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June 30, 2021

Trump Sent Into ABSOLUTE PANIC As Investigators Close In

I fervently hope that headline is true.

June 30, 2021

Biden to push firefighter wages above $13 as U.S. braces for record wildfire season

Source: Reuters

June 30, 2021
10:42 AM EDT

June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday will announce pay raises and bonuses for federal firefighters ahead of a meeting with western state governors who may face a record number of forest blazes this year because of drought and high temperatures.

Wednesday's virtual meeting, to include Cabinet officials, aims to show the White House is treating wildfires - which have grown by at least 100 incidents each year since 2015 - are no less a national emergency than hurricanes, a senior administration official said on Tuesday.

As climate change makes regions like the U.S. western states more arid, wildfires have grown more frequent and ferocious. At the same time, the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management face staffing shortages accelerated by low pay and competition from state and local fire departments.

The U.S. government employs some 15,000 firefighters to battle wildfires on federal land, including thousands of seasonal workers who start at roughly $13 an hour and rely on overtime and hazard pay to make ends meet. Biden recently called that a "ridiculously low salary." He plans to announce that no federal firefighter will make less than $15 an hour, the official said.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-announce-wage-boost-bonuses-wildfire-fighters-2021-06-30/

For firefighters, anything below $50 per hour is a "ridiculously low salary." Jesus, I'd had no idea!

June 29, 2021

Liberal Redneck - The Benghazi People VS The January 6 Commission

I've always thought of "Benghazi" as "Republicans Bein' Gassy," due to all the hot air they generated.

June 28, 2021

AOC Dismantles Kyrsten Sinema's Crap Argument In Defending The Filibuster

"Oooh, but what if the GOP wins back Congress??" What if Manchin and Sinema grow a FUCKING spine? Such "boldness" would be the best defense against a Republicoot resurgence, 'cause shit would be getting done!

June 28, 2021