“I urge Congress to come together and swiftly pass this bipartisan agreement,” President Joe Biden said, also praising the migration measures in the bill, which took months to negotiate.

However, House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson declared it “dead on arrival” if it reaches his chamber.

the bill includes a provision barring its funds from going to the U.N. agency for Palestinians, UNRWA.

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    5 months ago

    It really is wild that the efficient and objectively superior capitalism wasn’t able to predict that if you continue to cut corners on literally everyrhing to try to attain unlimited growth forever eventually you don’t have anything left.

    I mean “the front fell off because it was cheaper than making it not fall off” was supposed to be satire of how ridiculous this mode of thinking was.