I'm not very familiar with how public companies work, but I'm surprised that a shareholder with only 3% of ownership can make such demands and can excel such control. I understand they're the largest shareholder, but I could imagine a large portion of the remaining 97% would pay for now following the Paris accords since it may main less money for all investors on the future.
Our infrastructure is 10-15 years behind China and falling further behind.
Again, look at your answer to my first question.
It feels like you want Biden to fix everything, while completely unaware of how our government works. Which brings us to why people compare Trump to Biden, because people will have to vote for one or the other in the election. Is you want better and more extensive changes, vote for the Democrats that can only take baby steps at the moment. When they get more control on Congress, they can make bigger steps.
Yeah it did help some people? It still continues to help a bunch of people and was change so impactful that now, Even republican voters don't want it repealed.
Half measures is the only thing Democrats can pass with the limited power that they have. That didn't even have a full 2 years in control of the executive and legislative branch when the ACA was passed, with some Democrats being very conservative. the only way to get the law passed was by getting all members to agree, including the most conservative Members. The public option in particular was one of the things removed from the ACA because of conservative dissent.
It's the infrastructure bill, not the climate change bill. Which, btw, Biden passed the largest climate change bill in world history but you just keep trying to convince people that Biden bad.
It's actually quite crazy to see the amount of change Biden could get done even with out control of the legislative branch. Adding to that, the Republicans are in disarray too yet things still got done.
I'm surprised OP didn't include the largest climate legislation in world history
I want to see another country or region beat us, as this would be welcome competition.
If it's not perfect we should do nothing you're right. /S
You want to address big problems? We need more Democrats in control of the Congress and executive branch. Republicans will always push us back untill their platform changes.
If you have more Democrats in power you can start to filter out the conservative and moderate Democrats. When we have the thinest majority possible, you can't be picky with what gets passed as you need agreement from the full spectrum of Democrats. Manchin sucked as a Democrat. But he was vital in getting legislation passed that a Republican in his position wouldn't pass.
Bringing this back to your original response,, you're complaining that any progress is bad if it doesn't address the core issue, and I still disagree with that. Any progress is better than none and isn't "lip service", this is just how US government in reality works, you keep making larger more incremental steps.
Our current steps aren't sufficient, in that I believe you and I agree, but there will hopefully be better, stronger legislation to address root problems.
One of The pointa of the ACA was to force insurance companies to allow people with preexisting conditions the ability to not get denied by insurances. insurances hate covering people you know will be sick, and love healthy people. they were not happy with this change.
I agree the problems you said need to be resolved still, but that's for Congress to address now or whenever. Hopefully soon. The ACA wasn't a bill to help lower rates across the board.
And whenever people try to call out conservative Democratic party members for screwing things up they get shouted down in comment threads just like these
I don't like conservative Democrats, but I love them more than Republican politicians because they help more. I enjoy progressive Democrats more than both. Can't speak for other people on Lemmy.
When Biden was elected, Dems controlled both houses of congress. What stopped him from pushing his public option plan then?
This is completely false. They had control of the House, and a tie breaker for the Senate. But that didn't matter much because they need 60 senators to pass legislation without Republicans impeding.
What is stopping him from pushing to deschedule cannabis completely? Even if congress gets in his way, people would give him massive credit for actually trying.
It would be the judiciary that gets in the way as well as Republicans. You'd have people saying Biden is an idiot and only doing this to make it seem he's trying while not actually accomplishing anything. He's making meaningful progress now. Congress is who can actually fix our marijuana laws in a federal sense.
You say we need to elect more Democrats to make bigger steps, but we did that in 2008 and 2020 and still we get baby steps. Why?
Your premise is wrong again. If you have few Democrats in control you get baby steps. If centrist and progressives had the house, and 60 senators and the executive branch, larger steps would be taken.
That's not happened in about 24 years or longer. Republicans have had that more times so you can see the progress they've made at bettering out country these last 24 years.
If the president is so powerless, then why are people worried about project 2025 and "dictator on day 1" Trump? Surely they must be confused, because the adults in the room like you know that the president is actually unable to pass meaningful legislation.
For the same reason it's easier and faster to shoot someone in the face than it is to arrest them, put them on trial and imprison them, Trump isn't going about playing by the rules, and he has many Republicans supporting him. If Biden breaks rules, both Republicans and Democrats would step in to fix that.in addition, Trump doesn't care about what will last, short terms goals are fine with him. Biden wants legislation that will get passed and not struck down by a conservative court.
I feel it's been common knowledge since after the first month of the war that Russia has miscalculated significantly.
They sent in paratroopers, some of the most time consuming and most expensive soldiers to train, into Kyiv where they were summarily killed or captured with no support.
Other units ran out of ammo and fuel, with soldiers indicating they weren't expecting to invade.
Every day this war lasts is a spit in the face to Putin and his shitty planning.
Amazing first steps. This will hopefully help to reduce costs for marijuana businesses, and their prices which will hopefully negatively affect the black market.
Its the next major step in the process of getting it rescheduled. Each step could potentially end that process, so each movement forward is great news.
I guess the trap is that if white goes for Queen, black moves the bishop to take the pawn by the king. That bishop is protected by the knight nearby and forces the king to move. The only place the king can move is up. The other bishop is then moved to force a check mate.
Did I get it right?
Took me a while to understand the notation, now I know you're indicating that the B indicates a Bishop is moving from somewhere to D8. Ok, we're on the same page. Thanks for the confirmation
Biden’s campaign proposed that the first debate between the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees be held in late June and the second in September before early voting begins. Trump responded to the letter in an interview with Fox News digital, calling the proposed dates “fully acceptable to me” and joked about...
The debates are more for on the fence voters. Some people have slowly started to leave the MAGA bubble as the lies stack up high, and they continue to get annoyed with Trump. For people on the fence in voting for Biden, this is an opportunity to see that he's not a senile old man as portrayed by the right.
In this case, yes it is an improvement, we get 2 debates before early voting is a huge improvement over only 1. Yes, long term I agree with you that I'd rather a 3rd party host the events, but right now for this election it seems they need to get their crap together.
I agree, in theory, but the fact of the matter is that the voters determine who can be president, and there's a large bloc that view Trump as a potential president. Ignoring the elephant in the room seems extremely problematic, especially when the right indicates that Biden is too senile, and incoherent to be president as it feeds into their message.
It does sadly. On the flip side, China seems to be trying to capture car manufacturing markets by subsidizing their producers. This would probably be a bad thing in the future if allowed. Hopefully the US government does more work on making it easier to purchase electric cars in the US(specifically the price) while also reducing the need for driving.
The UN has denied that the estimated death toll of women and children in the war in Gaza has been revised downward, pointing towards a confusion between the total numbers of dead bodies recorded, and the number of those who have so far been fully identified....
Don't think you should listen to the other guy at face value. The market for your skills is very bad right now. Ensure you don't lose your job, but definitely feel comfortable looking around for something better. When the market feels better and you're getting reached out to a lot, then be more assertive at work.
Never been to any political rally or event, but do people actually stay during the whole thing usually? People leave early during baseball games to beat the traffic, even if they like baseball or the match.
The raids have somewhat throttled Russian gasoline production, but probably not enough to have an immediate impact on the economy—and thus on the long-term war effort. “These are spot strikes,” energy expert Hennadii Rіabtsev told Ukrainian Pravda. “They are painful and affect logistics, but they do not significantly impact annual total refining volumes.”
What? I thought they have reduced their oil refining? Not to mention, they've started to restrict oil exports(refined oil i believe) since these attacks have taken place all while increasing their unrefined oil exports. It feels like this is actually causing an impact, though definitely not something that directs directly to the front line, but this is long term damage and will make it harder for Russia to generate money.
wow, didn't think that was the case, but based on 2021's numbers, its true. Transportation from vehicles, including personal vehicles, accounts for 29% of emissions. This is the largest source, right above electricity generation (25%). Thought transportation would be top 3 but that something else would overtake it. source
... you realize the US has a huge housing problem where thousands of people are literally without a home? I bet a lot of people would choose to live in a "crammed" apartment building than be homeless.
Right now, NIMBYs don't even want the free market to dictate whether dense housing should be created. There's zoning restrictions which don't allow the option for the creation of denser housing. What's happening now is home owners in those areas want to continue to disallow other people to build denser housing. Not even talking about 20 floor building, but sometimes even 2 story apartments or a location where more than 1 family can legally live. Its extremely regressive and helps their home prices increase, while making it harder for non home owners to gain a home.
I’m glad this was passed. Only worry I have is that the the corporations will have the money to take a hit in California. Keep the amount of money they siphon from CA high, translating to higher costs to the CA businesses and, despite the fact that more of their businesses will struggle, use that as evidence that this law...
The article has stated some workers have had their hours cut such that they're making less. I dont think we can say the current impact will stay the same.
Hopefully, yes workers will be making more in general, but it seems like now restaurants, customers and workers are trying to adjust to the new changes.
I'm glad this was passed. Only worry I have is that the the corporations will have the money to take a hit in California. Keep the amount of money they siphon from CA high, translating to higher costs to the CA businesses and, despite the fact that more of their businesses will struggle, use that as evidence that this law should...
First let me be clear: I'm not a crazy conspiracy person (...on this) I just don't rely on a municipal well. As far as I know adding fluoride to the private well at my houses is not a thing, good or bad. I did drink municipal water for two years when I lived on campus in college....
I did as well. Same symptoms and on my next dentist visit, the dentist had noticed my sensitivity. Back to flouride tooth paste.
I switched mainly because I wanted a tooth paste that was in a refillable container or used less plastic. Alas, I have to pick my health as a priority over helping the environment.
I keep hearing about layoffs, studios being closed and how the industry is troubled. Are companies losing money and sales are poor, or is it the same as Google and other companies laying off people just to pump their stock price and make money despite profitability?
I would say its an economy thing. Google and those other large companies are letting people go mainly because interests rates are so high at the moment. With high interests rates that means lending is more expensive which also means expansions are harder to make financially work. This also applies to AAA game companies.
The lay offs will continue until there's an equilibrium of revenue and expenses (because right now, expenses are too high), or until interests rates decrease again. Since the inflation rate is still above the (Fed)Federal Reserve's desired 2% (it was at 3.5 for March, up from 3.2% in February), its very unlikely that the Fed will lower interests rates soon.
We're basically waiting on companies to reach equilibrium, cut back their spending, for inflation to go down and hoping a full on recession doesn't come about before then.
I don't mean that expenses are higher than revenue, just that expenses are higher relative to revenue than these companies would like. This is a bear market, they need to prepare to withstand the bear market until things look better.
You're right they're not high historically speaking, but they high compared to the last almost 15ish years. And this is after coming out of a time of low interest rates, and increased demand from Covid. The shock from covid wore off, and now the shock from increased interest rates is hitting hard as well.
It would also be an issue if they assumed that with their current staff, they could burrow money cheaply in the hopes that it will pay off in the future.
Now that that isn't an option, cut down staff. Which or course sucks.
Washington’s criticism is misplaced: attacks on oil refineries will not have the effect on global energy markets that U.S. officials fear. These strikes reduce Russia’s ability to turn its oil into usable products; they do not affect the volume of oil it can extract or export. In fact, with less domestic refining...
You bring up a good point that isn't addressed very well. There's still less refined oil being produced that is demanded. In this case, its for Russia. I suppose this demand is partially reduced as Russia will try to minimize unnecessary refined oil usage (maybe eventually increasing local prices to discourage unnecessary use), but even then I still feel their reduced refining capabilities should have an impact on prices.
I suppose that other refineries could pick up the slack, but I'm uncertain whether that really makes sense for them, and there's not an easy way to countries against Russia can reduce their own usage of refined oil in the near term.
Ultimately, time well tell whether these attacks are having a strong impact on global refined oil.
EDIT: one thing that they do mention, that counteracts my point above is the fact that Russia exporting additional unrefined oil, that would mean unrefined oil pricing would decrease, which could counteract the reduction in production of refined oil.
Quite an embarrassment for the US that it was first classified as not having been done by a foreign entity. Hopefully we find out additional details soon.
The Indicator by Planet Money from NPR: they talk about what they feel are important indicators for the current economy, and expand on various economic topics in ways that I think anybody can understand, and are rather short.
The 1A from NPR: they talk about various topics that are affecting the US. They like to get people to chime in with their views, and have some experts on the topics to discuss context and how certain groups are or aren't pushing for changes. Its usually close to an hour long, and not all topics interest me, but they do talk about fake news, presidential elections, housing, mental health etc.
Planet Money from NPR: longer form discussions of economics, somewhat similar to the Indicator, but not as short form and they really expand on economic stories that I think are really interesting. Some topics include how, many, random people, can relatively accurately determine the weight of a cow (and how this defines the economy), the real estate trail that recently occurred and its background.
Misinformation campaigns increasingly target the cavity-fighting mineral, prompting communities to reverse mandates. Dentists are enraged. Parents are caught in the middle....
Except the article, that you are currently commenting on, indicates the exact opposite. Flouridated water decreases the chances of cavities as noted by communities studied, some without flouridated water and others with it.
I feel this takes some of the energy from the title. Better to have some ex Republicans supporting Biden rather than none of them, but I definitely would have wished it was someone actively in office.
Great quote from Duncan though:
Unlike Trump, I’ve belonged to the GOP my entire life. This November, I am voting for a decent person I disagree with on policy over a criminal defendant without a moral compass
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Article is very interesting and talks about the mix of goals in regards to the protests, and how speech negatively and positively helps accomplish those goals.
But doesn't this article also say that some Jewish people liked the idea of being near "their" holy land? I guess what I'm saying, wasn't this an option convenient for both sides? Britain doesn't want a lot/any Jewish people, but also, many Jewish people want to have their own land in current day Israel. Britain's reasons are antisemitic, but they also didn't force Jewish people to live in current day Israel.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Shell urged to clarify climate targets as it braces for shareholder rebellion | NBIM, one of oil group’s largest investors, calls for ‘additional disclosures’ about green commitments ahead of AGM ( www.theguardian.com )
bUt BoTh SiDeS dA sAmE ( lemmy.world )
Russia lacks 'numbers for strategic breakthrough' in Ukraine: NATO ( www.euronews.com )
Moscow says it will keep pushing its offensive in Ukraine, though NATO doubts Russia has the resources to make a significant breakthrough....
The market will for sure solve this ( slrpnk.net )
ABC News: DOJ releases proposed rule to reclassify marijuana ( abcnews.go.com )
President Joe Biden, in a video posted Thursday on X, touted the proposal as "an important move toward reversing longstanding inequities."...
Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift ( www.pbs.org )
mate in two ( lemmy.world )
Biden challenges Trump to 2 debates but won’t participate in nonpartisan commission's debates ( apnews.com )
Biden’s campaign proposed that the first debate between the presumptive Democratic and Republican nominees be held in late June and the second in September before early voting begins. Trump responded to the letter in an interview with Fox News digital, calling the proposed dates “fully acceptable to me” and joked about...
President Biden announces a series of tariffs on green energy products from China. ( lemmy.ml )
UN denies Gaza death toll of women and children has been revised down ( www.theguardian.com )
The UN has denied that the estimated death toll of women and children in the war in Gaza has been revised downward, pointing towards a confusion between the total numbers of dead bodies recorded, and the number of those who have so far been fully identified....
Ordered back to the office, top tech talent left instead, study finds ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Without paywall: https://archive.ph/0KvTq
Trump praises fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter during rally speech ( www.theguardian.com )
Ex-president calls Hopkins’ cannibalistic Lecter ‘late, great’ while condemning ‘people who are being released into our country’...
Skimmer spotted in San Diego at 7-11 ( thumbsnap.com )
A Ukrainian sport plane drone just flew 800 miles (1300 km) into Russia to blow up an oil refinery ( www.forbes.com )
It’s the deepest Ukrainian drone strike of the war, so far...
What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view ( www.theguardian.com )
Bid to oust Speaker Johnson fails but GOP turmoil remains | NPR ( www.npr.org )
Impact of California Fast Food Worker Wage Increase Still Too Early to Gauge | KQED ( www.kqed.org )
I’m glad this was passed. Only worry I have is that the the corporations will have the money to take a hit in California. Keep the amount of money they siphon from CA high, translating to higher costs to the CA businesses and, despite the fact that more of their businesses will struggle, use that as evidence that this law...
Impact of California Fast Food Worker Wage Increase Still Too Early to Gauge | KQED ( www.kqed.org )
I'm glad this was passed. Only worry I have is that the the corporations will have the money to take a hit in California. Keep the amount of money they siphon from CA high, translating to higher costs to the CA businesses and, despite the fact that more of their businesses will struggle, use that as evidence that this law should...
Do adults benefit from flouride?
First let me be clear: I'm not a crazy conspiracy person (...on this) I just don't rely on a municipal well. As far as I know adding fluoride to the private well at my houses is not a thing, good or bad. I did drink municipal water for two years when I lived on campus in college....
Why is the video game industry in crisis?
I keep hearing about layoffs, studios being closed and how the industry is troubled. Are companies losing money and sales are poor, or is it the same as Google and other companies laying off people just to pump their stock price and make money despite profitability?
Why Ukraine Should Keep Striking Russian Oil Refineries ( www.foreignaffairs.com )
Washington’s criticism is misplaced: attacks on oil refineries will not have the effect on global energy markets that U.S. officials fear. These strikes reduce Russia’s ability to turn its oil into usable products; they do not affect the volume of oil it can extract or export. In fact, with less domestic refining...
Congress to examine Havana syndrome again after Russian involvement report ( www.theguardian.com )
House to hear testimony after concerns government assessment that no foreign adversary was involved might be mistaken...
What podcasts have you been listening to the most during the year?
I'm getting close to the bottom of my backlog on a few podcasts, so I'm looking to get something new in there....
Medical freedom vs. public health: Should fluoride be in our drinking water? ( www.nbcnews.com )
Misinformation campaigns increasingly target the cavity-fighting mineral, prompting communities to reverse mandates. Dentists are enraged. Parents are caught in the middle....
Georgia Republican backs Biden, blasts those in party who ‘fall in line’ with Trump ( thehill.com )
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Finland warns of Android malware attacks breaching bank accounts ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
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How pervasive is antisemitism on US campuses? A look at the language of the protests ( www.theguardian.com )
Article is very interesting and talks about the mix of goals in regards to the protests, and how speech negatively and positively helps accomplish those goals.