"Congressional Republicans have approved the most fiscally irresponsible budget resolution... It allows Congress to slash taxes by $5.3 trillion and expand spending by $517 billion over the decade. This $5.8 trillion addition to the deficit (plus interest) would exceed the cost of the 2017 tax cuts, 2020 CARES Act, 2021 American Rescue Plan, and 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—combined."
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Congressional Republicans Might Set Off the Debt Bomb
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Congressional Republicans Might Set Off the Debt Bomb

Their new budget framework is the most irresponsible in modern history—and will put the American economy on a very dangerous trajectory.

^{Jessica Riedl (The Atlantic)}

A reminder that toilets in the UK are NOT single-sex spaces whatever Falkner wants you to believe.

Many of us have been caught desperately short in a long queue at the Women's in a nightclub and run into the entirely empty Men's. It's accepted practice. That would be illegal if they were single-sex spaces.

Taking your child of a different sex into the loos to wee in a cubicle because you can't send a toddler in alone, illegal.

You get the picture.

Putting the Gents and Ladies signs up is a suggestion for the purposes of societal norms. It doesn't create a single-sex space for the purposes of the Equality Act. It *could* potentially, but it overwhelmingly doesn't. This is what Sumption was saying, though he hinted he thought that could change.

If Falkner has her way, it will. Enjoy wetting yourselves when you're out clubbing ladies, and don't try to take your male baby into the Ladies anywhere lest you suffer the wrath of the Gender Police

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US citizens: Call on the Senate to reject Ed Martinâ as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. His praise for a notorious January 6 rioter should disqualify him from any position in the government; in this position, he will leave Congress exposed to physical violence.

Urge the Senate to Reject Ed Martin!

Donald Trump’s latest nominee for a powerful federal office is raising serious red flags – and for good reason. He’s nominated far-right political operative Ed Martin to serve as U.S.

^PFAW

Advice wanted

I have an energy-limiting chronic illness and am looking for online places to chat to people when I’m too tired to leave the house and am feeling lonely.

A friend has recommended Discord, but I don’t really know where to start. Any tips for there or other online spaces?

5 employees of a security firm, LEAR Asset Management in Northern #Idaho have been charged with assault and false imprisonment while conducting their ‘job’ at a #TownHall meeting.

Their names are Paul Trouette, Russell Dunne, Christofer Berg, Jesse Jones and Alex Trouette IV. A sixth thug, Michael Keller, was ‘volunteering’ and was also arrested. #FAFO huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-idaho…

#Resist. #DoNotComply and #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists in #USpol.

6 Men Charged After Woman Was Dragged Out Of Chaotic Idaho Town Hall Meeting

Prosecutors have filed misdemeanor charges against six private security guards in connection with the town hall meeting in February.

^{AP (HuffPost)}

"Now up to over 1,700 students who've had visas revoked for nonsense reasons, including things like a citation for catching too much fish, or speeding tickets.

This is the kind of thing that will damage US higher ed for generations.🚨 Who wants to come here and risk this?"
-A Reichlin-Melnick

Trump is destroying everything in is zest for #retribution.

#Immigrants #Visas #Resist #USPol

Nice that Spain is honoring Trump at their annual “Burning of the Judas” festival! All Republicans should be so honored!
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#ImpeachDonaldTrump #NoRepublicansEverAgain #RepublicansOwnItAll #RepublicanKakistocracy #VoteBlue #NoFascism #USPol

Donald Trump effigy hanged, shot, and set on fire at Spanish festival

The festival's annual 'Burning of Judas' traditional opted to put Donald Trump in the very literal line of fire this year.

^{Tom (The London Economic)}

Image taken in the London Underground.

Reminder for 🇨🇦:
The billionaire car salesmen in that ad endorsed Pierre #Poilievre for prime minister. Several times, actually.

#elxn45 #canada #MapleMAGA #cdnpoli

‘The #BBC presenter Evan Davis has been told he can no longer host a podcast about heat pumps due to the corporation’s concerns that discussing the technology risks “treading on areas of public controversy”’

Controversial to #FossilFuel industry and #Reform voters who are trying to kneecap anything that will help us avert #ClimateBreakdown.

#HeatPumps are NOT controversial outside UK.

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‘They dictate the rules’: BBC tells PM’s Evan Davis to stop hosting heat pump podcast

Presenter believes decision was taken due to the technology’s link with net zero after he was told he risked accusations of political bias

^{Michael Savage (The Guardian)}