∞ Monkeys
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New Deal Democrat
Sometimes I do the RICO (Really Intense Cussing Online)
Sometimes I do the RICO (Really Intense Cussing Online)
She's older than Schumer! Durbin is out. I think they look to someone under 70 to be next leader, so no Bernie, Warren or Warner.
Booker, Murphy, maybe Baldwin seem possible. Does Schatz have a shot?
Booker, Murphy, maybe Baldwin seem possible. Does Schatz have a shot?
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
She's older than Schumer! Durbin is out. I think they look to someone under 70 to be next leader, so no Bernie, Warren or Warner.
Booker, Murphy, maybe Baldwin seem possible. Does Schatz have a shot?
Booker, Murphy, maybe Baldwin seem possible. Does Schatz have a shot?
Yeah, she's great.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Yeah, she's great.
There's a broad consensus that immigrants who want to come to work, build lives & become Americans are good for the US. While I think that applies to most people trying to get asylum, the process is shambolic under the best of circumstances & Republican governors will make it worse.
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
It's not a rigorous process in 2025. Everyone knows they'll be rejected.
A system that incentivizes people to present at the border with an asylum claim & be allowed in to adjudicate their claim is unpopular, especially if tax dollars support them in the meantime.
A system that incentivizes people to present at the border with an asylum claim & be allowed in to adjudicate their claim is unpopular, especially if tax dollars support them in the meantime.
November 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
It's not a rigorous process in 2025. Everyone knows they'll be rejected.
A system that incentivizes people to present at the border with an asylum claim & be allowed in to adjudicate their claim is unpopular, especially if tax dollars support them in the meantime.
A system that incentivizes people to present at the border with an asylum claim & be allowed in to adjudicate their claim is unpopular, especially if tax dollars support them in the meantime.
Correct & everyone presenting for an asylum claim is aware of this.
November 12, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Correct & everyone presenting for an asylum claim is aware of this.
I'll have to come up with a "You are now mayor of a big city with fiscal challenges that make your policy incredibly hard to implement" meme.
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I'll have to come up with a "You are now mayor of a big city with fiscal challenges that make your policy incredibly hard to implement" meme.
I think most people are ok with admitting asylum seekers fleeing political, ethnic or religious persecution. The break is that most people presenting for asylum at the border are really looking for work opportunities. We need a system that accepts that.
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
I think most people are ok with admitting asylum seekers fleeing political, ethnic or religious persecution. The break is that most people presenting for asylum at the border are really looking for work opportunities. We need a system that accepts that.
The 19th century immigration policy let almost anyone in, but they were own their own as far as housing & employment. Most people who came already had friends or relatives in the US. I think an immigration policy that honors that history would be popular.
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The 19th century immigration policy let almost anyone in, but they were own their own as far as housing & employment. Most people who came already had friends or relatives in the US. I think an immigration policy that honors that history would be popular.
I think there's a winning message based on spending more money to open up the narrow funnel that's the "normal" immigration system to let people in who have a place to stay & job prospects.
A policy that's using tax dollars to house immigrants is going to be rejected.
A policy that's using tax dollars to house immigrants is going to be rejected.
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I think there's a winning message based on spending more money to open up the narrow funnel that's the "normal" immigration system to let people in who have a place to stay & job prospects.
A policy that's using tax dollars to house immigrants is going to be rejected.
A policy that's using tax dollars to house immigrants is going to be rejected.
There's a broad consensus that immigrants who want to come to work, build lives & become Americans are good for the US. While I think that applies to most people trying to get asylum, the process is shambolic under the best of circumstances & Republican governors will make it worse.
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 AM
There's a broad consensus that immigrants who want to come to work, build lives & become Americans are good for the US. While I think that applies to most people trying to get asylum, the process is shambolic under the best of circumstances & Republican governors will make it worse.
The media decides how they'll cover impeachments & prior experiences makes me assume they'll give it less gravity than the Kendrick-Drake beef.
November 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The media decides how they'll cover impeachments & prior experiences makes me assume they'll give it less gravity than the Kendrick-Drake beef.
This site is massively out of step with how negatively most people viewed huge numbers of asylum seekers attempting to cross the border.
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This site is massively out of step with how negatively most people viewed huge numbers of asylum seekers attempting to cross the border.
I completely forgot about him! I recall some IRS related hearings. This isn't reaching people who watch 15 minutes of evening news while they make tomorrow's lunch for the kids.
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I completely forgot about him! I recall some IRS related hearings. This isn't reaching people who watch 15 minutes of evening news while they make tomorrow's lunch for the kids.
I know a couple of those guys who are tax attorneys! If you ever win the lottery, you probably should hire someone like that to stop you from spending it on bad bitcoin investments & sex scams, but otherwise they're feral brainiacs whose joy in life is telling you you're wrong.
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I know a couple of those guys who are tax attorneys! If you ever win the lottery, you probably should hire someone like that to stop you from spending it on bad bitcoin investments & sex scams, but otherwise they're feral brainiacs whose joy in life is telling you you're wrong.
I doubt many here could list any of the hearings repubs held after they regained the House in 2022. For better or worse, we're entering the era of podcast politicians who mostly communicate directly through social media. My concern is that isn't a skill that necessarily makes a competent legislator.
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I doubt many here could list any of the hearings repubs held after they regained the House in 2022. For better or worse, we're entering the era of podcast politicians who mostly communicate directly through social media. My concern is that isn't a skill that necessarily makes a competent legislator.
I think Congressional hearings aren't nearly as impactful as they were even 20 years ago. Republicans like Trey Gowdy & Jim Jordan mastered the art of "hearings as entertainment" with Benghazi, but ultimately James Comey did far more harm to HRC.
November 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I think Congressional hearings aren't nearly as impactful as they were even 20 years ago. Republicans like Trey Gowdy & Jim Jordan mastered the art of "hearings as entertainment" with Benghazi, but ultimately James Comey did far more harm to HRC.
At least hold it for something where Republicans will really face blowback for no votes. Afaik, not a single repub Senator faced losing their next election in 2022 or 2024.
November 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
At least hold it for something where Republicans will really face blowback for no votes. Afaik, not a single repub Senator faced losing their next election in 2022 or 2024.
I think impeachment is vastly overrated as a way of getting attention, let alone changing voters' minds. It pleases the "do something" types, at least until it turns out to have achieved nothing.
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I think impeachment is vastly overrated as a way of getting attention, let alone changing voters' minds. It pleases the "do something" types, at least until it turns out to have achieved nothing.
A lot more saw snippets, often in the context of "WITCH HUNT!" Instead of MacNeil & Lehrer summarizing over testimony & saying "what's alleged here are serious crimes", you get talking head panels talking about how it will play to the base.
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
A lot more saw snippets, often in the context of "WITCH HUNT!" Instead of MacNeil & Lehrer summarizing over testimony & saying "what's alleged here are serious crimes", you get talking head panels talking about how it will play to the base.
We've got a flood of reported testimony about what they've been doing. Back in the Watergate era, Congressional hearings got coverage on the Big 3 networks that's impossible to replicate. 85% of people saw some of the Watergate hearings. A fraction of that watched the 2019 & 2020 impeachments.
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
We've got a flood of reported testimony about what they've been doing. Back in the Watergate era, Congressional hearings got coverage on the Big 3 networks that's impossible to replicate. 85% of people saw some of the Watergate hearings. A fraction of that watched the 2019 & 2020 impeachments.
It sure seems that way. I don't think it's worth doing unless you have strong indication the Senate might convict. I don't think non-politically obsessed folks see it as "doing something", which seems to be the main argument here.
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It sure seems that way. I don't think it's worth doing unless you have strong indication the Senate might convict. I don't think non-politically obsessed folks see it as "doing something", which seems to be the main argument here.
The post above was "impeach the entire cabinet". I don't think disaffected voters will understand the point of impeaching Lori Chavez-DeRemer or Scott Turner. I'm skeptical they see a series of ultimately unsuccessful impeachments as anything besides political theater.
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The post above was "impeach the entire cabinet". I don't think disaffected voters will understand the point of impeaching Lori Chavez-DeRemer or Scott Turner. I'm skeptical they see a series of ultimately unsuccessful impeachments as anything besides political theater.
Lovely day for the "they could have waited because an appeals court was going to restore SNAP" folks.
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Lovely day for the "they could have waited because an appeals court was going to restore SNAP" folks.
Let's say they start impeachment proceedings against Noem & Hegseth. They boycott & the Senate refuses to convict. I don't know if that changes anyone's mind that's paying any attention.
Your probably better off introducing resolutions curtailing their actions & making Trump veto.
Your probably better off introducing resolutions curtailing their actions & making Trump veto.
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Let's say they start impeachment proceedings against Noem & Hegseth. They boycott & the Senate refuses to convict. I don't know if that changes anyone's mind that's paying any attention.
Your probably better off introducing resolutions curtailing their actions & making Trump veto.
Your probably better off introducing resolutions curtailing their actions & making Trump veto.