@Notokay Right. Damn

@Razdawg22 Yes, that's what I said, out loud.

@POOetryma A few of us were having a conversation about that on this post.

https://counter.social/@nursefrombirth/113481241295360065

Colorado’s Gov. Jared Polis (D) said he was “excited” by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for the Secretary of Health and Human Services.

“I’m excited by the news that the President-Elect will appoint @RobertKennedyJr to @HHSGov. He helped us defeat vaccine mandates in Colorado in 2019 and will help make America healthy again by shaking up HHS and FDA,” Polis wrote in a post on X.

#News #Politics #HHS #FDA

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4991544-democratic-governor-excited-by-rfk-jr-pick-for-hhs/

Eighteen Republican attorneys general sued the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Chair Gary Gensler on Thursday for allegedly overstepping the agency’s authority in its enforcement actions against the cryptocurrency industry.

The states, led by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, argue that the SEC has sought to “unilaterally wrest regulatory authority away from the States” on crypto enforcement.

#News #Cryptocurrency

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4991491-gary-gensler-crypto-enforcement/

GOP looks to shake up US-China trade

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), who chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, proposed revoking China’s Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR).

The policy has been in place for more than two decades, but both Republican and Democratic lawmakers have accused Beijing of unfair trade practices.

#News #Politics #Economy #China

https://thehill.com/newsletters/business-economy/4991643-gop-looks-to-shake-up-us-china-trade/

@Cartephilia Yes, I remember very clearly. He's a scab too.

@brainwise No telling with those characters and their political shenanigans. They are dangerous.

@Anouk Started watching, got distracted, will finish later. So far it's good.

@stueytheround Great choices. I like animated movies too. Don't think I've seen Whale Rider or Akira. I will have to check those out.

Nonprofit Helps Older People Care for Their Dogs: “They Deserve Every Kindness”

#News #Pets #Dogs #Animals #Support

https://nicenews.com/culture/peace-of-mind-dog-rescue/

What are your favorite movies? I have a few of them, but one I watch over and over is "A Soldier's Story"

#Movies

Florida liberal arts college reinstates ‘wokeness’ course amid furore

Course set to be taught by controversial British ‘anti-woke’ media commentator Andrew Doyle

#News #Politics #Florida

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/14/new-college-of-florida-wokeness-course

@Cartephilia 🤣🤣🤣Why are they such idiots?

McCarthy says Gaetz won’t get confirmed: ‘Everyone knows that’

Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted that former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Trump’s pick for attorney general, will not get confirmed by the Senate.

Asked for his response to Trump’s Cabinet picks so far, McCarthy told Bloomberg Television in an interview, “I think the choices are very good, except one.”

“Look, Gaetz won’t get confirmed,” he continued. “Everybody knows that.”

#News #Politics

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4990312-kevin-mccarthy-matt-gaetz-feud-donald-trump-cabinet/

They still HATE you idiot.

Ramaswamy: ‘We want to go in and slash and burn that bureaucracy’

#News #Politics

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4990434-ramaswamy-says-doge-will-slash-burn-bureaucracy/

Sounds like a "bully" threat to me. This MF

Tuberville: ‘We’re gonna try to get you out of the Senate’ if you vote against Trump

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), a staunch ally of President-elect Trump, warned his Republican colleagues Wednesday that “we’re gonna try to get you out of the Senate” if they vote against Trump’s nominees and legislative agenda.

#News #Alabama #Politics #Vengence

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4990414-tommy-tuberville-warns-republicans-donald-trump-agenda/

Yep, Trump has been campaigning since the mid 80"s

@Jorro @cjcrew @TetsuKaba

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin (D) urged the House Ethics Committee to “preserve and share” its report on former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) after Trump tapped the Florida congressman to serve as attorney general.

#News #Politics #LiarsAndCheaters #LawAndCrime

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4990433-durbin-gaetz-house-ethics-report/

@cjcrew Yep, exactly.

@Jorro @TetsuKaba