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    Trump is THE face of American political corruption, but Joe Manchin is definitely on it’s Mount Rushmore

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      This son of a bitch decided not to run for reelection right when I was gonna vote against him in a primary as a freshly minted WV voter. He can fuck right off for the rest of eternity. Was a sleazy fucking scumbag. What an absolute and total tool. I’d call him a spineless weasel but that imagery would evoke sympathy in anyone who knows how cute weasels are. I wish him sand in his urethra. I wish him glass in his anus. I wish him lockjaw and a diet if milkshakes made out of onions.

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          Oh I will. There’s a bunch of fuckos in the state senate I’d never heard of before I got here who have to fucking GO

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      I would cross the street to piss on him if he was on fire. In fact, he doesn’t even need to be on fire.

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        I’d cross the street and put out the fire. Make him survive. Make him suffer, and live through the hellhole he created

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    Summary (it’s a really long article) (obligatory Manchin is an asshat intent on speeding up global climate destruction)

    Justin Pidot criticizes Senator Manchin’s new permitting reform bill, negotiated with Senator Barrasso, as a harmful proposal for climate and environmental justice. The bill, aiming to expedite the permitting process for renewable energy projects, includes provisions that heavily favor the fossil fuel industry, such as mandating extensive oil and gas leasing and limiting federal authority over these activities. Pidot argues that these concessions undermine efforts to combat climate change and disproportionately affect low-income and minority communities.

    While the bill does include some positive measures to improve grid reliability and transmission efficiency, Pidot finds these overshadowed by its extensive support for fossil fuels. He also highlights a concerning statute of limitations provision that significantly reduces the time frame for legal challenges to 150 days, compared to the more reasonable two years under the FAST-41 framework. This change, Pidot contends, would unfairly burden communities without adequate resources to monitor and respond to federal decisions.

    Pidot suggests that if Congress must alter the statute of limitations, it should adopt a two-year period, mandate public notices, and ensure projects are listed on a centralized dashboard. However, he asserts that these changes alone won’t redeem the bill, which fundamentally promotes fossil fuel extraction at the expense of climate goals and environmental justice.

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    It’s okay everybody, he lives on a boat. He may also have gills and no obvious sex organs, like an eel.