Was she waiting for one pay to hit her bank account before resigning? What was this lady doing? She should have resigned the Monday after the shooting.
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Hmm not sure what her pay schedule is like... the House of Reps freakin only pays us once a month at the end of the month... I thought she was going to resign this weekend but idk if the Biden announcement had her postpone it or if she truly thought she was going to somehow "win" at the Committee hearing yesterday
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I didn't see any of the highlights but I heard it was a disaster for her.
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AOC started siding with Republicans… that is how bad it went for her and I feel that says a lotttt
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fritz 23 Jul
Not sure anything AOC says is worth paying attention to
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After hearing her green deal thing....I feel she is short a few braincells.
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of course with AOC her questions come from a place of narcissism. People want to assassinate me! I need better protection!
Do members of Congress get Secret Service protection? I don't think they do
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There are a few positions within Congress that will get USSS protection and those are Speaker of the House, House Minority Leader, Senate President Pro Tempore, Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, and Whips in both chambers.
Every Member has a risk matrix score concerning their safety. Capitol Police covers most Members (who request it and have a need for it) for the most part. In some cases though it can be expanded and other Members can gain USSS protection at least for a brief time. For instance, before the 2017 Congressional Baseball shooting, Rep. Steve Scalise was the Majority Whip but only Capitol Hill Police were assigned duty to protect him (USSS was not in charge of protecting Congressional Leadership at the time) but once he was shot USSS took over protection duties for him and the other individual on the Republican Team who was critically injured.
Then Congress changed the law to protect these people with USSS since they were supposed to be the "experts" and all of these people in Leadership tend to be big names and crazy people would likely go after them over a regular Member...
EDIT: AOC only has Capitol Police Protect. She actually lives in a building that a ton of Dem Members live in including Dem Leadership so that building tends to have a police vehicle or two in front of it at all times.
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Seems like AOC doesnt understand her position in life. She thinks she is the only one who needs protection lol
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just because she is annoying doesn't mean she is on a hit list
she hates it when people ignore her
Sandy Cortez from Westchester
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I remembered she felt threatened when she went out to see a protest.
Lately, AOC has been getting on my nerves. When is she up for reelection?
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November
House Reps have 2 year terms
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Think she will get reelected?
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probably
I think her district is Brooklyn
To be fair narcissism and getting screen time is what these hearings are all about.
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I dont understand why people like this AOC person...
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She said everything to make the youth fall in love with her however she for the most part has really failed to deliver on what she promised
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Isnt that all politicians?
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100000000000000% right but she plays the "I am normal I am not like them" card. However she is now like them and doesn't want to admit it.
She thinks she doesn't make enough either.... she makes 175k a year... I make 60k.... we both live in DC and she even lived in my apartment complex for a few years...
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Yeah, I saw that from a mile away when she first started. She has always complained about her benefits. Which is interesting, since I think she was the one that said they make too much when she first started.
Once a month? That is very interesting, they have to manage their finances wisely.
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I'm guessing she was negotiating a severance package. Even the dumbest, most self-aware person has to know your job doesn't survive this (regardless of where in the org the fault was).
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Off topic but I was watching Dark Matter on Apple TV last night and was thinking "I wonder if stillstackin has seen this or read the book?"
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I read the book and thought it was okay -- Crouch is more of an ideas person than a great writer -- but haven't seen the show yet. It's on my list, though probably after Lady in the Lake.
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Show was pretty good. I like the premise. I only sub to Apple TV for the months the Blue Jays are featured on Apple TV Friday night baseball games so I have to get through the Apple TV shows that look interesting in the next few weeks.
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I assume you've already seen Ted Lasso.
I really enjoyed Sugar, but it's a weird show -- starts as very heavy noir, then shifts genres in a completely unexpected way.
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Yes, Ted Lasso is great.
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Is the dark matter show good? I saw the trailer, but thought the premise was a bit weird.
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It’s pretty good.
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Being a public servant there is very very little she could negotiate for in a severance. The only thing I can think of is health insurance coverage and what if any cooling-off period she would have before finding another job. Most of the stuff is already baked in when you take the job.
An interesting thing is that I cannot find anything about when her resignation goes into effect... most times when these people announce their resignation it has a set date in the future but with her... I cannot find if it was effective immediately or not
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That latter part is part of what I was thinking. She could be done with the work/responsibility immediately, but still on salary (and insurance) for three or four months, etc. Plus at higher levels, there are sometimes intangibles (so if she has a car as a part of her position, she might maintain access for a period of time).
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Yeah for sure. I am sure her resignation is something along the lines of her last day is either this Friday or maybe the week after.
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Interesting. No golden parachute?
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Some people are slow on the uptake.
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