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Doug Branch

@DougBranch

Sr. Fellow @FiscalLab535. 25-yr congress staff. Phronesis Insights. Husband. Dad to UVA rocket engineer & UD baseball player. OKC Thunder fan. Hillsdale Alum.

Katılım Mayıs 2009
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Doug Branch
Doug Branch@DougBranch·
The U.S. just passed $39 Trillion in debt. Even more alarming, gross federal debt is nearing 125% of GDP & publicly held debt is 100% of GDP and worsening w/ mandatory spending + interest payments overwhelming. Look to @Fiscallab535 for more educational material on this crisis.
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Doug Branch
Doug Branch@DougBranch·
@TPCarney I remember that one. OU beat KU 3x in Big 12 and conf tournament but lost the game that mattered. Was 50-50 at half. OU lost by 4. King Blaylock and Grant were all super nice and decent dudes, and the others probably were too though never met them.
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Tim Carney
Tim Carney@TPCarney·
In the 1988 NCAA championship game, three of the Oklahoma starters played all 40 minutes, and the other two sat out a combined 7 minutes. The bench had zero field goal attempts. (And Mookie Blaylock got 7 steals.)
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Doug Branch
Doug Branch@DougBranch·
Credit to this guy for owning it. Wish we could get videos like this from @USCBO every once in a while owning their projections—maybe it would help to improve their legislative models for the future.
Matthew Cappucci@MatthewCappucci

What a HORRIBLE forecast by meteorologists – especially myself. Not only were we spectacularly wrong – we communicated poorly. It became apparent last night that some of our initial expectations would prove fallacious. I'd like to address what went wrong with our forecast:

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Doug Branch
Doug Branch@DougBranch·
@WillCainShow @TPCarney He's right: Family/faith come first, but wrong to put down all clubs over his bad org/coach. Over 6 yrs in travel, we've never missed Sunday church. Kids wear proper uniform to church (jacket/tie) & field (jersey). Tourneys can be great bonding for some families.
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The Will Cain Show
The Will Cain Show@WillCainShow·
Stop Letting Youth Sports Control Your Sunday In this powerful clip from Will Cain Country, David Pollack discusses the difficult choices parents face in the world of high-level youth sports. Pollack recounts telling a national travel ball coach that his family would not compromise on church, even if it meant his daughter lost playing time. He warns parents against the "busy, busy, busy" trap of the world and explains why it is essential to demonstrate to your children that faith always comes before the game.
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Matt Mehan
Matt Mehan@MTMehan·
Ladies and Gentleman, It is finally time to reveal the cover for my forthcoming #America250 Celebratory Mega-Book:
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William Beach
William Beach@BeachWW453·
New population estimates released by Census in January show a total increase in US population since 2020 of 10,268,744. Of that 81%, of 8,328,837 was from international migration, mostly from non-US born migrants. No wonder the labor force grew so rapidly during that period. census.gov/data/tables/ti…
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Doug Branch
Doug Branch@DougBranch·
@TPCarney @sahilkapur Why would a mainstream reporter so blatantly present such a selective view of a bill? Surely he is a decently smart guy, who checks his work or double checks Democrat talking points for spin, right? Or is this intentional deception? Or is there a more charitable explanation?
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Sahil Kapur
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur·
Important piece of history to the modern redistricting wars: Democrats spent a decade trying to ban partisan gerrymandering and were told each time to pound sand. This language in a 2021-2022 bill had the support of 50 out of 50 Senate Democrats — and 0 Republicans. Rs killed it.
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Patrick Horan☘️
Patrick Horan☘️@Pat_Horan92·
The Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil shipping lane, is practically closed due to the conflict with Iran. @BeachWW453 simulated this very scenario. The results for the US & global economy are grim. I asked him about the results from his war game & how we can mitigate them.
Fiscal Lab on Capitol Hill@Fiscallab535

About 20% of the world’s oil supply moves through the Strait of Hormuz. What happens now that it is closed? In this episode, @BeachWW453 and @Pat_Horan92 examine the economic consequences using insights from simulated war games. Watch the discussion: youtu.be/HUl2HlEgE3g?si…

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William Beach
William Beach@BeachWW453·
What are the economic and budget consequences of the Iran War and closing the #HormuzStrait ? The Fiscal Lab has a new video that provides background and estimates from past war games on how the #IranWar could affect the US economy. youtube.com/watch?v=HUl2Hl…
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Doug Branch
Doug Branch@DougBranch·
@kgcarney @TPCarney I was thinking more of some of the older ones. The babe is still too sweet to offend.
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Doug Branch@DougBranch·
@kgcarney This is a matter that demands much prudence and “reading the situation” from parents, and charity from all: charity by the parent for not subjecting congregants to significant distraction and charity by the congregants for understanding the parents may just be overwhelmed.
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Katie Carney
Katie Carney@kgcarney·
Lots of varying opinions of what “loud” constitutes. Kids shouldn’t be a total distraction. It does get loud when there are toddlers whispering and parents are whispering back. Thats fine. Also, bribery works people. If you aren’t bribing your little kids you’re doing it wrong
Matt Walsh@MattWalshBlog

I don't love it. I'm actually considerably less tolerant of loud kids in public now than I was before I had my own. Your children should not be allowed to disrupt a church service, or any other public gathering. If they're being unruly, remove them. If they're old enough to know better, take them out and discipline them. If they're too young to control themselves, then again remove them. I've had to do this many times in many situations. It blows my mind when parents just sit there and let their kids totally disrupt and irritate an entire room full of strangers.

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Parker Sheppard
Parker Sheppard@parkersheppard·
Since 1970, transfers have grown from 6% of GDP to 15%. The federal government now spends 3 times as much on transfers as it does on national defense, public safety, health, education, and economic affairs.
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Matt Mehan
Matt Mehan@MTMehan·
Thanks for the pre-orders, friends! Feel free to share the link below to others. Little bragging rights like these help the book along!! Launch date: May 19th.
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Doug Branch
Doug Branch@DougBranch·
@JonSchweppe Felt the same about Russ in OKC even though never got a ring.
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