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So a library card can be used as ID to vote?
February 19, 2026 at 1:07 AM
So a library card can be used as ID to vote?
September 2026
February 13, 2026 at 8:12 PM
September 2026
And 2027, well that will be the main course. Really looking forward to dessert in 2028.
February 13, 2026 at 8:10 PM
And 2027, well that will be the main course. Really looking forward to dessert in 2028.
When registering to vote you go through a process with a gov agency that confirms you are who you claim to be so you can bring a regular ID to vote.
What the GOP is trying to do is going to buy beer and being asked to prove you are a citizen to buy beer even though the gov confirmed who you are.
What the GOP is trying to do is going to buy beer and being asked to prove you are a citizen to buy beer even though the gov confirmed who you are.
February 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
When registering to vote you go through a process with a gov agency that confirms you are who you claim to be so you can bring a regular ID to vote.
What the GOP is trying to do is going to buy beer and being asked to prove you are a citizen to buy beer even though the gov confirmed who you are.
What the GOP is trying to do is going to buy beer and being asked to prove you are a citizen to buy beer even though the gov confirmed who you are.
Yes, you went through a process with a gov agency that confirmed you are who you claimed to be, and so you got a license (ID) to do something not everyone can do.
February 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Yes, you went through a process with a gov agency that confirmed you are who you claimed to be, and so you got a license (ID) to do something not everyone can do.
My good man, surely you understand that in this case, ICE/CBP are the cartel.
February 10, 2026 at 1:50 PM
My good man, surely you understand that in this case, ICE/CBP are the cartel.
I bet his ratings are way down.
February 8, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I bet his ratings are way down.
It’s odd that right wing “journalists” never post the picture of the person who led the scheme. Kind of spoils the Somali criminal narrative.
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
It’s odd that right wing “journalists” never post the picture of the person who led the scheme. Kind of spoils the Somali criminal narrative.
The gold standard of social media analytics.
February 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The gold standard of social media analytics.
Unlimited" is an overstatement. The Fed is still constrained by its dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment.
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Unlimited" is an overstatement. The Fed is still constrained by its dual mandate of price stability and maximum employment.
Social Security (1935), Medicare (1965), and Medicaid (1965)—were established and funded while the U.S. was still on the gold standard.
February 7, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Social Security (1935), Medicare (1965), and Medicaid (1965)—were established and funded while the U.S. was still on the gold standard.
Just to be sure we are discussing the same thing. What do you define as an “immigrant household”?
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Just to be sure we are discussing the same thing. What do you define as an “immigrant household”?
Furthermore, the 1970 vs. 2024 comparison ignores massive structural changes: healthcare costs (the primary driver of current spending) have exploded nationwide, and the population has grown by over 130 million people.
February 7, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Furthermore, the 1970 vs. 2024 comparison ignores massive structural changes: healthcare costs (the primary driver of current spending) have exploded nationwide, and the population has grown by over 130 million people.
The vast majority of "welfare" spending goes to the elderly, disabled, or working poor (via the Earned Income Tax Credit), populations who cannot simply "work harder" to escape poverty.
February 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The vast majority of "welfare" spending goes to the elderly, disabled, or working poor (via the Earned Income Tax Credit), populations who cannot simply "work harder" to escape poverty.
U.S. Census data using the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) shows that government transfers lifted 45.4 million people out of poverty in 2021 alone.
Government Assistance Lifts 45.4 Million Out of Poverty in 2021 www.census.gov/library/stor...
Government Assistance Lifts 45.4 Million Out of Poverty in 2021 www.census.gov/library/stor...
Supplemental Poverty Measure That Accounts For Additional Government Benefits Lowest on Record at 7.8%
The 2021 U.S. official poverty rate of 11.6% was not statistically different from 2020 but the Supplemental Poverty Measure at 7.8% was lowest on record.
www.census.gov
February 7, 2026 at 9:24 PM
U.S. Census data using the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) shows that government transfers lifted 45.4 million people out of poverty in 2021 alone.
Government Assistance Lifts 45.4 Million Out of Poverty in 2021 www.census.gov/library/stor...
Government Assistance Lifts 45.4 Million Out of Poverty in 2021 www.census.gov/library/stor...
But since we are here; you are correct, that was what the Johnson admin proposed. The actual realized figures for FY 1970 were $196.6 billion in outlays and $193.7 billion in receipts, resulting in a $2.8 billion deficit.
February 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
But since we are here; you are correct, that was what the Johnson admin proposed. The actual realized figures for FY 1970 were $196.6 billion in outlays and $193.7 billion in receipts, resulting in a $2.8 billion deficit.
This has nothing to do with your original (re)post, nor my reply.
February 7, 2026 at 9:15 PM
This has nothing to do with your original (re)post, nor my reply.
On June 27, 2016, White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz criticized the House Select Committee on Benghazi's final report, calling the investigation "a Republican conspiracy theory in search of a conspiracy."
February 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
On June 27, 2016, White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz criticized the House Select Committee on Benghazi's final report, calling the investigation "a Republican conspiracy theory in search of a conspiracy."
There is no record of President Barack Obama calling the events of the 2012 Benghazi attack "a wild conspiracy theory." This claim is a misattribution of a statement made by a White House spokesperson regarding a specific congressional report, not the attack itself.
February 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
There is no record of President Barack Obama calling the events of the 2012 Benghazi attack "a wild conspiracy theory." This claim is a misattribution of a statement made by a White House spokesperson regarding a specific congressional report, not the attack itself.
I’m sure you have verified sources to back up an impossible metric to measure.
What methodology did you use to measure expressed rage?
What methodology did you use to measure expressed rage?
February 7, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I’m sure you have verified sources to back up an impossible metric to measure.
What methodology did you use to measure expressed rage?
What methodology did you use to measure expressed rage?
If you apply the 1970 standard (cash transfer) to 2020, immigrant welfare use is low and comparable to natives. Furthermore, the "household" methodology counts a family of four as "on welfare" even if only one U.S. citizen child receives a school lunch, which inflates the numbers.
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
If you apply the 1970 standard (cash transfer) to 2020, immigrant welfare use is low and comparable to natives. Furthermore, the "household" methodology counts a family of four as "on welfare" even if only one U.S. citizen child receives a school lunch, which inflates the numbers.
In 1970, the “white population” category included most Hispanics at the time, as "Hispanic" was not yet a distinct racial category in the Census.
You cannot compare a 1970 metric that measured only cash handouts against a 2020 metric that includes health insurance and school lunches.
You cannot compare a 1970 metric that measured only cash handouts against a 2020 metric that includes health insurance and school lunches.
February 7, 2026 at 8:46 PM
In 1970, the “white population” category included most Hispanics at the time, as "Hispanic" was not yet a distinct racial category in the Census.
You cannot compare a 1970 metric that measured only cash handouts against a 2020 metric that includes health insurance and school lunches.
You cannot compare a 1970 metric that measured only cash handouts against a 2020 metric that includes health insurance and school lunches.
Amazed they took John Barron on in such a junior role.
February 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Amazed they took John Barron on in such a junior role.
Cities should just start naming public bathrooms and municipal dump sites after him.
February 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Cities should just start naming public bathrooms and municipal dump sites after him.