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BREAKING: GOP flips Miami-Dade County red by voter registration for the first time in history.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) May 19, 2025

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That's crazy. We go there all the time (be there Thursday actually). Never would have guessed that.

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It has been coming for about 5 to 7 years. FLA is getting more red since COVID. Also, the CUban population is getting more sick of the free loaders. Cubans are very family, church and work oriented. The Communist Venezualans and others are a turn off. You get some pretty nasty public meetings down there. South of Port St Lucie is its own world....

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was in Miami a while back and did a really great food tour of Calle Ocho (Little Havana). At the end of the tour the guide took us to a statue that had all the US Presidents listed. She asked us which president was Not listed. It was JFK. She went on to say....I'm not really supposed to say this, but 95% of Cubans vote Republican because they have not forgotten how JFK sold them out. Found it interesting.

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They hate Obama for lifting the embargo. I would love to see Cuba a State. Never happen, but it should have.

“If I’m indicted…I’ll take half of D.C. with me…” -Hillary Clinton

GOOD. We can’t wait 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/PE1S4wiEYU

— Liz Churchill (@liz_churchill10) May 18, 2025

RFK setting his sights on Roundup

RFK Jr.'s next target: A common weedkiller https://t.co/fAuCTRMdlu

— Axios (@axios) May 19, 2025

BREAKING: Canada has effectively suspended most of its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) May 19, 2025

JUST IN: Japan’s Prime Minister says his country’s financial situation is worse than that of Greece

Top reasons why:
📉 Debt-to-GDP is over 260% — the highest in the developed world
👴 Aging population is driving up pension and healthcare costs
👶 Shrinking birth rate means…

— Jacob King (@JacobKinge) May 19, 2025

"Japan's historic work ethic is declining—45% of workers admit they're quiet quitting," per FORTUNE

— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) May 19, 2025

Yes they are in an absolute world of hurt. Probably no more than 2 generations of total collapse.

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BREAKING: GOP flips Miami-Dade County red by voter registration for the first time in history.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) May 19, 2025

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That's crazy. We go there all the time (be there Thursday actually). Never would have guessed that.

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It has been coming for about 5 to 7 years. FLA is getting more red since COVID. Also, the CUban population is getting more sick of the free loaders. Cubans are very family, church and work oriented. The Communist Venezualans and others are a turn off. You get some pretty nasty public meetings down there. South of Port St Lucie is its own world....

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Cubans have largely voted Republican and there are a lot of them but Dade County is the most heavily Hispanic county in the U.S. and it's way more than Cubans. Cubans only make up around 35%.

We love it there.

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BREAKING: Canada has effectively suspended most of its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) May 19, 2025

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They knew how sick Biden was and took advantage of us. At least China admitted it

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JUST IN: Japan’s Prime Minister says his country’s financial situation is worse than that of Greece

Top reasons why:
📉 Debt-to-GDP is over 260% — the highest in the developed world
👴 Aging population is driving up pension and healthcare costs
👶 Shrinking birth rate means…

— Jacob King (@JacobKinge) May 19, 2025

"Japan's historic work ethic is declining—45% of workers admit they're quiet quitting," per FORTUNE

— unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) May 19, 2025

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This is going to be interesting as Japan holds most of our foreign debt. If they go into financial collapse, what happens to that debt?

Can Trump make a deal to help them out with trade in return for the forgiveness of the debt? It's well over a Trillion

Good news! RFK Jr. promises to do everything in his power to stop chemtrails. (He's going to bring on a specialist!) pic.twitter.com/7mINISiTS2

— bad_stats 🕜💵🖨️🕣 (@thebadstats) May 19, 2025

Chemtrails aren't real. Why did he hire this nut job

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Chemtrails aren't real. Why did he hire this nut job

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He is all over the map. I can't follow his thinking on a lot of things.

I do like him going after the food dyes.

🚨BREAKING: New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba has charged Rep. LaMonica McIver under Title 18, U.S. Code § 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement. pic.twitter.com/ZYWsZl8WM8

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 20, 2025

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BREAKING: GOP flips Miami-Dade County red by voter registration for the first time in history.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) May 19, 2025

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That's crazy. We go there all the time (be there Thursday actually). Never would have guessed that.

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It has been coming for about 5 to 7 years. FLA is getting more red since COVID. Also, the CUban population is getting more sick of the free loaders. Cubans are very family, church and work oriented. The Communist Venezualans and others are a turn off. You get some pretty nasty public meetings down there. South of Port St Lucie is its own world....

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Cubans have largely voted Republican and there are a lot of them but Dade County is the most heavily Hispanic county in the U.S. and it's way more than Cubans. Cubans only make up around 35%.

We love it there.tt

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I have done a lot of work in Dade County. I have never had a bad experience; I have heard stories but having gone to HS in FL you learn how to avoid most issues. Some interesting public meetings down there. Had one with Haitians, Gays (was 1990's so we called them that), black and Koreans. Was an interesting project for a new interstate ramp. Heavy gentrification issues, but the other groups were raising property values by buying Art Deco homes and fixing them up. Interesting dynamic. Got to see Varace's photo studio right after he got killed. Road was full of roses. Surreal experience. Everyone treated us well from all sides.

Have friends that had to fly to Canada to go visit family in Cuba, actually wearing the Cuban shirt he got me...

They also know their Basketball!

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Unclear if we can get the changes we need without a recession. cutting $1T in federal deficit spending is ipso facto cutting $1t out of GDP.

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That's the wrong way to look at it: government spending adds nothing to the economy. The government is not productive, just the opposite. It is parasitic. Every penny the government spends must first be taken from those who are productive: the people. Reducing government spending thus freed up capital for business expansion, startups, new jobs, etc. It also reduces the amount the govt borrows, holds the promise of lower debt (if the cuts continue & the budget is balanced), and helps to stave off national bankruptcy.

Everything about less govt spending is good for the people and the economy.

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Not exactly. If they didn't spend it, taxpayers would. Certainly one could argue that government spending could be something other than "highest & best use" of the capital, but that's not always the case. Economies do need roads & bridges for commerce to flow. We do need to have secure title to personal & real property in order to make banking and investment function properly. Merchants and customers alike need to have proper weights & measures to make informed economic decisions. Etc...... So government spending itself is properly included in GDP. That is a major reason why politicians are so reluctant to cut government spending - it negatively impacts GDP.

the worst negative of all is wasteful deficit spending, which saddles the economy with public debt that does not generate as much tax base as private sector spending would have. so many examples of that......

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The economy benefits when consumers spend money, it is harmed when government does. This is almost always the case regardless of what consumers choose to spend their money on: whatever they buy will stimulate a segment of the economy and create jobs. The government might do some good with infrastructure, police, defense, and other reasonable expenditures--those that are the proper function of governments. But the federal government wastes billions on all kinds of superfluous stupidity that cannot be justified rationally. This is the kind of stuff that DOGE has been exposing. This kind of stuff not only harms the economy, but it causes all kinds of other damage as well. Then there is the rapidly growing national debt soon to be $39 trillion.

The top priority of Congress should be to bring this debt under control and to begin reducing it. That cannot happen until the budget is balanced first, and then maintains a surplus for several years (probably decades).

The reluctance of politicians to cut spending has very little to supposed negative outcomes. Their insane levels of spending over the years has had a far more damaging impact. No, they are primarily concerned about using our tax dollars to buy votes one way or another. They are self-centered buffoons with far too much power which most of them have no qualms about abusing.

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don't take it too far. Government spending for banking regulators isn't harmful (so long as its effective). Government spending for roads & bridges isn't harmful (so long as it done well & in reasonable timeframes). Many functions of government are in fact necessary for proper functions of markets. The weather service helps farmers optimize output. and on and on and on.

But you are correct that the kind of spending we're doing now is beyond "helpful." In so many areas it's intrusive. Best example is the Green New Deal nonsense - spending taxpayer money on things for which there is no intrinsic demand whatsoever, driving up the cost of energy with no ascertainable benefit.

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BREAKING: GOP flips Miami-Dade County red by voter registration for the first time in history.

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) May 19, 2025

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That's crazy. We go there all the time (be there Thursday actually). Never would have guessed that.

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It has been coming for about 5 to 7 years. FLA is getting more red since COVID. Also, the CUban population is getting more sick of the free loaders. Cubans are very family, church and work oriented. The Communist Venezualans and others are a turn off. You get some pretty nasty public meetings down there. South of Port St Lucie is its own world....

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was in Miami a while back and did a really great food tour of Calle Ocho (Little Havana). At the end of the tour the guide took us to a statue that had all the US Presidents listed. She asked us which president was Not listed. It was JFK. She went on to say....I'm not really supposed to say this, but 95% of Cubans vote Republican because they have not forgotten how JFK sold them out. Found it interesting.

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JFK absolutely sold out the Cubans…..time after time.

Looking at his presidential record objectively; Kennedy's tenure was an abject failure.

However after decades of old , rather drab presidents ….the young and charismatic Kennedy ( and especially Jackie ) bedazzled the DC press corps. His fathers connections and strategic payoffs also produced friendly reporting.

And the fantasy of Camelot was invented.

However Kennedy's numerous affairs; daily prescription drug abuse, and consistent policy failures were beginning to become better known.

From a historical point of view; his assassination was the best thing that could have occurred for the preservation of Kennedy's legacy.

BREAKING: For the first time since July 2021, a majority of Americans rate the economy as “strong,” according to a new Harvard/Harris Poll 📈 pic.twitter.com/ez9FwmKheA

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 19, 2025

Nice response from Marco

Sen. @ChrisVanHollen: "I have to tell you directly and personally that I regret voting for you for Secretary of State."@SecRubio: "Your regret for voting for me confirms I'm doing a good job."

Van Hollen: "That's a flippant statement." pic.twitter.com/2UHH7tkkrT

— CSPAN (@cspan) May 20, 2025

.@SenTimKaine ask about Afrikaner farmers: "Can you have a different standard based upon the color of somebody's skin?"@SecRubio: "I'm not the one arguing that. Apparently, you are because you don't like the fact that they're white." pic.twitter.com/LEODAmUfqx

— CSPAN (@cspan) May 20, 2025

I read the Medicaid provisions in the bill. Enough lying about this. Here are the facts, please send to a leftist:

1. The work requirements that the bill is trying to implement would only apply to young able-bodied adults who have no children. 40% of Medicaid expansion…

— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) May 20, 2025

Trump going after the puppetmasters pic.twitter.com/cyT3sVRyeI

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 20, 2025

NEWS: Elon Musk says he will spending “a lot less” in the future on politics. “I’ve done enough. If I see a reason to do political spending I will, but I don’t currently see a reason.” pic.twitter.com/5L2pjTzACA

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) May 20, 2025

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NEWS: Elon Musk says he will spending “a lot less” in the future on politics. “I’ve done enough. If I see a reason to do political spending I will, but I don’t currently see a reason.” pic.twitter.com/5L2pjTzACA

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) May 20, 2025

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Probably got an earful or two from his BoD at Tesla

Rand: Federal Air Marshalls had new DoI Tulsi Gabbard on a watch list

U.S. Debt Is on Pace to Set a Record. (The Data Goes Back to 1790.)
If Republicans pass their tax and spending megabill, the record will arrive even sooner putting America's debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy.

To borrow from Stephen A. Smith, voters "don't care. They don't care" if the GOP bill will raise the deficit.

60% overall and 74% of GOP want tax cuts, even if they raise the deficit.

No wonder the last president to lower the debt over his presidency was Coolidge. pic.twitter.com/GSqTQVZcj7

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) May 20, 2025

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U.S. Debt Is on Pace to Set a Record. (The Data Goes Back to 1790.)
If Republicans pass their tax and spending megabill, the record will arrive even sooner putting America's debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy.

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Debt, on a dollar scale is never going down.
Debt to GDP is a number that needs to go down.
Neither party cares at all about debt.

I just found a hidden clause in the new "big beautiful bill" that should alarm every small business owner in America. It gives the IRS the power to audit businesses for up to NINE YEARS if they took PPP or ERC funds. That’s insane. Who’s going to lend you money or invest with… pic.twitter.com/e14hOMcCAw

— Kevin O'Leary aka Mr. Wonderful (@kevinolearytv) May 20, 2025

BREAKING: President Trump claims that he would have won California, New York, and Illinois if the U.S. had “honest elections.”

— Leading Report (@LeadingReport) May 20, 2025

ALL Biden pardons from January 19th were Autopenned including, Fauci, all of the Bidens, the J6 committee, and Mark Miley.

Signed in the CITY OF WASHINGTON.

But on January 19, 2025, Joe Biden was physically in Charleston, South Carolina, before departing on his final official… pic.twitter.com/X4GiwZRbII

— Mila Joy (@MilaLovesJoe) May 20, 2025

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I read the Medicaid provisions in the bill. Enough lying about this. Here are the facts, please send to a leftist:

1. The work requirements that the bill is trying to implement would only apply to young able-bodied adults who have no children. 40% of Medicaid expansion…

— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) May 20, 2025

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Comments are eye opening.
- A LOT of posters don't know the difference between Medicaid and Medicare.
- Some people don't think government medical care should require any paperwork. Naivety is stunning. Just try to get even self pay medical care without "paperwork" being necessary.
- Concerns about some young persons being mentally fit to work (extreme autism, post traumatic brain injury, Down's syndrome, etc) is legit if there are not provisions. Typically these people would have some sort of legal guardian to advocate for them, but when the guardian isn't family…

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U.S. Debt Is on Pace to Set a Record. (The Data Goes Back to 1790.)
If Republicans pass their tax and spending megabill, the record will arrive even sooner putting America's debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy.

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Debt, on a dollar scale is never going down.
Debt to GDP is a number that needs to go down.
Neither party cares at all about debt.

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Yep. It's revolving debt, the best we can hope for is as you say, and hope to tread water on debt.

And if they actually mustered up the will to pay it down, it would shrink the money supply. Just imagine what that'd be like. Not sure if the public would be cool with that, lol.

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U.S. Debt Is on Pace to Set a Record. (The Data Goes Back to 1790.)
If Republicans pass their tax and spending megabill, the record will arrive even sooner putting America's debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy.

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Debt, on a dollar scale is never going down.
Debt to GDP is a number that needs to go down.
Neither party cares at all about debt.

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Yep. It's revolving debt, the best we can hope for is as you say, and hope to tread water on debt.

And if they actually mustered up the will to pay it down, it would shrink the money supply. Just imagine what that'd be like. Not sure if the public would be cool with that, lol.

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Since roughly half of the public pays no tax they really don't care just as long as it doesn't cut them off from anything they want.

Let's be super honest though…the vast majority of Americans can't figure out their own finances, there's no hope they can understand the economy on a broad scale. They still think you can fix everything by just paying people more money…you know, the same people that are now complaining houses cost too much, cars cost too much, their pizza costs too much.

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I just found a hidden clause in the new "big beautiful bill" that should alarm every small business owner in America. It gives the IRS the power to audit businesses for up to NINE YEARS if they took PPP or ERC funds. That’s insane. Who’s going to lend you money or invest with… pic.twitter.com/e14hOMcCAw

— Kevin O'Leary aka Mr. Wonderful (@kevinolearytv) May 20, 2025

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Good. Every one of those businesses should be audited to see where the money went. That may have been the largest case of government sponsored fraud in the history of humanity.

🔥 SAVAGE TRUMP: President Trump dims Oval Office lights, shows South Africa’s president videos of their leaders calling for KILLING white farmers.
pic.twitter.com/pJnMvyR1nB

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 21, 2025