A big chunk of it is not having as easy access to anything else. Just introducing people to things like a gift link feed can make a big difference

Only way to get blame to land in the right place is to change peoples’ media diet.

There is now news coverage saying that it’s out of the bill

There are things they Democrats should have been doing in addition to what they’ve done, but they can’t actually stop budget bills like this one unless four Republican Senators join them.

The public land sales are now supposedly out of the bill, which is currently stalled as they try to get 50 Republican Senators to vote to set a time limit on debate

Their paymasters are very unsure about wanting humanity to survive:

Douthat: I think you would prefer the human race to endure, right?

Thiel: Uh ——

Douthat: You’re hesitating.

Thiel: Well, I don’t know. I would — I would ——

Douthat: This is a long hesitation!

Thiel: There’s so many questions implicit in this.

Douthat: Should the human race survive?

Thiel: Yes.

Yes — the racism and hate are more important to them.

That means actually having 60+ votes or ending the filibuster

There is now news coverage of what’s going on - you’ll need to register to access the article.

Yes, the idea is to criminalize anything they see as not funneling more money to billionaires.

What they did was impose the foreign-sourced-critical-materials excise tax on wind and solar based on percentages that aren’t attainable because they cut off support for US manufacturing of those materials and components (eg: magnets and solar cells)

It’s in the bill text, not any article that I’ve seen.

They’ve updated the bill to exclude Montana from the land sales in order to avoid losing a vote from Zinke

I dont bet, but I think they’ve got at least a 30% chance of success

They might actually. A handful of Republicans in either house being willing to join Democrats and vote down the bill over this will get it removed.

The problem is that he’s willing to alter the balance of power between labor and capital, and that’s a threat to those with wealth and power.

The bribes are worth a lot more than Mar a Lago

That’s between him and the little green man who thinks cheetos are the secret to life, the universe, and immortality

There’s a reason he has bodyguards

There are lot more but human attention is limited

What’s actually needed in most places are the native furrow bees, sweat bees, carpenter bees, and the likes. With the exception of some bumble bee species, they’re not raised commercially