Summary

President Biden became the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest, emphasizing the global urgency of combating climate change.

During his historic visit, he called protecting the environment “a fight for humanity, citing achievements such as rejoining the Paris Agreement, boosting climate financing to $11 billion annually, and advancing green energy through the Inflation Reduction Act

He announced new conservation efforts, including $50 million for the Amazon Fund, and declared Nov. 17 as International Conservation Day.

Biden urged leaders to prioritize both environmental protection and economic growth, leaving a climate-focused legacy amid concerns over President-elect Trump’s rollback plans.

  • @Ensign_Crab
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    -11 month ago

    Manchin and Sinema. Why are you trying to blame the Dem party for people that don’t vote along party lines.

    They did their jobs. They voted like leadership wanted. There are always just enough Manchins.

    The people gave Democrats a majority. They found enough no votes. Like fucking always.

    • @UsernameHere
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      01 month ago

      Manchin and Sinema exist because any politician can just claim to be democrat and not vote along party lines. For you to act like it is some conspiracy by the democrats to not follow through on what they worked for is a bad faith argument.

      Isn’t it more likely that republicans, the group that actively blocks all democrats out then up to it?

      • @Ensign_Crab
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        01 month ago

        Isn’t it more likely that republicans, the group that actively blocks all democrats out then up to it?

        Which also would be a conspiracy.

        • @UsernameHere
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          -11 month ago

          There is evidence of republicans trying to stop Democratic legislation. There is none of the Democratic Party trying to stop the Democratic Party

          • @Ensign_Crab
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            11 month ago

            There is plenty of evidence of Democrats trying to stop progressives. Why would that be limited to progressive candidates and not progressive legislation?

            • @UsernameHere
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              -11 month ago

              “Democrats” or the Democratic Party as a whole? Because any bad faith actor can claim to be democrat and go against party lines.

                • @UsernameHere
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                  -11 month ago

                  When people like yourself fall for it, why would they stop?

                  • @Ensign_Crab
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                    11 month ago

                    When they can count on people like yourself to make excuses for it, why would they stop?