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whatareyoureallyafraidof · 11 months

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truth-has-a-liberal-bias · 3 months

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The House voted Wednesday night to pass a $78 billion tax package that includes an expansion of the child tax credit, sending it to the Senate, where its path is uncertain. The Republican-led House passed the bipartisan measure 357-70...

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It now heads to the Senate, where it will need at least 60 votes to advance.

Given the margin in the House, and the scope of the bipartisan support, that might not seem like much of a challenge, but one GOP senator summarized a core problem. NBC News also reported:

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, cast doubt Wednesday on passing a bipartisan tax bill, saying it could make President Joe Biden “look good” and improve Democrats’ chances of holding the White House in the 2024 election. Grassley said re-electing Biden could hurt Republican hopes of extending Trump-era tax cuts.

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The problem is not that the Iowa Republican opposes the underlying legislation; the problem is that his principal concern is avoiding governing successes that might make President Joe Biden “look good” in an election year.

The longtime GOP senator could put country over party, but by his own admission, he’s reluctant to do so. To hear Grassley tell it, reducing child poverty is fine, but helping the Republican Party’s electoral strategies is better. [...]

#Republicans #obstruction #politics #election #child poverty #Iowa

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the-cricket-chirps · 2 months

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Man Ray

Obstruction

1920/1961

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gwydionmisha · 11 months

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#Mar-a-Lago #Surveillance #Donald Trump #Obstruction #News

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bikelanehell · 1 year

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Bucharest, Romania

#bike lane #bike lane hell #romania #obstruction #poorly placed #urbanism #infrastructure

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flamingsquirrel13 · 5 months

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#ferret #gofundme #urgent #emergency #pets #charity #desperate #please #obstruction

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cricketcat9 · 5 months

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How I’m supposed to work

I’m on a deadline

#haru the cat #obstruction

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sbrown82 · 8 days

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We have the most corrupt Supreme Court I’ve ever seen!

#u.s. supreme court #corruption #jan. 6 #insurrection #obstruction #republicans #capitol riot #clarence thomas #bribes

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poligraf · 11 months

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This requires the will to persevere just when one apparently must do something that leads away from his goal. This unswerving inner purpose brings good fortune in the end. An obstruction that lasts only for a time is useful for self–development. This is the value of adversity.

Hexagram #39 from the I Ching · Obstruction · via Ask The Oracle

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whatareyoureallyafraidof · 10 months

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#ManChildTrump #Donald Trump #Trump #Drumpf #CrybabyTrump #Tiny Hands #Limp Dick #Spanky #Pee Brain #Cadet Bone Spurs #Five Deferment Don #The Orange Menace #The Manchurian Cantaloupe #indictment #indict #treason #classified #obstruction #national security

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randyite · 11 months

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"And the winner of tonight's ballroom dance contest will win a box of national security top secret classified documents of their choosing!"

#trump #mar-a-lago #classified documents #obstruction #indictment #top secret #national security

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shotofchinaco · 1 year

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The Texas House unanimously voted to expel Bryan Slaton on Tuesday, one day after the Royse City Republican submitted his resignation after an internal investigation determined that he had sex with a 19-year-old aide after getting her drunk.

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Ahead of the vote, members of the committee told the House that Slaton had not disputed the allegations and still had not expressed remorse or regret. They also said Slaton likely committed multiple crimes, including providing alcohol to a minor.

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Slaton, a prominent anti-LGBTQ lawmaker who has described drag performers as “perverted adults,” allegedly invited the woman to his Austin apartment and gave her a large cup of rum and coke, then refilled it twice. The committee said she was rendered unable to “effectively consent to intercourse and could not indicate whether it was welcome or unwelcome.”

The bipartisan committee also said Slaton tried to obstruct their investigation, including by what they described as intimidation tactics against the aide and other witnesses. Five members of Slaton's staff also refused to be interviewed by the committee.

Slaton, a married father who portrayed himself as a “family values” conservative, submitted his written resignation to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday. In the letter, Slaton said he planned to spend more time with his family but did not address the inappropriate conduct.

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Slaton was previously a youth pastor at several Southern Baptist churches and ran for the Texas House in 2021 on a family-values campaign that was financed heavily by Defend Texas Liberty PAC, which is mostly funded by ultra-right West Texas oil and gas tycoons. In the House, he gained a reputation as an anti-LGBTQ bomb-thrower who was unafraid to needle those in his own party from the right.

Last year, Slaton called for a blanket ban on minors at drag shows, saying they needed to be protected from “perverted adults,” and proposed giving per-child tax credits to married, heterosexual couples — while excluding LGBTQ or divorced people. Slaton, who is previously divorced, also called this year for a referendum on Texas’ secession from the United States, despite legal experts overwhelmingly saying such a move would be illegal.

#republican lawmaker #texas republicans #anti-lgbtq #anti-drag #obstruction #family values #'spend more time with his family'#youth pastor #texas oil money #general hypocrisy #this story has everything

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gwydionmisha · 10 months

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#Donald Trump #Aileen M. Cannon #Classified Documents #Obstruction #News

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ridenwithbiden · 1 year

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Funny How Gas Prices had been slowly gong down, for months, to $3.50 here in Ohio. But, were Jacked Up, just Before the Election, in weeks, to over $4.00 a gallon, everywhere. Not 1 week after the Election, and Gas Prices are suddenly back down to $3.69 a gallon, here on Cincinnati.

FUCK BIG OIL. And Republicons Economic Sabotage of Americas Economy, when Democrats are in office, or for National Elections.

#FuckBigOil #FuckRepublicons #GasPrices #ThePartyOfNo #Obstruction #Sabotage #Elections #CorporateConspiracy #CorporateFascism

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hi-technique · 2 years

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itssimpleclub · 1 year

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The only obstruction from reaching our goals is the starting point. 🦋

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