President Biden

[7HAR1980 102]

5 hours ago, Van wink said:

Sorry?

Herman is well known for making assumptions. 

[Surfer 1,547]

26 minutes ago, 7HAR1980 said:

🤣

 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10524543/66-voters-43-Dems-believe-Biden-release-results-cognitive-test.html

A Rasmussen poll … but of course. Just ignore.

[7HAR1980 102]

1 hour ago, Surfer said:

A Rasmussen poll … but of course. Just ignore.

This is an accurate representation of yourself when listening to news you don't like.

 

[Herman 9,765]

3 hours ago, 7HAR1980 said:

Herman is well known for making assumptions. 

Why would you think this Jools?

In my opinion anyone that actively supported brexit is directly linked to helping get Johnson and his corrupt government into power. People can moan all they liked that they wanted a soft brexit but it was that was not going to happen very early on. It's quite simple as it was easy to spot what was going on.

[Van wink 2,994]

And if a butterfly flapped it’s wings 😀

[Yellow Fever 3,785]

11 hours ago, Van wink said:

What a shambolic mess western leadership is, starting with Biden and working its way down. If the only way Bidens' qualities can be illustrated is by reference to Trump......... my god what **** show!

I think we all need to grasp VW that Biden was far from the best candidate (too old as per Trump himself) BUT he was the best and most likely candidate to remove Trump which the majority of Americans thought essential and to start to return the USA to some sort of normality and 'values'. Such is the state of US democracy at present.

There are similar thoughts here too with Johnson - Starmer nay not be everybody's cup of tea but at least he is competent and lives in the real world. 

I would like to believe that Harris will be the next President of the USA.

Edited February 21, 2022 by Yellow Fever

[Van wink 2,994]

13 minutes ago, Yellow Fever said:

I think we all need to grasp VW that Biden was far from the best candidate (too old as per Trump himself) BUT he was the best and most likely candidate to remove Trump which the majority of Americans thought essential and to start to return the USA to some sort of normality and 'values'. Such is the state of US democracy at present.

There are similar thoughts here too with Johnson - Starmer nay not be everybody's cup of tea but at lest he is competent and lives in the real world. 

I would like to believe that Harris will be the next President of the USA.

I was referring to Western leaders in general as I'm sure you are aware, but when making that generalisation it has to start at the top which whether we like it or not is the US. We have seen millions of peoples lives destroyed in Afghanistan with the inevitable emergence of a new generation of terrorists, we have stood by and watched while Russia has been building massive military strength on the Eastern border of Europe, since last March, and we even now see an environment where the Chinese and Russians are potentially forming closer alliance. In terms of the world stage a disastrous period with hugely unpredictable future consequences for us all.

I accept there was little choice in the US as there was little choice in the UK, maybe democracy has had its day, what is a choice when there is no choice, its a **** show.

 

[Yellow Fever 3,785]

25 minutes ago, Van wink said:

I was referring to Western leaders in general as I'm sure you are aware, but when making that generalisation it has to start at the top which whether we like it or not is the US. We have seen millions of peoples lives destroyed in Afghanistan with the inevitable emergence of a new generation of terrorists, we have stood by and watched while Russia has been building massive military strength on the Eastern border of Europe, since last March, and we even now see an environment where the Chinese and Russians are potentially forming closer alliance. In terms of the world stage a disastrous period with hugely unpredictable future consequences for us all.

I accept there was little choice in the US as there was little choice in the UK, maybe democracy has had its day, what is a choice when there is no choice, its a **** show.

 

In truth we are seeing all the negatives of social media. It has allowed via misinformation 'niche' political views to appear mainstream, gather strength and become polarizing - and most easily exploited in a race to the bottom by populists.

It is a clear exploitable weakness in any democracy that those that 'vote' can be today so easily misinformed and misled. You can see it at play on these very pages.

As to your general point about the West's 'lack of action' as you know I'm socially left of centre (Blairite I suppose) but I believe in standing up to bullies. We should not of left Afghanistan (or not until it was fully stable) and the issues today with Putin stem from not taking sterner actions earlier in his other expansionist adventures. With a bully if you give an inch they take a mile. It's often easier to turn a blind eye but it does you no good in the long run.

That penny may have just dropped    

Edited February 21, 2022 by Yellow Fever

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

1 hour ago, Yellow Fever said:

In truth we are seeing all the negatives of social media. It has allowed via misinformation 'niche' political views to appear mainstream, gather strength and become polarizing - and most easily exploited in a race to the bottom by populists.

It is a clear exploitable weakness in any democracy that those that 'vote' can be today so easily misinformed and misled. You can see it at play on these very pages.

As to your general point about the West's 'lack of action' as you know I'm socially left of centre (Blairite I suppose) but I believe in standing up to bullies. We should not of left Afghanistan (or not until it was fully stable) and the issues today with Putin stem from not taking sterner actions earlier in his other expansionist adventures. With a bully if you give an inch they take a mile. It's often easier to turn a blind eye but it does you no good in the long run.

That penny may have just dropped    

We were too busy enjoying a boom while Putin was planning. The World was spending its way to happiness. Technology had no class distinction. Even outlying areas of Africa and Amazon have mobile phones. All the UK could moan about was immigration. Even the Irish problem had been solved (hadn't it?).

China was taking its people away from woks over an open fire to fine dining in London. Why would they care if the were repressed politically? Full stomachs do not make revolutionaries.

Russia had as many manufactured billionaires as anyone else. The oligarchs still spat on the carpet but what the hell, buy another one.

The US was losing its influence. Oil wasn't the greatest currency anymore. The dependence on it was real but diminishing. The Saudis were having to buy their influence in other quarters. And they were realising that they had internal problems yet to solve.

Recreational drugs meant a major amount people couldn't care less at the weekend. They were out of it and any problems.

But all the time, those with the greatest amount to gain were scheming with a smile but a closed fist. Whether it was militarily or economically, they realised that we would all be asleep one day, content and dreaming, and they would wake us up with bad news.

Nations who believed they were at the Security Council because they were important were so weak they elected liars and crooks and if anything went wrong, their lack of ability shone through. No wonder, the public didn't really give two monkeys. Be fair, we were watching City on a stream from an NZ TV company.

Fcuk me, Saturday night TV is just a form of happy pill. Celebrity Bogie Picking or a quiz that a four year old could get right even though he or she was TikToking their new buddy in Guatemala while waiting for Just Eat to deliver their BigMAc topped pizza because Mum was too busy because or her new nails and botox injection.

Anyway, I'm off to the airport as I want to go into space.

[TheGunnShow 5,940]

On 21/02/2022 at 08:56, Yellow Fever said:

I think we all need to grasp VW that Biden was far from the best candidate (too old as per Trump himself) BUT he was the best and most likely candidate to remove Trump which the majority of Americans thought essential and to start to return the USA to some sort of normality and 'values'. Such is the state of US democracy at present.

There are similar thoughts here too with Johnson - Starmer nay not be everybody's cup of tea but at least he is competent and lives in the real world. 

I would like to believe that Harris will be the next President of the USA.

Exactly, a two-horse race between a window-licker and someone who ****s pencil sharpeners is still a two-horse race. It merely reflects the symptoms of the gamed, inefficient, and antiquated model of pseudo-democracy/oligarchy the USA has.

[Rock The Boat 1,332]

On 21/02/2022 at 11:54, keelansgrandad said:

We were too busy enjoying a boom while Putin was planning. The World was spending its way to happiness. Technology had no class distinction. Even outlying areas of Africa and Amazon have mobile phones. All the UK could moan about was immigration. Even the Irish problem had been solved (hadn't it?).

China was taking its people away from woks over an open fire to fine dining in London. Why would they care if the were repressed politically? Full stomachs do not make revolutionaries.

Russia had as many manufactured billionaires as anyone else. The oligarchs still spat on the carpet but what the hell, buy another one.

The US was losing its influence. Oil wasn't the greatest currency anymore. The dependence on it was real but diminishing. The Saudis were having to buy their influence in other quarters. And they were realising that they had internal problems yet to solve.

Recreational drugs meant a major amount people couldn't care less at the weekend. They were out of it and any problems.

But all the time, those with the greatest amount to gain were scheming with a smile but a closed fist. Whether it was militarily or economically, they realised that we would all be asleep one day, content and dreaming, and they would wake us up with bad news.

Nations who believed they were at the Security Council because they were important were so weak they elected liars and crooks and if anything went wrong, their lack of ability shone through. No wonder, the public didn't really give two monkeys. Be fair, we were watching City on a stream from an NZ TV company.

Fcuk me, Saturday night TV is just a form of happy pill. Celebrity Bogie Picking or a quiz that a four year old could get right even though he or she was TikToking their new buddy in Guatemala while waiting for Just Eat to deliver their BigMAc topped pizza because Mum was too busy because or her new nails and botox injection.

Anyway, I'm off to the airport as I want to go into space.

Many excellent points made, KG. Do you think the decline and fall of the west is a natural process to the way events panned out or do you think there have been actions taken to bring about the decline of the west?

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

18 hours ago, Rock The Boat said:

Many excellent points made, KG. Do you think the decline and fall of the west is a natural process to the way events panned out or do you think there have been actions taken to bring about the decline of the west?

As an illustration.

I think I have mentioned I was the National Secretary of the NZ Printing Union. For a long time, before the advent of real technological advances in the mid 70s, we were a powerful union. We represented among others, newspaper workers. At that time, newspapers were the real news media and certainly influenced opinion.

And of course, the majority were daily. If you miss a day, you cannot retrieve it. You could lose a fifth of your income in one teeny dispute.

So owners, who were powerful men, and still are, were loathe to upset their staff. We were very well paid, certainly the highest among the apprenticeship trades. More holidays, better sick pay etc.

And this trickled down to the rest of the Printing industry who enjoyed 95% of what the newspaper boys and girls had negotiated.

But by the late 70s and early 80s, our members had become far too comfortable and the attitude changed to I'm all right Jack, stuff supporting anyone else. I think many believed they had become middle class. And of course, with the advent of technology, many were walking away with massive redundancy payments.

In fact, the Branch Secretary of the South West Printing Union which covered Cornwall was a member of the Conservative Party???

We had gone soft. In 1991 when our company said they were closing our front end department, none of the other departments supported us when we tried to get the "shareholders" to change their minds.

Why would they? They did a thirty five hour week, 6 weeks holiday  year and all overtime at double time with shift premiums counting on the hourly rate as well.

They were comfortable and had gone soft. Why risk it? It wouldn't happen to them.

And this attitude has amplified its way through life in all Western nations. I can't be bothered. Its not my fault. I have too much to lose.

And that attitude prevails today. Oh yes, they will put their hands in their wallets for charities etc but thats easy. Anything else is too much trouble.

I grew up a Socialist because my Father was a Communist. He became one after coming back from WWII to find the "land fit for heroes hadn't changed. The country had elected a Labour Government, which introduced the NHS, and then dumped it after one term. Those in power before the war were now back in control again.

A global war was the ideal time to make real changes when peace arrived. And sweet FA had changed.

 

 

 

 

 

[7HAR1980 102]

Yet, cancelled the Keystone pipeline and banned new drilling on federal land🤔! 

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

4 hours ago, 7HAR1980 said:

Yet, cancelled the Keystone pipeline and banned new drilling on federal land🤔! 

So you want him to use the "football"?

[Yellow Fever 3,785]

This imbecilic crap on Biden is all too shallow.

Ukraine is clearly a failure of the West to stand up to Putin for many years.

Be that Obama and Trump, 

[Iwans Big Toe 312]

 

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

16 hours ago, Iwans Big Toe said:

 

Got to admit that is funny. Whether it was deliberate or not. Subliminal newscasting.

[Surfer 1,547]

Meanwhile, Biden's competence across the board continues. Not that it will be reported. 

Edited March 5, 2022 by Surfer

[Iwans Big Toe 312]

Biden is doing a tremendous job.

Petrol prices have gone up 60p in the last 14 months and 10p in the last fortnight. Russia has invaded one of the "US allies". The Taliban have gained several $billion in weapons following the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Strongest President ever, change my mind. 😀

 

 

[Herman 9,765]

8 hours ago, Iwans Big Toe said:

Biden is doing a tremendous job.

Petrol prices have gone up 60p in the last 14 months and 10p in the last fortnight. Russia has invaded one of the "US allies". The Taliban have gained several $billion in weapons following the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Strongest President ever, change my mind. 😀

 

 

I think after what Trump tried on with Zelensky and Ukraine you Trumpetts should probably wind your necks in for a while. You are not on the right side.

[horsefly 4,300]

8 hours ago, Iwans Big Toe said:

Biden is doing a tremendous job.

Petrol prices have gone up 60p in the last 14 months and 10p in the last fortnight. Russia has invaded one of the "US allies". The Taliban have gained several $billion in weapons following the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Strongest President ever, change my mind. 😀

 

 

You don't have anything resembling a mind to change. Everything you mention is NOTHING to do with Biden. You're obviously too stupid to notice that fuel and energy price rises are happening here and in the rest of the world too. As for the Taliban, it was Trump who negotiated with them an UNCONDITIONAL withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan (something he disgracefully did entirely independent of any discussion with the Afghan government or any of the allies). Meanwhile loser Trump spends his time praising Putin. Well done to you for supporting a traitor.

[Iwans Big Toe 312]

2 hours ago, horsefly said:

You don't have anything resembling a mind to change. Everything you mention is NOTHING to do with Biden. You're obviously too stupid to notice that fuel and energy price rises are happening here and in the rest of the world too. As for the Taliban, it was Trump who negotiated with them an UNCONDITIONAL withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan (something he disgracefully did entirely independent of any discussion with the Afghan government or any of the allies). Meanwhile loser Trump spends his time praising Putin. Well done to you for supporting a traitor.

What? If it has nothing to do with him why is he President? 

Ohhh I get it, you mean it's not Biden pulling the strings.

 

 

[Iwans Big Toe 312]

3 hours ago, Herman said:

I think after what Trump tried on with Zelensky and Ukraine you Trumpetts should probably wind your necks in for a while. You are not on the right side.

I know you're completely detached from reality so it's probably best to point out Trump is not President, Biden is. If we apply your logic to everything it's Robert Chase's fault for City's current predicament.

 

 

Edited March 9, 2022 by Iwans Big Toe

[horsefly 4,300]

1 hour ago, Iwans Big Toe said:

What? If it has nothing to do with him why is he President? 

Ohhh I get it, you mean it's not Biden pulling the strings. 

 

 

Utterly imbecilic as usual. But feel free to explain  how Biden is responsible for the world-wide crisis in energy supply, and world-wide crisis in spiralling inflation. Biden's responsibility lies with responding to those issues, he wasn't the cause of them you moron. I note you have nothing to say about Trump's disgraceful unilateral deal with the Taliban to withdraw US troops unconditionally from Afghanistan, or Trump's craven and treacherous support for Putin. No surprise there of course.

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

14 hours ago, Iwans Big Toe said:

Biden is doing a tremendous job.

Petrol prices have gone up 60p in the last 14 months and 10p in the last fortnight. Russia has invaded one of the "US allies". The Taliban have gained several $billion in weapons following the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Strongest President ever, change my mind. 😀

 

 

Wasn't the Afghanistan withdrawal Trump's idea? Biden just did it earlier.

The following is tedious and just pasted from official statements but you might get the drift.

Domestic Policy

Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, providing over $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending in every state in the country

Biden enacted an action plan to alleviate supply chain problems at ports and waterways

Biden negotiated an agreement to open California ports to 24-7 operation to alleviate supply chain bottlenecks

Biden issued comprehensive guidelines for military and veteran suicide prevention strategies

Biden signed a law providing a cost-of-living adjustment for veterans disability benefits

Biden signed the K-12 Cybersecurity Act which protects sensitive information maintained by schools across the country

Biden signed a law preventing the Federal Elections Commission from approving equipment posing a risk to national security

Biden declassified previously secret 9/11 documents.

Biden directed Treasury and HUD to implement policies to increase the supply of affordable housing.

Biden signed legislation that provided Congressional Gold Medal  to the Harlem Hellfighters, the Black soldiers who served in World War 1

Biden restarted posting White House visitor logs after Donald Trump had stopped doing so

Biden ordered multiple agencies to enact policies that will increase the supply of affordable of homes in America

Biden signed a law expanding access for veterans to therapy dogs and service dogs

Biden cancelled student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities (over $5.8 billion worth of debt)

Biden increased food stamp benefits by 25% to directly help needy families

Biden canceled $55.6 million in student debt for students of for-profit schools

Biden has the narrowest pay gap between women and men in the White House of any president

The Biden administration released rules that protect patients from unexpected medical bills.

Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a halt on federal death penalty executions.

Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (aka COVID-19 Stimulus) providing $1.9 trillion of relief to the American economy

Biden signed an executive order to make the Department of Justice work on reducing the use of “ghost guns”

Biden signed an executive order expanding access to legal representation for the poor.

Biden (and Vice President Kamala Harris) released their 2021 tax returns, after Trump refused to release his for his entire four-year term.

Biden ordered the Department of Justice to produce a rule clarifying when a device marketed as a gun brace turns a pistol effectively into a short-barreled rifle

Biden told the Department of Justice to produce model “red flag” legislation for all 50 states so that they could enact such laws against gun violence

Biden increased the minimum wage for thousands of federal contractors to $15/hr

Stimulus payments from the American Rescue Plan were sent via direct deposit just 24 hours after the plan was signed into law

Biden directed $2.5 billion in funding to specifically address America’s mental illness and addiction crisis

American Rescue Plan extended a 15% increase to SNAP funding, helping children who qualify for free lunch

The American Rescue Plan restores funding to veterans programs, including programs to assist veterans’ mental health, that had been cut under Trump

The American Rescue Plan adds boosted funding to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), providing new options for people who need health insurance and lowering costs for people already insured.

American Rescue Plan provides money to the airline industry, preventing tens of thousands of aviation jobs who will no longer be furloughed

Socially disadvantaged (including Black, Latino, Asian-American, and Native American) farmers will get $4 billion from the American Rescue Plan in debt relief, while another $1 billion will create a racial equity commission.

Biden will be nominating three Democrats to the USPS board of governors, which will lead to the removal of Postmaster Louis DeJoy.

Biden issued an executive order that will make American supply chains less reliant on foreign companies.

Biden revoked a Trump executive order mandating stricter work rules on people seeking welfare help.

Biden restored labor rights to workers at the Department of Defense.

Biden got rid of a Trump order that used COVID as an excuse for deregulation.

Biden undid a Trump-era mandate that said federal buildings had to be constructed in classical style.

Biden revoked a Trump order that suspended federal funds from going to purported “anarchist jurisdictions.”

Biden got rid of conservative officials stashed at the Voice of America and other broadcasting-related entities of the government.

Biden issued an executive order requiring political appointees to take an ethics pledge.

Biden signed pension relief, keeping more than 100 pension plans solvent and providing retirement benefits to millions.

Biden signed an executive order requiring coordination from federal law enforcement on crimes against Native Americans

Biden authorized the release of 50 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help keep gas prices low

Immigration/Border

Biden ended workplace raids that targeted undocumented immigrants

Biden raised the cap on refugees being admitted to the United States to 62,500 from the 15,000 set by Trump.

Biden terminated contracts with companies to construct the border wall

Biden reversed a Trump ruling and extended protected status to 100,000 Haitians.

Biden revoked Trump’s order banning Muslims from certain countries entering the U.S.

Biden reinstated the Central American Minors Program, a program begun under President Obama that allows minors from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to reunite with a parent living lawfully in the United States.

Biden terminated a 2018 Trump agreement that put up roadblocks to families trying to help undocumented immigrant children

Biden stopped ICE from targeting undocumented immigrants at COVID-19 vaccination sites.

Biden will allow migrant families that were separated under Trump to be reunified in the United States or their country of origin.

Biden revoked a Trump executive order suspending the issuing of visas that used the pandemic as an excuse to do so.

Biden canceled the National State of Emergency which had allowed Trump to divert federal funds to his border wall project.

Biden changed ICE rules on arrests and detentions so fewer people are kept away from their families.

Climate Change

Biden ordered the EPA and the Department of Transportation to rollout increased fuel emission standards that will lead to 40-50 percent of US cars being electric by 2030

Biden allocated $5 billion from FEMA for communities affected by climate-related disasters

Biden returned the United States to the Paris Climate Accord

Biden revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline

Biden blocked drilling at the Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)

Biden ordered a stop to the issuing of new leases for oil and gas exploration on public lands

Biden enacted a methane emissions plan designed to reduce release of those gases

Human Rights

Biden signed an executive order creating a strategy addressing the “crisis of violence” affecting Native American communities

Biden was the first president to proclaim Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Biden signed legislation increasing the amount that can be spent providing assistance to Americans returning from Afghanistan from $1 million to $10 million

Under Biden, the U.S. State Department added a third gender option to passports.

Biden appointed a Special Envoy, Jessica Stern, to advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons

Biden had the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) recognize that laws forbidding sex discrimination in health care also apply to LGBTQ+ people, reversing a Trump’s policy

Biden rejoined the United Nations Human Rights Council, after America left it under Trump.

Biden withdrew the federal government’s support of an anti-transgender lawsuit which sought to block transgender girls from participating in sports.

Biden extended federal fair housing protections to LGBTQ Americans.

Biden created a Gender Policy Council at the White House, rolling back the Trump administration decision to end a similar program under Obama.

Biden has more women and minorities as part of his Cabinet and key advisers than any other president.

Biden raised the cap on admitting refugees to 125,000 after the number had been dramatically lowered by Trump.

COVID-19

Biden had the Labor Department issue rules for companies with 100 employees or more to have mandatory vaccines

Biden had the Department of Defense double the number of military health teams assisting hospitals with COVID-19.

Biden expanded COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs.

Biden ordered the TSA to double fines for travelers who refuse to mask.

Biden instructed the Department of Education to pay teachers or school officials who had their pay withheld for instituting mask mandates.

Biden required all educators in Head Start to be vaccinated.

Biden ordered the Department of Labor to require employers with 100 workers or more to give paid time off for vaccination.

Biden signed an executive order requiring all executive branch federal employees to be vaccinated.

Biden ordered the Department of Labor to require companies with 100 or more employees to ensure full vaccination.

Biden is requiring that the staffs of nursing homes are vaccinated or they will lose their federal funding.

Biden extended the pause on student loan repayment until January 31 2022 due to COVID-19

Biden directed every state, along with all tribes and territories, to make all adults eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1 2021

Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to accelerate vaccine development. This led to enough vaccine being produced to have supply for every adult American by May 2021 instead of the original date of July 2021.

Biden brokered an arrangement between Merck and Johnson & Johnson to manufacture the single-dose vaccine.

The Biden administration will deliver more than 25 million masks to health centers and food pantries.

Biden directed the U.S. to donate $4 billion to international vaccine distribution efforts, as he promised during the campaign.

Biden secured 200 million extra doses of vaccine for a total of 300 million available vaccine doses by July 2021.

Biden deployed over 1,000 active duty troops to assist with vaccinations.

Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to make vaccines and PPE (personal protective equipment) like masks.

Biden sent more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to countries who need it.

National Security

37,000 people were evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, by the US military in 8 days

Biden signed legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol Police who responded to the January 6 attack on the Capitol

Biden barred Donald Trump from receiving intelligence briefings, citing his erratic behavior and the possible danger to U.S. security.

Biden told Russian president Vladimir Putin the United States would no longer “roll over” for his aggressive actions.

Biden rescinded the Trump administration’s decision to designate Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist group. The designation was widely criticized by international organizations at the time.

Biden released a military and veteran suicide prevention plan, implementing new guidelines to treat those who need it throughout the government

Judiciary

Biden threw out 32 last-minute nominations offered by the Trump administration. Included in the rejections were judicial appointments supported by conservatives.

Environment

Biden expanded the Bears Ears national monument (reversing Trump), restored the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and restored protection of  the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

Biden ended large-scale logging at Tongass National Forest in Alaska

Biden delayed a Trump administration rule that experts said could have led to the unnecessary death of “billions” of birds.

Foreign Policy

Biden ended the 20-year long war in Afghanistan, evacuating over 120,000 people from the country

Biden created a Leaders Summit for Democracy, with the first meeting scheduled for December 2021

Biden sanctioned members of the Belarus government for their actions subverting democracy

The U.S. formally turned over Bagram base in Afghanistan to the government there

Biden sanctioned Russia for their attempts at election interference and for the SolarWinds hacking attack.

Biden had the United States rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO)

Biden levied sanctions against Russian officials in retaliation for the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

[Iwans Big Toe 312]

11 hours ago, horsefly said:

Utterly imbecilic as usual. But feel free to explain  how Biden is responsible for the world-wide crisis in energy supply, and world-wide crisis in spiralling inflation. Biden's responsibility lies with responding to those issues, he wasn't the cause of them you moron. I note you have nothing to say about Trump's disgraceful unilateral deal with the Taliban to withdraw US troops unconditionally from Afghanistan, or Trump's craven and treacherous support for Putin. No surprise there of course.

Like I have said, Biden is President, not Trump. If anyone needs to be blamed for the current state of world affairs it is the incumbent President not the previous. To paraphrase, only an imbecile would think otherwise.

 

 

[Iwans Big Toe 312]

10 hours ago, keelansgrandad said:

Wasn't the Afghanistan withdrawal Trump's idea? Biden just did it earlier.

The following is tedious and just pasted from official statements but you might get the drift.

Domestic Policy

Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, providing over $1.2 trillion in infrastructure spending in every state in the country

Biden enacted an action plan to alleviate supply chain problems at ports and waterways

Biden negotiated an agreement to open California ports to 24-7 operation to alleviate supply chain bottlenecks

Biden issued comprehensive guidelines for military and veteran suicide prevention strategies

Biden signed a law providing a cost-of-living adjustment for veterans disability benefits

Biden signed the K-12 Cybersecurity Act which protects sensitive information maintained by schools across the country

Biden signed a law preventing the Federal Elections Commission from approving equipment posing a risk to national security

Biden declassified previously secret 9/11 documents.

Biden directed Treasury and HUD to implement policies to increase the supply of affordable housing.

Biden signed legislation that provided Congressional Gold Medal  to the Harlem Hellfighters, the Black soldiers who served in World War 1

Biden restarted posting White House visitor logs after Donald Trump had stopped doing so

Biden ordered multiple agencies to enact policies that will increase the supply of affordable of homes in America

Biden signed a law expanding access for veterans to therapy dogs and service dogs

Biden cancelled student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities (over $5.8 billion worth of debt)

Biden increased food stamp benefits by 25% to directly help needy families

Biden canceled $55.6 million in student debt for students of for-profit schools

Biden has the narrowest pay gap between women and men in the White House of any president

The Biden administration released rules that protect patients from unexpected medical bills.

Attorney General Merrick Garland ordered a halt on federal death penalty executions.

Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (aka COVID-19 Stimulus) providing $1.9 trillion of relief to the American economy

Biden signed an executive order to make the Department of Justice work on reducing the use of “ghost guns”

Biden signed an executive order expanding access to legal representation for the poor.

Biden (and Vice President Kamala Harris) released their 2021 tax returns, after Trump refused to release his for his entire four-year term.

Biden ordered the Department of Justice to produce a rule clarifying when a device marketed as a gun brace turns a pistol effectively into a short-barreled rifle

Biden told the Department of Justice to produce model “red flag” legislation for all 50 states so that they could enact such laws against gun violence

Biden increased the minimum wage for thousands of federal contractors to $15/hr

Stimulus payments from the American Rescue Plan were sent via direct deposit just 24 hours after the plan was signed into law

Biden directed $2.5 billion in funding to specifically address America’s mental illness and addiction crisis

American Rescue Plan extended a 15% increase to SNAP funding, helping children who qualify for free lunch

The American Rescue Plan restores funding to veterans programs, including programs to assist veterans’ mental health, that had been cut under Trump

The American Rescue Plan adds boosted funding to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), providing new options for people who need health insurance and lowering costs for people already insured.

American Rescue Plan provides money to the airline industry, preventing tens of thousands of aviation jobs who will no longer be furloughed

Socially disadvantaged (including Black, Latino, Asian-American, and Native American) farmers will get $4 billion from the American Rescue Plan in debt relief, while another $1 billion will create a racial equity commission.

Biden will be nominating three Democrats to the USPS board of governors, which will lead to the removal of Postmaster Louis DeJoy.

Biden issued an executive order that will make American supply chains less reliant on foreign companies.

Biden revoked a Trump executive order mandating stricter work rules on people seeking welfare help.

Biden restored labor rights to workers at the Department of Defense.

Biden got rid of a Trump order that used COVID as an excuse for deregulation.

Biden undid a Trump-era mandate that said federal buildings had to be constructed in classical style.

Biden revoked a Trump order that suspended federal funds from going to purported “anarchist jurisdictions.”

Biden got rid of conservative officials stashed at the Voice of America and other broadcasting-related entities of the government.

Biden issued an executive order requiring political appointees to take an ethics pledge.

Biden signed pension relief, keeping more than 100 pension plans solvent and providing retirement benefits to millions.

Biden signed an executive order requiring coordination from federal law enforcement on crimes against Native Americans

Biden authorized the release of 50 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to help keep gas prices low

Immigration/Border

Biden ended workplace raids that targeted undocumented immigrants

Biden raised the cap on refugees being admitted to the United States to 62,500 from the 15,000 set by Trump.

Biden terminated contracts with companies to construct the border wall

Biden reversed a Trump ruling and extended protected status to 100,000 Haitians.

Biden revoked Trump’s order banning Muslims from certain countries entering the U.S.

Biden reinstated the Central American Minors Program, a program begun under President Obama that allows minors from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to reunite with a parent living lawfully in the United States.

Biden terminated a 2018 Trump agreement that put up roadblocks to families trying to help undocumented immigrant children

Biden stopped ICE from targeting undocumented immigrants at COVID-19 vaccination sites.

Biden will allow migrant families that were separated under Trump to be reunified in the United States or their country of origin.

Biden revoked a Trump executive order suspending the issuing of visas that used the pandemic as an excuse to do so.

Biden canceled the National State of Emergency which had allowed Trump to divert federal funds to his border wall project.

Biden changed ICE rules on arrests and detentions so fewer people are kept away from their families.

Climate Change

Biden ordered the EPA and the Department of Transportation to rollout increased fuel emission standards that will lead to 40-50 percent of US cars being electric by 2030

Biden allocated $5 billion from FEMA for communities affected by climate-related disasters

Biden returned the United States to the Paris Climate Accord

Biden revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline

Biden blocked drilling at the Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)

Biden ordered a stop to the issuing of new leases for oil and gas exploration on public lands

Biden enacted a methane emissions plan designed to reduce release of those gases

Human Rights

Biden signed an executive order creating a strategy addressing the “crisis of violence” affecting Native American communities

Biden was the first president to proclaim Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Biden signed legislation increasing the amount that can be spent providing assistance to Americans returning from Afghanistan from $1 million to $10 million

Under Biden, the U.S. State Department added a third gender option to passports.

Biden appointed a Special Envoy, Jessica Stern, to advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons

Biden had the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) recognize that laws forbidding sex discrimination in health care also apply to LGBTQ+ people, reversing a Trump’s policy

Biden rejoined the United Nations Human Rights Council, after America left it under Trump.

Biden withdrew the federal government’s support of an anti-transgender lawsuit which sought to block transgender girls from participating in sports.

Biden extended federal fair housing protections to LGBTQ Americans.

Biden created a Gender Policy Council at the White House, rolling back the Trump administration decision to end a similar program under Obama.

Biden has more women and minorities as part of his Cabinet and key advisers than any other president.

Biden raised the cap on admitting refugees to 125,000 after the number had been dramatically lowered by Trump.

COVID-19

Biden had the Labor Department issue rules for companies with 100 employees or more to have mandatory vaccines

Biden had the Department of Defense double the number of military health teams assisting hospitals with COVID-19.

Biden expanded COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs.

Biden ordered the TSA to double fines for travelers who refuse to mask.

Biden instructed the Department of Education to pay teachers or school officials who had their pay withheld for instituting mask mandates.

Biden required all educators in Head Start to be vaccinated.

Biden ordered the Department of Labor to require employers with 100 workers or more to give paid time off for vaccination.

Biden signed an executive order requiring all executive branch federal employees to be vaccinated.

Biden ordered the Department of Labor to require companies with 100 or more employees to ensure full vaccination.

Biden is requiring that the staffs of nursing homes are vaccinated or they will lose their federal funding.

Biden extended the pause on student loan repayment until January 31 2022 due to COVID-19

Biden directed every state, along with all tribes and territories, to make all adults eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine by May 1 2021

Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to accelerate vaccine development. This led to enough vaccine being produced to have supply for every adult American by May 2021 instead of the original date of July 2021.

Biden brokered an arrangement between Merck and Johnson & Johnson to manufacture the single-dose vaccine.

The Biden administration will deliver more than 25 million masks to health centers and food pantries.

Biden directed the U.S. to donate $4 billion to international vaccine distribution efforts, as he promised during the campaign.

Biden secured 200 million extra doses of vaccine for a total of 300 million available vaccine doses by July 2021.

Biden deployed over 1,000 active duty troops to assist with vaccinations.

Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to make vaccines and PPE (personal protective equipment) like masks.

Biden sent more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to countries who need it.

National Security

37,000 people were evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, by the US military in 8 days

Biden signed legislation awarding Congressional Gold Medals to Capitol Police who responded to the January 6 attack on the Capitol

Biden barred Donald Trump from receiving intelligence briefings, citing his erratic behavior and the possible danger to U.S. security.

Biden told Russian president Vladimir Putin the United States would no longer “roll over” for his aggressive actions.

Biden rescinded the Trump administration’s decision to designate Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist group. The designation was widely criticized by international organizations at the time.

Biden released a military and veteran suicide prevention plan, implementing new guidelines to treat those who need it throughout the government

Judiciary

Biden threw out 32 last-minute nominations offered by the Trump administration. Included in the rejections were judicial appointments supported by conservatives.

Environment

Biden expanded the Bears Ears national monument (reversing Trump), restored the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, and restored protection of  the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument

Biden ended large-scale logging at Tongass National Forest in Alaska

Biden delayed a Trump administration rule that experts said could have led to the unnecessary death of “billions” of birds.

Foreign Policy

Biden ended the 20-year long war in Afghanistan, evacuating over 120,000 people from the country

Biden created a Leaders Summit for Democracy, with the first meeting scheduled for December 2021

Biden sanctioned members of the Belarus government for their actions subverting democracy

The U.S. formally turned over Bagram base in Afghanistan to the government there

Biden sanctioned Russia for their attempts at election interference and for the SolarWinds hacking attack.

Biden had the United States rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO)

Biden levied sanctions against Russian officials in retaliation for the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Sorry, TLDR.

However you are right the withdrawal from Afghanistan was Trump's brain child. However it was Biden that screwed the pooch with it.

 

 

[Iwans Big Toe 312]

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Just now, Iwans Big Toe said:

https://rumble.com/vvu7p6-biden-crime-family-in-the-ukraine.html

ps this is extortion, i.e illegal and sleepy Joe is boasting about it.

 

 

[horsefly 4,300]

5 hours ago, Iwans Big Toe said:

Like I have said, Biden is President, not Trump. If anyone needs to be blamed for the current state of world affairs it is the incumbent President not the previous. To paraphrase, only an imbecile would think otherwise.

 

 

Jesus Christ you are so thick. Just how stupid do you have to be not to know the difference between being the cause of of problem and being burdened with having to respond to it. By your utterly dumb "analysis" Zelenskyy , as the "incumbent" Ukrainian president, should be blamed for Putin's invasion.  Yep! you're so thick that you haven't even thought about the simple implications and utter idiocy of your claim. You haven't the slightest clue about the causal processes involved in the current state of world affairs. No doubt that explains why you haven't said a single word in defence of your imbecilic claim that Biden has caused these problems. Pathetic!