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President Trump’s visit to the migrant detention center in the Everglades was meant to highlight the issue that binds his party to him more than anything else — immigration.

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Ms. Noem told a story about a recent detainee. “The other day, I was talking to some marshals that have been partnering with ICE,” she said. “They said that they had detained a cannibal and put him on a plane to take him home, and while they had him in his seat, he started to eat himself and they had to get him off and get him medical attention.” (The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to questions seeking clarity about the episode Ms. Noem described on Tuesday).

Needless to say, the cannibalism thing is total fiction. Its worth calling your rep and asking them to stop HR 1.

 

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A new report documents how cities around the world are becoming more liveable and sustainable in the face of climate change.

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A revival of U.S. solar panel manufacturing that began during the first Trump administration could end with the phasing out of tax incentives for clean energy.

We managed to get the actual tax on solar removed from the bill in the Senate, so some level of change is in fact possible. The House is where it's at now, so Americans need to give your rep a call and tell them to reject this year's budget over this (or any of the other things in it)

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No, but it means you won't be able to eat the rich.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They don't directly kill people; they make people allergic to mammal meat, so that they can't eat that any more.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago

There are things they Democrats should have been doing in addition to what they've done, but they can't actually stop budget bills like this one unless four Republican Senators join them.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

The public land sales are now supposedly out of the bill, which is currently stalled as they try to get 50 Republican Senators to vote to set a time limit on debate

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago

This is a post about weather. Removed as off topic.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Their paymasters are very unsure about wanting humanity to survive:

Douthat: I think you would prefer the human race to endure, right?

Thiel: Uh ——

Douthat: You’re hesitating.

Thiel: Well, I don’t know. I would — I would ——

Douthat: This is a long hesitation!

Thiel: There’s so many questions implicit in this.

Douthat: Should the human race survive?

Thiel: Yes.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 21 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Yes — the racism and hate are more important to them.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 21 points 5 days ago (8 children)

That means actually having 60+ votes or ending the filibuster

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

There is now news coverage of what's going on - you'll need to register to access the article.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago

Yes, the idea is to criminalize anything they see as not funneling more money to billionaires.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

What they did was impose the foreign-sourced-critical-materials excise tax on wind and solar based on percentages that aren't attainable because they cut off support for US manufacturing of those materials and components (eg: magnets and solar cells)

It's in the bill text, not any article that I've seen.

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