Positive news for America from President Biden and the Democrats

the fascist element in america will have its way and take away womens freedom this summer

Brian Ulrich, of trump-supporting far right-wing extremist gang Oath Keepers pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy

(CNN) Brian Ulrich, one of the 11 members of the Oath Keepers facing sedition-related charges, pleaded guilty to "obstruction of an official proceeding" and seditious conspiracy in federal court on Friday, becoming the second person to plead guilty to the gravest charges to emerge from the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.

According to the plea agreement, Ulrich, 44, will cooperate with the Justice Department in its historic prosecution against the far-right extremist organization. He could face more than six years in prison, according to the deal read aloud during Wednesday's hearing

While this does not correspond with the thread subject for "positive news"

it is nevertheless a sad reality being created by conservatives

Tonight, President Biden revives a time honored tradition. 

He will participate in Saturday's White House Correspondent's Dinner festivities!

The White House Correspondents Association was founded in 1914 and has held a dinner nearly every year since the first one in 1921 to celebrate the reporters who cover the presidency and raise money for scholarships.

Trump infamously boycotted the gala event because he insisted that "the press is the enemy of the people" - echoing the words previously uttered by Hitler and Stalin.  He even banned any of his administration from attending.

president biden  

To all our Mexican, Mexican-American, and non-bigot American colleagues, friends, and neighbors

HAPPY Cinco de Mayo  

  HAPPY Cinco de Mayo !

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

HEADLINES today ...

New York
America's employers added 428,000 jobs in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

This is significantly more than the 391,000 that economists had predicted!

More good news ...

(Reuters) Elon Musk and Twitter (TWTR) were sued on Friday
by a Florida pension fund seeking to stop Musk from quickly
completing his planned $44 billion takeover of the social media company.

In a complaint filed in Delaware Chancery Court,
the Orlando Police Pension Fund said that under Delaware law
Musk cannot complete the takeover until at least 2025  unless 
holders of two-thirds of shares not "owned" by him approved.

curious to see how that works out

(*thanks to Thirdperson for first reporting this great news in another thread!)

   President Biden announces program
     offering discounted internet service!

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday
that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted
service to people with low incomes.

“High speed internet is not a luxury any longer. It’s a necessity,”
Biden said at a rose garden event with representatives from
participating companies, as well as members of Congress.

(*thanks to Thirdperson for first reporting this great news in another thread!)

   President Biden announces program
     offering discounted internet service!

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday
that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted
service to people with low incomes.

“High speed internet is not a luxury any longer. It’s a necessity,”
Biden said at a rose garden event with representatives from
participating companies, as well as members of Congress.

This will aid a lot of American families!  Truly a good thing 

 better than expected !   hoping for america that this trend of 14 consectuive months of solid job growth under president biden continues 

Biden noted that families of four earning about $55,000 annually
— or those including someone eligible for Medicaid — will get a
$30 monthly credit, meaning about 40% of Americans will qualify.

“This is a case where big business stepped up.
We’re trying to get others to do the same thing,”
Biden told the crowd to sustained applause.
“It’s going to change peoples’ lives.”

 It’s going to change peoples’ lives.”

biden helping up to 40% of americans with this coalition of internet providers he convinced to help !!  

love the positive news

Unlikely to persist continuously for another full year but even if most of the time that woulod be a great help to Americans

President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that his administration is currently evaluating how to best move forward on existing tariffs on China enacted during the Trump administration, but he cautioned that no decision has been made yet.

SECURE Act 2.0 Passes House, Signaling Massive Retirement Savings and Investment Policy Shift

CNN -
The retirement savings legislation, also known as SECURE Act 2.0, expands on the original SECURE Act and includes provisions to boost the required minimum distribution (RMD) age from 72 to 75 over time, broaden automatic enrollment in retirement plans, and enhance 403(b) plans.

The original Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was passed into law by former President Donald Trump in December 2019. This legislation altered the existing retirement savings plan system in terms of RMD, contributions to traditional IRAs, 529 plan uses for student loans, and making annuities easier for 401(k) plan administrators to offer.

The SECURE Act 2.0 expands on all of these provisions, including increasing the RMD age further to 73 in 2022, to 74 in 2029, and to 75 in 2032.

It also requires 401(k) and 403(b) plans to automatically enroll participants when they become eligible, though employees may opt out of this coverage. The automatic enrollment amount starts at a minimum 3% of salary — but no more than 10% — followed by a 1% increase each year until it reaches said 10%. There is an exception to this requirement pertaining to small businesses with 10 or fewer employees, new businesses (those less than three years old), church plans and governmental plans.

The SECURE Act 2.0 also changes policies on catch-up limits concerning retirement plans (and indexes IRA catch-up limits to inflation beginning in 2023), student loan repayments and employer matching of such as retirement contributions, small employer pension plan start-up credits, and collective investment trusts (CITs) in 403(b) plans. Further, the legislation opens up opportunities for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in variable annuities.

HEADLINES TODAY ...

Lindsey Graham praises Biden
and condemns Trump
in newly released audio
recorded during Jan. 6 insurrection

YAHOO -

They have been hitting our soybean producers very hard.

Biden admin helping

KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden vowed to help American farmers
try to ease a global spike in food prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
and unrolled policies meant to increase harvests in ways that the
administration believes could also help to reduce grocery bills at home.

His administration announced three policy shifts to help U.S. farmers
amid the global challenges.

These include:
• doubling funding for domestic fertilizer production to $500 million,
• greater access to farm management tools for plant and soil needs,
• and efforts to increase the number of counties eligible for “double cropping” insurance so that farmers can reuse their land for planting in the same year.

Biden noted that Ukraine has 20 million metric tons of wheat and corn
in storage that the U.S. and its allies are trying to help ship out of the
country. This would help to address some supply issues,
though challenges could persist.

The war in Ukraine has disrupted the supply of that country's wheat to
global markets