Under fire, Rick Scott changes plan to exempt Social Security, Medicare from sunsetting

Under fire, Rick Scott changes plan to exempt Social Security, Medicare from sunsetting

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has amended his 12-point Rescue America plan to say that his proposal to sunset all federal legislation in five years does not apply to Social Security,

Rick Scott wants to "sunset" all federal laws every five years. 

He's now backpedaling and pretending various exemptions to his proposal. Can you imagine the nonfunctional gridlock? EVERY DAY would be the debt ceiling fight over everything.

We should sunset Rick Scott instead. - Stonekettle tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Marjorie Taylor Greene Demands to Know Why We’re Supporting Ukraine War Instead ‘Of Bombing the Mexican Cartels’
• Proud Boys leaders ask DOJ to help subpoena Trump
• Tucker Carlson Called Trump ‘A Demonic Force' and 'A Destroyer’ on Day of Capitol Riot, Newly-Released Text Shows
• 'Get Her Fired': Texts Show Tucker Carlson Wanted Fox News Colleague Jacqui Heinrich Canned Over Fact Check of Trump Election Lie
• Laura Ingraham’s Producer Complained Host Kept Pushing Trump’s ‘BS’ About the 2020 Election: 'Going to Give Me a F*cking Aneurysm'
• All five former officers in Tyre Nichols case plead not guilt

The wreckage from the Chinese spy balloon spread out over seven miles, and idiotic Republicans questioned why we didn't take it down over people. Thank God Biden is president. - Robots Hate Republicans

 

EPA Checked 480 Homes In Ohio. No Sign of Poisonous Air.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan, visiting Ohio on Thursday, vowed to “get to the bottom” of the Feb. 3 train derailment in the town and to continually monitor the area for potential health hazards...The EPA head said the federal agency’s air monitoring efforts have not detected anything to prompt health concerns in the area thus far. Of more than 480 voluntary home screenings, he said, the EPA has not detected vinyl chloride or hydrogen chloride in any of them.

At this point there are so many UFOs in the sky I can’t even see the police drones - John Fugelsang

Republican Shenanigans

• Ingraham and Guest Attack John Fetterman's 'Cruel' Wife After He Checks into Hospital for Clinical Depression: 'Lady Macbeth'
• From 'BDE' to Smears: Kari Lake Turns On DeSantis, Spreads Lie He's Been Endorsed by George Soros
• ‘Globalist and Pro China Losers’: Trump Begins GOP-Mega Donor Attacks With Anti-Koch Jab As 2024 Heats Up
• Trump lawyers try to ban 'Access Hollywood' tape from trial
• Haley says DeSantis didn’t go ‘far enough’ with ‘Don’t Say Gay’
• 'It Is Not A Secure Border!' CNN's Chris Wallace Goes At It With Biden DHS Chief Over Migrants

Tucker Carlson Fears That Leaked Texts of Him Telling Truth Will Kill His Brand. - Andy Borowitz

Mike Pence Throws In His Two Cents On Social Security

Former Vice President Mike Pence joined the heated debate within the Republican Party about whether or not to reform Social Security and Medicare while on Fox News Thursday.

Pence broke with former President Donald Trump and GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during the interview by calling for “reforming” entitlements and declaring that younger Americans should have the option to “invest a portion of their Social Security in a private savings account.”

Matt Gaetz must be cooperating with the DOJ as a witness against someone more powerful than him, otherwise that cockroach would be on trial by now. - Liam Nissan tweet

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Rock The Voter News

• 'Give Me A Break, Man!' Biden Scolds Reporter Screaming Questions About His Family After Flying Object Remarks
• Spanish court authorises extradition of Briton who allegedly hacked Biden, Obama
• Vice President Harris says the Chinese spy balloon 'was not helpful' amid blowback over incident
• Sen. John Fetterman is being treated for clinical depression at Walter Reed

Imagine an alternate universe where instead of Fetterman we got Senator Oz - and *millions* have to seek treatment for depression. - John Fugelsang

Apparently, Scientists Think More Testing Is Needed In Ohio
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will deploy toxicologists and medical staff to East Palestine, Ohio, to conduct testing relating to the railway disaster that hit the town earlier this month.

Your reminder that Elon Musk is not an engineer, Donald Trump is not a successful businessman, and Fox News is not news. - Jeff Tiedrich

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Business/Tech News

• Musk says calling NHTSA Tesla action a recall ‘flat wrong’
• Valentine's Day chocolate sold at Target recalled
• Disney themed children’s toys recalled over choking hazard
• Fair and Balanced?! Rupert Murdoch Told Fox News CEO the Network Should Help GOP Win Senate ‘Any Way We Can’ in Newly-Released Email

God Sends Meteorite Down To Texas/Mexico Border

Authorities are investigating after a suspected meteorite hit south Texas this week and people in the area reported an explosion that shook their homes.

Cesar Torres, chief of police in Mission, Texas, told reporters Thursday that on Wednesday evening, officials were inundated with calls describing a large explosion and homes shaking about 5:30 p.m. CST. Mission is located in south Texas near the border with Mexico.

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Odd News

• A torpedo-like robot named Icefin is giving us the full tour of the ‘Doomsday’ glacier
• A new study suggests those melancholy tunes sung by humpback whales may be a sign of loneliness
• Demolition crew finds 116-year-old time capsule at University of Illinois
• Record-breaking Scottish theater group staging 24-hour concert
• Florida Woman Pummels Attacker Inside Gym, Suspect Arrested

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I always feel as though I should genuflect when I see Monument Valley.

Have a Beautiful and Peaceful Weekend.

Kari Lake’s lawyers hit with bar complaints

Kari Lake’s lawyers hit with bar complaints

A legal group plans to file bar complaints Thursday against four lawyers representing Kari Lake in voter fraud litigation, NBC News has learned. Lake, a Donald Trump acolyte who has

If you ever want to shut a Republican up, tell them they’re under oath. - 7Smite4 tweet

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Sherrod Brown calls on Ohio governor to declare disaster over East Palestine derailment
• ‘The Gestapo and KGB All Wrapped Up Into One’: Trump Slams DOJ Investigations into Him
• Murphy reintroducing background check legislation after MSU shooting
• Georgia grand jury recommends perjury indictments in 2020 election probe, report shows

So two of Trump's aides told Rolling Stone that Trump wants guillotine executions.

He's been hanging around MBS for too long.

We don't behead Americans. - Lisa Heywood tweet

Apparently, The Governor Of Ohio Didn't Consult Any Environmental Experts Before He Blew Up The Train Cars Filled With Chemicals. Ohio May Have To Declare Bankruptcy.

An environmental expert said he would not feel safe returning to the town of East Palestine, Ohio, in the aftermath of the train derailment that allowed chemicals to escape into the air despite officials’ assurances that the air and water are safe. 

Peter DeCarlo, an associate professor of environmental health and engineering at Johns Hopkins University, told NPR in an interview on Thursday that he would be “especially concerned” for the health of his two children. He said the air monitoring and sampling does not give him the data he needs to determine if emissions are still coming from the site. 

The GOP is allergic to the truth.  

The Trump administration reversed the Obama ECP Brake safety rule for trains carrying hazardous materials.

That's what led to this!  And DeWine having them set the chemicals on fire only made it worse. - Brian O'Sullivan tweet

Republican Shenanigans

• ‘Eye of the Tiger’ writer blasts Nikki Haley playing it at campaign launch: ‘Stop using my f—ing song!’
• Nikki Haley Twice Refuses to Answer Hannity's Question About Where She Disagrees with Trump
• 'Go Back to Your Own Country': Ann Coulter Trashes South Carolina-Born Nikki Haley
• Nikki Haley Called Out On Debate Stage For Rejecting Call to Take Down Confederate Flag From Capitol — Months Before Racist Massacre
• Marjorie Taylor Greene and George Santos Co-Sponsor Bill Seeking to Ban Certain Books from Schools
• Ted Cruz Calls Newsmax ‘Fair and Balanced’ Moments After Host Says Every Cartel Member Has a ‘Biden Bumper Sticker’
• Trump tops DeSantis by 6 points among Republicans in new survey
• South Carolina House passes near-total abortion ban

Nikki Haley Says It’s Time For New Generation of Soulless Tools. - Andy Borowitz

Will Mark Meadows Lie For Trump? 

Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows has been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating the former president and his role in the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a source familiar with the matter told CNN.

Special counsel Jack Smith’s office is seeking documents and testimony related to January 6, and Meadows received the subpoena sometime in January, the source said. An attorney for Meadows declined to comment.

Nikki Haley called for mandatory mental competency tests for presidential candidates over 75. Screw that. I call for mandatory mental competency tests... Period. Imagine, no Republican ever again holding office. - Robots Hate Republicans

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden signs executive order to address racial inequity
• Biden arrives at Walter Reed for physical exam
• Hunter Biden's art dealer to House Republicans: Ask president's son about painting sales

Trump’s Annual Physical Shows Him Beating Biden By 100 Pounds. - Andy Borowitz

Sane Republicans Want To Stop The Foot Shooting

Republican lawmakers are wary of their party’s propensity for self-inflicted wounds and are hoping for more discipline heading into the next election cycle.

Leading Republicans think that the House GOP’s raucous reception of President Biden at last week’s State of the Union played into the president’s hands and that the proposal by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to sunset all federal legislation after five years is a political gift to Democrats.

The desire to track women's periods is a kink exclusive to Republican men. - Middle Age Riot

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Business/Tech News

• Truckers and subsidies rev up interest in fuel cell vehicles
• Tesla recalls 362,758 vehicles, says full self-driving beta software may cause crashes
• Ford suspends production of electric F-150 after fire
• China sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon over weapons sales to Taiwan

Jeffrey Epstein Was A Busy, Busy Pimp

More than 20 of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking victims were paid through JPMorgan accounts, as the megabank’s former top executives privately discussed abuse allegations surrounding the late predator as far back as 2006, newly unsealed passages of a federal lawsuit reveal.

I wonder what the part of my brain that used to store peoples phone numbers is doing these days. - jimrosecircus tweet

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Odd News

• New satellite photos show surface cracks from devastating Turkey earthquake
• Male birth control drug effective at preventing pregnancy, preclinical study finds
• Brothers-in-law each pull a van 32 miles to jointly break world record
• Antarctic rower earns 10 Guinness World Records
• Owner visits boat he lost to Lake Mead 46 years ago

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NASA found a perfectly cut, trillion-ton rectangular iceberg floating off of the Larsen C ice shelf. It was the aliens.

Peace.

Some Michigan State University students endured the unthinkable: Two mass shootings in less than 2 years

Some Michigan State University students endured the unthinkable: Two mass shootings in less than 2 years

Some Michigan State University students who survived Monday’s mass shooting – and their parents – had already been through a similar, horrific experience.

“(Fourteen) months ago I had to evacuate from Oxford High School when a fifteen year old opened fire and killed four of my classmates and injured seven more. Tonight, I am sitting under my desk at Michigan State University, once again texting everyone ‘I love you,’” Emma Riddle, a freshman studying history at the university tweeted overnight Monday. “When will this end?”

Obama's gonna take your guns as soon as Bill Clinton takes your guns.   Biden's gotta wait his turn too. - John Fugelsang

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• US researchers say thousands of Ukrainian children held in Russian camps
• Mike DeWine Pours Cold Water on J.D. Vance's Attack on Biden Over Toxic Spill Cleanup
• Sandy Hook plaintiffs seek third trial against bankrupt Alex Jones
• Michigan's AG Makes Emotional Plea to 'Love Our Kids' More Than 'We Love Our Guns' After Shooting at School Her Kids Attend

Thoughts and prayers don't block bullets nearly as well as Republicans block reasonable gun laws. - Middle Age Riot

Oh Great, Nitric Acid Spill On I-10 In Arizona

New guidance from the Pima County Health Department (PCHD) and the Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center recommends that individuals who experienced more than 15 minutes of exposure take time to assess themselves.

On Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 14, an overturned truck in the I-10 median between Kolb and Rita Roads spilled a load of nitric acid, sending a cloud of reddish fumes into the immediate area. At the time, traffic had slowed and eventually was closed due to the wreck.

Listen up dipsh*ts, if my kids gotta do active shooter drills, your kids can definitely handle some lessons about Martin Luther King Jr. - Liam Nissan

Republican Shenanigans

• Nikki Haley criticizes US ‘self-loathing’: America is not a racist country
• Marjorie Taylor Greene Complains Not Enough Money Went Toward Rail Safety in Bill She Voted Against: ‘This Is a Failure’
• ‘He’s Stealing Puppies!’ Anderson Cooper Gobsmacked by Interview with Man Who Claims Santos Used Bad Check to Steal Dogs
• Matt Gaetz Skirts Sex Trafficking Charges
• Ted Cruz Rages at Biden Nominee For Tweeting 'Fox News Plays a Role in Destroying Democracy'
• Judge denies Trump’s offer to give DNA in E. Jean Carroll case, calling it delay tactic
• Trump Mocks Bill Maher's CNN Ratings, Blasts 'RINOS' Who Speak to Him to 'Show How Cool They Are'

Two things Nikki Haley didn't mention in her campaign announcement speech?

Her work defending Trump.

Her record signing an abortion ban with NO EXCEPTIONS for rape or incest. - DNCWarRoom tweet

Pence Wants To Ban Abortion Pills. Of Course, He Does.
Former Vice President and rumored 2024 presidential contender Mike Pence said “we need to” ban abortion pills in audio obtained by Jezebel. The comments came during a book signing event on Monday in Houston, Texas.

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Rock The Voter News

• U.S. proposes Medicare, Medicaid programs to cut drug costs, including $2 generics
• House Democrats seek 'full compliance' from Jared Kushner
• Biden to blast Republican agenda as 'massive giveaway' to big companies

Sometimes, the word “deplorables” is too f*cking kind. - John Collins tweet

Interesting, A Russian Engineer Is Asking For Asylum At The U.S.-Mexico Border.
The new Cold War between the United States and Russia has apparently played out in an unlikely place: the U.S.-Mexico border. A man claiming to be a former employee of a major Russian defense contractor showed up at the border, offering Russia’s military secrets in return for political asylum. The man claims to have worked on the Tu-160 bomber, Russia’s dual-capable, semi-stealthy, cruise missile flinging bomber.

It’s nice to have a President who manages crises, instead of creating them. - John Collins

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Business/Tech News

• Digital video viewership expected to outpace traditional television for the first time
• Tesla changes U.S. prices for fourth time in two months
• Group Behind Super Bowl’s Jesus Ads Is Bankrolling Lawsuit to Fight Medication Abortion
• 'This Is High Urgency': Musk Reportedly Demanded Twitter Algorithm Change After Super Bowl Tweet Got Fewer Views Than Biden’s

Elon Musk To Seek Life on Mars and Keep It From Unionizing. - Andy Borowitz

Soon To Come, AI Pilots.
An AI agent recently flew Lockheed Martin’s VISTA X-62A for more than 17 hours at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) at Edwards Air Force Base in California—the first time AI was used on a tactical aircraft. The experimental training aircraft is expected to lay the groundwork for a coming wave of jets piloted entirely by computers.

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Odd News

• China’s Wind and Solar Are Now Almost Enough to Power Every Home
• Warm water melts weak spots on Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier', say scientists
• Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old tavern, "beer recipe" on tablet
• Woman sends fake cop running when she flags down real Florida sheriff’s deputy, cops say
• Wienermobile gets burned by hotdogging catalytic converter thieves

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The famous Baobab trees nicknamed 'The lovers' entwined around each other near the Avenue of the Baobabs location, Madagascar.

Peace.