Baron Von J

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I play guitar, watch MLR and NHL, enjoy live music and travel, and practice sarcasm. He/him
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The GOP just caused America to get our credit downgraded

They’re doing to blame Dems so let’s do the numbers:

R’s:
Nixon went from a $3.2B surplus to a $6.1B deficit
Reagan took the deficit from $70B to $175B
H.W. Bush took the deficit to $300B
Dubya took 0 deficit and turned it into $1.2T deficit
Trump grew the debt by $7.8T

D’s:
Clinton created a $128.2B surplus
Obama cut the deficit by 1/2
Biden cut the deficit by more than $1.7T far

Democrats grow the economy. Bigly.

For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda – including historic legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden such as the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act – that is changing.

President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is mobilizing historic levels of private sector investments in the United States, bringing manufacturing back to America after decades of offshoring, and creating new, good-paying jobs, including union jobs and jobs that don’t require a college degree. His Investing in America agenda is rebuilding our roads and bridges using Made in America materials, built by American workers. And it’s transforming our country for the better – reaching...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/invest/?utm_source=link

Investing In America | The White House

For decades, the U.S. exported jobs and imported products, while other countries surpassed us in critical sectors like infrastructure, clean energy, semiconductors, and biotechnology. Thanks to President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda – including historic legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden such as the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,…

The White House

Maternal mortality rates are too high in #Texas and the U.S. in general. For every Dutch mother who dies, 50 Black American mothers die.

In our magazine, an experienced midwife explains how we could fix this crisis: https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-maternal-mortality-racism-midwife/

#news #politics #USpol #children #health #healthcare #MaternalMortality

Save the Mothers

Maternal mortality rates are too high in Texas and the U.S. in general. We could fix that. New mothers need improved assessment and support.

The Texas Observer
I can't believe how much more comfortable the weather is in #Panama than it is in #Texas right now.
Hasta luego, #Panamá.

A volunteer with Foods Not Bombs who was ticketed for feeding the unhoused was found not guilty by a unanimous jury decision.

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/houston-food-not-bombs-texas-18270531.php

#news #texas #houston #politics #housing #food

Donald Trump has been charged by the Justice Department for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

https://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/prosecutor-involved-in-jan-6-cases-says-18272991.php

#news #texas #world #politics #houston #trump #usa #usnews

Howdy #fediverse, we're Chron 👋

For #followfriday, here's some of our team that's made it over to #mastodon 👇

➡️ Editorial Director @matthewkitchen
➡️ Managing Editor @kpjose
➡️ Senior Editor @notadoctorcarson
➡️ Sports Editor @criswell_sports
➡️ Sports Reporter @mshap2
➡️ Food Editor @emmabalter
➡️ Audience Editor @SarahDPearce
➡️ Trending News Reporter @arianagarcia
➡️ Trending News Reporter @michaelmurney
➡️ Metro Reporter @kennedysession

#introduction #news #journalists #journalism