United States Biden administration policies and actions - megathread

[posh-goofiness]

Let the theater commence. Call me when there's actual consequences to anyone of consequence.

 

[Jormungandr]

Let the theater commence. Call me when there's actual consequences to anyone of consequence.

Yup.

This is going to be swept under the rug.

 

[Zachowon]

Roger Wicker Calls for a Briefing After Pentagon Hid Austin's Hospitalization

Sen. Roger Wicker slammed the Pentagon for its "shocking defiance of the law" after it failed to disclose Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization for several days.

www.breitbart.com

Looks like this is going to end up in Congress for hearings, and I expect some number of official rebukes/firings.

I actually think something may happen.
Because Bidens handlers don't want the DoD out of line

 

[Bacle]

Let the theater commence. Call me when there's actual consequences to anyone of consequence.

Yup.

This is going to be swept under the rug.

This won't be shrugged off.

It endangered the Continuity of Government plans/policies, and our ability to respond promptly to any attack on US soil.

I expect whomever made the call not to inform the wider DC apparatus will be losing their job.

 

[The Whispering Monk]

And then, "why did they feel it necessary to make that decision?"

 

[Jormungandr]

This won't be shrugged off.

It endangered the Continuity of Government plans/policies, and our ability to respond promptly to any attack on US soil.

I expect whomever made the call not to inform the wider DC apparatus will be losing their job.

I'll believe there will be consequences when I see 'em.

 

[Rocinante]

This won't be shrugged off.

It endangered the Continuity of Government plans/policies, and our ability to respond promptly to any attack on US soil.

I expect whomever made the call not to inform the wider DC apparatus will be losing their job.

No one major will face any consequences. Some lowly staffer will lose their job. That's about it.

 

[Bacle]

I'll believe there will be consequences when I see 'em.

No one major will face any consequences. Some lowly staffer will lose their job. That's about it.

I am not sure who exactly made the call, likely either someone in SecDef's office, or someone in the DoD.

I really don't care about the 'profile' of who is to blame, more that they actually are accurate in their investigation and find the person who actually made the call to hide what was going on.

It may be a 'staffer', because that is what those major offices have anyway, but it could also be someone like the Deputy SecDef or whomever at the DoD decided not to inform the White House after they were informed.

 

[posh-goofiness]

Like I said, @Bacle someone of consequence.

 

[49ersfootball]

Turns out US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent surgery for prostrate cancer according to ABC News.

 

[DarthOne]

It's 3 for 1: billions $ for politically connected; accelerate economic collapse; demoralize populace to make them compliant

 

[Zachowon]

When did that pass?

 

[DarthOne]

When did that pass?

Back in '21.

 

[DarthOne]

Americans Bought Nearly 16 Million Firearms Last Year in Defiance of Biden's Gun Control Push

Americans Bought Nearly 16 Million Firearms Last Year in Defiance of Biden's Gun Control Push

"These are solid figures that reflect the mood of Americans and the desire to exercise Second Amendment rights" Oliva said.

www.westernjournal.com

The latest statistics for firearm sales is in, and they show that Americans bought nearly 16 million firearms in 2023 — despite Biden's gun control push.

According to the FBI's National Criminal Background Check System, 29,854,186 background checks were logged in 2023. This beats 2022, which saw 28,904,713 background checks, Guns.com reported on Thursday.

According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Americans purchased an estimated 15.8 million firearms in 2023, with 1,775,834 million purchases in December alone.

NSSF spokesperson Mark Oliva said that 24 states currently allow gun buyers to purchase additional firearms without having to go through another background check, so the actual number of sales is likely higher.

This latest data now brings a trend of over 1 million firearm purchases per month to 53 months in a row, Guns.com reported.

"By the millions for 50 months straight, law-abiding citizens are choosing to their right to keep and bear arms, despite the efforts of gun control politicians to enact laws to chill that right and others that issue unconstitutional edicts that deny that right," Oliva said in an email to the outlet in September.

"Lawful firearm possession is truly the determining factor of the American character – that we are a people of self-determination and not left to be victims of those who have no respect for life or law."

"Americans showed they want their Second Amendment rights by the millions — once again. These are solid figures that reflect the mood of Americans and the desire to exercise Second Amendment rights" Oliva said, regarding the latest data.

The data comes despite the Biden-Harris administration using a "'whole-of-government' approach" to limit the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens, Oliva said.

Oliva was encouraged by the data and expects sales to continue to rise going into 2024.

"These figures are encouraging for the firearm industry going into 2024. History indicates that background checks for the lawful sale of firearms typically rise during election years. This industry is ready to satisfy the demand for lawful firearm ownership in America," Oliva said, according to Analyzing America.

In 2023 alone, Americans experienced a slew of new restrictions on their Second Amendment rights and calls for even more restrictions.

In August, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms escalated it's efforts to strip gun dealers of their federal firearms licenses, pulling 122 federal firearms licenses from dealers in Fiscal Year 2023 alone.

The Biden administration also announced in December that it was taking "executive action" and will begin to work with states to create legislation that they think states should adopt to further restrict firearms.

The Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act was also introduced in the Senate in December, which "addresses the lethal capacity weapons like the one used in Lewiston and most of the deadliest mass shootings across the country," The Hill reported.

The bill also seeks to ban magazines larger than 10 rounds, ban modifications such as bump stocks, and ban the manufacturing of ghost gun kits.

Despite the slew of new restrictions, Americans continue to support the Second Amendment, and that doesn't look like it's changing any time soon.

 

[Zachowon]

Back in '21.

Huh, that's interesting then

 

[Bacle]

Biden Admits Houthis Are 'Terrorists' After Reversing Trump's Designation

President Joe Biden admitted the Houthis are "terrorists," after revoking former President Donald Trump's designation.

www.breitbart.com

Should have never taken the Houthi's off that list.

 

[Rocinante]

Biden Admits Houthis Are 'Terrorists' After Reversing Trump's Designation

President Joe Biden admitted the Houthis are "terrorists," after revoking former President Donald Trump's designation.

www.breitbart.com

Should have never taken the Houthi's off that list.

It was all part of the "everything Trump did was bad" agenda.

 

[mrttao]

It was all part of the "everything Trump did was bad" agenda.

My favorite was when he cancelled trumps order to lower the price of insulin from 400$ to 20$.

Which, to be honest trump's method was a stupid way to go about it. Should have hit them over the fact that their IP evergreening scam is utter corruption bullshit.
Once that evergreening scam is resolved, insulin would become public domain and thus price should drop to <5$ as all the generic drug factories pick it up

But anyways. biden is definitely evil.

 

[Cherico]

My favorite was when he cancelled trumps order to lower the price of insulin from 400$ to 20$.

Which, to be honest was a stupid way to go about it. Should have hit them over the fact that their IP evergreening scam is utter corruption bullshit.
Once that evergreening scam is resolved, insulin would become public domain and thus price should drop to <5$ as all the generic drug factories pick it up

that one just made trump look better.

 

[mrttao]

that one just made trump look better.

Yes, that was my point.

Besides, biden did not cancel that executive order so that he could slot in a better solution. He cancelled it so that big pharma could rape diabetic people with govt enforcers.