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SirTripAlot
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Fuck those bastards.
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Mach z 800
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Brian Jones said: I'm glad they are doing what they can to rectify this stain on American history.
me to American need to realize its time for change an hold them selfs accountable for there actions. I think most Americans need to shut an minde there business an not worry about what Russia an chica are doing. When Russia an china have been quite good to us.
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Brian Jones
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Brian Jones said: You do realize Pearl Harbor wasn't terrorism, right?
well technically you right same with 9/11 we technically provked them . 911 was payback for all the bs Americans do to other countries.
I agree that 9/11 was payback for our actions in the Middle East, but it was an act of terrorism. A few guys with box cutters on a few planes with an ingenious plan.
Pearl Harbor was an act of all out war. They pretty much threw every thing they could at us. It bought them some time, but ultimately it was a dumb move. Like the American Civil War, there's no future in starting a war with someone who's industrial output is much better than yours, unless you fight a guerilla war. If the Confederates had fought like the Viet Cong, it would have been much harder to defeat them.
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The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor as a result of our embargo, war with Japan was inevitable once we did that.
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I don't think they would have attacked the U.S. had they not been in a theocracy to the extent that they thought their leader was a supernatural being.
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It's not like they knew they were going to get atomic bombs dropped on them, but rational thought should have lead them to believe that they would lose decisively. Unless they thought the Axis in Europe was going to win the war for them. But the U.S., as usual ignored our European allies until our most immediate interests were secured.
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How does everyone feel about this?
"Joe Biden will spend the second week of his presidency in much the same way he spent his first: signing a slew of executive actions intended to roll back certain Trump administration policies while implementing his own.
Biden this week will focus on immigration, health care, climate and other areas, with each day following a designated theme. Here are the items Biden is expected to take action on, according to a memo obtained by The Hill.
Monday: 'Buy American' day
Biden is expected to sign an executive order that directs agencies to strengthen requirements so that they acquire goods and services from American businesses and workers.
During the campaign, Biden pledged to make a $400 billion investment during his first term in federal purchases of products made by American workers.
He additionally pledged to tighten loopholes and waivers that allowed federal agencies to buy products produced overseas, and to crack down on false advertising surrounding products that claimed to be made in the United States.
Former President Trump signed a buy-American-and-hire-American executive order during his first months in office, which aimed to boost domestic wages while restricting the flow of certain visa-holders.
Tuesday: 'Equity' day
Tuesday will see Biden sign a broad range of executive orders related to racial equity.
The president is likely to establish a policing commission and reinstate Obama-era rules on the transfer of military-style equipment to local law enforcement. He is also expected to sign an executive order directing the Department of Justice to improve prison conditions and begin to eliminate the use of private prisons.
Other executive actions lined up for Tuesday include a memorandum directing agencies to strengthen engagement with Native American tribes, a memo ordering the Department of Housing and Urban Development to promote equality in housing, and an order disavowing discrimination against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community.
The latter issue came to the forefront early in the coronavirus pandemic, when Asian Americans said they were harassed because the virus originated in China.
Some of the executive actions Biden is likely to take Tuesday are still being finalized and could include additional measures around immigration and reversing a ban on transgender troops serving in the military.
A memo previewing Biden's expected actions for his first weeks in office also included tentative actions on voting rights and sentencing actions at the Department of Justice.
Wednesday: 'Climate' day
Biden will announce Wednesday plans for a U.S.-hosted leadership summit to take place on Earth Day as one of multiple actions aimed at addressing the climate crisis.
A memo outlining looming orders also signals Biden will sign an executive order that initiates a series of regulatory actions to "combat climate change domestically and elevates climate change as a national security priority," though it does not offer additional specifics.
The omnibus order will also reestablish the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, as well as a memorandum urging agencies to make decisions based on available science and evidence.
Biden on his first day in office recommitted the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement and signed an executive order revoking a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and halting oil and gas leasing at a wildlife refuge in Alaska.
Thursday: 'Health Care' day
Biden on Thursday will take the highly anticipated action among pro-choice advocates of rescinding the so-called Mexico City policy, which bans the use of U.S. funding for foreign organizations that provide or promote abortions.
The policy, described as a "global gag rule" by reproductive health advocates, was first instated by then-President Reagan, and has been repeatedly rescinded by Democratic presidents and reinstated by Republican presidents in the years since.
Biden will also order a review of the Trump administration's controversial changes to the Title X family planning program, which required family planning providers participating in the program to stop providing or promoting abortions to remain eligible for funding.
The president is also slated to sign an executive order aimed at strengthening Medicaid and initiating an open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act.
Trump frequently bragged about gutting the Affordable Care Act by rescinding the individual mandate, though Republicans were unable to fully repeal the law as promised.
Friday: 'Immigration' day
Biden will build on some of the immigration-related actions he took on his first day in office with a few additional executive orders to be signed on Friday.
The president, according to the memo obtained by The Hill, is likely to sign an order related to regional migration and border processing that will rescind Trump administration policies around the asylum system and direct the creation of strategies to address root causes of migration from Central America.
Biden will also sign an order establishing a task force to reunify migrant families separated during the Trump administration. Biden himself faced criticism during the Democratic primaries for the Obama administration's deportation policies, but the Trump administration implemented an official zero tolerance policy that led to the separation of thousands of migrant families.
The president will also sign an order directing an immediate review of the public charge rule "and other actions to remove barriers and restore trust in the legal immigration system, including improving the naturalization process."
A fourth order, establishing principles to guide the implementation of the Refugee Admission Program, is tentatively on the schedule for Friday but could be scrapped or changed, according to the memo."
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/535468-here-are-the-executive-actions-biden-will-take-this-week?amp
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The Ecstatic
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Brian Jones said: It's not like they knew they were going to get atomic bombs dropped on them, but rational thought should have lead them to believe that they would lose decisively. Unless they thought the Axis in Europe was going to win the war for them. But the U.S., as usual ignored our European allies until our most immediate interests were secured.
Yeah I mean in hindsight it seemed obvious, same could be said for Hitler invading Russia.
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Mach z 800 said:
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Brian Jones said: I'm glad they are doing what they can to rectify this stain on American history.
me to American need to realize its time for change an hold them selfs accountable for there actions. I think most Americans need to shut an minde there business an not worry about what Russia an chica are doing. When Russia an china have been quite good to us.
Bruh...
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Re: Joe Biden? Really? [Re: imachavel]
#27167057 - 01/24/21 11:08 AM (3 years, 3 days ago) |
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I have a crazy idea, stop the million and billionaires from being allowed to put up factories out of the country cheaper than paying people living wages here and make goods american made available. Oh wait, greed won't let that happen.
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SirTripAlot
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Re: Joe Biden? Really? [Re: ballsalsa]
#27167060 - 01/24/21 11:10 AM (3 years, 3 days ago) |
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I think the discussion of weed stains did some internet magic on him
The Japanese knew they screwed the pooch almost immediately the Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind of Pearl Harbor wrote “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”
He was right, almost immediately the Navy did a salvage and repair of broken and damaged ships....they were made serviceable and sent out to the Pacific.
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The Ecstatic
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Folks we gotta lower expectations for the Biden administration to do anything about covid beyond asking people to wear masks.
In other news, the nefarious Chinese government is trying to make America look bad by handling covid too good.
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The comparison too 9/11 and Pearl Harbor was that there was opportunity's to prevent it or at least prepare, ya know, just in case the intelligence reports were right.
This country has developed a bad habit of "oopsie" moments.
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SirTripAlot
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E you got a link to that dribble?
-------------------- “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”
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psi
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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/opinion/china-covid-vaccine.html
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Only, China’s comparative success now risks hurting the country. Having been largely spared by the pandemic, most Chinese people remain susceptible to infection, and yet some seem disinclined to get vaccinated because of a false sense of safety. In addition, the Chinese government is over-exporting vaccines made in China.
Not much at all like The Ecstatic's characterization I would say.
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In other news, the nefarious Chinese government is trying to make America look bad by handling covid too good.
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koods
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Re: Joe Biden? Really? [Re: psi]
#27167285 - 01/24/21 01:34 PM (3 years, 3 days ago) |
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Biden stopped off for lunch at a deli in Georgetown today. In four years as president, Donald trump never patronized a single local business except his own hotel restaurant
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Re: Joe Biden? Really? [Re: psi]
#27167303 - 01/24/21 01:44 PM (3 years, 3 days ago) |
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psi said: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/opinion/china-covid-vaccine.html
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Only, China’s comparative success now risks hurting the country. Having been largely spared by the pandemic, most Chinese people remain susceptible to infection, and yet some seem disinclined to get vaccinated because of a false sense of safety. In addition, the Chinese government is over-exporting vaccines made in China.
Not much at all like The Ecstatic's characterization I would say.
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In other news, the nefarious Chinese government is trying to make America look bad by handling covid too good.
75% of people don’t read past the headline
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koods
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Especially if you only post the headline
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psi
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Re: Joe Biden? Really? [Re: koods]
#27167386 - 01/24/21 02:36 PM (3 years, 3 days ago) |
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Also, the subheading immediately following the headline was "The country doesn’t care enough about vaccination because of a false sense of security." Someone who reads only the headline likely would still have read that, but in this case it was not included.
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