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Trump Signs $900 Billion Pandemic Relief Bill

posted by martyb on Monday December 28 2020, @07:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the Hang-in-there dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Many sources are reporting that Trump finally signed the pandemic relief bill:

Not gonna summarize all the bits in it - it's some 5k pages of legalese gobbledygook, but I understand it continues augmented unemployment benefits, eviction suspension, funding to prevent government shutdown, and another direct cash payment.

I'm sure it also has a bunch of "porky pork", but the people are suffering, time is of essence, and it should have been done months ago.

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  • (Score: 0, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @02:38AM (12 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @02:38AM (#1092322)

    Didn't you get the memo? White supremacy has been defeated now the left have elected the guy who eulogized KKK Grand Wizard Robert Byrd. [newsweek.com] Even the ironically named Antifa cancelled the revolution to start a soccer league with... 88 players [adl.org] as they informed us in 14 words...

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @05:00AM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @05:00AM (#1092360)

    Wow. "I know you are but what am I?"

    Rightwing nutters know no shame. Don't worry, we don't like Biden either but he and Kamal Harris are still 1,000,000X better than Trump and his active white supremacist agenda promoting rightwing authoritarianism world wide.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @07:37AM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @07:37AM (#1092389)

      There is something that feels good about being ruled by people "like" oneself. (What constitutes "like?") I am very much looking forward to KDH being the first president like me. I already voted for HRC on that basis, and KDH may even be less evil.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @08:52AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @08:52AM (#1092408)

        Incels truly be loving their misogyny.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @03:29PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @03:29PM (#1092483)

        As every racist and sexist says...

      • (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday January 01 2021, @02:23AM

        by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday January 01 2021, @02:23AM (#1093467) Journal

        There is something that feels good about being ruled by people "like" oneself.

        That's a typical authoritarian impulse. It's more challenging to be ruled by yourself rather than merely people who pretend to be like you.

  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday December 29 2020, @01:51PM (6 children)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 29 2020, @01:51PM (#1092454) Journal

    https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-left-is-now-the-right [substack.com]

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @06:57PM (5 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @06:57PM (#1092561)

      Now that same inconsolable paranoiac comes at you with left politics, and isn’t content with ruining the odd holiday dinner, blind date, or shared cab. He or she does this infuriating interrogating at the office, in school, and in government agencies, in places where you can’t fake a headache and quietly leave the table.

      This is all taking place at a time when the only organized opposition to such thinking also supports federal troops rounding up protesters for open-ended detention, going maskless to own the libs, and other equivalent madnesses. If you’re not a Trump fan and can’t reason with the other thing either, what’s left?

      It is like you don't even read what you link to, you just see the headline and think it is a gotcha. I have yet to see a single example of this behavior in real life though pretty much every liberal I know agrees that PC culture goes too far. See, that is the difference between conservatives and liberals. Generally liberals are able to take criticism and adjust their world views, conservatives double down on their bad behavior and blame their victims.

      Double bonus for you sourcing an article that is basically "liberals are mean to us" as your crystalline structure melts under the harsh light of reality. Get fucked you old hate filled wind bag!

      • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday December 29 2020, @07:09PM (1 child)

        by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday December 29 2020, @07:09PM (#1092568) Journal

        Liberals can take criticism - right. Now, about that critical race theory bullshit? How long until Creepy Joe tells everyone that it's the law of the land?

        • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @08:21PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @08:21PM (#1092603)

          Not our fault you're an idiot, be angry at illusions I guess, just don't blow up shit or shoot people like your idiot bros mmkay?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @09:47PM (2 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @09:47PM (#1092636)

        pretty much every liberal I know agrees that PC culture goes too far.

        Whatcha' talkin' 'bout Willis? [reason.com]

        • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @10:06PM (1 child)

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 29 2020, @10:06PM (#1092649)

          hahahahahaha

          headline click bait caught another acanthonus armatus

          i would try and educate you but it is obvious it would be wasted effort

          best of luck avoiding dem sharks

          • (Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 30 2020, @02:38AM

            by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday December 30 2020, @02:38AM (#1092727) Journal

            headline click bait caught another acanthonus armatus

            Sounds like that's what the school district will be producing.

            The San Diego Unified School District, for instance, moved this fall to abolish its traditional grading system. Students will still receive letter grades, but they won't reflect average scores on papers, quizzes, and tests. Under the new system, pupils will not be penalized for failing to complete assignments or even show up for class, and teachers will give them extra opportunities to demonstrate their "mastery" of subjects. What constitutes mastery is not quite clear, but grades shall not be influenced by behavior or "nonacademic measures" such as quantity of work completed, according to guidance from the district.*

            And what news source doesn't have catchy headlines?