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I am #OntheDemocracySide #texasdemocrats HikingTennisSkiingBeachesDogsCoolrocks / University of Texas at Austin
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We're in a protracted standoff right now over who Trump picks for treasury

1) Trump is dead serious about enormous tariffs

2) Trump also really wants STONKS to go up. He wants someone markets respect

It's really hard to see how he gets BOTH - part of why picking treasury is proving so hard
November 16, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Here he is living the life of a legend 5000 years later.
😂😂😂
He had no Odes, Roman historian chronicles or monuments, just a bad yelp review.
November 16, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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Coda: social media did not start out that way, but it evolved to be a tool for authoritarians. Crypto and AI are authoritarian BY DESIGN.

Think about that.

When Big Tech claims to be creating America’s future, authoritarianism is what they want.

Perhaps others should set America’s direction.
November 16, 2024 at 7:24 PM
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Fox, Rogan et al are really important, but you cannot sustain a collective delusion for 120+ million people with platforms that reach 5-10% of that. Big Tech is essential connective tissue to recruit, indoctrinate, organize, manipulate. In 2024, Big Tech stopped pretending to be neutral. 5/x
November 16, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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We should acknowledge that MAGA and Trump’s victory were enabled by internet platforms whose business models reward fear and outrage. Dems had 8 yrs after FB enabled Trump and never had a floor vote in either chamber on a single bill that could possibly have addressed the harms. 🧵1/x
November 16, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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Seems like it’s time for me to explain again, why Ukraine cannot simply freeze the war and call it peace. 🧵Thread:

1/
- Without a defense clause and troops on the ground from other countries, Ukraine will need a massive standing army to guard a frontline spanning over a thousand kilometers.
November 15, 2024 at 11:09 PM
You can tell the PPV newbs. 😂😂 They are asking why the big fight wasn’t on at 7.

Babe, have some snacks and drinks. Your fight will be on about 11.
November 16, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Dr Fauci needs to leave the country before January 20th and I don’t feel like I know where I live anymore. 😣
It’s like a bad movie.
November 16, 2024 at 2:56 AM
The Netflix production room tonight 😂😬
November 16, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Ok, I’m on the bandwagon! Watching #TysonPaul fight tonight on Netflix 😈
November 16, 2024 at 1:59 AM
Food for thought by Wes
November 15, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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the american voters who chose this are far less responsible than the reps and appointees and judges in both parties who allowed trump to go unpunished in obvious violation of the public trust and their oaths of office
There's a reason democracies don't let people who tried coups back into power.
November 13, 2024 at 11:48 PM
I read replies in one of Patrick Fox’s twitter posts. Consensus was they are excited to have things shaken up and think we should start over a lot of our government.
☹️ The govt that has overseen the creation of the best country in the world.

Buckle up and become a prepper
🤷‍♀️
The new Defense Secretary says women shouldn’t be in combat. The new Ambassador to Israel says the West Bank and Gaza don’t exist. The new Homeland Security Secretary is a dogkiller. The new SoS had a dick-measuring contest with Trump. Musk—who secretly talks to Putin—has an illegal job.

It’s Day 7
November 14, 2024 at 12:19 AM
These columns are funny hahaha oh shoot myself

Left- ultra conservative church boys

Middle- lol Cornyn, when Hawley is your only fren 🤣

Right- ultra-stupid traitor club
November 12, 2024 at 3:04 AM
I know a lot of us are old enough to remember Elian Gonzalez being ripped out of his family members arms…. Are we really about to repeat that 500,000 times? 😣😣

Will it even be shown with this MSM now and govt now?
November 12, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Trees in South Carolina are a lot bigger than in Texas.
November 8, 2024 at 2:21 AM
#dogpic ☺️
November 8, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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Hey to everyone from twitter 😝
September 10, 2023 at 5:07 PM
September 22, 2023 at 4:09 AM
Some people on bird app were making me feel sick today.

I wonder what the graph looks like for 9/11 conspiracy believers now versus 2011 or 2016.
🤔 My impression is it’s gone up significantly. 🫤
September 12, 2023 at 1:37 AM
September 12, 2023 at 1:31 AM
Hey to everyone from twitter 😝
September 10, 2023 at 5:07 PM
Hey, it’s September, Halloween is now allowed 😏
September 10, 2023 at 5:06 PM