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We knew last week it was unlikely that there were ever the votes to get rid of the filibuster. But failing to eliminate the filibuster simply presents Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) with a problem. The left-wing of the Democrat Party will come for Schumer when the Senate fails to pass big-ticket items important to progressives, ranging from climate change to DC statehood. Schumer could only do that by extinguishing the filibuster. But he lacks the votes to do so. … [Read more...] about McConnell relents in Senate filibuster fight, here’s why

Steube said, “Parler’s so small in comparison to the behemoths that are big tech, to only ask them to come in and speak about these issues, I think is pretty ludicrous. Look, we know now, because the FBI has filed charges, conspiracy charges that there [are] individuals that entered the Capitol that were conspiring all the way back to New Year’s Eve in December for the riots and the entry into the Capitol that we saw, on Facebook. We know that because that was in the charging documents that the FBI used to charge these individuals with conspiracy. So, we know that Facebook and Twitter and some of these other big social media platforms were used to organize entry into the Capitol, to organize and conspire the riots that we saw that happened in the Capitol on January 6. Why in the world wouldn’t we want all of them to come in and testify before the House Oversight Committee to get all of the information of what was going on prior to the riots and the entry into … [Read more...] about GOP Rep. Steube: Probe into Parler’s Role in Riot Should Include Twitter, Facebook

Sequim residents have also accused Armacost of failing to take the pandemic seriously because of his QAnon beliefs. In August, Armacost went to the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota—a festival that was held with few coronavirus restrictions and eventually became a superspreader event with nationwide implications. After returning to Sequim, Armacost brushed off citizens’ complaints and refused to quarantine, comparing people asking him to quarantine to drug addicts hooked on promoting fears about the virus. … [Read more...] about Mayor Aims to Turn Small Town Into QAnon, USA