The amount Elon Musk just paid for Twitter ($44 billion) is nearly equal to Biden’s proposed climate budget ($44.9 billion), in case anyone's wondering how seriously we’re taking the climate crisis
Stephen Semler
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Stephen Semler
@stephensemler
Producer of charts and policy analysis for the working class. | Newsletter: stephensemler.com
Joined January 2020
- Sometimes I worry I'm growing numb to it. Then I see a photo that breaks me into a million fucking piecesMy little brother Omar and his cat, both killed by Israel.
- Here's a map showing which countries in the Middle East own nuclear weapons
- Kyrsten Sinema won’t support spending $3.5 trillion over 10 years for the reconciliation bill, but supported giving the Pentagon $4.2 trillion over the last six by voting for every military budget since she’s been in office
- Can't believe I have to say this, but brutally cracking down on peaceful protests is not good policy, morally or politicallyNew data reveals that more than 98 percent of Gaza campus protests were peaceful, yet over 3,500 were arrested across 81 campuses. Via @stephensemler. forever-wars.com/cops-arrested-…
Replying to @POTUS46ArchiveLet me be clear: The Palestinian people are suffering. The need to get increased aid to the most vulnerable is urgent. And our work with Israel to further increase the amount of aid getting into Gaza by land continues.- House Republicans just introduced the DOGE Act. The bill cuts non-military spending by $114 billion, shrinking programs for energy, climate, health, transportation, veterans, education, economy, and more. The DOGE Act reduces Pentagon spending by $0.
- Elizabeth Warren (along with Merkley, Van Hollen, Welch & Durbin) just voted for a bill that defunds UNRWA (the largest/most capable provider of humanitarian aid in Gaza) and gives Israel $3.8 billion in weapons, no strings attached.
Netanyahu's bombing campaign, blocking of humanitarian aid, and hospital raids have devastated people in Gaza. @SenJeffMerkley, @ChrisVanHollen, @SenPeterWelch, @SenatorDurbin & I are urging the Biden admin to do more to deliver life-saving medical care. huffpost.com/entry/warren-b… - Gaza needs 600 aid trucks/day to prevent famine. Biden admin only asked Israel to let in 350/day. Israel let in 56/day. Biden admin did nothing. Hunger is a man-made tragedy. Starvation is the Biden admin's policy.
- The Biden administration opposed a ceasefire in Gaza and announced a $500 million weapons sale to Israel on the same day. This is cartoonishly evil. How is this even realUNITED NATIONS (AP) — US vetoes UN resolution backed by vast majority of Security Council demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.
- Reminder that we got a space force before universal healthcareToday the US Space Force revealed the prototype for its service dress uniform. What do you think? @SpaceForceDoD
- According to the user guide for this robot police dog (generationrobots.com/media/spot-bos…), it definitely shouldn’t be submerged in water. Some other behaviors we should avoid in order to not damage/break it:“I’m a computer geek. I think technology is here and we cannot be afraid of it,” @NYCMayor says in Times Square, rolling out 2 new technologies the NYPD will use to supplement the PD. A contract for “Digi dog” was previously axed after criticism over surveillance methods & cost
- Did Elizabeth Warren vote to send $14.1 billion in unconditional military aid last month? Answer:
The Israeli bombing of a refugee camp inside a designated safe zone is horrific. Israel has a duty to protect innocent civilians and Palestinians seeking shelter in Rafah have nowhere safe to go. Netanyahu’s assault of Rafah must stop. We need an immediate cease-fire.Readers added contextThis year, Senator Warren voted to supply Israel with $3.8 billion of weapons, and defund the UN's aid organization for Gaza. congress.gov/bill/118th-con…
