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[–] Rapidcreek 94 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Joe doesn't have a big mouth like Trump, but he actually does accomplish things. Trump's jealous because he has no clue about how

Pete Buttigieg was point man and mentioned by both sides. History will tell a story about Pete IMO.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's still crazy to me that Trump has all three branches and didn't pass a single piece of major legislation.

[–] InverseParallax 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He passed 1 major piece of legislation.

Absolutely nothing got in the way of his capital gains tax cut.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Lmao that's true. Does that count as major? It PALES in comparison to the Biden Infrastructure bill in terms of scope.

[–] InverseParallax 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's the only thing he cared about.

And it pulled the last frail harness off the billionaire class.

[–] idiomaddict 12 points 1 month ago

That’s because he’s a patsy. The judges he put through have done enough and will do more

[–] Ensign_Crab 40 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We had a major infrastructure strike. It was brief, workers got more of what they wanted on their terms. The sky didn't fall, the entire economy didn't immediately collapse.

All the fearmongering surrounding rail workers being able to strike was anti-labor bullshit.

[–] brygphilomena 8 points 1 month ago

Everyone talks like it's the dock workers going on strike that's the issue and not the corporations refusing to pay more.

Businesses make decisions to have a strike by refusing to listen to their hundreds or thousands of workers.

[–] NateNate60 15 points 1 month ago

I cannot believe that actually worked.

[–] CondensedPossum 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

fortune magazine

"i wonder what capitalism wants me to think is going on today?"

[–] stoly 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

lol someone downvoted you for calling out that rag

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 month ago

I don't downvoted often, but I downvoted because it added nothing to the conversation, coupled with not making any sense in the context.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

The article text doesn't support the headline ("Biden helped end the dockers strike by saying reopening the ports to help Hurricane Helene victims would be patriotic"):

“ With the grace of God, and the goodwill of neighbors, it’s gonna hold,” President Joe Biden told reporters Thursday night after the agreement.

In a statement later, Biden applauded both sides “for acting patriotically to reopen our ports and ensure the availability of critical supplies for Hurricane Helene recovery and rebuilding.”

[...]

Thursday’s deal came after Biden administration officials met with foreign-owned shipping companies before dawn on Zoom, according to a person briefed on the day’s events who asked not to be identified because the talks were private. The White House wanted to increase pressure to settle, emphasizing the responsibility to reopen the ports to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene, the person said.

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su told them she could get the union to the bargaining table to extend the contract if the carriers made a higher wage offer. Chief of Staff Jeff Zients told the carriers they had to make an offer by the end of the day so a manmade strike wouldn’t worsen a natural disaster, the person said.

By midday the Maritime Alliance members agreed to a large increase, bringing about the agreement, according to the person.

[–] RestrictedAccount 3 points 1 month ago

He is right!