🇺🇸 Discussion: The DEMOCRATIC P - Part 3

[squeekness]

Colorado Newsline - Colorado Senate votes to ban ‘ghost guns’

I like the idea of this but enforcement is going to be hard to do.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Seattle Times - WA Gov. Jay Inslee won’t seek reelection for fourth term

He was one of my higher ranked candidates I considered to vote for in the 2020 presidential primary.

NY Daily News - Ex-NY State Sen. Anna Kaplan files papers to challenge Rep. George Santos

Associated Press - Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over removal from House floor

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Maryland Matters - After more than a half-century in public office, [U.S. Democratic Senator] Cardin won’t seek reelection in 2024

Ben Cardin (D), Maryland’s senior U.S. senator and one of the longest-serving elected officials in American history, does not plan to seek reelection in 2024.

Cardin’s office put out a statement and video announcing his decision at noon on Monday, and he elaborated on his plans during a midday speech at the Baltimore County Bar Association’s Law Day ceremony in Towson.

“It’s an unusual day for me,” Cardin told the audience.

By the time he leaves the Senate in January 2025, Cardin, 79, will have served in elective office for 58 consecutive years. He was elected to the House of Delegates in 1966 at the age of 22, while still in law school, filling a seat based in northern Baltimore City that had been held for decades by his uncle (his father had also briefly been a state lawmaker, then served as a judge).

“It’s been an incredible journey,” he said in an interview at the Baltimore County courthouse following his Law Day speech. “I love Maryland. I love representing the state. I love every part of it. I’ve loved every job I’ve had, especially being in the United States Senate. I’m really happy with what I’m doing in the Senate, with all my positions. But the reality is, [I’ll have served] 58 years after this term. If I served one more term I’d be 87 years old.

“If I think of where I was six years ago compared to today, I’m not climbing the mountains as fast as I used to. Times change and I recognize that. I’d rather do this on my terms. But it’s not retirement. I expect to continue to follow my passions after I’m in elective office.”

Cardin never lost any of his 36 elections (18 primaries and 18 general elections), and his decision to end his political career is sure to set off an immediate scramble in the Democratic Party to replace him — and create a domino effect in Maryland politics.

Politico - Allred set to launch Texas Senate run against Cruz
The former NFL player turned civil rights attorney is walking a path that helped make former Rep. Beto O’Rourke a national name.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

PoliticsPA - [Pennsylvania Democratic Governor] Shapiro Signs First Bill Requiring Insurers To Cover Preventive Breast, Ovarian Cancer Screenings

 

[squeekness]

PoliticsPA - [Pennsylvania Democratic Governor] Shapiro Signs First Bill Requiring Insurers To Cover Preventive Breast, Ovarian Cancer Screenings

How is this even a thing? It's pretty clear it's easier to treat cancer with these screenings than to wait until it explodes. Duh?

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Gizmodo - Electrify Everything, California Says
The unprecedented regulations will tackle air pollution and carbon emissions at the same time.

 

[Lily Adler]

How is this even a thing? It's pretty clear it's easier to treat cancer with these screenings than to wait until it explodes. Duh?

Because federal courts are arguing to remove it from the ACA.

 

[squeekness]

Because federal courts are arguing to remove it from the ACA.

So stupid. Not a good move if you're trying to save money in the long run.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Philadelphia Inquirer - AOC endorsed Helen Gym for Philly mayor, becoming the latest national figure to back her candidacy

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday endorsed Helen Gym for Philadelphia mayor, becoming the latest in a string of celebrities and Democrats with national profiles to back her candidacy.

“Helen isn’t afraid to take on tough fights or go up against big special interests,” Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) said in a statement. “And when she does, she wins.”

In a statement, Gym said she was “honored” to receive the endorsement, saying, “From Philly to New York to Chicago, a bold grassroots movement grounded in meeting people’s basic needs is sweeping the country.”

Gym, who has before been compared to Ocasio-Cortez, has amassed a handful of endorsements from progressives across the country, including Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. She’s also been endorsed by U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) and U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D., Mass.), who are Ocasio-Cortez’ fellow members of “the Squad,” a group of left-leaning lawmakers in Congress.

And she’s won the backing of a few celebrities from outside Philadelphia, including actor and longtime environmental activist Mark Ruffalo and actress Jane Fonda, whose climate-change focused political action committee contributed to Gym’s campaign.

Philly Voice - Philly's mayoral race lacks a clear frontrunner, first poll shows

 

[Teelie]

How is this even a thing? It's pretty clear it's easier to treat cancer with these screenings than to wait until it explodes. Duh?

Insurers are gambling on there not being cancer and then not having to pay for "unnecessary" screenings because insurance companies don't care about their customers, especially the female ones.

 

[squeekness]

Insurers are gambling on there not being cancer and then not having to pay for "unnecessary" screenings because insurance companies don't care about their customers, especially the female ones.

Either that or without the screenings the diagnosis will come too late to bother with chemo.....

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[Sithborg]

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

maxtmcc: "It was also election night in Maryland tonight! Democrats flipped the mayoralty of Easton, a town in Talbot County on the Eastern Shore, defeating the 20-year (!) Republican incumbent."

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[squeekness]

My country is out of control.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

The Baltimore Sun - Gov. Wes Moore signs bills ensuring health care access for women, transgender Marylanders

 

[Snow Queen]

Disgraceful. Hope they all had a fun time dancing after passing anti-trans bathroom bills and expansions of the Don't Say Gay law.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Tampa Bay Times - Jury says [2018 Florida Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew] Gillum not guilty of lying to FBI; deadlocks on other charges
The jury deadlocked on all charges against Sharon Lettman-Hicks.

 

[Sithborg]

Gotta love cops.

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

Gotta love cops.

He's just being tough on crime.

The crime: Wanting to go to jail because you're so hungry and thirsty.

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

 

[squeekness]

Ha!

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Politico - llinois set to become first state to end book bans

 

[squeekness]

Politico - llinois set to become first state to end book bans

Good, because it's stupid.