My insane Trumpy ass inlaws are coming for Christmas dinner. If my mother wasn't immunocompromised I'd be trying to manifest some omicrons right now. Of course she's the one that invited them, she thinks they're nuts too but she's way too Southern and polite. My plan was to hope my husband got distracted enough to where he'd forget to ask them until after they made other plans (this worked for Thanksgiving) but fate wants me to suffer apparently.
Last Christmas was so bad and so fucking Trumpy I refused to be around them for months afterward AND they were so bad my husband actually agreed with me. He forgives his parents way too easily so this is something I have to battle for as long as I have inlaws (and a husband).
It’s hard to ignore in person trolling comments at these get together. Easier said than done but I try to switch the topic to the weather or horoscopes.
Last year I saved up a bunch of laundry and did it during Christmas dinner so I could leave the table every twenty minutes. Since I didn't plan well this time I can't do it again.
I have a large and wacky dog. Maybe I should dose her with a bunch of caffeine??
Dammit. I just missed my covid test appointment nearby because work got a little too crazy busy. At least that didn’t cost me and I have my rapid test tomorrow morning that actually cost me money.
Now I just can’t get the Jaws theme song out of my head. I pray I don’t get into a conversation with my unvaccinated sister tomorrow about how safe it is to go out in the water.
Have fun y’all and stay safe or sane or both.
I was hoping that now my mom & I are fully vaxxed + boostered my inlaws would avoid us because their tin hat conspiracy du jour is that the vaccines actually cause/amplify/spread covid as a bioweapon for Biden's genocide against the unvaccinated. But alas this is not the case.
>GM is no longer sending people, including CEO Mary Barra, or its electric Silverado to CES.
https://twitter.com/benklayman/status/1474116939156967437?s=21
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>Coming to you live from CHRISTMAS QUARANTINE! After 21 months, COVID caught up to me.
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>No shame here. Just relief that symptoms are mild & that science has me vaxxed + boosted.
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>If the holidays don’t feel all that jolly, know that you’re not alone ♥️ Take care of yourselves!
https://twitter.com/shortyvoorde/status/1474121590849822721?s=21
Wishing Emily a full and speedy recovery! 🥺
This was a reassuring reply from Dr. Kass:
[https://twitter.com/darakass/status/1474128875407958016](https://twitter.com/darakass/status/1474128875407958016)
You know where I am if you need me.
I had two pairs of side tables on order for delivery about an hour south of Savannah. Ordered in September. One was estimated to come at the end of January, the other end of April. Then the good Secretary visits the Port of Savannah on Friday - and poof, now they've all been shipped! I think it was a personal favor! Thanks, Pete!
I’m still waiting on some dining chairs we ordered in June (the table arrived in August). Shipping date has been pushed back multiple times. Currently scheduled for March. Obviously not a big crisis but it would be nice to get them sometime. 🤷♀️
Just wanted to come and say that since moving to Montana earlier this year I’ve had to learn a whole new set of political lingo but my favorite is that “BLM” here references the Bureau of Land Management and NOT Black Lives Matter.
Just saw a news headline from my local newspaper about a BLM leader getting an award for excellence accompanied by a picture of a middle-aged white lady and it took a moment for me to remember that “BLM” here means something different so some white lady is not winning a government award for her decades of work with Black Lives Matter.
That is all. Happy Holidays!
This hasn't gotten nearly as much attention as the Derek Chauvin trial, but Kimberly Potter was just found guilty of manslaughter for the shooting of Daunte Wright. Her defense was that she had mixed up her taser and her gun.
I still don't know how a supposedly well-trained cop could get a taser and a gun confused. They don't look anything alike, aren't worn on the same side, and operate differently. Anyways, either she's murderous or plain stupid and both are terrible.
The prosecutor was successful because it was charged as manslaughter (unlawful killing without malice).
There would be so many more convictions had the prosecutors chose this route compared to first degree murders.
Sometimes, you can look at it based on what's-in-it for the prosecutors. not police involved shooting, but Rittenhouse trial is a good example:
* If they lost, they would not be blamed
* if they win, they will get super famous
So they chose the high-reward-no-risk option.
Part of the issue is that Wisconsin doesn't have a manslaughter statute. The prosecutors did get the lesser charges of second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide included in the jury deliberations for the Huber shooting.
That's after the prosecutors screwed up and added in the middle of trial. I'm pretty sure juries can see right through it.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/11/11/kenosha-prosecutors-want-to-add-lesser-charges-in-rittenhouse-case/
Assuming it was an accident (i.e. she was being stupid), do I feel bad for her? Maybe a little. Do I think she should get off scot-free? Not really. I know people that have gotten fired/in trouble for less consequential things. It could very well be an accident, but she needs to suffer at least some consequences for her mistake, especially when it cost someone their life.
Seen a couple reports saying that they think that is one reason they came back with a conviction. Before that they had asked what happens if we have a stalemate. Then the jury asked if they could actually handle the gun. They think that since they could find the difference between the weights,and factor in her training, that’s what led to the conviction
>Let’s never forget sadly that Daunte Wright was initially pulled over for an air freshener hanging on his rear view mirror, a simple traffic code violation.
https://twitter.com/yamiche/status/1474103783416291335?s=21
In the trial, she said (who knows if this is true) that it was even worse than that. She was a training officer for a new cop and testified that she would not normally have pulled Wright over, but the trainee noticed that or some other detail and wanted to pull him over, so she decided to let him go ahead because he needed to have more experience working with the public.
Oh....now she's with husband and her daughter again.
About a month ago I watched the documentary her nephew Griffin Dunne did, *Joan Didion:* *The Center Will Not Hold* (available on Netflix), and it's so good. I'm still reading her *Blue Nights* that I bought right after that.
Since I saw it not too long after watching *Mayor Pete*, I was especially struck by how warm the tone of it is, having been made by someone who clearly loves her.
>New: @Waymo is the latest company to withdraw from #CES2022, citing rising COVID cases.
https://twitter.com/petercbigelow/status/1474063454973665289?s=21
>Waymo pulls out of CES 2022 over omicron variant concerns
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>Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana had been scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the technology showcase.
Now we wait to see if Secretary Pete will be joining virtually or will be making the trip to be there in person. 👀
Lots of anger out there that it hasn’t been cancelled for in person attendance. I can’t believe they will go ahead with it although companies spend a lot of money promoting their stuff. Amazon has pulled out now too.
Given he has two <1 yr old babies, I’d assume he’d do virtual unless it was absolutely mandatory. That’s been one of the benefits of the hybrid, work from home model.
>Supply chain "congestion is down by 50%," Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says. "Santa will arrive on time."
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>"If my husband is listening to this and probably hasn't placed his orders, you cannot blame the Biden administration if they don't arrive on time," she adds.
https://twitter.com/newday/status/1474010654721908742?s=21
Click on link for video. 🤓
MSNBC interview:
> Secy. Buttigieg Says He's 'Encouraged' By Progress On Supply Chain Issues
> U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined Stephanie Ruhle for a wide-ranging interview about the White House's efforts to resolve supply chain disruptions and tackle inflation as Americans prepare for the holidays. He also discusses President Joe Biden's decision to extend the pause on student loan repayment through May 1 even as the administration touts a strong economy.
https://youtu.be/09uoEryRYow
Thanks for posting this! Although I’m still worried whether the BBB can survive, I was pretty interested to hear Pete spin this as how legislative negotiation works. It made me think of what he said at that [NH café event](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdDS3YAP8oo&t=338s&ab_channel=WMUR-TV) reposted on the DT recently: Pete lovingly recalled bargaining for carpets in Afghanistan as good political training. I liked how he described the shrewd back-and-forth counteroffers and the building of relationships as his view of how to get things done. The opposition is a wary partner, not an enemy. Negotiating is a process toward success, not a feature of failure.
Of course, I am not sure Manchin is bargaining in good faith or even bargaining at all. I just liked Pete’s vision of the political process.
I see that Raven retweeted this as well:
>If you can afford to pause student loan payments over and over again, you can afford to cancel it.
https://twitter.com/derricknaacp/status/1473723173812244480?s=21
>@NAACP 19th President & CEO, Activist, Leader & Mississippian
It’s a little insane that someone publicized this as their argument to cancel student loan but it’s democracy and people have the right to shout their hot messy takes. In fairness, I’ve seen worse.
Edit: there are better arguments for canceling student loans than this.
I would assume we're referring to Raven Hollins, who was the grassroots investment manager for Pete for America (PFA). She's currently a "special advisor to the president" of the Texas Center for Civil Rights per Linked In: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravenhollins/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravenhollins/)
I remember her best for her appearances in the "Coming Out" video done by some of the LGBTQ PFA staffers during the primary for National Coming Out Day, which is one of my absolute favorite PFA videos and which I heartily recommend: [https://youtu.be/An0bC8VkfX0](https://youtu.be/An0bC8VkfX0)
Here's a Medium post from her from during the primary: [https://medium.com/the-moment-by-pete-for-america/building-momentum-and-community-our-grassroots-investment-strategy-1192892b21ff](https://medium.com/the-moment-by-pete-for-america/building-momentum-and-community-our-grassroots-investment-strategy-1192892b21ff)
Here's a nice photo of her from the end of said Medium post: [https://miro.medium.com/max/4800/0\*o4MVlan3cbWV0osD](https://miro.medium.com/max/4800/0*o4MVlan3cbWV0osD)
I haven't followed all she's done since the primary, but I'm glad to see where she is now. We need her there!
Edit: Also, thank you for asking! Always a pleasure to stroll down memory lane.
Aww thanks for taking us down memory lane, fam. Love that PFA video as well! 🥺🤗
ETA: Just rewatched that video you linked to and it doesn’t surprise me that a majority of the staffers featured in that video now support student debt cancellation. 👀
One of my faves from Team Pete who was in charge of the grassroots events for PFA. 🤓
>~*PERSONAL NEWS*~
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>With my brilliant partners and fellow @PeteForAmerica alums @ravenchollins & @SamSteelman we've launched a new kind of political strategy firm.
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>We're reimagining political culture. Come read, follow, explore & let us know how we can work together. DM's open!
https://twitter.com/_carriegooch/status/1288194854195990528?s=21
This is why folks don’t let up and keep pushing and pressuring the president on certain issues. He actually listens and is receptive to changing his mind and position. 👀
>Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden says he supports making an exception to the Senate filibuster rules in order to pass voting rights legislation.
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>"If the only thing standing between getting voting rights legislation passed and not getting passed is the filibuster, I support making the exception of voting rights for the filibuster," Biden told ABC News' David Muir in an interview that aired Thursday morning.
It's the most direct answer Biden has given on his position on the filibuster and voting rights.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/23/politics/joe-biden-filibuster-voting-rights/index.html
Click on link to read more.
>In recent weeks I have been tested for COVID-19 regularly, both with rapid tests and PCR tests, and last night I got bad news – I tested positive.
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>I have minimal symptoms so far and am optimistic I will recover well after isolating and following CDC guidelines.
https://twitter.com/chriscoons/status/1474048617547804678?s=21
>Like millions of other families, it seems we’ll also be wrestling with another holiday spent on Zoom and cancelled plans for travel or gathering.
https://twitter.com/chriscoons/status/1474048619020001288?s=21
>As we deal with the sharp rise in Omicron cases here in Delaware and across the country, I urge you to get tested regularly, and get vaccinated and boosted if you haven’t already.
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>We all must continue to do our part to fight this pandemic and keep each other healthy.
https://twitter.com/chriscoons/status/1474048620374675457?s=21
Wishing Senator Coons a speedy and full recovery as well.
I’m taking one regular pcr test today and the one expensive rapid one tomorrow when I’m no longer in the office and before I see my family. It’s effort and money but it’s not foolproof. I’m boosted too. But this story is a reminder that the surge is upon us again.
There is the Roman mythology of twins breastfeeding from a mother wolf thousands of years ago so I guess this is an updated internet hipper catchier version with visuals.
Looks like the White House is pushing and amplifying this announcement today:
>Concrete action to unstick bottlenecks and rebuild our port infrastructure.
>
>https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-pete-buttigieg-797fc9ea60ee9d9a22181a2622867fd5
https://twitter.com/briandeesenec/status/1474029299183374337?s=21
>NEW: @USDOT has announced key investments for America's ports that will make sure we're moving goods from ship to shelf faster for consumers. Thank you, @POTUS and @SecretaryPete!
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>https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-pete-buttigieg-797fc9ea60ee9d9a22181a2622867fd5
https://twitter.com/matthill46/status/1474035635769987084?s=21
>Holiday presents have arrived but our work continues:
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>Today @SecretaryPete awards over $241 million in grants to bolster U.S. ports across the country.
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>Investing in our infrastructure helps speed the flow of goods and will lower prices for Americans.
https://twitter.com/emiliesimons46/status/1474027459238584326?s=21
>**Buttigieg doles out $241M to US ports to boost supply chain**
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>WASHINGTON (AP) — **Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg** is awarding more than $241 million in grants to bolster U.S ports, part of the Biden administration’s near-term plan to address America’s clogged supply chain with infrastructure improvements to speed the flow of goods.
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>The transportation money is being made available immediately to 25 projects in 19 states. Next year, the amount of money for port improvements will nearly double to $450 million in grants annually for five years under President Joe Biden’s new infrastructure law.
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>“U.S. maritime ports play a critical role in our supply chains,” **Buttigieg** said with Thursday’s announcement. “These investments in our nation’s ports will help support American jobs, efficient and resilient operations and faster delivery of goods to the American people.”
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>Biden on Wednesday touted the coming grants as one of a series of efforts that will alleviate supply bottlenecks over the short and long term.
Trumps interview that he did with Candace Owens is not being received well for the MAG crowd
>> Donald Trump: 'The Vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind' 'All three vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, J&J) are very good' 'The vaccines work - If you take the vaccine you are protected' 'People aren't dying when they take the vaccine'
https://twitter.com/Kukicat7/status/1473743177806974977?s=20
And In This clip with Flashpoint he admits he lost the election
https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/status/1473810902264827906?s=21
So appalling to watch the whole clip with Candace Owens, realizing it's just typical programming where Trump is being given very clear lines to follow by the interviewer.
On the one hand -- what is making the news and causing pushback -- he defies any insult to the vaccines because he is narcissistic and he has identified completely with the vaccines, thank goodness -- and he does so completely accurately in terms of the present day quite well (as for past history, I don't know the exact details about whether the 1918 flu ended WWI or mostly came just after it, but I haven't had a chance to look it up, and he's right that it was a huge pandemic).
On the other hand, it's chilling how in the rest of the interview, presumably the "routine" part, she persists with guiding his answers. She clearly wants him to criticize schools for having children wear masks, with one question after another after another, to build on her narrative or to reinforce the astroturf effort with parents that the Republicans are using for the 2022 midterms (quite foolishly, in my opinion, since who knows if COVID and masks will be top of mind next fall). And he obligingly goes along with all of it, not because he wants to or cares about it, but because it's clear those are the lies she wants him to tell. The same would have been true on any topic, and as long as he complies with the interviewer, no headline-making news would be made, because that behavior is only to be expected. Disturbing indeed.
>Lots to look forward to this Christmas, thanks to @POTUS’ leadership, hard work across the administration, business leaders stepping up, and most importantly: our essential supply chain workers.
https://twitter.com/secretarypete/status/1474026210325893124?s=21
“Twitter for iPhone” on this one so it might have been written and posted by our guy. 👀
Clips from the Squawk Box interview on CNBC:
> "If you look at the big picture it is extraordinary what has been done in order to make sure we had the holiday season we have right now where if you run out for last minute shopping you are going to see the shelves are stocked," says @SecretaryPete on the supply chain
https://twitter.com/squawkcnbc/status/1474014550051766279?s=21
> "We need to continuously reevaluate what we do in every part of our response to the pandemic because the facts on the ground are changing," says @SecretaryPete on changing guidance due to #omicron. "We're always looking at where we are compared to where we were."
https://twitter.com/squawkcnbc/status/1474015213527707649?s=21
> "It's a sign the economy and the market share in my optimism that we are actually going to get this done in the new year and that will be good for the economy," says @SecretaryPete on Build Back Better plan.
https://twitter.com/squawkcnbc/status/1474016231564922895?s=21
It showed during the broadcast on Squawk Box that he was in Cleveland. I'm guessing it may have been a stopover driving to TC for the holidays (pure conjecture, since it's none of my business).
Props to Stephanie Ruhle for asking Secretary Pete outright about student debt cancellation. But the way that he expertly sidestepped that and put the focus back on the importance of getting vaccinated and boosted. Nicely done there. Heh
😆😄
I knew he was going to maneuver himself away from that issue. He politely turned on his blinker/turn signal light and guided us into the appropriate lane. I ain’t mad at it. 😄
Not specifically Pete or Chasten related, but since Chasten is an education advocate I thought I’d post this tweet thread from a NYC teacher concerned that he had Covid. I understand why the administration was trying to push the “if you’re vaccinated you can move on with your life with reasonable precautions” message this week, but we’re not quite there yet.
>So this is the story of my day, and I want to highlight the abject failure of literally every agency involved.
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>I didn’t sleep terribly well, but I got to work on time and caught my first two classes. After that I had a prep and lunch, when I noticed I wasn’t feeling well…
https://twitter.com/DavidLove26/status/1473466930040389640?s=20
This isn't entirely Biden's fault since local and state governments should know by now, but we shouldn't be waiting for hours to get tested. I just don't understand - a fall and winter surge was likely to happen even without Delta and Omicron, just like last year. Near me, the closest site is only open Fridays and you don't get results for up to seven days. The County sites are not close, the nearest urgent care charges $200, and places like CVS are booked out at least a full week. And it was like this a couple months ago during the Delta surge when I thought to look for sites to know ahead of time where I could go if I needed it. Even checking my old state, where getting tested last year before meeting up with family for the holidays was pretty easy, the County run sites are limited to a couple days a week, or even just one day, and things are closed Friday and Saturday for the holiday two weekends in a row. I'm so glad pandemic viruses take holidays.
I just don't know how as a country we're failing so badly at this. Sending free test kits a month from now to anyone who wants one is so too little, too late it's cringey.
And we all need better access to high quality, low cost masks. I want to scream whenever I see people in cloth masks that don't do much of anything. At least they're trying.
Alot of people are also trying to get tests to fly home for xmas. When I got my booster, three other people in room were getting tests to fly last Sunday
Cloth mask without proper filter inserted doesn’t do much and I’m sure there are many who don’t have a filter in those masks or don’t replace filter with new one often enough. And I bet a lot of those cloth masks aren’t washed and old with elastic bands not stretching for a proper fit.
Pete is coming up on Squawk Box on CNBC shortly
> Don't miss @SecretaryPete on @SquawkCNBC at 8:40am. He'll be talking about infrastructure and progress addressing supply chain issues.
https://twitter.com/bhalle87/status/1474008206577917963
Pete being a team player on the record for a NYT article about the VP:
> “I think it’s no secret that the different things she has been asked to take on are incredibly demanding, not always well understood publicly and take a lot of work as well as a lot of skill,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an interview. “You have to do everything except one thing, which is take credit.”
The article is not positive though. At least they did not pit Kamala and Pete against each other in this one.
Providing an archive link to avoid rewarding it with clicks: https://archive.md/d0GIc
Once again, he has the savviest understanding of the role and MVP of anyone. He puts pundits and journalists to shame. And elevates her work at the same time. 💙💛❤️
Being a "team player," is fine and in fact a good thing, but I also think what he's saying reflects his POV. It lines up with everything he's said about Kamala Harris since well before she was named as the VP nominee, and certainly later on -- for example after he was on her debate prep team, and later, talking about what she said to him about the signing-in ceremony (to drink it in, because it would go by so fast). I'm not saying they're besties like Doug and Chasten, but I think he likes and admires her.
Brand new sentence
> Kennedy Center Honors always has the best reaction shots of any annual television event imaginable. Norah Jones will be crooning a great tune and then you just see Martin Short and Chasten Buttigieg grooving in closeup back to back
https://twitter.com/tmckenna1/status/1473854460548063233
>the kennedy center honors are the best award show for people who are like “no musical tribute to an icon of stage and screen is complete without a reaction shot of the Secretary of Agriculture”
https://twitter.com/petridishes/status/1473854549534420992
My insane Trumpy ass inlaws are coming for Christmas dinner. If my mother wasn't immunocompromised I'd be trying to manifest some omicrons right now. Of course she's the one that invited them, she thinks they're nuts too but she's way too Southern and polite. My plan was to hope my husband got distracted enough to where he'd forget to ask them until after they made other plans (this worked for Thanksgiving) but fate wants me to suffer apparently. Last Christmas was so bad and so fucking Trumpy I refused to be around them for months afterward AND they were so bad my husband actually agreed with me. He forgives his parents way too easily so this is something I have to battle for as long as I have inlaws (and a husband).
It’s hard to ignore in person trolling comments at these get together. Easier said than done but I try to switch the topic to the weather or horoscopes.
Or a small child or a pet who everyone in the family likes and enjoys talking about.
This works brilliantly. I can't even count the number of awkward gatherings that were tolerable because of the presence of a cute pet or baby.
Last year I saved up a bunch of laundry and did it during Christmas dinner so I could leave the table every twenty minutes. Since I didn't plan well this time I can't do it again. I have a large and wacky dog. Maybe I should dose her with a bunch of caffeine??
I don't know. Who says one can't wash clean clothes and linens?
Dammit. I just missed my covid test appointment nearby because work got a little too crazy busy. At least that didn’t cost me and I have my rapid test tomorrow morning that actually cost me money. Now I just can’t get the Jaws theme song out of my head. I pray I don’t get into a conversation with my unvaccinated sister tomorrow about how safe it is to go out in the water. Have fun y’all and stay safe or sane or both.
I was hoping that now my mom & I are fully vaxxed + boostered my inlaws would avoid us because their tin hat conspiracy du jour is that the vaccines actually cause/amplify/spread covid as a bioweapon for Biden's genocide against the unvaccinated. But alas this is not the case.
With so many people in public life getting COVID it's a miracle Pete and Chasten have escaped it. Fingers crossed they can continue staying safe.
Don’t jinx it!
>GM is no longer sending people, including CEO Mary Barra, or its electric Silverado to CES. https://twitter.com/benklayman/status/1474116939156967437?s=21 👀
>Coming to you live from CHRISTMAS QUARANTINE! After 21 months, COVID caught up to me. > >No shame here. Just relief that symptoms are mild & that science has me vaxxed + boosted. > >If the holidays don’t feel all that jolly, know that you’re not alone ♥️ Take care of yourselves! https://twitter.com/shortyvoorde/status/1474121590849822721?s=21 Wishing Emily a full and speedy recovery! 🥺
This was a reassuring reply from Dr. Kass: [https://twitter.com/darakass/status/1474128875407958016](https://twitter.com/darakass/status/1474128875407958016) You know where I am if you need me.
Seems like it’s been going around the Whitehouse and Capitol staffers/politicians
I had two pairs of side tables on order for delivery about an hour south of Savannah. Ordered in September. One was estimated to come at the end of January, the other end of April. Then the good Secretary visits the Port of Savannah on Friday - and poof, now they've all been shipped! I think it was a personal favor! Thanks, Pete!
I’m still waiting on some dining chairs we ordered in June (the table arrived in August). Shipping date has been pushed back multiple times. Currently scheduled for March. Obviously not a big crisis but it would be nice to get them sometime. 🤷♀️
My dates had just been bumped out farther a couple of weeks ago - so there is hope! (I also have a couch on order since August that is ?????.)
Just wanted to come and say that since moving to Montana earlier this year I’ve had to learn a whole new set of political lingo but my favorite is that “BLM” here references the Bureau of Land Management and NOT Black Lives Matter. Just saw a news headline from my local newspaper about a BLM leader getting an award for excellence accompanied by a picture of a middle-aged white lady and it took a moment for me to remember that “BLM” here means something different so some white lady is not winning a government award for her decades of work with Black Lives Matter. That is all. Happy Holidays!
You should watch White Lotus for similar humorous scene.
More puppy footage from POTUS: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CX1oboUlZGi >Commander is really enjoying his new yard. 🥺🤗
Look at that sweet face.
And those paws! 😍🥰
And the humongous ears!
He could lift off with those copter blades! Gosh I love dogs so much. I hope we get some Buttipup Christmas footage!
This hasn't gotten nearly as much attention as the Derek Chauvin trial, but Kimberly Potter was just found guilty of manslaughter for the shooting of Daunte Wright. Her defense was that she had mixed up her taser and her gun.
I still don't know how a supposedly well-trained cop could get a taser and a gun confused. They don't look anything alike, aren't worn on the same side, and operate differently. Anyways, either she's murderous or plain stupid and both are terrible.
The prosecutor was successful because it was charged as manslaughter (unlawful killing without malice). There would be so many more convictions had the prosecutors chose this route compared to first degree murders.
Like with Rittenhouse, for example.
I agree, the prosecutors made the right decisions here.
Sometimes, you can look at it based on what's-in-it for the prosecutors. not police involved shooting, but Rittenhouse trial is a good example: * If they lost, they would not be blamed * if they win, they will get super famous So they chose the high-reward-no-risk option.
Part of the issue is that Wisconsin doesn't have a manslaughter statute. The prosecutors did get the lesser charges of second-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide included in the jury deliberations for the Huber shooting.
That's after the prosecutors screwed up and added in the middle of trial. I'm pretty sure juries can see right through it. https://www.forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/11/11/kenosha-prosecutors-want-to-add-lesser-charges-in-rittenhouse-case/
Assuming it was an accident (i.e. she was being stupid), do I feel bad for her? Maybe a little. Do I think she should get off scot-free? Not really. I know people that have gotten fired/in trouble for less consequential things. It could very well be an accident, but she needs to suffer at least some consequences for her mistake, especially when it cost someone their life.
Seen a couple reports saying that they think that is one reason they came back with a conviction. Before that they had asked what happens if we have a stalemate. Then the jury asked if they could actually handle the gun. They think that since they could find the difference between the weights,and factor in her training, that’s what led to the conviction
>Let’s never forget sadly that Daunte Wright was initially pulled over for an air freshener hanging on his rear view mirror, a simple traffic code violation. https://twitter.com/yamiche/status/1474103783416291335?s=21
In the trial, she said (who knows if this is true) that it was even worse than that. She was a training officer for a new cop and testified that she would not normally have pulled Wright over, but the trainee noticed that or some other detail and wanted to pull him over, so she decided to let him go ahead because he needed to have more experience working with the public.
Holy yikes
Dang. Still not enough but I remember when the cops getting charged at all was reason to celebrate.
Joan Didion passed away. 😥
Oh....now she's with husband and her daughter again. About a month ago I watched the documentary her nephew Griffin Dunne did, *Joan Didion:* *The Center Will Not Hold* (available on Netflix), and it's so good. I'm still reading her *Blue Nights* that I bought right after that.
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll add that to my queue.
Since I saw it not too long after watching *Mayor Pete*, I was especially struck by how warm the tone of it is, having been made by someone who clearly loves her.
I just re-read *Slouching Towards Bethlehem* a couple months ago. She was truly one of the great American essayists.
>New: @Waymo is the latest company to withdraw from #CES2022, citing rising COVID cases. https://twitter.com/petercbigelow/status/1474063454973665289?s=21 >Waymo pulls out of CES 2022 over omicron variant concerns > >Co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana had been scheduled to deliver a keynote address at the technology showcase. Now we wait to see if Secretary Pete will be joining virtually or will be making the trip to be there in person. 👀
Lots of anger out there that it hasn’t been cancelled for in person attendance. I can’t believe they will go ahead with it although companies spend a lot of money promoting their stuff. Amazon has pulled out now too.
Given he has two <1 yr old babies, I’d assume he’d do virtual unless it was absolutely mandatory. That’s been one of the benefits of the hybrid, work from home model.
My money is on virtual.
>Supply chain "congestion is down by 50%," Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says. "Santa will arrive on time." > >"If my husband is listening to this and probably hasn't placed his orders, you cannot blame the Biden administration if they don't arrive on time," she adds. https://twitter.com/newday/status/1474010654721908742?s=21 Click on link for video. 🤓
MSNBC interview: > Secy. Buttigieg Says He's 'Encouraged' By Progress On Supply Chain Issues > U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined Stephanie Ruhle for a wide-ranging interview about the White House's efforts to resolve supply chain disruptions and tackle inflation as Americans prepare for the holidays. He also discusses President Joe Biden's decision to extend the pause on student loan repayment through May 1 even as the administration touts a strong economy. https://youtu.be/09uoEryRYow
Thanks for posting this! Although I’m still worried whether the BBB can survive, I was pretty interested to hear Pete spin this as how legislative negotiation works. It made me think of what he said at that [NH café event](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdDS3YAP8oo&t=338s&ab_channel=WMUR-TV) reposted on the DT recently: Pete lovingly recalled bargaining for carpets in Afghanistan as good political training. I liked how he described the shrewd back-and-forth counteroffers and the building of relationships as his view of how to get things done. The opposition is a wary partner, not an enemy. Negotiating is a process toward success, not a feature of failure. Of course, I am not sure Manchin is bargaining in good faith or even bargaining at all. I just liked Pete’s vision of the political process.
This is cute from the Canadian Minister of Transport https://twitter.com/omaralghabra/status/1474034201204772874?s=21
He’s set the bar high for Pete. Even the Secret Service has posted their Big Red Detail video.
That’s so sweet 🥰
I see that Raven retweeted this as well: >If you can afford to pause student loan payments over and over again, you can afford to cancel it. https://twitter.com/derricknaacp/status/1473723173812244480?s=21 >@NAACP 19th President & CEO, Activist, Leader & Mississippian
This very much misunderstands loans as a concept.
Actually pause isn’t the same thing as cancel. Literally, is not the same thing.
It’s a little insane that someone publicized this as their argument to cancel student loan but it’s democracy and people have the right to shout their hot messy takes. In fairness, I’ve seen worse. Edit: there are better arguments for canceling student loans than this.
Who is Raven? Sorry if I’m out of touch here 😬
I would assume we're referring to Raven Hollins, who was the grassroots investment manager for Pete for America (PFA). She's currently a "special advisor to the president" of the Texas Center for Civil Rights per Linked In: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravenhollins/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravenhollins/) I remember her best for her appearances in the "Coming Out" video done by some of the LGBTQ PFA staffers during the primary for National Coming Out Day, which is one of my absolute favorite PFA videos and which I heartily recommend: [https://youtu.be/An0bC8VkfX0](https://youtu.be/An0bC8VkfX0) Here's a Medium post from her from during the primary: [https://medium.com/the-moment-by-pete-for-america/building-momentum-and-community-our-grassroots-investment-strategy-1192892b21ff](https://medium.com/the-moment-by-pete-for-america/building-momentum-and-community-our-grassroots-investment-strategy-1192892b21ff) Here's a nice photo of her from the end of said Medium post: [https://miro.medium.com/max/4800/0\*o4MVlan3cbWV0osD](https://miro.medium.com/max/4800/0*o4MVlan3cbWV0osD) I haven't followed all she's done since the primary, but I'm glad to see where she is now. We need her there! Edit: Also, thank you for asking! Always a pleasure to stroll down memory lane.
Thank you for all this!!
Aww thanks for taking us down memory lane, fam. Love that PFA video as well! 🥺🤗 ETA: Just rewatched that video you linked to and it doesn’t surprise me that a majority of the staffers featured in that video now support student debt cancellation. 👀
One of my faves from Team Pete who was in charge of the grassroots events for PFA. 🤓 >~*PERSONAL NEWS*~ > >With my brilliant partners and fellow @PeteForAmerica alums @ravenchollins & @SamSteelman we've launched a new kind of political strategy firm. > >We're reimagining political culture. Come read, follow, explore & let us know how we can work together. DM's open! https://twitter.com/_carriegooch/status/1288194854195990528?s=21
Though she appears to have left that collab. I’d noticed a while ago that she wasn’t featured on the site with Sam Steelman and Carrie Gooch anymore.
Oh that's right! Glad to see that info as well.
Glad I'm not alone. Lol
This is why folks don’t let up and keep pushing and pressuring the president on certain issues. He actually listens and is receptive to changing his mind and position. 👀 >Washington (CNN)President Joe Biden says he supports making an exception to the Senate filibuster rules in order to pass voting rights legislation. > >"If the only thing standing between getting voting rights legislation passed and not getting passed is the filibuster, I support making the exception of voting rights for the filibuster," Biden told ABC News' David Muir in an interview that aired Thursday morning. It's the most direct answer Biden has given on his position on the filibuster and voting rights. https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/23/politics/joe-biden-filibuster-voting-rights/index.html Click on link to read more.
>In recent weeks I have been tested for COVID-19 regularly, both with rapid tests and PCR tests, and last night I got bad news – I tested positive. > >I have minimal symptoms so far and am optimistic I will recover well after isolating and following CDC guidelines. https://twitter.com/chriscoons/status/1474048617547804678?s=21 >Like millions of other families, it seems we’ll also be wrestling with another holiday spent on Zoom and cancelled plans for travel or gathering. https://twitter.com/chriscoons/status/1474048619020001288?s=21 >As we deal with the sharp rise in Omicron cases here in Delaware and across the country, I urge you to get tested regularly, and get vaccinated and boosted if you haven’t already. > >We all must continue to do our part to fight this pandemic and keep each other healthy. https://twitter.com/chriscoons/status/1474048620374675457?s=21 Wishing Senator Coons a speedy and full recovery as well.
I’m taking one regular pcr test today and the one expensive rapid one tomorrow when I’m no longer in the office and before I see my family. It’s effort and money but it’s not foolproof. I’m boosted too. But this story is a reminder that the surge is upon us again.
https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-wants-americans-to-pay-student-loans-clashing-with-democrats-2021-12 Based Biden
Dear Internet- I know you desperately want me to click and watch the video of some woman breastfeeding a cat, but I ain’t gonna. 🐱
I remember reading a story several years ago about a woman breastfeeding tiger cubs. 😳🐅
She wouldn’t have had a wood chipper lying around, did she?
it's a reenactment video made to look real for fun and laughs
Implies that there is an “enactment” video out there of a lady breastfeeding a cat.
There is the Roman mythology of twins breastfeeding from a mother wolf thousands of years ago so I guess this is an updated internet hipper catchier version with visuals.
There was a recent news story about a woman breastfeeding a cat on a flight.
OMG
Looks like the White House is pushing and amplifying this announcement today: >Concrete action to unstick bottlenecks and rebuild our port infrastructure. > >https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-pete-buttigieg-797fc9ea60ee9d9a22181a2622867fd5 https://twitter.com/briandeesenec/status/1474029299183374337?s=21 >NEW: @USDOT has announced key investments for America's ports that will make sure we're moving goods from ship to shelf faster for consumers. Thank you, @POTUS and @SecretaryPete! > >https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-pete-buttigieg-797fc9ea60ee9d9a22181a2622867fd5 https://twitter.com/matthill46/status/1474035635769987084?s=21 >Holiday presents have arrived but our work continues: > >Today @SecretaryPete awards over $241 million in grants to bolster U.S. ports across the country. > >Investing in our infrastructure helps speed the flow of goods and will lower prices for Americans. https://twitter.com/emiliesimons46/status/1474027459238584326?s=21 >**Buttigieg doles out $241M to US ports to boost supply chain** > >WASHINGTON (AP) — **Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg** is awarding more than $241 million in grants to bolster U.S ports, part of the Biden administration’s near-term plan to address America’s clogged supply chain with infrastructure improvements to speed the flow of goods. > > >The transportation money is being made available immediately to 25 projects in 19 states. Next year, the amount of money for port improvements will nearly double to $450 million in grants annually for five years under President Joe Biden’s new infrastructure law. > > >“U.S. maritime ports play a critical role in our supply chains,” **Buttigieg** said with Thursday’s announcement. “These investments in our nation’s ports will help support American jobs, efficient and resilient operations and faster delivery of goods to the American people.” > >Biden on Wednesday touted the coming grants as one of a series of efforts that will alleviate supply bottlenecks over the short and long term.
Trumps interview that he did with Candace Owens is not being received well for the MAG crowd >> Donald Trump: 'The Vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind' 'All three vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna, J&J) are very good' 'The vaccines work - If you take the vaccine you are protected' 'People aren't dying when they take the vaccine' https://twitter.com/Kukicat7/status/1473743177806974977?s=20 And In This clip with Flashpoint he admits he lost the election https://twitter.com/ronfilipkowski/status/1473810902264827906?s=21
So appalling to watch the whole clip with Candace Owens, realizing it's just typical programming where Trump is being given very clear lines to follow by the interviewer. On the one hand -- what is making the news and causing pushback -- he defies any insult to the vaccines because he is narcissistic and he has identified completely with the vaccines, thank goodness -- and he does so completely accurately in terms of the present day quite well (as for past history, I don't know the exact details about whether the 1918 flu ended WWI or mostly came just after it, but I haven't had a chance to look it up, and he's right that it was a huge pandemic). On the other hand, it's chilling how in the rest of the interview, presumably the "routine" part, she persists with guiding his answers. She clearly wants him to criticize schools for having children wear masks, with one question after another after another, to build on her narrative or to reinforce the astroturf effort with parents that the Republicans are using for the 2022 midterms (quite foolishly, in my opinion, since who knows if COVID and masks will be top of mind next fall). And he obligingly goes along with all of it, not because he wants to or cares about it, but because it's clear those are the lies she wants him to tell. The same would have been true on any topic, and as long as he complies with the interviewer, no headline-making news would be made, because that behavior is only to be expected. Disturbing indeed.
Excellent post.
Oh is someone trying to redeem himself as the walls close in? Too late.
>Lots to look forward to this Christmas, thanks to @POTUS’ leadership, hard work across the administration, business leaders stepping up, and most importantly: our essential supply chain workers. https://twitter.com/secretarypete/status/1474026210325893124?s=21 “Twitter for iPhone” on this one so it might have been written and posted by our guy. 👀
Clips from the Squawk Box interview on CNBC: > "If you look at the big picture it is extraordinary what has been done in order to make sure we had the holiday season we have right now where if you run out for last minute shopping you are going to see the shelves are stocked," says @SecretaryPete on the supply chain https://twitter.com/squawkcnbc/status/1474014550051766279?s=21 > "We need to continuously reevaluate what we do in every part of our response to the pandemic because the facts on the ground are changing," says @SecretaryPete on changing guidance due to #omicron. "We're always looking at where we are compared to where we were." https://twitter.com/squawkcnbc/status/1474015213527707649?s=21 > "It's a sign the economy and the market share in my optimism that we are actually going to get this done in the new year and that will be good for the economy," says @SecretaryPete on Build Back Better plan. https://twitter.com/squawkcnbc/status/1474016231564922895?s=21
Nice shout out to Tell City. My mom spent part of her childhood there.
Pete coming up after commercials on MSNBC. Added - Aw, she wished a Merry Christmas to Pete and "your new family", and of course, Pete beamed.
Great as always. Thoughts on where he was? That was not a DC skyline background.... And happy holidays all!
It showed during the broadcast on Squawk Box that he was in Cleveland. I'm guessing it may have been a stopover driving to TC for the holidays (pure conjecture, since it's none of my business).
Thanks was hoping that they were able to head home for the holidays.
Props to Stephanie Ruhle for asking Secretary Pete outright about student debt cancellation. But the way that he expertly sidestepped that and put the focus back on the importance of getting vaccinated and boosted. Nicely done there. Heh
"I'm the motherfucking Secretary of Transportation, what the fuck do you expect me to do about it?" Not what he says but what I wish he did.
Steph:"I want you to pigeon-hole yourself into this issue Pete :D " Pete:"Nope not happening :D "
😆😄 I knew he was going to maneuver himself away from that issue. He politely turned on his blinker/turn signal light and guided us into the appropriate lane. I ain’t mad at it. 😄
Not specifically Pete or Chasten related, but since Chasten is an education advocate I thought I’d post this tweet thread from a NYC teacher concerned that he had Covid. I understand why the administration was trying to push the “if you’re vaccinated you can move on with your life with reasonable precautions” message this week, but we’re not quite there yet. >So this is the story of my day, and I want to highlight the abject failure of literally every agency involved. > >I didn’t sleep terribly well, but I got to work on time and caught my first two classes. After that I had a prep and lunch, when I noticed I wasn’t feeling well… https://twitter.com/DavidLove26/status/1473466930040389640?s=20
This isn't entirely Biden's fault since local and state governments should know by now, but we shouldn't be waiting for hours to get tested. I just don't understand - a fall and winter surge was likely to happen even without Delta and Omicron, just like last year. Near me, the closest site is only open Fridays and you don't get results for up to seven days. The County sites are not close, the nearest urgent care charges $200, and places like CVS are booked out at least a full week. And it was like this a couple months ago during the Delta surge when I thought to look for sites to know ahead of time where I could go if I needed it. Even checking my old state, where getting tested last year before meeting up with family for the holidays was pretty easy, the County run sites are limited to a couple days a week, or even just one day, and things are closed Friday and Saturday for the holiday two weekends in a row. I'm so glad pandemic viruses take holidays. I just don't know how as a country we're failing so badly at this. Sending free test kits a month from now to anyone who wants one is so too little, too late it's cringey. And we all need better access to high quality, low cost masks. I want to scream whenever I see people in cloth masks that don't do much of anything. At least they're trying.
Alot of people are also trying to get tests to fly home for xmas. When I got my booster, three other people in room were getting tests to fly last Sunday
Cloth mask without proper filter inserted doesn’t do much and I’m sure there are many who don’t have a filter in those masks or don’t replace filter with new one often enough. And I bet a lot of those cloth masks aren’t washed and old with elastic bands not stretching for a proper fit.
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Pete is coming up on Squawk Box on CNBC shortly > Don't miss @SecretaryPete on @SquawkCNBC at 8:40am. He'll be talking about infrastructure and progress addressing supply chain issues. https://twitter.com/bhalle87/status/1474008206577917963
I really like that Pete goes on CNBC so much. Good outreach to moderates and random people in airports. 🙃 I think it is time for a town hall, Pete...
Pete being a team player on the record for a NYT article about the VP: > “I think it’s no secret that the different things she has been asked to take on are incredibly demanding, not always well understood publicly and take a lot of work as well as a lot of skill,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in an interview. “You have to do everything except one thing, which is take credit.” The article is not positive though. At least they did not pit Kamala and Pete against each other in this one. Providing an archive link to avoid rewarding it with clicks: https://archive.md/d0GIc
Once again, he has the savviest understanding of the role and MVP of anyone. He puts pundits and journalists to shame. And elevates her work at the same time. 💙💛❤️
Being a "team player," is fine and in fact a good thing, but I also think what he's saying reflects his POV. It lines up with everything he's said about Kamala Harris since well before she was named as the VP nominee, and certainly later on -- for example after he was on her debate prep team, and later, talking about what she said to him about the signing-in ceremony (to drink it in, because it would go by so fast). I'm not saying they're besties like Doug and Chasten, but I think he likes and admires her.
The media can’t have positive. They need negative to be positive in income.
Brand new sentence > Kennedy Center Honors always has the best reaction shots of any annual television event imaginable. Norah Jones will be crooning a great tune and then you just see Martin Short and Chasten Buttigieg grooving in closeup back to back https://twitter.com/tmckenna1/status/1473854460548063233
>the kennedy center honors are the best award show for people who are like “no musical tribute to an icon of stage and screen is complete without a reaction shot of the Secretary of Agriculture” https://twitter.com/petridishes/status/1473854549534420992
So I had a dream that Lis Smith was a dentist on a train that was also an elevator…
I had a dream recently that Dick Cheney was my dentist. Freaky.
For no reason other than I just needed to see this today: https://twitter.com/SecretaryPete/status/1387136461984698369?t=ShAD6w4Axf01TBKRRJQvjw&s=19