There is a huge California oil spill. It is certainly causing mayhem in many regions of the Pacific. Many people are calling for an independent investigation to find the causes of it. There is a 13 inch tear in a pipe that was probably the source of the oil spill in general. The massive oil spill has damaged beaches and harmed wildlife. It has spewed up to 144,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean. Right now, dead fish are on the shore of beaches. The pipeline is 17 miles long and it's 41 years old. One preliminary reports said that the partial tear could have been a product of an anchor hooking the pipeline. Investigators are researching pipelines, maintenance plus inspection records, and other facts. The beach in Newport Beach, California is stained with oil. The Coast Guard and the Orange County Sheriff are deployed to find the truth. The line is operated by Amplify Energy Corporation. This tragedy represents one story after another proving once again that laissez faire capitalism doesn't work to enrich the general welfare of the people collectively.
The Senate report showed how close the coup from Trump was made. There are new details about how Donald Trump wanted to put pressure on the DOJ at least 9 times to try to steal the 2020 election. Trump has been so evil in his conduct that some Republicans have left the party. Donald Trump also fired one person, because this person proved that there was no massive voter election fraud in the state of Georgia during the 2020 election. Georgia went blue for the first time in a long time. We realize what the truth is. The truth is that the 2020 election is the most fair election in American history. The truth is that Trump's far right coup attempt failed, but we have to be always vigilant to defend our democratic institutions wholeheartedly. Now, one Trump attorney wants Trump aids to defy the January 6 investigation's subpoena. Trump doesn't want to cooperate with the 1/6 investigation citing executive privilege. He does this, because he is afraid of the truth. Defying subpoenas could cause a person to go to prison or face massive fines. We know now that the Senate Judiciary Committee report proved that Trump wanted to use the DOJ to subvert 2020 election results.
This deceiver Joe Manchin said that progressives want an entitlement society. That is not the case. The super wealthy have a real entitlement society of having record tax breaks and paying no federal income taxes in many cases. The super wealthy have oil allowances and legacies that cause them to have massive influence in political and economic affairs in the globe. A strong social safety net is never some entitlement society. People work to earn Medicare and Social Security benefits. The government providing for the people is truly compassionate. The U.S. Congress passing legislation to help the poor, to help immigrants, to help the elderly, and other members of the human family outlines the purpose of government. Government's purpose is not you are all on your own without justice. True government promotes the general welfare to advance justice. Most Americans believe in an infrastructure bill and a human infrastructure bill dealing with pre-K being universal and other investments in our society. People are entitled to health care, housing, education, and justice period. So, Manchin proves once again that moderation is a wrong philosophy.
Sage Steele finally apologized to ESPN for criticizing the vaccine mandate. She talked with far right extremist Jay Cutler. Jay Cutler was a former NFL quarterback. This is the same Sage Steele who praised Candace Owens (who said that white people forcing Native Americans to embrace culture and calling Native people cannibals). Then, Sage Steele criticized Barack Obama for choosing black on the U.S. Census calling it "fascinating" and "his father wasn't there in his life" (when it isn't her right to judge how Obama choose to define himself. The actions of his father has nothing to do with how Obama decides to define himself at all, so Steele was trying to use a cheap shot hypocritically claiming to be persecuted for her political views. Yet, she mocks others' identities and political views). ESPN took light criticism to Steele in compared to them criticizing Jemele Hill of Hill calling Trump a white supremacist (which he is). Steele was angry over immigration protests, she accused black colleagues of blocking her from a conversation of race, and she criticized Colin Kaepernick for his anti-racism knell protests. Sage praising Candace Owens doesn't shock me. Owens is the same person who spews anti-black statements for years. I don't agree with Owens' views or agenda.
There is a meeting of Senate Democrats about the McConnell token offer. The GOP is playing a dangerous game in trying to delay votes on the debt ceiling, as a default on the debt would be catastrophic for America. Such a default would harm school lunches, harm Social Security, and end money sent to many military troops. We have lives at stake literally. The GOP is a retrograde party, and it's extremism is as plain to see. The Republican Party is more extreme now than the day of the 1/6 insurrection. It's an extremist party with allies of far right militias, climate deniers, racists, anti-Semities, and liars who deny the election of 2020. We have massive obstruction done by extremists. The debt ceiling deal should exist in a progressive fashion. The majority of the American people are on our side. We shall see what the Biden administration will do as he is open to reform the filibuster (as the filibuster is an archaic, anti-democratic measure which has historically tried to stop voting plus civil rights legislation). The Senate debt ceiling test vote has been delayed until recently when it was passed by the Senate.
By Timothy
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