"There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force, socialism-by vote. It is merely the difference between murder and suicide."
— Ayn Rand
🧵 California lawmakers in the Assembly Public Safety committee are hearing new proposal to allow governor to declare state of emergency for war to investigate price gouging.
CA Chamber of Commerce says it’s opposed, concerned it could be over triggering…
Something is fundamentally broken when we can mint trillionaires while millions of Americans still can't afford healthcare.
It's time for a national billionaires tax to end corporate tax loopholes and build an economy that actually works for working people.
@MegynKellyShow Be less of a c**t, meg. You know as well as everyone else that sending those numbers of people back to Haiti in it's current condtion would kill half of them.
Megyn sends a message to the Haitians who lost their TPS today:
"Go home! Get out! We know our country is better than yours. That's because we filled it with our work ethic, culture, and values. You being here only dilutes it for us... GO BACK TO FUCKING HAITI!"
@sarahtexe From 1776-1979, America grew from a few ragtag colonies to the most prosperous and technologically advanced nation in human history, all without a federal Department of Education.
Question for MAGA from a liberal woman. "Hi, I'm just wondering if you guys who voted for Trump – did you vote for the Department of Education to be dismantled? Because that's what he's doing right now.
Today my wife's cousin's nephew said to her mother, "Daddy, I'm so very hot! Will it ever be cool again?"
And her mother had to reply, "No Shaniqua, it will never be cool again, because of climate change. The evil oil companies and climate change deniers have destroyed our planet."
Absolutely heartbreaking.
@libsoftiktok She'll get re-elected. Orange Man Bad/Sanctuary City has worked like a charm for over a decade. It'll continue to work. No one will vote for change. But hey, at least they say nice things about immigrants and pretend to care until it hits the fan. 🤦
LoTT REPORT: Residents in Boyle Heights, CA affected by the massive fire are being IGNORED by local leadership.
City Councilor Ysabel Jurado (D) who oversees this district put out a video promising to support yet the phone line for the Boyle Heights Office goes straight to a MAILBOX IS FULL message.
We received this from a worried constituent with an elderly mother in the area. The fire is causing a lot of smoke and health concerns and disruptions. But there’s absolutely nobody to talk to.
Democrats are hanging their constituents out to dry.
BREAKING: Islamic Terrorist Regime IS DUMPING OIL INTO THE SEA! 🚨
As we warned: the regime has run out of storage capacity.
For days now, they’ve been faking tanker transfers while pouring massive amounts of extracted oil straight into the ocean.
Deliberate. Criminal. Environmental catastrophe.
They are literally poisoning the sea.
This is ecocide in real time.
#KingRezaPahlaviForIran
Of course, a socialist's definition of "competition" is one where they've already tilted the playing field heavily in their favour using state money which was acquired by taxing their competitors. It'll be amusing though. We've already seen what happens in a real socialist economy when the state owns all of the food retailers.
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced the location of the city’s first publicly owned supermarket, marking a step towards delivering on his pledge to bring down the cost of food.
The city will spend $30m (£22.3m) on the store, which is due to open next year at a marketplace in East Harlem, Mamdani announced on Sunday during an address to mark his first 100 days in office.
He wants to open five of the stores - one for each of the city’s boroughs - before the end of his first term in 2029. They will operate without paying rent or taxes and pass those savings onto shoppers.
During his address, Mamdani rebutted neoliberal arguments about the effectiveness of publicly owned businesses.
"Some will insist that city-owned businesses do not work, that government cannot keep up with corporations," he said. "My answer to them is simple: I look forward to the competition. May the most affordable grocery store win."
Mamdani has been quick to deliver on several of his major campaign pledges – many of them aimed at bringing down the cost of living – since taking office on 1 January. He announced the introduction of a free childcare scheme, intervened on behalf of tenants living in poor conditions and secured millions of dollars of restitution for workers.
Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders made a surprise appearance at Mamdani’s address.
"I know that the mayor has been criticised and some say this is a radical idea," he told the crowd. "I'll tell you what is a radical idea: Giving tax breaks to billionaires. Throwing people off health care. That's radical. What's radical is starting a terrible war. That's radical. But providing affordable food to working families? That's not radical, it's exactly the right thing to do."
It's amazing, but if you cut off access to downtown to create empty bike lanes and if you fill it up with homeless people, drug addicts and illegals that do not pay skyscraper rent then the city core dies. Half billion dollar buildings are being offered for $100 million. Decades of legislation by juveniles in the legislature have wrecked the entire state. 700 - 800 pieces of nuisance legislation every year compounds into Animal Farm on steroids. I was born here and it breaks my heart. We had a wonderful city center and a fabulous state with incomparable weather. Now it is all in hock to ideological vandals all wanting to grow up to be Karen Bass.
@emilyinvc What about the hair? Is it flowing? If I put my hand in it can I get it out? What about the cheek. I like a nice cheek. Is there a pinkish hue? A rosy glow? Asking for my friend George.
@KurtSupeCPA I built a tool that tracks this all for me so I can plan appropriately when I get closer to retirement. It’s a huge trap to get stuck in if you’re not careful!
Met a guy recently. Just retired at 63.
$2M saved. House paid off. Zero debt. Did everything right for 30 years.
Claimed Social Security early. Started pulling $110,000 a year from his IRA. Nobody told him those two decisions would collide.
85% of his Social Security is now taxable. His bracket jumped. Tax bill his first year of retirement was bigger than when he had a paycheck.
And in two years when he hits 65 and goes on Medicare, IRMAA kicks in and his premiums spike on top of it.
His advisor never saw it coming.
Who was supposed to catch that?
As Donald Trumps’ threat of bombing the infrastructure comes close to the deadline. This is what is happening in Iran:
1. 14 million people have volunteered to sit on the bridges, power plants, roads and other infrastructure throughout Iran.
2. These people have already started to gather at these places.
3. World has never seen such an act of bravery from any nation where ordinary people are risking their lives to save their country.
UNBELIEVABLE. Simply Unbelievable.
The US President has said that for 47 years, the US hasn't been able to eliminate the Islamic Republic. That confession is true. I say, "You, too, won’t be able to do such a thing."
Feb. 17, 2026
#Islamic_Republic_of_Iran