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After promising that most K-8 students would be in schools in the first 100 days,  apparently Joe is afraid to lead on this and has drastically scaled back that goal.

Instead, we're shooting for about half to go to school at least one day a week,  by the end of April.

https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-02-09/bidens-goal-for-school-reopenings-suddenly-became-more-attainable

 

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Beerman said:

Incompetent wokeness

"In 2021, the Biden administration pledged it would build 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations by 2030. So far, it's built seven."

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"But internal memos from the Department of Transportation obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, as well as interviews with those who are responsible for overseeing the implementation of the electric vehicle charging station project, say the delay is in large part a result of the White House's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

"These requirements are screwing everything up," said one senior Department of Transportation staffer who spoke on the condition of anonymity. "It's all a mess."

https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/white-house-equity-requirements-holding-back-ev-charging-station-construction-internal-docs-show/

I'm not gullible enough to believe anything in the Washington Free Beacon.  It's hysterically right wing drivel for the most part.  But, to the point, getting us weaned from our oil dependence is going to take time and it's going to be difficult .  Having said that, I agree that we should have turned to hybrids with the thought that the lithium free battery development would be quicker than trying to build a new electrical grid.  This seems to really resonate with you that the administration probably made an error in judgement here.  However, it was a well-intentioned error and didn't involve setting up a meeting with the oil industry in an attempt to bribe them for future favors which would increase the price of gas for all of us.  Blaming DEI on the lack of charging stations is so far-flung as to be lunacy.  We don't need all those charging pumps when people don't want to pay for electric cars and what that entails.  

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subee said:

I'm not gullible enough to believe anything in the Washington Free Beacon.  It's hysterically right wing drivel for the most part.  But, to the point, getting us weaned from our oil dependence is going to take time and it's going to be difficult .  Having said that, I agree that we should have turned to hybrids with the thought that the lithium free battery development would be quicker than trying to build a new electrical grid.  This seems to really resonate with you that the administration probably made an error in judgement here.  However, it was a well-intentioned error and didn't involve setting up a meeting with the oil industry in an attempt to bribe them for future favors which would increase the price of gas for all of us.  Blaming DEI on the lack of charging stations is so far-flung as to be lunacy.  We don't need all those charging pumps when people don't want to pay for electric cars and what that entails.  

What specifically in this story is right-wing drivel that you find hard to believe?

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Beerman said:

What specifically in this story is right-wing drivel that you find hard to believe?

Blaming DEI for the lack of chargers.  Sorry, I thought I made that clear.  That negates anything else in this story.  

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subee said:

Blaming DEI for the lack of chargers.  Sorry, I thought I made that clear.  That negates anything else in this story.  

So, you just think they made up the whole thing?  

BTW, other sources earlier reported that only 7 chargers have been installed. 

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Beerman said:

So, you just think they made up the whole thing?  

BTW, other sources earlier reported that only 7 chargers have been installed. 

 A quick Google search...

https://www.cars.com/articles/which-states-have-the-most-public-ev-chargers-483072/

a quick total is almost 40,000....a few more than 7

 

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NutmeggeRN said:

 A quick Google search...

https://www.cars.com/articles/which-states-have-the-most-public-ev-chargers-483072/

a quick total is almost 40,000....a few more than 7

 

Our discussion wasn't about how many chargers are in the US.

Some don't like the source I used.  So, here is an additional one.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/03/28/ev-charging-stations-slow-rollout/

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"In 2020, hundreds of top TikTok content creators banded together in service of a single goal: get Joe Biden elected. They posted videos, hosted online events and spent hours educating followers to help Biden defeat Donald Trump.

 

Four years later, the coalition once known as TikTok for Biden is now called Gen-Z for Change — and so far, it has not endorsed Biden's reelection.

 

"Biden is out of step with young people on a number of key issues,” said the coalition's founder, Aidan Kohn-Murphy, 20, who called "the frustrations of young progressive leaders a barometer of widespread dissatisfaction among Gen Z voters.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/06/13/influencers-biden-tiktok-ban/

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Beerman said:

So, you just think they made up the whole thing?  

BTW, other sources earlier reported that only 7 chargers have been installed.

Beerman said:

Our discussion wasn't about how many chargers are in the US.

Some don't like the source I used.  So, here is an additional one.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/03/28/ev-charging-stations-slow-rollout/

This changes nothing.  According to the Washington's Free Press story, exactly ONE person at the DOT blamed it on DEI.   Because one solitary person is not the Department.  There are avid anti-DEI people in the Republican party.  It's the cause of the downfall in our society, blah, blah, blah. 

Beerman said:

So, you just think made up the whole thing?  

BTW, other sources earlier reported that only 7 chargers have 

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Beerman said:

So, you just think they made up the whole thing?  

BTW, other sources earlier reported that only 7 chargers have been installed. 

YES.

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Beerman said:

Our discussion wasn't about how many chargers are in the US.

Some don't like the source I used.  So, here is an additional one.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/03/28/ev-charging-stations-slow-rollout/

Are we in alternate universe? The number of stations is EXACTLY what the discussion referred to. 🤷‍♀️🤔

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NutmeggeRN said:

Are we in alternate universe? The number of stations is EXACTLY what the discussion referred to. 🤷‍♀️🤔

So, you're under the impression I was saying there are only 7 EV chargers in the U.S.?

 

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Beerman said:

"But after two years, that program has only delivered seven open charging stations with a total of 38 spots where drivers can charge their vehicles, according to a spokesperson for the Federal Highway Administration."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2024/03/28/ev-charging-stations-slow-rollout/

"But after two years, that program has only delivered seven open charging stations with a total of 38 spots where drivers can charge their vehicles, according to a spokesperson for the Federal Highway Administration."

Whoever was the spokesperson not up-to-date with # public open charging stations  AND authors didn't FACT CHECK  at least TWO SOURCES-- missing in today's journalism and especially facebook/X/online posters.

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