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Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week #26
July 5-12 2024
The IRS announced it had managed to collect $1 billion in back taxes from high-wealth tax cheats. The program focused on persons with more than $1 million in yearly income who owned more than $250,000 in unpaid taxes. Thanks to money in Biden's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act the IRS is able to undertake more enforcement against rich tax cheats after years of Republicans cutting the agency's budget, which they hope to do again if they win power again.
The Biden administration announced a $244 million dollar investment in the federal government’s registered apprenticeship program. This marks the largest investment in the program's history with grants going out to 52 programs in 32 states. The President is focused on getting well paying blue collar opportunities to people and more people are taking part in the apprenticeship program than ever before. Republican pledge to cut it, even as employers struggle to find qualified workers.
The Department of Transportation announced the largest single project in the department's history, $11 billion dollars in grants for the The Hudson River Tunnel. Part of the $66 billion the Biden Administration has invested in our rail system the tunnel, the most complex Infrastructure project in the nation would link New York and New Jersey by rail under the Hudson. Once finished it's believed it'll impact 20% of the American economy by improving and speeding connection throughout the Northeast.
The Department of Energy announced $1.7 billion to save auto worker's jobs and convert factories to electronic vehicles. The Biden administration will used the money to save or reopen factories in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and Virginia and retool them to make electric cars. The project will save 15,000 skilled union worker jobs, and created 2,900 new high-quality jobs.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development reached a settlement with The Appraisal Foundation over racial discrimination. TAF is the organization responsible for setting standards and qualifications for real estate appraisers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics last year found that TAF was 94.7% White and 0.6% Black, making it the least racially diverse of the 800 occupations surveyed. Black and Latino home owners are far more likely to have their houses under valued than whites. Under the settlement with HUD TAF will have to take serious steps to increase diversity and remove structural barriers to diversity.
The Department of Justice disrupted an effort by the Russian government to influence public opinion through AI bots. The DoJ shut down nearly 1,000 twitter accounts that were linked to a Russian Bot farm. The bots used AI technology to not only generate tweets but also AI image faces for profile pictures. The effort seemed focused on boosting support for Russia's war against Ukraine and spread negative stories/impressions about Ukraine.
The Department of Transportation announces $1.5 billion to help local authorities buy made in America buses. 80% of the funding will go toward zero or low-emission technology, a part of the President's goal of reaching zero emissions by 2050. This is part of the $5 billion the DOT has spent over the last 3 years replacing aging buses with new cleaner technology.
President Biden with Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and Finnish President Alexander Stubb signed a new agreement on the arctic. The new trilateral agreement between the 3 NATO partners, known as the ICE Pact, will boost production of ice breaking ships, the 3 plan to build as many as 90 between them in the coming years. The alliance hopes to be a counter weight to China's current dominance in the ice breaker market and help western allies respond to Russia's aggressive push into the arctic waters.
The Department of Transportation announced $1.1 billion for greater rail safety. The program seeks to, where ever possible, eliminate rail crossings, thus removing the dangers and inconvenience to communities divided by rail lines. It will also help update and improve safety measures at rail crossings.
The Department of the Interior announced $120 million to help tribal communities prepare for climate disasters. This funding is part of half a billion dollars the Biden administration has spent to help tribes build climate resilience, which itself is part of a $50 billion dollar effort to build climate resilience across the nation. This funding will help support drought measures, wildland fire mitigation, community-driven relocation, managed retreat, protect-in-place efforts, and ocean and coastal management.
The USDA announced $100 million in additional funds to help feed low income kids over the summer. Known as "SUN Bucks" or "Summer EBT" the new Biden program grants the families of kids who qualify for free meals at school $120 dollars pre-child for groceries. This comes on top of the traditional SUN Meals program which offers school meals to qualifying children over the summer, as well as the new under President Biden SUN Meals To-Go program which is now offering delivery of meals to low-income children in rural areas. This grant is meant to help local governments build up the Infrastructure to support and distribute SUN Bucks. If fully implemented SUN Bucks could help 30 million kids, but many Republican governors have refused the funding.
USAID announced its giving $100 million to the UN World Food Program to deliver urgently needed food assistance in Gaza. This will bring the total humanitarian aid given by the US to the Palestinian people since the war started in October 2023 to $774 million, the single largest donor nation. President Biden at his press conference last night said that Israel and Hamas have agreed in principle to a ceasefire deal that will end the war and release the hostages. US negotiators are working to close the final gaps between the two sides and end the war.
The Senate confirmed Nancy Maldonado to serve as a Judge on the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Maldonado is the 202nd federal Judge appointed by President Biden to be confirmed. She will the first Latino judge to ever serve on the 7th Circuit which covers Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin.
Bonus: At the NATO summit in Washington DC President Biden joined 32 allies in the Ukraine compact. Allies from Japan to Iceland confirmed their support for Ukraine and deepening their commitments to building Ukraine's forces and keeping a free and Democratic Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. World leaders such as British Prime Minster Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, praised President Biden's experience and leadership during the NATO summit
#Joe Biden#Thanks Biden#politics#us politics#american politics#election 2024#tax the rich#climate change#climate action#food insecurity#poverty#NATO#Ukraine#Gaza#Russia#Russian interference
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In case you were wondering how screwed we all are:
The fossil fuel industry has successfully completed their infiltration and takeover of the COP climate conference. The president of COP 28 is going to be an Oil CEO.
Billions of people are going to die but the rich don’t care so long as they can maintain the status quo and continue lining their pockets.
And I’m supposed to feel bad that a couple of them got themselves squished on a voluntary trip to the bottom of the ocean???
#eradicate billionaires#exterminate billionaires#abolish billionaires#abolish capitalism#climate change#capitalism#eat the rich#climate crisis#joe biden#wealth inequality#late stage capitalism#us politics#climate emergency#vote#oceangate submersible#ocean gate#titan submersible#titanic
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dog owners vs cat owners: the immortal gay edition
#my art#tog#the old guard#andromaquynh#andyquynh#joenicky#kaysanova#quynh tog#andromache the scythian#nicky di genova#nicolo di genova#yusuf al kaysani#joe al kaysani#I was getting notes on some old old art and it reminded me of the whole ‘Nicky has the vibes of the#ma there’s a weird cat outside’ cat#esp in the ‘just stopped murdering each other & joe has yet to find a decent body of water to kick Nicky into’#-era of their relationship#also I accidentally went ham on their outfits there is zero cohesion or reason in what they’re wearing#I like to imagine that they all at some point ended up having to snag some clothing off of some rich bastard’s washing line#and over time it accumulates into being just random pieces from random places#except joe who probably painstakingly embroidered his tunic to match his cloak much to Nicky’s confusion and fascination#Nicky: why do you bother? it’s just going to get dirty or bloody again’#Joe: you were literally growing out a tonsure when we met#Nicky: what does that have to do with anything?#Joe: *miranda devilwearsprada look of unsurprised disgust*
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Justin liked it. And so that was all I needed.
#the way the whole france trip was just so he could hang out with his buddies#and he just like. happened to end up in a fashion show.#joe burrow#justin jefferson#rich with the receipts like 'oh DID justin like it'
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Years and years of politicians celebrating that they reduced inflation by X%, boosted the economy, added some number of new jobs, etc etc.
Anyway, homes and rent are unaffordable, wages are stagnant, healthcare costs are rising, grocery bills have ballooned since 2021, student debt and college costs continue to rise.
I don’t care about the first list when nothing is actually affordable even after working multiple jobs. The first politician to address the real issues will be the most popular elected official in decades.
Don’t take my word for it, ask the majority of American, particularly younger generations, who continue to be f*cked over!
#politics#us politics#government#the left#progressive#economy#capitalism#current events#Joe Biden#democrats#eat the rich#united states
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ITS FROM JAPAAAAAAAAAAAAAN
#my art#golden geeks art#digital art#art#golden childs art#broadway#musicals#be more chill#bmc#joe iconis#jeremy heere#michael mell#christine canigula#rich goranski#jenna rolan#chloe valentine#brooke lohst#jake dillinger#musical theatre#theatre#fan art#character design
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So you traded your privacy for me? But it's worth it. Because the last movie that I played, there are both of our names in it.
MY STAND-IN (2024) | 1.10
#poom phuripan#up poompat#my stand in#my stand in the series#msiedit#usersasa#usertoptaps#tobelle#userbunn#tuseralexa#userrlana#rinblr#userzhaozi#userrlaura#userspring#msiep10#clairedgifs#I HAD TO GIF THIS BIT#the fact that ming really said i'll pay for the fine#THIS RICH HI SO KID#never change#joe telling ming to put his phone away while ming telling joe that he'll pay for the fine is the EPITOME of their dynamic#ppl who get mingjoe get mingjoe#fdkslfdlkjfldasfddhfldjsahfkldjfsdaj#they make me just a lil bit insane#ming's smile got ruined so fast but he was a lil too happy in this moment thinking they're gonna be in the credits together
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@ elon musk why can’t you do something that’s actually useful to society like giving Netflix a big chunk of money to renew Lockwood and Co.???
#i miss when rich people used to pay for things for us normies to enjoy#do it for the people elon musk#this will make us hate you less#elon musk#save lockwood and co#lockwood and co#locklyle#skullyle#anthony lockwood#joe cornish#lucy carlyle#george karim cubbins#george cubbins#george karim#ali hadji heshmati#cameron chapman#ruby stokes#lockwood x reader#anthony lockwood x reader#lucy carlyle x reader#george karim x reader#george cubbins x reader
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The women at this dinner are SO. DONE.
Tori, who has anticipated the dynamics at this dinner all along and has pegged David immediately as the slimeball he is, is clearly wondering how she got sat between these two massive male egos. She's armed and ready for her confrontations with David (perhaps even looking forward to them just a tiny bit?) when things take a turn for the worse. Protective older sister mode activated.
I debated adding Jane here, but she's reacting to the posturing and conflict between the men just as much as Tori or Sarah, so she deserves to be included. She spends the meal deflecting, changing topics, trying to keep the conversation in safe waters. She silently but visibly disagrees when Charlie downplays his rugby abilities (thank you, someone, for acknowledging he's not actually that bad!). But when Nick finally confronts David, her face shows dread. Anyone who's read Alice's cannon knows Jane has a complicated family history riddled with conflict, and her instinctive fear shows clearly in this moment before she realizes that Nick is going to handle this problem gracefully rather than violently.
And Sarah. Having seen how lovingly she navigates life with Nick and how sensitively she helps him with his problems, we can only imagine that she has to have been pushed to the absolute edge by her time with Stephane to react the way she does here. I'm not even getting into the second half of the argument after Nick leaves the table--that's a whole other post--but Sarah is completely comfortable placing the blame squarely where it belongs, even in front of company. Sarah Nelson, putting men in their place left and right.
Leading ladies, indeed.
#the female energy at this table#epic levels of i-can't-even-with-these-idiots#olivia coleman deserves an award for this expression alone#heartstopper netflix#heartstopper series#heartstopper#narlie#alice oseman#osemanverse#nick nelson#nick x charlie#nick and charlie#charlie spring#sarah nelson#tori spring#jane spring#victoria spring#olivia colman#jenny walser#joe locke#kit connor#georgina rich
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#youtube#redlettermedia#red letter media#rich evans#jay bauman#gorilla interrupted#half in the bag#mike stoklasa#best of the worst#jack packard#gremlin#gremlins#gremlins 2#new batch#joe dante#ghoulies#cat#cats of tumblr#cute cats#cats news#warrior cats#cats#catwalk#catnap#catholic#catwoman#catty noir#kanye#kendrick lamar#drake
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Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week #16
April 26-May 3 2024
President Biden announced $3 billion to help replace lead pipes in the drinking water system. Millions of Americans get their drinking water through lead pipes, which are toxic, no level of lead exposure is safe. This problem disproportionately affects people of color and low income communities. This first investment of a planned $15 billion will replace 1.7 million lead pipe lines. The Biden Administration plans to replace all lead pipes in the country by the end of the decade.
President Biden canceled the student debt of 317,000 former students of a fraudulent for-profit college system. The Art Institutes was a for-profit system of dozens of schools offering degrees in video-game design and other arts. After years of legal troubles around misleading students and falsifying data the last AI schools closed abruptly without warning in September last year. This adds to the $29 billion in debt for 1.7 borrowers who wee mislead and defrauded by their schools which the Biden Administration has done, and a total debt relief for 4.6 million borrowers so far under Biden.
President Biden expanded two California national monuments protecting thousands of acres of land. The two national monuments are the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, which are being expanded by 120,000 acres. The new protections cover lands of cultural and religious importance to a number of California based native communities. This expansion was first proposed by then Senator Kamala Harris in 2018 as part of a wide ranging plan to expand and protect public land in California. This expansion is part of the Administration's goals to protect, conserve, and restore at least 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030.
The Department of Transportation announced new rules that will require car manufacturers to install automatic braking systems in new cars. Starting in 2029 all new cars will be required to have systems to detect pedestrians and automatically apply the breaks in an emergency. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration projects this new rule will save 360 lives every year and prevent at least 24,000 injuries annually.
The IRS announced plans to ramp up audits on the wealthiest Americans. The IRS plans on increasing its audit rate on taxpayers who make over $10 million a year. After decades of Republicans in Congress cutting IRS funding to protect wealthy tax cheats the Biden Administration passed $80 billion for tougher enforcement on the wealthy. The IRS has been able to collect just in one year $500 Million in undisputed but unpaid back taxes from wealthy households, and shows a rise of $31 billion from audits in the 2023 tax year. The IRS also announced its free direct file pilot program was a smashing success. The program allowed tax payers across 12 states to file directly for free with the IRS over the internet. The IRS announced that 140,000 tax payers were able to use it over their target of 100,000, they estimated it saved $5.6 million in tax prep fees, over 90% of users were happy with the webpage and reported it quicker and easier than companies like H&R Block. the IRS plans to bring direct file nationwide next year.
The Department of Interior announced plans for new off shore wind power. The two new sites, off the coast of Oregon and in the Gulf of Maine, would together generate 18 gigawatts of totally clean energy, enough to power 6 million homes.
The Biden Administration announced new rules to finally allow DACA recipients to be covered by Obamacare. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an Obama era policy that allows people brought to the United States as children without legal status to remain and to legally work. However for years DACA recipients have not been able to get health coverage through the Obamacare Health Care Marketplace. This rule change will bring health coverage to at least 100,000 uninsured people.
The Department of Health and Human Services finalized rules that require LGBTQ+ and Intersex minors in the foster care system be placed in supportive and affirming homes.
The Senate confirmed Georgia Alexakis to a life time federal judgeship in Illinois. This brings the total number of federal judges appointed by President Biden to 194. For the first time in history the majority of a President's nominees to the federal bench have not been white men.
#Thanks Biden#Joe Biden#student loans#loan forgiveness#lead poisoning#clean water#DACA#health care#LGBT rights#queer kids#taxes#tax the rich
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I am making unhinged whale noises right now. Thank you to the wonderful @polarcell for doing this absolutely wonderful commission for me. These are their looks in my WIP fanfic set in 1578 Rome (yeah, the depressing one)... so I now I guess I have to finish it, lol.
#the old guard#kaysanova#joenicky#yusuf al kaysani#nicolo di genova#polarcell#pixie buys art#fashionable joe and not even trying nicky#well ok joe is a couple of years out of date because they're not rich
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When you realize who the baddies are…
#u.s. healthcare system#usa#america#health#healthcare#healthcare system#australia#ausgov#politas#auspol#tasgov#taspol#joe biden#biden administration#president biden#biden#class war#fuck neoliberals#neoliberal capitalism#anthony albanese#albanese government#fascism#capitalism#statism#eat the rich#eat the fucking rich#government corruption#biden corruption#democrats are corrupt#political corruption
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Anyone else ever feel like bludgeoning oil executives and politicians to death with a rusty pipe over what they’ve doomed us all to?
Capitalism is a death sentence for the human race
#climate crisis#climate change#climate news#wildfires#canada wildfires#new york#capitalism#eat the rich#joe biden#us politics#wealth inequality#late stage capitalism#vote#climate emergency#climate action#climate war#just stop oil#fossil fuels#oil industry#there is no planet b#ice cap
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Top 1% of Americans own 31% of US wealth
Bottom 50% of Americans own just 2.5%
Only 19% of Americans feel better off financially compared to a year ago
35% feel worse off compared to last year
#wealth inequality#economics#politics#us politics#government#Joe Biden#economy#news#current events#the left#socioeconomic inequality#eat the rich#wealth gap
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