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BREAKING: A majority of U.S. Senators have voted to confirm Deb Haaland as the nation’s Secretary of the Interior, making her the first Native American in history to lead a Cabinet agency.
Frustratingly (if unsurprisingly) thin margin on the vote but this is very cool, very good, and long overdue.
Isn't the department of the interior the one in charge of native American affairs?
The Bureau of Indian Affairs falls under the Department of the Interior, yeah.
Which is part of what makes it so absurd/gross that there's literally never been an Indigenous Secretary of the Interior
This has me laughing my balls off. F*** yeah!
Edit: To be specific, I am happy with her appointment and picturing the dismay on the faces of those who though they were going to fuck over people covered by the Department of the Interior. Conservationists must be so pleased right now.
Both Alaskan Republicans voted yes. They were lobbied pretty hard by Native groups up there I think.
Oh, absolutely. Alaska and New Mexico are the only two states in the union where even the GOP has to pay attention to Natives.
(Well, and maybe Hawaii, depending on the year)
Hawaii I thought is so democrat the gop is non existant? Its just different versions of democrats?
Yeah, that's why I hedged, because that's a weird edge case
Hawaii is one of the first majority-minority states, so it's not surprising that a party building its platform on white supremacy is a hard sell there.
Haaland is where she is partially because the tribes delivered Arizona to Biden. And it is also a sea change for Tribes to have a woman from a rez in charge of the services they get. It changes from at best someone who would say the words but probably ignore them to at worst would aggressively target them to having one of their own to advocate and determine policy to help.
She was the first cabinet person for Romney to vote against because Racism prevails.
Actually, more likely all the federal lands in Utah that will see utilization restricted.
My favorite meme, why not both?
Yeah, I doubt he would have voted for a white male Democrat in the post either. However, a lot of the statements about her from the GOP have been... noticeably different from what they have complained about white male Democratic nominees.
Both Alaskan Republicans voted yes. They were lobbied pretty hard by Native groups up there I think.
Oh, absolutely. Alaska and New Mexico are the only two states in the union where even the GOP has to pay attention to Natives.
(Well, and maybe Hawaii, depending on the year)
Hawaii I thought is so democrat the gop is non existant? Its just different versions of democrats?
Yeah, that's why I hedged, because that's a weird edge case
It's another weird case because the Native Hawaiians don't have the same legal status as Native Americans, and the Hawaiian community is split on whether they want it or not. Some folks think it'd improve the situation, others don't want it because they're part of the sovereignty movement and don't want to settle for less than that.
Forbes writer summarizing politico "reporting" back on Nov. Its fairly funny because every single one was wrong. And only Mayor Pete and Susan Rice are in the Administration. And Rice is literally the opposite of Sec of State (domestic policy advisor)
Per @Politico, frontrunners for Biden cabinet include:
State: Susan Rice
AG: Doug Jones
HHS: Michelle Lujan Grisham
Transport: Eric Garcetti
Commerce: Meg Whitman
Energy: Ernest Moniz
Interior: Tom Udall
Agriculture: Heidi Heitkamp
VA: Pete Buttigieg https://t.co/SkN9Rsjhyr
I suspect the GOP fears with Haaland come down to.
-She will ensure they can't fuck with indigenous held land and public land as easily.
-Given that the interior handles a ton of services, I have to wonder if they fear she might be able to adjust things so that Native Americans will have better access to the ballot box. I know GOP held states have plenty of tools to be absolute shit, but I sense this is an area of voting where the feds have a bit more leeway of reigning some of the shit in. Even though the vast majority of states don't have a setup where the GOP has to care about indigenous populations. Better access to the ballot box could mean that the GOP ends up losing seats they've stolen through suppression efforts and those seats could be the difference between maybe taking the US House of Representatives or have a veto proof majority at the state level or even a lock on a state level chamber. Hell, I want to say that North Dakota has a large enough native American population that if a statewide race gets close, they can easily be the group that tips things.
Forbes writer summarizing politico "reporting" back on Nov. Its fairly funny because every single one was wrong. And only Mayor Pete and Susan Rice are in the Administration. And Rice is literally the opposite of Sec of State (domestic policy advisor)
Per @Politico, frontrunners for Biden cabinet include:
State: Susan Rice
AG: Doug Jones
HHS: Michelle Lujan Grisham
Transport: Eric Garcetti
Commerce: Meg Whitman
Energy: Ernest Moniz
Interior: Tom Udall
Agriculture: Heidi Heitkamp
VA: Pete Buttigieg https://t.co/SkN9Rsjhyr
In Rice's case I suspect they were correct about what Biden wanted but his people couldn't see her surviving a nomination. Because BENGHAZI!!!!!!!!!!
Doug Jones as AG wasn't a bad call either, but its still wrong, something to keep in mind when Politico tries to run any "inside" info articles about the white house. I mean shit if I remember right they were the ones banging the drum for Susan Rice as Veep.
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Doug Jones as AG wasn't a bad call either, but its still wrong, something to keep in mind when Politico tries to run any "inside" info articles about the white house. I mean shit if I remember right they were the ones banging the drum for Susan Rice as Veep.
It really seems like that have zero sources in the Biden WH
Doug Jones as AG wasn't a bad call either, but its still wrong, something to keep in mind when Politico tries to run any "inside" info articles about the white house. I mean shit if I remember right they were the ones banging the drum for Susan Rice as Veep.
It really seems like that have zero sources in the Biden WH
Well after what happened with TJ Duklo they certainly don't anymore if they ever did.
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
I suspect the GOP fears with Haaland come down to.
-She will ensure they can't fuck with indigenous held land and public land as easily.
-Given that the interior handles a ton of services, I have to wonder if they fear she might be able to adjust things so that Native Americans will have better access to the ballot box. I know GOP held states have plenty of tools to be absolute shit, but I sense this is an area of voting where the feds have a bit more leeway of reigning some of the shit in. Even though the vast majority of states don't have a setup where the GOP has to care about indigenous populations. Better access to the ballot box could mean that the GOP ends up losing seats they've stolen through suppression efforts and those seats could be the difference between maybe taking the US House of Representatives or have a veto proof majority at the state level or even a lock on a state level chamber. Hell, I want to say that North Dakota has a large enough native American population that if a statewide race gets close, they can easily be the group that tips things.
Amongst the more petty reasons I'm happy to see Haaland as SoI is that minority women in positions of power irritates the GOP something fierce.
Apparently, the Alaskan republican party has voted to censor Murkowski because her voting to confirm Haaland was the final straw for them. Will be funny if the GOP reaction to Haaland's confirmation ends up being something that kills their stranglehold on Alaskan politics.
Apparently, the Alaskan republican party has voted to censor Murkowski because her voting to confirm Haaland was the final straw for them. Will be funny if the GOP reaction to Haaland's confirmation ends up being something that kills their stranglehold on Alaskan politics.
It won't be. The demographics in Alaska are absurdly dire.
Apparently, the Alaskan republican party has voted to censor Murkowski because her voting to confirm Haaland was the final straw for them. Will be funny if the GOP reaction to Haaland's confirmation ends up being something that kills their stranglehold on Alaskan politics.
I'll be honest, there's a small part of me that is surprised that Murkowski hasn't gone the King/Sanders route, and gone Independent. She already won the seat once that way, and it doesn't stop her from caucusing with Republicans (much as King and Sanders do with Democrats), and it's clear her vision of the Republican party, and the one currently exists, aren't even close to similar.
Apparently, the Alaskan republican party has voted to censor Murkowski because her voting to confirm Haaland was the final straw for them. Will be funny if the GOP reaction to Haaland's confirmation ends up being something that kills their stranglehold on Alaskan politics.
I'll be honest, there's a small part of me that is surprised that Murkowski hasn't gone the King/Sanders route, and gone Independent. She already won the seat once that way, and it doesn't stop her from caucusing with Republicans (much as King and Sanders do with Democrats), and it's clear her vision of the Republican party, and the one currently exists, aren't even close to similar.
And that was a half year BEFORE the second impeachment hearing.
I mean that's true for a number of republicans. Though not as many as before because a ton of them nope'd out once they saw what was coming.
And part of me can't blame them because I know I wouldn't want to deal with that shit but at the same time... fuck them? Because if nothing else I feel they had a obligation to fight back.
Apparently, the Alaskan republican party has voted to censor Murkowski because her voting to confirm Haaland was the final straw for them. Will be funny if the GOP reaction to Haaland's confirmation ends up being something that kills their stranglehold on Alaskan politics.
It won't be. The demographics in Alaska are absurdly dire.
Depends on what you envision here. More favorable to democrats, probably not. Some third party or independent that the GOP often loses too, I'd say it could happen. One take away I see from the GOP's fit over Haaland being confirmed, is that they do not see minorities as legitimate office holders. Given Alaska's demographics, that can easily bite them in the ass, since it does sound like the indigenous people of the state pushed hard for her confirmation. I mean it's a pretty bad look when the thing that is the final straw, is that you voted to confirm a woman that is a minority to a post that is very important to native Americans, and it was the indigenous people of Alaska, a major voting block, that really wanted her to get confirmed.
Like if it does break the GOP's stranglehold, I don't know what we see come out of it because Alaskan politics a quite the mess right now.
Katherine Tai, a longtime congressional staff lawyer, won Senate confirmation on Wednesday as the first woman of color to serve as the top U.S. trade negotiator.
The Senate approved her nomination 98-0, marking a rare bipartisan agreement in a deeply-divided Washington.
Among her first tasks will be advising the president on what to do about existing tariffs on most imported Chinese products, presiding over enforcement of a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada, and seeking a negotiated end to a long-running commercial dispute with the European Union.
Apparently, the Alaskan republican party has voted to censor Murkowski because her voting to confirm Haaland was the final straw for them. Will be funny if the GOP reaction to Haaland's confirmation ends up being something that kills their stranglehold on Alaskan politics.
I'll be honest, there's a small part of me that is surprised that Murkowski hasn't gone the King/Sanders route, and gone Independent. She already won the seat once that way, and it doesn't stop her from caucusing with Republicans (much as King and Sanders do with Democrats), and it's clear her vision of the Republican party, and the one currently exists, aren't even close to similar.
And that was a half year BEFORE the second impeachment hearing.
Quick tangent, but Alaska recently voted in ranked choice, so when it's time for Murkowksi to run for reelection, she'll have the benefit of the left voting her for #2 since she's infinitely more preferably than whatever extremist Republican they'll trot out.
Not impossible to knock her out, but extremely difficult.
Katherine Tai, a longtime congressional staff lawyer, won Senate confirmation on Wednesday as the first woman of color to serve as the top U.S. trade negotiator.
The Senate approved her nomination 98-0, marking a rare bipartisan agreement in a deeply-divided Washington.
Among her first tasks will be advising the president on what to do about existing tariffs on most imported Chinese products, presiding over enforcement of a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada, and seeking a negotiated end to a long-running commercial dispute with the European Union.
"Katherine Tai, a longtime congressional staff lawyer, won Senate confirmation on Wednesday as the first woman of color to serve as the top U.S. trade negotiator.
Whenever I see this, while it's great this is the case finally, it's also an indictment on the system, that it's taken this long.
Though, to be honest, I was legit surprised when I looked it up, and saw it was a 98-0 confirmation. Honestly thought confirmations would cap out at ~80 votes.
Katherine Tai, a longtime congressional staff lawyer, won Senate confirmation on Wednesday as the first woman of color to serve as the top U.S. trade negotiator.
The Senate approved her nomination 98-0, marking a rare bipartisan agreement in a deeply-divided Washington.
Among her first tasks will be advising the president on what to do about existing tariffs on most imported Chinese products, presiding over enforcement of a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada, and seeking a negotiated end to a long-running commercial dispute with the European Union.
"Katherine Tai, a longtime congressional staff lawyer, won Senate confirmation on Wednesday as the first woman of color to serve as the top U.S. trade negotiator.
Whenever I see this, while it's great this is the case finally, it's also an indictment on the system, that it's taken this long.
Though, to be honest, I was legit surprised when I looked it up, and saw it was a 98-0 confirmation. Honestly thought confirmations would cap out at ~80 votes.
It's a "joke" between me and my wife that we are currently actually at where we basically thought things were at in the 90's.
(We were both barely teenagers in the 90's. Also, do not look up too much actual 90's pop culture to get a contemporaneous glimpse in to what it was actually like unless you want to be cringe sad. The past is a different country.)
Well, the people who were teens in the '90s have actual power now.
Not in Congress they don't.
Shit, there's only a handful of Senators who would even have been teenagers even at the start of the 90s and only for like the first few years which barely count.
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Yeah, that's why I hedged, because that's a weird edge case
This has me laughing my balls off. F*** yeah!
Edit: To be specific, I am happy with her appointment and picturing the dismay on the faces of those who though they were going to fuck over people covered by the Department of the Interior. Conservationists must be so pleased right now.
There's a lot of things that Haaland was pushing for as a Representative that she has the power to do outright as SecInterior.
Hawaii is one of the first majority-minority states, so it's not surprising that a party building its platform on white supremacy is a hard sell there.
Actually, more likely all the federal lands in Utah that will see utilization restricted.
Which is all tied up in racism.
My favorite meme, why not both?
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Yeah, I doubt he would have voted for a white male Democrat in the post either. However, a lot of the statements about her from the GOP have been... noticeably different from what they have complained about white male Democratic nominees.
It's another weird case because the Native Hawaiians don't have the same legal status as Native Americans, and the Hawaiian community is split on whether they want it or not. Some folks think it'd improve the situation, others don't want it because they're part of the sovereignty movement and don't want to settle for less than that.
Forbes writer summarizing politico "reporting" back on Nov. Its fairly funny because every single one was wrong. And only Mayor Pete and Susan Rice are in the Administration. And Rice is literally the opposite of Sec of State (domestic policy advisor)
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-She will ensure they can't fuck with indigenous held land and public land as easily.
-Given that the interior handles a ton of services, I have to wonder if they fear she might be able to adjust things so that Native Americans will have better access to the ballot box. I know GOP held states have plenty of tools to be absolute shit, but I sense this is an area of voting where the feds have a bit more leeway of reigning some of the shit in. Even though the vast majority of states don't have a setup where the GOP has to care about indigenous populations. Better access to the ballot box could mean that the GOP ends up losing seats they've stolen through suppression efforts and those seats could be the difference between maybe taking the US House of Representatives or have a veto proof majority at the state level or even a lock on a state level chamber. Hell, I want to say that North Dakota has a large enough native American population that if a statewide race gets close, they can easily be the group that tips things.
battletag: Millin#1360
Nice chart to figure out how honest a news source is.
In Rice's case I suspect they were correct about what Biden wanted but his people couldn't see her surviving a nomination. Because BENGHAZI!!!!!!!!!!
Which is 100% why they wrote this list like that.
pleasepaypreacher.net
She was still more plausible than Rahm
Doug Jones as AG wasn't a bad call either, but its still wrong, something to keep in mind when Politico tries to run any "inside" info articles about the white house. I mean shit if I remember right they were the ones banging the drum for Susan Rice as Veep.
pleasepaypreacher.net
Shut up, Meg!
It really seems like that have zero sources in the Biden WH
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
Well after what happened with TJ Duklo they certainly don't anymore if they ever did.
pleasepaypreacher.net
Amongst the more petty reasons I'm happy to see Haaland as SoI is that minority women in positions of power irritates the GOP something fierce.
battletag: Millin#1360
Nice chart to figure out how honest a news source is.
It won't be. The demographics in Alaska are absurdly dire.
I'll be honest, there's a small part of me that is surprised that Murkowski hasn't gone the King/Sanders route, and gone Independent. She already won the seat once that way, and it doesn't stop her from caucusing with Republicans (much as King and Sanders do with Democrats), and it's clear her vision of the Republican party, and the one currently exists, aren't even close to similar.
And shit, Trump has already said he wants her gone.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/04/trump-murkowski-campaign-mattis-302308
And that was a half year BEFORE the second impeachment hearing.
I mean that's true for a number of republicans. Though not as many as before because a ton of them nope'd out once they saw what was coming.
And part of me can't blame them because I know I wouldn't want to deal with that shit but at the same time... fuck them? Because if nothing else I feel they had a obligation to fight back.
Depends on what you envision here. More favorable to democrats, probably not. Some third party or independent that the GOP often loses too, I'd say it could happen. One take away I see from the GOP's fit over Haaland being confirmed, is that they do not see minorities as legitimate office holders. Given Alaska's demographics, that can easily bite them in the ass, since it does sound like the indigenous people of the state pushed hard for her confirmation. I mean it's a pretty bad look when the thing that is the final straw, is that you voted to confirm a woman that is a minority to a post that is very important to native Americans, and it was the indigenous people of Alaska, a major voting block, that really wanted her to get confirmed.
Like if it does break the GOP's stranglehold, I don't know what we see come out of it because Alaskan politics a quite the mess right now.
battletag: Millin#1360
Nice chart to figure out how honest a news source is.
Quick tangent, but Alaska recently voted in ranked choice, so when it's time for Murkowksi to run for reelection, she'll have the benefit of the left voting her for #2 since she's infinitely more preferably than whatever extremist Republican they'll trot out.
Not impossible to knock her out, but extremely difficult.
"Katherine Tai, a longtime congressional staff lawyer, won Senate confirmation on Wednesday as the first woman of color to serve as the top U.S. trade negotiator.
Whenever I see this, while it's great this is the case finally, it's also an indictment on the system, that it's taken this long.
Though, to be honest, I was legit surprised when I looked it up, and saw it was a 98-0 confirmation. Honestly thought confirmations would cap out at ~80 votes.
It's a "joke" between me and my wife that we are currently actually at where we basically thought things were at in the 90's.
(We were both barely teenagers in the 90's. Also, do not look up too much actual 90's pop culture to get a contemporaneous glimpse in to what it was actually like unless you want to be cringe sad. The past is a different country.)
where's mine
the 1990s chanus, not the 1890s
pleasepaypreacher.net
ah heck
Not in Congress they don't.
Shit, there's only a handful of Senators who would even have been teenagers even at the start of the 90s and only for like the first few years which barely count.