Funny how he didn’t need congress when he wanted to sell weapons for genocide.

He didn’t need Congress to send aid to Israel, because Congress already passed the laws that allowed him to do it. It’s hardly “bypassing Congress” when they’re the ones that gave him the authority to expedite military aid to US allies. He also used it many times to send aid to Ukraine.

He didn’t need congress to reschedule cannabis. He just chose not to.

That’s not true either. There is a process for rescheduling drugs, and it goes through both the DoJ and the DEA. He did start the process, but they weren’t exactly rushing things. But technically, it isn’t up to the president to make that decision. It’s up to the agencies that enforce those laws.

He didn’t even pursue revisiting the public option. Didn’t even mention it while in office.

That’s true. But again, that would also take an act of Congress to get done…and there are nowhere near enough votes to make it happen. Not one Republican would ever agree to it, and not even half of Democrats have signalled approval. It’s a “dead-on-arrival” proposal.

Oh man. You just buy every excuse as long as you get what you want. Which is genocide and nothing the fuck else.

Are you speaking to me, personally? Because that’s pretty offensive, if you are. Just because I know how legislation gets passed and you don’t, doesn’t mean I support genocide. That’s just ridiculous.

It’s neat how conveniently selective his power to just do stuff also lines up with the only things centrists want: blocking progressive legislation and selling weapons for genocide.

Again, if you think Biden was just being “conveniently selective” about what he could and could not do, as president…then you do not actually understand how US law works. If you want to get any of those things done, then you need a majority of votes in both the House and Senate. The president simply provides leadership and direction…but it’s up to Congress to pass legislation in order to make those changes.

Or, you could just try actually bypassing Congress like what Donald Trump keeps doing, and get shot down in the court over every little action you try and take, all while opening yourself up to potential criminal charges for violating the law in the process.

Are you saying that Trump is right for doing things the way he’s doing them? I mean, if you care more about results, than following the law…then you’re no different than the average Trump supporter. They don’t care about any of that shit, either.

It was totally JD’s fault. If Trump had gone instead, Orban would have won by a landslide. But, JD tanked it. It’s all his fault.

Oh, man. So, you’re one of those people who just doesn’t understand how laws get passed?

Biden can promise all kinds of stuff with the full intention of getting it all done…but the president themselves, has very little authority to actually do any of it, without Congress. That doesn’t mean he lied to you. It just means that not all of it made it through Congress.

That’s why you have to use some critical thinking when you listen to what any presidential candidate is saying. These “promises” all demonstrate the direction a president wants to take things…but in the end, it is always up to Congress to get it done. Anyone who genuinely thinks the president has the authority to just “do stuff”, doesn’t understand basic civics.

So…shutting the reactors down was a bad idea. But, starting them up again is not a good idea? Cool. Sounds like he has everything sorted, then.

And sales will most likely go down.

How does someone this out-of-touch with political philosophy, end up a Supreme Court Justice?

What did he “promise the left”? As far as I recall, he promised that “nothing would fundamentally change”. No?

And still, he managed to govern to the left of basically every other President in the last 40 years. That’s still not even close to where we should be…but it’s still better than what Obama did. And it was a total 180 from Clinton.

I’m not a fan of Biden. But, his domestic policy was at least not moving things farther right. His foreign policy however, was absolute shit. Only Trump could have made things worse…and he has. A lot.

Why the working class so mad? All they want to do is replace everyone with robots. Think of all the free time you’ll have to spend with friends and family, once you’re laid off. /s

I think I’m still in the “That’s not neurodivergent behavior. That’s just a totally normal thing that totally normal people do, all the time”, phase of denial.

And the rest of the world is accusing Trump of being a fuckin’ idiot for joining the attacks on Iran, so…what’s worse?

All of which are clear 1st amendment violations.

Lol! “Nazi level”!?! Holy fuck, dude. Did you sleep through history class? It is absolutely warped how clueless you are.

To be honest, I had never thought about it like that, so you’re right…it is interesting. Do you have any theories?

Other than their own campaigns trying to make them more “relatable” by using their first names to promote them, I can’t think of a reason it would become the standard. With Hillary, there’s also the need to distinguish her from her husband, but Kamala doesn’t have that problem.

Wut? Dude…she IS moving it to the left. It’s not fast enough, obviously…but if you are suggesting that she’s somehow to the right of what we’ve been seeing over the last several decades, then you’re out to lunch.

You’re right, it’s not just me…it’s everyone. That’s literally what everyone calls them.

— but moderate Democrats argue it also could make it tougher for her to win a general election.

JFC. These people are the definition of stupid.

Obama only won because people thought he was more progressive than he actually was.

While Hillary and Kamala both lost because they weren’t progressive enough.

And Biden only won because people wanted to get rid of Trump, and would have voted for a pumpkin on a stick if that’s who was running against him.

Running right-wing Democrats against right-wing Republicans doesn’t win over Republican voters. They need to stop trying this pointless strategy.

According to Israeli law, throwing stones is an act of terrorism.

I’m starting to think the “disconnect” coming from the so-called “AI experts”, is more profound than even this article is claiming. They don’t even seem to think that laying off sizeable chunks of the working population is going to have a negative impact on the economy. That’s fucking bizarre.

Remember what used to happen when some out-of-touch rich person gave folks the, “Let them eat cake” speech? Yeah. Good times.

So…what’s the difference between Iran holding the Strait hostage, and Trump holding the Strait hostage? Is he really this fucking stupid?

“Do as I say, or I’ll shoot the hostage.” - Iran

“Oh yeah? What if I shoot the hostage instead? Now who’s in charge, loser?” - Trump