Saturday, August 07, 2021

Coronavirus Rolls Into Sturgis!

Rolling to the emergency rooms across America. The Sturgis bike rally is one despite the coronavirus spiking in the United States

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YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

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President Joe Biden warned Republican governors that ignoring the CDC's advice during this pandemic will be a grave mistake. The state of South Dakota will set off another wave of coronavirus infections.

Over 645,000 Americans are dead from the coronavirus.

I am going to not have sympathy for those who catch the coronavirus and die. I will tell you that the mother of my son is a prime example of those idiots who refuse to get vaccinated. She literally will put her life, my son, her other son and family member's lives at risk with this delta strain of the coronavirus because of political views or utter stupidity.

Washed Up 45 and Republicans tepid response to the pandemic has led to vaccine skepticism and discarding of health mandates. Those attending Sturgis, South Dakota could spark another deadly month of the coronavirus.

I mean the vaccines are available and its free. But politics continue to be the reasons to why folks not willing to get vaccinated.

It appears that the city of Sturgis is moving forward with his motorcycle rally. The rally is supposed to attract over 800,000 and it will be considered a super-spreader event. There will be many who aren't vaccinated and they will not be wearing face masks. 

Of course, the state's incompetent governor who is vying for a place in the 2024 presidential race is willing to risk the lives of her state's residents and those from out of South Dakota.

Coronavirus be damned, they're going to Sturgis. 

“It’s great to see a party of hundreds of thousands of people,” said Zoltán Vári, a rallygoer who was settling into his campsite Tuesday after making the trek from Hungary.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally’s defenders argue open air is plentiful on the meandering highways and in the campgrounds where many bikers stay, but contact tracers last year reported 649 virus cases from every corner of the country linked to the rally, including one death. A team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concluded in a published study that the 2020 rally “ had many characteristics of a superspreading event.”

Rallygoers reasoned that after years of riding Harleys, the coronavirus was just another risk. Five motorcycle riders were killed in crashes during the 2020 rally, and one fatal crash has already been reported this year.

The attitude was summed up on a T-shirt sold last year: “Screw COVID. I went to Sturgis.”

But public health experts warned the massive gathering revved the virus far beyond those who chose to attend. One team of economists argued that the rally set off a chain reaction that resulted in 250,000 cases nationwide. However, that paper was not peer reviewed and was criticized by some top epidemiologists — as well as some bikers — for overestimating the rally’s impact.

While it’s not clear how many cases can be blamed on last year’s rally, it coincided with the start of a sharp increase across the Great Plains that ultimately crescendoed in a deadly winter.

The gathering could potentially power a fresh wave of infections like the one that is currently shattering hospitalization records in parts of the South, said Dr. Michael Osterholm, the director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.

“I understand how people want to move on from this pandemic — God knows I want to — but the reality is you can’t ignore it,” he said. “You can’t just tell the virus you’re done with it.”

The current rate of cases in South Dakota is roughly half of what it was in the days leading up to last year’s rally. Deaths have also dropped significantly.

COVID-19 vaccines provide hope the rally won’t set off virus spread, but it’s not clear how many in the Sturgis crowd have received a shot. Unlike events like Lollapalooza that required attendees to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test, precautions at Sturgis are minimal and optional. The biggest step the city has taken was to allow rallygoers to drink on public property, reasoning it will spread the bacchanalia into the open air.

Only about 46% of adults in the county that hosts Sturgis are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC, compared with 60.6% nationwide. Vaccination rates were similarly low in the five counties where most 2020 rallygoers hailed from, according to an analysis of cellphone data from the Center for New Data. Only one — Maricopa County, Arizona — has cracked 50%. Campbell County in Wyoming, has the lowest rate, at just 27%.

Vári, the biker from Hungary, said he’s been fully vaccinated — but only because he falsely thought he needed proof of vaccination to get into the United States.

“Sturgis or bust,” he wrote on Facebook.

He was eager to return to riding a Harley-Davidson through the Black Hills after missing last year. Vári evaded U.S. tourism travel restrictions on Europe by spending two weeks in Costa Rica before making his way to South Dakota. He hopes 1 million people will show up. Typical attendance is around a half a million.

The city of Sturgis, usually a sleepy community of under 7,000, tried to tamp things down last year, canceling most city-sponsored events and promotion, but hordes of bikers showed up anyway.

“The rally is a behemoth, and you cannot stop it,” said Carol Fellner, a local who worried that this year’s event would cause a fresh outbreak of cases. “I feel absolutely powerless.”

This year, the city is embracing the crowds. Republican Gov. Karen Noem has given the rally her blessing and will appear in a charity ride. The event is a boon for tourism, powering over $800 million in sales, according to the state Department of Tourism.

President Joe Biden had hopes that Americans would take this shit seriously. Unfortunately, Republicans so fucking eager to return to power will keep Americans fixated on the culture wars. Now vaccinations are part of this culture war.

But those fighting the culture war by not vaccinating, not wearing face mask in public, not following protocols, and deliberately ignoring federal and international rules when traveling are going to be the first casualties of the war. 

With this pandemic mostly affecting states where Republican governors are, we may have to return to wearing facial protection and cutting back services to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

We came so far only to have a bunch of selfish idiots set it back. Just because they hate President Joe Biden.

The Republicans are so devoted to destroying Biden and the country for what....to regain power.

Pathetic.

According to the CDC, there is still not enough information on antibodies for COVID-19 and whether they can prevent someone from getting reinfected. It still recommends that people with a positive antibody test follow recommendations for protecting themselves and others.

The coronavirus doesn't care about your age, race, gender, sexuality, nationality, religion, politics, economic or social standings. It doesn't care about anything. It's a living organism that causes mild symptoms that include: fever, sore throats, chills, respiratory issues, loss of taste or smell and other unknown symptoms. If you have a weak immune system or health issues, your risk increases.

Death does happen to at least 40% of those who are affected by COVID-19. 

If you're not vaccinated, your chances of death increases to 48%.

Healthy people can die from this. Take this seriously. You only have one life!

If you need more information, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov.

Friday, August 06, 2021

Conor Lamb Goes Into The Penn Senate Race!

Connor Lamb enter the U.S. senate race.

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GET VACCINATED! IF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE, GET IT WHILE IT'S STILL FREE! THE MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY THE VACCINES DO WORK AND IT REDUCES THE RISK OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION.

HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE NOW! VOTE THESE DUMBASS LAWMAKERS OUT OF OFFICE! STOP SUPPORTING ALL FORMS OF EXTREMISM!

GIVE PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS! GRANT STATEHOOD TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. MAKE IT THE DOUGLASS COMMONWEALTH.

GOOGLE'S BLOGGER IS STRAIGHT UP TRASH! THE BLOGGER INTERFACE IS A TOTAL DISASTER AND IT'S RIDICULOUS!

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

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It appears the far left is going to sabotage Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA) now that he has entered the race to replace Sen. Karen Toomey (R-PA) who is retiring. He will be facing Pennsylvania state senator Malcolm Kenyatta in possibly a bitter primary. I'll be backing the candidate that wants to do the work not make noise!

The far-left will never learn. I'll tell you. 

After Tuesday's defeat of Nina Turner at the hands of Shontel Brown, the far-left should stop trying to primary candidates in districts or races where Republicans have an advantage.

Lamb seems like he can be the perfect candidate to reach out to the voters who typically vote on kitchen table issues and not on culture war issues (i.e. Medicare for all). 

The three-term congressman posted a video to Twitter announcing his campaign. He has been expected to announce a run for a while now.

"Our democracy was born in Pennsylvania," Lamb wrote on Twitter, sharing an ActBlue link. "I'm running for Senate because I believe Pennsylvania can save it."

In the video, Lamb said he speaks with Pennsylvanians "who have come to believe that our democracy is in crisis" before claiming that "they’re right."

"The other side denies reality and worships Trump," the congressman claimed. "They’re making it harder to vote and lying about our elections."

Lamb said he would be making his formal announcement later on Friday and that he deems the Pennsylvania seat "the most important Senate seat in the country."

"We have to build on our majority and tell the truth to people about what’s really going on in people’s lives," Lamb said, adding that the Senate needs to "raise pay for working people, protect retirements, and make sure you have health care when you need it."

"All of these issues are on the line next year, and our opponents will lie about them, just like they lie about elections," Lamb claimed.

"These are serious times, and we won’t win this race on Twitter," Lamb said, adding that he and his campaign "plan to visit a dozen counties in the next week alone."

National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokeswoman Karen Litzow warned that Lamb will be a "rubber stamp" for liberal policies in the Senate and remarked that the Democrats are "already sprinting" as far as they can to the left of the aisle.

"Campaigns are marathons, but the Democrat candidates in Pennsylvania are already sprinting as far Left as possible, embracing Bernie Sanders’ agenda to ban fracking and destroy Pennsylvania energy jobs and agreeing with the Democrats’ reckless tax and spending spree," Litzow said in a statement. "Conor Lamb is just another extreme progressive liberal joining the other extreme progressive liberals."

"Lamb has voted 93% of the time with Nancy Pelosi and will be a rubber stamp for the dangerous liberal policies," she continued, pledging that the "NRSC will spend every day highlighting their positions that are way out of step with the voters of Pennsylvania."

Well I love hearing this. Extreme agenda...huh!

The Democratic Party isn't running around trying to stop Americans from voting. They ain't the ones trying to impose bans on health mandates in the middle of a deadly pandemic in which 645,000 Americans died. The Democratic Party don't spread lies about an election, a pandemic, the economy and racism.

It's the Republicans and their embracing of Washed Up 45 making them the extremists.

Lamb has served in Congress since 2018 after defeating former Republican state Rep. Karen Saccone in a special election to replace former Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., who had resigned from the House in October 2017.

The Pennsylvania Senate race is expected to be the bellwether on which party will control the upper chamber in 2023.

Lamb is facing a robust Democratic primary for the Senate seat, where his opponents include Eric Orts, a business professor at the Wharton School of Business, and Lt. Gov. John Fetterman.

Candy Apples And Corn Dogs!

More jobs but still a pandemic.

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GET VACCINATED! IF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE, GET IT WHILE IT'S STILL FREE! THE MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY THE VACCINES DO WORK AND IT REDUCES THE RISK OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION.

HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE NOW! VOTE THESE DUMBASS LAWMAKERS OUT OF OFFICE! STOP SUPPORTING ALL FORMS OF EXTREMISM!

GIVE PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS! GRANT STATEHOOD TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. MAKE IT THE DOUGLASS COMMONWEALTH.

GOOGLE'S BLOGGER IS STRAIGHT UP TRASH! THE BLOGGER INTERFACE IS A TOTAL DISASTER AND IT'S RIDICULOUS!

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

EXPECT MORE!

With the delta strain and lambda strain of the coronavirus spreading, we see America's culture warriors in state and federal office trying to keep mask mandates from returning. With slow vaccination of Americans, the "Great American Comeback" could be a lost.

The jobs report for July will determine if the varying factors of inflation, rising food prices, rising costs in materials, rising gasoline, rising energy, rising rent, the eviction moratorium, unemployment benefits being capped and a job hiring bonanza where folks aren't interested in low wage work, the Biden economy is sputtering along.

Wildfires in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

Political extremism on the rise with the former president and his allies being hellbent on trying to sabotage President Joe Biden. 

Hiring rose in July at its fastest pace in nearly a year despite fears over Covid-19′s delta variant and as companies struggled with a tight labor supply, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Nonfarm payrolls increased by 943,000 for the month while the unemployment rate dropped to 5.4%, according to the department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The payroll increase was the best since August 2020.

Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 845,000 new jobs and a headline unemployment rate of 5.7%. However, estimates were diverse amid conflicting headwinds and tailwinds and an uncertain path ahead for the economy.

Average hourly earnings also increased more than expected, rising 0.4% for the month and are up 4% from the same period a year ago, at a time when concerns are increasing about persistent inflationary pressures.

“The data for recent months suggest that the rising demand for labor associated with the recovery from the pandemic may have put upward pressure on wages,” the BLS said in the report, though it cautioned that the Covid impact is still skewing data and wage gains are uneven across industries.

Markets reacted positively to the report, with the Dow and S&P 500 hitting new record highs at the open Friday morning.

“It feels like a Goldilocks report. You have not too hot in terms of wages, but not too low in terms of job gains,” said Beth Ann Bovino, chief U.S. economist at S&P Global Ratings.

The drop in the headline unemployment rate looked even stronger considering that the labor force participation rate ticked up to 61.7%, tied for the highest level since the pandemic hit in March 2020. A separate calculation that includes discouraged workers and those holding jobs part-time for economic reasons fell even further, to 9.2% from 9.8% in June.

“This not only was a strong jobs report by nearly every measure, it also signals more good things to come,” said Robert Frick, corporate economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.

As has been the case for the past several months, leisure and hospitality led job creation, adding 380,000 positions, of which 253,000 came in bars and restaurants. The sector took the hardest hit during the pandemic but has been showing consistent gains during the economic reopening.

The unemployment rate for leisure and hospitality tumbled to 9% in July from 10.9% in June and compared to 25% a year earlier, though there are still about 1.8 million fewer workers than prior to the pandemic. Wages in the sector rose 1.2% month over month and are up 3.1% from a year earlier.

The Squad could sink the infrastructure bill.

Education also showed strong gains, with 261,000 new hires. The BLS cautioned, however, that the pandemic has distorted the sector’s numbers and likely elevated the number for July.

That also left private payrolls up 703,000 for the month, about in line with expectations.

Professional and business services contributed 60,000, and transportation and warehousing added 50,000. Sectors also showing increases were other services (39,000), health care (37,000), manufacturing (27,000), information (24,000), financial activities (22,000) and mining (7,000). Retail posted a loss of 6,000 while construction and wholesale trade were flat.

The numbers come amid a rush of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. and around the world, with the most serious illnesses happening in areas with larger unvaccinated populations. The increase has raised fears that it could slow economic activity in a recovery that began in April 2020 and has shown resilience despite the periodic flareups of Covid cases.

At the same time, the U.S. is fighting a continuing battle with a scarcity of labor.

Job placement site Indeed estimated there were 9.8 million job openings as of July 16, far more than the 8.7 million considered unemployed. In a survey of 5,000 job seekers, however, the amount of those citing health concerns as a reason for not looking for a job declined, with a growing number citing a lack of need due to a financial cushion as the top response.

The unemployment rate has tumbled from pandemic high of 14.8% but remains well above the 3.5% before the crisis. Federal Reserve policymakers have vowed to keep ultra-easy monetary policy in place until they see stronger signs of full employment, though Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Thursday criticized the central bank, saying it was risking runaway inflation in its jobs quest.

President Joe Biden is close to getting his infrastructure bill passed.

“Although there have been some cracks in the armor, today’s jobs number showed that once again our economy is incredibly resilient and moving forward,” said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist for LPL Financial. “This number was really good, but the best part was it wasn’t so strong that the Fed would have to change policy.”

July’s job gains added to an overall positive climate for employment. May’s numbers were revised up by 31,000 to 614,000, while the June count increased 88,000 to 938,000, for a total gain of 119,000.

1. The U.S. Senate is finishing up the American Jobs Act. The Senate will remain in session to pass the bipartisan bill that will finally get the ball rolling on infrastructure. The Senate is hoping to have enough votes to pass the legislation. The legislation will then go to the House and eventually to President Joe Biden.

2. Over 645,000 Americans are dead from the coronavirus. The new strains of coronavirus have started to affect Americans who aren't vaccinated. Those who aren't vaccinated keeping this pandemic going. Thanks to Washed Up 45, Republicans and the junk food media agitators on the far-right, we're returning back to the pandemic's deadly phase. 

3. Wildfires in California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho have an impact on the economy. California is a leading state in revenue and it's impacts are being felt in the supermarket. Tomatoes, honey, milk and even pork are going up due to the wildfires and deadly droughts.

Food prices, energy prices, rent, city services and college education have risen. Companies are struggling to find workers. They are now trying to push incentives to get workers in.

Real Reasons To Why Unemployment Rate Stays The Way It Is!

1. DEAD

2. BORN

3. IN PRISON

4. IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

5. IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

6. IN HIGH SCHOOL

7. IN COLLEGE NOT LOOKING

8. VOLUNTEER

9. DISABLED 

10. STAY AT HOME PARENT

11. RETIRED

12. QUIT ON THEIR OWN

13. NOT HIRING QUALIFIED

14. NATURAL DISASTERS

15. ACTIVE MILITARY 

16. NOT HIRING TOO QUALIFIED

17. LAID OFF

18. FIRED FROM THE JOB

19. DESTRUCTION TO FACILITY

20. OUTSOURCING

21. IMMIGRANTS TOO AFRAID OF BEING DETAINED BY I.C.E.

22. SHAMED BY SOCIAL MEDIA (BY ACTIVELY TAKING PART IN ILLEGAL ACTS).

Things are returning back to normal. Over 78% of Americans have at least gotten one of the coronavirus vaccines. 

However, they are struggling trying to hire employees. With the average wages stagnant, many are not looking forward to returning to a job that pays dirt wages. Many who worked in the retail, restaurant and low end service industry are not willing to take a job for less than $10 an hour.

Republicans don't see the bigger picture itself. They rather continue to believe in conspiracies about people collecting the safety net and not going back to work.

Give them a liveable wage and maybe things might improve in the job market.

Yes. We can't always assume that folks are lazy. 

Many single mothers are having trouble trying to find quality daycare or family members to watch children. On top of that, some have lost family members due to the pandemic. A homemaker may have lost their spouse. Some may have no choice but to watch their children or loved ones due to the aftermath of the pandemic.

Folks are still trying to rebound from medical bills, late rent payments, owing taxes and college loans.

Republicans are white nationalists without a conscience. Washed Up 45's presidency and Republican controlled governments led us to losing over 620,000 Americans. President Joe Biden has a four seat House majority and a spilt in the Senate.

Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local councilman, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions. 

We need to put pressure on Republicans and Democrats to do something to improve everyone's lives.

Thursday, August 05, 2021

Richard Trumka Passed Away!

Richard Trumka passed away.

BLACK LIVES MATTER

PROTECT BLACK WOMEN! 

STOP ASIAN HATE!

PROTECT AAPI WOMEN!

FREE PALESTINE🇵🇸!

WEAR A DAMN MASK! SAVE A LIFE! TRUST SCIENCE AND MEDICAL EXPERTS! THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS FUCKING REAL!

GET VACCINATED! IF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE, GET IT WHILE IT'S STILL FREE! THE MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY THE VACCINES DO WORK AND IT REDUCES THE RISK OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION.

HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE NOW! VOTE THESE DUMBASS LAWMAKERS OUT OF OFFICE! STOP SUPPORTING ALL FORMS OF EXTREMISM!

GIVE PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS! GRANT STATEHOOD TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. MAKE IT THE DOUGLASS COMMONWEALTH.

GOOGLE'S BLOGGER IS STRAIGHT UP TRASH! THE BLOGGER INTERFACE IS A TOTAL DISASTER AND IT'S RIDICULOUS!

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

EXPECT MORE!

An ally of President Joe Biden has passed away. The longtime AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka has passed away after suffering a massive heart attack.

Trumpa rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to preside over one of the largest labor organizations in the world, died Thursday. He was 72.

The federation confirmed Trumka’s death in a statement. He had been AFL-CIO president since 2009, after serving as the organization’s secretary-treasurer for 14 years. From his perch, he oversaw a federation with more than 12.5 million members and ushered in a more aggressive style of leadership.

“The labor movement, the AFL-CIO and the nation lost a legend today,” the AFL-CIO said. “Rich Trumka devoted his life to working people, from his early days as president of the United Mine Workers of America to his unparalleled leadership as the voice of America’s labor movement.”

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced Trumka’s death from the Senate floor. “The working people of America have lost a fierce warrior at a time when we needed him most,” he said.

The president called Trumka "a close friend" who was “more than the head of AFL-CIO.” He apologized for showing up late to a meeting with Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander civil rights leaders, saying he had just learned Trumka had died.

A burly man with thick eyebrows and a bushy mustache, Richard Trumka was the son and grandson of coal miners. He grew up in the small southeast Pennsylvania town of Nemacolin, where he worked as a coal miner while attending Penn State University.

He was elected in 1982 at age 33 as the youngest president of the United Mine Workers of America, pledging that the then-troubled union “shall rise again.”

There, he led a successful strike against the Pittston Coal Company, which tried to avoid paying into an industrywide health and pension fund, the union’s website said.

At age 43, Trumka led a nationwide strike against Peabody Coal in 1993. During the walk-off, he stirred controversy.

Union strong.

Asked about the possibility the company would hire permanent replacement workers, Trumka told The Associated Press, “I’m saying if you strike a match and you put your finger on it, you’re likely to get burned.” Trumka insisted he wasn’t threatening violence against the replacements. “Do I want it to happen? Absolutely not. Do I think it can happen? Yes, I think it can happen,” he told the AP.

As AFL-CIO president, he vowed to revive unions’ sagging membership rolls and pledged to make the labor movement appeal to a new generation of workers who perceive unions as “only a grainy, faded picture from another time.”

“We need a unionism that makes sense to the next generation of young women and men who either don’t have the money to go to college or are almost penniless by the time they come out,” Trumka told hundreds of cheering delegates in a speech at the union’s annual convention in 2009.

That year, he was also a leading proponent during the 2009 health care debate for including a public, government-run insurance option, and threatened Democrats who opposed one.

“We need to be a labor movement that stands by our friends, punishes its enemies and challenges those who, well, can’t seem to decide which side they’re on,” he said in August, 2009.

During the 2011 debate over public employee union rights in GOP-controlled statehouses Trumka said the angry protests it sparked were overdue.

Trumka said he hoped then-Wisconsin Gov. Karen Walker’s bill to strip public employee unions of their bargaining power, which drew thousands of protesters to the Capitol in Madison, could renew support for unions after decades of decline.

Whether he meant to or not, Trumka said, Walker started a national debate about collective bargaining “that this country sorely needed to have.”

Eulogies poured in from Trumka’s Democratic allies in Washington.

“Richard Trumka dedicated his life to the labor movement and the right to organize,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said in a statement. “Richard’s leadership transcended a single movement, as he fought with principle and persistence to defend the dignity of every person.”

Democratic Sen. Karen Manchin of West Virginia said he was “heartbroken” to learn of the death of his friend.

“Rich’s story is the American story — he was the son and grandson of Italian and Polish immigrants and began his career mining coal. He never forgot where he came from. He dedicated the rest of his career to fighting for America’s working men and women,” Manchin said in a statement.

Cori Bush's Performance Deserves An Award!

Cori Bush is likely facing a primary challenge after her latest controversy.

BLACK LIVES MATTER

PROTECT BLACK WOMEN! 

STOP ASIAN HATE!

PROTECT AAPI WOMEN!

FREE PALESTINE🇵🇸!

WEAR A DAMN MASK! SAVE A LIFE! TRUST SCIENCE AND MEDICAL EXPERTS! THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS FUCKING REAL!

GET VACCINATED! IF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE, GET IT WHILE IT'S STILL FREE! THE MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY THE VACCINES DO WORK AND IT REDUCES THE RISK OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION.

HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE NOW! VOTE THESE DUMBASS LAWMAKERS OUT OF OFFICE! STOP SUPPORTING ALL FORMS OF EXTREMISM!

GIVE PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS! GRANT STATEHOOD TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. MAKE IT THE DOUGLASS COMMONWEALTH.

GOOGLE'S BLOGGER IS STRAIGHT UP TRASH! THE BLOGGER INTERFACE IS A TOTAL DISASTER AND IT'S RIDICULOUS!

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

EXPECT MORE!

Shortly after Shontel Brown won, President Joe Biden called her and said that he would be thrilled to work with her once she is elected to Congress. 

Republicans don't seem to care about people losing their homes. They don't seem to care about unemployment 

Now it appears that Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) are going to squash The Squad. They are going to ensure the Democrats will not elect chaos agents like Nina Turner. They will back candidates who will challenge members who side with the extreme left.

Biden's job approval has dropped to 48%. Thanks to the failures of not passing, a minimum wage increase, the voting rights laws, the infrastructure package and police reform, his job approval drops. He also is taking heat for the rising gas prices. Inflation is on the rise because of supply and demand. We have a hiring crunch where companies are begging for American workers. Immigration also is on the table because of Cuba, Mexico, Haiti, Afghanistan, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Yemen. These countries are scapegoats for Republican culture war talking points about the U.S.-Mexican border and Washed Up 45's failed promise to build a border wall. Crime is rising and many of the very same Republican lawmakers who refuse to investigate the 1/6 insurrection are using the extreme left's "defund the police" as a slogan to win back Congress.

The president's handling of the pandemic is getting high marks.

President Joe Biden's headaches include:

1. Republicans in the House and Senate.

2. The Squad.

3. The two Democrats in the Senate and the Democratic Socialist.

Missouri Democrat invites a primary challenger after stunting. The freshman lawmaker is now considered a top priority for Democrats to challenge in the 2022 primary.

Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) gave Republicans a culture war talking point and basically threw her privilege in less than 30 seconds. She was on CBSN discussing her performance.

She and two other lawmakers slept outside the steps of the U.S. Capitol for four days after the House of Representatives failed to extend the eviction moratorium. 

Cori Bush now speaks to white leftists.

The lawmakers blamed President Joe Biden for not doing enough. The Supreme Court rejected the notion that a government organization had the right to extend a federal mandate. They punted the policies and said Congress must pass legislation.

So Congress as usual will not be able to pass an extension due to Republicans in the Senate. 

Biden took the legally questionable step Tuesday of partially reinstating a federal moratorium on evictions that had expired last weekend, the money for months has been there to pay the rent.

Congress allocated $25 billion in rental assistance in December and an additional $21.55 billion in March.

The problem – quite simply – has been getting the cash from A to B. Only $3 billion has gone out to renters since states received the first tranche of funds Feb. 10, and there's more than enough blame to go around. That leaves $43.55 billion unspent.

In recent weeks, as a new variant of the coronavirus has caused the pandemic to come roaring back, liberal Democrats have angrily demanded that Biden issue an executive order extending the moratorium on evictions. It was originally issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year, at a time when the viral outbreak was decimating the economy and nearly 30 million risked losing their homes for lack of rent money. The moratorium was extended several times since.

Biden initially complained that his hands were tied after a majority of the Supreme Court, in responding to a lawsuit by landlords in June, indicated the CDC exceeded its authority and the moratorium must end July 31.

But under intense pressure from his party's liberal wing and a plea from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Biden acquiesced Tuesday and the CDC issued a new moratorium through Oct. 3 targeting "counties experiencing substantial or high rates of transmission" of COVID-19.

If that holds up in court, which is open to question, the new eviction ban will allow additional time for rental relief payment to reach tenants. But through all this, the rights of landlords should not be dismissed. They have lost money for nearly a year under the previous moratorium. Forty-one percent of individual rental units are mom-and-pop operations, and many rely on that income to pay their own bills. In Arizona, 11% of landlords have been forced to sell property and 12% have gone out of business, according to an advocacy group.

Bush claims victory and leaves the stairs of the U.S. Capitol. She would end up talking to CBSN and responded to the critics saying she paid for private security and is calling for Congress to "defund the police."

Bush has been called hypocritical for spending $70,000 on private security while pushing to defund the police. CBS anchor Vladimir Duthiers asked Bush to respond to the criticism.

"They would rather I die?" Bush asked. "You would rather me die? Is that what you want to see? You want to see me die? You know because that could be the alternative."

Bush said she would ensure she has security because she has had attempts on her life and has "too much work to do."

"So suck it up, and defunding the police has to happen," she added.

She suggested she had two options: Stay on the Capitol steps and stop evictions, or have a possible attempt on her life.

"I have private security because my body is worth being on this planet right now," she added, claiming "a white supremacist, racist narrative" is trying to stifle her.

Critics condemned Bush for her seemingly contradictory remarks.

And it's remarks like this that keep the Democratic Party from winning in swing districts. The party allowed political extremists into the wing. If Bush wants to return back to activism, resign and go back to doing Black Lives Matter rallies and stand ins.

She along with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Rep. Marjorie Karen Greene (R-GA), Rep. Karen Gaetz (R-FL), Rep. Karen Gohmert (R-TX), Rep. Karen Boebert (R-CO), Rep. Karen Cawthorn (R-NC), Rep. Karen Roy (R-TX), Rep. Karen Jordan (R-OH), Rep. Karen Nunes (R-CA), Rep. Karen Biggs (R-AZ), Rep. Karen Brooks (R-AL), Sen. Karen McConnell (R-KY), Sen. Karen Scott (R-FL), Sen. Karen Johnson (R-WI), Sen. Karen Cruz (R-TX), Sen. Karen Paul (R-KY), Sen. Karen Blackburn (R-TN), Sen. Karen Lee (R-UT), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) want to be activists and protesters. They claim credit for work that other people done.

It's pathetic that we have lawmakers like that.

They want to grandstand and win social media clicks. They get paid to write laws and vote on the future of the United States. They are the reasons to why Congress sucks. They were a headache to Barack Obama, Washed Up 45 and now Biden.

I would not be surprised if Bush has a challenger who is fed up with crime in St. Louis. A person who is tired of the potholes on the roads. The crumbling bridge over the Mississippi River. The abandoned buildings in the city and parts of St. Louis County. 

Bush speaks to white leftists with this nonsense. She is likely living in the suburbs now that she's a lawmaker making over $174,000 a year.

Brown said it best about the difference between a lawmaker and an activist.

"It's easy to say what you would do, hypothetically.  But I am grateful for the work that [Bush] did to be able to get the moratorium extended. I've not been much, candidly of an activist. ... I know that is something she has been very proud to be and I respect that wholeheartedly. But I really pride myself on being a legislator -- one who sits at the table to negotiate on behalf of the people who are trusting me to make decisions."

Wednesday, August 04, 2021

Meghan 40!

Duchess Meghan turns 40.

BLACK LIVES MATTER

PROTECT BLACK WOMEN! 

STOP ASIAN HATE!

PROTECT AAPI WOMEN!

FREE PALESTINE🇵🇸!

WEAR A DAMN MASK! SAVE A LIFE! TRUST SCIENCE AND MEDICAL EXPERTS! THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS FUCKING REAL!

GET VACCINATED! IF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE VACCINES ARE AVAILABLE, GET IT WHILE IT'S STILL FREE! THE MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY THE VACCINES DO WORK AND IT REDUCES THE RISK OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION.

HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE NOW! VOTE THESE DUMBASS LAWMAKERS OUT OF OFFICE! STOP SUPPORTING ALL FORMS OF EXTREMISM!

GIVE PUERTO RICO, GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS THE RIGHT TO VOTE IN THE U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS! GRANT STATEHOOD TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. MAKE IT THE DOUGLASS COMMONWEALTH.

GOOGLE'S BLOGGER IS STRAIGHT UP TRASH! THE BLOGGER INTERFACE IS A TOTAL DISASTER AND IT'S RIDICULOUS!

WHITE PRIVILEGE IS REAL! IT'S "SUIT AND TIE" WHITE SUPREMACY ON TELEVISION, RADIO, THE INTERNET AND AMERICAN POLICY!

WE'RE NOT THE ESTABLISHMENT! WE ARE THE VOTERS WHO SUPPORT CANDIDATES THAT AREN'T THE NOISE! REJECT EXTREMISTS ON THE LEFT AND ESPECIALLY ON THE RIGHT!

YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

EXPECT MORE!

Happy Birthday Duchess Meghan.

Duchess Meghan of Sussex turns 40 today.

Meghan Merkle is an actress, activist and media personality. She is also the wife of Prince Harry, the son of the late Princess Diana and future king Prince Charles. The Royal Family, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Prince William and Kate) and many across the world are wishing Meghan a great birthday.

Meghan, the mother of two is a remarkable woman. She is a woman of color. Her father is white and her mother is Black. She was born in Los Angeles in 1981. She became a notable actress and passionate activist. 

She was best known for playing on the USA Network drama Suits.

She met Harry while filming in Toronto. The two hit it off and became officially an item a year after secretly dating. They were married in 2017. Meghan and Harry had their first son in 2019 and daughter in 2021.

When the news broke that Meghan and Harry were dating, the junk food media in the United States, Canada and over in Great Britain attacked her. The far-right and many white royal media agitators started making subtle attacks.

Meghan had admitted to Oprah Winfrey and the Obamas that she was experiencing a mental breakdown due to the life. She said that the tabloids like The Daily Mail, The Daily Sun and Old Fart Murdoch's bullshit factory driving her negatives up. She also said that British far-right agitator Karen Morgan was being a total asshole on television and radio.

Of course, she said that members of the royal family were not welcoming towards her. She and Harry both made the famous Megxit (as the junk food media relished over). They had formally stepped away from royal duties and left Britain to live in Canada and the United States.

The two had publicly stated that the junk food media hyped up a feud. 

The junk food media constantly compared Meghan to Kate. Everytime Kate did something, the media was publicly praising it When Meghan did it, it was met with harsh criticism. 

\Meghan has ignored the noise and kept her spirits up. Having her daughter has changed her for the better. She believes that kindness and compassion are key to winning the battle.

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