John Powers
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John Powers
@Olhonda
Irish / Gandy Dancer / It's your world, I'm just paying rent
Southern California Katılım Kasım 2007
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Netherlands just announced a new 120% wealth tax
It will apply to the ultra-rich who earn above €150k per year
So if you make €200k, you pay €60k on the €50k above the threshold
Dutch officials explained it is to "discourage wealth hoarding behaviour"
So beautifuly said
Finally someone in Europe has the moral spine to put an end this selfish accumulation of wealth
No human being should make over €150k a year
It is a vulgar and borderline pornographic amount
I hope more EU countries will adopt this progressive legislation
This is why Europe is, and always will be, light years ahead of America
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@McKay_Dingis024 Extortion is extortion.
Makes no difference how you dress it up.
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Elon Musk’s latest tirade against South Africa is a masterclass in billionaire bait-and-switch. He claims Starlink is banned solely because he isn’t Black, a narrative he pushes to his 200-million-plus followers as proof of "viciously racist" laws. In reality, the 30% local equity requirement he decries is a standard part of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) framework that hundreds of other U.S. giants, including Microsoft, have navigated for decades without the "drama".
Musk’s "principle" against these rules conveniently ignores that South Africa has already pivoted to accommodate him. As of December 2025, the government introduced Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIPs), allowing foreign firms like Starlink to skip the equity transfer entirely by investing in local infrastructure and skills. Instead of taking the win, Musk has escalated to hurling expletives at senior diplomats and alleging (without evidence) that he was pressured to "bribe" his way into a license.
The irony is thick: while Musk plays the victim of "reverse racism", his refusal to follow local law is the primary hurdle keeping high-speed internet from the very rural South African communities he claims to want to help. It isn't about the color of his skin; it’s about a billionaire who believes his birthplace owes him a waiver for the same rules everyone else follows.
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Does your brow artist take cancellations?

Congressman Shri Thanedar@RepShriThanedar
Meanwhile, this is your husband.
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@SchmittNYC You guys met Trump, a rapist who cheated on every single wife. A know pedo…. A reminder talking heads like you are fucking idiots.
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Jon Hamm and De Niro met Swalwell and thought “this is the guy!” - a reminder that actors are idiots.
California Post@californiapost
Eric Swalwell's A-list pals rocked after ploughing thousands into failed campaign trib.al/rao8qrD
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@TopTierND Ya, well.
That account is suspended so it's hard to take that seriously.
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@doggintrump No. The reason you have this feeling is because someone else mentioned it and you chose to back that conspiracy.
You're such an intellectual. 🤦♂️

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Anybody wanna bet Katie Porter is behind the Swalwell BS somehow? I don’t know, but I have a feeling.
And the reason I have that feeling, is because she hit Twitter awfully hard to have him drop out almost immediately.
I’m also hearing Roger Stone might be behind it. But there’s not enough information at this time to verify anything.
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Hey @katieporterca, bit of advice. They're coming for you next. You need to go scorched earth on all of your competition before they get to you.
Katie Porter@katieporterca
The allegations against Congressman Swalwell are horrifying. I’m thinking of the courageous women who have come forward to share their stories. We believe you and we stand with you.
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You literally lost YOUR JOB because the party you're pandering for GERRYMANDERED you out of it. They literally redrew the line so you no longer had anyone to serve.
That alone should influence you to oppose it.
I mean, this is just dumb from you, lol.
Hope they paid you well.
Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦@AdamKinzinger
Oh this triggered the MAGAs. So you know it’s right
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@Sassafrass_84 Of course he's offering a Snickers.
He eats them upside down for the texture.
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A retired Lt Col. Aviator speaking to me like that. Unity over division? Your profile is laughable. Love our children more than we hate each other? Right, Mike? Do you want your children enslaved by an Islamic regime?
What's even worse is you're married speaking to another married woman about sucking Trumps c*ck.
Your wife should be ashamed.
Seek some therapy for your TDS.
Mike Roy 🇺🇸✈️@MikeRoy_Cit12
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@saras76 @krassenstein Those two trolls could never give up the grift dollars.
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I am officially leaving X.
Please follow on
Instagram:@krassensteins
TikTok: @krassenstein
Facebook: @krassensteins
The toxicity here is unbearable and MAGA is in shambles with $4.10 gas prices. We’ve done our job.
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