Dr. Masked Defender

@SteveRattner @nick_field90 @Morning_Joe Hey Steve. It had been full employment every day under Trump, right? What is better than that?

Under Biden’s last year, the U.S. economy added an average of 122,000 jobs every month.

Under Trump, that average has collapsed to just 26,000 a month.

In Trump math, that’s a “500% decrease.” (Around 80% in real math.)   My @Morning_Joe Chart:

@EthanLevins2 @Valkyrie_1_9 LOL. Because in Iran you get dead. Fear obviates arrests.

Iran has more free speech than the UK. Facts don't care about your feelings.

@SeanMcCarthyCom Rice, broccoli, and beans ... $1.00.

Lunch just costs $28 now. Are they not supposed to eat?

@StatisticUrban @ZFlawles1s Wow. Ecominic provlems are caused by derelict Americans who purposely cause their poverty and deprivation by embracing every vice there is.

@ZFlawles1s Mostly I think US economic problems in terms of insecurity boil down to healthcare and housing. Left wing policies would help the former, at least in terms of universal coverage, but the latter is much less clear.

i genuinely believe that if america was more economically left wing extremist ideologies on both sides would be much less prominent because there would be less struggle

@davidfrum @DeanBaker13 Did he have income in those years?

In case you've forgotten, here are some of the things learned from the Trump tax returns leaked by a government contractor in 2020: In 10 of the 15 years before Trump won the presidency, Trump paid no federal income tax. In 2016 and 2017, he paid $750. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

@mon23364 @BulwarkOnline @JakeAuch @JohnAvlon We spend as a country 40% more than Scandinavia. But if funding is the issue why are only 50% of NYC kids grade level reading and math?

@MaskedDefender @BulwarkOnline @JakeAuch @JohnAvlon FYI: NYC is not a country.

"Go fuck yourself, and we're gonna tax you, and we're gonna spend that money on educating our kids. That's my response to Instagram on that" @JakeAuch talks to @JohnAvlon about his radical plan to fund education on the latest How to Fix It.

@mon23364 @BulwarkOnline @JakeAuch @JohnAvlon We spend over triple in NYC per student what they spend in Scandinavia.

@BulwarkOnline @JakeAuch @JohnAvlon God knows we need to educate our kids because we are one dumb ass country.

@BillKristol Um. He can't run again. What vengence?

“He is not going to get away with this forever. His efforts to line his pockets more and more, to pillage everything that isn’t nailed down, before he’s sent packing once and for all—this can only sharpen the electoral vengeance that’s coming for him.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark…

@jseubanks Growing rough solves the big drive problem. Make 'em pay for letting it rip.

To the rollback enthusiasts who think we should watch Cam Young smash it 280 and have 3-irons in, Aronimink was built in 1928. Nobody has gotten lower than -6 in 3 days and we have a record number within 4 of the lead. Are you not entertained?

@hexagoniccube @GolfDigest 5 beers? Cmon.

@MaskedDefender @GolfDigest And?

Justin Thomas was asked if there was an art to being the clubhouse leader. "I can tell you how there isn't, because it happened to me one time... Probably had four or five beers at lunch, and next thing you know... I'm still the leader in the clubhouse." 😂

@BillRasure @GolfDigest If he winds up tied, he has to go out and play, no?

@MaskedDefender @GolfDigest What?!?!?!?

@David_J_Bier But they increase total crime right?

As I testified this week, illegal immigrants in Fairfax lower the US murder rate

@CortesSteve No ... not Conquistators. Explorers or perhaps national claim stakers. They really were a motley crew, them two, the slave York, Sacagewea and her infant, the big black dog Seaman, the French pioneer, and a gritty corps of soldiers kind of jury-rigging there and back.

Fabulous and inspiring thread. We stand on the shoulders of giants, including Lewis and Clark...American Conquistadors!

@BrilliantMaps Haiti GDP/capita same as India.

@BrilliantMaps Haiti isn't 3rd World? SMH.

First, Second & Third World Countries Based On GDP Per Capita In 1950 More years here: brilliantmaps.com/first-second-t…

@number_pizza111 I didn't see a single toll in S. Carolina.

I just found out E-ZPass is a regional thing. I’ve never been outside of E-ZPass America in a relevant capacity before except for CT and VT, which don’t do tolls. It feels like it should exist everywhere.

@Maakudos2 @ZitoSalena Statistically speaking, people in Appalachia are rotten. Look at the numbers. Whose fault is that?

@MaskedDefender @ZitoSalena So you disparage people from Appalachia, then end up sounding like an asshole.

Appalachia is not just a place on a map or a forgotten talking point for the elite; it is a vast, complex culture rooted in dirt, grit, and enduring faith. It is the beating heart of the American working class, where the love of God, country, and family still reigns supreme. It is a landscape of haunting beauty—ancient, mist-covered mountains and deep, shadowed hollers. It is also a landscape of poverty, deep pain, and loss & and the challenges folks have faced for centuries to punch back from all of them. The geography dictates the soul of the people. It’s a place where the seasons turn gracefully, from the jagged bare teeth of harsh winters to the lush greens of summer. It feels like home, even when you are miles from your front porch. Most think they can't wait to leave it those who do ache to return. #Appalachia instagram.com/reel/DYZ9FGvuQ…

@Maakudos2 @ZitoSalena As I said, crime rate is a lot lower. But there is no excuse for the overall dereliction from common decency endemic in Appalachia. They are poor because of what they do, not because of something being done to them.

@MaskedDefender @ZitoSalena Exept Appalachian Whites aren't murdering people on busses

@BDeck53 @ZitoSalena OH NO. That is Appalachia for sure. Very high welfare rate. Very high out-of-wedlock birth rate. Very low academic performance.

@MaskedDefender @ZitoSalena I think you're talking about parts of South Chicago, St. Louis, Memphis, etc. You know, Democrat-run hell-holes.