Biden Presidency

[SonofOahu]

That incompetent, uneducated group had the economy humming like a fine tuned Rolls Royce with unemployment at record lows. Imagine if they were smart!

You only see it from your prism, brother. You're not looking at the macro effects which have been flashing red for the last year or so. Also, if you equate the stock market with "the economy" the only reason the stock market has remained this high is because money is essentially free right now, and there's no other vehicle to dump your investment into.

The job losses you're seeing, and the ones we'll continue to see for the next six to nine months, are a result of the pandemic and Trump's stupid foreign-policy/economic approach. The pandemic and the economy are tied together. The CARES Act has delayed the disaster, but as soon as Trump saw that he was going to lose, he stopped giving a fuck.

Also, we have a K-shaped recovery. You rich white guys in the midwest don't have the same experience as, say, a poor younger person in some city. Now, I'm not complaining, I've made a killing with my portfolio. But as they say on Marketplace, "The market is not the economy."

 

[SonofOahu]

Took Biden ~24 hours to pass some dumb policy -- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing...sis-of-gender-identity-or-sexual-orientation/

If read correctly, this would force schools to allow dudes to compete against women in sports. This was already happening at the high school level in many states with expected results.

It goes without saying why this is stupid. A ton of mediocre male HS basketball players could literally be generational "women's" players by identifying that way. My HS winter track times would currently be the women's NCAA records in the 200m and 60m dash. Etc. etc. If you're going to pass legislation like this, then you should just get rid of gender divisions in sports altogether because the entire reason they exist are the biological differences between males and females.

I don't give two shits about dudes competing with chicks, do you? You assume dudes are just clamoring to compete against girls. They're not. This is a non issue for six-sigma worth of people.

I care about responsible adults making adult decisions about how we approach pandemics, the economy (it's not just America) foreign relations, ethical governing, and the climate.

 

[SonofOahu]

(Me, acting completely shocked)

Goodness! I had no idea! for you see, I have been on Mars for the last 4 years, in a cave, with my eyes shut and my fingers in my ears.

Can we all just take a breath and unite behind the fact that MJ Lee is a cutie? God, I would bi bim bap her until the cows came home.

 

[Irish#1]

You only see it from your prism, brother. You're not looking at the macro effects which have been flashing red for the last year or so. Also, if you equate the stock market with "the economy" the only reason the stock market has remained this high is because money is essentially free right now, and there's no other vehicle to dump your investment into.

The job losses you're seeing, and the ones we'll continue to see for the next six to nine months, are a result of the pandemic and Trump's stupid foreign-policy/economic approach. The pandemic and the economy are tied together. The CARES Act has delayed the disaster, but as soon as Trump saw that he was going to lose, he stopped giving a fuck.

Also, we have a K-shaped recovery. You rich white guys in the midwest don't have the same experience as, say, a poor younger person in some city. Now, I'm not complaining, I've made a killing with my portfolio. But as they say on Marketplace, "The market is not the economy."

I guess you're right. With all of the incompetents on staff somehow we got lucky we're not a 3rd world country now.

 

[drayer54]

I fully support these brave trannies breaking through the bigoted barriers of womens sports. They're not the heroes we asked for but they're the heroes we need.

Making my daughter compete with lady boys is just a distraction for the tax hikes, job loss, freedom redux, and gender-race centered economic policy ahead that is going to be an even bigger disaster.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

You only see it from your prism, brother. You're not looking at the macro effects which have been flashing red for the last year or so. Also, if you equate the stock market with "the economy" the only reason the stock market has remained this high is because money is essentially free right now, and there's no other vehicle to dump your investment into.

The job losses you're seeing, and the ones we'll continue to see for the next six to nine months, are a result of the pandemic and Trump's stupid foreign-policy/economic approach. The pandemic and the economy are tied together. The CARES Act has delayed the disaster, but as soon as Trump saw that he was going to lose, he stopped giving a fuck.

Also, we have a K-shaped recovery. You rich white guys in the midwest don't have the same experience as, say, a poor younger person in some city. Now, I'm not complaining, I've made a killing with my portfolio. But as they say on Marketplace, "The market is not the economy."

You're either grossly misinformed or refuse to admit that some positives came out of the Trump admin. Even if you remove the stock market gains, pre covid we saw:

Record low unemployment
Record low unemployment for minorities and women
Manufacturing grew again
Wages were at a ten year high
We had millions more jobs open than people to fill them
We saw 3% GDP growth in 2018, something Obama never accomplished
We did all this without any "stimulus" or "federal job program" or "shovel ready jobs" bull$hit.

Again, all that was pre covid so both Trump and Biden get a pass on that from me.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

Took Biden ~24 hours to pass some dumb policy -- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing...sis-of-gender-identity-or-sexual-orientation/

If read correctly, this would force schools to allow dudes to compete against women in sports. This was already happening at the high school level in many states with expected results.

It goes without saying why this is stupid. A ton of mediocre male HS basketball players could literally be generational "women's" players by identifying that way. My HS winter track times would currently be the women's NCAA records in the 200m and 60m dash. Etc. etc. If you're going to pass legislation like this, then you should just get rid of gender divisions in sports altogether because the entire reason they exist are the biological differences between males and females.

As messed up and detrimental to women as that policy is, scratching the Keystone Pipeline is worse. Thousands of jobs lost and more dependency on foreign oil.

 

[dublinirish]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">House Republican Andy Harris tried to bring a concealed gun to the House floor today but was thwarted by US Capitol Police when he set off the metal detector, HuffPost reports. Harris then blamed a staffer.</p>— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) <a href="https://twitter.com/hugolowell/status/1352417693455052802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[RDU Irish]

You only see it from your prism, brother. You're not looking at the macro effects which have been flashing red for the last year or so. Also, if you equate the stock market with "the economy" the only reason the stock market has remained this high is because money is essentially free right now, and there's no other vehicle to dump your investment into.

The job losses you're seeing, and the ones we'll continue to see for the next six to nine months, are a result of the pandemic and Trump's stupid foreign-policy/economic approach. The pandemic and the economy are tied together. The CARES Act has delayed the disaster, but as soon as Trump saw that he was going to lose, he stopped giving a fuck.

Also, we have a K-shaped recovery. You rich white guys in the midwest don't have the same experience as, say, a poor younger person in some city. Now, I'm not complaining, I've made a killing with my portfolio. But as they say on Marketplace, "The market is not the economy."

You really don't see yourself talking out of both sides of your mouth here? Yes the pandemic is screwing up our economy - especially for the wage class earners. Not just losing their jobs but dealing with depressed kids at home who are flunking their new home schooling mandate. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article247237469.html What are the long term economic implications of an entire generation who had their education compromised? How many careers are compromised by being forced to quit to focus on your kids at home now?

Economically - the oil/gas boom in the US propelled a lot the economic gains and made it easy to disengage from the oil oligarchs. Energy policy is foreign policy with strength leading to peace. $5 gas is coming, higher utility bills both of which impact the lowest earners and dependent class the most. Oil industry will make profits at higher prices and take their projects overseas. Investment in the US will halt but the stocks should perform well near term.

Curious how you feel about CNN taking down their COVID Death tracker yesterday and I saw somewhere that new protocols will require a second positive test and some clinical presentation of symptoms before being thrown in the COVID positive pile.

 

[dublinirish]

As messed up and detrimental to women as that policy is, scratching the Keystone Pipeline is worse. Thousands of jobs lost and more dependency on foreign oil.

Biden's Clean Energy plan promises 10 million jobs in the sector.

 

[Legacy]

I noticed that one of those arrested for his participation in the Capitol insurrection refused to be tested for Covid. Of course, he did not believe in wearing a mask. What a potential superspreader event that could have been. With that refusal he remains in jail. Probably doesn't believe in being vaccinated. Standing up for his beliefs. Admirable.

 

[Irish#1]

Biden's Clean Energy plan promises 10 million jobs in the sector.

TC Energy said the Keystone XL was going to sustain more than 11,000 jobs in 2021 so we can start the Biden administration with a net negative 11,000 jobs job is lost.

Let's hope he can get these going asap.

 

[drayer54]

Let's hope he can get these going asap.

Sounds shovel ready to me....

Biden's Clean Energy plan promises 10 million jobs in the sector.

I work in energy and welcome this fantasy, however, it is just that.

A gentle reminder that wind and solar surged under Trump and about 90% of the generation queue for the next seven years are inverter-based resources. Emissions declined continuously. While Trump digs coal, he didn't save it.

The grid is reaching a point where more wind and solar prevents reliability challenges and it's going to take time for the storage to catch up. ~30% on any balancing authority seems to about the tipping point where PV/Wind becomes a problem.

 

[IrishRazor82]

Took Biden ~24 hours to pass some dumb policy -- https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing...sis-of-gender-identity-or-sexual-orientation/

If read correctly, this would force schools to allow dudes to compete against women in sports. This was already happening at the high school level in many states with expected results.

It goes without saying why this is stupid. A ton of mediocre male HS basketball players could literally be generational "women's" players by identifying that way. My HS winter track times would currently be the women's NCAA records in the 200m and 60m dash. Etc. etc. If you're going to pass legislation like this, then you should just get rid of gender divisions in sports altogether because the entire reason they exist are the biological differences between males and females.

I pegged you as a bleeding heart liberal so I give you respect for calling this out.

I'm afraid this is the start of many policies we don't like.

 

[Blazers46]

As messed up and detrimental to women as that policy is, scratching the Keystone Pipeline is worse. Thousands of jobs lost and more dependency on foreign oil.

Joe Biden will regret it once he turns on Womens Gymnastics next year. (NO ITALICS)

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

Biden's Clean Energy plan promises 10 million jobs in the sector.

Awesome! If that follows the same trajectory as "green energy jobs" we were promised by Obama/ Biden, there's going to be thousands of jobs lost and more reliance on foreign oil.

 

[drayer54]

24 Executive Orders so far and it isn't even the weekend. Meanwhile, journos are coming in hot...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘Has (<a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a>) ever been at all wistful about sort of missing the fun parts about being a candidate?”<br>&#55358;&#56596; <a href="https://t.co/tFoTA1rh8H">pic.twitter.com/tFoTA1rh8H</a></p>— Brian Doherty (@BDOH) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDOH/status/1352373908771631109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[ab2cmiller]

24 Executive Orders so far and it isn't even the weekend. Meanwhile, journos are coming in hot...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘Has (<a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a>) ever been at all wistful about sort of missing the fun parts about being a candidate?”<br>�� <a href="https://t.co/tFoTA1rh8H">pic.twitter.com/tFoTA1rh8H</a></p>— Brian Doherty (@BDOH) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDOH/status/1352373908771631109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"This may sound trivial"....... LOL. At least it's a step up from the question yesterday wondering if Biden will change the color scheme of Air Force One.

 

[RDU Irish]

24 Executive Orders so far and it isn't even the weekend. Meanwhile, journos are coming in hot...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘Has (<a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a>) ever been at all wistful about sort of missing the fun parts about being a candidate?”<br>�� <a href="https://t.co/tFoTA1rh8H">pic.twitter.com/tFoTA1rh8H</a></p>— Brian Doherty (@BDOH) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDOH/status/1352373908771631109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

24 signatures - pretty full week there. Let's call a lid, folks.

Seriously - how close does anyone think Joe is reading these things. Granted any president probably read 10% of any document they signed at most but you know Joe needs a "sign here" sticker to stay on target.

 

[GowerND11]

24 signatures - pretty full week there. Let's call a lid, folks.

Seriously - how close does anyone think Joe is reading these things. Granted any president probably read 10% of any document they signed at most but you know Joe needs a "sign here" sticker to stay on target.

In fairness, if it's an Executive Order, he's probably (should) have a good understanding of what is being written in these for him to sign. With that said, like you mention any president is probably reading very little on the paper he is signing.

 

[Irish#1]

24 Executive Orders so far and it isn't even the weekend. Meanwhile, journos are coming in hot...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘Has (<a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a>) ever been at all wistful about sort of missing the fun parts about being a candidate?”<br>�� <a href="https://t.co/tFoTA1rh8H">pic.twitter.com/tFoTA1rh8H</a></p>— Brian Doherty (@BDOH) <a href="https://twitter.com/BDOH/status/1352373908771631109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

"This may sound trivial"....... LOL. At least it's a step up from the question yesterday wondering if Biden will change the color scheme of Air Force One.

 

[Irish#1]

I pegged you as a bleeding heart liberal so I give you respect for calling this out.

I'm afraid this is the start of many policies we don't like.

Lax tilts to the left, but I don't think he's bleeding heart.

 

[NorthDakota]

I pegged you as a bleeding heart liberal so I give you respect for calling this out.

I'm afraid this is the start of many policies we don't like.

Lax isn't a bleeding heart by any means. He's probably to the right of every reliably Dem voter on here

Sports are an area where even some pretty liberal folks will suddenly become very right wing lol, provided they like or have played sports at some point. People like winning.

When some feelgood small Class A team gets robbed of a basketball state championship because some dude in Fargo wants to play girls basketball, the state capitol likely gets burnt to the ground, he'll they might storm Washington lmao.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

Surely the leftists on here didn't think I was gonna let this one slide. Absolutely disgusting. Can't imagine why 90% of our military vote red.

Thousands of troops thrown into a parking garage with one bathroom.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/01/21/national-guard-senate-garage/

National Guard members allowed back at Capitol after they were banished to a parking garage

 

[TorontoGold]

Lax isn't a bleeding heart by any means. He's probably to the right of every reliably Dem voter on here

Sports are an area where even some pretty liberal folks will suddenly become very right wing lol, provided they like or have played sports at some point. People like winning.

When some feelgood small Class A team gets robbed of a basketball state championship because some dude in Fargo wants to play girls basketball, the state capitol likely gets burnt to the ground, he'll they might storm Washington lmao.

100% - My GF almost slit my throat when I said if you produce X% higher amounts of testosterone you can not compete in women's sports. If a person is truly transgender they'll be taking blockers to stop the production of estrogen/testosterone and get them on a regular cycle of hormones.

It's a lot of bluster because 1) No guy is going to cut their dick off to play varisty women's ball 2) We've all been through high school, how do you think a dude playing on the women's team would look?

 

[Bishop2b5]

Lax tilts to the left

TMI

 

[drayer54]

We've all been through high school, how do you think a dude playing on the women's team would look?

 

[Bishop2b5]

Joe Biden will regret it once he turns on Womens Gymnastics next year. (NO ITALICS)

 

[NorthDakota]

It's a lot of bluster because 1) No guy is going to cut their dick off to play varisty women's ball 2) We've all been through high school, how do you think a dude playing on the women's team would look?

Its not a lot of bluster unfortunately. Since this is about how you identify, you don't need to do much to qualify I dont think.

A year or two ago, I think in Connecticut, a male won a state title in track and naturally, the girls who lost had some upset parents.

Even if you cut your dong off, our bodies are still built differently.

Plus, the dude doesn't need to be Shaq bossing around the low block. I'm not great at basketball, and I'm maybe 5 foot 10 in shoes tops. I would have gotten 10 minutes a game on our very average boy's team and rarely scored.

I'm not some extraordinary athlete, but if you put me on our girls basketball team in high school we'd win state and I'd average 25 a game. I'm taller than most of them, I'm faster than almost all of them. I'm stronger than all of them unless they got some corn fed Alberta beef playing the post.

Would this have ever happened at my school? Or many of our schools? No. But if it is required by the Feds, schools and communities will have a harder time dealing with that, particularly in larger and more progressive areas. It'll be few and far between because...well there ain't many trans folks.

High T based alpha chad Bruce Jenner won a fucking gold medal in the Olympics. I'm assuming even low T beta virgin Bruce Jenner is absolutely jailsexing girls in high school and college sports.

I'm 100% with you that it'd be super super rare, but if a single girl is deprived of a state title, or playing time, because some dude is playing girls sports, thats one too many.

 

[TorontoGold]

Its not a lot of bluster unfortunately. Since this is about how you identify, you don't need to do much to qualify I dont think.

A year or two ago, I think in Connecticut, a male won a state title in track and naturally, the girls who lost had some upset parents.

Even if you cut your dong off, our bodies are still built differently.

Plus, the dude doesn't need to be Shaq bossing around the low block. I'm not great at basketball, and I'm maybe 5 foot 10 in shoes tops. I would have gotten 10 minutes a game on our very average boy's team and rarely scored.

I'm not some extraordinary athlete, but if you put me on our girls basketball team in high school we'd win state and I'd average 25 a game. I'm taller than most of them, I'm faster than almost all of them. I'm stronger than all of them unless they got some corn fed Alberta beef playing the post.

Would this have ever happened at my school? Or many of our schools? No. But if it is required by the Feds, schools and communities will have a harder time dealing with that, particularly in larger and more progressive areas. It'll be few and far between because...well there ain't many trans folks.

High T based alpha chad Bruce Jenner won a fucking gold medal in the Olympics. I'm assuming even low T beta virgin Bruce Jenner is absolutely jailsexing girls in high school and college sports.

I'm 100% with you that it'd be super super rare, but if a single girl is deprived of a state title, or playing time, because some dude is playing girls sports, thats one too many.

Oh totally there needs to be some sort of constraints placed on it, with the current supreme court I like the odds of getting them on. There's just some things in life that some people won't be able to do, can't have a blind guy flying fighter jets.

The bluster is a combination of moron progressives thinking "Oh wow! Just what everyone wanted, the ability to self identify for the purpose of sports, nothing can go wrong!" and some fat white guys in small towns "Them damn trannies are gunna ruin my daughters basketball"

This is a big generalization but of the like 4 trans people I've spoken to, none of them had any interest in sports.