I don't disagree with you that democrats need to be doing more. But when half of the country seems committed to tearing the country apart, passing multiple pieces of meaningful legislation (don't forget things like Build Back Better) sadly feels like a high bar.
And I apologize for the accusatory tone, I know that's not something directly in your control. But let's also be honest, the Republicans are the ones preventing Healthcare expansion in your state, democrats may not be perfect, but they're not the ones holding power in your state.
That's not the democrats fault. That means the people voted for Republicans and chosen not to expand medicaid. Vote out the Republicans denying you Healthcare if that matters to you.
Laws were changed back around the 80s (I believe) to create this pressure. It used to be that people would still get paid, but apparently that was too functional for us.
I'm really confused by this one. Usually China seems to take the smart calculated move, but this knee jerk reaction seems to just prove the Dutch made the right move.
If China feels like it can just cut off these chips whenever they want, then there was a real risk to continuing business as usual.
While I think the US was overstepping in how it pressured the Dutch, the overall outcome highlights the continued risk of relying on China for these supply chains.
Additionally Toyota seems the least impacted as they've apparently been shifting away from reliance on China for these chips, furthering proving that's a smart move.
I'm not saying it's going to matter (it may or may not). All I was calling out is why you might consider the Republicans losing this particular battle.
When you're hold most of the cards and still can't accomplish what you want, that seems like a loss.
It depends on how you look at it, but since Republicans have control of every branch of the government, the fact they can't break the shutdown looks really bad.
Republicans just need to sway something like 5 democrats across all three branches of the government and can't. You could argue it's the democrats being intransigent, but it's not like democratic constituents aren't hurting.
What all this really means is that even though Republicans control everything, they are hated so fiercely that democrats can hold their position without losing support. It seems the opposite isn't true and republican constituents are getting angry. That seems as close to winning/losing you can get.
Trump isn't supposed to be able to deploy the national guard the way he did, he wasn't allowed to move funds for the wall, he shouldn't be able to decimate the Dept of Education, they shouldn't be able to deport people without a trial.
The Trump admin can almost do anything it wants, so they could use the funds, they've chosen not to.
That's fair, but expect to see even more of this in the future.
China historically has done a lot to protect their domestic industries (blocking access to the country, currency manipulation to keep prices cheap, required state involvement, etc.). That's not to say other countries haven't (US with Bailouts and Itar, etc.).
However, I would expect to see more of this across the world as globalization takes a bit of a hit. Both from rising tensions, but also from some of the fragility in supply chains exposed due to the pandemic.
Long Story Short - it's not all rainbows and butterflies, but a realistic family working to get by.
Modern Family - Antics of an extended family. Since it's a comedy it's usually pretty wholesome and each family unit brings something different to the table.
While there are definitely more out there, I figured these would be good suggestions as they really focus on family dynamics.
The only real options for the average user are Mac or Windows. Linux just isn't as user friendly, and a lot of the customization and flexibility of Linux is actually a determinant for non technical people.
I'm a technical person and I can't stand Linux as a main driver. Love it for development and as a server, but it can be very janky for UI things.
That's just how prices generally work, inflation is just a constant in normal times. However, you're supposed to have things like wage growth to offset rising prices so the effective cost of living either goes down or stays the same. We were starting to see that towards the end of Bidens run as president, but I suspect all those gains have now been lost due to republican policy.
They aren't going to make over a 1000 episodes for the live action, so they have to cut a lot of stuff. I honestly doubt we'll get that far into the story as it is (given the rate they're making it).
Honestly live action of animated formats always suffers, just look at all the Disney live actions. They're not even limited by runtime and they feel a little less magical/right.
I don't disagree with you that democrats need to be doing more. But when half of the country seems committed to tearing the country apart, passing multiple pieces of meaningful legislation (don't forget things like Build Back Better) sadly feels like a high bar.
And I apologize for the accusatory tone, I know that's not something directly in your control. But let's also be honest, the Republicans are the ones preventing Healthcare expansion in your state, democrats may not be perfect, but they're not the ones holding power in your state.