November 2022 - Pensito

Still No Sign of Impending Recession

November 30, 2022 Buck Banks

2.9%

“The economy grew at an annual 2.9% pace in the third quarter, updated figures show, and the U.S. is on track to expand again in the waning months of 2022 despite growing worries of recession,” Marketwatch reports.

Senate Passes Bill Protecting Same-Sex Marriage

November 30, 2022 Buck Banks

61 to 36

“The Senate on Tuesday passed the Respect for Marriage Act, which would enshrine marriage equality into federal law, granting protections to same-sex and interracial couples,” the Washington Post reports. “The bill passed in a 61-36 vote. The bill includes a bipartisan amendment that clarifies protections for religious liberties, and will now return to the House for another vote before it can go to President Biden to sign into law.”

Huge Turnout on First Day of Runoff Voting in Georgia

November 29, 2022 Buck Banks

301,500

“Georgia voters set a single-day early turnout record Monday as 301,500 people stormed to the polls on the first day they were open in most counties ahead of the U.S. Senate runoff,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

Romney Likens Trump to a ‘Gargoyle’ Hanging Over GOP

November 29, 2022 Buck Banks

“There is no bottom to the degree to which he’s willing to degrade himself, and the country for that matter. Having dinner with those people was disgusting… I voted to remove him from office twice… I don’t think he should be president of the United states. I don’t think he should be the nominee of our party in 2024. And I certainly don’t want him hanging over our party like a gargoyle.”

— Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), quoted by NBC News, on Donald Trump having dinner with Holocaust deniers.

90% of COVID-19 Deaths Are People 65 and Older

November 29, 2022 Buck Banks

9 in 10

Washington Post: “While older Americans have consistently been the worst hit during the crisis, as evident in the scores of early nursing home deaths, that trend has become more pronounced. Today, nearly 9 in 10 covid deaths are in people 65 or older — the highest rate ever.”

Black Friday 2022 Gun Sales Were Great!

November 29, 2022 Buck Banks

19,749

“Last Friday went down in history as likely the third-best day for gun sales ever, with the FBI recording 192,749 background checks,” the Washington Examiner reports. “Traditionally, Black Fridays are the best gun sales days of the year, and last Friday was bested by only two other recent Black Fridays, in 2017 and 2019.”

Why the GOP Will Lose the House in 2024

November 17, 2022 Buck Banks

“The House Republican Conference will have the barest majority, rendered ungovernable by the lunatic likes of Matt Gaetz and Majorie Taylor Green. The self-sabotage of an ungovernable Republican majority will all but guarantee that Democrats take back the House in 2024.”

— Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), quoted by Vanity Fair.

We’re All Gagging on MAGAGA

November 17, 2022 Buck Banks

“The hats’ll have to say MAGAGA — make America great and glorious again. If it makes you gag, get used to it.”

— Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe on Twitter

Women Take Majority in Colorado Legislature

November 17, 2022 Buck Banks

50

At least 50 women have won election to the state legislature, and a 51st is leading in her bid for a state Senate seat in Colorado Springs. That would make Colorado the second state — after Nevada — to have elected a majority-female legislature, Pluribus News reports.

Heed the Banner, Donald!

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022 Buck Banks

“You Lost Again Donald! #DeSantis2024”

— Message on a banner pulled by a small prop plane that flew repeatedly near Mar-a-Lago ahead of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign announcement Tuesday.

2.9%

“The economy grew at an annual 2.9% pace in the third quarter, updated figures show, and the U.S. is on track to expand again in the waning months of 2022 despite growing worries of recession,” Marketwatch reports.

61 to 36

301,500

“Georgia voters set a single-day early turnout record Monday as 301,500 people stormed to the polls on the first day they were open in most counties ahead of the U.S. Senate runoff,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

— Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT), quoted by NBC News, on Donald Trump having dinner with Holocaust deniers.

9 in 10

Washington Post: “While older Americans have consistently been the worst hit during the crisis, as evident in the scores of early nursing home deaths, that trend has become more pronounced. Today, nearly 9 in 10 covid deaths are in people 65 or older — the highest rate ever.”

19,749

“The House Republican Conference will have the barest majority, rendered ungovernable by the lunatic likes of Matt Gaetz and Majorie Taylor Green. The self-sabotage of an ungovernable Republican majority will all but guarantee that Democrats take back the House in 2024.”

— Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), quoted by Vanity Fair.

“The hats’ll have to say MAGAGA — make America great and glorious again. If it makes you gag, get used to it.”

— Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe on Twitter

50

At least 50 women have won election to the state legislature, and a 51st is leading in her bid for a state Senate seat in Colorado Springs. That would make Colorado the second state — after Nevada — to have elected a majority-female legislature, Pluribus News reports.

“You Lost Again Donald! #DeSantis2024”

— Message on a banner pulled by a small prop plane that flew repeatedly near Mar-a-Lago ahead of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign announcement Tuesday.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Former national security adviser John Bolton, quoted by NBC News.

— Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) writes in the Washington Post

“You don’t belong here.”

— Will Bunch, commenting on the AR-15 lapel pins being worn by many Republican members of Congress.

“No, I wouldn’t do that because I want to bring our country forward. No, I wouldn’t do that. I would be entitled to a revenge tour if you want to know the truth, but I wouldn’t do that.”

— Donald Trump, quoted by Rolling Stone, when asked if he would use the powers of the presidency to punish the people who punished him.

Numerati

12.2%

The overall U.S. trade deficit rose 12.2 percent last year, nearing $1 trillion as Americans purchased large volumes of foreign machinery, medicines, industrial supplies and car parts, the New York Times reports.

517,000

64%

60

“A federal judge sentenced pro-Trump livestreamer Anthime ‘Baked Alaska’ Gionet on Tuesday to 60 days in prison for his actions at the Capitol on Jan. 6, calling his raucous conduct ‘shocking’ amid the chaos of the mob,” Politico reports.

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