https://joebiden.com/climate/

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Really like that section. Folks need to brought along into the idea that fighting climate change is the economic growth frontier that people like me have recognized for years. People have been made to fear such change for what they perceive they must give up, instead of what they have to gain. It isn’t a cost center, no, it’s the valuable work of the time in which we live.

Is a refrain I still hear from elders in Texas. Just listen to Biden’s speeches to unions and you’ll get how this is true for working families.

Democrats are better at running the economy, too. If Bush v. Gore hadn’t gone down the way it did, maybe banking regulators under a Democratic administration would have reigned things in. Maybe under such, republicans would have placed more value on green energy, rather than insisting on digging around in the dirt for coal and a past that never existed. Then Obama wouldn’t have had to cleanup the recession created under dubya AND push for solar/Paris accords so late. If Texas wasn’t further gerrymandered to hell in 2012, then maybe the state would have expanded Medicaid, and my friend would have lived to his 34th birthday, and not died in the gap.

It’s simply more complex than one candidate’s proposed solutions that lump sliding middle class families like mine in with billionaire-elite-class-establishment speak. I see organized labor as a natural thing to occur in a free market system, and if you think Biden’s speeches to unions are for billionaire donors, then I don’t know what else I could say to dispel these cruddy notions of Democrats as being some sort of republicon-lite establishment party that doesn’t care about workers.

And I look forward to when your toons threads can resume.

The public comments close tomorrow, March 2. The new rule would require drones over half a pound to broadcast their flying location over the internet. Is another instance where I’m forced to question who’s safety and privacy they’re truly protecting when the proposal fails tests of practicality, reality, and proportionality.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/02/new-faa-drone-rule-is-a-giant-middle-finger-to-aviation-hobbyists/

Good points and links to reference

In an effort to make your preferred candidate stronger. I think this OP is a fairly thoughtful rundown of weaknesses that need to be addressed. Performance in the primary is not the same as how he’ll do in the general election.

You’ll see I’m supporting Biden, but that doesn’t mean I’m not working to find as much mental flexibility, and dare I say, enthusiasm, as possible to sell Bernie as best I can if it comes down to it.

Dismissing these types of points or Bernie’s fanny-wagging tweet of a false equivalency between two starkly different parties isn’t going to make him a stronger candidate for energizing all Democrats for the GE.

I’m gonna journal Nance’s OP to reference, as I do think it’s helpful in my efforts. Also, helps to feel heard through a highly readable post.

That’s my opinion, and you’re certainly welcome to dismiss it out of hand as well.

Lemme also welcome you to DU:

So I can read this again. I’ve said variants of the sentiment in your first sentence quite a few times in my offline life.

Have foregone buying a tv, and I’ve passed on several pairs of shoes. Am wearing out old purses/bags. I like thrift store shopping.

I use vinegar, dish soap, and occasionally regular bleach as my primary cleaning agents around the house. Are cheap and I’m not buying as much from chemical companies. Was done with oven cleaner years ago - that shit is toxic awful. I could go on about big chem, but won’t.

Adopted using cloth napkins before he took office, and don’t buy nearly as many paper towels. I don’t bother folding them, bleh, no - I just shove them in a drawer.

Bought carbon offsets last year for a flight. And, am making efforts to drive less/purchase gas less often.

It’s as much a protest against tRump as it is about conserving in the face of global warming. I still buy stupid stuff, but less than I used to.

So, you’re not alone - is already happening in my household.

Prosecutors unlikely to charge Trump Org executives, sources say
By Erica Orden and Kara Scannell, CNN
Updated 7:17 PM ET, Fri July 12, 2019



https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/12/politics/trump-organization-federal-prosecutors/index.html

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Is a must watch.

And would like to give all my heart-givers an extra . Had a nicer week just because you spent a moment on my behalf.

Has been good to hear from some of those who don’t post as much as they used to — am looking at you, Maeve 💙.

I’m so very fond of DU and DUers, it’s not even funny. Except for when it is, and then, sometimes it’s maddening, but I love it here all the same.