Rusting Iron

@GoodJobsFirst A claim like this appears to be nonsense. A single data center can support up to 1600 jobs while bringing in $32 million annually, and creating more jobs and economic activity in the long-term uschamber.com/technology/us-…

According to info from the Texas Senate, the cost of sales tax breaks given to data centers has exploded from an estimated $14.6 million for the 2014–15 biennium to a projected $3.3 billion for the 2028–29 biennium – an astounding 22,503% increase. goodjobsfirst.org/texass-data-ce…

@AndreasSteno Understood. A lot of the lectures I think are in response to European condescension. But it's nice to see a Euro acknowledge our expense.

I get that many Americans don’t want to de facto pay for NATO anymore. I get it, I understand that the US paid more than others for a long time. It is all very well understood. We can take care of ourselves. It is ok. You don’t need to lecture us day in and day out about it.

@Arl126734 @joshuakloke @PierreVLeBrun This guy is hilarious. Good troll.

@joshuakloke @PierreVLeBrun NHL players are overwhelmingly anti-lib 👏🏼 and vast majority Conservative/Independent 👍🏼

“The whole league knows about it.” In 2025 someone began tracking who NHL players followed/unfollowed on Instagram. It seemed harmless. Then players saw personal habits being monitored. Inside the popular account and how it’s changing player behaviour: nytimes.com/athletic/71783…

@jimthegiant Socialism has almost universally been a failure. What makes you think more of it will be a success. One article on failure here: thecornellreview.org/yes-real-socia…

Genuine question, how do people STILL believe this shit? The world has more wealth than ever, Elon is almost a trillionaire. We have more billionaires than ever. How much MORE wealth do we need before normal people can afford the basics?

@CAgovernor This here smacks of self-parody. You've saying shit like this for 20 years and it's only gotten worse

My administration is providing an additional $145.4 million to local governments across the state to drive forward our progress reducing homelessness. We're seeing real results in real time — and we're not taking our foot off the gas.

@James_Martell_ Lol. I have never seen a post or series of posts that even approached this.

rightwingers: we need to protect Western culture! profs: ok let us then have mandatory philosophy, literature, & art courses from junior high through college, together with mandatory fluency on 3 Western languages instruction by the time you graduate rightwingers: not like that

@Miriam2626 I think you're ignoring how unpopular Dems are right now. We will see, I guess.

I am in the heart of red Texas and most Republicans are either going to vote Democrat or stay home. Either option is fine.

@DylanRatigan I won't. I will be happy to have our people come home. I will be happy to stop protecting Europe.

You know the moment is coming when Europe is going to insist that the American NATO bases leave — and the Americans will freak out and demand they must keep their troops in Europe to protect everyone.

@ShowMeLaTweet @HaroldWren22 That's the whole point, I think my nation would be better off not projecting power.

@Rusting_Iron @HaroldWren22 Cool. Good luck projecting power from your own continent on the other side of an ocean to your enemies.

How many combat brigades can Europe deploy RIGHT NOW? How many anti submarine surface task forces can Europe surge even with a weeks notice? How many non US nuclear weapons does Europe have collectively? How many armored divisions can you field within 96 hours? How many fighter planes are airworthy right now in WESTERN NATO countries? How many fast attack submarines does Europe have available right now? How is Europe going to replace American social subsidies if we cut them tomorrow? You dont have a single answer— just all too typical ignorance & arrogance. You’re like a spoiled child biting the hands that feeds houses & protects you. Only, you’re not family & we’re not obligated to continue.

@MarshaBlackburn We saw you sneak out of the Senate at 3AM without passing the save act. You need to be primaried.

Anyone who comes to the United States and steals from American taxpayers by committing fraud should be deported.   My Fraud Accountability Act would hold these criminals accountable for robbing taxpayers.   It’s time to get it passed.

@tedcruz What about Thune's pro forma sessions. You are complicit in blocking the election.

Truly absurd.

@jmontforttx Lol, I refute your basic point with evidence and you deflect. NICE USE OF CAPS.

@Rusting_Iron My tweet has NOTHING TO DO WITH CALIFORNIA. Get a book and read.

Data centers get $3.3 billion in tax breaks, but Abbott won't feed poor kids during summer break, and kicked 1.3 million off medicaid. The GOP is destroying Texas.

@Jim_Jordan Remember when Jim Jordan sounded great talking, but never really delivered for his voters?

Remember when Democrats wanted to ban gas stoves? And when they worked to censor you for posting memes and true information? They want to control and regulate EVERYTHING but illegal immigration.

@Maddyhammy @SamDeirdar @RepYassAnsari Your comments earned a follow

@SamDeirdar @RepYassAnsari Rubbing the balls of politicians? Yikes Make sure to wash your hands

I do not appreciate anyone - Democrat or Republican - taking this moment to make TACO jokes to say Trump “chickened out.” The president was threatening genocide against 90 million Iranians. I’m grateful there’s a ceasefire & scores of innocent people didn’t die tonight.

@VeryBrexitProbs Number 6 is the most important. Not sure it's worth what we spend on them, though.

Trump thinks Europe needs NATO more than America does. His generals know better. Here’s what the US loses without it. 1. Its European base network Over 50 US military bases across Europe housing 84,000 troops. Ramstein in Germany is the largest US air base outside America and the hub for every US operation in the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia. RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk is home to the only US F-35 wing in Europe, the same base the F-15 shot down over Iran last week flew from. These aren’t gifts to Europe. They are America’s front door to the rest of the world. 2. The geography it can never replace The US sits thousands of miles from every major conflict zone on earth. Europe puts American forces within striking distance of the Middle East, North Africa, the Sahel, the Arctic and Russia’s western border. No aircraft carrier replaces an entire continent. Without European bases America is projecting power across two oceans from a single landmass. That is not a superpower posture, it is an island. 3. Its intelligence network GCHQ, MI6 and European intelligence agencies feed directly into US operations. Five Eyes gives America more global surveillance reach than any other arrangement in history. Lose NATO and that pipeline closes. 4. Two allied nuclear powers The UK and France have independent nuclear arsenals. Outside NATO those weapons are no longer guaranteed to be on America’s side. That is two fewer nuclear powers in your corner. 5. Its arms export market European NATO members are America’s biggest weapons customers. F-35s, Apaches and Patriot missiles, hundreds of billions in contracts. If Europe goes it alone they buy European. Lockheed Martin and Boeing lose their biggest export market overnight. 6. The dollar’s global dominance NATO helps underpins the security order that keeps allies trading in dollars and holding dollar reserves. Collapse that alliance and the shift to alternative currencies accelerates. No single advantage matters more to American prosperity. 7. A trillion-dollar insurance policy 31 other countries have a legal obligation to fight for America if attacked. The only time Article 5 was ever triggered was to defend the US after 9/11. Over 1,100 allied soldiers died in Afghanistan answering that call. No other country on earth has anything close to this. 8. Its seat at the head of the table NATO makes America the leader of the free world. Without it the US is just another big country with a big army stranded between two oceans with no allies. China and Russia would celebrate for a decade.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Without NATO, America doesn’t gain independence. It loses an empire.

@elonmusk hear me out. Optimus medbots equipped with these built into their skulls for use on their owners in the event of a stroke. Optimus can have versions specialized for owner medical risks fusfoundation.org/diseases-and-c…

@McFaul Tell me professor, with Iran attacking power plants, oil pipelines and other similar things, are they committing war crimes?

While everyone has moved on, I remain deeply troubled by Trumps threat to wipe out an entire civilization. No American president has talked in such terms. No American president ever should.

@mary_nethery @kaylaguo_ @gbjonestx @DanPatrick CA actually drove them out.

@kaylaguo_ @gbjonestx @DanPatrick ¡Lo Siento Mofo! The crap the Abbott Patrick Paxton Troika has pulled on hard working good Texans is outrageous and tragic. They’ve taken the worst parts of California (Musk, Bezos) and brought them to us to use up all our natural resources and wonderful wild spaces.

"We're going to have a tough time holding the Texas House," @DanPatrick tells TPPF. #txlege

@DudeLore @LimitlesCobz No, Iran has been a genocidal enemy for 30+ years.

@LimitlesCobz Can we all start to agree iran isnt the enemy. And the other guys are?

@LimitlesCobz Good time to own us oil stocks