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And you wonder why the USA is such a fucked up place.

Senate Democrats released a staff diversity report Thursday showing the
racial, ethnic and gender diversity of their offices.

More than 1 in 4 staffers identify as LGBTQ in the offices of at least
eight U.S. senators, according to a diversity report released Thursday by Senate Democrats.

The diversity snapshot was taken on June 30 to get a sense of the racial, ethnic and gender diversity in the offices of the 48 Democratic senators
and the three independent senators that caucus with the Democrats.

The senators with the highest percentage of queer staffers are
Pennsylvania Democrats Bob Casey (30%) and John Fetterman (28%) ,and Patty Murray of Washington (29%). Following closely behind, at 26%, are Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-N.V.; Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich.; Sen. Bernie
Sanders, I-Vt.; Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn.; and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore.

After the report's release, Fetterman tweeted out a "White Lotus"-inspired
meme in response.

"These gays, they're trying to run my senate office," the meme reads,
along with an image of actor Jennifer Coolidge, who starred in the
namesake hit HBO series and whose character famously said, "These gays,
they're trying to murder me!"

The Senate's only two openly LGBTQ senators, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.,
and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., have LGBTQ staffer percentages of 23%
and 19%, respectively.

The percentage of Americans who identify as LGBTQ rose to an all-time high
of 7.2% last year, according to a Gallup Poll. However, only six of the 51 senators listed in the report had LGBTQ staffers that represented 7% or
less of their staff. Joe Manchin, Democrat of West Virginia, came in at
the lowest: 0%.

A representative for Manchin�s office did not immediately respond to a
request for comment.

Senate Republicans have not released a comparable breakdown of their
offices� diversity.

CORRECTION (July 14, 2023, 12 p.m. ET): A previous version of this article misstated which state Sen. Ron Wyden represents. He represents Oregon, not Wyoming.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/1-4-staffers- senators-offices-are-lgbtq-rcna94128

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On 2023-07-15 01:44, Jon Rand wrote:

And you wonder why the USA is such a fucked up place.

I wonder why you THINK it is...

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Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u8uojv$f1eh$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 01:44, Jon Rand wrote:

And you wonder why the USA is such a fucked up place.

I wonder why you THINK it is...

Some people have traveled to other contries and wrote about it.

We can also see various statistics.

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On 15 Jul 2023, Baxter <[email protected]> posted some news:u8vmbq$lu67$[email protected]:

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u8uojv$f1eh$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 01:44, Jon Rand wrote:

And you wonder why the USA is such a fucked up place.

I wonder why you THINK it is...

Some people have traveled to other contries and wrote about it.

We can also see various statistics.

Working outside the USA for a year during COVID while watching
Democrats make tyrannical asses out of themselves and doing nothing
about the riots convinced me.

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Graham <[email protected]d> wrote in news:[email protected]:

On 15 Jul 2023, Baxter <[email protected]> posted some news:u8vmbq$lu67$[email protected]:

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u8uojv$f1eh$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 01:44, Jon Rand wrote:

And you wonder why the USA is such a fucked up place.

I wonder why you THINK it is...

Some people have traveled to other contries and wrote about it.

We can also see various statistics.

Working outside the USA for a year during COVID while watching
Democrats make tyrannical asses out of themselves and doing nothing
about the riots convinced me.

tRump was pResident during COVID.

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[Default] On Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:22:06 -0000 (UTC), Baxter <[email protected]> typed:

Graham <[email protected]d> wrote in >news:[email protected]:

On 15 Jul 2023, Baxter <[email protected]> posted some
news:u8vmbq$lu67$[email protected]:

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u8uojv$f1eh$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 01:44, Jon Rand wrote:

And you wonder why the USA is such a fucked up place.

I wonder why you THINK it is...

Some people have traveled to other contries and wrote about it.

We can also see various statistics.

Working outside the USA for a year during COVID while watching
Democrats make tyrannical asses out of themselves and doing nothing
about the riots convinced me.

tRump was pResident during COVID.

So was Biden you stupid fuck

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On 2023-07-15 19:58, Baxter wrote:

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u8uojv$f1eh$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 01:44, Jon Rand wrote:

And you wonder why the USA is such a fucked up place.

I wonder why you THINK it is...

Some people have traveled to other contries and wrote about it.

We can also see various statistics.

Such as?

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Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u917lt$qmlf$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 19:58, Baxter wrote:

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u8uojv$f1eh$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 01:44, Jon Rand wrote:

And you wonder why the USA is such a fucked up place.

I wonder why you THINK it is...

Some people have traveled to other contries and wrote about it.

We can also see various statistics.

Such as?

Check out paid vacation time for workers in Europe vs the US.

=============
European Union legislation mandates that all 27 member states must by law
grant all employees a minimum of 4 weeks of paid vacation. Workers are
entitled to 10 days paid annual leave for each complete year of service.
Every employee is also entitled to 12 paid public holidays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_annual_leave_by_country

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On 2023-07-16 19:55, Baxter wrote:

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u917lt$qmlf$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 19:58, Baxter wrote:

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u8uojv$f1eh$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 01:44, Jon Rand wrote:

And you wonder why the USA is such a fucked up place.

I wonder why you THINK it is...

Some people have traveled to other contries and wrote about it.

We can also see various statistics.

Such as?

Check out paid vacation time for workers in Europe vs the US.

=============
European Union legislation mandates that all 27 member states must by law grant all employees a minimum of 4 weeks of paid vacation. Workers are entitled to 10 days paid annual leave for each complete year of service. Every employee is also entitled to 12 paid public holidays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_annual_leave_by_country

And you think this is a result of some staffers being LGBTQ?

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[Default] On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 02:55:15 -0000 (UTC), Baxter <[email protected]> typed:

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u917lt$qmlf$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 19:58, Baxter wrote:

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u8uojv$f1eh$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 01:44, Jon Rand wrote:

And you wonder why the USA is such a fucked up place.

I wonder why you THINK it is...

Some people have traveled to other contries and wrote about it.

We can also see various statistics.

Such as?

Check out paid vacation time for workers in Europe vs the US.

=============
European Union legislation mandates that all 27 member states must by law >grant all employees a minimum of 4 weeks of paid vacation. Workers are >entitled to 10 days paid annual leave for each complete year of service. >Every employee is also entitled to 12 paid public holidays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_annual_leave_by_country

That's because they're a bunch of lazy assholes.

USA's GDP per capita on a purchasing power parity basis (always
required when comparing countries due to currencies and other factors
affecting purchasing power) of $63,543 is 43% higher than the EU
average of $44,491.

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On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 02:55:15 -0000 (UTC)
Baxter <[email protected]> wrote:

Check out paid vacation time for workers in Europe vs the US.

Check out who always fights their wars for them.

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On Tue, 18 Jul 2023 15:34:03 -0700
Klaus Schadenfreude <[email protected]> wrote:

[Default] On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 02:55:15 -0000 (UTC), Baxter <[email protected]> typed:

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u917lt$qmlf$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 19:58, Baxter wrote:

Alan <[email protected]> wrote in news:u8uojv$f1eh$[email protected]:

On 2023-07-15 01:44, Jon Rand wrote:

And you wonder why the USA is such a fucked up place.

I wonder why you THINK it is...

Some people have traveled to other contries and wrote about it.

We can also see various statistics.

Such as?

Check out paid vacation time for workers in Europe vs the US.

=============
European Union legislation mandates that all 27 member states must by law >grant all employees a minimum of 4 weeks of paid vacation. Workers are >entitled to 10 days paid annual leave for each complete year of service. >Every employee is also entitled to 12 paid public holidays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_annual_leave_by_country

That's because they're a bunch of lazy assholes.

USA's GDP per capita on a purchasing power parity basis (always
required when comparing countries due to currencies and other factors affecting purchasing power) of $63,543 is 43% higher than the EU
average of $44,491.

The real metrics always win out.

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