Rev.Bill

The simple thing about preaching is make Jesus the main point.

@komonews Some of the economic damage of this tax is already done. People and businesses are leaving, choosing to invest elsewhere, or deciding that Washington is no longer a good place to start a business. Repealing the unconstitutional tax will not fix that, but it may stop the bleeding.

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Two kinds of dads coach their kids: 1) my kid is the star regardless of ability and 2) my kid has to work twice as hard as the other kids for me to even consider starting him. The second kid will resent dad a bit, but be better in the long run. The first kid grows up to be an entitled loser who joins the DSA.

@Pastor_Gabe If my son wanted to take "my spot" someday you can bet I would test him harder than any other applicant.

Nepotism is good, actually. Though earning it and qualifications still matter.

@JohnPiper He used Goliath’s own sword to strike off his head. That same sword became his only weapon as he fled Saul. God soothed David in his fear during his flight with the memory that David had defeated bigger men than Saul.

David to Goliath: “You come to me with a sword and with a spear, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied . . . that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear.” 1 Samuel 17:45–47 The weapons of our warfare are not of this world.

@fugitivemama More apportionment in the next census. It is not that hard. So long as illegal aliens are counted toward congressional seats, this will continue.

Ferguson is not only encouraging illegals to apply for free college tuition, he’s funding it with the B&O taxes that are already driving businesses out of Washington state. What exactly is the endgame?

Most people don't even do the basics to advance the causes they believe in. Like actually vote. Like speak up at meetings. Like plod along and push. Those who do these things can get extraordinary results. That's why there are never ending attempts to demoralize, paralyze, and overcomplicate. Forge ahead.

@r_w_rob @DBryanRhodes Rarely if ever is anyone swayed in that additional time.

In any meeting that goes longer than 20 minutes, someone will propose something which, if adopted, will ruin everything. --ND Wilson

@feelsdesperate Building regulations in Washington state are mostly to blame. She is right that we have a policy problem, just not the way she thinks.

Feels like they’re in a death spiral - people with median incomes hate living in blue states because it’s too expensive. The ultra wealthy flee when taxes get too high. The tax base is shrinking. Material conditions are getting worse and worse and reapportionment will kill them.

@seattleiscrazy Most people have difficulty thinking beyond second-order effects. A lot of people struggle to see beyond first-order effect.

I’m hearing from friends in Seattle that financial advisors are telling people if they are domiciling elsewhere to stop giving to WA state charities. Do the Democrats realize the knock on effects this is going to have? The people I know who are leaving big givers to charity

I am wrapping up a Sunday School year in Revelation (from an amillennial perspective with thanks to GK Beale). This is my second time teaching the book and what I noticed is how evil always turns in on its own. Once the reader understands the pattern is obvious everywhere.

@future42org Perhaps I am being too conspiratorial, but is the threat to downgrade by Moodys going to play to the Democrats favor?

😮 Emails revealed—🗳️ but voters may still get their say The Washington State Supreme Court is about to decide whether voters will get a say on the state’s new income tax—and newly surfaced emails could play a key role. At issue is whether lawmakers can block a referendum by declaring an “emergency.” Under state law, a referendum allows voters to challenge a newly passed law by gathering signatures and putting it on the ballot. But the income tax bill includes an “emergency” clause, which shuts that process down. Now, reporting from The Center Square Washington suggests that clause may not have been about any real emergency at all. Here’s why that matters heading into the court hearing: 📧 Emails show Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen was advised to include the clause specifically to prevent a referendum ⚠️ The tax itself doesn’t take effect for more than a year—undercutting claims of urgency 🗳️ Blocking a referendum means voters are denied a direct vote on a policy they’ve rejected ten times before The court isn’t being asked whether an income tax is good policy. It’s being asked whether lawmakers can declare an “emergency” they didn’t actually believe in—just to stop voters from weighing in. If the court allows that, it risks turning “emergency” into a workaround for avoiding referendums altogether. If it doesn’t, voters could soon have a narrow window to gather signatures and put the measure on the ballot. Thousands are already stepping up. You can get ahead of that effort here: (letsgowa.com/request_sig_sh…) This case will determine whether the referendum process still has teeth—or whether it can be sidestepped when it matters most. -Future 42 Team

@GovBobFerguson And so you plan to cut taxes?

When you go to work, 2 things should happen: You should get every penny that you've earned, and your workplace should be safe. It's our mission as a state to create, maintain, and enforce the safest work environments possible. We'll continue to do that work to honor the memory of the individuals we recently recognized at Labor & Industries' Worker Memorial Day.

We need women who believe that is infinitely better to be great at being a woman than to be mediocre at being a man.

@DBryanRhodes She’s a keeper.

My wife summarizing a children's story for our daughter in the most based way possible: "So the witch almost ate the children up. But at the last minute, their father came and killed the witch. Which is good. Because witches should die. That's what the Bible says." 🤣

@KevinRobertsTX Your mistake was implying socialists think. They rule by vice, specifically envy.

What do socialists think happens when the most productive, highest revenue driving members of their tax base leave their jurisdictions?

@Simm1991 @stevemgordon67 I have met only a handful of people who have truly surrendered to evil in my life. Most people who do evil things believe in utilitarian nonsense—serving the greater good, coupled with Machiavellian justification—the ends justify the means.

@presbymonk @stevemgordon67 Interesting question… is he too stupid or blinded to know his political ideologies lead to ineffective policies or is he evil and part of a larger plan to economically destroy his common man? Which one is it?

Sorry Gee. He's been like that since age 13. Smart kid that didn't fit in and always felt it was because no one else was as smart.

@DBryanRhodes I had to read the Church Dogmatics in seminary. I also wondered what I was missing. He had a few choice phrases here and there (the judge judged in our place). I just figured I was not smart enough to get it.

I have so many better things to do with my time than read Barth.

@mrandystevens @engele Reminds me of Shiff talking about the Ukraine phone call like we did not had the released transcript.

@engele Brown is up there talking like we don't have the emails...

This is not at all what the AG office did. Their role is not to engineer how to overturn case law, it’s to tell the legislature that their bill violates case law. Past that, Purcell was the one who recommended the emergency clause to prohibit democratic input. None of it was appropriate. Nick Brown’s statement here raises questions about his own involvement.

@JayInslee Hard to tell when the numbers are not available (last published year was 2022 and the numbers were laughably low). Even if true, it is such a minimal amount as to be negligible except in the massive costs paid by ordinary citizens of this state.

We are reducing carbon pollution and growing our economy. Don’t tell us it can’t be done.