🇺🇸 Ridin’ with Biden: It's Joever

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Donald Trump Can’t Torch All of Joe Biden’s Legacy

The president-elect may be hell-bent on reversing his predecessor’s policies. But some of Biden’s biggest wins on everything from clean energy to infrastructure and Ukraine aid may be Trump-proof.

www.vanityfair.com

I certainly hope so.

 

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[Lily Adler]

 

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Well deserved.

 

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Biden to give two final speeches as he looks to secure legacy before Trump’s return

President Joe Biden is set to leave office in two weeks as Donald Trump returns to the White House

www.independent.co.uk

 

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So what is everyone's verdict on Biden's presidency?

 

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So what is everyone's verdict on Biden's presidency?

It would have been okay without all of the aid to Israel in the past year.

 

[nachtschicht]

As someone not from the US, helping Ukraine and Israel is all I'll remember. The former's great! The latter... Someone really needed to have a Are We the Baddies moment and it never happened.

 

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Bluesky

bsky.app

 

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Finalized tax credit for cleaner hydrogen gets a cautious OK from some environmental groups

The Biden administration released long-awaited final rules Friday for a tax credit that will send billions of dollars to producers of cleaner hydrogen.

apnews.com

 

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It would have been okay without all of the aid to Israel in the past year.

Pretty much this.

 

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Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden signed

President Joe Biden has signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees.

apnews.com

 

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Higher Social Security payments coming for millions of people from bill that Biden signed

President Joe Biden has signed into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former public employees.

apnews.com

Before Trump blows up Social Security for good....

 

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Before Trump blows up Social Security for good....

Either Trump or Musk. Maybe there will be enough people in the House and Senate that will oppose them, though?

 

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Either Trump or Musk. Maybe there will be enough people in the House and Senate that will oppose them, though?

You would hope so. I imagine they must be getting calls from their constituents say, "Don't you dare!"

 

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Chuck Schumer denies his party ‘misled’ Americans about Biden’s decline

Senate Democratic leader pushes back against voter anger which cost his party the 2024 election

www.independent.co.uk

 

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Biden says Americans shouldn't forget Capitol attack -- but that there won't be a repeat this time

President Joe Biden is decrying what he calls an “unrelenting effort” to downplay a mob of Donald Trump supporters overrunning the U.S.

apnews.com

 

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US Steel and Nippon file lawsuit over Biden’s order blocking $14.9bn deal

Companies say Biden’s blocking of the proposed purchase over national security concerns violates constitution

www.theguardian.com

 

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Biden arrives in New Orleans to console families of victims: ‘You got to hang on’

President flew into city where US army veteran drove truck into crowd, killing 14 and injuring 30 others

www.theguardian.com

 

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Biden will honor tribal requests by designating 2 new national monuments in California

President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California in part to honor two tribes

abcnews.go.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Biden creates 2 new national monuments, setting a conservation record​

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/07/nx-s1-5250312/biden-national-monuments-california

In total, the White House said Biden protected 674 million acres of land and waters through monuments and other designations during his four years in office.

 

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Nice!

 

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Biden administration bans medical debt from inclusion on credit reports

Kamala Harris announces removal of billions in medical debt from credit reports of 15 million Americans

www.theguardian.com