Emmanuel

God Bless America, Romans 8:1, husband and father, Trying to do the most good, go Gators, #others

[SAWSO @saworldservice]

The Homeless World Cup is more than an international tournament. Through The Salvation Army Norway's street soccer program, it's a celebration of hope, belonging, and second chances.

Read the full story: https://t.co/Jhh9QSUFAh

#worldcup #streetsoccer #communitysupport

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

@FischerKing64 Memento Mori

[Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣 @DinaPomeranz]

Extreme poverty worldwide has never been as low as it is today, and it's never fallen as fast as in recent decades.

We need more facts and less ideology...

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

@McConaughey

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

“You can go to live in France, but you cannot become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey or Japan, but you cannot become a German, a Turk, or a Japanese. But anyone, from any corner of the Earth, can come to live in America and become an American.”

- Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan shared this quote during his final public speech as president on January 19, 1989, just one day before leaving office.

He delivered the remarks while presenting the Presidential Medal of Freedom and chose to conclude his presidency with what he called “one final thought” about America. Reagan noted that the idea was not originally his own but came from a letter he had recently received.

After reading the letter, he reflected on its message, arguing that the United States was unique because it continually renewed itself through immigration. He said America’s strength came from welcoming people “from every country and every corner of the world.” Reagan also warned that if the nation ever “closed the door to new Americans,” it would eventually lose one of its greatest sources of energy, innovation, and leadership.

The speech came at a pivotal moment. Reagan’s eight years in office were coming to an end during the final stage of the Cold War, just a few years after the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, and as major political changes were beginning to unfold across Eastern Europe.

Instead of ending his presidency by focusing on the economy or foreign affairs, Reagan chose to emphasize a different message: that America was defined not by ancestry, but by shared civic ideals and a willingness to welcome new citizens.

[Jan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @RosaryMum]

"Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul."

St. Augustine

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

@Freedom250 And to kick things off… the fastest jet on the planet. Sound on! 🐦‍⬛🛩️🔥

[Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn @AI_Solzhenitsyn]

“Humanity acts as if it does not understand what communism is, as if it does not want to understand, is not capable of understanding.”

[History Calendar @HistoryCalendar]

July 4, 1776 -- The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any Ribbon, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."
— JFK’s inaugural address, 1961

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

We are so incredibly blessed to call this country home. Grateful for the freedoms we enjoy, those who have sacrificed to protect them, and the opportunities we often take for granted.

God bless America! Happy 250th! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

We are so incredibly blessed to call this country home. Grateful for the freedoms we enjoy, those who have sacrificed to protect them, and the opportunities we often take for granted.

God bless America! Happy 250th! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Today, America wakes 250 years later as a beacon of hope, a republic entrusted to its people, an idea that changed the world.

A nation worth preserving. A dream worth pursuing. A freedom defended by every generation.

Happy 250th, America! 🇺🇸

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

@historyinmemes https://t.co/Dpc0yJP2jU

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

@historyrock_ No chance but still an underrated solo

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

The world is full of beauty, and so are the people in it. Look for it, and you’ll find more than you expect.

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

@uscfan981 Incredible people and a certain golf course in New Albany

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

From the time of Evangeline Booth to today, The Salvation Army continues joyfully doing the most good in the 🇺🇸.

[Salvation Army USA @SalvationArmyUS]

A generous heart reflects the love of God. When we give with joy, we become part of His work of bringing hope and encouragement to others.

Find your way to give back today: https://t.co/yVmXTtBYjO

#sundayinspiration #bibleverse #givewithjoy

[Handre @Handre]

Milton Friedman's greatest regret.

The federal government discovered the perfect crime in 1943: make employers collect taxes before workers ever see their paychecks. You think you earn $60,000 per year, but you actually earn $75,000 and hand over $15,000 to politicians without ever touching it. The psychological difference is enormous.

Before payroll withholding, Americans wrote quarterly checks directly to the Treasury. Picture yourself sitting at your kitchen table, writing a $3,750 check to the IRS every three months. The pain was immediate and visceral. Politicians faced constant pressure to justify every dollar because citizens felt the extraction in real time.

Withholding transforms this concrete loss into an abstract accounting entry. Your employer becomes an unpaid tax collector, and you never experience the actual cost of government. Worse, most people celebrate their tax refunds as government generosity rather than recognizing them as interest-free loans they provided to politicians. The Treasury collects your money throughout the year, spends it immediately, then returns your own cash and receives gratitude.

This system enables the explosion in government spending you witness today. Defense contractors billing $640 for toilet seats, agricultural subsidies for corn syrup, and congressional salaries for 535 people who rarely show up to work. When taxation feels painless, voters stop demanding accountability for how their money gets spent.

Milton Friedman helped design withholding as a wartime emergency measure and later called it his greatest regret. Free market economists recognized that the psychological pain of direct taxation creates political pressure for fiscal restraint. The temporary always becomes permanent in government hands, and the emergency justification disappears while the extraction mechanism remains forever.

[Seinfeldism @Seinfeldism1]

But I don't wanna be a pirate! #Seinfeld #Seinfeldism

[Emmanuel @96gatorbait]

“The Chinese Communist Party sees strategic value in Americans suffering.” @RepYoungKim

Incredibly sad. Lost a great friend & brilliant person to this tragic epidemic.

Opening to "Beijing’s Poison Pipeline: The CCP’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis."