āWhen I become mayor, you know what Iām going to spend my first year doing? Iām going to have a bunch of ribbon-cuttings tearing out your fucking bike lanes.ā āCongressman Anthony Weiner to frenemy Mayor Bloomberg, during a recent dinner at which beef was served, in their few minutes of cordial man-to-man conversation. [NYT via Gothamist]
Pence has heart surgery
Reparations for slavery is getting more serious consideration (though the current bill isnāt going anywhere)
A House committee voted on Wednesday to recommend for the first time the creation of a commission to consider providing Black Americans with reparations for slavery in the United States and a ānational apologyā for centuries of discrimination.
The vote by the House Judiciary Committee was a major milestone for proponents of reparations, who have labored for decades to build mainstream support for redressing the lingering effects of slavery. Democrats on the panel advanced the legislation establishing the commission over Republican objections, 25 to 17.
The bill ā labeled H.R. 40 after the unfulfilled Civil War-era promise to give former slaves ā40 acres and a muleā ā still faces steep odds of becoming law. With opposition from some Democrats and unified Republicans, who argue that Black Americans do not need a government handout for long-ago crimes, neither chamber of Congress has committed to a floor vote.
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