November 6, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, toolg said: Um, Project Veritas should have referred "tipsters” directly to law enforcement. Because they put their hands on stolen property, they have some explaining to do. So now lefties care about stolen property? 1 hour ago, toolg said: FBI considers any threat against POTUS seriously. The theft of Biden’s daughter’s diary can be considered a threat. How is it a threat against POTUS? Explain it. What is threatening?
November 6, 20213 yr 32 minutes ago, lynched1 said: Wait for it....... Nah, Trump just wishes he could shower with his daughter.
November 6, 20213 yr 22 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: Nah, Trump just wishes he could shower with his daughter. Apparently Biden has. Your point?
November 6, 20213 yr 1 hour ago, TEW said: So now lefties care about stolen property? How is it a threat against POTUS? Explain it. What is threatening? Pee tape allegations? Send in the FBI to verify it. Child molestation allegations? Send in the FBI to bury it. No political influence at the DOJ at all.
November 6, 20213 yr Wow. If this is true, I don’t care what person is President. That’s disgusting. Between his son’s laptop and his daughter’s diary, this is some nasty ish.
November 7, 20213 yr President Joe Biden met Duchess of Cornwall during reception on Monday They made polite small talk and Camilla was shocked to hear Biden break wind Reception was hours after Biden appeared to doze off at COP26 opening …It was long and loud and impossible to ignore,' the source said. 'Camilla hasn't stopped talking about it.'
November 7, 20213 yr 3 hours ago, The_Omega said: Ultimate power move. Good to have a president that isn't a cuck.
November 7, 20213 yr 3 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: Ultimate power move. Good to have a president that isn't a cuck. Thank God we don’t have posters here defending everything Pop Pop does, amirite?
November 7, 20213 yr 2 hours ago, The_Omega said: Thank God we don’t have posters here defending everything Pop Pop does, amirite? Yeah my comment was totally serious.
November 7, 20213 yr On 11/6/2021 at 3:19 PM, mikemack8 said: Damn - y’all really voted for a dude who showered with his own daughter In my case, more than once!
November 8, 20213 yr 10 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said: Ultimate power move. Good to have a president that isn't a cuck. Was it also a power move when he pooped himself before meeting the Pope?
November 8, 20213 yr On 11/6/2021 at 3:54 PM, JohnSnowsHair said: Nah, Trump just wishes he could shower with his daughter. Me too. I mean his daughter, not mine. That’s gross. I don’t think anyone who has done that is fit to hold office. 8 hours ago, Gannan said: In my case, more than once! How to say you’re old without saying you’re old. 🤣
November 8, 20213 yr 14 hours ago, The_Omega said: Thank God we don’t have posters here defending everything Pop Pop does, amirite? If anyone wants to know what irony looks like, this is it right here.
November 8, 20213 yr Author 23 hours ago, The_Omega said: That's actually pretty awesome. I'd love to meet a bunch of British dignitaries and crop dust their palace. 'MURICA!!!
November 8, 20213 yr Wow I am surprised they are this ......... HIGH I think I found the 38% who approve, they live here in CVON
November 8, 20213 yr Author This is a good package from the looks of things. Very Rooseveltian in character. Quote What’s in the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package The bipartisan bill includes $550 billion in new investments in roads, bridges, broadband and more. It is widely expected to create a lot of jobs. The bipartisan infrastructure bill is finally on its way to President Biden’s desk. After months of intense debate between Democrats’ warring factions, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday secured passage of an approximately $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to upgrade the nation’s roads, bridges, pipes, ports, broadband and other public works. The Senate approved the measure on a bipartisan basis in early August, but the legislation then languished in the House as liberal lawmakers refused to back the measure without assurances that Biden’s broader social spending package would be approved. The infrastructure package contains $550 billion in entirely new investments, including money for electric-car charging stations and zero-emission school buses. The spending is mostly paid for — without raising taxes. The bulk of the funding comes from repurposing unspent coronavirus relief money and tightening enforcement on reporting gains from cryptocurrency investments. The bill would add about $256 billion to the deficit, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The plan garnered significant support from Democrats and Republicans. Here is a rundown of what is in the 2,700 pages of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Total new spending: $550 billion Return to menu The bipartisan bill is a lot less than the $2.3 trillion Biden initially asked for in the spring, but it is still a significant amount of funding for the next five years. The senators often like to refer to the bill as a $1.2 trillion package because they are also counting funding that is normally allotted each year for highways and other projects. The spending is partially paid for with unused coronavirus relief dollars, unused federal unemployment aid, sales of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, increased fees for some Superfund sites and customs, and delaying a Medicare expense for a year. Some money would also come from tighter enforcement to ensure cryptocurrency investors pay taxes once they sell and realize their gains. Budget experts say the bill is likely to add about $350 billion to the deficit over the next decade. On top of the CBO forecast, they say an additional $90 billion must be included since the bill "authorizes” that spending even though it is not technically counted as spent. How many jobs would it create? Return to menu Lawmakers and the White House are touting the huge number of jobs this bill would help generate. Many construction jobs do not require college degrees, though they do require some special skills. Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, estimates growth of about 660,000 jobs could result by 2025. Interestingly, construction has been one of the few industries with slow job growth in recent months. The bill includes funding and provisions to get more job training programs going and to get more women into the construction and trucking industries. What happened with crypto? Return to menu The bill was held up for several days over a debate about a provision that would require more-stringent reporting of cryptocurrency gains and losses to the IRS. The goal is to ensure crypto investors are paying taxes properly, but there was concern that the language was so broad that developers who worked on crypto would also face taxation. In the end, the Senate did not change the language in this bill, but the Treasury Department has vowed it will not go after the developers. What are the other top-line numbers? Return to menu Roads and bridges: $110 billion. The biggest-ticket item in the bill is money for building and repairing roads and bridges across the country. Many senators are already touting projects in their home states that will benefit from the funding. Sens. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) were both instrumental in crafting the bipartisan plan, and it is notable that the bill includes specific funding earmarked for Appalachian and Alaskan highways. There is also funding for transportation research at universities, funding for Puerto Rico’s highways and money for "congestion relief” efforts in cities. Railroads: $66 billion. The U.S. passenger rail system, a favorite of Biden’s, receives a large chunk of funding for upgrades and maintenance. There is substantial funding earmarked for the Northeast Corridor, the heavily traveled route from Boston to D.C. The bill also has money for freight rail safety and calls for stations that average 40 passengers a day to have a station agent on duty. Some were disappointed that the bill does not specifically call for investment in the kind of high-speed-rail seen in other countries. Power grid: $65 billion. The plan has substantial funding for "grid reliability and resiliency,” a fancy way of saying updates to older power lines and cables, and investments in ways to ensure the power grid is not hacked. As part of the bill’s efforts to address climate change, the power grid section also has funding to support the development and adaptation of clean-energy technology. Broadband: $65 billion. There is a major focus in the bill on expanding broadband in rural areas and low-income communities. This has been a bipartisan priority for years, but the White House estimates that about 30 million Americans still do not have reliable Internet access, which became a major issue for schooling and work during the pandemic. About $14 billion of the funding would go toward making monthly Internet bills more affordable for low-income Americans. Water (especially pipes): $55 billion. After the Flint, Mich., lead contamination crisis, there is a renewed focus on ensuring U.S. water infrastructure gets upgraded. The bill includes $15 billion specifically for lead-pipe replacement. There is also $10 billion to clean up man-made chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The bill also sets aside money for clean drinking water for tribal communities. ‘Resilience’: $47 billion. The resiliency funding falls mainly into two categories: cybersecurity and climate change mitigation. There is funding to help protect infrastructure from attacks, along with funding to address droughts, flooding, wildfire mitigation, coastal erosion and other big issues affecting many parts of the nation as weather patterns become more extreme. Public transit: $39 billion. Senators and the White House have been citing a Transportation Department estimate that 40 percent of buses and 23 percent of subway and rail cars are in poor shape. The funding would go a long way toward upgrades. There is also money for new bus routes and making public transit more accessible to seniors and Americans with disabilities. Airports: $25 billion. Biden famously described New York City’s LaGuardia in 2014 as a "Third World country” airport. The bill contains funding for major upgrades and expansions at U.S. airports. About $5 billion would go specifically toward upgrading air traffic control towers and systems. Remediation: $21 billion. This part of the bill includes funds to clean up brownfield and Superfund sites, abandoned mines, and old oil and gas wells that need to be plugged. Ports: $17 billion. There is a significant investment in various port infrastructure. About half the money goes to the Army Corps of Engineers. There is also money for the Coast Guard and for ferry terminals and efforts to reduce truck emissions at ports. Safety: $11 billion. The bulk of the funding in this section is for highway safety, but there is also funding for pedestrian safety, pipeline safety and even ways to prevent vehicle incidents involving animals. Western water infrastructure: $8 billion. As parts of the West continue to suffer droughts, the bill designates several billions to invest in water treatment, storage and reuse facilities to help mitigate these issues. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) was one of the major negotiators of the package, and her state is one of many in the West that has had drought issues in recent years. Electric-vehicle charging stations: $7.5 billion. The United States has about 43,000 charging stations. Biden has set a goal of having half of new cars electric by 2030, which will require significantly more charging stations across the nation. Electric school buses: $7.5 billion. The bill makes a major push to replace existing school buses with zero-emissions buses. Specific funding is set aside to help lower-income, rural and tribal communities replace their bus fleets. What else is in the bill? Return to menu There was a major lobbying frenzy for this package, and the result is many small provisions tucked in the bill to aid different groups. For example, there is funding for salmon recovery; requirements that states enforce laws that ban open alcoholic beverages in cars; and a provision allowing states to use some of their funding for recreational trails. There is also money for research on "wildlife crossing safety” and money for a "healthy streets” program to expand tree cover to mitigate urban heat. And, perhaps a favorite of avid train riders such as Biden, there is a line in the bill encouraging more food and beverage services on Amtrak routes, even if revenue does not break even. The bill also attempts to fast-track permitting for infrastructure projects, an issue the Trump administration attempted to address as well. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/08/10/senate-infrastructure-bill-what-is-in-it/ #winning
November 8, 20213 yr Biden predicts ‘infrastructure decade’ as Senate passes bipartisan bill Biden praised the Senate’s passage of the infrastructure bill, describing the bipartisan deal as proof that "democracy can still work”. Speaking at the White House this afternoon, Biden said, "After years and years of infrastructure week, we’re on the cusp of an infrastructure decade that I truly believe will transform America.” thanks joe! your country needed you & you came through for us!
November 8, 20213 yr I'm thrilled that we passed a bill that progressive house members tried to block but moderate republicans sign on to. Beautiful. More Republicans should have signed on, but politicians aren't known for their acts of courage.
November 8, 20213 yr Author 1 minute ago, JohnSnowsHair said: I'm thrilled that we passed a bill that progressive house members tried to block but moderate republicans sign on to. Beautiful. More Republicans should have signed on, but politicians aren't known for their acts of courage. I don't think it can be overstated how much of an accomplishment this is. Biden is making hay in a nearly impossible political climate. To borrow an expression, "This is a big f***ing deal!"
November 8, 20213 yr 8 hours ago, Outlaw said: Me too. I mean his daughter, not mine. That’s gross. I don’t think anyone who has done that is fit to hold office. How to say you’re old without saying you’re old. 🤣 In the same election... get it? The same election!!!!
November 8, 20213 yr 58 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: I'm thrilled that we passed a bill that progressive house members tried to block but moderate republicans sign on to. Beautiful. More Republicans should have signed on, but politicians aren't known for their acts of courage. Good God they are so dumb.
November 8, 20213 yr 1 minute ago, we_gotta_believe said: Good God they are so dumb. They're Trump assets at this point.
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