The Biden Administration Is Ready To Go to War Over ‘Right To Repair’ Rules A forthcoming executive order would force companies to make it easier on consumers seeking to make their own repairs to their devices.

 

12 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

The Biden Administration Is Ready To Go to War Over ‘Right To Repair’ Rules A forthcoming executive order would force companies to make it easier on consumers seeking to make their own repairs to their devices.

 

The Phone thing is out of hand. The markup on them is insane and planned obsolescence is very real. 

Just now, Gannan said:

The Phone thing is out of hand. The markup on them is insane and planned obsolescence is very real. 

I don't mind planned obsolescence so long as it's not deceptive and you let me actually own the device I paid for. I'm not merely leasing and storing it for you, trillion dollar company. It's mine now, I should be able to easily open it up and freely tinker with it. 

The economy is recovering so quickly that many companies can’t find workers fast enough to meet their increased customer demand. On Wednesday, the government said U.S. employers posted 9.21 million jobs in May, the most since record-keeping began in 2000.

KLAS-TV: Biden signs executive order to promote competition in US economy.

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/biden-signs-executive-order-to-promote-competition-in-us-economy/

9 hours ago, DaEagles4Life said:

The economy is recovering so quickly that many companies can’t find workers fast enough to meet their increased customer demand. On Wednesday, the government said U.S. employers posted 9.21 million jobs in May, the most since record-keeping began in 2000.

KLAS-TV: Biden signs executive order to promote competition in US economy.

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/biden-signs-executive-order-to-promote-competition-in-us-economy/

I like some of this, but I don't know if it goes as far as I'd like. I want to see what he's talking about here show actual teeth number one, and I'd like to see some work toward rolling back regulatory capture.

This would cheese off the lobbies of many industries, but I would LOVE to see one of these two parties actually start doing things that encourage free market competition rather than paying lip service to it.

On 6/25/2021 at 11:49 AM, downundermike said:

List of those who did not officially concede.

Donald Trump

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The end.

Just thinking about a few contested elections:

Andrew Jackson and his supporters called the 1824 election a "corrupt bargain” after Jackson was robbed of the presidency.

The 1876 election was decided by a back room deal. So I’m not sure if Samuel Tilden ever conceded.

The difference in my mind is the 2020 election wasn’t close. Trump wasn’t close to winning. It’s like the coach of an NFL team insisting the refs cost his team the game after losing by 30 points.

 

2 hours ago, Dave Moss said:

Just thinking about a few contested elections:

Andrew Jackson and his supporters called the 1824 election a "corrupt bargain” after Jackson was robbed of the presidency.

The 1876 election was decided by a back room deal. So I’m not sure if Samuel Tilden ever conceded.

The difference in my mind is the 2020 election wasn’t close. Trump wasn’t close to winning. It’s like the coach of an NFL team insisting the refs cost his team the game after losing by 30 points.

 

And he lost the popular vote in both elections 

On 7/2/2021 at 5:39 AM, Kz! said:

 

And gas up about $2.00  gallon. Which in turn raises all prices on just about everything. Who they think their fooling?
 Forget I asked that. 

45 minutes ago, SNOORDA said:

And gas up about $2.00  gallon.

So, would you prefer gas be down another $2.00 and still be in the depths of a recession/pandemic?

47 minutes ago, SNOORDA said:

And gas up about $2.00  gallon. Which in turn raises all prices on just about everything. Who they think their fooling?
 Forget I asked that. 

gas prices plummeted when demand fell off a cliff during the pandemic. 

gas was $2.237 in January 2019, and $2.897 in May of 2019. I don't recall a whole lot of blame directed at the White House from you right wingers on that.

Biden's tweet was certainly dumb. no question there. but gas prices have simply normalized. gas at pandemic prices is not sustainable, and gas prices are within normal fluctuations. 

21 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

gas prices plummeted when demand fell off a cliff during the pandemic. 

gas was $2.237 in January 2019, and $2.897 in May of 2019. I don't recall a whole lot of blame directed at the White House from you right wingers on that.

Biden's tweet was certainly dumb. no question there. but gas prices have simply normalized. gas at pandemic prices is not sustainable, and gas prices are within normal fluctuations. 

I only know for certain it’s been steady around 3.00 for the entire trump presidency and it began rising almost immediately following the election and is now $5.00 a gallon.   
 

Screw normal fluctuations.  Keep gas affordable and everything else follows suit. Especially following a major pandemic.  
 

and yeah Biden’s tweet is dumb. But more importantly it’s deceptive and insulting.  

1 hour ago, SNOORDA said:

I only know for certain it’s been steady around 3.00 for the entire trump presidency and it began rising almost immediately following the election and is now $5.00 a gallon.

Uh, maybe because the last guy was an incompetent imbecile who had zero interest in ending the pandemic. Biden actually got things moving in the right direction, which in turn increased demand for fossil fuels. Aside from this unusual circumstance, though, the president has next to zero effect on the price of gasoline. Not to mention, January is typically the time of year when gas prices are lowest.

7 hours ago, SNOORDA said:

I only know for certain it’s been steady around 3.00 for the entire trump presidency and it began rising almost immediately following the election and is now $5.00 a gallon.   
 

Screw normal fluctuations.  Keep gas affordable and everything else follows suit. Especially following a major pandemic.  
 

and yeah Biden’s tweet is dumb. But more importantly it’s deceptive and insulting.  

$5/gallon? I have seen gas prices from all over the nation and never seen $5. EIA has it around $3.12.

Crude oil prices are up as demand is up, and OPEC isn't increasing supply which doesn't affect our supply directly but does impact the cost of crude. Refinery capacity is down almost 5% because of closures during the pandemic, and some of these are not going to come back online. Add to that the typical rise in prices over the summer and here we are.

3 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said:

$5/gallon? I have seen gas prices from all over the nation and never seen $5. EIA has it around $3.12.

 

Dude lives in California.

11 hours ago, SNOORDA said:

 

Screw normal fluctuations.  Keep gas affordable and everything else follows suit. Especially following a major pandemic.  
 

 

Censorship yet?

During a press briefing Thursday, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that the White House was collaborating with social media companies to censor COVID ‘disinformation.’

In response to a reporter’s question, she said the federal government has ramped up its disinformation research and tracking.

"We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook that spread disinformation,” she said.

She discussed four key steps the federal government is taking to hold Facebook and other tech titans accountable for identifying and restricting content deemed factually incorrect surrounding the COVID vaccine.

"Facebook should provide publicly and transparently data on the reach of the COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, not just engagement but the reach of the misinformation and the audience that it’s reaching,” Psaki commented. ” This should be provided not just to researchers but to the public.”
 

She also said the White House had proposed a "robust enforcement strategy” that bridges the properties of the tech titans like Facebook, which also owns the popular apps Instagram and Snapchat, and  "provides transparency about the rules.”

"There’s about 12 people that are producing 65 percent of anti-vaccine misinformation on social media platforms. All of them remain active on Facebook despite some of them even being banned on other platforms including ones that Facebook owns,” Psaki added.

She urged Facebook to move more expeditiously to find and remove misleading content before it is consumed by a large number of users.

"It’s important to take faster action against harmful posts. As you all know, information travels quite quickly on social media platforms sometimes that’s not accurate,” the press secretary emphasized.

Facebook has an obligation to use its power to "promote quality information sources in their feed algorithm,” Psaki suggested, noting that "Facebook has repeatedly shown they have the leverage” to do so.

 

Fascism but cool because it’s democrats doing it.

 

On 7/12/2021 at 9:26 AM, EaglesRocker97 said:

 

Dude lives in California.

Yep. There’s his problem.  I paid $2.85 today in North Carolina.  I noticed when I drove up to Ohio and Michigan last week that the prices often go over $3.00 up there though.

6 minutes ago, Dave Moss said:

Yep. There’s his problem.  I paid $2.85 today in North Carolina.  I noticed when I drove up to Ohio and Michigan last week that the prices often go over $3.00 up there though.

We were at 3.15 last earlier this week in NJ.

1 minute ago, Boogyman said:

We were at 3.15 last earlier this week in NJ.

That’s about what it was in Ohio and Michigan.  I didn’t make it to PA or NJ this past trip.

41 minutes ago, Kz! said:

Fascism but cool because it’s democrats doing it.

 

Hey Kz!  What do you make of Hannity telling his listeners to get the vaccine?

 

I want to thank our president…..I got my Biden bucks today!!!!  

5 hours ago, Kz! said:

Fascism but cool because it’s democrats doing it.

 

Watching how badly God Emperor Biden triggers you Trumpbots is more glorious than I could have possibly imagined. 

5 hours ago, The_Omega said:

Censorship yet?

 

 

14 hours ago, Gannan said:

Watching how badly God Emperor Biden triggers you Trumpbots is more glorious than I could have possibly imagined. 

Look at the warm embrace of fascism!

From libertarian to boot licking fascist, all because of TDS