Charlie Burton

@WallStreetApes You're being paid with taxpayer money. Think about that. Want more money? Go into the private sector.

American went to college and got a Masters Degree. She worked hard, did all the right things and got a job as a teacher She just got her paycheck “I'm gonna cry. I'm actually gonna cry. I have a master's degree — I made more as a barista working in college” The national average for starting pay for a teacher right now is about $48,000. After taxes and health insurance you might very well struggle to even pay rent in a lot of American cities Having a Masters degree gives you an increase of about $2,700-$7,358 per year which is nice, but with things being as expensive as they are it might not make a huge difference

@NickKristof @elonmusk So, you're so concerned. Must mean you're creating a non-profit to replace what was removed, right? Feel free to share about it. Gather support. Get funding from people and foundations.

.@elonmusk says that no one can name a person who died from his aid cuts. In fact, I've met the kids who are dying, and I've talked to the families who lost children. In my columns, I've cited many, many names of people who have died because of Musk's aid cuts. A few examples: *Yamah Freeman was a 23-year-old woman who died in childbirth because Musk cut funding for the diesel for ambulances in her part of Liberia. She couldn't get to a hospital and died as people were carrying her there. I talked to her parents and sister in their village. *Gbessey Kiadu, age 1, died of malaria because of his cuts to malaria medication in Liberia. I talked to his mom in her village. *Ibrahim Koroma, an infant, died of AIDS in Sierra Leone after he interrupted HIV supplies. I talked to health workers who cared for him. *Achol Deng was an 8-year-old girl with HIV in South Sudan who died when Musk cut funding for the health care worker who provided her medicines. I talked to the healthcare workers. I could go on and on. In almost every village you go to in South Sudan, Uganda, Liberia, Sierra Leone or other countries I reported in, you find people dying because of aid cuts. I challenge Musk: Come with me on a reporting trip, and we'll talk to these moms and dads, and you'll see the dying children themselves. I think if you see the kids whose lives are at stake, maybe you'll change your mind.

@keithellison The Federal Government of Somalia, supported by African Union forces (AMISOM), continues to combat insurgents, while grappling with poverty and environmental disasters. Independence from who and what? Why are You - an American - celebrating them?

Happy Somali Independence Day! It was great celebrating with Minnesota's incredible Somali community today. Your culture, leadership, and contributions make our state stronger every day. No matter what bigoted attacks get thrown your way, you deserve to be here.

@MarcoFoster_ @MelatKirosCO @jacobsoboroff Tax your people, stay away from my wallet.

Melat Kiros: “We have socialism already. It’s in the roads we drive on, the schools we send our kids to, the fire stations we call upon. I’m just asking that we extend that security to our healthcare, to our housing, to our nutritional food, to our higher education so that we’re actually meeting the basic needs of everyday working families in this country”

@MayorFrey Oh wait ... which flag are you flying? The MN and Somali flags look so much alike...

Happy Somali Independence Day! Here in Minnesota, home to one of the largest Somali communities in the United States, we celebrate the resilience, culture, and leadership that continue to enrich our city and community.

@MayorFrey OMG you're an idiot. Not Your Place to celebrate another country's independence day...their gov't holiday.

@CyMorgComics Correct. But it is responsible for the taxpayer monies brought it. To be responsible includes showing what taxpayer money has been used for.

THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT A BUSINESS ITS PURPOSE IS NOT TO MAKE MONEY

@BoringBiz_ *sigh* these young people are sooo easy to manipulate...we're screwed

Regardless of whether you agree with his policies or not, have to admit that we have not seen a politician interact with constitutes like this in a very long time This is exactly why he continues to garner popular support

@racle_rae Actually, they've been trying to tell Gen Z and Millenials to understand how important their local votes are to the overall economy. But they don't listen. Otherwise, we'd have economically conservative politicians in office.

Boomers kept 65¢ of every dollar earned. Gen Z keeps 52¢. Stop telling young people to "just work harder" when the economic math literally changed the rules of the game.

@SSWorks No. That first worker is paying into a system that will supplement his retirement. The CEO doesn't need the supplement. Actually, once the CEO hits a salary, he shouldn't pay into the system at all.

A worker making $50,000 a year contributes to Social Security with 100% of their income. A CEO making $20 million a year contributes to Social Security with less than 1% of their income. Do you think it’s time to scrap the cap?

@lady_valor_07 I oppose a universal health insurance system for the US. I oppose a universal healthcare system where all employees are gov't employees, clinics and offices are run by the gov't, decisions for my care are decided by the gov't.

I'm trying to prove a point, so be honest... 🤔 Do you support or oppose a universal healthcare system in the United States?

@iAnonPatriot is the Target in Minneapolis still open? you know, the one destroyed by the black people during the riots?

Liberal woman claims that Target will be going out of business soon because Black people are boycotting them. “Don’t play with Black people. Our dollars matter. I wouldn’t be surprised if Target goes out of business.” 👀

@OcrazioCornPop Would love to see those celebrities' vacation pics from their trip to Haiti

Trump, 2018: "Haiti is a sh!thole country." Hollywood Libs: "Haiti is a great, truly beautiful country. Trump is a r*cist!" Trump (& SCOTUS), 2026: "Temporary means temporary, Haitians have to return home to their great, truly beautiful country." Hollywood Libs: "Haiti is a sh!thole country. They must be allowed to stay forever." CHECKMATE, LIBTARDS. WHY ARE HOLLYWOOD LIBS LIKE THIS?

@MarilynFon7168 @SMB_Attorney Got plenty of them in my community and near me. Old, established neighborhoods. They're too small for 2 people according to many I've spoken with. And OMG some only have carports, not garages!

@SMB_Attorney Are these types of homes in nice communities? Most likely not, and when they are the price is not affordable for many people.

We don’t have an affordability crisis. We have an expectations crisis. These 1,000 square foot brick homes were printed in mass in suburban Detroit in the 1950s and 60s to support an exploding population. This would solve our housing problem. But no one wants this anymore.

@SMB_Attorney 100% Insane what I hear come out of new college graduates looking to buy a house...they want the 2nd or 3rd home right now, but don't want to pay for it.

@ymmayerr FFS, budgeting means you control your finances. Don't budget? Don't whine when you don't have enough money. 3 jobs? Yep, that's what it takes sometimes. Other times, only 1 job.

Call me a communist but surviving shouldn't require a budgeting spreadsheet and three jobs.

@mattvanswol He's not wrong. His actions were, though.

🚨#BREAKING: A former Air Force engineer in Virginia has been arrested after he allegedly damaged / destroyed over a dozen Flock cameras. When asked why, he said the Flock cams were, "unconstitutional and a violation of my and others’ Fourth Amendment rights." He allegedly tossed them off major highways where they shattered. Police caught the former engineer by using the very Flock cams he was destroying to track him down.

@BernieSanders What you saw on Tuesday is 11% of the people showing up to vote. I'm getting impatient with the majority of voters, waiting for them to show. When they do, then you will feel the ground shake.

THE POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT IS GETTING NERVOUS  The political establishment — Democratic and Republican — is getting nervous. So are the Oligarchs and the corporate media they own.   The world they dominate is beginning to shake beneath them. Change is coming.  And they don’t like it. What we saw on Tuesday in New York, what we are seeing all across the country, is that ordinary people are getting involved in the political process, are taking on establishment candidates, and are winning. What is particularly frightening to the establishment is that many of the candidates, and their supporters, are young. The future belongs to them and they want that future to look very different from what it is today. It’s not complicated. Progressives and democratic socialists are winning elections because the vast majority of the American people understand that status quo politics and policies are not working.  You don’t have to be a PhD in economics to know that in America today the very rich are getting much richer while the vast majority of our people are struggling to pay for the basic necessities — healthcare, housing, food, education and utilities. You don’t have to be a sociologist to realize that the younger generation will likely have a lower standard of living than their parents.  You don’t need to be a political scientist to understand that we have a corrupt campaign finance system that allows billionaires and their super PACS to buy elections, undermine democracy, and protect their privileged positions.  The American people, across the political spectrum, are rejecting the establishment’s  uber-capitalist ideology, value system and priorities.  They want an economy and a government that works for all, not just wealthy campaign contributors.  More and more Americans refuse to accept the current reality that: One man, Mr. Musk, owns more than three times as much wealth as the bottom half of our society.  That billionaires and large profitable corporations often pay an effective tax rate lower than truck drivers or nurses. They are demanding that the billionaire class starts paying their fair share of taxes. We are the only major country not to guarantee health care to all as a human right. They want Medicare for All.   Tens of millions of workers are earning starvation wages. They want to raise the minimum wage to a living wage and make it easier for workers to join unions. Big Tech and the wealthiest people on earth are aggressively pushing AI and robotics, the most transformative technologies in history, without public input. They want these technologies to benefit all, not just the handful of billionaires who own the industry.   Nearly 800,000 Americans are homeless, and more than 20 million households are spending 50% or more of their limited incomes on housing. They want a freeze on rent and the construction of millions of units of low income and affordable housing.

@GavinNewsom You argued that a statewide billionaire tax would harm innovation and cause wealthy people to flee California. What the hell do you think will happen if you do it nationally? Open the door to mediocrity and outsourcing innovation and paying 2x more for it.

It's time for a national billionaires tax and a new social contract. 10% of Americans own two-thirds of the wealth. Wages have stagnated. The cost of living has skyrocketed.  The system is fundamentally broken. The federal tax code, a corporate code, and an inheritance code were written for a different set of Americans.  It’s time for an economic reset. @gavinnewsom" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@gavinnewsom

@patrickbetdavid Nothing beats watching millionaires go after/whine about billionaires. smh at the idiocy and envy

One minute you’re a Democrat, next minute you’re a socialist. Did the DSA break you? You know the billionaire tax is a bad idea. Why not stand your ground as a democrat instead of joining the socialist camp? Terrible strategy.