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It will surprise no one to know that 2/3rds of this is ~~total factual bullshit~~ (edit: grossly misleading). I touched elsewhere on some of the big substantive things like wage inequality or emissions reductions that have improved dramatically under his presidency, but the homelessness I don't think had been brought up. So:
Record oil production is accurate. I would balance that against the war in Ukraine, record inflation, his positive action on the emissions side which is the biggest single action a US president has ever taken on the climate... but yes there's some amount of actual nuance and judgement there. The other two bullet points are ~~respectively purely made up and~~ grossly unfair, though.
Hmm, surely the fact that the House went to the fascists who stopped funding COVID aid programs because they literally don't believe it exists had no effect on the homeless population, right?
Oh, yeah, I definitely 100% agree that it wasn't Biden's fault, for that among a couple of different reasons. But that's a separate topic from, did it even happen in the first place.
Don't get me wrong, I wasn't saying you did. But there's plenty of people who would say that's Biden's fault, when the problem (as was predicted at the time) was caused by Republicans in Congress. Just like how ending COVID stimulus programs threw millions of children back into poverty.
COVID aid was struck down December 2022 when Dems had the House and Senate
What is this - balanced, referenced comment with sources and corrections when new info came to light???
Don't care about that other crap - Biden should get on to supporting this.
Homelessness in America spiked last year, reaching a record high, according to an annual count that provides a snapshot of one night in January. The report, released today by the department of Housing and Urban development, found more than 650,000 people were living in shelters or outside in tents or cars. That's up a whopping 12% from the year before.
This person is a propaganda machine. And it's not even correct propaganda. It's just bullshit lol.
Despite being shown multiple times, by multiple people, that the rail workers absolutely did not get what they wanted. They continue with these busted lies.
Record oil production is accurate, as are the rest of my statements.
Oh shit -- yeah, you're 100% right on homelessness, I hadn't seen that. Mostly I look at sources that haven't been updated for 2023 yet. But yeah that's 100% accurate, I edited my comment.
So your railroad story is from December 2022 -- i.e. right after the strike broke, but before there had been time for the labor department to secure sick days for the workers, including at the exact union that guy's a member of.
Here's another story about it.
Here's another from early on, and then here's the update from June when 60% of workers had their sick leave.
Is that enough? Not really. I agree with Tormey's anger about how he's being treated, especially in December 2022 when the wounds would still have been fresh, and I'm sure on the whole balance he's still getting fucked. It's a goddamned shame. My point was more that Biden had the chance to break strikes on behalf of around 450,000 striking workers in 2023, and he didn't. Why do you think he didn't break any of those strikes?
I'm not doing any more homework for you, when your bad faith attempts at propaganda are that lazy.
Not clicking any more of your links and shit either dude. Have a nice day.
Ah yes, the famous propagandist's trick of saying "Oh hey you're right, let me edit my comment to reflect the new reality I just learned about." I see them do it all the time, it's a hallmark.
Quitting while you're ahead for the moment, instead of being willing to delve into any of the other issues surrounding the claims you were making, does seem pretty wise though. I'd probably do the same in your position. Have a good one.
Sorry I generally don't read you're replies, lol. I'm sure you can guess why.
Buh bye now.
From what I've seen I'm guessing it's because you only half understand the saying "it's better to close your mouth and be thought a fool than open it and remove all doubt".
You're absolutely pathetic. We're all laughing at your bullshit.
Internet bullying? What are you 12? Grow up lmao.
Are you intentionally framing your thoughts and opinions in the most insufferable way possible? If so, why?
It's like you could've made a decent point but then tried really hard to make it as disrespectfully as possible
You think I'm here to entertain you or something? If my points are good, take them. If not, fuck off.
That's the thing, we can't tell if they're good or not because of your poor communication skills and shitty attitude.
It's clearly a skill issue. lol
Me: genocide is bad
You: I can't tell what this guy is trying to communicate. What a shitty attitude. Lol
lol- digital equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and saying 'NANANANANA' ;)
Every time I interact with them it's a wall of text and links and it's all fluffy propaganda bullshit.
Sorry, but I'm just not into it.
Yeah- lot of people aren't into learning. I can see that about you.
So.. You just want to insult me or do you want to talk about Biden's record oil production or should I just report and move on?
Your pick. I'm just enjoying your clown show.
Okay then, I'm going to block you for trolling and following me through comment chains, byyyyeee.
If you don't want an audience don't put on a clown show ;)
What a little snowflake lmao
You already decided you don’t actually want to talk about the issues. Go take your feckless whining elsewhere.
Some call this supporting evidence and nuance. Complex issues don't always fit into catchy little zingers and glib sound-bites, as much as Fox News would like you to believe. One should not object to the length of a given piece of text, rather one should object to the contents. If you think what he said is a pile of crap, let's hear why.
Not if it's all bullshit.
If it's so plainly bullshit, you should have no trouble refuting it. Just asserting "it's bullshit" doesn't leave the readers any smarter.
I blocked them, I can't even see their comments anymore. Do your own homework 👍.
You can just say, “I don’t have any valid points to make, sorry bye” instead of this absolutely pathetic comment. Talk about bad faith…