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@elonmusk @Tesla Interesting that “Lithium Refining” is in your concept web but “Lithium Mining” and “Cobalt Mining” are not. I would love to believe in Tesla’s master plan but nothing that relies on human rights abuses is sustainable. We cannot go on like this forever. There must be a reckoning.

The ultimate master plan of @Tesla is to create sustainable abundance for all

@profontheright 🤣

Yeah that´s what I´m seeing, too.

@ArifAmir @MAGAVoice You are far too reasonable for social media 🤣

@ninaturner Then stop taxing them. That would help.

The person working full-time making burgers at Burger King should be able to pay for rent, groceries, a car payment, and have some left over with their paycheck alone.

I love people. Yeah, we do some pretty messed up stuff, but we also do things like this:

@BurgessOwens I love this so much. Thanks for sharing good news!

America's heart is alive and well, my friends! Yes, the internet has its share of mean-spirited trolls—but it also shines a light on the overwhelming goodness of everyday Americans.

@RealMarkDEddy @thatsKAIZEN @charliekirk11 I agree that looks like a dude who has never really been challenged. He does not represent all black people though. I live in a working-class mostly-black neighborhood. This community is still strong and producing awesome people. Most aren’t buying this type of bullshit.

That looks like a dude who’s never been challenged by the word NO in his life. Racism, as a form of NO, made the black community much stronger. At least they had an enemy to overcome. Now they’re a spiritually impoverished protected class at scale with minimal enemies. Lions at the zoo.

Charlie Kirk flawlessly demonstrates how to deal with people who lie, make false accusations, pretend to be victims, and use their race and sexuality to manipulate the empathy of others.

@thatsKAIZEN You are correct that many Americans want that but I think it's a terrible idea.

If we're being honest: right now many Americans actually do want a king. Just a good one, who they can vote out.

@BN_OTAKU @thatsKAIZEN Kings can rule by fiat. They can simply say what the law is. It seems many people want that. I, for one, do not. But I think OP is correct that many Americans do seem to want that.

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@thatsKAIZEN I think the detainees should be given the opportunity to argue their innocence in court prior to deportation so as to avoid sending innocent men to a Salvadoran prison. I pretty much agree with what you are saying and I appreciate your explanation of the nuances of it.

Trump deporting Tren De Aragua isn’t necessarily unconstitutional. It is unprecedented. The Alien Enemies Act can be used by the President without pre-approval from a judge. It has only ever been used during wars, but can be used in the event of a foreign invasion. Trump’s team argued that Tren de Aragua is controlled by the Venezuelan government and that this is an invasion. After the President takes action it can be subjected to judicial review, and that’s what’s happening. The review will help verify whether Tren de Aragua is government-controlled and whether the Alien Enemies Act can be used to deport people who are already here, during peacetime. It’s a good opportunity to clarify the law. Trump is definitely pushing the law to the limits here and a judicial review is appropriate - particularly to make sure everyone deported was actually a TdA member. If they made a mistake it should be rectified - no innocent man should rot in jail. But that’s all heady stuff. Here’s what many Americans are feeling in their hearts: After 4 years of Biden pushing the law to its limits to force vaccinations, censor us, and control us while the nation declines, it’s nice to see Trump pushing the limits for Americans, not against us. He also said he’d deport Tren De Aragua using the Alien Enemies Act as recently as October. He’s doing exactly what he promised.

@ArtemisConsort Way before that. 16th Amendment was ratified in 1913. That was a massive deviation which enabled further degradation of Liberty. Even that wasn’t the beginning of this disaster. Major point of inflection though.

We haven’t had the system of government intended by the founding fathers since FDR, possibly since before that.

@ArtemisConsort Interesting point. Has liberalism even been a choice in the last 100+ years though? Seems like our politics is more of a “choose your own fascist adventure” story.

If liberals want to avoid creating fascists, they should make sure the systems they run actually function. If liberalism is equated with 10,000 pages of environmental review to build a house while murderers roam free, then the people will choose fascism.

@ArtemisConsort Lol I have never heard of this person. Maybe I just live under a rock?

You are less culturally important than J. K. Rowling by an order of magnitude. Arrogance from the weak is unbecoming. You are nothing, Azealia. No one cares.

I enjoyed this puzzle:

@ArtemisConsort All 5 are reasonable answers, but in my opinion, B is the one that is most meaningfully different from the others. And it is “odd” in multiple ways. So I’d say B is by far the best answer. It’s interesting seeing the strong opinions behind the other answers. Explains a lot.

Grok 3 Think cannot solve this, even with lots of hints. Can you?

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@thatsKAIZEN I agree. But Bill Burr is a comedian - and a damned funny one at that - not a thought leader. I suppose it is possible to be both. I don’t think that is Burr’s role though. I don’t see him that way, and I don’t think he sees himself that way. He just wants to make people laugh.

Calling a fellow American Hitler in 2025 automatically disqualifies you as a thought leader.

@romi_botez @RepMikeCollins Marginal tax rates mean you only pay that percentage on income above the threshold. For example, if a person had a salary of $200k, he would only pay $17,500 in taxes. That’s 35% of the taxable $50k. So he would take home $182,500. That make sense?

@RepMikeCollins While that sounds great, I hope you realize that assuming a 35% tax rate, jobs paying between 150 and 204k would completely disappear. Why would a worker want to make 200K and take home 130k when they can just get a job paying 150k?…

No taxes for people who make less than $150,000/yr is the supercharge this economy needs to IGNITE.