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I'm recovered enough from the second vaccine to tuck in and livetweet Biden's "Address Before a Joint Session of Congress TOTES NOT THE STATE OF THE UNION (but also totally the SotU)" so please mute this thread if politics does not hit you in the fun spots.
Starts 8:30 EST.
Starts 8:30 EST.
Reminder that the not- #StateOfTheUnion (aka the #JointAddress 
) starts in about an hour so mute this thread if it's not your thing!
) starts in about an hour so mute this thread if it's not your thing!
All right, this is starting soon.
Reminder that I'm not a pundit or a politician: I'm an asshole. I swear at people who hold power and should use it in better conscience. And I'm pretty fucking pissed at Biden for keeping kids in cages.
Reminder that I'm not a pundit or a politician: I'm an asshole. I swear at people who hold power and should use it in better conscience. And I'm pretty fucking pissed at Biden for keeping kids in cages.
Yeah it's a complicated multilayered issue, and yeah Biden has reunited hundred of the children separated under Trump, and yeah Biden has a policy of moving kids from shelters to family members in a little over a month. But ffs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/border-shelters-cost/2021/04/08/c54eec3a-97bd-11eb-8e42-3906c09073f9_story.html
All of these wonks chattering about bad feelings between House and Senate members need to brush up on the time when one dude snatched a hairpiece clean off William Barksdale. https://history.house.gov/Historical-Highlights/1851-1900/The-most-infamous-floor-brawl-in-the-history-of-the-U-S--House-of-Representatives/
Five things we don't know enough about: (1) Infrastructure plan; (2) the status of the investigation of the Jan 7 insurrection; (3) North Korea & Taiwan/China; (4) status of Russia, plus Putin actively murdering Navalny; (5) immigration.
He's also bound to address racial justice but dang, that needs more than an hour.
Biden just entered. Every time I see him I think, "Jesus H Christ on the chicken coop, I'm just glad he's not Trump."
First statement is recognition that two women stand on the dais behind him.
Then a shoutout to his wife and to Douglas.
Then a shoutout to his wife and to Douglas.
"Tonight, I come to talk about crisis...and opportunity."
Fuck yeah slip that hope in there, crack my cold dead heart open like a crowbar.
Fuck yeah slip that hope in there, crack my cold dead heart open like a crowbar.
"After 100 days of rescue and renewal, America is ready for takeoff."
Listing of accomplishments, incl. the rescue plan, 2m shots in arm, etc.
Promise low-deliver high-Joe.
Listing of accomplishments, incl. the rescue plan, 2m shots in arm, etc.
Promise low-deliver high-Joe.
"GO GET VACCINATED, AMERICA"
Granddad taps his finger on the podium, telling us that COVID infection rates in the U.S. are down 80%.
Granddad taps his finger on the podium, telling us that COVID infection rates in the U.S. are down 80%.
Do not show me a closeup of Warren's face you scabs, we'd have nationalized health care by now.
Joe, come on. Come on. Time is short, attention spans are shorter. Move on from covering the last 100 days and talk about the future.
Mmmmmm he's moved onto progress and the possibilities that might happen if we invest in the future...AND HE'S TALKING ABOUT THE JOBS PLAN!!!
Looks like he's shifted the talking points from "infrastructure" to "jobs via infrastructure." Yeeessssssssss yeeeessssssss.
Looks like he's shifted the talking points from "infrastructure" to "jobs via infrastructure." Yeeessssssssss yeeeessssssss.
He mentioned the recent Texas winter storms and vulnerable power grid.
In wonktalk this is what's known as a nutshot.
In wonktalk this is what's known as a nutshot.
"When I think of climate change, I think...JOBS!" and "BUY AMERICAN!" In terms of messaging, this speech is great.
Remember Trump's first SotU when he said a dead soldier was looking down from Heaven and was happy with all the applause? I should look that up.
Remember Trump's first SotU when he said a dead soldier was looking down from Heaven and was happy with all the applause? I should look that up.
...he's calling on Congress to pass a bill to support the right to unionize.
AND RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15 is this real life?
AND RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15 is this real life?
We're caught in this landslide https://twitter.com/TankUnderhell/status/1387579599652012046
........was honestly not expecting a DARPA shoutout.
Yeah there it is.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/28/517849426/in-emotional-moment-of-speech-trump-addresses-navy-seals-widow
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/28/517849426/in-emotional-moment-of-speech-trump-addresses-navy-seals-widow
Biden has declared war on cancer.
Cancer: I'm gonna take your son.
Biden: I shall bide my time and then destroy you.
Cancer: I'm gonna take your son.
Biden: I shall bide my time and then destroy you.
Okay, American Families Plan...
Four points. First is investing in education, with early childcare and preschool, followed by junior college, increased Pell grants, etc.
Four points. First is investing in education, with early childcare and preschool, followed by junior college, increased Pell grants, etc.
Second point: "Quality affordable childcare."
Wonder if he's going to mention the 2020 census results and how birth rates are collapsing.
Wonder if he's going to mention the 2020 census results and how birth rates are collapsing.
Third point: Paid family leave, not just for childcare but also elder care and illness.
