 So Joe Biden is set to be sworn in on Wednesday tomorrow by the time that most of you see this video And he's already planning a number of day one executive orders that I think are objectively good Now I do have a criticism of Joe Biden that I will be addressing But I will give him credit words do like my goal here going forward is not to be a hack If Joe Biden does something that I disagree with something that's damaging and harmful I'm gonna call him out for it and I'm gonna try to hold him accountable If he does something that I think is good then I'm gonna give him credit for it like I'm not trying to create any sort of narrative Either Joe Biden good or bad as a leftist. I think that you all know where I stand Joe Biden has an extensive record That is extremely problematic and conservative. So overall he doesn't get a honeymoon You know, I don't give him this grace period where you know for the first couple of weeks, you know Something that he does I just brush it off as well. He's learning. No, he knows what he's doing But when it comes to these executive orders that he is reportedly planning, I think these are good You know, I've got to give him credit for this and these are things that most reasonable people will be in favor of So as Michael Shear and Peter Baker of the New York Times reports on his first day in office alone Mr. Biden intends a flurry of executive orders that will be partly substantive and partly symbolic They include rescinding the travel ban on several predominantly Muslim countries Rejoining the Paris climate change accord extending pandemic related limits on evictions and student loan repayments issuing a mask mandate for federal property and interstate travel and Ordering agencies to figure out how to reunite children separated from families after crossing the border According to a memo circulated on Saturday by Ron claim his incoming White House chief of staff and obtained by the New York Times The blueprint of executive action comes after mr. Biden announced that he will push Congress to pass a 1.9 trillion dollar package of Economic stimulus and pandemic relief Signaling a willingness to be aggressive on policy issues and confronting Republicans from the start to take their lead from him He also plans to send sweeping immigration legislation on his first day in office Providing a pathway to citizenship for 11 million people in the country illegally along with his promise to vaccinate 100 million Americans for the coronavirus in his first 100 days It is an expansive set of priorities for a new president that could be a defining test of his deal-making abilities and Command of the federal government now when it comes to him saying he's gonna vaccinate a hundred million Americans within the first 100 days If he is actually able to accomplish this which currently it seems like a logistical nightmare He really does get credit for that when it comes to you know rescinding the most Horrible things that Trump did even symbolic things such as the Muslim man because right now, you know It's very difficult to travel globally because of coronavirus But these are all things that are really important and meaningful and I expected this like I expected him To get us back into the Paris climate accord because this was one of the signature of achievements of the Obama era And this isn't good like just the Paris climate accord alone isn't good But it's still better than nothing. It's it's better than nothing. It is meaningful. It does make a difference It just to have a president that actually believes in anthropogenic climate change in and of itself I think that is important It is meaningful given that we don't have much time left to act on climate change So wherever there is a victory, I'm gonna take it even if it might not necessarily be enough But things like you know mask mandates federally, you know, you can't impose a federal mask mandate But what he can do is make sure that if you're on federal property, you are required to wear a mask Interstate travel. That's also important So these are things that I think will make a huge difference in the short term in the short term And that's important like you have to take meaningful action to make sure that long term We are in a better place But on your first day, I do expect you to focus on the short term and these are easy things that he can't accomplish When it comes to student loan debt cancellation, I don't know what he's going to do There is some pressure from members of Congress including Chuck Schumer To cancel at least $50,000 worth of student debt. We'll wait and see it seems like Joe Biden is reluctant to do that But these are great things and I'm in favor of it and that's not all To the chagrin of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau He also will be killing off the Keystone XL pipeline and as Jake Johnson of common dreams reports President-elect Joe Biden is reportedly planning on the day of his inauguration To rescind a federal permit allowing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in the united states A move environmentalists said would represent an immense victory for the planet attributable to years of tireless Indigenous-led opposition to the dirty energy project CBC news reported Sunday that the words rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit appear on a list of executive actions supposedly scheduled for day one Of Biden's presidency which begins with his swearing in on wednesday The withdrawal of the Keystone XL permit is among several environment related actions Biden plans to take via executive order during his first day in office a list that includes rejoining the Paris climate accord Now look, it's easy to give Biden credit for this But you also have to give credit to the indigenous groups Who never let their foot off the gas who applied continuous pressure on both the canadian and us governments to kill this project off So this is good like i'm going to take a victory Wherever I can get a victory times are dark right now and it's so long as we're moving In the right direction. No matter how large of a step that we take. I think currently I'm looking for anything and this is all really encouraging to me having said all of that though Biden gets credit if he does in fact Do all of this but one area where we can't let him off the hook for is the lie that he uh Pedaled about stimulus checks We were told many times that if democrats retook the senate We get two thousand dollar checks. All you've got to do is vote for rafael warnak and john ossoff Give us the senate and in exchange for that. We will give you two thousand dollar checks Well, now he's backtracking on that rather than giving us two thousand dollar checks now We're being promised fourteen hundred dollar checks because if you uh Subtract the six hundred dollars that we already received From the two thousand then we get fourteen hundred and fourteen hundred plus six hundred equals two thousand Except that's not what you said though. That's not what you said This is a literal mailer that rafael warnak's campaign sent out with a fake two thousand dollar check This doesn't say fourteen hundred dollars. It says two thousand dollars and as rebecca bitton puts it No matter how you rationalize this it was a bait and switch using a visual device to motivate voters was effective Backtracking and changing the amount on the check is a betrayal and she's absolutely right like you can't just Do that and then immediately go back on that promise Like of course you get credit for the other good things that you're doing But what kind of bullshit is this where you tell us two thousand dollar checks are coming We just got to give democrats the senate and then you get the senate back and now suddenly you say no No, it's going to be fourteen hundred Look, it should have been two thousand dollars per month So the fact that all we're asking for in this instance is a one time check of two thousand dollars I think that's pretty reasonable. Look at other countries canada the uk they have given their residents more We haven't gotten the relief necessary and going forward I hope that biden actually sees to it that there is a continued Relief effort and not just like this one time check or payment every couple of months But this is not okay, and i'm glad that members of the squad are actually holding his feet to the fire AOC spoke to the washington post and she also is against this 180 from the biden administration saying Two thousand dollars means two thousand dollars two thousand dollars does not mean Fourteen hundred dollars and she's absolutely right If you are out of the gate going back on a major promise something that will drastically improve people's lives in the short term Like you're setting yourself up for failure. So on one hand the things that he's doing that are good the federal mask mandate, you know, uh Basically, I also expect him to reinstate DACA as well Prioritizing immigration reform a huge one point nine trillion dollar relief package I mean the devil is in the details, but these are positive things, but you can't just like Dangled two thousand dollars in front of people as a motivator and then immediately go back on that promise because going forward In future elections the midterm coming up in 2022. How do you expect people to believe you? So look ultimately I said this once I'll say it again Joe biden and democrats they've got to deliver when you control the totality of government All eyes are on you well except for the supreme court, but all eyes are on you So if something goes wrong, you're gonna be held accountable. So, you know, it seems as if Going into this being sworn in and on day one planning a lot of things That is that is a good sign. It tells me that at least for now He knows there's a lot of crises going on simultaneously that he has to address Immediately, but at the same time by rescinding, you know, this promise going back on the $2,000 check promise That tells me that you still Don't fully get it. You still Are going to be um out of touch with the needs of people. So look it's It's one thing to you know, do all of these good things he gets credit for that But this is seriously like this pisses me the fuck off with the $2,000 check thing Like I I think that everyone is reasonable for expecting $2,000. It's not like we're stupid and naive for thinking Oh, well, of course by saying we get a $2,000 check He meant we get a $1,400 check because we already got $600 like nobody thought that no reasonable person thought that So, you know, we hold him accountable for that and then praise him when he does things that are good This is the way that I intend to react to the biden administration But overall, you know, if I couldn't make a prediction I think I'm largely going to be dissatisfied with joe biden's administration because he isn't As progressive as anyone needs him to be currently. In fact, he's not progressive at all Um, but having said that though, will he be better than donald trump? Yeah, I fully expect him to be better than donald trump But the bar is pretty fucking low if we're talking about donald trump And any republican given how far to the right they've shifted But you know having said that though, this is what we can expect from the first day of joe biden's administration And it looks good. Just like Don't go back on promises like the $2,000 check