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Aug 11 11 tweets 8 min read
Sally Hardin: I think we were feeling pretty despondent before the Inflation Reduction Act was passed, & now we can finally do something to address climate change.
@sallyahardin @AMProg @CAPaction
Sally Hardin: The really exciting thing about this legislation is all the investments, creating jobs here at home, & help of nearly $2000 for families who choose to get EVs & switch to cleaner & more secure sources of energy like solar & wind.
@sallyahardin @AMProg @CAPaction
Sally Hardin: EVs are still expensive because there aren't a whole lot of them avail. yet in the U.S. There are extra incentives for EVs built in the US by US workers, which is a win-win-win situation.
@sallyahardin @AMProg @CAPaction
Rick: That's one of the things I like about Joe Biden--he's made it clear that these should be good-paying union jobs. I don't think that gets enough attn.
#RickShow #UnionYes #UnionStrong
Sally Hardin: There are provisions in the legislation for prevailing wage.
Rick: That's music to my ears!
@sallyahardin @AMProg @CAPaction
Sally Hardin: Add'l provisions: 30% off the cost of rooftop solar; a total of $14,000 savings per household for switching to electric appliances; $8000 for switching to a heat pump; up to $840 for an electric induction cooktop.
@sallyahardin @AMProg @CAPaction
Sally Hardin: There are also tax incentives for burgeoning clean energy companies so they can expand their businesses & make sure the clean energy takeover of the grid is at a pace we need it to be.
@sallyahardin @AMProg @CAPaction
Sally Hardin: Clean electricity is more reliable than fossil fuels when it comes to the grid. As we clean up the grid, hopefully we'll have fewer storms & disasters that destroy the grid.
@sallyahardin @AMProg @CAPaction
Sally Hardin: Because of Sen. Manchin, there are some concessions to fossil fuel companies in the Inflation Reduction Act.
@sallyahardin @AMProg @CAPaction
Rick: I worry that we'll have a repeat of when Jimmy Carter put solar panels on the WH & Reagan took them off as soon as he took office. What's to say the Repubs won't undo all this hard work when they next take ofc?
#RickShow
Sally: This is really happening, & it's a really big deal. We tried passing climate change legislation under Obama & it failed. Unless something happens in the House on Fri, this will hit Biden's desk to be signed into law.
Rick: I want him to say this is a BFD.
@sallyahardin

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Aug 11
Rick: I would have liked to have seen Trump put out on the street in his robe or skivvies during the raid.
Scott Dworkin: No, that's not what happened. It was more along the lines of a warrant signed by a federal judge that was then presented (con't)
@funder @TheDemCoalition
Scott Dworkin: (con't) to the Secret Service, & then the FBI got what they came for. There was no drama. Trump wasn't even on the property. They did not go through attorneys b/c they were afraid they'd tamper with evidence.
@funder @TheDemCoalition
Scott Dworkin: They had information that there were classified documents at Mar-a-Lago that it was inappropriate for Trump to have. My thought is he was going to sell them; he wouldn't care if it put lives at risk.
@funder @TheDemCoalition
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Aug 11
Matías Vernengo: Inflation is at a 40-year high but compared to the rest of the world, it's not as bad. Prices for food & shelter are increasing here but not as high as in other countries.
@NakedKeynes @BucknellU
Matías Vernengo: I just returned from Argentina; their inflation is 60-70% with projections of going as high as 90%. Globally, the US is by far in a relatively strong position.
@NakedKeynes @BucknellU
Matías Vernengo: Even in a divided Congress, we should be hopeful abt the direction of the economy for working class ppl. There are good signs, even if things aren't rosy. I don't think Biden has gotten much credit for it.
Rick: He hasn't gotten any credit
@NakedKeynes @BucknellU
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Aug 10
Will Bunch: It's never happened before in the 246 yr history of the US, so yeah, [the raid on Trump's home] is a big deal. The search seemed to center on classified documents, although it's unwise to speculate.
@Will_Bunch
Will Bunch: We know Merrick Garland by now & know that the biggest complaint about him is that he moves too slowly, is too cautious, so for him to cross this point of no return in investigating Trump is something serious.
@Will_Bunch
Will Bunch: That this raid is political overreach just doesn't hold water.
@Will_Bunch
Read 12 tweets
Aug 10
David Pepper: I've long been a fan of Jane Mayer; her book Dark Money is on my bookshelf. She had a piece in The New Yorker, State Legislatures Are Torching Democracy.
Rick: You were quoted heavily in that.
newyorker.com/magazine/2022/…
@DavidPepper @OHDems
David Pepper: As long as Dems don't go back into states to get into the state houses, the Repubs are happy to stay in power. They can pass things that are so crazy that they'd be voted out of higher offices. (con't)
@DavidPepper @OHDems
David Pepper: (con't) The gerrymandered state houses are the places to go if your agenda is toxic.
@DavidPepper @OHDems
Read 11 tweets
Aug 10
Doug Jones: I want to make sure people understand: There's nothing to indicate the Justice Dept is going after the former president; they're going after a potential crime.
@DougJones
Doug Jones: There was enough evidence that developed on a potential crime--we don't know what it is yet but there's talk of federal documents--and an agent put together the evidence in an affidavit. The info, incl probable cause, was taken to a judge. (con't)
@DougJones
Doug Jones: (con't) The DOJ couldn't do it on their own--they need approval from a separate branch of gov't. This is very serious. The gov't takes top secret documents very seriously; this could be an effort just to recover federal documents.
@DougJones
Read 17 tweets
Aug 9
Rick: How many times have the gerrymandered maps in OH been ruled unconstitutional?
Bob Ney: Almost 5 times. You would think Repubs could come up with a different map, maybe lose one seat & be okay, but no, they keep thumbing their noses at the OH Supreme Court.
@bobney
Bob Ney: Some of the Repubs who helped draw these gerrymandered maps were hurt in the primaries.
Rick: Good, they should be, esp. since OH voters had spoken up about what they wanted & Repubs ignored them.
@bobney
Bob Ney: There's speculation that two sources close to the Trump organization said the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago had something to do with Presidential papers. FBI raids aren't as prevalent as people may think. (con't)
@bobney
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