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NATO is for mutual defense, not a blank check for fighting other people’s wars. Its essence is prevention, not intervention. The alliance was designed to deter conflict, not to seek it out.

@Mr_Derivatives Yes, absolutely. The $3K limit is punitive.

Ya. Cool. Great. But can we increase the write off from $3,000 to $25,000 now? PDT from 25k to 2k. Annual loss write off from 3k to 25k. Do it. PS: There’s always that one guy that says it doesn’t matter because I never had a losing year. Shut up.

@sciencegirl Flavor

What’s missing from this dinner

@HazelMoore32 @POTUS Yes

DeSantis nails property tax scam: “We never really own our homes! Buy a TV—pay sales tax once, not year after year.” Time to slash taxes & let Americans keep what they earn! @POTUS was tagged for comments. Do you support abolishing property tax? A. Yes B. No.

All government spending needs to hold the line. I introduce the Penny Plan every year; it takes just a 6% cut across the board to balance the budget in five years. But only a small minority in Washington is willing to do what’s needed.

@BrandiKruse It's a Trojan Horse.

Democratic state lawmaker Adrian Cortes says he voted against Washington's new income tax on "millionaires" because there are NO guardrails that prevent it from becoming an income tax on everyone.

@BryceMLipscomb If Gen X, Millenials and Gen Y will vote in sufficient numbers they can make change. I would welcome that. It is time.

@BryceMLipscomb Not all boomers support Israel!

Boomers aren’t enough to keep Israel popular in America. Gen X, Millennials, & Gen Z are fed up with Israel. We are ready to dump them as an ally.

James Talarico to Joe Rogan: "The biggest divide in our politics is not left vs right — it’s top vs bottom. Billionaires are dividing us because our unity is a threat to their wealth and power."

@GovBobFerguson Then why is Washington State one of the most expensive states in which to live?

Despite the chaos coming from Washington D.C., we're moving our state forward — making life more affordable across Washington state with the Millionaires' Tax.

$NVDA is above 9, 21 and 55 day MAs.

Concerning Social Security payments, my contributions were made for 40 years on every salary I received. Those jobs may not have always been the work I wanted to be doing at the time, BUT I always had a job. The Social Security check is now (or soon will be) referred to as a "Federal Benefit Payment?" I'll be part of the one percent to forward this. I am forwarding it because it touches a nerve in me, and I hope it will in you. Please keep passing it on until everyone in our country has read it. The government is now referring to our Social Security checks as a "Federal Benefit Payment." This isn't a benefit. It is our money paid out of our earned income! Not only did we all contribute to Social Security but our employers did too. It totaled 15% of our income before taxes. If you averaged $30K per year over your working life, that's close to $180,000 invested in Social Security. If you calculate the future value of your monthly investment in social security ($375/month, including both you and your employers contributions) at a meager 1% interest rate compounded monthly, after 40 years of working you'd have more than $1.3+ million dollars saved! This is your personal investment. Upon retirement, if you took out only 3% per year, you'd receive $39,318 per year, or $3,277 per month. That's almost three times more than today's average Social Security benefit of $1,230 per month, according to the Social Security Administration. (Google it – it’s a fact). And your retirement fund would last more than 33 years (until you're 98 if you retire at age 65)! I can only imagine how much better most average-income people could live in retirement if our government had just invested our money in low-risk interest-earning accounts. Instead, the folks in Washington pulled off a bigger "Ponzi scheme" than Bernie Madoff ever did. They took our money and used it elsewhere. They forgot (oh yes, they knew) that it was OUR money they were taking. They didn't have a referendum to ask us if we wanted to lend the money to them. And they didn't pay interest on the debt they assumed. And recently they've told us that the money won't support us for very much longer. But is it our fault they misused our investments? And now, to add insult to injury, they're calling it a "benefit", as if we never worked to earn every penny of it. Just because they borrowed the money doesn't mean that our investments were a charity! Let's take a stand. We have earned our right to Social Security and Medicare. Demand that our legislators bring some sense into our government. Find a way to keep Social Security and Medicare going for the sake of that 92% of our population who need it. Then call it what it is: Our Earned Retirement Income. 😡😡😡✅

@Mr_Derivatives Thanks Heis, I needed that! 🫣🤔😆

$NVDA Still a series of lower highs and lower lows, technically speaking. Painfully slow moving though for both bulls and bears.

During Trump's first term and ongoing second term 27% of the total national debt has been created. Far more than during any other presidency.

One of the most widely shared videos worldwide. Brilliant lecture 🔥

"Winning"

Just taking a step back to appreciate the strategic double bind Trump is in: - If he gives into Iranian demands, the Democrats will crush him with his own rhetoric, portray him as weak, point out that "gave more money" to Iran than Obama did. The Iranians are holding firm in their demands and refusing to give in to pressure. The Israelis can blow up a deal at any moment, and Trump is clearly too weak to restrain them. - If he escalates he'll just double down on being responsible for sending gas to $6+ dollars a gallon and triggering a global economic depression. The longer the war drags out, the worse it'll be. There's no clear path to victory, and any deal he might be able to put together at a later date is likely to be even less favorable than the one he just refused. He's chosen to resolve this, apparently, by accelerating the negative economic effects of the war without directly attacking Iran. It makes no sense because there's no way out of this trap. This conflict is probably the most egregious unforced foreign policy error in American history.

Would you vote for a President who promises to cut off all financial and Military aid to Israel? I feel like that is one thing that is likely to resonate the loudest among voters in 2028. The shift in sentiment in the US is very real and I think it could be one of the most obvious campaign promises that could be delivered with bipartisan support. Israel is a developed economy with a per capita GDP that rivals most first world countries. I don't see any reason why the US has to provide this aid whatsoever. *For some reason, it wont let me post this as poll...

Trump FAFO. Example: the Strait of Hormuz was open. Trump attacked Iran and Iran closed the Strait. This was completely predictable. And now he complains that no one 😞 will help him re open the Strait.