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Mstat Econometrics & MPhil in IR theory from @UUtah. Currency substitution theory. ❤️ my 4 kids, Paris, Carmel CA, Isaac Asimov. Opinions mine.
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@soursillypickle @elonmusk Imagine hanging out with God before you were born and he said: I can’t tell you anything about what your lot in life will be: sex, rich/poor, ethnicity, birth defects, beauty (or lack thereof), etc. But you get to make the laws that everyone will live by!
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@The_Analyst What he really said there was he’s doing return to office as layoffs. He figures it’s going to cut head count by about 10% & he doesn’t care that that will likely include some of his highest performers. It’s a massive bureaucracy; shareholder profits & his wealth grow regardless.
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@HistoryBoomer The only 2 elections I felt ok about a major party candidate, I felt ok about both: Romney v Obama and McCain v Obama. Prior to DJT & Obama, all hold my nose affairs. I didn’t care for any of the 3 choices Dems gave me against DJT, but voting against DJT is an easy call for me.
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@Maximonious1 @BillSherman8 @usedgov I don’t even think you’ve figured out what we are discussing here. So, zero curiosity? Not worth the effort to name even 1 Trump appointee of the ‘many’ who has sold their companies? Last one: DJT speaks at a 4th grade level. ☮️
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@Maximonious1 @BillSherman8 @usedgov 🚨BRAKING ALL of the many billionaires who have joined Trump’s administration have divested from or sold their companies to serve our government and to MAGA! (True or False? Note that Musk is pictured!) SOURCE:
Habba: In our administration, we have a tremendous amount of billionaires who are successful businessmen and I could name them all.. who have sold their companies, walked away from their lives to sacrifice to help America be great again.
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@realFindFaith @DNierzwick @BrendanPedersen @cfpb_tipline @DNierzwick you’ve pulled 2 replies so far; the other reply that gave you the link to the organization is probably the most useful. No way to top @sa_k__z but basically agree with him and @mb_farley and I do believe that @realFindFaith is good at taking things on faith.
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@Dndbreakfast @bennyjohnson They would promptly escort the men who want to have sex with them to the local hospital for this:
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@RealDrDEAx @bennyjohnson @AGPamBondi You should clarify for her here rather you think she should file criminal or civil charges. She doesn’t know the difference between them.
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Great job President Musk!
Had a very good meeting with @elonmusk in Washington DC. We discussed various issues, including those he is passionate about such as space, mobility, technology and innovation. I talked about India’s efforts towards reform and furthering ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance.’
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@CallieOrgan @AAC0519 @walterkirn @CNN Do you feel like Trump’s picks for his cabinet will be loyal to him this time? Or is there some line out there somewhere that he might try to cross, and they’ll push back?
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@HighRiseNation @WhisperIng114 @Maximonious1 @usedgov How many people consume their news from television? From other sources? How often from each? Which do they prefer? If it’s mostly personal devices what are they looking at on them? Algorithms? How about podcasts? Radio? How much of that is right v left?
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@Mike_E_V @Maximonious1 @usedgov Do you get your news from X? Here is a website that claims to list the top 20 accounts on X for 2025. Would you agree that this list skews to the right? Check the methodology. Check other sites. Maybe you can find a list of the top 100.
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@R3dMystique @Maximonious1 @usedgov You are the first person to have done any work. Thank you. I agree that most of what one thinks about media feels like opinion. Perhaps there is no way to verify my bs claim. But perhaps there is! Your point on Rogan is a HUGE insight. Rogan isn’t the only media moving right.
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