a month because he chose to represent himself in court (because no lawyer would work for him)! his entire line of questioning basically supported his sister's countersuit. he was found guilty of elderly abuse and got stuck with a restraining order. he became homeless afterwards because the judge decided his sister was safer with him not being nearby. since he couldn't keep a regular job, and lived at her place, this effectively sealed his fate.

I knew two other guys that actively chose to be homeless because they wanted to spend all of their disposable income on alcohol and drugs. they couch surfed until they burned through all of their friends and then wandered about the streets.

sure, all that stuff is anecdotal... but when significant government programs get virtually no response for offers of assistance... it's hard NOT to see the perspective that for some of these people being homeless is something of a choice. only a TINY FRACTION of the people who were offered help in Portland bothered to accept. many of these people did not choose to be homeless, but for various reasons, many of them (in Portland) are choosing to avoid permanent shelter when it is offered on conditional terms.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...gly%20disagree.

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/...ere-swept.html

in Portland they actually changed tactics because they found that they weren't really getting the results they wanted. it's not like Portland has become less liberal in their political ideas... it's just that they decided that they have to do something else. when your current tactics fail to achieve the desired results, it makes sense to try another.

to assume that every person consciously chooses to be homeless is a pretty extreme form of denial. but to pretend that NOBODY chooses to become homeless, or to remain so, is another form of denial. I've known too many people over the years to ignore that very real possibility. I can't ignore the journalism and public reports that indicate that some of these people would rather STAY homeless than change the way they live. we can offer them all the public services that we want... but if they refuse, are we supposed to violate their free will and force them to do what society considers best for them?

[Catlady in training]

Double post.
Is it just me, or it very slow again here?

[Catlady in training]

You mean to Attack Women in the guise of going after Abortion. Because, god forbid a woman ever again being in a position of power or authority.

Well, we all know that the easiest way to reduce abortions would be better sex education and more accessible birth control. But for that, the actual goal would have to be to reduce the number of abortions and for most of them, it's not that.

[AnakinFlair]

Double post.
Is it just me, or it very slow again here?

It's not a thread issue, it's a board issue. It always takes a bit to load pages, at least for me.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Biden’s economy vs. Trump’s, in 12 charts

Gas prices are pretty low right now. Of course, Qpublicans aren’t saying a damn thing about that.

[AnakinFlair]

Gas prices are pretty low right now. Of course, Qpublicans aren’t saying a damn thing about that.

But they aren't as low as they were when the pandemic was raging and thousands of people were dying, so of course Biden is a failure.

[Tami]

Gas prices are pretty low right now. Of course, Qpublicans aren’t saying a damn thing about that.

But they aren't as low as they were when the pandemic was raging and thousands of people were dying, so of course Biden is a failure.

Anytime I hear about people complainin about the price of gas, I always think back to the late 1980's when the price of a gallon of gas was $1. This gives me perspective.

[ed2962]

I've been seeing people fake complaining about spending like $40 at some fast food place for one person and implying it's Biden's inflation or cuz of $15 minimum wage. I'm like "Where do these people supposedly live?" I live within walking distance of almost a dozen restaurants and fast food joints and can easily get a filling meal for say $13 or less.

[AnakinFlair]

I've been seeing people fake complaining about spending like $40 at some fast food place for one person and implying it's Biden's inflation or cuz of $15 minimum wage. I'm like "Where do these people supposedly live?" I live within walking distance of almost a dozen restaurants and fast food joints and can easily get a filling meal for say $13 or less.

While they are overexaggerating, they aren't wrong that fast food prices have gone up. I get the same two hamburger meal from McDonalds every time I go there. And while I used to be able to get it for under $5, now it can be between $7-$9.