Ninga
Ninga's JournalIt's complicated. Please read the link- vote to end shut down analysis. It's not a cut and dried foregone conclusion.
https://www.electoral-vote.com/(More at the link)
“You Got to Know When to Hold 'Em, Know When to Fold 'Em
When you're playing poker, and you're up a good bit, you have a decision to make. You can keep going, and hope that your good fortune and/or good play continue. Or you can call it a night, which means you won't be winning any more money, but you will also preserve the gains you've already made.
Late last night, the Senate had a "breakthrough" and managed to come up with a bill that can get 60 votes for cloture. That first procedural vote was already held, and succeeded 60-40. Here are the main provisions of the agreement:
Government funding, at current levels, through January 30.
Most federal workers (including 4,000 of them who were fired) will be able to return to their jobs and will be paid. Trump cannot fire anyone prior to January 30.
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Funding for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the FDA, the Department of Agriculture through September of next year. SNAP is administered by the latter department, and so people who need the program would not be at risk of being cut off for the next 10 months.
Protections for the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which keeps an eye on presidents and how they spend the government's money.
The Senate will hold a vote on ACA subsidies at some point in November or December.
Of course, the bill must work its way through the remaining Senate votes, then it must be passed by the House, then it must be signed by Donald Trump. The first of those three things is very likely to happen. The other two, you never know.
Now, let's talk about the politics of the deal. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) crossed the aisle, as he has done on all the other budget bills, to vote with the Democrats. So, we ended up with 52R + 7D + 1I for the bill and 38D + 1R + 1I against. Here is a list of the eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus who voted for the deal, and why their votes are not surprising:”
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Tariffs on products at Costco.
Mr Ninga and I shopped at Cosco today. I I was kveching about the price of honey and found the country of origin to be Brazil for a particular selection.
Mr Ninga promptly looked for tariffs and Brazil.
Yep. 14%
So I rooted around and found honey produced in Michigan. Problem solved. Mr Ninga took a pack of post it notes from my purse and wrote “beware tariff product means you pay tariff tax”
He slapped it on the box of Brazil produced honey and then proceeded to do the same thing to other tariff taxed products until he ran out of post its. I went and sat down and had a hot dog while I waited.
Busy bee that Mr Ninga. Love him to bits.
Due deference to VP Harris and Sec Buttigieg- but these
past few days have been a stunning revelation to me as I learn the Charlie Kirk story / one that I am ashamed to say I was barely familiar with.
He was a major influence on young voters that flocked to trump. A huge huge influence. Perhaps even the reason trump won. For Harris and Buttigieg to drag up the Pres Biden thing to say it was a mistake for him to run feels hollow and sad and not worthy. To what end? To what good? Fodder for MAGA.
Read the room people. Our country is being consumed by evil and you want to revisit Pres Biden’s decision?
Where was your braintrust while Kirk was having his way on college campuses?
Russia suspected to be behind breach of Fed Court system
Source: NY Times
Investigators have uncovered evidence that Russia is at least partly responsible for a recent hack of the computer system that manages federal court documents, including highly sensitive records with information that could reveal sources and people charged with national security crimes, according to several people briefed on the breach.
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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/us/politics/russia-hack-federal-court-system.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dk8._YiU.TwxWhf7cRn5G&smid=url-share
How do we get ahead of the bubble?
We are either behind the bubble or on the bubble but we are NOT ahead of the bubble.
In January, I wanted our local Dem Club to get small lawn signs with the upside down American flag. No bites. No takers. Too soon they said.
After the local and Tesla demonstrations started I wanted the flag and a friendly post card campaign to encourage voters to stay informed. Nope, not yet. Let’s wait.
Many many demonstrations are still taking place. But it seems to be the Epstein thingy and Colbert and South Park that’s gaining a bit of attention.
Are we moving from behind the bubble to the top of the bubble? Do we have the collective will to get ahead of the bubble.
If we think we are doing enough now, we are wrong.
A simple thought. Billboards. In the reddest districts. A photo, the iconic one showing drumpf telling Epstein
a secret.
No words needed. Just the photo. Giant. On the billboard.
Effective?
Why is Melania getting a pass? Epstein photos are dirty with her haughty chin up arrogant pose -
A few weeks ago I posted an OP….
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220477338
MELANIA KNOWS.
Bumper sticker, demonstration sign, Bluesky post.
Why is she off limits when she is all over Epstein photos?
MELANIA KNOWS.
If anyone knows, it's Melania. She was there. She saw. She knows. Haughty, aloof, She marrried him anyway.
Yep. Melania knows.
National Impact Map - impact of Doge slash and burn of US agencies & workforce & leases
Map is interactive and responds best when viewed on computer.
Get ready for the visual.
https://theimpactproject.org/
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