The Biden Presidency Vol. 1

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1410700487599534083

It's nice having a President who is actually empathetic again.

 

[snuffbox]

It makes the (less often, less stark) disagreements with his decisions so much easier to handle. I'm in such a better head space, or whatever, with Biden in office because he's a human. That other previous swampthing just wasn't. I don't give a fucking shit about that thing's status.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Main, driving reason I went with Biden over a fringe left candidate is how genuinely compassionate he seemed defending Hunter Biden from the stupid right wing conspiracies. Politics shouldn't be personal but they kind of are after four years with a sociopath at the helm.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1413579471274250246

Ah geez. I'm sure @909 is crestfallen.

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Very underrated move on Biden's part: https://www.marketplace.org/2021/07/09/biden-administration-seeks-broader-access-hearing-aids/

"Still, most insurance doesn’t cover hearing aids, and the average cost is more than $5,000 for a pair ... The high-end audio company Bose just gained approval for prescription-free hearing aids for $850 apiece, said Roberta Clarke, emeritus professor at Boston University."

I've often been paying around $2,500 to $3,000 per hearing aid since my teenage years and that shit adds up when you go through 2-3 hearing aids in about 10-15 years.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

Biden launches assault on monopolies

The sweeping executive order takes aim at concentrated markets in industries including agriculture, airlines, broadband and banking — and includes efforts to lower drug prices and protect privacy.

www.politico.com

i like all this. monopolies are awful and must be destroyed.


Also Monopoly the board game sucks, #Risk4Ever

 

[Fall of Epic]

Monopoly is fine, just takes a long time to win. Fuck Park Place and fuck the utilities space!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1415305390338760707

Funny how the markets that were already strong before Trump got there got even better once a non-sociopath replaced him!

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1417198774011695110

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

Biden says COVID long haulers will have access to disability protections

The president announced the initiative Monday at the White House as he marked the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

www.pbs.org

I read this could lead to biggest increase in disability claimants in decades.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

well if they need it then they should be able to access it so that's a good thing. anyone with a legitimate disability should be able to get help. Obviously you need to be able to distinguish between those who do and don't need the help but that's a separate issue.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Yeah, we can't be out here denying assistance to people who need it, out of some misguided fear that some small percentage of people are going to game the system.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

I wasn't implying that was a bad thing at all! I'll be sure to include "yay" and "boo" to indicate my feelings when I post news article links in the future.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I don't think that either one of us thought that you were saying it was a bad thing: I certainly didn't. I was just co-signing CWM, who looked like he was just expanding on your OP.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

yep

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

U.S. Senate advances roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill

A roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure investment bill advanced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, passing a key milestone that moves the emerging legislation toward formal debate and possible passage.

www.reuters.com

Lord it feels like it has been infrastructure week for years now.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

And, of course, Sinema is reportedly opposed to it. That raggedy-- nope, nope, not gonna go there.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1422654155269844993

Thanks to Cori Bush. And people say the progressive wing of the party gets nothing accomplished.

 

[sfaJack]

But didn't the Supreme Court already rule that only Congress can extend that moratorium? Not sure how this will be allowed to stand.

 

[909]

But didn't the Supreme Court already rule that only Congress can extend that moratorium? Not sure how this will be allowed to stand.

It won't stand. They will overturn it literally as soon as possible and they should. Yes it is morally right to extend it, but the President is not a dictator and the four years before this showed me we need to keep things from going down that road.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until October 3.

apnews.com

I guess Biden's executive order overrides the moratorium.

 

[909]

CDC issues new eviction ban for most of US through Oct. 3

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new moratorium on evictions that would last until October 3.

apnews.com

I guess Biden's executive order overrides the moratorium.

All it takes is for a landlord to walk into a court with the SCOTUS ruling and it will move up very quickly through the courts. It's not going to stand. POTUS can't be allowed to ignore shit and do whatever they want. We just saw someone try to do that repeatedly. Did we learn anything?

I have no respect for most landlords, many of whom are complete scum. But this is a case where the office of the Presidency needs to be put back in their place before we wind up with a dictator. Being right is not a good enough reason to unilaterally impose laws upon people, because anyone who does that thinks they're right even when they aren't.

 

[Dandy]

As a landlord, I would like to retort with “fuck you.”

*winkyface emoji*

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

As somebody who's dealt with shitty landlords...no, sir, fuck you

 

[Dandy]

Listen, mister! I’ll come down there and give you crewcut!

 

[Big Papa Paegan]

I've shaved my head for years. YOU AIN'T GOT SHIT ON ME, DANDY. GO BACK TO YOUR DESK.

 

[cobainwasmurdered]

909 is right. Ruling through executive orders is a serious problem. The fact that it's being done by someone we "like" right now shouldn't matter. I don't blame Biden for doing it because he is following established precedent at this point and Congress ain't doing shit. The system is broken.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

The Biden Administration Can Extend the Eviction Moratorium

The Supreme Court did not rule against the CDC moratorium.

www.peoplespolicyproject.org

This article argues that, no, it is not a definite that the Biden administration can't extend the moratorium. The main argument is that 5 judges ruled the CDC can do eviction moratoriums, with 1 of those 5 being Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh further clarified that he believes congressional authorization would be needed to extend it beyond 7/31, but that is not any sort of binding ruling that would automatically strike down this extension should you walk into court with a copy of the ruling in hand, it's merely saying that is how he (presumably) would vote should another case make its way to the Supreme Court. So as of right now the Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 in favor of eviction moratoriums.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1423372475358920706

(head slap)

 

[Mickey Massuco]

Welcome to Joe Biden's Somalia war

www.politico.com