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Shelby Edwards

@STEWest

Writer poet with a day job. Senior Senior Risk manager with a knack for things going sideways. Writing the book. Army Major (Ret.)

Northwest Corner, USA Katılım Mart 2011
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Fuck You I Quit
Fuck You I Quit@fuckyouiquit·
Every dollar earned below $184,500 a year has a Social Security tax of 12.4%. Everything after that cap is exempt. If we lift this cap on the wealthiest earners, Social Security would be fully funded till 2070. The cap should not exist.
ABC News@ABC

The trust funds for Social Security and Medicaid will run out of money in as little as 8 years, a shorter time frame than previously estimated, according to a report issued Wednesday by the programs' trustees. abcnews.link/r5kTy1r

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Oh this is dumb. Each individual is collecting about $50K after paying in 35 years, that they are married is irrelevant. Just do away with the cap on the tax side. We need lawmakers who stop being allergic to properly taxing the rich.
CBS News@CBSNews

Some of America's wealthiest couples are collecting $100,000 in Social Security benefits — a six-figure payout that a new proposal says should be capped to help the retirement program avoid insolvency in 2032. cbsn.ws/47l2FNj

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Shelby Edwards@STEWest·
The simple act of lifting the social security cap would ensure solvency of the Social Security system. Whatever deal for rich people that was cut in the way back should be treated like the outdated dinosaur that it is.
Brian Allen@allenanalysis

MURRAY: Under $184k pays 12.4% Social Security tax? DAHL: Yes. MURRAY: $1M? DAHL: 2.2%. So: Workers: 12.4% Millionaires: 2.2% Billionaires: effectively near zero Same system. Different rules. We need a new Congress.

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Shelby Edwards@STEWest·
Feeling absolutely sick about the idea that these compromised, corrupt idiots are going to put U.S. military service members on the ground in Iran where many will die or be maimed for no purpose. To treat the world and lives so carelessly is unforgiveable.
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Daniel Davis Deep Dive
Daniel Davis Deep Dive@DanielLDavis1·
This statement strongly implies that members of Congress were informed by the administration today that ground operations are all but declared on Iranian territory. Let me categorically state: there is nothing of strategic significance such a tiny force of a few thousand marines and airborne troops could accomplish. It will not open the Straits. It will not compel the Iranian gov to collapse or surrender. Sending these men into combat on a militarily unattainable mission is reprehensible. If the president orders this operation, all the casualties that result will be an egregious and flagrant sacrifice of their lives to satisfy one man’s pride and arrogance, but in no way, shape or form, will they have died defending their country. If I were a family member of any of these troops and my loved one was sent to death for the vanity of one man, I would be outraged. As it turns out, I am outraged anyway, and all Americans should be if the lives of our service members are held in such content by our political leadership.
Rep. Nancy Mace@RepNancyMace

Just walked out of a House Armed Services briefing on Iran. Let me repeat: I will not support troops on the ground in Iran, even more so after this briefing.

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Tom Joseph
Tom Joseph@TomJChicago·
News broke that Trump stole classified documents for money and committed espionage as a private citizen. Some of classified info was so sensitive that only 6 people could legally view it. In Trump's lust to have the DOJ and Congress go after Jack Smith for investigating his crimes, Pam Bondi accidentally gave one of the hidden documents showing Trump's guilt to Rep Jamie Raskin. Trump can be criminally charged when he leaves office and impeached for it if Dems take the House. No immunity. No double jeopardy. This would a new criminal indictment after Judge Aileen Cannon corruptly threw out the prior slam dunk case against him. The penalties for Trump's espionage crimes are massive. Robert Hanssen, Aldrich Ames spent the rest of their lives in prison for doing less than what Trump has done.
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Americans For Tax Fairness
Americans For Tax Fairness@4TaxFairness·
BREAKING: 50 billionaire families have already spent over $433 MILLION influencing the 2026 midterms. 80% of the cash is going towards politicians and groups who will protect tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations. Tax the rich.
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Shelby Edwards@STEWest·
It is excruciating that we have no immediate way to get Trump out of our government. The media could be doing 1000 times more however, if they'd start running non-stop full picture reality reporting on his egregious crimes, mental deterioration, and his corruption.
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Shelby Edwards@STEWest·
Enough. Stealing state secrets, our most classified materials--and selling them is treason. We've been saying this for years, this man is the nation's greatest national security threat. Get him out. He should be sitting in a jail cell right now.
Ana Cabrera@AnaCabrera

NEW: Trump had business motive for keeping classified documents, Jack Smith finds The special counsel’s team found Donald Trump held onto documents so secret only six people could legally review them — and believed his reason for doing so was personal financial gain. ms.now/news/trump-cla…

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Shelby Edwards@STEWest·
1) His staff isn't giving him the straight story, 2) he's so mentally compromised they feed him wee little action movies because he can't understand a regular briefing, 3) he's being actively manipulated by non-US actors in all this mess. He's unfit. Grossly unfit. Enough.
NBC News@NBCNews

NEW: Each day since the start of the war in Iran, U.S. military officials compile a video for President Trump that shows the biggest, most successful strikes on Iranian targets over the previous 48 hours, U.S. officials say. One described each daily video as a series of clips of “stuff blowing up.” nbcnews.com/politics/white…

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Shelby Edwards@STEWest·
@atrupar Oh right, feeding people is... nefarious. These are bad people.
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Aaron Rupar
Aaron Rupar@atrupar·
Brooke Rollins: "These blue states I would speculate are working to put people in government programs where they can buy their vote for the election. I do believe it's as crass and black and white as that."
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Shelby Edwards@STEWest·
@BasedMikeLee You do have an inherent problem with democracy, don't you? The SAVE act disenfranchises voters, as you so clearly understand. The SAVE Act is a voter suppression bill. Utah, you need to get yourself a better Senator.
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Give A Shit About Nature
Give A Shit About Nature@giveashitnature·
Everyone's worried about honey bees, but the American bumblebee population has decreased by 89% in the last 20 years. These native pollinators are at risk of extinction due to habitat loss, pesticide use, and disease. Plant native flowers and skip the chemicals.
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@CattardSlim It's like they're taking the toddler on a field trip to keep him entertained...
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Cuckturd
Cuckturd@CattardSlim·
Remember when Merrick Garland never left Biden's side, & they went to football games, UFC fights, & Graceland?
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Crypto Fergani
Crypto Fergani@cryptofergani·
8 billion people on earth. Maybe 300 of them are causing all the problems. And they convinced the rest of us to fight each other instead of stop it.
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar·
Trump on airports: "I want to thank ICE because they stepped in so strongly. They'll do great. And if that's not enough, we'll bring in the the National Guard."
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