Ridin’ with Biden: Not a convicted felon

[MagnarTheGreat]

Reuters - Biden unveils migration plan at Americas summit

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Fired-up Biden blames Republicans for blocking his plan to fight inflation

More of this please.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Historic Executive Order Advancing LGBTQI+ Equality During Pride Month | The White House

• Addressing discriminatory legislative attacks against LGBTQI+ children and families, directing key agencies to protect families and children;
• Preventing so-called “conversion therapy” with a historic initiative to protect children from the harmful practice;
• Safeguarding health care, and programs designed to prevent youth suicide;
• Supporting LGBTQI+ children and families by launching a new initiative to protect foster youth, prevent homelessness, and improve access to federal programs; and
• Taking new, additional steps to advance LGBTQI+ equality.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[Detective Conan]

Biden approval at 39% as nearly half of Americans 'strongly' disapprove

 

[samsnee]

Yeah gas is over $5 and food prices are even worse and he hasn’t used the power of his office to address it. People have lost 2 years or gains in the market. I’ll still vote for him but he’s toast at this point.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Presidents don’t set prices.

China and Russia are waging economic warfare against the world right now just like OPEC did in the 1970s.

Global supply chain crisis fuels push to local manufacturing as China’s appeal dims | Supply chain crisis | The Guardian

 

[Lily Adler]

Presidents don’t set prices.

China and Russia are waging economic warfare against the world right now just like OPEC did in the 1970s.

It doesn't matter. He and the Dems are in power and they see this as a Democrat government which like the GOP warned higher prices. This is the narrative voters are seeing. Biden can blame Republicans but they'll see it as scapegoating like Trump.

 

[samsnee]

Exactly. Of course the president doesn’t actually control these things. But image is everything and Biden is playing defense not offense. This worked on the campaign trail but not in office.

 

[samsnee]

Definitely not a metaphor for anything

Video: Biden falls while riding his bike - CNN Video

 

[squeekness]

Yeah gas is over $5 and food prices are even worse and he hasn’t used the power of his office to address it. People have lost 2 years or gains in the market. I’ll still vote for him but he’s toast at this point.

I don't blame him for all of it, but yeah, I'm hoping he doesn't try to run again. I'm positive he would lose and we'll end up with someone as bad as Trump.

 

[Lily Adler]

I don't blame him for all of it, but yeah, I'm hoping he doesn't try to run again. I'm positive he would lose and we'll end up with someone as bad as Trump.

Oh probably someone much worse who will probably sell the crazy better.

 

[InCali]

WRT Oil prices and gas prices. Not so long ago, oil prices were about where they are now, but gas prices were much, much lower. What could have POSSIBLY changed? Oil company profits? Nahhhhhhh.......that couldn't be it. They're just doing what they can to survive.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

WRT Oil prices and gas prices. Not so long ago, oil prices were about where they are now, but gas prices were much, much lower. What could have POSSIBLY changed? Oil company profits? Nahhhhhhh.......that couldn't be it. They're just doing what they can to survive.

It's true. But Biden can't really say that, can he? Because these are the people he works for. Who the majority of his party works for.

We can argue electoral strategy, but Biden playing the helpless buffoon with no power, is not a great look. Especially when he refuses to fight.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Biden already criticized the oil companies.

Biden slaps oil companies for profiteering at the pump.

The oil companies fund the Republicans way more than Democrats.

Big Oil Donated $383,000 To The Lawmakers Grilling Its Executives About Gas Prices. Almost All The Contributions Went To Republicans.

The oil companies are making record profits and not passing any relief onto customers.

Chevron's profit nearly quadruples, vows more natural gas investment

Chevron CEO urges Biden to stop criticizing Big Oil, take new approach

EIA.gov - EIA expects high refinery margins to contribute to increasing fuel production this summer

In our June 2022 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that U.S. refinery utilization will be relatively high this summer in response to strong wholesale prices for petroleum products, such as diesel and gasoline, which have increased more than the price of the crude oil used to make them.

The price difference between the price of crude oil and the wholesale price of a refined petroleum product reflects the value of refining crude oil. This difference, known as the crack spread, can indicate refining margins and profitability. Crack spreads for both diesel and gasoline increased in the first several months of 2022.

Gasoline and diesel prices and crack spreads are well above historical averages in response to several factors including:

• Low inventories for both petroleum products in the United States and globally
• Fuel demand increases to near pre-pandemic levels
• Relatively low refinery production of both fuels compared with pre-pandemic levels
• Reduced petroleum product exports from Russia

In response to these high prices, we expect that refinery utilization will reach a monthly average level of 96% twice this summer, near the upper limits of what refiners can consistently maintain. We expect refinery utilization to average 96% in June, 94% in July, and 96% in August.

We estimate U.S. refinery inputs will average 16.7 million b/d during the second and third quarters of 2022. This average is lower than the 2019 refinery inputs average of 17.3 million b/d despite high utilization rates because of reductions in refinery capacity since early 2020. U.S. refinery capacity has fallen by almost 1.0 million b/d since early 2020 because several refineries were closed or converted.

We expect wholesale prices for gasoline and diesel will begin decreasing in the third quarter of 2022, as refinery production increases. Despite our forecast price decline, we expect that wholesale fuel prices will remain well above previous years through the summer, based on higher crude oil prices as well as the ongoing impact of low global inventories. Low international inventories are likely to face additional tightness in response to the recently announced European ban on Russia's energy imports.

 

[moviedoors]

Deep rift lies behind Biden's criticism of oil and gas industry

Oil CEOs will visit White House for emergency meeting
"White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden won’t attend the meeting, but is keenly interested in its outcome."

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

Roe v. Wade: Biden braces for Supreme Court to overturn abortion rights after months of planning for next steps - CNNPolitics

 

[BeserkerHilf]

We were troubled when we told you to pack the court, now we're deeply pissed.

 

[CaptainWagner]

The country is on fire and the Biden administration's response is to... ban Juul. Just in case anyone suspected they might possibly be capable of learning from past mistakes.

 

[Marvolo]

The country is on fire and the Biden administration's response is to... ban Juul. Just in case anyone suspected they might possibly be capable of learning from past mistakes.

My father and a bunch of other people I know uses a Juul so I'm sure this going to make them hate Biden more. It doesn't make me inclined to vote for them in the midterms either. I dont want to help the dems take away less dangerous nicotine devices. That will only increase tobacco use.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

It was a decision long in the making after earlier steps.

Juul's checkered e-cigarette journey cut short by FDA ban

2017 Pax Labs spins out into a separate company, leaving Juul Labs to focus on nicotine e-cigarettes.
Dec. 2017 Juul names former Chobani executive Kevin Burns as its new chief executive.
April 2018 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has conducted an investigation of underage sales of Juul products and writes to Juul requesting documents around the marketing of its products.
April 2018 Juul announces it will take more decisive action by supporting state and federal push to raise the minimum age to 21+ to purchase tobacco products.
Sept. 2018 Then-FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb calls teenage vaping an "epidemic," tells Juul and other e-cigarette makers they have 60 days to submit plans on ways to combat youth use.
Nov. 2018 Juul announces plans to pull all flavors from over 90,000 retail stores except tobacco, mint and menthol; the FDA says it will craft similar regulations around those flavors. (Juul Labs Inc to pull sweet flavors from stores)
Dec. 2018 Tobacco giant Altria Group (MO.N) invests $12.8 billion in Juul, taking a 35% stake in Juul and valuing the company at $38 billion. (Altria to buy $12.8 billion minority stake in e-cigarette company Juul)
Sept. 9, 2019 The FDA sends warning letter to Juul CEO over its unproven claims that its products pose less harm than traditional cigarettes.
Sept. 11, 2019 Trump administration says it will ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes.
Sept. 25, 2019 CEO Kevin Burns steps down. Juul names former Altria executive KC Crosthwaite as CEO. Also suspends all advertising in the U.S. and says it will refrain from lobbying the Trump administration. (Juul boss exits in vaping crisis as Philip Morris, Altria axe merger talks)(New Juul CEO reshuffles top deck to fix image)
Oct. 17, 2019 Juul suspends sale of its non-tobacco, non-menthol-based flavors Mango, Creme, Fruit and Cucumber in the United States pending FDA review. (Juul halts all U.S. sales of many flavored nicotine liquids)
Oct. 31, 2019 Altria says it is writing down its investment in Juul by $4.5 billion, citing regulatory risks. (Altria writes down Juul investment by $4.5 billion amid vaping backlash)
Nov. 12, 2019 Juul to cut nearly $1 billion in costs next year. (Juul to cut $1 billion in costs as new CEO aims for reboot)
Nov. 19, 2019 The state of California sues Juul, alleging the San Francisco company engaged in a "systematic" and "wildly successful" campaign to woo teenagers to its nicotine devices. (California sues e-cigarette maker Juul for selling nicotine products to youth)
Jan. 2, 2020 Trump administration bans some popular e-cigarette flavors including fruit and mint, allowing only menthol and tobacco flavors to remain on the market. (Trump administration restricts some e-cigarette flavors)
Jan. 20, 2020 Altria takes a $4 billion charge on its investment in Juul, bringing down the value of its investment to $4.2 billion as of the end of 2019. (Altria takes another $4 billion hit on Juul investment, revises deal terms)
Feb. 21, 2020 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission probes Altria's investment in Juul. (U.S. SEC probes Altria's investment in Juul: source)
March 12, 2020 Juul announces co-founder James Monsees to leave the e-cigarette maker, stepping down as adviser and board member. (Juul co-founder James Monsees plans to leave)
April 1, 2020 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission files a complaint to force Altria to sell its investment in e-cigarette maker Juul. (U.S. sues to force Altria to unwind investment in Juul)
July 30, 2020 Juul Labs submits a Premarket Tobacco Product Application to the FDA for its JUUL System, an electronic nicotine delivery system. (Juul submits application to FDA to keep selling e-cigarettes)
Aug. 18, 2020 The FDA files Juul's PMTA for substantive review.
Sept. 3, 2020 Juul says it will cut global workforce significantly and consider pulling out of some European and Asia-Pacific markets. (Juul to drastically cut workforce, explore exiting some markets)
Oct. 29, 2020 Juul cut its valuation to about $10 billion from $12 billion at the end of last year as it faces regulatory scrutiny. (E-cigarette maker Juul cuts valuation to $10 billion - memo)
Oct. 30, 2020 Altria takes another hit of $2.6 billion to its investment in Juul. Its stake is now worth $1.6 billion. (UPDATE 3-Marlboro maker Altria takes $2.6 bln hit as Juul valuation crumbles)

 

[CaptainWagner]

It was a decision long in the making after earlier steps.

Juul's checkered e-cigarette journey cut short by FDA ban

This is all so dumb on so many levels. It's purely a manufactured fight for the administration to run around and say they're doing something good when in fact no one cares and they're actually only making things worse. They already forced Juul into getting rid of flavors, which played a big role in driving the youth market to the cheap, disposable knock-offs that are almost certainly less safe. Banning Juul is going to have zero impact on tobacco use instead it will:

1) Drive older users back to cigarettes and even more younger users to disposables
2) Further open up the demand for black market products
3) Annoy young voters who Biden was already offering nothing to

 

[Holy Slapper]

This is all so dumb on so many levels. It's purely a manufactured fight for the administration to run around and say they're doing something good when in fact no one cares and they're actually only making things worse. They already forced Juul into getting rid of flavors, which played a big role in driving the youth market to the cheap, disposable knock-offs that are almost certainly less safe. Banning Juul is going to have zero impact on tobacco use instead it will:

1) Drive older users back to cigarettes and even more younger users to disposables
2) Further open up the demand for black market products
3) Annoy young voters who Biden was already offering nothing to

E-cigarette's are bad for you, period. Cheap or expensive.

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

[CaptainWagner]

E-cigarette's are bad for you, period. Cheap or expensive.

Well, yeah. There's a lot of things that are bad for you. But we shouldn't be banning them.