Biden picks Rachel Levine, a trans woman, as assistant health secretary

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4 minutes ago, the Devil of Pop said:

That's a really interesting history fact and I'd like to look more into it, what was his name?

His name was Charles Curtis and he served as VP to Republican President Hoover from 1929, to 1933.

“Throughout his time in Congress, Curtis also consistently pushed for policies that many Native Americans today say were a disaster for their nations. He favored the Dawes Act of 1887, passed a few years before he entered Congress, which allowed the federal government to divide tribal lands into individual plots, which eventually led to the selling of their land to the public. And in 1898, as a member of the Committee on Indian Affairs, he drafted what became known as the Curtis Act, extending the Dawes Act’s provisions to the so-called “Five Civilized Tribes” of Oklahoma.”

More tea: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-was-charles-curtis-first-non-white-vice-president-180976742/

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2 hours ago, damag said:

I see why people are excited. But regardless of their sexual orientation, race, gender, etc. Whoever is put in charge should be so for being qualified to do the job. 

Exactly my stance, yet I get dragged and some don’t. 

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4 hours ago, imnotyourbabe10 said:

This is great representation but I'm worried about the neolibs like Biden himself, Pete, and even Harris.  We had to get rid of the fascist but let's hold these centrist Dems' feet to the fire.  Thank goodness Bernie has the Senate Budget Committee Chair position in the Senate and that The Squad is still fighting!

Not trying to complain, but I was told over the last 4-5 years that if I voted blue no matter who, we could move (insert candidate) further left.  Fingers crossed!  I won't be so easily persuaded to vote Democrat if sweeping, progressive changes are not made in the next 4 years.

This comment is so meh...