Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, a sign of the president’s strength in uniting his party to have the backing of one of its most liberal members

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    1 year ago

    So it’s not actually compromising to advance climate needs, it’s compromising the environment to advance other political goals.

    Being a lobbyist doesn’t actually make you an expert on politics, particularly when the cause you’re working for has basically continually failed to secure the changes needed for decades. It’s not like you’re working for Exxon and have a string of successes to make the value of your understanding self-evident, you’re just making excuses for why a better world isn’t possible, which come to think of it, IS a very good understanding of how politicians work.

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      1 year ago

      Those other political goals include climate action. The IRA was the best climate bill in US history, as an example