Twitter
Wow, a rumor that a married man in the SF area may be gay? It must be a slow news day... #sarcasm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 30, 2022
"Hillary Clinton"
It sounds like some leftist is trying to win full card PC BINGO.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 30, 2022
"Ultra MAGA" https://t.co/UibvY2aPOP
If anyone doubted deplorable leftists would continue to keep Twitter toxic after Musk's hostile takeover, all one needs to do is read this trend. It's just as bad, if not worse, than anything from extremist Trumpkins.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 30, 2022
"Ultra MAGA"
ABORTION IS MURDER! There is nothing more critical to a sustainable economy than its future transactors and investors. Murder is never a "solution".
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 30, 2022
I haven't seen Christie's full comments, but the Constitution is clear: abortion is regulated by states under the tenth amendment. Any attempt by the Congress to overrule the states, either for or against abortion, is unconstitutional.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 30, 2022
"Chris Christie"
Leftists are squealing like stuck pigs because they are not used to the give and take of honest debate. This stupid leftist troll recites trite terms she doesn't understands; she has no ability to think for herself. https://t.co/VlFoZtQG2X
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 30, 2022
No. Voters still have time to vote against failed one party control of the federal government. https://t.co/mcSmeeHudF
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 30, 2022
There should be a policy against Twitter trends leading to a paywall.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 30, 2022
"Bob Dylan: the 66 songs that made me — from Elvis Costello to the Who"
No, no conservative or libertarians condone unprovoked criminal assault and battery against an 82-year-old man.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 30, 2022
Wow. Hearing your mom cry over losing the legal "right" to have murdered you must be inspirational.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 30, 2022
Sad. Lula's leftist policies hurt Brazil in the past, and once again history will repeat itself. https://t.co/IwIycS1TlP
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 30, 2022
Wow, remind me when the Gray Lady debunked the crackpot Russiagate conspiracy theory nonsense during and after the 2016 election campaign. https://t.co/qWUeBrtiDY
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
See the picture on my account. https://t.co/qBfQqGC3KV
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
I still get a little weepy when I see who other people vote for. https://t.co/1kDinBgmZu
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
Neither Republicans nor Democrats are crazy about the idea of increasing payroll taxes over 15.3%. Dems favor lifting the income cap for the 12.4% portion, a welfare scheme. Republicans favor stretching existing funding by deferring eligibility, means-testing & COLA reform.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
Social security reform was last enacted over 40 years ago. George W. Bush failed an attempt at partial privatization where you controlled a part of your payroll taxes. About 12.4% of your income up to $147K is for social security & 2.9% for Medicare. Half is via employer match
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
The problem is the largest generation, the Baby Boomers, is in the middle of retiring and are becoming beneficiaries. We've had to tap into the reserves for some time. Without reform, the reserves will dry up in about 12 years and maybe up to a third of checks will be unfunded.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
Social security is on a paygo system. It's not like your payroll taxes go into some investment which grows until your retirement. All receipts go first to fund existing beneficiaries; if anything is left over it goes into reserves. If not enough, the reserve is drained.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
Apparently Elon Musk Derangement Syndrome is the biggest thing since Trump Derangement Syndrome as leftists can't cope with differences in opinion.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
I don't know Musk's business model for acquiring Twitter but it isn't hard to improve over incompetent prior ownership.
I haven't kept up with comic books since I was a kid. I thought she was playing a character from Avatar.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
"Kim Kardashian discovers Halloween weekend bash is not a costume party after turning up as Mystique"
Oh, please leave now. You leftists always talk about leaving in the middle of your temper tantrums, but you don't walk the walk.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
Leftist trolls are funny. They'll call a libertarian a "Russian bot". As if a Russian bot gives a damn.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
"Verification"
Wrong. I'm all 3, and everyone else I know also condemns the unprovoked assault on the elderly Mr. Pelosi. From reports I've read, the perpetrator was allegedly targeting an absent Speaker Pelosi. The troll here uses the term "assassination". Wrong term in this context. https://t.co/2bEnd7tr39
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
After years of crackpot leftist conspiracies, the leftists are suddenly revolted by a trend questioning the beloved leftist leader's spouse. I don't know if Mr. Pelosi is gay, but as Seinfeld would point out, "Not that there's anything wrong with that."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
#Pelosigaylover
For power?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
Speech has nothing to do with violence, stupid.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
Yup. Have you taken any courses in logic?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
You're not intelligent enough to realize homicides can occur for any number of motives or mental/emotional states. Alleged assassin James Earl Ray reportedly was a supporter of segregationist governor George Wallace. But he said he left his firearm with fingerprints to be famous.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) October 31, 2022
I got into a kerfuffle with a leftist troll, furious with the fact that ideas are not actions. They, of course, hypocritically want to rationalize their intolerance and censorship. Martin Luther King wanted to distance urban riots from his movement.https://t.co/AGqFo8Ika3
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Parents need to warn their kids about those in IRS costumes demanding their "fair share" of collected candy. https://t.co/eR0LkhK4tb
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Hell no. In many, if not most locations, people can vote early or by mail. Employers can flex work schedules around poll hours; employees may be able to take PTO. Local polling places may open quick voter queues or staggered schedules for regular hour workers. https://t.co/z9KOMQzNYo
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Leftist trolls say "assassin" (no one died; not the first I've seen on the assault on Mr. Pelosi) but they're not smart enough to write "assailant".
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
DePape is no puppet of right-wing media. He is a criminal accountable for his own actions.
Of course, Trump didn't either. He was more honest about it, saying reform is unpopular and the programs would survive his 2-term Presidency; let the next President deal with it. Inaction just hastens the day of reckoning.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Biden has, as usual, lost his grip on reality.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Tight global supplies are beyond the control of oil companies. They didn't ban Russian oil. They didn't cancel pipelines or basically freeze leases on USG lands. Biden now is facing responsibility for his anti-fossil fuel policies. https://t.co/065ZMhO9lB
The problem is the largest generation, the Baby Boomers, are well into program eligibility, and current payroll taxes can't sustain current recipients, so we're draining reserves. Nobody wants to raise 15.3% payroll taxes (half doesn't show up in pay stubs).
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
More than 31 countries have individual account systems (analogous to 401K programs) which are totally or partially privatized, e.g., where the cash portion is nationally administered, Bush 43 proposed a mixed system, which Dems argued was like a casino.https://t.co/puQU6aUozN
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Well, Biden has gone from sniffing hair to kissing her and touching a woman's chest. Seriously, dude? https://t.co/zXfCzVi8qe
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
I guessed wrong; I thought with the green hair, he was playing an IRS agent. That's a lot scarier than the Joker. https://t.co/Z8LbNsSA63
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Nope, of course. Progressive political whores don't understand the Constitution.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Yeah, I can't believe KBJ is that stupid, either. The issue is whether a college with government funding can discriminate on basis of race, for or against. The amendments look at specific categories of discrimination, not any others, including legacy, unless alumni are black.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Well, what goes for pop music today has changed since I was a kid. Not a fan of Ms. Swift; I once tried to sit through one of her singles and got bored.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
On the other hand, the Beatles created timeless classic songs with memorable melodies. https://t.co/Z36N5coDwa pic.twitter.com/LKfDFqkqvK
Sigh. CNN is the Biden regime's mouthpiece. These profits are not sustainable, and discriminatory windfall profit taxes are corrupt Politics of Envy.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
I can still remember when BP was a pariah after the Gulf oil spill, and I went to suffering BP stations to fill up. https://t.co/NaemWahjog
Twitter has a premium features subscription model, Twitter Blue, available in some markets. My understanding is that Musk is considering monetizing verification, possibly as a bundled service with Twitter Blue and raising the monthly subscription price for Twitter Blue.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
I'm confident that private schools would emerge to compete for special needs students if parents could transfer their kids' funding.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
I've heard the OP's arguments before; I once had a roommate who was a public school teacher back in the 1980's. It's all self-serving crap.
A private school may simply not have the resources to provide the individualized instruction needed for special needs children--unlike public schools.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
The real solution, which the anti-choice OP isn't going to suggest, would be to give parents control over their kids' resources.
Yeah, you see this with pro-abort "Catholics" like Biden and Pelosi (Cuomo, Kennedy, and others).
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
They'll contest the Church's consistent teachings on abortion since the Didache and accuse conservatives as being hypocrites for opposing Statist welfare policies. https://t.co/ZPhSvAVuAC
Oh, hell no. As a former professor, I've had to deal with some hostile students.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
I'm sorry for your loss and the hardship you and your family and friends encountered supporting your dad during his final days and not even being able to honor his life. Draconian public policy was driven by fear and panic.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
I have no idea why CA, MI, and NY are leaning to reelect pandemic autocrats. https://t.co/uer2fSUHyr
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
The Anita Hill smear of Clarence Thomas was really insulting given Thomas' devout Catholicism. I, too, originally intended to become a Catholic priest. Despite having 4 little sisters, I was a nerd who found dating difficult; I once tried to ask out a work colleague, bad decision
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
How long will it take for the LP/Ron Paul cultists to start repeating Russia propaganda accusing the British of sabotaging the Nord Steam pipelines?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
"Nord Stream"
Yeah, right.... They've just been sitting on this all since the incident in question. Russia must think we'll all gullible idiots.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Cute little sweetie, but isn't it time we stop using kids as props for parents' political viewpoint? Let kids be kids; let her play the new Ariel. https://t.co/Zsrt0y62vX
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
I'm a Never Trumper, but this appears to be patently unconstitutional abuse of Congressional authority for purely partisan purposes, little more than a fishing expedition.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
"Supreme Court temporarily blocks House Democrats from obtaining Trump's tax returns"
Gas tax holidays are blatant bribery gimmicks for voters. The wear and tear on roads, filling pot holes, and clearing snow don't stop or pay for themselves. https://t.co/mYmMmfzlM2
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
As usual, economically illiterate trolls are uninformed. Saudi Arabia and OPEC were unhappy with the US shale oil boom which thrived with high global prices and actually restored the US to a net exporter. So Saudi Arabia et al launched a price war against high-cost shale oil.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Victor?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Now tell us how you view Biden rubber stamp Kelly.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Good for Brazil. Trump could learn from Bolsonaro . https://t.co/QPqp4geKi2
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
"The Gun Violence Archive (GVA), a US gun violence monitoring group, reported that there were over 5,000 more fatal shootings during Joe Biden's first year in office compared to Donald Trump's first year as president."https://t.co/s3tDSoM1yP https://t.co/qxWL5VdVrT
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
The bad news is there is no Constitutional authority for Biden's politically corrupt bribery for student loan debtors. https://t.co/unggPQDoGd
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
David French is spot on; I'm one of the few libertarians I know who has been unambiguously pro-vaccine and has been backing workplace mandates. (There are exceptions for the few vaccine allergies.) Twitter still allows stupid liars to post that the vaccines don't work. https://t.co/bI0gvouUsA
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
When do you start bundling verification with Twitter Blue? When do you roll out the rate increase? I still see $4.99 on your interface.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Congress has no constitutional authority to examine Trump's returns; it's a partisan fishing expedition.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
There is no evidence of Trump being anything more than a packrat of Presidential documents.
Well, the "New Evangelicals" are goddamn hypocrites who judge others they don't know, despite Jesus' many warnings against doing that.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Every person I know does not excuse unprovoked violence against an elderly man.
You mean the constitutional fiction they can have their preborn child murdered at will?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Not interested even if you offered to pay me to attend. Life is too short to listen to crappy music.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
You're assuming people will pay $8/month vs. a free account just so they can get a blue check mark.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
Nope. Prior Twitter management didn't know how to market their market. Musk is a dude who figured how to reuse rockets. I seriously doubt he paid that much money without some vision of unshackling value from the platform.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
You're assuming the verification process has no validity or will change with Blue membership.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 1, 2022
This is pretty stupid, even for a Musk Derangement Syndrome leftist. Twitter has an advanced features subscription model called Blue, on top of the free account level. It looks like Musk is looking to upgrade Twitter Blue, including bundling the coveted Twitter verification.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 2, 2022
Cheney is now campaigning for Dems? It is breathtaking how she has utterly sabotaged her political career in less than 2 years, from House keadership to a 2-1 primary rebuke, even with crossover support. Is she hoping for Biden to offer her a position?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 2, 2022
"Liz Cheney"
No way to explain away how my Houston Astros got shut out tonight and the Astros' pitchers gave up so many home runs. I just can't figure out with one of the best, if not the best bullpen in MLB, Baker doesn't pull out his failing starters sooner.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 2, 2022
I tend to be one of your supporters, including on Twitter. But I think the $20/month opening move was a mistake, there was a confusion between Twitter Blue and verification. You need to do a better job selling why free account users should upgrade to your Blue subscription model.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 2, 2022
Well, in all honesty, we start with Joe Biden jokes, but the truth is so sad, nobody laughs anymore. https://t.co/lWtBISwfmv
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 2, 2022
Too bad Trump is no longer a user; he would be broke by now.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 2, 2022
Second, the Biden son died of brain cancer, which Biden incompetently attributes to his military service.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 2, 2022
Inflation has more to do with incompetent monetary policy, irresponsible deficit spending, and pandemic effects on supply chains and production.
Well, you and I may be the only libertarians who opposed Trump. Many of the Ron Paul cultists see him as the victim of the Deep State, brought up on phony impeachment charges, and a non-interventionist frustrated by neo-cons. And Rand Paul and Tom Massie are pro-Trumpers. EXPLAIN
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 2, 2022
@justinamash @elonmusk I get whipsawed between leftists calling me a Russian bot or a Trumpkin and you don't want to know what the Trumpkins think of my being pro-immigration and a free trader.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 2, 2022
This is pretty stupid. Stephen King thinks he's entitled to free Twitter verification because he's famous. His "free content" is garden variety leftist rubbish; I don't follow him and following him is free. If King is on Twitter, he believe it's worth his time and effort. https://t.co/VUiXBvB4A3
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 2, 2022
My Houston Astros evened up the Series at 2-2, guaranteeing the deciding game will be played in Houston. They did in just the second no-hitter in World Series history, a combined one with starting pitcher Javier throwing the first 6 innings for his second Series win.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Ha, ha. This may be one of the most objective debunkings I've ever seen. Biden got caught claiming credit for something he had nothing to do with. His Senate career started in 1973, after Nixon signed said law. https://t.co/RNq2jx9rVD
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
But the Dems' writing this propaganda don't point out the current social security program is running at an operational deficit, meaning it has to dip into reserves. At current trend, reserves will be exhausted in 12 years, meaning roughly one-third of checks will be unfunded.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Well, it used to be $20.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
You paid a lot for Twitter; I'm not sure you did.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
I think this is every dude's secret fantasy come to life.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
"Miss Argentina and Miss Puerto Rico reveal they secretly got married"
Oh, come on! Whatever Lee has in mind would probably grandfather everyone in who's middle-aged.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Have you seen what the FBI did to Houck, a clinic protester who shoved away a geezer who got in his young son's face?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Oh, look! Trump has a red check mark at Truth Social. How original! I bet he knows the right people to get that. I wonder if he'll have to pay $8/month; with his legal bills, he probably can't afford that.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
His shtick never changes. He makes up stupid nicknames, plays victim. https://t.co/5TLp3Tbpdf
Well, AOC loves free stuff. Twitter still isn't charging her per tweet, but if she wants the coveted blue check, she has to pay. Think of it like buying an $8 croissant at an airport. (I'm sure the $7 ones have gone up under BidInflation.) https://t.co/f8mw3tipKu
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
And then there's the constant Dem fearmongering; "People aren't smart enough to manage their own money. They're going to invest in Bernie Madoff Fund A, the fund goes bankrupt, and we'll have to bail them out. Investing on your own is no different than going to a casino."
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Everyone who is economically literate realizes the only viable solution in the long run is full or partial privatization, where maybe government provides a smaller base cash pension. I know if I had taken a portion of my 12.4% SSA taxes and put it in S&P 500 index funds, better.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Reserves aren't invested in equity funds which have vastly outperformed other investments over time, but in low-paying government debt. And so reserves, which are currently being drained because payroll taxes aren't funding current beneficiaries enough, will be exhausted soon.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Our social security system was never designed & funded for large generations to live decades in retirement. Most people don't understand that their payroll taxes didn't go into some giant investment fund but mostly to pay existing beneficiaries. Any residual funds go to reserves
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Well, I'm confused why Elon Musk has announced and promoted a Twitter Blue bundled with verification while my site links still point to the original $4.99 Blue plan. https://t.co/5ZTso6W03c
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Just a reminder that there were no Capitol police deaths on 1/6/21. This "fallen" characterization is pure mainstream media propaganda. Mr. Sicknick died of strokes after Jan. 6, which were deemed as from natural causes.https://t.co/pjfPZl1YTo https://t.co/IOX0WCHZZK
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Let's point out that Ron Paul ran as the LP candidate for POTUS in 1988 and resumed his Congressional career as a Republican a few years later. https://t.co/dn7ixVA1sf
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
True. I could create an AOC parody account just quoting stupid shit she says via Google. She has a vested interest to ensure readers know her tweets are "real", even if it means having to skip an occasional $7 croissant at the airport. Heaven knows she only makes $174K/yr.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Provably false rubbish. Dems blocked protection for SCOTUS following the attempted assassination of Justice Kavanaugh after leak of the Alito opinion in Dobbs.https://t.co/86lm4M2kg5
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
I have a brilliant engineer nephew who works for SpaceX, one of the nicest guys you will ever meet. I'm immensely proud of him. I had nothing to do with it other than being a big brother to his amazing mom, who also raised 4 other Eagle Scout sons and a daughter. https://t.co/1iw454crqn
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Note that the OP leftist troll has a "free" blue check verification, and it's been a bit of a mystery who gets them; it helps being a celebrity or having connections.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Musk has implied verification will be part of an upgraded Blue service. OP thinks it's unfair for him to pay.
Too many leftist trolls to call it "super-intelligence".
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Mission creep in the LP is absolutely unacceptable. If Americans are struggling with inflation, talk about monetary, trade or fiscal policy, not those victimized by Russian violations of the NAP.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Trump was quite willing to cut deals with Chuck and Nancy; he bargained away hard fought-for sequesters under Obama and never used the veto to challenge spending except over things like border walls
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Don't get me wrong. As fiscal conservative, I oppose giving Big Government Dems (& Republicans) a blank check to run up the national debt. National debt service is already a huge item in the budget under low rates. It's just Trump's only interest is using it as a bargaining chip
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Biden constantly scapegoating Trump for his own failed policies is getting old & pathetic. Trying to tie Pelosi's assailant to Trump supporters takes chutzpah after a pro-abort fanatic tried to take out Justice Kavanaugh after the leak of Dobbs opinion.https://t.co/SCRpGVhN1n
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Isn't that cute? You're trying to convince yourself you have a chance in the midterms. I can still remember Obama saying in 2010 unlike Clinton in 1994, Obama was a better politician and would hold the House.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
I certainly wouldn't pay a premium to watch AOL eat as content. Play the world's smallest violin for her being victimized by Musk. https://t.co/8G5izdxRTb
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
This is a gross violation of judicial/professional ethics. It leads one to wonder if the defendant got a fair trial. When I was a professor, I literally never touched a coed in 8 years of teaching and insisted on never having a door closed with one in my office https://t.co/aCf65ShrEG
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Well, if Roe v Roe is a fight, then my money is on Roe.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
As if we didn't already know Fetterman is a Biden rubber stamp. It's now worse than his stroke. He's having Biden-style gaffes. https://t.co/fUEAyVsqSK
It turns out even I'm a better dancer than Beto O'Rourke. And I'm a geek who has never watched "Dancing With the Stars" https://t.co/MINjzqwA4M
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
Bolduc wins the round:
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 3, 2022
"Scandals and tolerance for corruption have chipped away at Mr. Zelensky's popularity. " NYT, 2/21/22.
Zelensky has also banned certaib opposition parties. https://t.co/vrwhbhpJBo https://t.co/Bv9IEKBhEs
The issues we face now by and large have been caused by Statist political whores. #Libertarians are the constructive change agents and alternative to feckless Big Government Dems and Republicans. https://t.co/OdMFpBNlVj
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
What Amash is really saying here is no matter how "fairly" you create districts, your elected Congressman is not going to make any real impact beyond voting on bills largely designed and controlled by leadership. https://t.co/glt5tDdNUd
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
Jesus! The only thing predictable intolerant leftists know are SCOTUS exceptions to free speech. I halfway expected the troll to cite shouting fire in a crowded theater https://t.co/a4ziWCkoxm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
The real moral bankruptcy is a Statist regime that uses morally hazardous policy to encourage dependency on the State by virtue-signaling Politics of Envy. As Thatcher pointed out, “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.” https://t.co/eHhW6gcAy3
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
My Houston Astros defeated the Phillies to win 3-2 and to take a 3-2 Series lead, heading back to Houston to play the final game(s). Future Hall of Famer Verlanger finally got the monkey off his back, winning his first World Series game.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
Nope. It depends on the ballot and the race. In MD, the LP didn't field a candidate for multiple races. In AZ, one of the 2 top Senate candidates is not a Biden rubber stamp, and we libertarians appreciate the value to an opposition Congress as a check on taxes and spending.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
A female Pied Piper. https://t.co/ZY38OfxXiE
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
Woulda, coulda, shoulda. As if there weren't enough other failed Trump Derangement Syndrome humorists on Twitter already. https://t.co/W7Vgdvuhhf
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
This is Soft Rock America. Time for a classic Poison tune: https://t.co/RxjHOSYwKu https://t.co/EyyCWvtX84
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
Just a reminder that federal revenues haven't kept up, and Biden and his Congressional leadership tried to pass trillions more. Debt service at lower rates on $31T of debt--and climbing--is already one of the biggest line items in the federal budget. https://t.co/JX9FhHIZ5v
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
I'm not disputing the center/right reachout is ineffective. But the idealism of leftism has always appealed to younger people.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
“Any man under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and any man over thirty who is not a conservative has no brains.”
― Winston S. Churchill
That last sentence is incoherent.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
Socialism is a pretentious facade to Statism. Failed political leaders like Truman put lipstick on the pig of the self-serving authoritarian elite. The free market is vastly superior to the noncompetitive "solutions" of Statist monopolies. https://t.co/j71aPe4aXJ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
Stop being a stupid scientific illiterate anti-vaxxer.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
Vaccines are not all sterilizing. If you look at any state with breakthrough data, infections, hospitalizations and deaths are significantly higher for unvaxxed.
Numerous studies show lower viral loads among breakthroughs.
Of course she did. She voted for EV subsidies.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
I think McCarthy much like Pelosi would be reluctant to push impeachment barring some new scandal. It is widely believed the Clinton impeachment was a double-edged sword politically. McCarthy has waited 4 years to become Speaker and doesn't want to risk independent voter blowback
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
There are also concerns that Biden is blocking investigation of his son Hunter.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
But probably a lot of this is payback for what Trumpkins think were unjustified impeachments of Trump, which they saw as partisan abuses of power.
The Senate is highly unlikely to convict Biden.
So apparently Dr. Oz is no longer one of Oprah Winfrey's favorite things. Winfrey has not really embraced GOP candidates like she has for certain Democrats of color, like Barry Obama and Stacey Abrams. I'm not sure how Winfrey's endorsement can help Fetterman after his debate.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
I gather AOC figures as a Tesla owner, Elon owes her free Twitter Blue. After all, she voted for the EV tax incentives she used.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
Well, it's more complicated than the socialist troll suggests. For example, in Europe you have mixes of compulsory, single- or multi-payer, nationalized and/or private systems. In a nationalized system like Britain, one is subjected to noncompetitive administrative decisionmaking https://t.co/BLHArqSbwQ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
The Dems have gone from calling GOP supporters "deplorables" to "roaches voting for Raid". https://t.co/4RFMbilHUV
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
As to the phony social security/Medicare repeal fearmongering crap, Dems have been running this claim for decades. For one thing, seniors lean GOP, and the GOP has no incentive to alienate their base. Nobody is proposing cuts involving those at or near retirement.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
This is beyond STUPID. First of all, even pro-abort RBG admitted Roe v Wade was a flawed precedent. Second, a constitutional amendment to revert Roe was unlikely. Third, it was uncertain there would be 5 justices to overturn an unconstitutional precedent.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
AOC thinks she's entitled to free stuff because she's a celebrity. Most of us don't have Twitter verification; AOC has an incentive to ensure users know hers is a genuine vs. parody account.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
PS AOC would be more effective if not pigging out while clipping a video.
Because the "deplorables" decided to reply in kind to hypocritical judgemental intolerant leftists.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
Apparently Twitter is providing some intelligent objective context to leftist political whore rubbish, in this case debunking criticisms of or redefinition of free speech. https://t.co/XWpwp0aug3
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 4, 2022
Musk does. He's created companies like Tesla and SpaceX (which employs one of my nephews).
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
Twitter past management never knew how to build a sustainable business model. Musk's first task is to stop the red ink. In a labor-intensive company, that means layoffs.
I know: the Dems lie about everything, knowing they'll get their asses kicked next Tuesday.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
No. Vote against one-party control.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
No. Tax the parasites.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
No. But Ukraine won't get a blank check.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
Another senior moment. He has too many of them. He needs to retire in 2024. https://t.co/3ithqhN2Ba
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
Compulsory labor is a form of slavery, a violation of liberty. You may well disagree with any relevant religious, moral, or other personal motive. Personally, as Christian businessman, I wouldn't leave money on the table. But there are other vendors, including gay ones.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
No, you don't know what you're talking about. He was grossly incompetent and a bad POTUS on any scale. I KNOW. I used to be a Texas Democrat and I was a volunteer in his 1976 campaign. He did a few good things which involved reversing DEM-passed regulations on airlines & trucking
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
And Texas has the right to split into 5 states.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
That's not the point, and if you had any credible history course you would know that. The Founders didn't want the capital in any state because of an intrinsic conflict of interest. https://t.co/kaMjHCMFVH https://t.co/E05E3YcRgn
So the same Fetterman who has based his whole campaign on Oz being a carpetbagger is a goddamn hypocrite accepting money and endorsements from outside of Pennsylvania. At least Oz earned his medical degree and his MBA in Pennsylvania. https://t.co/HoyBKKYAit
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
Sundays were usually honored as a day of rest for religious reasons, and most farmers had to travel to vote; you really needed two contiguous days; Wednesday was often Market Day. The date was chosen as post-harvest and unified to prevent undue influence of late election states.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
As for the OP's suggestion of Saturday (and/or a national holiday):
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
- up to 43 states + DC allow early voting, including Saturday's
-- almost all states allow mail-in/absentee ballots, including for reasons of overlap of work hours and poll hours.https://t.co/DOboXnrQPn
Thank you for compiling a convenient list of companies to boycott.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
Well, with BidInflation, that might pay for a month of Twitter Blue.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
Well, if they're too cheap like Stephen King to pay for their blue checks, we might not have to worry about it.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
For a minute there, I thought for sure he was talking about KJP. https://t.co/VnQUe1RrZw
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 5, 2022
My Houston Astros won their third straight Series game over the Phillies, aided by a key come-from-behind 3-tun home run by Alvarez, to win their second Series in 6 years. For a fan who for years rooted for the Astros as a frustrated young man, it is especially sweet.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
Jesus! Elon Musk, why is my account feed getting swamped with fifth-grade stupid leftist memes?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
The leftist trolls are knowingly misrepresenting policies aimed at restricting efforts by political operatives bribing voters in line with food or drink. It's not the food or drink but the provider. Your polling place itself offers water for the convenience of voters in queues:OK
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
More than 40 states allow early voting (including in many locations certain Saturday's). I believe all of them offer mail-in or absentee ballots, although some states restrict eligibility; I believe overlapping work and polling hours qualify in most cases. Your mileage may vary.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
The correct response is that DeSanctis is considered the most credible opponent to Trump in his quest for a third POTUS nomination in 2024. Amash is correct: Trump lusts for the Presidency and its power, and he sees DeSantis as a potential rival. As for his stupid nicknames...
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
I'm Catholic, so I can explain it, although I'm not sure what you are referring to. Catholics tie themselves to the evolving Church over roughly 2000 years. Protestantism responded against scandals in the hierarchy and promote a more individual response to published Bibles
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
I'm a former MIS professor and have spent years as an IT professional since then. I can't count the number of times I signed agreements noting the employer owns my work products. That's why they hired and paid me. And I've lost jobs where people were running my code.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
This is a particularly annoying example of Musk Derangement Syndrome. It's Musk's company and he's taken ownership of everything, including development of new features. They weren't put in production by prior management. Now those of us in IT are aware of the process of changes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
It's like Trump still hasn't graduated fifth grade. His childish nicknaming shtick of political rivals is growing old and stale.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
"Ron DeSanctimonious"
Leftist trolls are so desperately propping up a stroke victim Senate candidate that they're trying to make awareness ofNFL scheduling nuances a campaign issue https://t.co/27xKSOJtv3
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
Make no mistake: $47 is still a lot cheaper than $120. Anyone who has had a hospital stay and/or dealt with health insurance knows list prices are unreal. And there aren't generics for newer drugs under patent. You also have to be a smart shopper. I once saved over $100 at WMT.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
Just to explain how how leftist trolls write incompetent memes. The troll says the leukemia drug "usually costs $9,657 per month". This is a reading comprehension lie. It LISTS at that price for some brand which is different from selling price "$120 or more with a common voucher"
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
You sometimes have to channel your inner-fifth grader in dealing with bully Trump, e.g., "Trump makes a dump on the stump." https://t.co/8hNS0A8IYF
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
Oz has been a registered PA voter since 2020. And I'm sure he was when he earned his MD and MBA at the University of Pennsylvania. Maybe young Joe knew where to buy chewing gum, ice cream and comic books, but he didn't vote.https://t.co/IzVnB6pv1n https://t.co/JUFNwHKD9L
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
@elonmusk Shouldn't this be a violation of Blue Check policy? Valerie Bertinelli. And/or maybe you should spoof Valerie... https://t.co/rXXiBl0tzY
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
MTG seems to think Putin is one of her constituents. I think that the GOP should insist on political plurality and corruption control on future aid. https://t.co/Pqyo4h7kAC
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) November 6, 2022
