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- Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:55 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: Gay Marriage / LGBTQ Rights / Equality Act
- Replies: 687
- Views: 110273
Re: Gay Marriage / LGBTQ Rights / Equality Act
Justin Baragona
@justinbaragona
Jesus Christ.
Here's Rand Paul likening transition surgery to "genital mutilation" while questioning Dr. Rachel Levine, a trans woman, at her confirmation hearing.
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:17 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
- Replies: 238
- Views: 32104
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
https://twitter.com/taygoldenstein/status/1365015548157964289 Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein · 7m Wow, this from Curt Morgan, CEO of Vistra Corp, on Texas power failure: "I was a big proponent of this market, and my faith has been shaken. I think we have to look a something that is more sta...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:11 pm
- Forum: COVID-19 and its several variants
- Topic: Coronavirus on a Personal Basis
- Replies: 1478
- Views: 99394
Re: Coronavirus on a Personal Basis
Mrs. V's youngest brother has recovered from Covid-19. He has returned to his usual living group at the care facility.
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:00 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
- Replies: 238
- Views: 32104
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Very cold weather is a problem for Texas. When it gets very cold buildings demand more gas and electricity for heating. Much of TX electricity is generated using gas. So the demand for gas increases greatly and suddenly. When the demand for gas exceeds contracted supply users turn to the spot market...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:41 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
- Replies: 238
- Views: 32104
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
It seems from the hearing today that Texas state legislators from both parties don't know much about the deregulated electric power market that they created.
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:33 pm
- Forum: U.S. Culture and Media
- Topic: The United States Women's National Soccer Team
- Replies: 9
- Views: 932
The United States Women's National Soccer Team
Yesterday the USNWT won the SheBelieves Cup for the 2nd time in a row. The US was undefeated beating Canada, Brazil and Argentina.
Not many people noticed.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/0 ... -standings
Not many people noticed.
https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2021/0 ... -standings
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:07 pm
- Forum: General Stuff
- Topic: Weather Alerts
- Replies: 2468
- Views: 495092
Re: Weather Alerts
South Carolina https://twitter.com/KatPhillipsTV/status/1364958274395795465 Katherine Phillips WMBF @KatPhillipsTV A look at the flooding from Rosewood Dr in the Socastee area. HCPD are out keeping people who don’t live in this neighborhood from coming through. Neighbors here are trying to keep the ...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:58 pm
- Forum: Worst of the Right-Wing Pieholes
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
- Replies: 3458
- Views: 670427
Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
Manu Raju
@mkraju
Marjorie Taylor Greene has figured out a way to get attention from her House colleagues. Force a vote of the full chamber on a motion to adjourn, which she's done for a second straight day. Ties up the floor for about an hour.
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:57 pm
- Forum: Worst of the Right-Wing Pieholes
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
- Replies: 3458
- Views: 670427
Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
https://twitter.com/sambrodey/status/1364992042816987151 Sam Brodey @sambrodey · 23m For the second day in a row, Rep. Greene has forced a procedural motion to adjourn the House, forcing every member to come back to the floor for a vote. They love doing this!! This is the congressional equivalent of...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:31 pm
- Forum: Worst of the Right-Wing Pieholes
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
- Replies: 3458
- Views: 670427
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:29 pm
- Forum: Worst of the Right-Wing Pieholes
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
- Replies: 3458
- Views: 670427
Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
https://twitter.com/PetitePhD/status/1364984464615563269 Allison McCague, PhD DNABaseball @PetitePhD · 3h I know she’s an internet troll, but I feel compelled to say that the continued co-opting of “trust the science” from someone who won’t wear a mask is something. Also I have a PhD in human geneti...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:22 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
- Replies: 238
- Views: 32104
Re: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Lauren McGaughy Glowing star
@lmcgaughy
Lawmakers yelling at power companies to tell them who is responsible for turning *their* power off when they wrote the laws that set up the system we have.
Just sayin'.
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:14 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
- Replies: 238
- Views: 32104
Texas Big Freeze Aftermath
Legislature holding hearings today. Trying to pin the blame on anyone but themselves. https://twitter.com/taygoldenstein/status/1364983733716213762 Taylor Goldenstein @taygoldenstein Replying to @taygoldenstein (On a sidenote, lawmakers have been asking a lot of basic questions about how the system ...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:49 am
- Forum: COVID-19 and its several variants
- Topic: New Covid-19 Variants
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3315
New Covid-19 Variants
Laurie Garrett ATTN, New Yorkers: There's a new type of #SARSCoV2 in town -- a mutant that may outwit our #COVID19 #vaccines. Here's what we know so far: 1.) A @Caltech team has been screening viral samples from USA and noted a new mutant appeared in November in NYC, dubbing it B.1.526. 2/ The @Calt...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 10:00 am
- Forum: Worst of the Right-Wing Pieholes
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
- Replies: 3458
- Views: 670427
Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1364951891780714502 Aaron Rupar @atrupar · 8m Rep. Newman's daughter is trans, so this is a direct attack on her family. Despicable. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene @RepMTG · 15h Our neighbor, @RepMarieNewman, wants to pass the so-called "Equality" Act to des...
- Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:55 am
- Forum: The Big Lie & Aftermath of The Former Guy
- Topic: New York State Investigations of Trump and Related
- Replies: 1094
- Views: 199130
Re: New York State Investigations of Trump and Related
https://twitter.com/jeremyherb/status/1364948597289213959 Jeremy Herb @jeremyherb · 26m NEW: The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has obtained former President Trump’s tax returns and related records, report Prosecutors obtained the records Monday, just hours after the Supreme Court denied Trump...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:38 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: CPAC Conferences
- Replies: 586
- Views: 52361
Re: CPAC Conference 2021
https://twitter.com/daveweigel/status/1364673928938061828 Dave Weigel @daveweigel · 2h The single biggest difference I see between CPAC 2021 and previous CPACs: No NRA sponsorship. They've been six-figure supporters for years, build a giant booth in exhibit hall, get Wayne LaPierre onstage for a ste...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:35 pm
- Forum: Worst of the Right-Wing Pieholes
- Topic: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
- Replies: 3458
- Views: 670427
Re: Marjorie Taylor Greene [R - Deliverance Country]
Close ally of Marjorie Taylor Greene among those in Capitol mob https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/24/politics/kfile-marjorie-taylor-greene-close-ally-in-capitol-mob/index.html In fact, Anthony Aguero, a conservative livestreamer, activist and associate of Greene, said on video following the January 6 ass...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:23 pm
- Forum: Introduce Yourself
- Topic: Meanwhile on the North Fork...........
- Replies: 1407
- Views: 141243
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:16 pm
- Forum: U.S. Culture and Media
- Topic: Tiger Woods - "Probably" a career-ender this time
- Replies: 56
- Views: 12809
Re: Tiger Woods - "Probably" a career-ender this time
https://twitter.com/usatgraphics/status/1364360781404512260 USA TODAY Graphics @usatgraphics · 22h Video and photographs suggest the vehicle may have crossed over a median while headed north on Hawthorne Boulevard, striking a sign for Rolling Hills Estates: https://usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/202...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:02 pm
- Forum: COVID-19 and its several variants
- Topic: Prominent People with Covid-19
- Replies: 191
- Views: 21157
Prominent People with Covid-19
Nat Herz
@Nat_Herz
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Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy is positive for COVID-19 with mild symptoms, his office just announced. #AKleg
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:49 pm
- Forum: Current Politics
- Topic: GOP Gossip
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2964
GOP Gossip
https://twitter.com/Olivia_Beavers/status/1364692842455699456 Olivia Beavers @Olivia_Beavers · 18m SCOOP with @MZanona : Freshman Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) got into a passionate exchange over immigration issues w/ former Trump aide Stephen Miller during a meeting with a group of House Repub...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:29 pm
- Forum: Law and Lawsuits
- Topic: Post Big Freeze Lawsuits
- Replies: 22
- Views: 5917
Re: Post Big Freeze Lawsuits
https://twitter.com/davejourno/status/1364685063498080256 David Lee @davejourno A Dallas County woman just now sued @Oncor & @ERCOT_ISO in state court over #TexasBlackouts & #WinterStormUri, claims her paralyzed 70yo mom's "skin stuck to the plastic surface" due to the cold. I'll h...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:34 pm
- Forum: Other weirdos
- Topic: Christopher Cantwell
- Replies: 0
- Views: 989
Christopher Cantwell
Christopher Cantwell gets 41 months The gun-worshiping New Hampshire neo-Nazi podcaster was sentenced for trying to extort a rival. https://www.informant.news/p/christopher-cantwell-gets-41-months Christopher Cantwell, the New Hampshire neo-Nazi podcaster found guilty of extortion and threats direc...
- Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:31 pm
- Forum: Elections 2022
- Topic: 2020 Elections
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1422
2020 Elections
UPDATE: Maricopa County, AZ Audit Finds No Fraud https://www.democracydocket.com/2021/02/update-maricopa-county-az-audit-finds-no-fraud/ On Tuesday, the results of a Republican-requested audit found no evidence of fraud or “vote-switching” in the Maricopa County 2020 election. The audit examined th...