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@Court47346408 @JYfernandez @RyanShead @elonmusk Your reply sounds like the type of a response from someone who doesn't like what is being said but can't counter it because it is factual.

@TrueUSPatriot1 @JYfernandez @RyanShead @elonmusk lol. 😂 that’s a funny reply. Have a BIG BEAUTIFUL BLESSED DAY!

No. He doesn't do any of this. This is largely misleading and/or outright false. His companies have received loans, subsidies and tax credits. He paid back his loans 10 years early, with interest and a thank you note to the taxpayers. As for tax subsidies and credits, that's just his company being able to keep more of the money they earned. Also, he never prevented Chinese EVs from competing. Musk has publicly opposed tariffs on Chinese EVs. In 2024 (under Biden), he said he was "surprised" by Biden's tariff hikes, calling them market-distorting, and favored "no tariffs." He stated that Tesla competes well in China without them. As for eliminating social security, medicare and other similar programs, that's not true. What he aimed to elimate was fraud, waste, and abuse associated with those programs and other government programs.

@JYfernandez @RyanShead @elonmusk If he does all this, why are some dummies still worshipping him? lol . Hope that’s not true.

He doesn't steal from us. He paid the largest tax bill any individual has paid in the history of the United States. He also got legally approved loans from the government that he paid back early, with interest. And his wealth has been obtained through hard work, dedication, and him and his team's ability to innovative and revolutionize industries. Also he isn't an illegal immigrant. But if he was, why do you care? Liberals want open borders, I thought? It's funny how you only care about enforcing immgiration laws when it is people you don't like. His post is a bit immature, though. I agree with no taxes. But I am a conservative Christian, so I am more traditional and don't agree with "bitches" (assuming that means hooking up with women). I am okay with partying, so long as it isn't a rowdy, raunchy, etc. Celebrations are great and are in fact biblical.

@elonmusk You’re a 54-year-old man, start acting like it. Put the ketamine down and do something useful with all the money you steal from American taxpayers. It’s the least you could do after becoming rich off our back, illegal!

Why do you assume every woman is like that? That's called generalizing, which is rooted in an irrational and unidimensional line of thinking. This is part of the problem with society. A lot of people don't see the individual anymore. They just respond to people based on their group identity. It's weird.

@QueenAnticommie Double edged sword… we’ve seen this before. The guy who helps gets sued for engaging or causing mental health distress. She’s clearly in the wrong here, not wearing shoes while working out is inappropriate gym attire. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I don’t know about this. I mean, the guy might be a douche bag, but he shouldn’t be kicked out of the gym.

This is list looks to be extraordinarily flawed. Iran, for example, had an economic collapse which led to the protests they were having and their government and military infrastructure are in shambles due to the US and Israeli strikes. Ukraine is also suffering from economic hardships due to the Russian invasion. And Bangladesh and India are largely developing countries with a lot of poverty. The US definitely isn't #30. They should have a much higher rank, probably even #1 when you compare advantages of retirement in the US compared to other countries, as well as economic opportunity, individual liberties, among other metrics. US News and World Report tends to be bias against the US and often favors Nordic and European countries which have high tax rates and unsustainable public healthcare systems.

🧓 Best countries for a comfortable retirement: 1. Switzerland 🇨🇭 2. New Zealand 🇳🇿 3. Portugal 🇵🇹 4. Australia 🇦🇺 5. Spain 🇪🇸 6. Canada 🇨🇦 7. Denmark 🇩🇰 8. Netherlands 🇳🇱 9. Sweden 🇸🇪 10. Luxembourg 🇱🇺 ~ 11. Finland 🇫🇮 12. Italy 🇮🇹 13. Austria 🇦🇹 14. Greece 🇬🇷 15. Ireland 🇮🇪 16. Norway 🇳🇴 17. Thailand 🇹🇭 19. Mexico 🇲🇽 21. France 🇫🇷 23. Costa Rica 🇨🇷 24. UK 🇬🇧 30. USA 🇺🇸 31. Germany 🇩🇪 32. Brazil 🇧🇷 33. Turkey 🇹🇷 34. Japan 🇯🇵 35. Indonesia 🇮🇩 36. Vietnam 🇻🇳 39. Argentina 🇦🇷 44. UAE 🇦🇪 48. Czechia 🇨🇿 50. South Korea 🇰🇷 51. India 🇮🇳 54. South Africa 🇿🇦 61. China 🇨🇳 64. Bangladesh 🇧🇩 67. El Salvador 🇸🇻 69. Egypt 🇪🇬 68. Israel 🇮🇱 74. Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 85. Ukraine 🇺🇦 88. Russia 🇷🇺 89. Iran 🇮🇷 Note: The list is based on 6,100 respondents’ association of various countries with seven specific attributes: affordable, favorable tax environment, friendly, is a place I would live, pleasant climate, respects property rights and has a well-developed public health system. According to U.S. News and World Report

The US isn't a one-party state. There are multiple political parties that exist in the US, it's just that the two most popular are Republican and Democrat. So, at the very least, we are a two-party system. But that's purely due to us voters, not the government itself. And that's for the Executive Branch only. We have other political parties in Congress on both the federal and state level. Keep in mind, I prefer only two options when running for President. If there were three, that means someone with 34% of votes can win, which represents a minority of the country. Also, how did Democracy die a few years ago? We have never been a Democracy. We are Constitutional Republic, which is a much better system. There are elements of Democracy within our Republic, but we are a Republic at our core. Also, in these countries listed, you can hardly speak out against the government and its political party. In the US, you can freely express yourself against any party and the government as a whole.

@stats_feed You seem to have missed the US. Look at your math again, and you will see that democracy died in the US a few years ago. Majority of states are now single party rule, and federal elections now overwhelmingly favor that same single party.

One-party states: 🇨🇳 China - Chinese Communist Party 🇨🇺 Cuba - Communist Party of Cuba 🇪🇷 Eritrea - People's Front for Democracy and Justice 🇱🇦 Laos - Lao People's Revolutionary Party 🇰🇵 North Korea - Workers' Party of Korea 🇻🇳 Vietnam - Communist Party of Vietnam

You're 23 years old, bud. Have you ever been in the military? Or even worked for the military as a civilian? You have only publicly available data to go off of. Real time status of munitions by the US military is actually confidential. And by what metrics is this conflict failing? Keep in mind, this isn't an actual war. There is a difference between "war" and "conflict". Iran lost the following: 80% of their air defense systems. 90% of their large naval vessels 67-90% of their military manufacturing facilities for both naval ships and weapons. About 60-80% of their missile capacity, which includes stockpile, launchers, production, and storage. They also lost their Supreme Leader. And his son who was to replace him is presumably dead. They lost several military and government leaders too. So, again, what metrics are you using to conclude this conflict is a failure for the US?

Expensive, dangerous, failing war making us more vulnerable on the global stage

How do you know it is utter bullshit? Do you work for the US Department of War and have the necessary clearance to access its financials? Also, base damage? Minor military installations were damaged. They weren't full blown military bases. And we lost around 39 aircraft, most of which were reaper drones. But that's nothing compared to what Iran lost. Iran lost the following: 80% of their air defense systems. 90% of their large naval vessels 67-90% of their military manufacturing facilities for both naval ships and weapons. About 60-80% of their missile capacity, which includes stockpile, launchers, production, and storage. They also lost their Supreme Leader. And his son who was to replace him is presumably dead. They lost several military and government leaders too.

@adammocklerr 17 billion in munitions alone assuming the low end of those numbers. That 25 billion number SECDEF threw out seems to be complete and utter bullshit when you figure in multiple CSGs and jet fuel along with all the destroyed aircraft and base damage. Brilliant.

Saying someone is "losing the narrative" on the Iran war and that they're "scared" doesn't make it true. You have to actually demonstrate this, which you have not. Similar to the claims you made when debating Scott Jennings. You engage in a lot of political posturing and that's it.

They’re losing the narrative on the Iran war and they are scared.

That's assuming China's numbers are to be trusted. Most countries and economic analysts are highly skeptical of their economic metrics because they're known to manipulate them in a way that makes them seem better than they actually are. That said, even accounting for that, they did probably have quite a bit of growth. They were a developing nation. Developing nations always have rapid GDP growth when they industrialize. Combine that with the fact that they shifted from extreme poverty under communism to embracing capitalism, as well as the US and the EU outsourced manufacturing over there, it's no surprise really. That said, now that they've become developed for the most part and because American and European countries or moving to other countries with low wage labor, their GDP growth is stagnating. Also, China is still authoritarian which has its own problems.

@stats_feed China going from $1K to $14.7K per capita is honestly one of the most remarkable economic stories in human history. the speed at which an entire country lifted itself is just wild to think about

GDP Per Capita GROWTH of the World’s Top 15 Economies (2000–2026) China’s transformation is insane: +1,430% - from just $1.0K to $14.7K. 🇨🇳 China: +1,430% 🇷🇺 Russia: +811% 🇮🇳 India: +589% 🇰🇷 South Korea: +195% 🇧🇷 Brazil: +185% 🇪🇸 Spain: +176% 🇩🇪 Germany: +163% 🇺🇸 United States: +156% 🇨🇦 Canada: +140% 🇫🇷 France: +130% 🇮🇹 Italy: +127% 🇬🇧 UK: +112% 🇲🇽 Mexico: +102% 🇦🇺 Australia: +96% 🇯🇵 Japan: -7% (Data in current USD, not adjusted for inflation | Source: IMF) Which country’s growth shocked you the most? Drop your thoughts below 👇

China's is known to manipulate their economic metrics in order to appear as though they're doing better than they actually are. That's why many countries and economic analysts are highly skeptical of the numbers that come from them. That's not to say they've not had significant growth. The US, and the European Union, contributed to their growth considerably by outsourcing manufacturing over there. Also, when you embrace capitalism more and do away with the communist economic model, it is a lot better. But they're still authoritarian which has its own problems. Additionally, it is important to consider that they were a developing nation becoming a developed nation. But as they became a developed nation, their economic growth has begun to stagnate. Especially as US and European companies leave China for other low-wage nations for manufacturing.

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Car airbags kill 1 person for every 22 lives that they save.

This assumes there will be a US ground operation in Iran. But it actually makes sense that both countries won't be using ground forces. It increases the risk of friendly fire. If a ground invasion does occur, the US is likely to do it because we're significantly more powerful than Israel.

🇮🇱 Israel says it will not join any US ground operation in Iran

Most educated people in general understand that neither is better than the other and that the two are optimized for different contexts. One is not more precise than the other. For example: Fractions. Imperial units divide nicely into halves, thirds, quarters, eighths, etc. This is handy in fields like carpentry, machining, construction, and cooking. Also, Fahrenheit measurements gives finer granularity without decimals than Celsius. The metric system is more convenient in scientific applications because it works better across disciplines due to how coherent they are and the conversions are easier to do.

@chirno_helmet Unfortunately we don't really have control over it, it would require a ton of industries to simultaneously change a lot all at once. Most of them will not do that because it's easier to leave things as is. Most educated Americans understand the metric system makes way more sense

アメリカ人へ Xにいる日本人の多くがアメリカに好意的なのはわかってもらえたと思う。 ただ、俺を含めたそういった日本人全員がアメリカに対してどうしても許せないことがある。 ヤードポンド法という悪しき単位だ。なぜ世界標準であるメートル法を頑なに拒み続けるんだ。

@LoreLeo1939 @ankoromochuu One other thing - I pray you come to know Jesus. God bless!

Honestly I don't really know, I know next to nothing about Japanese politics, I'm aware that your legislative branch is called the diet and your executive head is called prime minister. But I mostly got introduced to Japanese culture through anime, later taking interest in the culture itself that spawned the media I loved. I learned a lot about samurai, the old imperial government and the honor beliefs that never completely left. How you threw the Catholic church out early to avoid the fates of many other nations around the world, how you fervently defended your culture against onslaught after onslaught. After learning all that, I could feel nothing but respect for a people who, while different from mine, struggled through many of the same issues we did, and for much longer than we've been around

正直、アメリカ人がこんなに日本を愛してくれてるとは知らなかった。 むしろ、アメリカ人は日本を下に見ていると思ってた。左翼にそう思わされてた。 実際には尊敬してくれていると知って、心があたたかくなってる。 アメリカ国内の日本の良いイメージは、安倍元総理の貢献も大きいだろうね🇯🇵🤝🇺🇸

"How you threw the Catholic church out early to avoid the fates of many other nations around the world" I am a Protestant Christian, and by no means a fan of the Catholic church. In fact, I think some of their practices are heretical to Christianity, especially in this day and age. But the Japanese government brutally persecuted any Japanese that converted. It's not something to admire or respect by any means. People should have the right to practice whatever religion they wish. Yes, even if it is a false religion, like Buddhism. As for nations that embraced Catholicism, they're doing just fine. Though that has to do with the fact that, for all the institution's faults, many of the actual individuals are followers of Jesus. Catholics have actually made some positive impacts on the nations that embraced the religion. Now Christianity as a whole has definitely had a net positive impact. Japan isn't doing too well, though. They are facing a significant, well-documented depression and mental health crisis. And they're having a declining population crisis too. Granted, many western nations are seeing population growth stagnate. But there is still largely positive growth. Japan's isn't just stagnating, it has gone in the negative. It has declined consecutively for 15 years. I think you're trying to push a false narrative here and perhaps hold anti-Christian sentiment. And keep in mind, those who used Christian beliefs to justify their atrocities, weren't actually true Christians. I think that really needs to be taken into consideration. Anyway, it's very likely I won't see your response since I have muted this thread. I'd rather not get caught up in a long debate at this time. It's 10:50pm and I am about to go to bed.

How do you even know he calls himself that? The media calls him that still because it's a name he is known by. Also, since there was nothing that showed any wrongdoing by Trump in the Epstein files that were released, you're led to believe there is more that hasn't been released that must prove his guilt? Do you realize how irrational you sound? This is what happens when you're driven by your hate and intolerance rather than rational thought.

@TrueUSPatriot1 @KidRock Like I’ve said others have matured and dropped the “kid or lil” off there stage names. If they release the whole files you will know what I’m talking about who he supports.

This is a level of respect that shit for brains Governor of California will never know. God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her. 🇺🇸 🙏

It has nothing to do with how rich they'd still be and everything to do with morals. It is immoral to forcefully take away someone's property (in this case their wealth) they earned, simply because they have more than someone else. Also, for most billionaires, their wealth is tied to stock. You can't tax something that could be worth less than what it was taxed on the next day. Let's not forget too that taxing these people on what they own means they'd have to sell off stock, which means the price will drop and this can impact a lot of middle-income people who invest, or who have 401Ks or pensions.

@BernieSanders You’d pay more, yes. You’d also still be absurdly rich. That’s the part people keep pretending is some unbearable tragedy.

Ok, Jamie: Let me clear things up for you. If my 5% wealth tax on billionaires was enacted you’d owe $135 million more in taxes & a family of 4 making $150,000 or less would receive a $12,000 payment. Oh, and you’d still be worth more than $2.5 billion. Seems pretty fair to me.

@mc_ough @PROUD_MAGA_Girl @JessicaTarlov Anyway, I'll be blocking you now. All you're doing is spamming out of context images and memes, and putting unsubstantiated claims with them that are rooted in political bias and the need to push a false narrative about Trump.

@TrueUSPatriot1 @PROUD_MAGA_Girl @JessicaTarlov Trump married the whore he got from Epstein too

Republicans can mock the No Kings protests all the want, but the reality is it just grew from 6 million to 8 million people in a few months. 3,300 rallies in all 50 states, many in suburbs and small towns. Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress see the writing on the wall. A record 36 are retiring early. Donald Trump is sitting around 40% approval at best, closer to the low 30s by some measures. When a president is under 50%, their party historically loses an average of 34 seats in Congress. Democrats only need a handful of seats. The energy is real and it is growing.