@spik-e.bsky.social
.....a total which is dwarfed by the amount of 💰 that calif. (where I am) have spent on homelessness in @ half a decade, and watched as the problem worsened. handing these fools even more $ (by force ir shaming) is like handing an alcoholic a bev mo gift card. www.hoover.org/research/des...
Despite California Spending $24 Billion On It Since 2019, Homelessness Increased. What Happened?
Since 2019, California has spent about $24 billion on homelessness, but in this five-year period, homelessness increased by about 30,000, to more than 181,000.
www.hoover.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:01 AM
.....a total which is dwarfed by the amount of 💰 that calif. (where I am) have spent on homelessness in @ half a decade, and watched as the problem worsened. handing these fools even more $ (by force ir shaming) is like handing an alcoholic a bev mo gift card. www.hoover.org/research/des...
he could have just opened a chain of "day care centers" in Minnesota, watched the millions flow in, and been subject to so much less scrutiny.
December 30, 2025 at 5:22 AM
he could have just opened a chain of "day care centers" in Minnesota, watched the millions flow in, and been subject to so much less scrutiny.
I won't hold my breath.
December 30, 2025 at 5:13 AM
I won't hold my breath.
who says she's holding onto it or shoving it under the mattress? she's spending, investing, saving & donating it, before it gets taxed at federal, state and local levels by the State, who've been getting trillions for decades to feed & house people and, in places like calif.(where I am) have failed.
December 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
who says she's holding onto it or shoving it under the mattress? she's spending, investing, saving & donating it, before it gets taxed at federal, state and local levels by the State, who've been getting trillions for decades to feed & house people and, in places like calif.(where I am) have failed.
this is all capitalism is. it's not a philosophy, a religion or a way of life. it's a way for societies to organize their private economies. that's it. you have a better one?
December 30, 2025 at 4:59 AM
this is all capitalism is. it's not a philosophy, a religion or a way of life. it's a way for societies to organize their private economies. that's it. you have a better one?
none of your problems are because someone you've never met is a billionaire.
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
none of your problems are because someone you've never met is a billionaire.
"the people" (in the US atleast) recieve trillions in federal, state, county & city aid in every state every year, and gave for decades. Medicare. medicaid. subsidized housing, education, healthcare & childcare. WIC. TANF. discounted utilities. SNAP. 100 other programs. I could go on.
just stop.
just stop.
December 30, 2025 at 4:48 AM
"the people" (in the US atleast) recieve trillions in federal, state, county & city aid in every state every year, and gave for decades. Medicare. medicaid. subsidized housing, education, healthcare & childcare. WIC. TANF. discounted utilities. SNAP. 100 other programs. I could go on.
just stop.
just stop.
6-curriculum at those universities (or their policies towards Israel & jews) though.
not at all. [link]🙄 x.com/search?q=ivy...
not at all. [link]🙄 x.com/search?q=ivy...
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
6-curriculum at those universities (or their policies towards Israel & jews) though.
not at all. [link]🙄 x.com/search?q=ivy...
not at all. [link]🙄 x.com/search?q=ivy...
5--a good idea. also, qatar has "donated 😉" geometrically more just in the last @ 15 years to US colleges & universities (@ $6 billion in the last 40 yrs.; link) than AIPAC has spent here and what we've given israel COMBINED. i'm sure none of qatar's $ influences--> www.thefp.com/p/explosion-...
December 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
5--a good idea. also, qatar has "donated 😉" geometrically more just in the last @ 15 years to US colleges & universities (@ $6 billion in the last 40 yrs.; link) than AIPAC has spent here and what we've given israel COMBINED. i'm sure none of qatar's $ influences--> www.thefp.com/p/explosion-...
4--that you are friends with your friends. shared interests. what do we get out of it? eyes & ears on iran, hamas, hezbollah & palestinian islamic jihad (among others) from someone in the neighborhood, a safe harbor in the middle east and we're allies with a nuclear power, which is always--->
December 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
4--that you are friends with your friends. shared interests. what do we get out of it? eyes & ears on iran, hamas, hezbollah & palestinian islamic jihad (among others) from someone in the neighborhood, a safe harbor in the middle east and we're allies with a nuclear power, which is always--->
3--re: why we're allies and what we get out of it: 🇮🇱 is the closest thing to the 🇺🇸 in the middle east. women's rights. gay rights. elections. a religious people w/out a theocratic g'ment. a stock market. private sector innovation/wealth creation. we're allies w/ Israel for the same reasons---->
December 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
3--re: why we're allies and what we get out of it: 🇮🇱 is the closest thing to the 🇺🇸 in the middle east. women's rights. gay rights. elections. a religious people w/out a theocratic g'ment. a stock market. private sector innovation/wealth creation. we're allies w/ Israel for the same reasons---->
2--since '48, we've given 🇮🇱 roughly $300-315 billion (that's a roundabout #). since 2022, we've handed ukraine @ $130 billion [link]. so we've given ukraine in 3 years almistvhalf of what we've given israel in 76 years. and israel's fought a hell of a lot more battles for its existance than 🇺🇦 has .
December 18, 2025 at 5:18 AM
2--since '48, we've given 🇮🇱 roughly $300-315 billion (that's a roundabout #). since 2022, we've handed ukraine @ $130 billion [link]. so we've given ukraine in 3 years almistvhalf of what we've given israel in 76 years. and israel's fought a hell of a lot more battles for its existance than 🇺🇦 has .
1--🧵 israel provides israel's military defense. israel's defense spending is @ $32-33 billion [link] we committed about $3.5 billion of it, less than 1/10th of the total #. www.timesofisrael.com/israel-adds-...
December 18, 2025 at 5:08 AM
1--🧵 israel provides israel's military defense. israel's defense spending is @ $32-33 billion [link] we committed about $3.5 billion of it, less than 1/10th of the total #. www.timesofisrael.com/israel-adds-...
saying that israel has a right to exist and to defend itself automatically puts you closer to me on this issue than it does all of the screaming college kids, their professors, professional agitators, "gaza is flooding!!" AI bullshit artists and 90%-ish minimum of sitting democrats nationwide.
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
saying that israel has a right to exist and to defend itself automatically puts you closer to me on this issue than it does all of the screaming college kids, their professors, professional agitators, "gaza is flooding!!" AI bullshit artists and 90%-ish minimum of sitting democrats nationwide.
i'm in california. here, we vote for politicians who will raise our taxes & cost of living, then try to get out of paying fed. income taxes by itemizing tons of deductions at tax time (LOTS of blue states on this list). so we ❤️ taxation in theory, but not in practice. smartasset.com/data-studies...
Where Americans Write Off the Most in Taxes – 2024 Study
With strategic planning, Americans can reduce their tax liability via tax deductions and credits. These states utilize the most deductions.
smartasset.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:50 AM
i'm in california. here, we vote for politicians who will raise our taxes & cost of living, then try to get out of paying fed. income taxes by itemizing tons of deductions at tax time (LOTS of blue states on this list). so we ❤️ taxation in theory, but not in practice. smartasset.com/data-studies...
what you sent me goes more to proving my (and dr. sowell's) point, not disproving it. hike up fed.
income tax rates all you want. just don't think that people will obediently pay them.
income tax rates all you want. just don't think that people will obediently pay them.
December 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
what you sent me goes more to proving my (and dr. sowell's) point, not disproving it. hike up fed.
income tax rates all you want. just don't think that people will obediently pay them.
income tax rates all you want. just don't think that people will obediently pay them.
and none of them will get a mic and camera stuck in their face and ordered to morally justify their massive wealth at relatively young ages because they can........play tennis and basketball well.
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 AM
and none of them will get a mic and camera stuck in their face and ordered to morally justify their massive wealth at relatively young ages because they can........play tennis and basketball well.
not that it's important or anything, but here's the actual text of the bill. it allows registering of gang tattoos, etc., which is hardly "invasive".
calm down. do some yoga.🧘♀️ www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
calm down. do some yoga.🧘♀️ www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
December 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
not that it's important or anything, but here's the actual text of the bill. it allows registering of gang tattoos, etc., which is hardly "invasive".
calm down. do some yoga.🧘♀️ www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
calm down. do some yoga.🧘♀️ www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
4371. here it us. there's nothing wrong with it. nothing. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
December 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM
4371. here it us. there's nothing wrong with it. nothing. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
the bill, which is linked to you, allows for registering of gang tattoos (pic), which is hardly an "invasive" procedure, and doesn't require a strip search.
geez.... www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
geez.... www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
December 17, 2025 at 5:22 AM
the bill, which is linked to you, allows for registering of gang tattoos (pic), which is hardly an "invasive" procedure, and doesn't require a strip search.
geez.... www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
geez.... www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... the "cruelty" in the bill (which i linked to you) is where exactly?
www.congress.gov
December 17, 2025 at 5:20 AM
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... the "cruelty" in the bill (which i linked to you) is where exactly?
this is the text of the bill. instead of frothing at the mouth, why don't you read it. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
December 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
this is the text of the bill. instead of frothing at the mouth, why don't you read it. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
and where, prey tell, is that featured in the actual text of the law, which i linked to you?
take a breath.
take a breath.
December 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
and where, prey tell, is that featured in the actual text of the law, which i linked to you?
take a breath.
take a breath.