US dockworkers suspend ports strike until January

Biden noted the need for ports to be open to "ensure the availability of critical supplies" for those hit by Hurricane Helene, which has left more than 200 people dead in the US south-east.

In other words, the situation would leave Biden the ability to enact "emergency powers" due to the severity of the Hurricane and the ongoing relief efforts... and could have seize control from the companies running/owning them (who are all foreign companies at this point). Presidential power to do so in an emergency is his to wield in such, just as it was Bush's when 9/11 happened or Roosevelt's during the Great Coal Strike or Roosevelt for the Railroads at the start of WW2. Better to share the pie with the workers then lose it all/

Well That Was Effective

#Strike #ILA #Biden

International Longshoremen's Association suspend ports strike until January

The walkout threatened to plunge the holiday shopping season into turmoil and become an issue in next month's presidential election.

^{Christal Hayes (BBC News)}

“America’s going to have to choose between moving forward or backward, between hope & hate, between unity & division.

We have to decide: Do we still believe in honesty, decency, respect? Freedom, justice & democracy?

In this moment, we can see those we disagree with not as enemies, but as fellow Americans.”

- President Joe #Biden, July 24, 2024

Some "both-sides" troll has been trying to convince me this afternoon that "#Biden has been as bad as T**** re: Covid" b/c "they both gave up fighting it too soon" (as if T**** ever fought it at all.)

When I asked him how Biden was supposed to convince people to protect themselves from NON-lethal Covid when they wouldn't even protect themselves from LETHAL Covid, he had no answer except to lob juvenile attacks on my character. 🤦‍♂️

Happening NOW: Hundreds & hundreds of people have entirely shut down the Federal Reserve of New York City.

The Fed needs to force Wall Street to stop funding climate chaos!

#Biden #Climate #fossilfuels

The US National Science Foundation (#NSF) just released the draft update to its #OpenAccess policy, as requested by the #Biden #OSTP (#NelsonMemo).
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023…

I'm digesting it now but wanted it to share first.

Tho released today, it's dated Feb 23, 2023. (Why?)