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4 Good News: The Voodoo Economy and the Real Economy [1]
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Date: 2022-08-04
See also Anti-Capitalist Meetup: The Unbalanced Budget Amendment's Time is Coming. I, and also professional economists, are arguing for putting Keynes into the Constitution, with mandatory investments during any recession. At the same time, we argue that we should have mandatory tax hikes, brakes on markets, and other measures to burst bubbles before they become seriously dangerous.
Cue more screaming.
Regular News
See, here’s the deal. We’re getting stuff done.
x NEW: The Senate has approved Finland and Sweden's membership in NATO by a vote of 95-1-1.
Rand Paul (R) voted PRESENT.
Josh Hawley (R) voted NO. — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) August 3, 2022
Kansas! Taiwan! Zawahiri! The burn pit bill! Sinema?? More Subpoenas! More Deleted Messages!
Yes, you have heard about that. Hot stuff, but not news to us today.
Videos are coming out of women jumping up and down when the Kansas amendment result was called. Also hugging, crying, cheering, applauding... I can’t do anything with videos today, so I hope someone will add one in the comments.
The hits, the own goals, the self-owns, the self-burns from the Wrong-Wingers just keep coming, don’t they?
It’s just ordinary karma coming to those who don’t believe in it, in the usual way.
Balls and Strikes
Alex Jones’s lawyers accidentally sent the entire contents of his cell phone to the lawyers for the plaintiffs. So they caught him in a major lie on the stand. The Jury has the case now. We can expect a referral on a criminal complaint of perjury. Also the judge slapped Jones down repeatedly. And the financial statements for InfoWars were on the phone, too, so Jones can’t lie about being broke during the penalty phase of the trial.
x BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled that House Republicans MUST agree to security screenings at the Capitol, including a search for weapons.
GOOD!!! — Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) August 1, 2022
See, here’s the deal. The Constitution says that each House of Congress makes its own rules, and nobody, not even the courts, can say them nay.
Florida clergy lawsuits say abortion ban violates religious freedom
The plaintiffs are three rabbis, a United Church of Christ reverend, a Unitarian Universalist minister, an Episcopal Church priest and a Buddhist lama. They asked the court to declare that the state's abortion law violates Florida and U.S. constitutional protections for freedom of speech and religion.
x Just In: A federal judge just determined that 3 cases seeking to hold Donald Trump liable for damages sustained from the January 6th insurrection can proceed. — Really American 🇺🇸 (@ReallyAmerican1) August 3, 2022
OUR President
See, here’s the deal.
Joe wants to be their President, too, a sentiment that goes back to Thomas Jefferson with the Federalists, but our Wrong-Wingers insist that Joe isn’t, and you can’t make them say he is. Just like the Federalists, who did themselves in and left government to the Jeffersonians for 18 straight years, the Era of Good Feeling.
Biden Wins @BidensWins Keeping score of President Biden’s wins. The largest online community of President Biden’s supporters.
[email protected]
x Today I'll sign a second Executive Order to address the reproductive health care crisis since Roe was overturned.
It will support women traveling for abortion care, ensure providers comply with the law when women require medical care, and advance maternal health research. — President Biden (@POTUS) August 3, 2022
Cue Wrong-Wing jumping up and down, screaming, and of course lawsuits. Lather, rinse, repeat.
x Hell of a day for the Biden admin:
PACT Act passes in Senate
Lowest uninsured rate in HISTORY
75th judge confirmed
Yemen truce extended
NO wins in KS
DOJ sues Idaho over abortion law
400 seperated families reunited
18th Op Fly Formula mission approved
Gas drops 49th day in a row — What Biden Has Done (@What46HasDone) August 3, 2022
That’s only 8 million uninsured, a triumph, but still disgusting. We can fix that in 2023, of course. I am going to assume that the Kansas result is fairly predictive for the midterms, and I am not going to take any Doom&Gloomer guff over it. The polling in Kansas drastically undercounted the NO voters, D, I, and even R.
It turns out that voter registration in Kansas was up by almost 10 times (or 960% in media hypespeak), and that 70% of the new voters there were women. This smashes all Likely Voter screens to flinders. Expect Dem undercounts for the rest of the year, at least.
Let’s try Arizona. A recent YouGov poll says that Arizona voters would rather vote for a generic Republican over a generic Democrat by 5%. But there are no generic Republicans. They are a myth. So when you ask the real question, you get very different answers.
Pro-choice Democrat 60% Anti-Abortion Republican 27%
A national poll from Monmouth says that respondents prefer Democratic control of Congress by a margin of 50-43%, the biggest lead for Democrats all year. And those, too, are generic Ds and Rs, not this giant sack full of metaphorical weasels.
Missing Text Messages
See, here´s the deal.
First it was the Secret Service, then DHS, and now DoD.
First on CNN: Jan. 6 text messages wiped from phones of key Trump Pentagon officials
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action.
Gen. George Patton
See also Sheri Tepper´s True Game series.
Once is the thing itself, twice is a curiosity, but three times is Game. Who Games against you?
What We Need to Hear
See, here’s the deal.
x Frankly, I’m sick and tired of the corporate media not giving President Biden the credit he deserves for all his accomplishments.
Who else feels the same way? — Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) August 2, 2022
x Give me thumbs up and retweet if you think the media doesn't report enough of Biden's Wins
👍 — Emily Winston (@Emywinst) August 3, 2022
x Pretty sure Joe Biden could cure cancer and the media would neither give him credit nor report it. — Renee Libby 🎯 (@ReneeAlida) August 2, 2022
x Another plus for Biden and families whose children were separated at the southern border. More than 5,000 families had children taken from them while the parents were deported under Trump’s 2018 cruel “zero tolerance” policy. #FreshResists#wtpBLUE
https://t.co/F2cvQTH7FX — kim o Pro-Democracy! (@kmeeo) August 3, 2022
x I want to say as loudly as possible @POTUS @JoeBiden is having the most consequential Presidency in generations. Anyone who wastes time looking beyond the next election is wasting time. Run on the successes of this administration and on protecting freedom. That is how you win. — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) August 3, 2022
x He may be old, but he’s really good at the President thing.
I’m into @POTUS — Ken Olin (@kenolin1) August 2, 2022
x Kevin McCarthy Nearly Blows A Blood Vessel Trying To Deny Biden Credit For Taking Out al-Qaeda Leader
https://t.co/m0EckLXHDr — #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) August 3, 2022
Science! Animals! Weirdness!
I can’t play videos on this computer at present, so I have had to neglect some of my usual sources.
x The Cartwheel Galaxy, a rare ring galaxy once shrouded in dust and mystery, has been unveiled by the imaging capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/PhouJI2CnZ — Space Telescope Science Institute (@SpaceTelescope) August 3, 2022
x Science Lab pic.twitter.com/TvOpg4KlmX — service dogs serving cuteness (@professionpups) August 3, 2022
x Be a Mars scientist!
https://t.co/cmkRzOPO1t — NASA Mars (@NASAMars) August 1, 2022
Teachers, think about assigning real science as homework.
x Animals Of The World Map pic.twitter.com/zsmwsRAOks — Epic Maps (@Loca1ion) August 3, 2022
x The new architecture of Mars Sample Return is based on new studies & recent achievements at Mars that has allowed us to consider options that weren’t available to us even one year ago! I’m excited for this innovative approach to make something unprecedented, a reality!
https://t.co/1bapAdvYZ4 — Thomas Zurbuchen (@Dr_ThomasZ) July 27, 2022
x Take a picture, not a trophy. This is how real men shoot animals... 🎥 📸 pic.twitter.com/KC6qP1acIi — peace1 💙🇺🇸 (@peace1) July 30, 2022
x Science says this cheese is actually good for you
https://t.co/c4QpbxIDjV pic.twitter.com/oH7UeZFpX9 — New York Post (@nypost) August 3, 2022
Was there some doubt? Oh, they mean it can help with calcium levels and thus osteoporosis.
In the name of science, 66 “healthy women,” with an average age of 33, were given either a daily 57 grams of Jarlsberg or 50 grams of the K2 deficient cheese Camembert for six weeks.
x Mexican gray wolves are among the most endangered mammals in the U.S.
Yet the federal government has failed multiple times to come up with an adequate, science-based plan to manage their population.
https://t.co/POD3bM7RNB — Earthjustice (@Earthjustice) August 4, 2022
x Stunning Double Sided Koroit Patterned Boulder Opal
Photo: Wild Opals #minerals pic.twitter.com/a38i6WYhCr — Geology Tweets (@GeologyTime) August 3, 2022
x Smaug giganteus is a stunning reptile from Sub-Saharan Africa, & is named after Smaug from the hobbit books!
(Photo Don Getty) pic.twitter.com/XJyVPwIwrw — Weird Animals (@Weird_AnimaIs) August 3, 2022
x The chocolate frog (Litoria mira) was only described by scientists in 2020
It was found in New Guinea and is unique due to its brown colour
It has been compared to the chocolate frogs from Harry Potter
#animals #facts pic.twitter.com/XGhgvP8btA — AnimalFactHub (@AnimalFactHub) August 3, 2022
x On October 1st, 1861, Charles Darwin wrote in a letter:
"I am very poorly today and very stupid and hate everybody and everything" — UberFacts (@UberFacts) August 3, 2022
Sound familiar?
x Please retweet, 3.4 million pets have been abandoned in the UK in the last 12 months.
A dog in a council pound will be destroyed if there is no rescue space. RESCUE SHELTERS ARE FULL⚠️
We need an immediate ban on the sales of pets online.
We have more pets than homes. #dogs pic.twitter.com/p0D4jsGw5z — Animal Adoptions UK 🐕🦺🐈🐎❤️ (@AdoptionsUk) August 3, 2022
x A new approach to nanoscale ionic programmable resistor design enables artificial “synapses” that are up to 1,000 times smaller—and 10,000 times faster—than biological synapses, researchers report in Science. Learn more:
https://t.co/22bU1rGxkG pic.twitter.com/b32y0fRSYw — Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) August 3, 2022
x Hayden’s dog waiting for him to bring back the stuffed animal that got him thru chemo #bachelorette #TheBachelorette pic.twitter.com/7TdyO3UHga — Jaimie Renee (@JaimDaviz) August 2, 2022
x A #nanotherapy for severe #COVID19 that targets inflammatory macrophages is safe and shows signs of alleviating neurologic injury and improving outcomes in hospitalized patients, shows a new phase 2a trial. @ScienceTM
https://t.co/rqMPRILGLh pic.twitter.com/JtNPr8e5FT — Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) August 3, 2022
x i love weevils so much theyre like if a low quality trombone sound effect was an animal pic.twitter.com/vjnG9RD8In — croffee (g0fundm3 pinned) team wither!! (@croffeepot) August 3, 2022
x “There’s nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.”
- Bill Nye (left) pic.twitter.com/A9Sq700NNj — World of Engineering (@engineers_feed) August 3, 2022
x Hi will you be my friends 😊😊 pic.twitter.com/iboUfmPmfu — 🐩wildAnimals🐎 (@Animals10wild1) July 30, 2022
x I had a great time writing this post for @Shepherd_books about the Best Science Fiction Books Featuring Queer Characters! Go check it out. 🏳️🌈✨#LGBTQIA | #scifibooks
https://t.co/MUZALhgMqx pic.twitter.com/YYSq3X1jQz — Kellie Doherty is revising (send cookies, please) (@Kellie_Doherty) August 4, 2022
See also Joan Slonczewski, A Door into Ocean, and Lois McMaster Bujold, Ethan of Athos.
x We were worried about Favour (a mare in her late 40s) after she lost her two close friends Middy and Mouse. So we are delighted that
she has decided to spend her days with Teddy (late 30s). So pleased to see them bonding 💜 /1 #rescue #horses #rescuehorses #friendship pic.twitter.com/6uEf2r9NEC — Woodfield Animal Sanctuary (@AnimalWoodfield) July 31, 2022
x Shared enzymatic functions in innate immunity build diverse immune systems, from archaea to bacteria to plants to humans, according to a new #ScienceReview. Learn more:
https://t.co/kG4qQRrApy pic.twitter.com/HjbsLQKc9L — Science Magazine (@ScienceMagazine) August 3, 2022
x The best science!
https://t.co/Z9colPDzBQ — Diabolical Plots: Ignyte Finalist! (@diabolicalplots) August 3, 2022
Funny or Cry
The Borowitz Report (Not the News)
Kansas Republicans Face Dark Future in State Where Women Have Rights “If this kind of nightmare can happen in Kansas, it can happen anywhere,” one Republican said.
x Editorial cartoons for the week of Aug. 1
https://t.co/Adj9DMFiOg — Tech Jaun (@techjaun) August 1, 2022
x Really! Why do you need a gun? pic.twitter.com/CgObAsZ679 — Jeffrey Levin 🇺🇦 (@jilevin) August 3, 2022
x Editorial cartoons that won Paul Szep acclaim — and got him sued by the governor
https://t.co/8XqthLdWRa — mohamed el amine (@Mohamed04680219) July 31, 2022
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And in cases of rape, Indiana wants a notarized report to the police.
x From a 1959 MAD Magazine satire: "If comic strip artists drew editorial cartoons." pic.twitter.com/JcEGcBpoLN — Create For Freedom (@2Tones101) July 30, 2022
According to the Big Lie, Trump is in his second term as President, and cannot run again. /s
Warning: Casual racism
x Dr. Seuss & Co. Go to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Americas Leading Comic Artists [HYYJUNG]
https://t.co/ElryPBxVBQ — Cesar.Runolfsdottir (@CesarRunolfsdo1) August 1, 2022
Thank You Note
Well, well. Another GNR takes shape right before your eyes. August 4, I see.
My thanks to Kosack Fffflats for asking how countercyclical, Keynesian policies would work during the current boom, and making me think, not only about these issues, but also about how to explain them clearly and succinctly enough.
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