Claim: After the owner and CEO of the Permian Basin Superorganism Recovery & Containment Corporation (formerly Anodyne) completed the construction of a new home far enough away so as to be unlikely to face any negative consequences should an event like the 2007 disaster happen again, he immediately started pushing for a return to the company’s earlier extraction and development activities because he fundamentally doesn’t care about other human beings.
Rating: Mixture
What’s True: He bought the land for his new house in Oregon 2 months after the disaster; it was completed 2 years and 3 months after the incident and he was recorded advocating for a reduction of restrictions 2 days later; since then he has repeatedly emphasized the safety and necessity of new developments and how advanced the PBSRCC’s newer tools are, leading to the Cruz amendment on the 2020 CARES Act.
What’s False: Who can truly know the heart of a man?
In case you were wondering what Republicans have been up to since losing the 2020 election, it’s doubling down on voter suppression - a blatant attempt to lock in minority rule and ensure that they never lose again, even though their party and positions are getting less and less popular.
Experts predict that Republicans could take back the House in 2022 through gerrymandering alone. That has dire implications - with the House, they could unjustly impeach Joe Biden and prevent any progressive legislation from passing, among other things. In the nightmare scenario where they win back both the House and Senate, our democracy is effectively over. Not being dramatic. Republicans are openly opposed to majority rule and fair elections. They will not make the mistake of allowing everyone a free and fair election ever again if they regain power.
- Fight like hell to keep the House and Senate in 2022,
- Support abolishing the filibuster so Democrats can pass bills to protect voting rights, and
- Organize and volunteer.
I’m all in on our current fights - passing the $15 minimum wage and ending the filibuster - but don’t lose sight of the fact that we can’t even have those fights if Republicans get their way.
Voting rights must be our top priority in 2022 and beyond.
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