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EPA says it will eliminate its scientific research arm

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240 points anigbrowl | 2 comments | 18 Jul 25 23:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.432s | source
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vjvjvjvjghv[dead post] ◴[18 Jul 25 23:13 UTC] No.44610841[source]▶
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tzs ◴[18 Jul 25 23:52 UTC] No.44611142[source]▶
What would you expect a competent opposition to do?
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cogman10 ◴[19 Jul 25 00:18 UTC] No.44611307[source]▶
Have any sort of policy position and not run on the "at least I'm not him" platform.

In an era where Republicans are dismantling the government do you know what Dems will run on? That's right, dismantling the government, but in a kinder gentler way (see Ezra Kline's abundance agenda).

Dems are anemic to running on popular positions. Raise the minimum wage, expand Medicare, restore the institutions Republicans are dismantling.

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1. andrekandre ◴[19 Jul 25 00:35 UTC] No.44611418[source]▶

   > Dems are anemic to running on popular positions. Raise the minimum wage, expand Medicare, restore the institutions Republicans are dismantling.
it may not be true, but the vibe to me is as if its almost some kind of elites' good-cop-bad-cop strategy with dems vs republicans...
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2. cogman10 ◴[19 Jul 25 00:50 UTC] No.44611516[source]▶
Both parties are serving the wealthy. That's what prevents Dems from serving the working class. They know not to advocate raising the minimum wage.

It's what has created the behavior where Dems try to win over right wing independents because that's a more donor friendly position and Republicans can purely pander to their based, because they're already donor friendly (you know, for example, Republicans will always act to the benefit of big oil).