Welcome to Friday, June 25th, waxing and waning moons...

As you awake and read this, search-and-rescue operations are continuing at the apartment building that collapsed yesterday in Surfside.

Miami-Dade County authorities are currently investigating the Champlain Towers South Condo devastation, though an official cause behind the collapse has yet to be determined. The complex, built in 1981, was in the process of a 40-year safety recertification inspection. 

President Biden has approved an emergency declaration.

"The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to coordinate all disaster relief efforts," the White House said early Friday.

Biden & Bipartisan Lawmakers Announce Infrastructure Deal

A group of bipartisan lawmakers met with President Biden at the White House on Thursday and announced that they reached a deal on a $579 billion bipartisan infrastructure framework that they hope will have the support of both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

Biden endorsed the plan at a White House press conference, where he was flanked by the group of 10 centrist senators who originally developed the package. The broader group of 20 bipartisan senators, which is also evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, offered the following joint statement on the compromise:

“Today, we’re proud to advance this bipartisan proposal to make a historic investment in America’s critical infrastructure needs, advance cleaner technologies, create jobs, and strengthen American competitiveness, without raising taxes. This agreement shows that the two parties can still come together, find common ground, and get things done that matter to everyday Americans."

Do you support or oppose the bipartisan infrastructure package?

All The Memes Fit To Post
 

And, In The End...

On this date in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 8802, which forbade racial and religious discrimination in war industries, government training programs, and government industries. 

Maybe forgo National Handshake Day one more year,

—Josh Herman

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