James Volkman

@ThatOneFFox @Objectobot Employment is not truly voluntary. Because workers do not own the means of production (factories, land, tools), they are forced to sell their labor to avoid starvation, making them "wage slaves". So the negotiation takes place with inherent leverage to the buyer.

@SevenHolyTombs @Objectobot The wage one works the other way around, you are Not "demanding" work, you are Selling Work, but since most people are too stupid and broke to properly sell, companies have to advertise their demand

Why are leftists so allergic to supply and demand? Why do they get so upset about this principle? It is essentially bc they want to eat their cake and have it too. They want to pretend that rent control won't diminish the supply of housing, they want to pretend that minimum wages don't cause unemployment, but mostly bc it's a constant reminder that the labor theory of value is bunk. That value is not determined by labor hours, but by the voluntary consent of those who are willing to trade with you.

@SamAntar You don't seem to understand. This change is different. 70% of our economy is consumer-driven. Machines don't buy homes, food, or diapers.

Bernie Sanders has finally discovered automation, about 200 years after the Industrial Revolution. Machines replace tasks. They also create new industries, higher productivity, lower costs, and better jobs when the economy is allowed to adapt. His solution is always the same: freeze progress, punish investment, and call it compassion.

Corporation: "We made $4B but spent $3.9B so we only owe taxes on $100M." Government: "Totally reasonable." You: "I made $60K but spent $58K on survival." Government: "You owe taxes on $60K." You: "That's not—" Government: "File by May 15." x.com/thematrixb0t/s…

Mark Kelly on Iran war: ‘What are the American people getting out of this?’ thehill.com/policy/defense…

Trump: "The oil business in Venezuela has been a bust.. We're going to have our very large US oil companies… go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure… and start making money for the country."

@Classicall26346 @Objectobot This should put your narrative to rest. These are their highest approval ratings. Trump's highest ever was 49%. He's currently at 37%.

@Objectobot @SevenHolyTombs That FDR was a terrible president and his moronic economic theories and socialist policies prolonged the great depression. Between the concentration camps and grabbing people's gold FDR violated the constitution in a tyrannical, autocratic rampage against individual rights

@AllyTaft What do you mean declined? I would say progressed. Nobody wants to be in your corporate cages. Turn those buildings into livable spaces.

There isn't a city that declined more during the COVID years than Seattle.

@its_The_Dr Time doesn't stand still, Johnny.

How about that we Pummeled Iran into the Ground even though China helped them. PM Netanyahu reveals the CHINESE gave "support and components of missile manufacturing" to Iran! 🇮🇷

@GuntherEagleman The only thing that has changed is that we're finally starting to fight back.

🚨 This is where we are. DEMOCRATS HAVE REACHED THE “MURDER YOUR POLITICAL OPPONENTS” STAGE OF DEMOCRACY. Let that sink in. They don’t want to beat us at the ballot box anymore. They want us gone, by any means necessary. This is not hyperbole. This is the radical left’s endgame.

@Classicall26346 @Objectobot He seemed pretty popular.

@remarkmarketing This was to be expected with the rollout of AI. You know, machines don't buy houses or diapers. Might I suggest a solution?

Seattle is experiencing a massive housing inventory spike. 88% above normal.

@its_The_Dr Give me a break. The wealthy will have to cut their budgets to $10 million a month.

Mamdani is crushing people’s future and ability to live.

@Objectobot You're full of crap. Elon Musk's skills justify $200 Billion? Your whole supply-demand thing is nonsense.

@SevenHolyTombs When you supply a skill that justifies that wage.

@thehoffather Overall tax burden? No income tax and 0.75% to 0.79% property tax. I understand there are other taxes, but compared to other Blue States, that's a great starting point. opportunityinstitute.org/blog/post/wash… Illinois Property Tax: 1.88% to 1.92% Illinois Income Tax: 4.95%

91% of Washington employers say they won’t expand in-state as businesses eye exits: survey 72% said the overall tax burden is the top challenge to operating a business in Washington state. kvi.com/2026/05/08/91-…

@Kate__KC At the end of the day, Conservatism is all about, "Don't touch my money or my stuff". Conservatives claim to love America while seemingly hating most Americans.

Once you truly grasp that the Democratic Party is laser-focused on one thing and one thing only — amassing and centralizing power — everything in American politics suddenly makes sense… If they frame something as “racism,” it’s rarely about actual racism. It’s about using the charge to divide people, guilt them, and justify more control, more bureaucracy, more laws, and more dependency. If it’s “women’s rights,” look closer: it’s usually about expanding government authority over institutions, schools, sports, and medicine. The same pattern repeats with every hot-button issue. Illegal immigration isn’t primarily about compassion for the downtrodden — it’s about future voters, demographic shifts, and expanding the welfare state that locks in their influence. Gay rights evolved into “trans rights” not because the prior battles were settled and new injustices demanded attention, but because each new frontier creates fresh demands for government intervention in language, schools, sports, medicine, and parental rights. Republicans are FAR from perfect. Plenty of them chase power too, and many have sold out principles for access or applause. But the fundamental difference remains: at least a significant portion of the Republican side still operates from a foundation of individual liberty and natural law. They start with the idea that you — as a free individual — have the right and responsibility to make decisions about your own body, your children, your family, your property, and your life. Government’s role is limited and defensive, not an ever-expanding tool for social engineering. It really is that simple. Don’t overcomplicate it with endless policy debates or media narratives. Strip away the rhetoric and ask: Does this proposal increase individual freedom and disperse power, or does it concentrate more power in the hands of politicians, bureaucrats, and their allies? Once that filter clicks, you see the game clearly.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ~Kate🫶🏼♥️

@JimWalshLD19 Just because Friedman decided it was out of context doesn't mean it was out of context. It seems pretty straightforward to me. I'll let Google know that their AI is wrong.

@SevenHolyTombs Yes. Read Friedman's analysis. Noah definitely took Adam out of context. Repeating the out-of-context quote verbatim doesn't make any point.

More weekend reading. The Seattle Times' report on 2026 candidate filing week in WA. Excerpt: Walsh said voters are more focused on the "reckless" Democrat spending in Olympia, the income tax approved this year, public safety issues and one-time budget maneuvers by the majority party, such as tapping the police and firefighters pension. While federal politics are "always a consideration," Walsh said Democrats messaging around the Trump administration is creating what he called "Trump derangement fatigue." He argued that Washington's climate policies such as the Climate Commitment Act, not tensions with Iran, are driving the state's high gas and diesel prices. seattletimes.com/seattle-news/p…

@JimWalshLD19 Is this taken out of context, too?

@SevenHolyTombs Quote taken out of context by leftist pundit Noah Smith (no relation). Adam Smith did not support progressive tax schemes. Here's David Friedman's rebuke of Noah Smith's mendacious interpretation of Adam Smith. daviddfriedman.blogspot.com/2021/07/noah-s…

“When it came to killing millions of innocent civilians, even Hitler was an amateur compared to Mao.” — Thomas Sowell