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My criterion for welfare is BMI – body mass index. If people are truly poor, they will be skinny. Yet most so-called poor adults in this country are overweight or obese. Spare flab means spare dollars. If someone wants welfare on my taxes, I want them to be lean and hungry.
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Without Trump to Blame, Virus Turns the Corner. A year ago, it was the greatest threat to humankind since the Black Death. Now it’s on the verge of becoming just another seasonal virus. Which it is. Plus these. Back to … Continue reading
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24 hours after Biden was sworn in as Confederate President…
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Biden Inauguration Thread: January 21, 2021
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Meanwhile, in Russia…
NEW – Russian President Vladimir Putin took a dip in freezing water to mark the feast of the Epiphany, part of a traditional Orthodox Christian ritual that commemorates the baptism of Jesus.pic.twitter.com/tNeFMy1k6T — Disclose.tv 🚨 (@disclosetv) January 19, 2021
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“Harming people in the name of helping them is one of mankind’s favourite pastimes”
I love this. President-Elect Joe Biden delivered his first major national address since the Electoral Count was certified Thursday night; calling on “everyone at the top” to pay “their fair share” so we can rebuild and rescue the American economy. … Continue reading
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Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission of the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) identified in #Wuhan, #China🇨🇳. pic.twitter.com/Fnl5P877VG — World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 14, 2020
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THE ceremonies marking the advent of the new US Congress and Presidency will coincide almost to the day with the 500th anniversary of the Diet of Worms. No disrespect to the German city intended, but to an English speaker the … Continue reading
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