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Polybius's JournalHoyer says Democrats aren't demanding '$600 or bust' in unemployment stimulus talks
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN)House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Tuesday that Democrats are willing to agree to a new coronavirus stimulus package that doesn't include an extension of an extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits, saying the party's position is not "$600 or bust."
In four days, the extra benefits are set to expire for millions of Americans who have been receiving them amid the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats and Republicans are currently divided over how to continue supporting Americans economically affected by the crisis, with no clear path to a deal in sight.
"Look, it's not $600 or bust. ... (House Speaker Nancy) Pelosi said the other day, which I thought was a great line: 'We don't have red lines, we have values.' We're going into these negotiations with values," Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, told CNN's John Berman on "New Day."
He continued: "To say that $600 or nothing, no, that's not where we are. We're prepared to discuss this. But we're also not prepared, however, to let down the American people, to let down the states, the cities, the local governments who hire people, who are meeting this pandemic's crisis, including health personnel."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/28/politics/steny-hoyer-coronavirus-stimulus-package-cnntv/index.html
This is horrible news. Hopefully Pelosi disagrees...
Any unemployment extension news today?
Yesterday there was a lot of news, but I haven't heard anything today yet. When do negotiations start?
California may offer $600 a week in extra jobless benefits if Congress doesn't act
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
SACRAMENTO — If Congress doesn’t act to extend an extra $600 in weekly benefits for unemployed Californians, state legislators say they’re ready to jump in to prevent benefits from plunging during the pandemic.
The expanded federal unemployment benefits, which began in April, are set to expire Friday. That will reduce the average jobless payment in California to about $338 a week.
The House passed a coronavirus relief bill in May that would extend the $600 weekly checks through Jan. 31, but the GOP-led Senate has yet to act. Republicans released a package late Monday that proposes to cut the aid to $200 a week.
Democratic legislative leaders unveiled an outline of their proposal Monday to extend the $600 payments as part of a $100 billion stimulus plan designed to ease the damage the pandemic is causing to Californians and the state’s economy.
Read more: https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/California-may-offer-600-a-week-in-extra-jobless-15438112.php
Hopefully NY follows...
Rutgers English Department to deemphasize traditional grammar 'in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
The English Department at Rutgers University recently announced a list of “anti-racist” directives and initiatives for the upcoming fall and spring semesters, including an effort to deemphasize traditional grammar rules.
The initiatives were spelled out by Rebecca Walkowitz, the English Department chair at Rutgers University, and sent to faculty, staff and students in an email, a copy of which was obtained by The College Fix.
Walkowitz sent the email on “Juneteenth,” which celebrates the commemoration of emancipation from slavery in the United States.
Titled “Department actions in solidarity with Black Lives Matter,” the email states that the ongoing and future initiatives that the English Department has planned are a “way to contribute to the eradication of systemic inequities facing black, indigenous, and people of color.”
https://www.thecollegefix.com/rutgers-english-department-to-deemphasize-traditional-grammar-in-solidarity-with-black-lives-matter/
How come no news articles on the shooting at Judge Esther Salas' house mentioned Epstein?
No one that I have seen so far covering the story have mentioned that she was assigned the civil case suing Deutsche Bank over relations to Jeffery Epstein. Hmm, it's as if they don't wanna mention it.
Former White House physician Ronny Jackson wins Texas runoff
Source: MSN
Ronny Jackson, President Trump's former White House physician, won the GOP runoff in Texas's 13th District, leaving him well placed to be elected to Congress in November in the reliably red district.
Jackson led with 56 percent of the vote with 87 percent of precincts reporting, according to The Associated Press. He defeated Josh Winegarner, a lobbyist, in the race to replace Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), who's retiring after 13 terms.
Trump tweeted Tuesday night to congratulate the former White House official and spoke with him on the phone. The president endorsed Jackson, a former Navy officer, in February ahead of a crowded primary on March 3 where no single candidate won a majority.
Jackson will face off against Democrat Gus Trujillo, who prevailed in his party's runoff on Tuesday.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/former-white-house-physician-ronny-jackson-wins-texas-runoff/ar-BB16KhhG?li=BBnb7Kz
https://twitter.com/RonnyJackson4TX/status/1283235880568795144?s=20
'Bitch, You Should Get Raped': Pro-Police Demonstrators Hurl Racist Slurs, Attack BLM Protesters In
Source: Guardians of Democracy
A pro-NYPD rally in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn quickly devolved into physical attacks and racist, sexist language insults hurled at a group of counter-protesters on Saturday morning, reports Gothamist.
Roughly two dozen protesters against police brutality and systemic racism showed up at Bay Ridge Parkway and 13th Avenue to counter a demonstration of hundreds of protesters supporting the NYPD.
One counter-protester said he was sent to the hospital after he was hit in the groin during an altercation.
“No interference with their pro-cop rally had occurred. We were all consolidated on one corner for the most part,” Noah Weston, a Bay Ridge resident who went to the hospital after he was beaten in the groin, told Gothamist. “No chanting had started … They just immediately started screaming at us.”
Read more: https://theguardiansofdemocracy.com/bitch-you-should-get-raped-pro-police-demonstrators-hurl-racist-slurs-attack-blm-protesters-in-brooklyn/
https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1282061508403507201?s=20
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says the Trump administration supports a 2nd round of stimulus checks, ad
Source: Business Insider
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that the Trump administration supports another round of stimulus payments.
"We do support another round of economic impact payments," Mnuchin said during a CNBC interview, referring to another name for the stimulus checks. "We can get that into hard-working Americans' bank accounts very, very quickly. The level and the criteria, we'll be discussing with the Senate."
The remarks from Mnuchin represent a shift in the administration's position on a second round of direct payments. Last month, Mnuchin said the White House would "seriously look" at the prospect of additional government checks for Americans.
And earlier this week, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows signaled the White House could get on board with more stimulus checks.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/stimulus-checks-second-trump-administration-supports-round-mnuchin-bank-deposit-2020-7
The article also said Mitch hinted at a $40,000 a year cutoff, which differs from the first found of checks with caps on those making over $75,000 a year.
Today there were two major 7-2 Supreme Court decisions
In one they let employers opt out of birth control coverage, and in the other they said that discrimination laws don't apply to teachers in religious schools.
In both cases, the conservative Justices were joined in the majority by Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissented in both.
I love Breyer and Kagan, but two in one day is a little surprising. Does anyone know why they dissented? The cases seemed pretty clear cut.
Colin Kaepernick calls 4th of July "celbration of white supremacy"
https://twitter.com/Kaepernick7/status/1279463720318570497?s=20https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2020/07/colin-kaepernick-rips-fourth-of-july-as-celebration-of-white-supremacy-on-twitter.html
As a black man, I think Kap is taking this one too far. JMO.
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