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@carnage4life
THE ONLY WAY AN ECONOMIC DISRUPTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAKES ANY SENSE is if the economy had crashed (ala: The Great Depression) and we were desperate to create tens of millions of jobs.

But instead, under #Biden, #unemployment fell as low as 3.4% two years ago this month, and was still just 4.1% when he left.

We don't need to engage in desperate measures to create jobs when we were already at or near full employment. #UnnecessaryChaos #DisasterPresidency

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#GaryShapley was a longtime #IRS agent when he told Congress in 2023 that prosecutors slow-walked an inquiry into then-President Joe #Biden’s son for #tax offenses.…

But Shapley’s testimony, along w/that of Joseph Ziegler, has made him a celebrated figure on the #FarRight & endeared him to advisers to #Trump, who in his first term openly mused about using #tax investigations to persecute his perceived #political #enemies.

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⬆️ @8124

>> What happened with Ukraine is a mirror image of what happened with Israel and it helpfully exposes your hypocrisy.

No, it puts your and #Israel's ungratefulness on full display for the world to see.

If #Leiter was able to acknowledge #Biden's contributions, why can't you?

Biden and the #Democratic Party paid dearly for supporting a dear ally, who, in turn, exposed themselves as #ingrate, full of bloodlust, seeking 2000lb bombs to bomb tunnels holding Israeli and American hostages.

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⬆️ @8124

>> #Biden’s plodding incrementalism was a disaster, both for #Israel and #Ukraine.

This is why I believe the entire Israeli far right is #ingrate.

Even #Leiter had the good sense to "stand corrected" as he acknowledged Biden's contribution, but the ungratefulness still prevented him from thanking Biden.

#Ukraine survived 3 years of relentless attacks by revanchist #Russia's 3-day special operation. But they are not thankless as #Israel, even though #JDVance accused them of just that.

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⬆️ @8124 @8124@babka.social

#McGurk then detailed many steps #Biden took like traveling to #Israel, sending aircraft carriers to the Middle East to deter #Hezbollah and #Iran, giving $13 billion in military assistance, using emergency procedures to ensure the delivery of weapons, helping defeat two Iranian missile attacks and blocking anti-Israeli measures in the #UN.

After McGurk's pushback, #Leiter said he stands corrected but thanked McGurk personally but not the Biden administration as a whole… #ingrate

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⬆️ #Ingrate wants to #finishTheJob “a lot faster” 🙄 #Netanyahu lobbed sharp criticisms at #Biden directly through the camera 😡adding, “Give us the tools and we’ll finish the job a lot faster.” THIS is why #Bibi is waiting for Biden to lose #Election2024 and get a clear signal from #Trump to “quickly do things that have to be done.”

Israeli ambassador and Biden adviser clash over Gaza legacy…

"The bad blood between Biden… and Netanyahu… [over] ingratitude"

@8124 @8124@babka.social

axios.com/2025/04/01/brett-mcg

Hat die #EU oder #Deutschland schon über das Szenario nachgedacht, wenn #Trump das #DFP (Data Privacy Framework) aufhebt? Da es auf einem Dekret von #Biden basiert, wird er es wohl "kassieren", da er ja alles von Biden revidiert.

Wie geht's dann weiter in Sachen #Datenschutz bzw. Datentransfers zwischen EU und #USA?

Darauf sollten sich Behörden und Firmen gefasst machen, die #Clouds bzw. Plattformen von US-Dienstleistern nutzen. Ohne DFP fehlt die rechtliche Basis ...

fr.de/wirtschaft/trump-bedroht

www.fr.deTrump könnte wichtigen EU-Deal kippen – „gravierende Folgen“ auch für deutsche FirmenEin Datenabkommen zwischen den USA und der EU steht auf der Kippe. Trump setzt zu Maßnahmen an. Die Folgen für deutsche Firmen sind „verheerend“.
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⬆️ @GreenFire

from the linked article >> While his fake leftist tour draws thousands of people, #Sanders gives #Trump cover, praising him for “cracking down on fentanyl, making sure our borders are stronger.”

And here you are, splitting #democrats into "us" vs "them" 🙄

"This could not have happened without the connivance of the #Democratic Party" — which, I should clarify, points to Party Leaders like #Biden, #Schumer, #Bernie, & #AOC, not supporters like you and me.

blackagendareport.com/bernie-a

Black Agenda ReportBernie and AOC Sheepdog for the Democrats | Black Agenda ReportBernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are trying to re-engage disaffected voters who are rightly disengaged from the Democratic Party. Big rallies can’t hide the fact that the Fighting Oligarchy Tour leads misguided people right back to oligarchy.
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⬆️ @GreenFire

>> Even if I believe your numbers (with no link), I can't help but do the math on the growth rate from 42.1 to 50 in the wake of unprecedented #Biden investment in solar perhaps proving my link correct

And that is on top of the lift that Biden #tariffs on #PV should have given to the domestic manufacturing sector.

Seems like a pretty fishy enterprise to raise prices with crippling tariffs on #EV and #PV for consumers and redirecting some of that money to union installation jobs

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⬆️ @GreenFire

>> The US solar module manufacturing industry experienced record growth in 2024. Domestic module manufacturing capacity grew 190% year-over-year, from 14.5 GW at the end of 2023 to 42.1 GW at the end of 2024. This figure has grown to over 50 GW in early 2025.

Even if I believe your numbers (with no link), I can't help but do the math on the growth rate from 42.1 to 50 in the wake of unprecedented #Biden investment in solar perhaps proving my link correct — bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

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⬆️ @GreenFire

>> There's plenty to disagree in this article…

Unlike what the author says, democracy did suddenly disappear once #Trump was re-elected.

But, there is plenty to agree as well.

Like, this could not have happened without the connivance of the #Democratic Party —

1. #Biden explicitly directed #Garland to ease Trump investigation ➡️ nbcnews.com/politics/justice-d

2. #Schumer is the weakest link. Wants to make sure everyone ELSE is fighting, so he’s not at risk ➡️ thenation.com/article/politics

NBC News · Biden hopes to avoid divisive Trump investigations, preferring unityBy Carol E. Lee
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⬆️ @GreenFire

>> Your utter contempt for Joe #Biden and us #Democrats who have supported him has made you spread some strange lies that are easily refuted.

Setting aside personal attacks and spreading lies about spreading lies, it is offensive to divide democrats using "us" vs "them."

There's plenty to disagree in this article, like Biden ONLY won because he promised his donors "Nothing will fundamentally change."

#KamalaHarris promised the same. Yet she lost.

blackagendareport.com/bernie-a
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@SueDiOh

You're right, at least partly.
At first #Biden said those were only allowed on Ukranian soil. [How ironic, you may only bomb yourself 😩 ] But later, at the time Ukr invaded Kursk [Ru] this ban was lifted, partly. Only that region. Belgorod could be considered nearby. So Ukraine is in the clear.

Meanwhile Biden is gone and Trump is busy brokering a peace deal. So who is going to complain ?

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⬆️ @GreenFire

>> #Trump says #Biden's name an average of 6 times a day — usually to lie in order to shift the blame for #Republicans' terrible policies onto #Democrats

"#Biden quadrupled #tariffs on #EV — from 25% to an eye-watering 100%…

Trump first imposed the tariffs, which are taxes paid by Americans…. After a review, Biden opted to keep all of the tariffs and even increase some of them — including on solar cells, batteries, computer chips, steel and aluminum."

npr.org/2024/05/14/1251096758/