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“Change The Conversation”
Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium
http://www.americanaquarium.com/
GOP Putting Jan 6 Back In The News
Gosar calls for Gen. Milley to be hung
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4221450-gosar-milley-hung/
- Polling isn’t great for them on that topic
- https://www.axios.com/2023/08/16/americans-approve-trump-indictment-jan-6-poll
Alabama Gets A New House Seat
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-alabama-republicans-bid-to-pause-ruling-on-congressional-map/
Shutdown Boogie
AP: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/shutdown-showdown-us-congress-time-running-short-fund-government-2023-09-26/
The Democratic-controlled Senate plans to vote on a stopgap funding bill with bipartisan support that would keep the federal government operating after current money runs out at midnight on Saturday (0400 GMT Sunday), giving negotiators more time to agree on full-year spending numbers.
Hill: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4223018-congress-shutdown-live-updates/
Guardian piece on what it means to folks
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/26/what-government-shutdown-means-2023
- Thousands of federal workers go on furlough and lose pay
- Bodies that perform safety inspections like USDA can’t perform jobs
- Head Start, a federally funded program, can be cut off for thousands of kids
Senate has bipartisan plan to make 7 week bridge, meanwhile in the House a plan to have Borbert flash the Chinese to just maybe forgive some of the debt payments
House finally able to get through a vote to allow for debate - just debate, not passing a bill
1995, 2013, 2019 - Government shutdowns, all of which came from GOP controlled house
Missouri Impacts: https://missouriindependent.com/2023/09/20/a-disaster-nears-millions-of-federal-workers-paychecks-would-be-on-hold-in-a-shutdown/
There are 36,181 civilian federal employees in Missouri who would be impacted by a government shutdown
- Whiteman AFB, major disruptions with our huge local base
Biden Stands In Solidarity With Labor
-On Tuesday Sept 26 Biden went to Michigan to stand with UAW members on the picket line
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/26/biden-joins-uaw-strike-update-detroit
-Some theorize that Biden’s problems are deeper than surface level superficial issues
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-issue-that-s-a-bigger-problem-for-biden-than-his-age/ar-AA1heXQA
From article: But the comparison that my colleague Gabriel Debenedetti described earlier this year as old versus crazy may not tell the whole story, two highly influential new national polls suggest. The drag on Joe Biden’s reelection prospects may have as much to do with persistently dark perceptions of the economy as with concerns about a president who would turn 86 before a second term ended.
-Biden holds steady on approval
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/joe-biden/?ex_cid=abcpromo
- Dem primary Biden has absolute choke hold
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-d/2024/national/
Side note: Hawley put on his “I’m a real boy” Green shirt and boots again to pretend like he sides with labor after a legacy of supporting right to work
https://x.com/HawleyMO/status/1706414217241248051?s=20
GOP Undercard Continues To Shuffle - Big Debate Tonight
Debate Stage
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/25/politics/second-republican-debate-line-up/index.html
DeSantis, Haley, Scott, Ramaswamy, Pence, Christi and… DOUG BURGUM! All make the stage
- Sean, sorry to say Asa is out
- Trump is skipping debate, because of course he is
At this point it appears Trump will either be THE candidate for the GOP or a convict, and possibly both
DeSantis appears done, struggling now in his own state
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/25/ron-desantis-florida-republicans-presidential-campaign-poll?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Trump’s lead holds as the also-rans disperse further
https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/2024/national/
Trump Cleared of All Wrongdoing and Reinstated As President… sorry, I read that wrong, Trump was found guilty of Fraud in a New York civil case.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/politics/trump-organization-business-fraud
https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-finds-trump-liable-fraud-new-york-civil-case-2023-09-26/
The Federalist - spot calls on Larry Hogan and Chris Christie to run for Senate
https://thefederalist.com/2023/09/26/if-larry-hogan-and-chris-christie-care-about-the-country-they-should-run-for-senate-not-president/