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Fri Feb 26 03:50:03 +0000 2021

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Folks it’s not “the parliamentarian” who is blocking a $15/hour minimum wage, it’s that there aren’t 50 senators who support it and the more progressive senators haven’t wanted to compromise on a lower number. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 26, 2021 Hibernated

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Biden, like his predecessor and his predecessor’s predecessor, would like to see less US focus on the Middle East but is trapped in a logic of “we can’t leave as long as anyone is trying to make us leave” that makes the desired pivot impossible. — PolitiTweet.org

Alex Ward @AlexWardVox

A US official told me the thinking behind the airstrike was to "send a message that the US will not turn a blind ey… https://t.co/wvqeZLc7Sd

Posted Feb. 26, 2021 Hibernated

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There are a lot of numbers that are between $7.25 and $15 (or alternatively you can stick with $15 but stretch the phase-in out over a longer period). If everyone can agree on a number, the procedural issues can be overcome. But the legislative bargaining needs to happen. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 26, 2021 Hibernated

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