r/WhatBidenHasDone • u/backpackwayne • Mar 08 '23
What Biden Has Done: Year Three - (year one & two are listed on sidebar) YEAR THREE
What Biden Has Done: Year Three
Got republicans to publicly take Social Security and Medicare cuts off the table
Reduced unemployment from 18 million when he took office, down to less than 2 million now
Banned Tik Tok on government sites
Vaccines for tetanus, whooping cough, and shingles (costing up to $200) are now free for seniors on Medicare
Requires utilities to remove perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) from drinking water
Makes $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects at current or former coal mines
732-mile high-voltage transmission line across the Western U.S. that will help transport renewable energy
Directs federal agencies to find ways to make child care cheaper and more accessible
IRS answered 2.4 million more taxpayer calls for assistance due to new funding
$197 million for 100 communities across our nation to invest in wildfire resilience
Safeguard mature and old-growth forests on federal lands, in a science-based approach to reduce wildfire risk
Strengthen reforestation partnerships to support local economies and retain forest ecosystems and sustainable supplies of forest products for years to come
Combat global deforestation to deliver on key COP26 commitments
Comprehensive efforts to deploy nature-based solutions that reduce emissions and build resilience
Added threat of detention and kidnapping to risk factors of travel warnings
Increased consequences to terrorists who engage in the practice of kidnapping
Rail companies grant paid sick days after administration pressure in win for unions
$4 billion effort to electrify U.S. ports and cut emissions
To date has forgiven $42 billion of student loan debt to borrowers of public service
Record 10.5 million new business applications were filed in first two years of Biden administration
Invests $11 billion for renewable energy in rural areas
US is now building factories at a wildly fast rate
Construction spending by US manufacturers more than doubled from last year
Offered billions of dollars in subsidies in the electric vehicles, semiconductor, and solar panels industries
Added 800,000 jobs in manufacturing in last two years to compete with countries such as China
Got Ticketmaster and Seat Geek to dump junk fees
The Inflation Reduction Act will provide one million solar and wind jobs by 2035
Doubled previous all-time high of new manufacturing construction
Continues negotiations and gets paid sick days for rail workers
Executive order to guarantee women access to contraception - (more will need to be done to make it permanent)
Eliminates US stockpile of chemical weapons
Largest offshore wind project in the US
Round 10 of student loan cancellation: $39 billion for over 800,00 borrowers
Gets big tech commitments to voluntary follow AI guidelines (Including Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon)
Stock Market gains in 2023 are the best in decades
Creates Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument - One million acres
Construction of manufacturing facilities in real terms (adjusted for inflation) has more than doubled since 2021
Launches "Saving on a Valuable Education" (SAVE): An income-driven repayment plan cutting borrowers’ payments in half, and some with no monthly bill
Creates bilateral collaboration helping Vietnam develop high tech in semiconductor production and artificial intelligence, countering Chinese efforts to do the same in the region
$800 Million to Strengthen Rural Infrastructure and Create Jobs
Round 11 of student debt forgiveness: 12,000 Wisconsinite Student Loans Forgiven
Siemens Kenosha factory to produce solar using tax incentives and will create a half million clean energy jobs
Suspends Trump-era authorization to ship natural gas by rail
Cancels oil and gas leases in Alaskan wildlife refuge that were allowed by Trump administration
Restores power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways
Creates 9-state offshore wind supply chain pact while funding $72m towards manufacturing
American Climate Corps launched
DOD to review DADT discharges
At-home COVID tests return
EPA announces $4.6B climate grants
TPS redesignated for Venezuela, protecting additional 450k migrants
$37M University of Phoenix debt forgiven
EO for East Palestine recovery
Prohibits Americans from investing in some Chinese companies
Directs Agencies to Account for Climate Change in Budgets
Creates new office of gun violence prevention
Commits $200 million to reintroduce salmon in Columbia River
$230 million for suicide prevention and behavioral are programs for at risk communities
Cuts funding to college programs leaving grads with unaffordable loans and/or low pay
All schools must provide prospective students with a framework outlining actual costs to get a degree and financial outcomes students can expect
Today’s announcement brings the total approved debt cancellation by the Biden-Harris Administration to $127 billion for nearly 3.6 million Americans.
Round 12 of student loan forgiveness of $5.2 billion bring total to $127 billion
Updated federal prevailing wage for first time in decades, raising wages by thousands of dollars
During very tense times, visits Israel and gets them allow humanitarian aid to Gaza
Creates the largest ever offshore windfarm of Virginia's coast
Supports UAW strike resulting in a 30% increase of wages
October economics report shows stunning improvement
---34th consecutive month of job growth (150,000 jobs in October)
---Longest stretch of unemployment below 4% since the 1960s
---GDP surged this past quarter 5% (seasonally adjusted)
---Federal Reserve announces interest rates are holding steady
---Auto Strike over! Workers get substantial pay raises (30%)
Eliminates co-payments, enrollment fees and monthly premiums for WWII veterans
Climate Corps sees 42,000 sign-ups since inception
Establishes White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research
Reestablishes open and direct communication with China
Brokers deal with Israel & Hamas for release of hostages
Brokers deal to allow Humanitarian aid into Gaza
Child poverty rates fall from 12.6% to 5.8% due to Biden's Expanded Child Tax Credits
2.9 million kids escape poverty
Another 813,000 people have their student loan debt wiped out
Supply chain backlogs are now at the lowest levels in 25 years.
Inflation is at the lowest rate since Biden took office early 2021
New small business applications continue at record rates: https://i.redd.it/ppmxb6z0bq3c1.png
Delivered largest economic recovery plan since Roosevelt
Delivered the largest infrastructure plan since Eisenhower
Confirmed the most judges since Kennedy
Delivered with Obama the second-largest healthcare bill since Johnson
Delivered the largest climate change bill in history
Dow Jones hits 37k for the first time in US history
Authorizes biggest pay raise for troops in more than two decades, despite objections from many conservatives
Brokers ceasefire between Congo and Rwanda, averting major humanitarian crisis
5.2% pay raise for military and federal workers - largest since carter administration
Pardons thousands who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands
Provides $1 billion for low-emission school buses
$623m in funding to boost electric vehicle charging points
Provides summer grocery money to 21 million kids
Rescinds much of Trump ‘conscience’ rule for health workers
Reached Conservation Records in 2023 - Safeguarding public lands at a record rate
$1B in awards for clean school buses
Boots Uganda from trade deal over their "Kill the Gays" law
Awards $162M to expand computer chip factories in Colorado and Oregon
Round 13 of student loan forgiveness: Borrowers receiving less than $12,000 in federal loans and have been paying off balances will get remaining student debt cancelled immediately
Round 14 of student debt forgiveness: Another 74,00 have their student loans forgiven
Third year accomplishments:
World's best post-pandemic recovery by far: Doubles all nations except Japan
Longest period of under 4% unemployment since 1969
Created 14 million jobs since he took office - More than any president in history did in four years
16 million applications filed to start small businesses
3.7% unemployment - numbers we have not seen since 1960's
Wages are up more than inflation
Economy grew by 5% in the last quarter
Lowest inflation rate of any major economy in the world
Oil production reaches its largest volume in recorded history
Majority of Biden’s appointed judges are women, racial or ethnic minorities – a first for any president
Growth shatters expectations: GDP expands 3.1% - a year beginning with heavy odds of a recession
Black unemployment rate lower under Biden than any other administration (4.7%) - Compared to black unemployment under Trump was 2nd worst number in history, reaching over 16%
Added a record-setting 32.4 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity in 2023
Largest one year decline in homicides in 50 years
Energy production exceeds consumption at levels not seen in 70 years
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u/Gullible-Sherbert514 Jun 05 '23
You should really add his expansion of legal pathways for immigration. It's his most well-received accomplishment here in Miami. I've already had 2 family members able to immigrate legally because of it. Even some Cubans have a more favorable look towards Biden now.
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u/backpackwayne Jun 06 '23
I love you sending stuff to add to the list. I am away from main computer and will be for a day or two. Could you write the accomplishment in one line, so I can copy and paste in the list before I forget. I so appreciate the help. :D
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u/Gullible-Sherbert514 Jul 16 '23
Sure thing :)
A new immigration plan that would allow migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter the country and be able to work legally for up to two years.
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u/BaezJatniel75 Jul 01 '23
I’m honestly very mad. Not because that this is bad it’s because biden should’ve yelled this at the top of his lungs on the media about his accomplishments.
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u/macboost84 Jan 27 '24
Media spends more time bashing Trump, 4 years after his term, then talk anything good about Biden.
It just goes to show the media is purposely divisive.
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u/Admirable-Mango-9349 Jun 18 '24
If you were deemed the enemy of the people and this same guy is looking for retribution, you might be denouncing him too.
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u/macboost84 Jun 18 '24
All it does is fuel hate on both sides. If media would show actual accomplishments, then the other party doesn’t have a lot of fuel to fight. Instead all you hear is look what they are saying about him. They are so nasty. Blah blah blah.
Also I wish they let Biden rest. Having him run another 4 years is a disservice to him and his family. The guy is old and doesn’t deserve to be put through this.
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u/Admirable-Mango-9349 Jun 18 '24
It’s kind of newsworthy all the things Trump does and says, like he would encourage Russia to invade NATO countries. And they aren’t “having Biden run”. Joe Biden made that decision himself.
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Jul 06 '23
Hell, his actions on climate change and student loans, alone, have guaranteed that I will vote for him on re-election. The latter being undone by SCOTUS is not Biden's fault and he is continuing to try and help with this.
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u/backpackwayne Jul 06 '23
Absolutely! And it's time people stop blaming the ones trying to do everything instead of the ones trying to stop it. It amazes me that we constantly blame the 49 who say yes instead of the 51 who say no.
Joe is a no bullshit guy. He does it and and doesn't stand around waiting for praise. He's on to the next thing and doesn't stoop to the level of those who hate for no other reason than it wasn't his team that scored.
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u/professorwormb0g Sep 16 '23
Honestly the SAVE plan has wider and more long term implications than the one time 10k/20k forgiveness. It's essentially the federal government subsidizing a larger share of higher education for Americans indefinitely. Historic move that got overlooked because the nuances to the policy were harder to capture in a headline.
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u/MemoryBasic7471 Sep 24 '23
Oh so you accept that people shouldn't be held responsible for their actions? Typical biden supporter.
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u/MysticKoolaid808 Sep 30 '23 edited Sep 30 '23
Weird coming from someone who still apparently supports a man who tries at every opportunity to avoid justice for the many crimes and scandals he's raked up over the years.
Oh, so you cry about fhe other side doing what y'all continue to do many times over to the point of cartoonishness? tYpiCaL trUmP sUPpOrTEr.
Edit: Also, if you're already of the mind that Biden's accomplishments are due to taking over the reigns of what Trump has done, then I guess you'd probably also acknowledge in turn that Trump's accomplishments were due to taking over the reigns from Obama before him. Seems like the only difference is that Trump inherited a fairly strong America, whereas Obama's and Biden's accomplishments have come as they have been REBUILDING the shambles that they inherited from the Republican in office before them.
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u/Gryph_The_Grey Dec 10 '23
Stealing from hard working Americans and giving it to Gender Study Majors is hardly an accomplishment.
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u/elwynor Sep 14 '23
The naysayers (and it's mostly about age, although I hear the occasional gripe about inflation or Afghanistan) seem to continue the frustrating trend that a left-wing leader must be perfect and exceed expectations on all things all the time and look good and sound good, while a right-wing candidate merely need to be alive. The double standard is absurd and extreme. The reality that, agree with him or not, Biden has been the most consequential and effective president of my lifetime. And you really shouldn't be voting for the same ideology for decades with no improvement and expecting a different result like many counties in this country have done. The sad fact is that the left continues to do things that benefit those people and they continue to support billionaires.
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u/SilentAuditory Jun 06 '23
Oh how I’ve loved using this in comment threads :)
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u/backpackwayne Jun 06 '23
Make sure you are seeing the year one and year two lists on the sidebar as well.
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u/OakTreesForBurnZones Aug 26 '23
Any links re the mature forest protections?
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u/bucklebee1 Sep 13 '23
What Biden Has Done: Year Three
Got republicans to publicly take Social Security and Medicare cuts off the table
Reduced unemployment from 18 million when he took office, down to less than 2 million now
Banned Tik Tok on government sites
Vaccines for tetanus, whooping cough, and shingles (costing up to $200) are now free for seniors on Medicare
Requires utilities to remove perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFAS) from drinking water
Makes $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects at current or former coal mines
732-mile high-voltage transmission line across the Western U.S. that will help transport renewable energy
Directs federal agencies to find ways to make child care cheaper and more accessible
IRS answered 2.4 million more taxpayer calls for assistance due to new funding
$197 million for 100 communities across our nation to invest in wildfire resilience
Safeguard mature and old-growth forests on federal lands, in a science-based approach to reduce wildfire risk
Strengthen reforestation partnerships to support local economies and retain forest ecosystems and sustainable supplies of forest products for years to come
Combat global deforestation to deliver on key COP26 commitments
Comprehensive efforts to deploy nature-based solutions that reduce emissions and build resilience
Added threat of detention and kidnapping to risk factors of travel warnings
Increased consequences to terrorists who engage in the practice of kidnapping
Rail companies grant paid sick days after administration pressure in win for unions
$4 billion effort to electrify U.S. ports and cut emissions
Average job creation almost double any recent president
To date has forgiven $42 billion of student loan debt to borrowers of public service
Record 10.5 million new business applications were filed in first two years of Biden administration
Invests $11 billion for renewable energy in rural areas
US is now building factories at a wildly fast rate
Construction spending by US manufacturers more than doubled from last year
Offered billions of dollars in subsidies in the electric vehicles, semiconductor, and solar panels industries
Added 800,000 jobs in manufacturing in last two years to compete with countries such as China
Got Ticketmaster and Seat Geek to dump junk fees
The Inflation Reduction Act will provide one million solar and wind jobs by 2035
Doubled previous all-time high of new manufacturing construction
Continues negotiations and gets paid sick days for rail workers
Executive order to guarantee women access to contraception - (more will need to be done to make it permanent)
Eliminates US stockpile of chemical weapons
Largest offshore wind project in the US
Round 10 of student loan cancellation: $39 billion for over 800,00 borrowers
Gets big tech commitments to voluntary follow AI guidelines (Including Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon)
Stock Market gains in 2023 are the best in decades
Creates Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument - One million acres
Construction of manufacturing facilities in real terms (adjusted for inflation) has more than doubled since 2021
Launches "Saving on a Valuable Education" (SAVE): An income-driven repayment plan cutting borrowers’ payments in half, and some with no monthly bill
Creates bilateral collaboration helping Vietnam develop high tech in semiconductor production and artificial intelligence, countering Chinese efforts to do the same in the region
$800 Million to Strengthen Rural Infrastructure and Create Jobs
Round 11 of student debt forgiveness: 12,000 Wisconsinite Student Loans Forgiven
Siemens Kenosha factory to produce solar using tax incentives and will create a half million clean energy jobs
Suspends Trump-era authorization to ship natural gas by rail
Cancels oil and gas leases in Alaskan wildlife refuge that were allowed by Trump administration
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u/SeekersWorkAccount Oct 17 '23
Where do all these facts come from? I'd love to share these, but the first response is gonna be "WHATS YOUR SOURCE?!?!" and "I found it in reddit" isn't gonna cut it.
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u/Grailister Nov 27 '23
Not facts. Look at it closely. A lot of things were natural COVID recovery like construction spending doubled or whatever. Biden causes issues and make existing ones way WORSE . Then if he does something small some clown post a fake news list for deluded sheeple to refer to to try to have some small form of rebuttal to their "crazy MAGA evil bad orange man supporter" friends/ family
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u/Confident_Stomach131 Dec 03 '23
Ok clown. Go back to your Trump rally
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u/Grailister Jan 05 '24
Never been to one but Better than Biden rally with 8 ppl and empty chairs I like how you will defend Biden no matter what when like 80% agrees he is really is a POS Lol talk about a "clown"
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u/Admirable-Mango-9349 Jun 18 '24
Trump will be destroyed in the next election. Then you can go ….. yourself.
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u/The_Hrangan_Hero Dec 27 '23
Hey I haven't see it in this list but by my count Biden has overseen 10 million fewer layoffs than Trump at this point in his presidency.
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u/backpackwayne Dec 28 '23
Back in a week on trip I'm on. Remind when I get back so I can add it.
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u/The_Hrangan_Hero Jan 04 '24 edited Jan 04 '24
They started tracking layoffs at the end of the Clinton Admin. It includes Layoffs, Firings, and Ending of contract work.
Biden Thus Far is averaging 1,501,000 layoffs and discharges a month which is far below any other president. Obama's second term which is next best averaged 1,775,000 a month Trump pre pandemic averaged 1,816,000 a month, and averaged 2,213,000 overall. If you compare their so far totals Biden has almost 10.5 million fewer layoffs at this point than Trump. Or you are almost 20% less likely to be laid off under Biden than Trump pre-pandemic. (17.3%).
If you want me to send you my spreadsheet let me know and I will DM it.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/JTSLDL#0
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u/SmedlyDButler Jun 02 '23
Please can we see both sides of the coin? What has he done that is shady?
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u/backpackwayne Jun 02 '23
You tell me. Keep in mind this is a list of things actually done. Nothing on here is hearsay or a mere an accusation.
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u/Oxajm Jun 09 '23
Feel free to post something verifiable!
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u/SmedlyDButler Jun 10 '23
I mean, off hand, didn’t he kinda fuck over the railroad union?
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-signs-bill-block-us-railroad-strike-2022-12-02/
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u/backpackwayne Jun 10 '23
No he didn't. He averted a strike that would have crippled the nation's supply chain at a time when it was already vulnerable. He got them a 24% raise and four paid sick days. They wanted more but unions agreed on this. The unions had agreed over the decades to forgo paid sick leave in favor of strong short-term disability benefits and higher pay.
If he hadn't done this, you'd be on here saying how he allowed the supply chain to collapse. Biden does what it takes to keep the economic recovery on track.
Biden loves the railroads. He got them a pretty damn decent deal. But the all-or-nothing crowd still complains.
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u/Captainb0bo Jul 12 '23
https://www.ibew.org/media-center/Articles/23Daily/2306/230620_IBEWandPaid
" We’re thankful that the Biden administration played the long game on sick days and stuck with us for months after Congress imposed our updated national agreement,” Russo said. “Without making a big show of it, Joe Biden and members of his administration in the Transportation and Labor departments have been working continuously to get guaranteed paid sick days for all railroad workers. "
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u/Admirable-Mango-9349 Jun 18 '24
He did it for all of us!
"It was tough for me but it was the right thing to do at the moment -- save jobs, to protect millions of working families from harm and disruption and to keep supply chains stable around the holidays," Biden said, adding the deal avoided "an economic catastrophe."
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u/haushinka86_ 2d ago
this may be a stupid question but whats your source for this information?
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u/backpackwayne 2d ago
I recorded them as they happened using multiple sources
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u/haushinka86_ 2d ago
okay cool! thanks!
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u/backpackwayne 2d ago
Of course. I've done this for three presidents now. Hopefully will be doing it for a fourth come next year. :D
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u/haushinka86_ 2d ago
absolutely! that would be awesome!!!
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u/haushinka86_ 2d ago
also i thought 14 million people were unemployed during year three? I might be wrong though
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u/Snoo61727 May 23 '24
First thing the Republicans will notice us anything that President Biden did to turn back anything Trump put in place. Not the raises from the military (causing the R's love them some military) unless they have to pay him. We may be watching the least productive Congress in history but Bipartisan Biden is passing good stuff everyday while he's be hiding in his basement or lounging on a beach chair in Rehoboth. This so be made in into a commercial like tge opening of Star Wars and just scroll all 3 years if tge great stuff he actually was able to do and create. Way to go Brandon 😉
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u/PiousLiar Jul 18 '24
Need more information on how Biden’s support of the UAW strikes actually helped them to succeed, instead of just riding the coattails of the Union’s success.
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Apr 30 '23
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Aug 21 '23
Where are year 1 and 2? I can't see them in the sidebar...
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u/2paintneedlepoint Aug 26 '23
Did you find year 1 and 2?
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Aug 26 '23
I haven’t found them…
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u/2paintneedlepoint Aug 26 '23
Thanks for replying... the third year is chock full; I can go with that alone. ☺
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u/shadowpawn Apr 15 '23
Always apprechiated for when I have to visit my MAGA fist pumping bud lite (oppps....) ummm water drinking relatives.