145 social security, the post office, and other things in the crosshairs


Guys, we're having a little democracy issue.

Seriously.

Dear leader is going after mail-in voting with his usual drive-it-like-you-stole-it approach.

Why does he want to do this?

Why?

Ok, let me back this shit show up a minute. I don't really know why dear leader is so psyched to get rid of social security, other than he will never need it, and he likes misery.

But here's that word again. Remember, when he says "payroll tax" you hear "gut social security."

So Congress and the President usually take the month of August off, like the rest of the civilized world, but not the people they represent. The house, controlled by Democrats, came up with a new relief package months ago, but the Senate, controlled by Republicans, can't come up with a compromise. As a result, vacation is delayed.

And in an election year, that month of vacation makes for some very important campaigning. So dear leader went completely out of his role once again, and is attempting to set up his own relief package, so while stumping he doesn't have to stand there in front of people and say, 'you're completely fucked.' (There is an election in 3 months and 30 million people were collecting unemployment benefits that expired a week ago.) He's attempting to offer less money to unemployed people, some sort of empty promise about looking into evictions and foreclosures, and this call to remove the safety net which is likely keeping a huge chunk of his voters housed indoors, but never referred to by name.

Meanwhile, this is senator turtle's defense. Dems "sabotaged backroom talks."

Since the fuck when did "backroom talks" become some sort of respectable way of doing business?

Oh right, doing business isn't the point. 

Killing democracy, that's the point. Creating wage slaves, that's the point. Stealing your money, that's the point. Making sure you blame the sucker on the rung below you, that's the point.

Nobody is calling our pandemic response a general strike, but you know what? I'm wondering if we all might just need to step-up the shelter in place in October.

Google has me figured out.

This is pretty much the future of cars. Electric drivetrain, swappable body on top.

Hey, guys, what's wrong with an evangelical leader having a little fun on his yacht?

Clearly he's just being silly, posing with a friend.

Exactly the kind of stuff you do in college. (Maybe not when you're the president of the college, but whatever.)

2020.

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