Thank You Brandon

It's pure anathema to me to think that I'm being some kinda fuckin' cheerleader for any politician.

But as long as the other side is hell-bent on fucking this all up and pushing us into a Daddy State Plutocracy, I'm all in for just about anybody trying to make government do some good work at a reasonable price.

What has Joe Biden done for us?

1. passed $1.9T of much-needed relief for the American economy
2. expanded/boosted vaccine testing, vaccine manufacturing, vaccine distribution, PPE manufacturing, PPE distribution thru the Defense Production Act
3. canceled student loan debt for more than 300,000 people with severe disabilities
4. canceled student loan debt for more than 92,000 students who were victims of fraud (eg: Trump University, etc)
5. increased overall spending on public education programs
6. instructed the Department of Education to pay teachers or school officials who had their pay withheld for instituting mask mandates and other safety protocols
7. increased the benefits for disabled veterans
8. restored veterans programs that were cut under Trump
9. rejoined the United Nations Human Rights Council after the Trump administration left it
10. revoked the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline
11. rejoined the Paris Climate Accord
12. stopped the issuing of new leases for oil/gas drilling on public lands
13. increased funds for FEMA & for communities affected by natural disasters
14. increased fuel emission standards for EPA & the Department of Transportation
15. revoked the Muslim travel ban
16. pension relief for more than 100 retirement plans for millions of people
17. increased food & nutrition benefits by 25%
18. increased SNAP benefits by 15% for lower income children to have free or affordable lunches at school
19. increased funding to Obamacare, lowering costs & providing new options for people
20. increased relief for minority farmers
21. issued an executive order making American supply chains less reliant on foreign companies
22. revoked a Trump executive order that mandates stricter work rules on people seeking welfare assistance
23. told Putin the U.S. would no longer “roll over” for his aggressive actions
24. preserved the protection of various national monuments and wildlife reserves
25. rejoined the World Health Organization
26. created a Gender Policy Council, rolling back a Trump decision to cut a similar program under Obama
27. extended fair housing protections for LGBTQ+ Americans
28. added more inclusive rhetoric to American paperwork such as passports, etc
29. signed the K-12 Cybersecurity Act which protects sensitive information maintained by schools across the country
30. directed Housing & Urban Development to implement policies that help increase the supply of affordable homes
31. expanded the access to therapy dogs for veterans
32. has the narrowest pay gap between men & women ever
33. established rules protecting patients from unexpected medical expenses
34. expanded access to legal representation for poor people
35. released his tax returns
36. increased the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15/hr
37. increased funds to specifically address America’s mental health & addiction crises
38. restored labor rights at the Department of Defense
39. is requiring his political appointees to take an ethics pledge due to the excess number of violations during the Trump administration
40. got rid of a Trump-era mandate that used Covid as an excuse for deregulation
41. supported the DACA program
42. reinstated the Central Minors Program for children to reunite with a guardian(s) living legally
43. deleted a Trump agreement that put up roadblocks to families trying to help undocumented immigrant children
44. revoked a Trump executive order which suspended the issuing of immigration visas that used the pandemic as an excuse for denying those visas
45. doubled the availability of military assistance to American hospitals for COVID
46. got us out of a “never-ending” unnecessary 20-year war in Afghanistan
47. expanded COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs for businesses in need
48. ordered more TSA travel restrictions on people who refused to follow safety protocols
49. ordered the businesses employing more than 100 people to ensure paid time off for getting vaccinated
50. extended the pause on student loan repayment until January 31, 2022 due to the global pandemic
51. has already been more inclusive to tribal communities
52. awarded Congressional Medals to Capitol Police who responded to the Jan6 failed insurrection
53. barred Donald Trump from intel briefings citing his multiple impeachments, incitement of the Jan6 insurrection, 30,000+ lies & misleading statements, Twitter tantrums, etc
54. sanctioned Russia in retaliation for poisoning opposition leaders & US intel hacking of the 2016 election
55. ordered a halt on the federal death penalty
56. signed an executive order to make the Department of Justice work on reducing the use of “ghost guns” in America
57. Biden negotiated agreement for 24/7 operations at California ports in order to alleviate supply chain issues
58. making childcare more affordable with a Child Tax Credit worth $300/month, which equates to a tax cut for middle and lower income families
59. 26 Federal judges seated, 27 awaiting confirmation 
60. passed $1.2 infrastructure bill - the biggest investment in America in the last 80 years.

And this is in no way an exhaustive, all-inclusive list.

Biden's gang has been in place for right about 10 months now, and they're doing what good government is supposed to do.