The proposed debt cancellation of more than $400 billion would have been one of the most expensive executive actions in U.S. history and affects tens of millions of borrowers.
    •  davehtaylor   ( @davehtaylor@beehaw.org ) 
      16•1 year ago

      Remember “If Roe falls, we riot!” slogans, and then when it happened, there seemed to be a collective “meh” from mainstream liberals?

      The fucking Biden admin and Congress had a solid month from the leak of that decision, and a trifecta, to pass legislation to ensure reproductive rights. And they sat on their fucking hands and let it be struck down.

      To be fair, in the aftermath of summer 2020, many states made it super easy to charge protesters as domestic terrorists (see what’s happening in Georgia, e.g.).

      I honestly don’t know what it’s going to take at this point. Conservatives are waging a fascist takeover of states, courts, and federal agencies. And Dems in Congress are fucking sleepwalking, letting it happen.

      •  Cylinsier   ( @Cylinsier@beehaw.org ) 
        9•1 year ago

        Not much Biden could do when Manchin came out against any effort to pass abortion legislation since he’s pro-choice. It was already a long shot when he and Sinema decided they would never support removing the filibuster, but any glimmer of hope for legislation died with Manchin joining Republicans on keeping abortion laws off the docket.

      •  adderaline   ( @ondoyant@beehaw.org ) 
        6•1 year ago

        i always think this point is kinda not great. dems don’t have some sort of ultimate power to do things within our government without the support of the people in positions of authority within the government. the president has more power than any one person should have, sure, but that power is not ultimate and unlimited in scope. the reality is that republicans still control a lot of shit in there, and while dems did try to pass legislation that would have stopped roe and alot of this other bullshit, the opposition had enough power to stop that from happening. and none of this is over yet, you know. none of this shit is set in stone.

        alot of state level gender affirming care bans are getting fucked, Stop Cop City is a growing movement that has stymied the development of that project for years now, all this shit, regardless of how bad it gets, is something we must resist in any way we can, and especially when our movements fail to live up to our expectations. we have to try, we have to be angry, and we have to move forwards, especially in times like these.

  •  Deedasmi   ( @deedasmi@lemmy.timdn.com ) 
    17•1 year ago

    Wait, so skimming through the brief, they argue that the law suits had no standing, were not valid for even consideration, but still put an injunction on the act anyway? What the fuck, how is that not blatant political bias?

    •  Chobbes   ( @Chobbes@beehaw.org ) English
      6•1 year ago

      I’m a Canadian living in the US and the fact that you haven’t burned the health insurance companies to the ground is still astounding to me. Like the situation in the states is so fucking dire and depressing, but I guess there just isn’t “one unifying event” for people to rally against… Like I think if you took away public healthcare in other countries you could organize some push back, but when it’s the status quo it seems a lot harder to rally everybody at the same time… especially when people literally can’t afford to strike and the culture is so individualistic. Also I feel like in America there’s a very low tolerance for inconvenience? There’s a lot of “well I agree with what these people want, but they should protest in a way that I can completely ignore”, which, I mean, I understand… it sucks when unrest happens and ruins things for you… but also seems really short sighted and counterproductive.

      I dunno, I’m probably just ignorant, but it just seems so hopeless? Like nobody ever does anything… I don’t do anything either (I especially don’t want to protest while living abroad when I can get deported lol). Getting a critical mass of people to protest seems super hard… especially when protesting is kind of scary and hard, and you have to work all the time.

      •  adderaline   ( @ondoyant@beehaw.org ) English
        4•1 year ago

        there is organizing being done for Medicare for All at the state level in a number of places. i’ve been involved in some of that stuff, and its been nice seeing the push for it grow over time and gain ground with legislators. there are also a ton of local LGBTQ+ groups doing neat shit in a lot of cities, giving people resources, helping kids get out of bad situations. something that i like to remind myself of, is that things are bad, but they used to be worse for lots of people, and that’s sorta how its been throughout human history. this is the struggle, and we must always push forwards.

        i’d really recommend getting involved in a local political movement, or helping out on a food drive, or even just showing up for some organizing events nearby. or like a mutual aid group. those are cool. that’s how movements on the right got built up to this point (with some help from your friendly neighborhood oil barons!), and its how we win too. it can be difficult when you’re really busy or having mental health difficulties, i know, but it can change how this stuff feels when you’re working towards a goal with like-minded people. seeing how much other people care, contributing to a larger community, can make the burden so much easier to bare.

      •  VentraSqwal   ( @VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.social ) English
        1•1 year ago

        It makes me want to move, but all my family and friends are here, and my SO’s job which she enjoys and has coworkers she likes. It’s so tough =( I wish this country was is willing to fight. I also wonder what it would take. The BLM movement was good, but a lot of the gains from that were rolled back. So I guess anything less than citizens getting shot in the streets doesn’t cause anything and we have to settle for this slow moving fascist take over.

  •  DM_Gold   ( @DM_Gold@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
    7•1 year ago

    I’m not an economic expert, but I have a feeling that this decision will hasten in an already looming recession for our economy. There has been a lot of talk online about borrowers just not paying their outstanding debts. This was a really really poor choice by the supreme court.

    •  Los   ( @Los@beehaw.org ) 
      2•1 year ago

      I think it’s still fine to post national US news where it would be interesting for the international community to read. Edit: Whoops sorry, wrong comment to reply to.