The President and the Democrats are proposing a two trillion infrastructure plan.
The Republicans think that someone is playing with them. They are trying to find a way to combat the Democrats’ proposal. Their old playbook doesn’t work. They put forth trillions of tax cuts, and the economy wasn’t exploding before COVID, and folks could see that. They also can see the crumbling infrastructure.
They have tried to pick at parts of the plan. You can see when they’ve gotten talking points distributed. Heard that Idiot Governor from South Dakota, as well as others talk about ‘ pipes aren’t infrastructure.’
Oh really? Tell that to the people of Flint, Michigan, and those folks in Texas who were just flooded out.
Then, their next attack was on the caregiver part. See, here’s the thing – this pandemic has just accentuated how important caregivers are to our economy, and how important they are to keep us functioning.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said something absolutely true, but, the right-wing lost their mind.
From a Yahoo article:
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tells Yahoo Finance Presents it’s well beyond time to correct the racially inequities weaved into the fabric of the nation’s infrastructure.
“So one of the problems with the racially destructive choices that were made in the past is that it’s a lot harder to reverse when it’s in the form of a big concrete highway. There are many places in the country where it’s been shown that choices were made to run a highway right through the heart of what had been a thriving Black neighborhood, often dividing that neighborhood into or clearing it out entirely. And there’s frankly, a lot of documentary evidence that often this wasn’t just done out of convenience, sometimes it was done on purpose, and we have a chance to get it right,” Buttigieg says.
Can honestly say I did not expect Mayo Pete to be this focused on rooting out racism in infrastructure planning.
— Ragnarok Lobster 🐺 (@eclecticbrotha) April 11, 2021
Racial inequities in infrastructure?
Absolutely.
After all, this is America. Racism is built into anything. Look at the highways of this country and research what used to be there before the highway. Dollars to donuts, it was a functioning Black neighborhood.
What?
You thought that it was ‘coincidence’ that all these highways just ‘happened’ to go through all these previously Black neighborhoods? Really? Seriously? You never thought about why public transportation was never expanded out into the suburbs Really? You never thought about why that didn’t happen? Racism.
So glad folks brought receipts when the right-wing tried to play that Secretary Pete wasn’t coming with statements based in fact.
Caro on Robert Moses in 2014. 1300 pages in one paragraph.
https://t.co/juKzgwSgyF pic.twitter.com/2J0bQe4FGm
— James Hamblin (@jameshamblin) April 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/tmweyland/status/1381270618465738753?s=20
Federal funding should also tear down 280/101 in the Bayview. Which also served no purpose other than to segregate Black neighborhoods from the rest of San Francisco during the urban renewal era. pic.twitter.com/XkyPwyE3o2
— Darrell Owens (@IDoTheThinking) April 11, 2021
While "Robert Moses" is trending, most freeway projects conducted slum clearance through Black neighborhoods. In the Bay Area, the most prominent examples are Oakland's 24, 980 and former 880. The infrastructure bill is right to tear down bad freeways and return community space. pic.twitter.com/WHw0eW7yY6
— Darrell Owens (@IDoTheThinking) April 11, 2021
Both Robert Moses and The Power Broker trending this morning. That's never a good sign! pic.twitter.com/Fi4K62Hka3
— The Bowery Boys Podcast (@BoweryBoys) April 11, 2021
This video is on YouTube. The name is: "Retrofuturism: The Future We Dreamt Of | Sleepcore Stream"
The fact that highways and interstates keep being planned to go only through black areas isn't some mistake.
These are white supremacists using these projects as a way to attack us.— ProfessorBlackTruth (@ProfBlacktruth) April 11, 2021
Since white supremacist urban planner Robert Moses is trending I figured I'd show an old newsreel promoting "cities of the future." They admit the plan is to weaponize infrastructure.
"The rights of way HAVE BEEN SO ROUTED AS TO DISPLACE undesirable slum areas WHENEVER POSSIBLE." pic.twitter.com/snqtX4VfQ9— ProfessorBlackTruth (@ProfBlacktruth) April 11, 2021
Worked in the 70's for Robert Moses' Jones Beach State Parkway Authority in Babylon, NY. Had the task of "disposing of" many of his professional papers at his death which were stored in the administration building. He was obsessed with keeping the parks and parkways lily white.
— Michael Napolitano (@ocalamike) April 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/lexiloowrites6/status/1381223367911555072?s=20
with the stroke of a pen Robert Moses helped create the desolation that plagued the south bronx for GENERATIONS by LITERALLY building an expressway through it. https://t.co/YLlNOyRZxs
— Joél Leon. (@JoelakaMaG) April 11, 2021
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A few highlights for those who haven't read it:
• Moses created the South Bronx & its requisite challenges by literally plowing the Cross Bronx Expressway through established neighborhoods
• Moses tried the same thing in Greenwich Village in his final act— Brendan Keefe – Atlanta News First (@BrendanKeefe) April 11, 2021
And, what about Senator ‘ We can’t have infrastructure unless 10 GQP Senators Sign Onto it’ Manchin?
He’s about the phuck around and find out. Nobody is here for his performative bi-partisanship co-splay nonsense that goes nowhere, but, he gets pets on the head from the MSM. He’s not reading the room right. Nobody is playing with him, and will not sit around and let him play a bi-partisan game which leaves us with nothing, or a severely watered down bill. He’s gonna learn about that, and especially Voting Rights – nobody is here for his foolishness.
The GQP isn’t a serious negotiating partner. They are not in support of infrastructure, because it would help the economy, and be attributed to the Democrats. They continue to choose Economic TREASON against this country, and this is no different. They will not step up with a serious proposal, so it’s time to just pass it, and move on.
The Biden White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion infrastructure package with the release of state-by-state breakdowns that show the dire shape of roads, bridges, the power grid and housing affordability. https://t.co/fos32IlWH5
— WITF news (@witfnews) April 12, 2021
This is what's driving Republicans and their media enablers up the wall. The WH is bypassing them and taking their case directly to the American people state by state. https://t.co/nQ22VFsdHy
— DFW Sports 4Life (@Kennymack1971) April 12, 2021
“It doesn’t say the Republicans have to be in Congress.”
So Democrats aren't going to negotiate against themselves while Republicans like Collins and Romney pretend they can be persuaded.
And this is sending the Beltway Media/Punditry to the fainting couch. https://t.co/LDfGPR4B0v
— DFW Sports 4Life (@Kennymack1971) April 12, 2021
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNtH2aXH6jZ/
AFP News Agency Retweeted
AFP Fact Check Right-pointing magnifying glass @AFPFactCheck
We’ve seen lots of herbal remedies promoted as cancer cures on social media, despite a lack of scientific evidence
The latest is plant extract butterbur Herb While it’s used to treat migraines and asthma, it can’t cure cancer, experts told us.
https://twitter.com/AFPFactCheck/status/1382889618719141889?s=20
“..Three people have died in what Danish health authorities say is a large outbreak of salmonella that has left 33 people ill.
Nineteen people have been treated in hospital, according to Denmark’s SSI health agency. Those involved in the outbreak are aged between two and 92.
All those affected ate Husk brand psyllium husk capsules from batches recalled by manufacturer Orkla Care.
Authorities found traces of salmonella in the products at patients’ homes.
The herbal products are generally used as a laxative. Luise Müller of Denmark’s Statens Serum Institut said it was the first time the agency had found a herbal medicine to be the cause of a salmonella outbreak.
It is not clear which ingredient could have caused the poisoning.
Although the main focus of the Danish health investigation had been Husk capsules, Mr Mageli said the recall also applied to Husk powder. The company issued its last recall of a batch of Husk supplements on Monday…”
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56751493
The Spectator Index @spectatorindex
JUST IN: Pfizer’s CEO says third doses of coronavirus vaccine may be needed within a year of being fully vaccinated, as well as possible annual booster shots.
https://twitter.com/spectatorindex/status/1382824505135882242?s=20
Mueller, She Wrote @MuellerSheWrote
Mueller, She Wrote, 2019: Manafort gave Kilimnik trump polling data at the Havana Cigar Bar inside Kushner’s 666 5th Ave building who then flew it to Oleg Deripaska who gave it to a Russian PM on Oleg’s yacht where sex coach Nastya Rybka took video of the meeting.
https://twitter.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1382748002213711872?s=20
Marshall Cohen @MarshallCohen
For the first time EVER, the US government said Russian agent Konstantin Kilimnik provided Russian intelligence agencies with the internal Trump campaign polling/strategy data he received from Manafort and Gates in 2016. Even Mueller didn’t go that far. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0126
https://twitter.com/MarshallCohen/status/1382705877719908361?s=20
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World Famous Art Thief (@CalmSporting) Tweeted:
having a sensible chuckle as these conservative goons rage against the president, not for anything in particular, just because he’s so completely non-threatening. it’s fairly hilarious. https://twitter.com/CalmSporting/status/1382344264621821952?s=20
Yes 👏🏾👏🏾
Mark Elliott (@markmobility) Tweeted:
Cariol Horne was fired in 2008 following a 2006 incident in which she tried to stop a fellow officer from using a chokehold on a handcuffed suspect.
Fifteen years later, a NY judge just ruled she should receive back pay and a pension. https://t.co/fO7YfrR6dj https://twitter.com/markmobility/status/1382652569999261698?s=20
Qasim Rashid, Esq. قاسم رشید (@QasimRashid) Tweeted:
@govkristinoem The irony of this cruel message from the South Dakota Governor is that South Dakota only exists b/c thousands of white undocumented immigrants from Europe used the Homestead Act from 1860-1920 to steal land from Native Americans w/o compensation or reparations. https://twitter.com/QasimRashid/status/1382394656248446983?s=20
President Kamala’s Hand (STILL) (@DearDean22) Tweeted:
I like how Twitter extended an open invitation to Europeans to drop by & be racist to Black folk/ Black women. Like, since day one & Twitter has never done anything about it. In fact Twitter targets Black women who defend themselves against racism. US tech is so awful for that https://twitter.com/DearDean22/status/1382505388000485378?s=20
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NoChillMood (@ritaag) Tweeted:
Please back in the days it was the heir who went to war not the Spars. They were called SPARES FOR THAT REASON! William like Charles is a coward and both cant even die for the country they want to be the monarch. Sad and pathetic https://twitter.com/ritaag/status/1382661938145017858?s=20
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Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) Tweeted:
Jonathan Pentland, a @fortjackson drill instructor, tells DeAndre, a young Black man who lives in the neighborhood, “you came to the wrong neighborhood motherf****r,” physically assaults him, threatens him, and accuses him of “harassing the neighborhood” all because he’s BLACK. https://t.co/92Ms6LK2Rh https://twitter.com/TalbertSwan/status/1382408366392233994?s=20
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Black Brazil Today (@BWofBrazil) Tweeted:
Dancer/choreographer Ismael Ivo: The ebony god that Brazil didn’t know and the world revered dies from complications of Covid-19 https://t.co/Zni39GtPH6 https://twitter.com/BWofBrazil/status/1382477408033411073?s=20
MSNBC (@MSNBC) Tweeted:
“Why was there a need to use any sort of weapon or escalate the level of force being used for what amounted to a traffic stop?” civil rights attorney Charles Coleman says about the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright.
https://t.co/JYBqN65LGR https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1382663050864517121?s=20
Jesse Lee (@JesseCharlesLee) Tweeted:
One of the weirdest things I’ve seen is Playbook leading with a poll showing Americans agree with Biden’s definition of infrastructure, not theirs, then immediately condemning Biden as some Orwellian manipulator for using that same definition. https://t.co/HcPZ9L6nd2 https://twitter.com/JesseCharlesLee/status/1382490569532973056?s=20
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Goldburn P. Maynard Jr. (@deathntaxesprof) Tweeted:
Everyone just saw Harry get scapegoated in real time with it making zero sense and yet they’re out here talking Harry and Andrew? Stop being donkeys folks. Can’t you see that Harry has been used as a fall guy for decades and that even Andrew is higher on the totem pole? https://t.co/wKIB9cNXGS https://twitter.com/deathntaxesprof/status/1382663468554321924?s=20
Dr. Oni Blackstock (@oni_blackstock) Tweeted:
That Caron Nazario’s wife was Eric Garner’s cousin
That George Floyd’s girlfriend was Daunte Wright’s former teacher
That Fred Hampton babysat Emmitt Till speaks to the **systemic** nature of racism.
It is pervasive and far-reaching. These connections aren’t coincidences. https://twitter.com/oni_blackstock/status/1382663596459581444?s=20
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andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) Tweeted:
If you’re near Prospect Park please visit the first bench on Prospect Park West, which was dedicated today in our honor Of Beans.
Thank you to our friends who paid for the restoration of this bench. https://t.co/BpUdstdkUZ https://twitter.com/KFILE/status/1382422055279341568?s=20
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The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) Tweeted:
A research station that’s been diligently reporting on the changing climate for the past 51 years has been abandoned because it faced an imminent threat of being swallowed up by the advancing seas https://t.co/NNeJsizFTH https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/1382649936462897153?s=20
Madoff was a 👿👿👿
Ronald Klain (@WHCOS) Tweeted:
Solid support for the American Jobs Plan! The more people know, the more they support it. https://t.co/H3x8bE6z4x https://twitter.com/WHCOS/status/1382649997875896320?s=20
MSNBC (@MSNBC) Tweeted:
Opinion | @DeanObeidallah: Beyond his despicable attempt to normalize white supremacy, Tucker Carlson is trying to convince white Americans that any gain a person of color achieves is a loss of white power. – @MSNBCDaily https://t.co/uV4muSGEvY https://t.co/98DOQEkbdX https://twitter.com/MSNBC/status/1382469232273801218?s=20
Timothy Noah @TimothyNoah1
The “survived by” part of this obit is chilling. Madoff outlived the two sons who turned him in, one of whom committed suicide.
https://twitter.com/TimothyNoah1/status/1382348523019067396?s=20
TOWN&COUNTRY @TandCmag
His fraud destroyed thousands of lives, including those of his wife and sons. Here, a look inside the steep rise and tragic fall of the Madoff family.
https://twitter.com/TandCmag/status/1382332683498426369?s=20
The Leadership Conference (@civilrightsorg) Tweeted:
Trust us: Stop what you’re doing and watch this incredible exchange between Senator @CoryBooker and DOJ Civil Rights Division nominee Kristen Clarke.
She’s the real deal. #ConfirmClarke https://t.co/rS1wWzNg9o https://twitter.com/civilrightsorg/status/1382379828402327552?s=20
Brian J. Karem (@BrianKarem) Tweeted:
Now: @POTUS accepts invitation to speak before a joint session of Congress https://t.co/lqmMc8C3fR https://twitter.com/BrianKarem/status/1382170038166200324?s=20
The Recount (@therecount) Tweeted:
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and other senators read MLK’s 1963 Letter from Birmingham Jail, continuing a 3-year tradition. https://t.co/5VQgqGKv7u https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1382417177639317511?s=20
He picked on a child 😡😡
Fort Jackson Post CSM (@fortjacksoncsmT) Tweeted:
UPDATE//: The Soldier in the video is stationed at Fort Jackson and has been charged by Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Department of Justice at the federal level is also looking into the incident. https://twitter.com/fortjacksoncsmT/status/1382403279230005248?s=20
Bish… Nobody cares 😒😒
Governor Kristi Noem (@govkristinoem) Tweeted:
South Dakota won’t be taking any illegal immigrants that the Biden Administration wants to relocate. My message to illegal immigrants… call me when you’re an American.
https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1382334422184202255?s=20
😂😂😂😂
Harry Litman (@harrylitman) Tweeted:
By the time Gaetz-gate fully unravels, it could bring down dozens of Fla Republicans: 2 women have spoken to CNN about the parties, which they say were typically packed with R officials..evenings fueled by champagne, drugs, & sex- some followed by digital payments the next day. https://twitter.com/harrylitman/status/1382439104621600771?s=20
Grift
Scam😡
Alex Kaplan @AlKapDC
The Krassensteins, anti-Trump Twitter personalities when Trump was president, are now promoting a cryptocurrency feature from Ali Alexander, a far-right figure who organized the “Stop The Steal” efforts leading to the insurrection (Alexander amplified their praise).
https://twitter.com/AlKapDC/status/1382395047493128193?s=20
Alex Kaplan @AlKapDC
The Krassensteins have also participated in multiple Clubhouse chatrooms with Alexander about cryptocurrency efforts.
Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊