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Another other. Los tweets son míos.

United States Katılım Mart 2009
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@SenRickScott So yes, balance the budget—start by cutting the graft built into defense and healthcare spending, the sweetheart deals for districts and in-laws, and the corporate welfare that’s been rebranded as “national security.” Then we can talk about credit card bills.
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@SenRickScott That’s not “reckless spending” by the poor; that’s legalized price-gouging written into law by the same people now wagging their fingers about debt.
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Rick Scott@SenRickScott·
Americans are struggling to pay off their credit card bills. Why? Because Congress has a spending problem. The fact that we keep printing and borrowing so that we can spend money we don’t have is a massive drag on our economy. It’s driving inflation and inflicting real pain on working American families. We need to balance the budget, CUT reckless spending, and actually take care of Americans’ money. That’s our job.
First Squawk@FirstSquawk

AMERICANS ARE FALLING BEHIND ON LOAN AND CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS AT THE FASTEST PACE SINCE THE 2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS, WITH CREDIT CARD DEFAULTS HITTING NEAR-15 YEAR HIGHS

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Lindsey Graham@LindseyGrahamSC

If a deal is struck to end the Iranian conflict because it is believed that the Strait of Hormuz cannot be protected from Iranian terrorism and Iran still possesses the capability to destroy major Gulf oil infrastructure, then Iran will be perceived as being a dominate force requiring a diplomatic solution. This combination of Iran being perceived as having the ability to terrorize the Strait in perpetuity and the ability the inflict massive damage to Gulf oil infrastructure is a major shift of the balance of power in the region and over time will be a nightmare for Israel. Also, it makes one wonder why the war started to begin with if these perceptions are accurate. I personally am a skeptic of the idea that Iran cannot be denied the ability to terrorize the Strait and the region cannot protect itself against Iranian military capability. It is important we get this right.

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@LindseyGrahamSC A real skeptic would ask: is Iran actually a terror actor, or is that a label you apply to any defensive capability you can’t bomb away? 7/x
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Lindsey Graham@LindseyGrahamSC·
If a deal is struck to end the Iranian conflict because it is believed that the Strait of Hormuz cannot be protected from Iranian terrorism and Iran still possesses the capability to destroy major Gulf oil infrastructure, then Iran will be perceived as being a dominate force requiring a diplomatic solution. This combination of Iran being perceived as having the ability to terrorize the Strait in perpetuity and the ability the inflict massive damage to Gulf oil infrastructure is a major shift of the balance of power in the region and over time will be a nightmare for Israel. Also, it makes one wonder why the war started to begin with if these perceptions are accurate. I personally am a skeptic of the idea that Iran cannot be denied the ability to terrorize the Strait and the region cannot protect itself against Iranian military capability. It is important we get this right.
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@LindseyGrahamSC 2. Why is diplomacy treated as a failure? You write that a diplomatic solution would make Iran “a dominate force requiring a diplomatic solution.” That’s circular. Diplomacy is not a confession – it’s the goal. 4/x
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@LindseyGrahamSC Then you flip the moral label: deterrence in the Strait of Hormuz becomes “terrorism.” What you never do is deflate the original exaggeration. 2/x
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jeremy scahill@jeremyscahill·
🚨I asked a senior Iranian official for comment on the current state of the Iran war negotiations. They sent the following statement: “We are very close to reaching and signing an agreement to end the war, and today’s constructive negotiating approach has made the prospect of peace in the region highly attainable. “We recognize that President Trump is now faced with an important political decision — one that must balance the interests of the United States, regional countries, and respect for Iran’s fundamental rights. Should this agreement ultimately be achieved, the international community will commend all negotiating parties for their role in advancing stability and peace. “At the same time, Israel is currently undertaking its final extensive efforts and applying considerable pressure to disrupt the formation of this agreement. We hope that the U.S. administration will make its decision independently of external influence and in favor of the broader collective interests of all parties involved.”
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Sony Thăng@nxt888

The most revealing word in the colonial vocabulary is "development." Underdeveloped nations. Developing nations. The development gap. As if poverty in the formerly colonized world is a natural condition, a starting point, a stage in a universal process, rather than a result. A result of having your industries deliberately destroyed. Your trade routes reoriented to serve colonial ports. Your best agricultural land converted to export crops while your own people went hungry. Your educated class either co-opted into colonial administration or eliminated. Your legal systems replaced. Your languages suppressed. Your traditional governance structures dismantled and replaced with borders drawn by Europeans at a conference table in Berlin in 1884 who had never been to Africa. "Underdeveloped" implies they haven't arrived yet. The truth is they were deliberately prevented from keeping what they had built. There is a word for what produces poverty by design and then describes the poverty as a character flaw. It is not civilization.

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Sony Thăng@nxt888·
The most revealing word in the colonial vocabulary is "development." Underdeveloped nations. Developing nations. The development gap. As if poverty in the formerly colonized world is a natural condition, a starting point, a stage in a universal process, rather than a result. A result of having your industries deliberately destroyed. Your trade routes reoriented to serve colonial ports. Your best agricultural land converted to export crops while your own people went hungry. Your educated class either co-opted into colonial administration or eliminated. Your legal systems replaced. Your languages suppressed. Your traditional governance structures dismantled and replaced with borders drawn by Europeans at a conference table in Berlin in 1884 who had never been to Africa. "Underdeveloped" implies they haven't arrived yet. The truth is they were deliberately prevented from keeping what they had built. There is a word for what produces poverty by design and then describes the poverty as a character flaw. It is not civilization.
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