Joe Biden Presidency thread *Please read OP - Threadbanned Users Added 4/5/21*

Overheal

More laudable progress by the Biden DOJ today: Ahmaud Arbery's muderers have been charged with federal hatecrimes.

https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/federal-hate-crimes-and-attempted-kidnapping-charges-filed-against-men-accused-of-murdering-ahmaud-arbery/?fbclid=IwAR2HiV9uxKm0nCNoHnU1p7nlSPjZpnawe3FgfFgyhJUL5JAMZ4ODH493Pqg

The three men charged at the state level with allegedly murdering Ahmaud Arbery, 25, had their legal exposure compound on Wednesday, with federal prosecutors indicting them with hate crimes, attempt kidnapping and other offenses.

Father and son defendants Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael, along with their accused accomplice William “Roddie” Bryan, Jr., were first arrested last May in Georgia, one of four states without a hate crime law.

The federal government stepped in to fill in that gap on Wednesday afternoon.

The indictment accuses the three men of interfering with Arbery’s rights “because of Arbery’s race and color.”

On Feb. 23, 2020, Arbery was running on a public street in the Satilla Shores neighborhood of Brunswick, Georgia, when the McMichaels armed themselves with firearms, got into a truck, and chased him, prosecutors say.

In the attempted kidnapping charge, prosecutors say: “Specifically, the three defendants chased Arbery through the neighborhood, using their trucks-and in the case of the McMichaels, firearms-in an attempt to restrain Arbery, restrict his free movement, corral and detain him against his will, and prevent his escape.”

The federal indictment has five counts. No trial date has been set in the state case.

Arbery’s mother Wanda Cooper sued the three men, Glynn County, police and others exactly one year after he was shot and killed in a federal complaint narrating her son’s death.

“An avid runner, Ahmaud frequently jogged around his neighborhood and surroundings areas in Brunswick, Georgia, including Satilla Shores,” Cooper’s attorneys wrote in their complaint, before describing what made that day different. “That day three armed white men, Defendants Gregory McMichael, Travis McMicheael, and William Bryan — entrusted by local law enforcement to respond to recent trespasses in the area, and armed with a Police-Department-issued revolver and a 12-gauge shotgun — hunted Ahmaud down in their trucks. Based on a ‘gut feeling’ that Ahmaud was responsible for prior thefts in the neighborhood, these Defendants shot Ahmaud three times at close range with their shotgun and killed him. As Ahmaud lay bleeding out on the pavement, Defendant Travis McMichael stood above him and said, ‘****ing N*****.’”

The original lawsuit uses the N-word without redaction.

An attorney for Cooper did not immediately respond to an email about the federal charges.

Neither did attorneys for the McMichaels.

This is a developing story.

'no racism in America' etc. etc.

eagle eye

Overheal wrote:

More laudable progress by the Biden DOJ today: Ahmaud Arbery's muderers have been charged with federal hatecrimes.

Are they also charged with regular counts of murder and manslaughter.
The hate crimes could be very hard to prove. Just standing over somebody using the N word isn't enough. That can easily get thrown out before it gets to a jury if it is contested.
There's three defendants, only one used that term from what I've read in the article you linked. If they are tried together then the other two's defense can argue that including that is prejudicial to their clients.

Cody montana

Seems like “sleepy joe” rattled a Republicans earlier.

TrangiaCoffee

duploelabs wrote: »

https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/1385991099299377159?s=19

Yet another measure covered in the Great Reset plan, but hey, conspiracy theory I guess.

TrangiaCoffee

salmocab wrote: »

Just to be absolutely clear there is no Biden meat plan, it’s a figment of Fox News collective imagination.

It's no figment. It's part of an active plan, but its not Biden idea.

Cody montana

TrangiaCoffee wrote: »

It's no figment. It's part of an active plan, but its not Biden idea.

"He's going to control how much meat you can eat," Kevin McCarthy

From a few hours ago.

duploelabs

TrangiaCoffee wrote: »

Yet another measure covered in the Great Reset plan, but hey, conspiracy theory I guess.

No it's not, the red meat reduction hoohah was completely concocted. You just need to read a few pages back

francois

duploelabs wrote: »

No it's not, the red meat reduction hoohah was completely concocted. You just need to read a few pages back

The account is "new" so it might not have had the chance

Baggly

TrangiaCoffee wrote: »

Yet another measure covered in the Great Reset plan, but hey, conspiracy theory I guess.

Mod

Bingo. Dont post in this thread again

Cody montana

The U.S. economy grew at a 6.4% annual rate in the first quarter, expanding a consumer-led rebound from the pandemic.

Joey destroyed the economy!

Water John

The only one who was sleepy was Ted Cruz and that was just trying to draw attention to himself.
Biden address might not be gripping in terms of eloquence but from what I've read, those who heard the Gettysburg address said similar.

ohnonotgmail

Water John wrote: »

The only one who was sleepy was Ted Cruz and that was just trying to draw attention to himself.
Biden address might not be gripping in terms of eloquence but from what I've read, those who heard the Gettysburg address said similar.

almost as if content is more important than twitter likes.

Overheal

Water John wrote: »

The only one who was sleepy was Ted Cruz and that was just trying to draw attention to himself.
Biden address might not be gripping in terms of eloquence but from what I've read, those who heard the Gettysburg address said similar.

“It looks like Ted Cruz’s eyes are connected to his states power grid.” - Trevor

y0ssar1an22

this thread is as slow as joe.

maybe thats good thing...nothing to talk about, cant be doing much wrong.

who was the least transparent president prior to JB in terms of fielding questions from the media?

Dr. Bre

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

this thread is as slow as joe.

maybe thats good thing...nothing to talk about, cant be doing much wrong.

who was the least transparent president prior to JB in terms of fielding questions from the media?

You mean as sleepy ..

Professor Moriarty

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

this thread is as slow as joe.

maybe thats good thing...nothing to talk about, cant be doing much wrong.

who was the least transparent president prior to JB in terms of fielding questions from the media?

Biden has already done more for the US and the World than the previous incumbent did in his four years. In fact, if he sat on his hands for four years, he'd be a better president. This kind of shallow nitpicking is pathetic. Vague insinuations and silly straw man arguments. No wonder the thread has gone quiet and lacks any kind of meaningful debate. Them there Trumpists, they got nothing to offer.

Cody montana

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

this thread is as slow as joe.

maybe thats good thing...nothing to talk about, cant be doing much wrong.

who was the least transparent president prior to JB in terms of fielding questions from the media?

The least transparent president was the last guy.

eagle eye

Professor Moriarty wrote:

Biden has already done more for the US and the World than the previous incumbent did in his four years. In fact, if he sat on his hands for four years, he'd be a better president. This kind of shallow nitpicking is pathetic. Vague insinuations and silly straw man arguments. No wonder the thread has gone quiet and lacks any kind of meaningful debate. Them there Trumpists, they got nothing to offer.

He's done more in.the short time he's been in office than any US President during my 51 years on this planet.
Comparing him only to the worst potus in history isn't doing him justice.

Tell me how

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

this thread is as slow as joe.

maybe thats good thing...nothing to talk about, cant be doing much wrong.

who was the least transparent president prior to JB in terms of fielding questions from the media?

You holding up ok?

poisonated

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

this thread is as slow as joe.

maybe thats good thing...nothing to talk about, cant be doing much wrong.

who was the least transparent president prior to JB in terms of fielding questions from the media?

Hang in there buddy. Chin up!

Ted_YNWA

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

this thread is as slow as joe.

maybe thats good thing...nothing to talk about, cant be doing much wrong.

who was the least transparent president prior to JB in terms of fielding questions from the media?

Dr. Bre wrote: »

You mean as sleepy ..

Mod

Joe hasn't caused any scenes to be front & centre.

Don't be that poster to be front & centre attention by dragging the old, senile, sleepy comments back here.

Sadler Peak

Does Biden still support a 15 dollar minimum wage or was that just a lie to help him get elected ?

Doesn't seem to be pushing for it now.

EddieN75

Sadler Peak wrote: »

Does Biden still support a 15 dollar minimum wage or was that just a lie to help him get elected ?

Doesn't seem to be pushing for it now.

I believe big business lobbies had a word and that push was dropped.

It was nonsensical anyway

duploelabs

Sadler Peak wrote: »

Does Biden still support a 15 dollar minimum wage or was that just a lie to help him get elected ?

Doesn't seem to be pushing for it now.

Don't know what press you're reading, but perhaps you need to readjust that

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-mandate-15-minimum-wage-federal-contract-workers/story?id=77336384

Sadler Peak

duploelabs wrote: »

Don't know what press you're reading, but perhaps you need to readjust that

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-mandate-15-minimum-wage-federal-contract-workers/story?id=77336384

Government workers. What about the great unwashed ?

Sadler Peak

Sadler Peak wrote: »

Government workers. What about the great unwashed ?

He is still pushing for it.

https://news.yahoo.com/president-biden-minimum-wage-increase-15-dollars-joint-address-congress-023452313.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEEW7vlkAIOUwR5mRvuVEu1eKHKrFX_3jMjhwhLp7DRSXnLrcF7FKVT_gt8QnFw0Ya49H5ABgjSbbscFSZMZKqscqMKhdLweA9itS1r1SEr-gbKAlaflE5d_XQIJSlzVw1DCpeQOMq7YLsxcFYxmmPOi8inW7_mc9KuRRWjI_xhQ

You can keep track of his lies here if you wish. https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/biden-promise-tracker/?ruling=true

Brian?

Sadler Peak wrote: »

Government workers. What about the great unwashed ?

He can't just wave a hand and say make it so! It had to pass through congress. It'll be a struggle to get it through the Senate with the filibuster.

The actual power of the POTUS seem to be a mystery to a lot of posters.

EddieN75

Brian? wrote: »

He can't just wave a hand and say make it so! It had to pass through congress. It'll be a struggle to get it through the Senate with the filibuster.

The actual power of the POTUS seem to be a mystery to a lot of posters.

Exactly. It was never going to happen. It was election speak

Overheal

EddieN75 wrote: »

Exactly. It was never going to happen. It was election speak

Only so long as Joe Manchin singlehandedly tosses away the ability to pass it through reconciliation.

duploelabs

EddieN75 wrote: »

Exactly. It was never going to happen. It was election speak

He's done it for federal workers, and I'm sure he's working on the rest. So No, it wasn't just election speak as you attest