Arkansas Granny
Arkansas Granny's JournalSenate GOP blocks three election security bills for second day
Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked for unanimous consent to pass three election-related bills.
But they were blocked by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), who noted that the unsuccessful attempt was the latest by Democrats to pass election security bills in the Senate ahead of 2020.
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Under Senate rules, any one senator can ask to vote on or pass a bill. But because it requires unanimous support, any one senator can also block their requests.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/467130-senate-gop-blocks-three-election-security-bills-for-second-day?amp&__twitter_impression=true
I can only think of one reason why Republicans wouldn't want to act on election security. They know they'll have to steal the election to "win".
Hillary Clinton Backs Out of Fortune Event Co-Starring Kirstjen Nielsen
In a few days, Kirstjen Nielsen, the former secretary of homeland security best known for separating migrant children from their families and detaining them in inhumane conditions, is scheduled to speak at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Washington.
Hillary Clinton was set to speak at the summit, too. On Friday, however, she removed herself from the event, citing a scheduling conflict.
But a person close to Clinton’s decision-making process told Slate that she had decided to drop out after hearing that Nielsen was also on the docket. “We work with a lot of activists who are trying to do their best to improve this horrible situation down at the border,” the person said, citing Clinton’s support of RAICES and other organizations that advocate for asylees and immigrants. “At the end of the day, it’s an easy decision. You have to side with them.”
The person said one of those activists alerted Clinton to Nielsen’s slot on the schedule earlier this week, after which Clinton’s team notified Fortune that she would no longer be attending the event. Friday evening, Clinton’s name and headshot were removed from the summit’s website.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/hillary-clinton-fortune-summit-kirstjen-nielsen.amp
The Divine Miss M has a suggestion for language lessons for Mulvaney.
https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1185145917667721218?s=20Bette Midler
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Mick Mulvaney seems to not understand Quid Pro Quo, so let’s start him back with some pig Latin: ouay areay uckedfay.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
https://twitter.com/NB_Chris/status/1184623168650133506?s=20https://twitter.com/NB_Chris/status/1184623168650133506/photo/1
Do Republicans know the meaning of irony?
https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1184155998182879234?s=20Justin Baragona
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So far today, Rand Paul, Ronna Romney McDaniel, Donald Trump Jr. and Meghan McCain have weighed in on how bad nepotism is.
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OK, grab a tissue and watch this little girl express her love for her adoptive parents.
https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1183406755256176640?s=20StanceGrounded
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Wholesome
Little girl telling how she felt meeting her adoptive parents for the first time.
"Do you know what happened to my heart? The first time I saw you, my heart fell in love with you."❤
My heart can't 😭
https://twitter.com/_SJPeace_/status/1183406755256176640
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Bette Midler is a national treasure, I tell you, a national treasure!
https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/1182389615614926849?s=20Bette Midler
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Jacob Wohl, political idiot who wanted us to believe Liz Warren was raw dogging a jacked Marine now claims Kamala is boning her trainer. Should Jacob be MY new publicist? “Bette Midler doesn’t limp because of arthritic knees, she’s fucking a fireman Ironman triathlete mathlete!”
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Great fact checking article on impeachment, whistleblower,trade war etc.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/ap-fact-check-trump-points-fingers-as-he-faces-impeachment-inquiry?__twitter_impression=trueThis might be a good time for a reminder.
https://twitter.com/HarryJoebanks34/status/1181583730462228480?s=20https://twitter.com/HarryJoebanks34/status/1181583730462228480/photo/1
I have a pie pastry question. PBS is airing a show about pies. They showed one
baker who was preparing crust for cream pies. It showed him spreading a substance around the inside of the pastry lined pie tin before he pricked the crust and baked it, but I missed what he was using.
It looked like it might have been some sort of fat, lard perhaps. He said he did it for cream pies to keep the crust from getting soggy. Has anyone heard of this?
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