Thread: President Joe Biden

Originally Posted by sabang

You have an agenda Dems, and you have the Electoral mandate. So drive it through.

I feel the Dems are too lacking in the ruthless edge required for that, always looking to be seen to be doing the right thing.

It's Charlie Brown and Lucy with the football.

^ And you are right. Sometimes, you gotta fight fire with fire. Don't bring a Peace sign to the OK Corral.

Originally Posted by sabang

Joe (far from sleepy) is sounding pretty good so far.

As per an anonymous source he is planning an annual Q/A event, that should last over 5 hours, not the meager 4:45 h as did by (please no names here)...

So Biden has blocked travel from South Africa.

One hopes he doesn't do a baldy orange loser and forget people can fly to another city first...

what ?

Originally Posted by Cujo

what ?

Remember baldy orange loser's "Chyna!" ban that didn't stop them flying through Europe?

Biden to ban travel from South Africa, reinstate restrictions on Brazil and U.K. - POLITICO

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Originally Posted by Cujo

what's

Get it out man.

Biden To Halt Oil, Gas Leasing On Federal Land

Originally Posted by Backspin

Biden To Halt Oil, Gas Leasing On Federal Land

Not halt . place a moratorium so that the issue can be studied, allowed where it makes sense , and denied where it does not.

Putin tells Biden in first phone talks that normalization of Russian-US relations would benefit everyone
26 Jan, 2021



Putin tells Biden in first phone talks that normalization of Russian-US relations would benefit everyone — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union


What a wonderful world...

The whole 4 years the world had been afraid of the Russiagate, a cause for impeachment 1.0, big money spent on investigation, mind the Russians supporting and financing Taliban...

And not more than 2 weeks ago the direct line from Kremlin advised for insurrection in D.C. (as found out from certain Nancy and Hillary)...

But now, within a week, everything will be again back... (where to?)

(many thanks in advance for the comical moving pictures Jack-in-box sent into my reputation box by my fan club...)

Originally Posted by Klondyke

Putin tells Biden

Originally Posted by Paleo Robbie

I've never really understood why the USA and Russia remain at odds
The cold war finished 30 years ago

Why at odds?
Perhaps that the one side does not follow the "advice" of the other side as it was 30 years ago, when the direct line from B. to B. was daily engaged...

As our Kenner above, pH=0, knows about the "lies", luckily, the dangerous Mr. Putin did not issue such "advice for insurgency into D.C.", similarly as the Uncle Yeltsin ordered to bomb the Congress (parliament) in Moscow - and for such statesmanship he was utmost praised...

ANN: Declassified Clinton-Yeltsin Telcons by National Security Archive | H-Diplo | H-Net

Originally Posted by Klondyke

As our Kenner above, pH=0, knows about the "lies"

Yup, it's as obvious as the smell of alcohol on your breath, tovarish

• President Biden on Jan. 27 signed three executive actions to combat climate change and said the U.S. had waited too long to deal with the “climate crisis.”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/video...9b1_video.html

• President Joe Biden has taken action to stop issuing new leases for natural gas and oil development on federal lands and waters as part of his broader push to tackle climate change and transition to a clean energy economy.

The president on Wednesday signed an executive order that directs the Department of Interior (DOI) to suspend new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and offshore waters “to the extent possible.”

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“In my view, we’ve already waited too long to deal with this climate crisis, we can’t wait any longer,” Biden said Wednesday before signing the order.

The order also kicks off a review of existing leasing and permitting practices related to fossil fuel development to identify steps that can be taken to increase renewable energy production. Oil and gas drilling on tribal land will not be stopped by the order.

The move was applauded by conservationists who say offshore oil and gas drilling poses a significant threat to wildlife, while pollution from burning such fossil fuel leads to worsening global warming and ocean acidification.

“More drilling means more climate pollution that we simply cannot afford,” Diane Hoskins, campaign director at conservation group Oceana, said in a statement.

“President Biden’s actions are a win for the health of our ocean, our economy and our climate. We look forward to working with the Biden-Harris administration to permanently move away from dirty and dangerous offshore drilling toward clean, renewable energy sources like offshore wind,” Hoskins said.

In an analysis released this week, Oceana said ending new leases could curb more than 19 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions and save $720 billion in damages to people, property and the environment. Drilling on federal lands is responsible for about a quarter of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

But as drilling on federal land and water generated nearly $6 billion in revenue last year, Biden’s order is sure to face legal challenges from the oil and gas industry and Western states that depend on the industry.

Top oil and natural gas trade association American Petroleum Institute (API) warned that the suspension of new leases would cost American jobs and make the U.S. more dependent on foreign energy.

“Today’s executive action to halt leasing is a step backwards both for our nation’s economic recovery and environmental progress, threatening to cost thousands of jobs and much-needed revenue while increasing emissions by slowing the transition to cleaner fuels,” Mike Sommers, API president and CEO, said in a statement.

“Limiting domestic energy production is nothing more than an ‘import more oil’ policy that runs counter to our shared goal of emissions reductions and will make it harder for local communities to recover from the pandemic,” Sommers said.

But the White House maintains its climate plans will net millions of jobs in construction, manufacturing, engineering and skilled-trades with investments in renewable energy.: Biden says 'we've waited too long to deal with climate crisis' in sharp turn from Trump – live | US news | The Guardian - Access Denied - Federal Register
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Executive Orders - Biden pauses new oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters | TheHill

• Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, and National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy

How will the US Economy do under a Biden lead government?

Will the push to more than double the national minimum wage from its current $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour extensively affect the countries economic outlook?


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Originally Posted by David48atTD

Will the push to more than double the national minimum wage from its current $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour extensively affect the countries economic outlook?

No. More money in pockets, more money to spend, more money goes around . . . oh, and people can scrape themselves off the poverty floor just that tiny bit . . . an old neo-con talking point . . . while CEOs are getting 400 times the average worker's salary and corporations are paying less and less tax and in many cases none at all while downsizing to raise the stock price, but let's focus on some poor person getting $15/hour

PH, I'm not convinced (by your optimism) and more risk adverse and moving my Super/401k/pension out of International Shares and back into either Cash or Fixed Interest.

The Dow Jones/SnP 500 is looking frothy.

Will the push to more than double the national minimum wage from its current $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour extensively affect the countries economic outlook?

The Federal minimum wage should be increased considerably- there is no doubt about that, unless your social model relies upon a permanent underclass.
!00%- onya Joe, but it's a bit optimistic. I'd suggest it's an opening gambit, telling those Republicans (who's social model does need a permanent underclass) that we mean business. Guessing, but I think it will be toned down some in the name of 'compromise'.

Originally Posted by fishlocker

Sadly you are silenced. No different from the rest of the world.

No you and your ilk are silenced. Finally.

The best part is your big mouth leader has finally been silenced as well.

Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump

Wonderful these days isnt it?

Biden presses Putin on election interference and Navalny arrest in first call

Biden presses Putin on election interference and Navalny arrest in first call | Joe Biden | The Guardian


Fox News' reporter: "Mr. President, what did you talk to Vladimir Putin about?"

Biden, smirking: "You. He sends his best."

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/statu...-with-putin%2F


What a difference in WH...

Originally Posted by Klondyke

Biden presses Putin on election interference and Navalny arrest in first call

Looks like Biden plans on unfucking baldy orange loser's disastrous attacks on the JCPOA deal. Good.

The Biden administration has appointed a former Obama White House Mideast adviser Robert Malley to be the State Department’s new Special Envoy for Iran policy.

Mr. Malley, who has spent recent years heading the International Crisis Group think tank, is widely credited as one of the architects of the 2015 nuclear deal that the Obama administration reached with Iran and other world powers. He will now have a central role in the Biden administration.

Speculation has swirled since Mr. Biden’s November election win that the new administration has plans to try and quickly re-enter the nuclear deal that former President Trump withdrew the U.S. from in 2018. The nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) had seen Tehran limit its nuclear activities in exchange for relief from international sanctions.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news...ct-iran-envoy/