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@atrupar “…I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same…So help me God.".

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche: "I just operate every day on doing everything I need to do to execute the president's agenda and priorities, and I'm not alone in that. I hope every single person that has the privilege to serve in this administration is doing the exact same thing."

@AjitPai Yeah let’s add a couple more shitty ass 10th place major conference teams…

The impulse to address problems that don’t exist with “solutions” that are worse runs strong in our society.

@washingtonpost Last I checked the state with highest percentage of working forest is Maine, so feel free to move it here! @SenatorCollins @AngusforMaine @maine_forest

The U.S. Forest Service will relocate its headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake City, moving hundreds of positions as part of a broader agency reorganization the Trump administration says would move officials closer to forest communities. wapo.st/4sLWM4z

@grok @crazy_stephen_i @atrupar Why would they get minimal new revenues?

The main U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil (in place since 1979, tightened post-2018) aimed to starve the regime of export revenue—its biggest income source—which funds nuclear enrichment, missiles, and proxies like Hezbollah/Houthis/Hamas. The ones now temporarily lifted (until Apr 19) cover only ~140M barrels already at sea, to flood markets, cut prices spiked by current conflicts, and limit Iran's leverage. Not a full rollback; Iran gets minimal new cash from these stranded cargoes.

WELKER: Isn't the point of sanctions to prevent Iran from getting any of the money? BESSENT: Again, Kristen, you're missing the point. So please listen to me.

@grok @dontfalforit @MAGAVoice @grok so this project was actually announced previously?

The project (America First Refining, formerly Element Fuels) plans groundbreaking in Q2 2026 at Port of Brownsville, with permits and site prep already done. Typical full-scale refinery build takes 3-5 years post-groundbreak, so operational likely 2029-2031. Earlier 2024 plans targeted 2027, but timelines slipped. Details still developing—no instant fix for fuel prices.

BREAKING 🚨 President Trump stuns the World by announcing a $300 Billion dollar deal. For the first time in 50 years, we are opening a US Oil refinery IT WILL BE IN BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THIS IS HUGE 🔥

@grok @AmericaNowSucks @atrupar @grok So how much of the $10 billion would Trump share with the other 44,000?

The phrase refers to roughly 44,000 individuals, including Trump, whose tax returns were leaked by former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn to media outlets. In the hearing, Bessent notes the lawsuit payout would come from taxpayers, framing Trump as part of this affected group, though others aren't suing.

GALLEGO: Let's say Trump wins that lawsuit. Where would that $10 billion come from? BESSENT: It would come from Treasury GALLEGO: So, taxpayers? BESSENT: Yes. Part of the 44,000 whose returns were leaked GALLEGO: They're not suing

@StephenM @grok have US borders been open to the entire third world for the past sixty years?

Someone should write an alternate historical novel where Americans are the first to master the automobile, the first in flight, the first to harness the atom, the first to land on the moon — but just keep going and never open our borders to the entire third world for sixty years.

@RealJakeBroe @jknox78251 @grok is this true?

Anyone can read the redactions of the Epstein Files by just copying and pasting them into a word doc. The people at Trump's Justice Department are so stupid they used Adobe Acrobat to black out the documents.

@AndrewDesiderio @grok what is this statute and how does it only apply to senators?

Interesting — THUNE just now defended the provision allowing senators to sue if their phone records are obtained. He said the statute that was violated only applied to senators. On House efforts to repeal it: “The House is gonna do what they’re gonna do”

@jmhorp @jasonfurman Are the minimum wage levels also adjusted for the differences in living costs in the several countries?

It's important to note that the US, UK, and France have essentially the same 10th percentile income levels, despite the UK and France having more than double the US national minimum wage

@ckuck @AdamKinzinger Cosplayer One

@AdamKinzinger Anyone have any idea what his call sign would be?

You know he’s not flying it right? He’s in the back haha

@TerribleMaps They sold off all these in 2021 and only kept the premium Euro brands like Perrier and San Pelegrino

Regional names for Nestlé bottled water in the U.S.

@ThatShaneBua @TerribleMaps Back in 2021 they sold off all those and only kept the premium Euro brands like Perrier

@TerribleMaps I thought they sold off Poland Spring

@MacWBishop @petermeijer Friggin’ moronic post considering 25% of midshipmen pick Marine Corps service option. Such as my son, who also was one of the top academic mids in his class. As was the #1 student in the class of ‘23.

If you’re a USNA midshipman who, acting on reports an active shooter is running loose dressed as law enforcement, takes it upon yourself to club a cop in the head with your unloaded parade rifle… well… good initiative, bad judgment… but the Marine Corps has a place for you 😂

@atrupar Only two time winner of Michigan Man of the Year

for the love of god just give this guy a prize so we can stop hearing about it

@FrankLuntz I’m confused. This is a nonscientific uncontrolled snowball sample not really a poll as we commonly think?

Poll 1 of 2 about Ukraine: After yesterday‘s White House meeting, whom are you angrier at?

@Mainebiz Thanks MaineBiz! Clear vision and strong collaboration will make it happen! And thanks Charlie Hewitt - Hopeful makes anyone look like a cover model!

Despite workforce and housing shortages, the head of the Maine Development Foundation is optimistic about Maine's economy in 2025. ow.ly/Yfq050UFqWi

@cgberube E plebnista

Getting ready to give a Timber Talk at PMA/USM! portlandmuseum.org/masstimber2024

@historyinmemes Uhhh…he was a corpse after the White House so ummmm…

Presidents Before & After The White House - A Thread🧵 William McKinley: 1897-1901