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U.S. President Joe Biden this week became a "lame duck," entering the period between White House administrations traditionally seen as one of waning influence, increasing irrelevance, and menial administrative preparation for the successor.

But it can also be a period of opportunity — relatively unburdened by responsibility and accountability, many lame-duck presidents take advantage of the time to take actions they may not have gotten away with before an election, controversial pardons being one of the most popular.

And as Jessica Berlin, a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), said in a post on social media after the election result was called, Biden does have an opportunity to be "the least-lame duck in history."

"Whatever can go to Ukraine needs to go now," she added.

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[-] RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

He's just the guy who tells you it's not in stock

[-] Lets_Eat_Grandma@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

The next guy is gonna be all like "here's a RTX 4050. It's the greatest graphics card ever! You'll be able to play at 4k with raytracing at amazing fps. You'll be able to create AI models like a pro, faster than anyone else. Don't worry about the price, we'll put it on credit (for $50,000 over the next 20 years-) it'll be cheap and amazing! Trust me, only I can save your build."

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