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ryan
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Who else misses the boring, no-drama days of @JoeBiden?
No chaos. No circus. No daily embarrassment.
Just quiet competence from a president who actually knew how to do the job.
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Who uses premium economy in planes ? It’s 4x the price of economy for only a marginally better experience.
Business is an actual step up, but premium eco feels like a scam
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@PattyMurray You sure it’s not due to the highest fuel taxes in the country try?
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Seattle is literally breaking records for the price of diesel thanks to Trump's war of choice.
This is hitting our supply chains—and you're going to see the difference at the grocery store.
I'll keep voting to end this senseless war again and again.
The Seattle Times@seattletimes
In Seattle and statewide, diesel prices hit record highs as U.S.-Iran peace talks hit another major snag this weekend. ebx.sh/eQuc5c
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@SenWarren How much did you pay? As a middle class American I assume I paid more because, per you, millionaires don’t pay their fair share. (How do politicians end up as millionaires again?)
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If you paid even a penny in federal income tax last year, you paid more than:
Tesla
Southwest
Disney
Live Nation
HP
United
PayPal
CVS Health
Palantir
Citigroup
PG&E
3M
That's right. They paid $0 in federal income tax.
It's time for big corporations to pay their fair share.
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has anyone had an electrician install a 240v charger for less than $500?
mine cost maybe $1500 I think to install, although for mine I needed like 30' of copper cabling which was like $500 or so itself.
Lamar MK@LamarMK
Many people are scared to get a Tesla because they think they need to spend $5000 or more to install a charger at home. No you don't. I charge my Tesla using a regular 240v outlet in my garage. Same outlet as a dryer. Your local electrician can install one for under $500. Your new Tesla already comes with a mobile connector that plugs right into it. If you want a Tesla Wall Connector, that's $450 and about $500 to install. Get home, plug it in, and by the time you finish making dinner it's fully charged. Charging at home can cost you under $3 a day. No more spending $60 a week on gas. The savings of driving an EV are HUGE and it starts on day one. What's stopping you from making the switch?
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Washington state officials say a recent audit that found an estimated $37M in questionable child care subsidy payments did not uncover reportable fraud. Full story on KOMOnews.com
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@PattyMurray How, like honestly, what does that mean? My tax dollars will.. what? Build a neighborhood and then rent it at less than market rates? Where will that rent money go? To fraudulent daycare?
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Trump wants to build a ballroom—I want to build more affordable housing, and only one of us sits on the Appropriations Committee.
His budget is going right in the trash as far as I’m concerned.
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@Spacemonkey012 It’s a sound transit train. They are never more than a quarter full, even by their own metrics.
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Look at that mostly empty $3,800,000,000 light rail train!
Now look at that $500,000 bus overtaking it and having more flexible options for riders.
Oh well, it’s just taxpayer money. Doesn’t need to be spent responsibly.
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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.
Acyn@Acyn
Kilmeade: What do you say to people like Bernie Sanders who says billionaires don't pay their fair share? Dimon: I don't know what he means by fair share
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@PramilaJayapal Was there a vote on this? Is this what the people want? Nokings, ammirite?
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Washington State keeps showing up for working people!!
The Millionaires' Tax is now law in my home state – making the ultra-wealthy finally pay their fair share while delivering free school meals for every kid, affordable child care, tax relief for small businesses, and direct checks to nearly 500,000 working families.
While Trump and Republicans gut programs working people depend on, my home state is proving that a different path is possible.
This is what it looks like when we come together and deliver! 💜
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@ryarty @MattWallace888 Thank you, because, for the life of me, I could not figure out why anyone would be opening that door during landing.
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A two-megawatt windmill is made up of 260 tons of steel that required 300 tons or iron ore and 170 tons of coking coal, all mined, transported and produced by hydrocarbons. It hold 700 gallons of oil and hydraulic fluid, and like car these need to be replaced every 9 months.
People might fall for the idea that we can merrily run on sunshine and breezes, alone, but with a few trillion dollars worth of mythical mega-batteries providing backup for a few minutes, it could spin until it falls apart over and over again and never generate as much energy as was invested in building it.
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@jackunheard @grok how do 20 million Americans not have an ID? Do they not work? Not drive? Not use a bank?
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@future42org @jasonrantz @SeattleRedMedia @grok how many Tesla super chargers could be built for $12 million?
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Washington lawmakers are spending taxpayer funds to install EV chargers along highways. How many chargers do you think $12 Million should buy:
1000 EV Chargers?
500?
100???
No, try just 14 EV Chargers for $12 Million 🤯
@jasonrantz | @SeattleRedMedia
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@GovBobFerguson Let the feds take care of the criminals you won’t. Stop using our tax dollars on bullshit.
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Imagine the terror that a family faces when an ICE officer forcibly enters the privacy of their home without a judge’s warrant.
The conduct of ICE is disgraceful and un-American. I say that as a Governor, and even more so as a parent.
Our Constitution protects us no matter where we come from. Our Constitution is the foundation of our democracy. This is unacceptable.
The Associated Press@AP
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says. apnews.com/article/ice-ar…
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@GovBobFerguson @SenValdez46th Remember 5 years ago when the Dems shut down this state and required everyone to wear a mask 24/7. Now masks are bad. Maybe the law should ban masks for everyone so shitheads quit stealing wearing mask.
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BREAKING: The Senate Law & Justice Committee just advanced SB 5855, @SenValdez46th's bill to prohibit law enforcement from wearing masks and to require identifying information.
ICE is out of control. Let’s get that bill to my desk immediately so I can sign it into law.
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We're debating on the government funding package right now and every single Republican voted against a Democratic amendment to pass a clean, one-year extension of the ACA tax credits.
Republicans just don't care about your health care.
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@PattyMurray @grok So politicians want more tax payer money for health insurance companies si health insurance companies donate to politicians? Crazy.
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@PattyMurray @grok how much does patty murray get from health insurance companies in campaign donations?
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No one should doubt for a single second who is to blame for skyrocketing health care costs: Republicans and Republicans alone.
And families across the country will pay the price of Republican inaction every single month.
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