I hope I never hear another lame Trump joke again.
Biden re-enters USA into Paris Accord.
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-- Chris WallaceI thought it was a great speech.
I thought this was the best inaugural address I ever heard.
There was a mob of thugs, of insurrectionists, of domestic terrorists on the inaugural stand. And Joe Biden was saying that democracy prevailed. We were able to get through that, and he was talking about how we need to get through that in the future if we are going to be a united country.
It was a call to our better angels, a call saying look, we’ve got tremendous challenges, COVID, the economy, racial injustice, climate change but there's nothing we can’t do if we come together,
Apparently Biden had reinstated the 'No taxation without representation' motto on the Beast's number plate that Trump had removed. A subtle nod to the push for statehood for DC?
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Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
Not going to lie, that's kind of cringy. It's cool for kids but anyone who went to school for anything computer related, hell if you grew up with MySpace you should be able to read HTML. You just right click the page.
Now wanting to recruit people to modernize the WH's IT systems is great though. And after all the people Trump just let in the place while blocking intelligence agencies...its best to just refresh everything.
Folly and fakery have always been with us... but it has never before been as dangerous as it is now, never in history have we been able to afford it less. - Isaac Asimov
Every damn thing you do in this life, you pay for. - Edith Piaf
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. - Orwell
No amount of belief makes something a fact. - James Randi
Biden is off to a strong start.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...4F5?li=BBnb7Kz
Title: President Biden Signs Executive Orders on Face Mask Mandate, Keystone Pipeline, Paris Accord
Excerpts:
Mr. Biden signed 15 executive orders for his first day in office, far more than any of his modern predecessors, none of whom signed more than one.
He came in PREPARED
Republicans go out of their way to make sure the Biden's plans for Unity do not come to fruition. This works in Biden's favor over all.The House Republican Conference said, “The Biden administration has made it clear that on Day One they will immediately cater to the far left instead of working to help all Americans and move our country forward.”
Senator Portman provides an example of how to agree and disagree in a respectful way. Hopefully the strategy of Senator Portman will prevail, and that those siding with the House Republican Conference will be sidelined and ignored.Sen. Rob Portman (R., Ohio) said he welcomed working with Mr. Biden on areas of agreement. “When we disagree, I will do so respectfully. Public service is a noble calling, and anyone who serves deserves the respect of the American people, regardless of political affiliation,” he said.
Senator Portman's response gives me hope.
His executive orders:
Foreign Policy:
Mr. Biden’s orders cover domestic and international matters, including ceasing Mr. Trump’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization and rejoining the Paris climate accord. “These are two early steps to advance the president’s ambition to re-engage in the world,” said incoming national-security adviser Jake Sullivan.The so-called Muslim ban was one of Mr. Trump’s earliest actions, and Mr. Biden campaigned on ending it. He will direct the State Department to restart visa processing for affected countries and to quickly address cases of people stuck in a waiver process or denied visas.WOW. Already quite a few accomplishments for day 1.Also on immigration, Mr. Biden stopped construction of the wall along the border with Mexico, one of Mr. Trump’s signature policies, deeming it a waste of money, though the portion that has been completed will remain standing. He will terminate a national emergency declaration used to divert money intended for other purposes to the wall. Mr. Biden will also shore up the Obama-era program that shielded younger undocumented immigrants from deportation.
He extended protections against deportation for Liberians in the U.S., according to officials, and reversed Mr. Trump’s plan to exclude noncitizens from the census count used to apportion Congressional representatives.
Climate Change:
This is a lot more than I expected on climate Change. Climate Change has changed from something the US won't work to actively mitigate to something it will. YAY !!!Rejoining the Paris pact would be only a first step in Mr. Biden’s broad effort to elevate climate change to a crisis among his administration’s top priorities. He is ordering executive agencies to review 103 Trump-era actions on the environment and public health, a potential wholesale reversal of Mr. Trump’s effort to deregulate in ways that helped fossil-fuel companies and other sectors of heavy industry.
The Biden effort will target makers of autos and appliances with more-stringent efficiency requirements and oil-and-gas companies with new restrictions on their access to federal monuments and wildlife preserves. Mr. Biden’s orders will direct the agencies that review these policies to focus on better protecting consumers and boosting union employment, in addition to addressing climate change.
Mr. Biden’s “policies from day one hurt American workers and our economy,” said Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R., W.Va.). “Killing the Keystone XL pipeline and rejoining the Paris agreement will eliminate good-paying jobs.”
Covid:
All of these - it's amazing that Trump allowed Biden to get credit for common sense executive orders that should have been done a long time ago. Trump set the volleyball up high in the air, and Biden dutifully spiked it down and gets credit for returning common sense to the White House.The pandemic is the most urgent concern facing Mr. Biden and his team; on the eve of his taking office, U.S. deaths reached 400,000. The 100-day mask mandate applies on federal property and on airlines, trains and transit systems traveling between states, though Mr. Biden will direct the government to work with state and local authorities on similar steps.
Another executive order Wednesday creates an office of White House Covid-19 response, headed by Jeffrey Zients, Mr. Biden’s coronavirus czar, which will work with federal agencies and report directly to the president. Goals include securing more protective equipment for workers, increasing testing and vaccinations and reopening schools.
Mr. Biden also called for extending the federal eviction moratorium until at least March 31 and the pause on interest and principal payments for direct federal loans until at least Sept. 30.
YAY YAY YAY for an awesome first day.