daradean.bsky.social
@daradean.bsky.social
I am an 84 year old who has been a voter my adult life and I have never seen such abuse of power as what is going on now in the republican party in congress. What has happened to the party of law and order? Where is their backbone?
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U.S. President Donald Trump may have paused his plans to impose crushing tariffs on Canada, but evidence abounds of the damage he has inflicted on the relations between the two nations. | via @nytimes
Betrayed: How Trump’s tariff threats tore the U.S.-Canada bond
Donald Trump’s menacing rhetoric seems to have fractured the fraternal trust that has been the core of the relationship between the U.S. and Canada.
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February 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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You wouldn't dismantle the agency that protects consumers for corporate abuse and scams unless you wanted your rich buddies to be able to abuse and scam consumers.
February 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Anyone out there ever work in Treasury Payments? I'm curious if this is actually the case:

The Secure Payment System (SPS) employs a strict separation of duties as a core security measure.

The point of the ? Is to know how many people are required to approve a payment and where are they located
February 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The Democrats needs more people in Congress like Jasmine Crockett and Jamie Raskin.
Jasmine Crockett, after accusing colleagues of castrating their Constitutional duty, said, “My job is to make sure we don’t have any kings or queens in this country, but it seems like you all have decided it’s going to be Mr. King and his queen. And y’all can pick which one is which.”
February 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM