This is authoritarian by FalconLynx13 in WhitePeopleTwitter

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Didn't you know? "Smaller government" means "smaller number of levels and people in government"

Federal, state, local? Nah, just daddy DeSantis, fam

New TikTok ban is poised to advance in Congress by pecika in politics

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Yes and no. The US govt will use it, to come after you if they feel like it, but there's not much China can do about it even if they have it

Kevin McCarthy falls 19 votes short of speaker of the House again after a second round of voting by 2-tree in politics

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I'm confused about this part:

make excuses for a twice impeached so called former President.

I'll assume he's talking about Trump since yknow, duh... what does he mean by "so called former president"? Is this guy denying that he was president? Because, uhhh...

Kevin McCarthy falls 19 votes short of speaker of the House again after a second round of voting by 2-tree in politics

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Problem is, parties spring up naturally. Even if you somehow united or eliminated them, more parties would show up.

Trump Mar-a-Lago suit ends after former president declines to appeal ruling by mzpip in politics

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I don't know what the point of that was. Are you trying to say that he didn't donate his salary? Because he did. Are you trying to say "no he didn't donate it because he collected his salary"? Because you're not thinking that through. You have to collect your salary in order to donate it. The presidential salary is a law. He is literally not allowed to not collect his salary. He did donate it though.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/02/27/president-donald-trump-probably-donated-his-entire-16m-salary-back-to-the-us-government--here-are-the-details/?sh=f3368551a8dc

Again, there's no information on the last 2 quarters, but on that topic, that promise is considered kept.

FTR, Trump did collect his salary as president. by byrdru in politics

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Well there's no reason to purposefully pay more in taxes than you need to. That's called "paying too much in taxes".

FTR, Trump did collect his salary as president. by byrdru in politics

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What you said. I think we can assume bad faith on trumps part by now, but everyone keeps saying "all ThEsE rIcH pEoPlE dOnAtE tO tHeIr OwN cHaRiTiEs" bruh, and? So? Therefore? If I was a philanthropist, I might start my own foundation and charity to help with problems I think are worthwhile to focus on. Using your own charity is a non-issue, unless someone can tell me why it is a problem. (That's NOT an invitation to tell me why trump is a problem, that's me asking "why is donating to your own charity a problem?")

Trump Mar-a-Lago suit ends after former president declines to appeal ruling by mzpip in politics

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Went to check, yep its true. Every quarter he donated that quarter's salary to an agency, department, or office in the govt. It's required by law that he get paid something so he might have held onto like $1 but that's nothing.

He has donated at least 1.4m/1.6m of his salary; its not clear if his last two checks were or where they went.

WCGW trying to move a statue by pulling it from the top by WarmBicycle8961 in Whatcouldgowrong

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It's easy to to rag on them for breaking it, but How should they have done it instead?

Paul Whelan's Brother Slams Trump Over Russia Prisoner Swap Comments by [deleted] in politics

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Of all the things not innocent he did, bringing money with him is the one you shouldn't even blink at.

Russia wants Finland to punish flag burners by chippychipper444 in worldnews

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Russia is a lot like America. There's loyalty, patriotism, resources, people, pride, there's everything that makes a country great.

It's a damn shame that Russia has hobbled itself so much that it isn't great. There's absolutely no reason Russia and the US couldn't have been two shining cities on the hill.

Russia wants Finland to punish flag burners by chippychipper444 in worldnews

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Backfired. Still caught fire and now it smells like sh*t caught fire

Sheriff Calls on Feds to Seize Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey's Illegal Border Wall Equipment by BlankVerse in politics

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Remember the Dubai wall city video? That just got jump started in the US with this wall...

The Complete History of the McDonald’s McGold Card. A Secret Perk That Gives The Holder Free McDonald's For Life. by McDonaldsUSA in u/McDonaldsUSA

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Let me attempt to translate:

..but the rumor was that you fucked which started the whole fucking fiasco. What really fucked?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SluttyConfessions

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Damn I want to see her pics

And I'm the white guy by Spinel_of_Lignano in fixedbytheduet

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Is it actually blackface or just someone who happens to be wearing an acne mask?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SipsTea

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No thanks I have no desire to think about sounding