Frustrated American

BREAKING: David @friedberg says "California is functionally bankrupt" "People don't realize how screwed California is, & I worry that if California falls, so does the union. "$250 billion to $1 trillion short." "This is because for California to get rescued would be a big cost to red states, & I think it creates in the years ahead a lot of tension." "California's functional bankruptcy is a major risk to the country. & I think we need to figure out what we can change to fix it." How we got here: "California has a public pension system, & that public pension system retirees have paid into it & they get some benefits out, & the amount that they're owed back out is somewhere between $250 billion - $1 trillion dollars more than has been paid in. $250 billion to $1 trillion short. If it was the federal government, it would be like, okay, we'll just print more money. California doesn't have the ability to print money, so California has to pay this out, and you can't restructure retirement benefits. There is a Supreme Court case in California that said that once an employee has been offered retirement benefits, even if they're currently an employee, you can never restructure their retirement benefits. It has to stay forever, and the state cannot declare bankruptcy. There's no way for the state to functionally declare bankruptcy. There's no law to allow it. No state has ever declared bankruptcy, and the retirement benefits sit senior to the bonds in California. So you have to pay out the retirement benefits before you pay out all the bond holders that have loaned California the money that they use to run all their programs and services." Hill & Valley Forum 2026 (@HillValleyForum)

Donald Trump was right Director of the FBI Kash Patel confirms with facts - Nancy Pelosi involved in setting up January 6th - She made sure there were no National Guard - Nancy Pelosi and her team were busy filming a movie of January 6th (She later sold it to HBO) - The 250 FBI agents sent to January 6th in plain clothes were said to be there for “Riot control” but a Kash Patel confirms that’s a lie (Inside job) The January 6th committee was then created to cover it up Treason

This is a bald faced lie. ICE is fully funded and Democrats are trying to attach defunding ICE to the DHS / TSA funding bill.

IRS 2023 net gains by state: 🔴 Trump states gained $37.2 B. 🔵 Harris states lost $40.8 B. 🔴 FL $+20.6B 🔴 TX $+5.3B 🔴 SC $+4.1B 🔴 NC $+3.9B 🔴 TN $+2.7B 🔴 AZ $+2.7B 🔴 NV $+1.5B 🔴 ID $+981M 🔵 NH $+743M 🔴 GA $+678M 🔵 CO $+671M 🔵 DE $+562M 🔴 AL $+545M 🔴 MT $+499M 🔵 ME $+494M 🔴 UT $+460M 🔴 AR $+446M 🔴 SD $+258M 🔴 OK $+251M 🔴 WY $+145M 🔵 VT $+87M 🔵 RI $+34M 🔵 HI $+11M 🔴 WV $+10M 🔴 MS $-65M 🔵 NM $-85M 🔴 WI $-109M 🔴 KY $-121M 🔴 ND $-145M 🔴 AK $-211M 🔴 MO $-235M 🔴 NE $-246M 🔴 IA $-271M 🔴 IN $-353M 🔴 KS $-369M 🔵 CT $-495M 🔵 OR $-526M 🔵 WA $-549M 🔴 LA $-806M 🔵 DC $-864M 🔵 VA $-935M 🔴 MI $-1.0B 🔵 MN $-1.5B 🔴 OH $-1.7B 🔵 MD $-1.9B 🔴 PA $-2.3B 🔵 NJ $-2.8B 🔵 MA $-4.2B 🔵 IL $-6.1B 🔵 NY $-10.6B 🔵 CA $-12.9B Net AGI from IRS migration 2022–23.

The state of Washington Democrats are now planning a wealth tax. They intend to extend the property tax from homes and land, to also include stocks, bonds and financial assets. This is essentially an unrealized capital gains tax, but in the language of a "property tax".

Here it comes. A tax on unrealized gains.

Just going to leave this here.

My team, myself & @camhigby were just violently assaulted on Skid Row, my camera crew were punched in the neck and face, we were pepper sprayed, but thankfully just escaped. Some members of our team had to run 10 blocks to get out. We were in the heart of Skid Row confronting the petitioners who @Savsays and my team caught on tape illegally offering drugs for ballot signatures. Please share this video to understand what we’re up against.

Much of the anger and frustration over the creation of an income tax in Washington state can be explained as the breaking of a century-long social contract that many generations of Washingtonians came to trust and expect. This social contract was so foundational that it was enshrined in our state's constitution - namely that taxation needs to be uniform and the state cannot target any group for higher rates of taxation. This is not to say that social contracts cannot be changed, but there is a legal and proper mechanism for doing that: amend the state's constitution. The Democrats did not choose that path because it is a very high bar to overcome (rightly so) and every time they had attempted this in the past, the people of Washington voted it down. Instead, the Democrat legislature chose the path of double-dealing and disingenuousness. This occurred in a series of steps: 1. Pack the Supreme Court with judges who would rubber stamp unconstitutional taxes. 2. Pass an unconstitutional capital gains tax but claim that, unlike any other state or at the Federal level, such a tax is an "excise tax" rather than a tax on income, giving the Supreme Court the excuse it needed to rubber stamp this wolf in sheep's clothing. 3. The Supreme Court then upholds this tax, clearly violating the Constitution and opening the door for a full income tax. 4. Create an fully fledged income tax (with all the bureaucracy required to administer it) but cynically label it a "millionaire's tax" even though they rejected every provision to guarantee it would only apply to millionaires. 5. Call the passage of this tax a state emergency, even though it only becomes effective two years from now. What kind of "emergency" allows you to wait 2 years? Answer: by classifying its passage an emergency, the Democrats purposefully prevented the possibility of a referendum of the people to reject the tax (as Washingtonians had done for a century). This get-what-you-want-no-matter-the-cost strategy is a deeply dishonest means of undermining the democratic process. 6. The Governor claims this tax makes life more "affordable" for Washingtonians but its passage provides almost no meaningful tax relief for the legion of other taxes that have ballooned under the Democrats (gas tax, sales tax, b&o tax etc). They did provide some sales tax relief on shampoo and hygiene products though. 🙄 So much has been lost to the whims of our politically extreme legislature in the last four years, but perhaps nothing so significant and painful as Washington's century-long social contract.

“We lost the Sonics to a state that has an income tax, and we did not at the time,” Ferguson said. “Steph Curry pays a lot of money in California, and they have a pretty hefty income tax. So candidly, I just don’t think that’s got anything to do with anything.” The NBA has already said it’s a concern, but why would you listen?? Let’s unmask your false equivalency, Governor: Oklahoma City: 4.5% income | 8.6% sales California: 13.3% income | 9–10% sales WA (Seattle combined rate): 18% income | 10%+ sales + a 7% capital gains tax That’s not even close! First, if Steph Curry played in Seattle it would be even heftier! Shohei Ohtani even deferred most of his $700m contract to avoid CA income taxes. If WA is going to match or exceed California on taxes, why would elite talent choose Seattle over sunny California, massive markets, and far bigger endorsement opportunities? You can apply this exact same logic to the tech industry, Governor. Athletes, businesses, and high earners don’t ignore taxes, they optimize around them. If taxes didn’t matter, nobody would be trying this hard to avoid them, and we wouldn’t have massive capital flight before you even signed the bill! We should re-name the Sonics the Bureaucrats, because the only thing that’ll make money or be left when these guys play is the government. Bob Ferguson is going to doom this state.

This is absolutely insane Journalist Angela Rose investigates Minnesota Rep Ilhan Omar’s consulting headquarters who claims to manage $60 billion in assets She goes into the building, walks every floor They DO NOT EXIST. (Holy Sh*t) “We are going to be infiltrating Ilhan Omar's sketchy consulting headquarters that claims that they have $60 billion in assets under their management. Yet they are located out of a co-working place called WeWork. This company is called Rose Lake Capital and it is co-owned by Ilhan Omar's husband Timothy Manette. And similar to the winery in 2023, it made up to $51,000 and it had a sudden and very suspicious increase in net worth up to $30 million in 2024” “I walked by every single office in this building and everyone has their logos proudly displayed on the wall. I asked around for Rose Lake Capital and people were not familiar with it. I looked at every logo and Rose Lake Capital did not have an office here.”

Here are the first names of the owners of the first 10 Hospice Centers listed on the California Department of Public Health database.. Anahit Cynlie Mohammad Gevorg Elshad Praekarn Aram Davit Narine Hasmik What stands out?

@jaketapper Another Dartmouth nerd without a sense of humor.

FWIW Prime Minister Takaichi was born 20 years after Pearl Harbor

𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗠𝗣 𝗜𝗦 𝗔𝗟𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗬 𝗕𝗨𝗜𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴. 𝗛𝗘 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗬𝗘𝗧. Watch what Trump actually did — not what he said, but what he did. He put Marco Rubio in charge of the world. And he put JD Vance in charge of finding every dollar that was stolen from the American people. Those aren't random assignments. That's a chess move. Rubio becomes the face of whatever happens globally — the Iran war, the foreign policy realignment, the restoration of American strength abroad. If it goes well, he owns it. If it doesn't, he owns that too. Either way, by 2028 we'll know exactly what Marco Rubio is made of under real pressure. Vance gets the domestic mission — fraud, waste, corruption, government theft — and he gets it publicly, relentlessly, case by case. The Minneapolis story alone — billions siphoned from programs meant to feed hungry children — gives the argument exactly what every political argument needs: a villain, a victim, a number, and outrage. Trump even said it almost offhandedly: 𝘪𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘶𝘥, 𝘸𝘦'𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵. That line isn't accounting. That's the thesis of 2028. It reframes the entire economic debate. No more painful austerity talk, no more "we have to cut programs." The new message is simple and devastating: 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵. And then Vance turns to Gavin Newsom — or whoever the Democrat nominee is — and asks the question they cannot answer: before you promise us more programs and more spending, can you explain where the money went the last time? Can you explain why no one in your state stopped it? This is how you build a successor without naming one. You give them a lane. You give them a mission. You give them the chance to win — and the chance to fail. By 2028 we won't need to speculate about Rubio or Vance. We'll have watched them perform under actual pressure, on an actual stage, with actual consequences. If the economy holds, the fraud narrative becomes rocket fuel. If both men deliver — Rubio on the world stage and Vance on domestic accountability — we may be looking at the two strongest Republican candidates of a generation. Trump just put two pieces on the board. Watch them.

Adam Carolla: "The 2 biggest tells from the ret*rds on the left is Kennedy Jr. and Elon Musk. That's how I know you guys are lying and you have Trump Derangement Syndrome and we never have to f*cking listen to you ever again."

TOP 10 REASONS TO VOTE DEMOCRAT #10. I vote Democrat because I love the fact that I can now marry whatever I want. I've decided to marry my refrigerator. #9. I vote Democrat because I believe oil companies' profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene, but the government taxing the same gallon at 15% isn't. #8. I vote Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would. #7. I vote Democrat because Freedom of Speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it. #6. I vote Democrat because I'm way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers and thieves. I am also thankful that we have a 911 service that get police to your home in order to identify your body after a home invasion. #5. I vote Democrat because l'm not concerned about millions of babies being aborted so long as we keep all death row inmates alive and comfy. #4. I vote Democrat because I think illegal aliens have a right to free health care, education, and Social Security benefits, and we should take away Social Security from those who paid into it. #3. I vote Democrat because I believe that businesses should not be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as the Democrat Party sees fit. #2. I vote Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit fringe kooks who would never get their agendas past the voters. #1. I vote Democrat is because I think it's better to pay billions for oil to people who hate us, but not drill our own because it might upset some endangered beetle, gopher or fish here in America. We don't care about the beetles, gophers or fish in those other countries.

WOW 🚨 I just fact checked this and it’s true “California has 40 million people in it. Of those 40 million people, 17.5 million pay taxes, less than half” This is why California is Blue California has become a welfare state. This is why the people who do pay taxes in California pay some of the highest taxes in the nation The 200 billionaires in California’s pay $3-6 billion per year in taxes

@komonews That is a pathetic post KOMO news. THAT IS HARDLY WHAT IS CAUSING HIGH GAS PRICES IN WASHINGTON!

How long are you willing to put up with elevated gas prices due to the war with Iran? ✅VOTE in the story. komonews.com/news/local/gas…

@nicksortor I saw more anger in the hearing from Rand Paul than I did from Mullin

🚨 JUST IN: Rand Paul confirms he will NOT vote to confirm Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary Paul says Mullin’s “anger issues” would “be a terrible example for ICE and Border Patrol.” However, FETTERMAN has signaled his support for Mullin, meaning he will likely be CONFIRMED

Roberts cries about hostility towards judges… Nationwide Injunctions: 8 years of Reagan: 12 4 years of H Bush: 6 8 year of Clinton: 12 8 years of W Bush: 6 8 years of Obama: 12 4 years of Biden: 14 40 years of previous Presidents: 62 5 years of Trump: 96 Judicial Activism.