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mozz Mar 18, 2024

This direct contradiction of clearly articulated administration policy is possible because because of the bank’s nominal independence. It makes its own decisions and evaluates its own deals—it’s supposed to conduct transactions that support the American economy, free from political interference.

I see you have taken to heart my advice about making more subtle and "what? it's technically true"-defensible postings, that through the phrasing of their headline still feed the narrative that Biden's bad for the climate even though he pushed through a climate bill that's predicted to reduce US emissions by 40% in the next 6 years, and this particular financing deal is only tangentially related to him. (In the article it says the bank is actually forbidden by law from choosing deals to finance or not based on which industry they relate to.)

How the New Climate Bill Would Reduce Emissions

The bill’s big tax incentives for low-carbon technologies could allow the country to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 40 percent below 2005 levels by the end of this decade.

The New York Times

return2ozma Mar 18, 2024

Vote for Biden. Seriously. I don’t care. Just know what you’re voting for.

I mean… I don’t see eye to eye with the man on certain things either but… Do you think Trump is going to do better when it comes to fossil fuels? He’s going to fight for the environment harder?

nobody is saying you should vote for Trump either

Those are our options. He’s saying make sure you know what you’re getting into if you vote for Biden…

I expect to have at least four names on my ballot. you can choose from any of them.

Yes a third party candidate winning would be nice. But do you think this election, when we risk having Trump again, is the year to try to divide the votes like that? When, we both know, they’re zero chance in hell of a third party candidate winning anytime soon?

Maybe down the road we’ll get there. But right now the only actual choices are Trump and Biden. That’s just the world we live in. I’m not happy with it either, just like I wasn’t happy with having to pick Clinton or Trump.

i didn’t vote for biden in 2012 or 2020. i won’t be doing it this year. if you’re worried about dividing the vote, you should help me decide whether we’re voting for jill stein or cornel west.

EdibleFriend

I’m sorry but you live in a land of delusion. That’s just not happening this time. We’re not there yet. And you posting slightly snarky comments on a very tiny website like this isn’t what’s going to turn the tide and turn this into a third party country.

We only have two options. I’m not happy with it either but that’s where we are.

I know you’re planning on splitting the vote by voting for the conservative instead of a leftist, but I’m not calling you delusional. I’m certainly not lying about how many people are on the ballot.

I never claimed you are lying? Did you respond to the right person?

you lied about how many choices we have.

I’ve literally acknowledged multiple times that there will be other people on the ballot, I simply am saying over and over in reality it’s going to be fighting or Trump.

You claiming that I called you a liar and now you claiming that I’m lying… This isn’t you being disingenuous is it? You actually didn’t understand what I’ve been saying all this time did you?

You honestly haven’t been following this conversation at all, have you?

You claiming that I called you a liar

that’s not what i said. i was contrasting my honesty with your dishonesty.