US Elections (& Politics) :)
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Today, June 9, 2026, The Miami New Times reported on an FBI intake report of a tipster who contacted federal authorities on June 21, 2021, who claimed to have firsthand knowledge of criminal activity involving Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and @realDonaldTrump
The tipster claimed Trump knew about underage sex parties occurring at HIS golf course and that revenue from the club was used to fund those underage sex parties. Also, there is a dead body of someone buried on the golf course.
The tipster claimed Trump knew about underage sex parties occurring at HIS golf course and that revenue from the club was used to fund those underage sex parties. Also, there is a dead body of someone buried on the golf course.
The planet's most fanatical Israel loyalists now own and control (or are about to)
Paramount,
CBS,
TikTok,
Warner Brothers,
CNN:
...all acquired in the last two years by Netanyahu's close friend, Larry Ellison, right as public support for Israel in the US and the west collapses:
Paramount,
CBS,
TikTok,
Warner Brothers,
CNN:
...all acquired in the last two years by Netanyahu's close friend, Larry Ellison, right as public support for Israel in the US and the west collapses:
You see, it makes no difference who the puppet is in the White House....
Social Security isn't a retirement investment account. It is social insurance. They are different things.
Social Security does not add to the national debt. It is even prohibited by law from borrowing money.
Politicians who talk about cutting or changing Social Security to address the debt are lying to you.
Here is how Social Security funding works:
Social Security is funded by payroll taxes. When more money comes in from payroll taxes than benefits that need to be paid out, Social Security is obligated to invest the surplus in Treasuries.
Treasuries are bonds. Governments and corporations issue bonds to generate money. A bond is a loan from the purchaser to the issuer.
A bond has a principal, a maturity date, and an interest rate. The principal is the value of the bond. When you buy a bond, you pay the principal. When the bond reaches its maturity date, the issuer is required to pay the principal back to the holder. The interest rate is the amount the issuer pays to the bondholder.
It is similar to how, when you take out a 30-year mortgage, you agree to a repayment schedule and to pay interest until the loan is repaid.
As Treasuries mature, if Social Security doesn't need that extra money, it rolls them over by buying new Treasuries.
When Social Security needs more money to cover benefits, it cashes out Treasuries.
The federal government has had a deficit for the past 25 years. This means that when it has to meet its obligations, it needs to borrow money.
This is how people claim that Social Security adds to the debt. That is ridiculous.
Companies and countries buy US Treasuries. You and I can buy them. Anyone holding a Treasury when it matures isn't increasing the debt. The government’s unbalanced budget is causing the debt.
Cutting Social Security will do nothing to get the US out of debt, but it would create hardship for millions of Americans.
Social Security currently has a shortfall, primarily because people are living longer and the large Boomer generation is retiring. In 1960, there were 5.1 people paying into Social Security. Today, there are only 2.7. The trust fund from past surpluses is keeping it afloat, but it is running out.
The easiest way to address the shortfall is to remove the tax cap on Social Security. Benefits do not have to be increased to do this. This is exactly what was done for Medicare in 1993. The tax cap was removed, and benefits weren't increased to better fund the program.
Social Security does not add to the national debt. It is even prohibited by law from borrowing money.
Politicians who talk about cutting or changing Social Security to address the debt are lying to you.
Here is how Social Security funding works:
Social Security is funded by payroll taxes. When more money comes in from payroll taxes than benefits that need to be paid out, Social Security is obligated to invest the surplus in Treasuries.
Treasuries are bonds. Governments and corporations issue bonds to generate money. A bond is a loan from the purchaser to the issuer.
A bond has a principal, a maturity date, and an interest rate. The principal is the value of the bond. When you buy a bond, you pay the principal. When the bond reaches its maturity date, the issuer is required to pay the principal back to the holder. The interest rate is the amount the issuer pays to the bondholder.
It is similar to how, when you take out a 30-year mortgage, you agree to a repayment schedule and to pay interest until the loan is repaid.
As Treasuries mature, if Social Security doesn't need that extra money, it rolls them over by buying new Treasuries.
When Social Security needs more money to cover benefits, it cashes out Treasuries.
The federal government has had a deficit for the past 25 years. This means that when it has to meet its obligations, it needs to borrow money.
This is how people claim that Social Security adds to the debt. That is ridiculous.
Companies and countries buy US Treasuries. You and I can buy them. Anyone holding a Treasury when it matures isn't increasing the debt. The government’s unbalanced budget is causing the debt.
Cutting Social Security will do nothing to get the US out of debt, but it would create hardship for millions of Americans.
Social Security currently has a shortfall, primarily because people are living longer and the large Boomer generation is retiring. In 1960, there were 5.1 people paying into Social Security. Today, there are only 2.7. The trust fund from past surpluses is keeping it afloat, but it is running out.
The easiest way to address the shortfall is to remove the tax cap on Social Security. Benefits do not have to be increased to do this. This is exactly what was done for Medicare in 1993. The tax cap was removed, and benefits weren't increased to better fund the program.
This must absolutely infuriate the orange orangutan
Solar power has hit a new milestone even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy: In May, for the first time, solar supplied more electricity to the United States than coal — 12.8% compared to 12.2% for coal, its fourth-lowest monthly share ever.
Solar power has hit a new milestone even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy: In May, for the first time, solar supplied more electricity to the United States than coal — 12.8% compared to 12.2% for coal, its fourth-lowest monthly share ever.
Blows my mind. From the movie 48 hours: 'I look good in this suit. Yeah, but you can paint a turd chrome...but its still a turd on the inside.' (close enough)
This guy might have had his 'SS' tattoo covered over, but is he still a 'nazi' on the inside? IDK...but should they really elect him to find out? WTF? The demoncratic party is no better then the Japanense 'brain washed' soldiers of WWII. Doesn't matter what is right or wrong, only the party matters.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner had a large chest tattoo resembling the Totenkopf (German for "death's head"), a skull and crossbones emblem historically used by the Nazi SS
This guy might have had his 'SS' tattoo covered over, but is he still a 'nazi' on the inside? IDK...but should they really elect him to find out? WTF? The demoncratic party is no better then the Japanense 'brain washed' soldiers of WWII. Doesn't matter what is right or wrong, only the party matters.
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner had a large chest tattoo resembling the Totenkopf (German for "death's head"), a skull and crossbones emblem historically used by the Nazi SS
LOL... this part is great... I wonder if ole J.D. was trying to throw trump under the bus and slip into the presidency himself...
The vice president appeared panicked to others in the room about the way the subject of Epstein was already dividing the MAGA coalition. Some senior officials had the impression that Vance had bought into the darkest theories about Epstein and a cabal of predators hidden within the country’s ruling class. Wiles would tell others that the vice president had proved himself to be a major conspiracy theorist. Another top official said later that Vance had been pounding on the Epstein issue since the release of the memo. He was privately pressing for the administration to release all the Epstein files, everything in the Justice Department’s possession, even encouraging a congressional investigation.
WOW... that is a great free NYT article, unless...
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Something fishy in Los Angeles ..
speaking of Kalifornia .. odds are President Newsom for those unhappy with Trump
speaking of Kalifornia .. odds are President Newsom for those unhappy with Trump
^^^
That could backfire...
"If you take away people's mail in ballots, do you think they will vote Republican?"
That could backfire...
"If you take away people's mail in ballots, do you think they will vote Republican?"
Trump’s Former Cadet Bunkmate Reveals His Unfortunate Nickname
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