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Israel’s bombing of the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday marked the sixth country the powerful U.S. ally attacked so far this year.

U.S. and Israeli officials told CNN and other outlets on Tuesday that Israel — which the U.S. arms to the tune of billions of dollars each year — gave President Donald Trump’s administration advance warning before carrying out the strike. The attack drew ire from progressive members of Congress, who told The Intercept that the U.S. must stop arming Israel as it accelerates attacks around the globe.

“In the past two years, Israel has bombed nation after nation with no repurcussions—all while conducting a genocide and manufacturing a famine in Gaza using U.S. taxpayer dollars,” said Rep. Summer Lee, D-Penn. “There must be accountability for Israel’s unchecked power and destabilization of the region. The United States must implement an arms embargo immediately.”

Israel has carried out tens of thousands of attacks in Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Yemen, and now Qatar since the October 7 Hamas attacks, according to data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project. In the last three days, Israel bombed three residential buildings in Gaza City and dropped leaflets ordering residents to evacuate.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You may google them yourself and then explain how they didn’t help.

Healthcare, unions, student loan forgiveness, and a huge move to renewables and cutting down big oil among them. Are you actually a progressive or do the things that matter to you not apply anywhere in all of it?

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We didn't get Healthcare improvements, and he let what little was gotten from covid expire.

Unions is debatable on what he improved after using his powers to stop rail workers. And not doing anything when fed decided to use interest rates to remove any workers wage growth.

Ah yes student loans, totally did that not drop it once courts said no.

He drilled more but may be green deal would have done something if not cut to the bone before trump just kills the rest.

Are you actually a progressive or do the things that matter to you not apply anywhere in all of it?

Oh and now we're to the if you don't like the dnc you must be on the right

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No, you just seem to be incapable of seeing anything good in the DNC. Which, considering *gestures to everything* is some kind if accomplishment.

the American Rescue Plan,

The American Rescue Plan Act provided for direct economic stimulus payments to individual taxpayers with incomes of $75,000 or less. The Act also allocated $350 billion in assistance to state and local governments, $14 billion for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, and $130 billion to schools to help them safely re-open for in-person instruction. The Act included $300 billion in unemployment benefits that were scheduled to extend through Labor Day 2021, as well as an expanded child tax credit. In addition, the Act called for the distribution of $50 billion to small businesses and another $25 billion for relief for small and mid-sized restaurants. The Act expanded eligibility for Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies and gave states incentives to expand Medicaid.

“Bah”

Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act

  • $110 billion for roads, bridges and other major projects;
  • $11 billion for transportation safety programs;
  • $39 billion to modernize transit and improve accessibility;
  • $66 billion for passenger and freight rail;
  • $7.5 billion to build a national network of electric vehicle chargers;
  • $73 billion to overhaul the nation's power infrastructure, clean energy transmission, and overall energy policy;
  • $65 billion for broadband development.

The law makes the Minority Business Development Agency a permanent agency. It authorizes the DOT to create an organization called the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Infrastructure (ARPA–I), with a broad remit over transportation research akin to [DARPA] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARPA "DARPA"

“Feh”

the CHIPS and Science Act

The act authorizes roughly $280 billion in new funding to boost domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductorsin the United States, for which it appropriates $52.7 billion.[1][2][3] The act includes $39 billion in subsidies for chip manufacturing on U.S. soil along with 25% investment tax credits for costs of manufacturing equipment, and $13 billion for semiconductor research and workforce training, with the dual aim of strengthening American supply chain resilience and countering China.[4][5]: 1  It also invests $174 billion in the overall ecosystem of public sector research in science and technology, advancing human spaceflightquantum computingmaterials sciencebiotechnologyexperimental physics, research security, social and ethical considerations, workforce development and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at NASANSFDOEEDA, and NIST.

“Meh”

the Inflation Reduction Act

According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), the law will raise $738 billion from tax reform and prescription drug reform to lower prices, as well as authorize $891 billion in total spending – including $783 billion on energy and climate change, and three years of Affordable Care Act subsidies.[1][7] It represents the largest investment towards addressing climate change in United States history.[8]According to several independent analyses, the law is projected to reduce 2030 U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to 40% below 2005 levels.[9][10] It also includes a large expansion of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), including the hiring of up to 87,000 new employees to replace tens of thousands of recent departures, which led to over $1 billion being collected in past-due taxes from millionaires and other high-wealth individuals by July 2024.[11][12][a] The Act is not generally believed to have reduced inflation in 2022 and 2023,[13][14] although some economists predict it will bring down inflation in the medium-to-long term.[15][16]

“Whatever”

All of which have been fed into the shredder to feed billionaires more money they won’t even notice because “Harris loves genocide” ffs.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes things either watered down to nothing or did good then not extended like the child tax credits that massively decreased child poverty until allowed to expire.

The jobs act was cut up after 1 spoiler forced then to take it to pieces anything meaningful due to the deficit.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Build_Back_Better_Plan#American_Jobs_Plan

Student loans he allowed to restart interest on in capitulation to the republicans after doing nothing to help out those with the loans after his militoast forgiveness plan was thrown out by the courts.

This is all perfect examples of doing nothing but hand outs to cooperations, not people and then dems wondering why no one liked what they did.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I disagree (obvs) but your political party isn’t even in existence is it? Like, if it’s not to make the Dems better, what’s your angle?

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The dems want to be better republicans, there's no saving then

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So "no plan". Okay.

Well hey if something comes along, let us know!

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Til replace the dnc is no plan

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No that’s a plan, but - y’know - how . . . is that happening? Is there . . a website or something?

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah, I get it so we can only be critical when there's a published plan. Got it

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Howabout ANY plan? Ffs just make up one right now. How far down in there are you? You realize there’s a time element at work here right.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why? Seriously why is this always the response to the dems are shit.

We can't do a different party because of the wonderful election system in this country. Anytime that's brought up to just vote for another they're called a trump supporter.

Can't do it from the inside because either purged by leadership or kicked out to show not like the dirty republicans see Al Franken.

Can't do it as DSA.

Can't do it as grassroots like netroots because just ignored.

All that seems allowed is blaming voters for realizing the system is fucked.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You’ve certainly got the reasons why it can’t be done sewed up. So kudos there. And yet I feel there must be something else to do to reform an electoral system, defeat fascism, and implement progressive policies.

Oh! Duh. T-shirts. That’s what you missed.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We can't be so forward thinking saying but Harris genocide those poopy voters everytime.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago

Yeah if it wasn't for those darned trump voters she would have won