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Willfully Horn

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  1. On an iPad, and I haven’t learned about, seen, or come across the option you mention. Of course, I am not an IT guy. But, if I knew how to paste in plain text, I would.
  2. Prolly off some, but I came across the figure of 36 trillion in uncollected taxes, due to tax cuts. But sure, let old people starve and the sick die, so billionaires can threaten our national security. Treasonous fools.
  3. Whether Jesus won, or not, Liberty lost.
  4. Trump’s America encompasses corporations shitting on their employees without interference of government regulations. Like sick leave.
  5. Hopefully, very good news out of Stanford Medicine. Their claim is they figured out how to make a flu shot that is effective against all flu strains. Including bird flu. Supposedly. https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/12/flu-vaccine.html
  6. A mole in the ranks of Oath Keepers goes to a Propublica reporter to spill the tea leaves. https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole?utm_source=blueskythread&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky
  7. Propublica claims Texas’ maternal review committee is forbidden, by law, from reviewing women’s deaths that are considered abortion related. Dark age mentality rules this state. https://www.propublica.org/article/abortion-bans-deaths-state-maternal-mortality-committees?utm_content=buffer2984e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky
  8. So, unhinged suicide. Not terrorism. ”Spencer Evans, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas Division, said the incident appeared to be “a tragic case of suicide involving a heavily decorated combat veteran who was struggling with PTSD and other issues.” https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/03/us/las-vegas-cybertruck-explosion/index.html
  9. Because political cartoons are the focus of this thread, here’s a link to Ann Telnaes’ substack which explains that she quit because she was told not to portray turnip, Altman, Besos, Zuckerberg, and Soon-Shiong in a negative way. It was the first time she had been called off an idea because of who she was spotlighting. It also has the rough draft and f the cartoon in question. https://anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-quitting-the-washington-post?triedRedirect=true
  10. Sure. And how wealth can avoid income.
  11. He’s going to war with the citizens of the USA.
  12. Maternal deaths rose 56%, in Texas, from 2019 to 2022; nationally, maternal deaths rose 11%. Covid played a part, but these researchers said Texas’ abortion ban is the main reason behind Texas’ quintupling the national increase. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna171631
  13. Last year in this country, police killed 3.4 people a day. https://mappingpoliceviolence.us/
  14. French doctors reject the Cass Review, and affirm treating trans patients prior to puberty. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929693X24001763#tbl0001
  15. Johnson borrowed money against SS to pay for the Vietnam War. Reagan and Bush borrowed money against SS to pay for tax cuts. But, again, those citizens at the bottom of the pay scale pay federal payroll taxes. They pay into SS and Medicare. Do you claim teachers, or other government employees, those who exempt from SS tax and also from benefits, do not pay federal income tax? Yeah, I am concerned about not letting old people starve and also about medical care for sick people. And, while I am open to means testing for recipients, I know where the vast majority of wealth this nation has created over the past half century is located, and I support WW2 era tax policies upon that wealth.
  16. Yes, I am aware of the crunch. Maybe, because of my age, I am also aware of Democrats who tried to set aside the inflow for today’s outflow and were outvoted by Republicans who wanted those funds included in the general budget (generally speaking.) I am also cognizant of the income cap, beyond which taxpayer’s income is no longer subject to these specific taxations. I am open to learning how taxing all income for these programs isn’t sufficient to the need, as well as that rate which would do so. Truth is, I haven’t the desire to learn what exactly is currently necessary to meet this nation’s promises, given the profligate motivations of past Republicans. Edited to recognize you are aware that your claim that 50% of US citizens pay no tax is utter bullshit.
  17. Sorry an unhinged suicide terrorizes you. Give your guns away and you’ll be fine.
  18. The Vegas suicide seems to me to be about the public feud between Musk and a faction of MAGA over immigration. If this statement crosses a line, then we need a CR thread.
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