The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinded a memo Wednesday that had ordered a "temporary pause" on federal funding and unleashed major confusion across the country.

Why it matters: It's an astonishing reversal by the Trump administration, a day after top officials defended the funding freeze — which a judge temporarily halted on Tuesday — as necessary to ensure all government spending was aligned with the president's vision.

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[+] -70 points 2 years ago (18 children)

People were really fired up for the generic democrat against Trump. People were not fired up for the geriatric democrat that actually was running.

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  • [–] 44 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    People were really fired up for the generic democrat against Trump. People were not fired up for the geriatric democrat that actually was running.

    Harris was a geriatric?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    Many people drew a direct line between Biden's weaknesses and the Harris campaign, and Harris didn't really try that hard to differentiate the two. She might have if there was an actual primary, but we'll never know.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    "People including myself saw what we wanted to see despite efforts to appeal to us"

    FTFY

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What efforts? "Not Trump" was factually "Not enough". Wish it was, but unless you deny the electoral results, Harris need something other than "Not Trump" to win.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Controversial I know, but I think saying "hey we're not going to recklessly break the country and sell off the peices to our rich friends" does make you better than the person who will just break stuff.

    Either way the protest votes still had 0 effect on the results of the election.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Well Bernie would have probably stolen the show and you can't have that...

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    He ran twice and lost twice. Average democrats are too indoctrinated and don't want radical things like education or healthcare, let alone Republicans from the church of fox.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    The DNC admitted that they threw it to Hillary the first time. And the second time they had to beg Biden out of retirement to find an alternative to Bernie. It's infuriating, Bernie has never been given a real chance.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I think you missed a few months towards the end there...

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Na, people had hope Harris would be different. Then she quashed it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    You, and everyone like you, let perfect be the enemy of good and progress.

    You, and the ones like you, are fools.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    I, and people like me, want to be able to vote on our party's nominee instead of it being decided for us. If people like you think wanting democracy is the enemy of good and progress, then Trump and his kingship worldview has already won.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Hmm... it's almost like you can't just one issue a problem away. It's almost like being a one issue idiot is the cause of what we are seeing right now.. Hmmm...

    It's almost like progress takes time, while dismantling shit takes a week... HMMM....

    It's almost like we, unfortunately, have to work for progress brick by brick.... HMMMMMMMMM....

    It's almost like you and everyone like you being complacent about the takeover of the USA is why we are where we are now...... HMMMMMMMMMMM.....

    It's almost like you and those like you will now never get what you say you want....

    Who would've thought, right?

    Put your best jester outfit on, because the new king of the USA has fools like you to thank for his reign. I'm sure he would clap for you to do more of your silly little dances. You know.. "for democracy".

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I will never stop fighting for democracy. I was out knocking doors and calling people for Harris, as "imperfect" as she was, all while you got drunk vodka in your Russian troll farm celebrating the fall of American democracy.

    You are right about one thing. Time will tell, and you and your authoritarian ilk will eventually be defeated.

    Good day, 🇷🇺 troll. I am blocking you now.

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