David
@DavidFastOne
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father, educator retired, fun flyer, eye candy
Joined February 2013
Overall prices aren’t down. Grocery prices aren’t down. Beef isn’t the only grocery price that’s up. Inflation isn’t down to 2%. Average gas prices aren’t close to $2. Drug prices can’t fall 1,200%. Fact check on Trump’s inflation lying spree last week:
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President Donald Trump went on a lying spree about inflation last week.
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(🧵) THREAD: I'm an Elon Musk biographer. Musk and/or his agents have programmed his AI to make false statements about me that the AI makes no effort to substantiate or correct. So here's a thread of the substantiated claims about Musk that Grok says it can make. Please RETWEET.
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"Give Donald Trump this much: He has never tried to hide his malice, his lawlessness, or his desire to inflict pain on others." - @Peter_Wehner Trump's authoritarian plans are out in the open. https://t.co/AvWNQvXOw0
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It’s getting ever harder to avoid connecting the authoritarian dots.
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This is the most compelling case I’ve seen yet that America is no longer a democracy but an authoritarian state. Not a *soon-to-be* authoritarian state—a *current* one.
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Are we already past the tipping point?
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@jakescottMD This is America’s Lysenko moment. Scientists are forced to sign on to bullshit or resign. Proven technology is scrapped for the paranoid quackery of an ex-junkie. Lysenkoism led to starvation. America’s version will be counted in preventable deaths from infectious disease.
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The President of the United States just called for the arrest of a sitting Governor. This is a day I hoped I would never see in America. I don’t care if you’re a Democrat or a Republican this is a line we cannot cross as a nation — this is an unmistakable step toward
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Trump on Canada becoming 51st state: It really would be a wonderful marriage. Because it's 2 places that get along very well. They like each other a lot Canadian PM Carney: There are some places that are never for sale...it's not for sale. It won't be for sale, ever
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The essence of the Trump communications philosophy is that anybody dumb enough to believe anything Trump says is a fool who deserves to be lied to.
Just 100 days in, President Trump’s economic policy is driving down inflation, gas, and grocery costs, while jobs boom, investments pour in, and America First proves it’s not just a slogan — it’s a winning formula. Trust Trump. He’s delivering. 🇺🇸
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@Jkylebass Bush Sr. ran the economy into a ditch with his recession… Read my lips, no new taxes!!"... remember? Clinton fixed it. Bush Jr, Cheney and Wall Street hooligans like you, with their credit default swaps and derivatives, ran the economy into a global economic meltdown and Obama
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription.
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It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
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The coming negotiations over tariffs will inevitably result in an orgy of corruption. The American economy is being transformed from the leading free market in the world to the leading example of crony capitalism. My take:
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President Trump’s tariffs are a capricious, destructive and dumb use of American power. His 19th century fantasy might well end up dragging America back to what it was then — a poorer country marginal to the great currents of global economics and politics. My take:
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The Trump administration has effected a revolution in foreign policy. Every country will consider how to wean itself off dependence on the United States. The Post-American World is now in plain sight. My take:
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🚨 If you’re continuously stunned by the behavior of gerrymandered GOP representatives in the world of Citizens United, don’t be. Here’s how to think of them: They are no longer public servants. Improving public outcomes is not their goal. Nor do they do better in life… 1/
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My God what a depressing, accurate read. I keep wanting to wake up from this nightmare, and I can't. The American Age Is Over - by Jonathan V. Last
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Emergency Triad: The United States commits imperial suicide.
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How are things going politically for Republicans? Well, you currently have Rand Paul and Tim Kaine doing a joint appearance on Fox calling Trump’s tariffs insane.
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Trump's tariffs are TERRIBLE! Just ask @SecRubio, @SenTedCruz, @SenJoniErnst, @LindseyGrahamSC, @SenatorLankford, @ChuckGrassley, @LeaderJohnThune, @SenRonJohnson, @SenJohnBarrasso, and @JerryMoran.
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The. Auto. Tariff. Package. Will. Shut. Down. The. Auto. Sector. In. The. USA. And. In. Canada. Don’t be distracted. 25% tariffs are 4 times the 6/7% profit margins of all the companies. Math, not art.
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