Biden of America: The Return of the Democracy

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Appeals court says Biden admin likely violated First Amendment but narrows order blocking officials from communicating with social media companies | CNN Politics
The opinion was handed down jointly by Circuit Judges Edith Clement, Jennifer Walker Elrod and Don Willett – all appointees of Republican presidents.

Trump-appointed judges are shifting the country’s most politically conservative circuit [5th] court further to the right (2018)

President Biden speaks at 9/11 memorial during Anchorage stopover at JBER
Biden was met by Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

Daily Kos - White House to media: Fact-check GOP lies, please (liberal blog)

Media Matters - The core of the GOP’s Biden impeachment inquiry was already debunked by the Trump impeachment inquiry

Vox - Republicans’ unfounded impeachment inquiry of Biden, explained
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed an inquiry despite no evidence of Biden’s wrongdoing.


Speaking at a fundraising event in McLean, Virginia, Biden told donors that he would remain focused on what matters most — helping the American people.

"Everybody always asks about impeachment. I get up every day — not a joke — *not* focused on impeachment. I’ve got a job to do. I've got to deal with the issues that affect the American people, every single solitary day."

Biden reflected on how Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene sought to impeach him his very first day in office. The extremist Republican, a leader in the party, did in fact file articles of impeachment one day after President Biden was sworn in. Biden added:

"I don’t know quite why, but they just knew they wanted to impeach me. And now, best I can tell, they want to impeach me because they want to shut down the government."
Business Insider - [PA Democratic Senator] John Fetterman says he'll 'never understand' progressives who refuse to support Joe Biden
  • * Sen. John Fetterman has a message for progressives: support Joe Biden.
  • * The Pennsylvania Democrat says that supporting anyone besides Biden is the same as supporting Trump.
  • * He recalled his time serving as a Clinton surrogate in 2016, even after he supported Sanders.
You'll hear the same things out of Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders.

Even retiring Mitt Romney (R) says supporting a third party is the same as electing Trump (again).



Axios - Biden's new attack: Wrap the GOP in "MAGAnomics"

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Biden planning speech on threats to democracy in coming weeks, sources say | CNN Politics

NY Times - Biden Administration Aims to Trump-Proof the Federal Work Force
If Donald Trump wins a second term, he and his allies want to revive a plan to allow a president to fire civil service workers who are supposed to be hired on merit. The Biden administration is trying to thwart it.

Associated Press - Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says 'record profits' should be shared

USA Today - Hunter Biden indicted on federal gun charges for allegedly lying about drug addiction
Hunter Biden had been scheduled to plea guilty to misdemeanor tax charges and enter a pretrial program for a gun charge in July, but a judge refused to accept the deal.

ABC News - Hunter Biden's lawyer says gun statute unconstitutional, case will be dismissed

Forbes - Hunter Biden Indicted: How The Supreme Court May Have Thwarted His Gun Charge


NBC News - Some gun groups are reveling in the charges against Hunter Biden

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NY Times - Biden Administration Aims to Trump-Proof the Federal Work Force
If Donald Trump wins a second term, he and his allies want to revive a plan to allow a president to fire civil service workers who are supposed to be hired on merit. The Biden administration is trying to thwart it.

Associated Press - Biden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says 'record profits' should be shared

NY1.com - Biden: Trump 'determined to destroy American democracy'
Democracy is at stake, Biden told the fundraiser audience.

Politico - Biden’s campaign set to counterpunch on misinformation
With social-media platforms pulling back from policing false political claims, and Trump gearing up for a fight, Biden’s 2024 campaign is rebooting its online defenses.

Scripps News - Federal government to offer free COVID-19 tests again
You will soon be able to order free COVID-19 tests.

New York, Chicago urge Biden admin to expedite work visas for migrants
City leaders want the Biden administration to speed up migrant work permits so they can become self-sufficient, but it's no easy task.

Scripps News - White House to announce first-ever office of gun violence prevention
President Joe Biden is creating the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, according to AP sources. But what will that office do?





See also: Media Matters - Broadcast and cable news networks are ignoring Trump’s “horrifying” proposed 10% tax on imports

CNN - Biden cancels $37 million in student loan debt for former University of Phoenix students

KFF Health News - Biden Administration to Ban Medical Debt From Americans’ Credit Scores

USA Today - Biden administration to offer temporary protection to nearly half-million Venezuelans

Scripps News - Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visits President Biden at White House

The Hill - Biden campaign: Trump ‘rooting for government shutdown,’ doesn’t care about impact on families
President Biden’s reelection campaign called out former President Trump for rooting for a government shutdown, saying that he doesn’t care about the ramifications for families.

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Associated Press - Biden administration announces $1.4 billion to improve rail safety and boost capacity in 35 states

Bloomberg News - FCC Aims to Reinstate Net Neutrality Rules After US Democrats Gain Control of Panel

Keystone News Room - Over 33,000 Pennsylvania Workers and Retirees’ Pensions Saved by Biden’s American Rescue Plan

FTC - FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

IBEW - ‘We Never Stopped Applying Pressure’: Hard-Fought Success on Rail Sick Days (June 20, 2023)
“We're thankful that the Biden administration played the long game on sick days and stuck with us for months after Congress imposed our updated national agreement," Russo said. "Without making a big show of it, Joe Biden and members of his administration in the Transportation and Labor departments have been working continuously to get guaranteed paid sick days for all railroad workers.”




Associated Press - Biden visits UAW picket line, tells union to ‘stick with it’
Labor historians say they cannot recall an instance when a sitting president has joined an ongoing strike, even during the tenures of the more ardent pro-union presidents such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Theodore Roosevelt invited labor leaders alongside mine operators to the White House amid a historic coal strike in 1902, a decision that was seen at the time as a rare embrace of unions as Roosevelt tried to resolve the dispute.





I'd also add that Biden's 2024 campaign chair is a labor activist and Cesar Chavez's granddaughter.

The Washington Post - If you want to save democracy in 2024, Biden is the only viable choice (Op-Ed)
by conservative Max Boot

The Washington Post - [2000 election Green Party candidate] Ralph Nader, wary of Trump, offers to help Joe Biden win
The political firebrand, long estranged from Democrats, fears fascism will be on the ballot in 2024 and it must be defeated

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Even centre-right Dems like Joe Biden are miles better than any Republican candidate at this point. I really appreciate the pro-union stances of the Biden administration generally. Hence, if your goal is to reduce harm in American society you'll vote for the Dems and not a third-party candidate that has no chance of winning and just enables Republican victories. And if the Dems win you apply pressure to them. Simplest equation in the world, yet most people struggle to comprehend it, mostly because they want to feel good about themselves. But voting is not about you feeling good about yourself. It's about doing the right thing when it's necessary. And the right thing to do now is to ensure that the far-right fascists in the Republican Party lose politically.

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Associated Press - Biden offers dire warnings about Trump, accuses mainstream GOP of ‘deafening’ silence
"There is something dangerous happening in America," Biden plans to say, according to excerpts released by the White House. "There is an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs of our democracy. The MAGA Movement."
"I have come to honor the McCain Institute and Library because they are home to a proud Republican who put country first," Biden will say. "Our commitment should be no less because democracy should unite all Americans – regardless of political affiliation."

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Politico - Garland: I'd resign if Biden asked me to take action on Trump
"But there is no sense that anything like that will happen," he says in an interview.

Scripps News - Biden announces $9 billion in additional student debt relief







Trump was impeached for withholding the money Congress appropriated for Ukraine, and Biden is in similar spot. One way to make that threat go away is for there to be a Democratic Speaker of the House and a Democratic majority by January 2025.

Scripps News - Biden and world leaders condemn Hamas' surprise attack on Israel
The conflict garnered global condemnation and sparked anger from Israel's allies and support from its foes.


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Biden campaign joins Trump’s Truth Social platform: ‘Converts welcome!’
Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election campaign has joined Truth Social, a rightwing social media platform created by the Republican former president Donald Trump.

Using the handle @BidenHQ, the account says it is a “project of Biden-Harris 2024” and includes a banner image that says “the malarkey ends here”, referencing the president’s signature colloquialism.

For its profile image, the campaign chose a depiction of Biden as “Dark Brandon”, a meme that shows Biden with laser eyes and stems from the “Let’s Go Brandon” chant rightwing circles used to stand in for saltier language against the president. The stunt is the latest in a line of quips and memes from the president’s digital team.

“Well. Let’s see how this goes. Converts welcome!” Biden’s campaign wrote in its first post on the platform.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... cial-trump

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