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Cake day: 2023年6月13日

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  • Agreed. One should tout their record, but it should be tempered against 2 other things. What you want to do next, and how your opponent would approach the same.

    Politics shouldn’t really be “Look what I did for you” but rather, "Look at what we accomplished together! Let’s fucking go do some more good shit.

    But here’s a non comprehensive list of some good shit he’s done.

    Domestic Policy

    American Rescue Plan: Signed into law to address the COVID-19 pandemic, providing financial relief, funding for vaccination campaigns, and support for schools to reopen safely.

    Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Secured funding for rebuilding roads and bridges, improving public transit, cleaning up pollution, and expanding high-speed internet access nationwide.

    Inflation Reduction Act: Focused on lowering costs for families, reducing prescription drug prices, and making significant investments in clean energy and American manufacturing.

    CHIPS and Science Act: Promoted domestic manufacturing and technological advancements, resulting in significant investments in American manufacturing jobs.

    Executive Orders on Reproductive Rights: Protected access to abortion and contraception and safeguarded patient privacy following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade.

    Student Debt Relief: Provided up to $20,000 in debt relief for Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 for other borrowers, benefiting millions of Americans.

    Criminal Justice Reform: Banned chokeholds and no-knock warrants, implemented policies to reduce the use of deadly force, and promoted accountable policing practices.

    Healthcare Expansion: Strengthened the Affordable Care Act, leading to significant savings on health insurance and expanded coverage options for Americans.

    Marijuana Policy Reform: Pardoned federal offenses for simple marijuana possession and initiated a review of marijuana’s federal scheduling.

    Economic and Social Policy

    Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: Passed significant gun violence prevention legislation, expanding background checks and supporting mental health services.

    Racial Equity and Justice: Advanced policies to close the racial wealth gap, invest in underserved communities, and reform criminal justice practices.

    Veterans’ Benefits: Signed the PACT Act, the largest expansion of veterans’ benefits in decades, particularly for those exposed to toxic substances.

    Marriage Equality: Signed the Respect for Marriage Act, protecting marriage rights for same-sex and interracial couples.

    Foreign Policy and National Security

    Strengthened NATO and Alliances: Enhanced NATO’s capabilities, supported the accession of Sweden and Finland, and coordinated international responses to global challenges. Support for Ukraine: Provided extensive support to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion, including military aid and diplomatic backing. Counterterrorism: Successfully targeted leaders of ISIS and Al Qaeda without major ground operations.

    Environmental Policy

    Climate Action: Rejoined the Paris Climate Accords and enacted the most aggressive climate agenda in U.S. history, including substantial investments in clean energy.International Environmental Leadership: Mobilized international climate finance and pledged substantial contributions to global climate funds.

    Public Health and Safety

    Opioid Crisis Response: Approved new overdose reversal agents, expanded naloxone availability, and promoted harm reduction strategies.

    Behavioral Health Crisis Response: Invested in crisis response teams and mental health services to reduce burdens on law enforcement and improve public safety outcomes.

    Is he a perfect vessel? No. Is he better than the shit stain? Absolutely. Do I agree with Biden on every point? No. But it’s not like he’s done nothing. We were just so scarred emotionally by the daily “Wake up and see how Donald Trump made life worse” that we are still in that hangover. Half of the shit on this list is because Donald Trump explicitly broke something in government.



  • Can… can you run for governor of Texas? Grinding up 1/5 of our police force is 1000x the platform Abbott is rolling on.

    Note: no harm meant to differently abled people. I just hate Abbott, among a litany of other reasons, in that he got paralyzed by a neighbors tree limb falling on him, sued his neighbor for 10 million dollars, got elected, then helped pass legislation to make sure none of us Texan’s could ever sue for that amount again. Max is now 250k per person, up to 3 people can sue one asshole, so max 750k for non medical suits. Even fully limiting the types of suits that can be brought. The epitome of “Fuck you, I got mine!”



  • Do… Do our American Nazis, not want capital corporatism? Because this description of Nazi Germany’s economy sounds a lot like trump and the general Republican party.

    The changes included privatization of state owned industries, import tariffs, and an attempt to achieve autarky (national economic self-sufficiency). Weekly earnings increased by 19% in real terms from 1933 to 1939, but this was largely due to employees working longer hours, while the hourly wage rates remained close to the lowest levels reached during the Great Depression. In addition, reduced foreign trade meant rationing of consumer goods like poultry, fruit, and clothing for many Germans.

    And this sure sounds like how the right acts about our military industrial complex…

    The Nazis believed in war as the primary engine of human progress, and argued that the purpose of a country’s economy should be to enable that country to fight and win wars of expansion.

    And if you want a source, it’s like literally the first bit in the article on the economy of Nazi Germany on Wikipedia. With all the sources you like.

    And it just keeps going. This next bit sounds like riling up the populace to throw them under the bus and vote against their own self interest by demogoging about The Other. Reminds me of some fucks on the right here in the US. And by some, I mean… Well, I can’t name any that aren’t like this?

    The Nazi government developed a partnership with leading German business interests, who supported the goals of the regime and its war effort in exchange for advantageous contracts, subsidies, and the suppression of the trade union movement. Cartels and monopolies were encouraged at the expense of small businesses, even though the Nazis had received considerable electoral support from small business owners.

    If you don’t see the parallels, you are either blind or deceitful.

    Walks like a goose, swims like a goose, steps like a goose, oop, it’s an “Economically Anxious Republican”

    Spades are spades, ducks are ducks, Nazis are Nazis.


  • After reading further past the imagery of snow white and crying about the parallels between that and his death and my own experiences as a gay man, thank you. It very well could have been the poorly stored electroplating chemicals stored in his home. He habitually ate an apple before bed and often discarded it not fully eaten. Coroner’s notes, when examined by a modern eye, may be more consistent with inhalation than ingestion. He had been off estrogen for a year. He had made a list of things to complete when he went back to work after the holiday weekend.

    I should make sure my chemicals are stored properly.