Voltaire

@ABC @micyoung75 Did any commentator push Thomas to DEFINE “progressivism”? Of course not.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Wednesday delivered a televised broadside against progressivism, a political philosophy he described as an existential threat to America and the principles that founded it 250 years ago. abcnews.link/JeWVnEB

@magachrchpastr Hey, man: you’re probably one of the people saying the Pope needs to butt out of politics, right? So what are you doing saying this crap right here?

I bet when gas is back averaging $3.10 a gallon, people won't even give President Trump credit for lowering the price by $1.00/gal. The Left simply won't admit that he's the "Affordability President" smh🙏🇺🇸

@FoxNews Did any Fox talking head think to ask Thomas who the “we” is that he’s talking about? Of course not. It’s slop all day, every day on Fox.

JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS: “I think if we don’t stand up and take ownership of our country, and take responsibility for it, we are slowly letting others control how we think and what we think.” "If you think it's losing confidence, then you get up and you participate. You don't sit on the sidelines."

@atrupar Think about it: “What religion do you know that says 'if you're not in our religion, we're gonna kill you. We want you dead.' That's not a religion. That's a cult.” Sure. Not just fundamentalist Muslims, but hardcore “Christians” too. We’re still fighting the Crusades, people.

Tuberville: "These Muslims? They call it a religion. What religion do you know that says 'if you're not in our religion, we're gonna kill you. We want you dead.' That's not a religion. That's a cult. They took over Europe. It's gone."

@JeffClarkUS Hey everyone: Don’t trust Jeff Clark. Look this up on Grok. Ask: why was John Eastman disbarred?

This is a travesty. John represented the President in litigation challenging an election. That’s all. He lied about nothing. Reasonable minds can disagree about the 2020 election. He did what lawyers are supposed to do — represent disfavored individuals. And make no mistake, the elites, especially in bar apparatuses, disfavor and hate President Trump and anyone associated with him with a burning passion. No one representing Vice President Gore was disbarred for losing Bush v. Gore where the whole partial county-specific recount strategy Democrat lawyers devised there was ruled an unconstitutional violation of equal protection. Two-tiered system of justice and of bar discipline. Pray for John and his family and that John will speedily take his case to the U.S. Supreme Court and that they will grant cert and reverse this absolute nonsense.

@SenRonJohnson @realDonaldTrump Clinton & Obama got buy-in from our allies, you idiot.

Clinton did NOT get congressional authorization for Kosovo. Obama did NOT get congressional authorization for Libya. But now, Democrats demand that @realDonaldTrump get authorization for Iran? Democrats/leftists are complete hypocrites.

@RichRaho @StevenTDennis Now we’re getting to the meat of the matter….

“The Trump administration has abruptly canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities to shelter and care for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone…” miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

@TonySeruga “Trump had nothing to do with Russia”? Little Miss Piggy Muffet clearly has no knowledge of past events. And here she has excellent AI tools to help her research stuff before she’s caught lying—again.

Obama deserves to DIE in prison! Karoline Leavitt: “While publicly pretending to support a peaceful transfer of power, Barack Obama privately worked to sabotage President Trump. Newly declassified evidence from the DNI proves the Obama administration manufactured and politicized intelligence to fuel the Russia collusion hoax — a deliberate effort to delegitimize Trump before he even took office. Trump had nothing to do with Russia. The entire thing was a fraud, and Obama and his top officials — Brennan, Clapper, Comey, and McCabe — knew it from the beginning.”

@DavidJHarrisJr JD Vance might also want to stick to matters of morality.

JD Vance: "It would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality." Thoughts?

@atrupar @mikes121212 Mike Johnson, a putative “Christian,” fails to understand that “politics” is ALL ABOUT PEOPLE. The Pope is not addressing a particular political party, he’s addressing the fundamentals of what it means to be human and acting in tune with one’s higher power.

Mike Johnson says the Pope had it coming: "A religious leader can say anything they want, but obviously if you wade into political waters, you should expect some political response and I think the Pope has received some of that. Frankly I was taken a bit aback by him saying something about 'those who engage in war, Jesus doesn't hear their prayers' or something. There's something called the 'just war' doctrine.'"

@r0ck3t23 As usual, “genius” Elon Musk fails to understand the basics of human nature.

Elon Musk just put the entire university system on trial. Not the curriculum. Not the professors. The premise. Musk: “You don’t need college to learn stuff. Everything is available basically for free. You can learn anything you want for free.” For a thousand years, universities held one monopoly. Access. You paid the toll or you stayed ignorant. The internet erased that in a decade. Every lecture. Every framework. Every textbook. Free. From any screen on Earth. The six-figure tuition is no longer buying knowledge. It is buying a signal. Musk: “There is a value that colleges have, which is seeing whether somebody can work hard at something, including a bunch of annoying homework assignments, and still do their homework assignments.” That is the product. Not intelligence. Not creativity. Not vision. Compliance. You are paying $200,000 to prove you can tolerate bureaucracy on a schedule. Musk: “Colleges are basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores. But they’re not for learning.” The entire system is a sorting machine for corporate HR. It does not measure what you can build. It measures whether you can sit still, follow directions, and deliver on command. Four years of obedience dressed as education. Musk: “If you’re trying to do something exceptional, you must have evidence of exceptional ability. I don’t consider going to college evidence of exceptional ability.” The system optimizes for average. It rewards the compliant. It certifies the patient. It quietly filters out everyone who refuses to wait for permission. The ones who reshaped the modern world never finished the test. Musk: “Gates is a pretty smart guy, he dropped out. Jobs is pretty smart, he dropped out. Larry Ellison, smart guy, he dropped out.” They did not drop out because it was too hard. They dropped out because the speed limit was too low. The most dangerous thing a university does is convince a generational talent that finishing the syllabus is the achievement. It is not. It is the floor. A degree is a receipt for compliance. The future has never belonged to people who finish their homework. It belongs to the ones who never needed the assignment.

@Megankstack @mehdirhasan Is the Pope in Opus Dei? Order of Malta? Maybe that’s where JD’s “Catholicism” lies.

The weird thing about Vance is that he converted to Catholicism and just 7 years later he’s telling the Pope to shut up.

@ericmetaxas You daft? Christianity is, and always has been, woke. You gotcha problem with that? Take it up with Jesus.

Every Catholic should be screaming for an investigation into what looks like leftist corruption infiltrating the church. This deserves answers.

@ericmmatheny Only if it’s 10% with no deductions of any kind.

Flat tax. Whether you make $1000 or $100 million. A fixed percentage for everybody. And that’s it. A one-page tax form. No bullshit. Everybody pays a reasonable and equitable amount. Everyone - from the wealthiest to the poorest - have skin in the game.

@GuntherEagleman If JD Vance thinks Trump’s attack on Iran is “just,” he must also think Putin’s attack on Ukraine is “just.” Explain. Also: JD invokes “just war theory,” which has no rational application in this case. JD just mouths words that sound important.

JD Vance sharply responds to Pope Leo XIV: “When the Pope says God is never on the side of those who wield the sword, there is more than a thousand-year tradition of Just War Theory in Christianity.” “Just as I have to be careful when speaking about public policy as Vice President, the Pope should be very careful when speaking about theology.” “If you’re going to opine on matters of theology, it must be anchored in truth. That’s what I strive for, and it’s exactly what we should expect from the clergy, Catholic or Protestant.”

@jeremykauffman Liar. Look it up, people. You’d have to eliminate the interest on debt & the defense budget to get close to that $3,500 figure.

The per capita tax burden in the United States is ~$16,600 Eliminate all social welfare and it falls to ~$3,500 The primary purpose of the United States government is violent wealth redistribution

@mitchellvii Who says you’re a Christian, Bill? Just saying you follow Christ doesn’t cut it, when your actions tell a different story.

Honestly, when I saw this picture of Trump I didn't think of Jesus at all. He looks more like an apostle is healing sick people. I'm a very strong born-again Christian. I wasn't even remotely offended. 99% of the people who were offended by this hated Trump anyway.

@KristanHawkins “You don’t seem to recall” means “I didn’t bother to look this up.” Of course the Pope has spoken out against these things—consistently.

I don’t seem to recall three Bishops doing a lengthy interview with 60 Minutes to denounce President Biden’s policies that unleashed unrestricted chemical abortion pills into every state and killed over 700,000 children made in God’s image last year alone.

@RepBrandonGill People who come to the U.S. almost always learn English pretty quick. They typically speak two or more languages. They’re capable of hard work and they have ambition. Gill demonizes them because he’s ignorant.

Your kid's classroom is full of illegal alien children who don't speak English - and you're subsidizing them at your hospital and your Social Security office too. We are done tolerating this.

@mitchellvii The Pope is the leader among Catholics, elected by Cardinals. He’s the top person in an organization of over a billion people worldwide, responsible for guiding them on their spiritual journey. That’s an awe-some task.

In my opinion, the Pope is an elected official. There is no mention of a Pope anywhere in the Bible. He is essentially the elected leader of the Catholic church, and that's fine. But don't assign him spiritual importance he does not possess beyond that. What do you think?