Kris Thomason

[S★ @xxyllinn]

I don’t want to "download the app" to pay for parking. I don’t want to "create an account" to see a menu. I don’t want to "provide feedback" on a 30-second interaction. I just want to exist in the physical world without a digital leash.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST IN: Artemis II pilot Victor Glover just gave this BEAUTIFUL Easter message

"So far from Earth, looking at the BEAUTY of creation."

“When I read the Bible and I look at all of the amazing things that were done for us...this amazing place." ❤️🙏🏻

[mike bski @BskiMike22802]

Imagine this: you get to keep your ENTIRE paycheck. No withholding. No quarterly estimates. No begging the government to give you back YOUR OWN MONEY as a "refund" like they did you some favor.

Every. Single. Penny. Goes straight into YOUR pocket.

That is the FairTax, and it is the single most revolutionary tax reform proposal in American history. Here is why I am absolutely obsessed with this idea.

Right now, I bring home a teacher's salary supporting a family of six. Between federal income tax and payroll tax, the government takes about 20% before I ever see it. Then my employer pays ANOTHER 7.65% in payroll taxes that would otherwise be part of my compensation package. So roughly 28% of what I SHOULD be earning vanishes before I can make a single decision about how to spend it.

Meanwhile, the drug dealer down the street? Pays NOTHING. The illegal immigrant working off the books? NOTHING. The wealthy guy with expensive accountants who structures everything through legal loopholes? Barely anything compared to what he SHOULD pay.

The FairTax changes EVERYTHING. It abolishes the income tax, payroll tax, corporate tax, estate tax, capital gains tax - ALL OF IT - and replaces it with a simple consumption tax at the retail level. Buy something new? Pay the tax. That is it.

Here is what makes this absolutely brilliant:

EVERYONE PAYS. The illegal immigrant buying groceries? Pays federal tax. The drug dealer buying a car? Pays federal tax. The wealthy person buying their third vacation home? Pays MASSIVE federal tax because luxury consumption gets expensive. Foreign tourists visiting America? They pay too.

Nobody escapes. No loopholes. No special deals. No armies of accountants finding ways to dodge your obligation.

But here is the part that really gets me fired up: if you are self-sufficient, you pay almost NOTHING.

Grow your own food? No tax. Raise your own livestock? No tax. Generate your own power? No tax. Build your own furniture? No tax. Trade your carpentry skills for your neighbor's plumbing work? NO TAX.

The FairTax would create a MASSIVE incentive for Americans to become self-reliant again, to develop local trade networks, to stop being dependent on corporate supply chains and government handouts. Want to avoid the FairTax? Produce what you consume. Revolutionary concept, right?

And before anyone screams "but the poor will pay more!" - WRONG. Every household gets a monthly "prebate" equal to the FairTax on spending up to poverty level. A family of four gets about $10,800 per year. That means low-income families pay ZERO federal tax on necessities. The system is actually MORE progressive than what we have now.

I ran the numbers for my own family. Under the current system, between income tax and payroll tax (including the employer portion that reduces my potential wages), my family's federal tax burden is roughly $12,000 annually. Under the FairTax, even if we spent every penny we earn, we would pay about $4,000 after the prebate. That is a 67% tax cut while keeping the same lifestyle.

But here is what really matters to me as someone who values liberty: the FairTax restores PRIVACY. The government has absolutely no business knowing what I earn, where I work, how I invest, or what business expenses I claim. That is MY information, not theirs.

Under the FairTax, my financial life becomes MY business again. No more documenting everything for the IRS. No more living in fear of an audit. No more assuming I am guilty until I prove my innocence every April 15th.

I keep my entire paycheck. I decide when to pay federal taxes by deciding when to consume. And if I want to reduce my tax burden, I can become more self-sufficient, develop skills, trade with neighbors, and build resilient local communities.

THAT is freedom. THAT is what the Founders envisioned - limited government that does not intrude into every aspect of your financial life.

The FairTax taxes everyone fairly based on consumption, rewards productivity instead of punishing it, incentivizes self-sufficiency, and treats Americans like free people rather than subjects who must justify their existence to government bureaucrats every year.

So yes, I support the FairTax. I support keeping my entire paycheck. I support making illegal immigrants and drug dealers finally pay their share. I support a system that rewards me for being self-sufficient rather than punishing me for being productive. I support restoring privacy and treating Americans with dignity.

The current system punishes work, rewards consumption over savings, enables massive tax evasion by those operating in the shadows, and grows more complex every year. It assumes you are guilty and demands you prove your innocence.

The FairTax would change all of that. Keep your entire paycheck. Pay taxes only when you choose to consume. No more IRS audits. No more April 15th panic. No more begging for your own money back.

Just simple, transparent, fair taxation that treats everyone the same and finally makes the people who currently pay NOTHING start contributing when they participate in the economy.

But what do I know, I am just a teacher who thinks keeping my entire paycheck and making everyone pay their fair share through consumption is a better system than the current mess that punishes productivity while letting tax cheats get away with paying nothing.

[Jamie Bambrick @j_bambrick]

My dear American friends,

We British Christians would get excited when, once a year, Queen Elizabeth would make a mild but sincere reference to the love of Jesus Christ in her Christmas address.

In Charlie Kirks' Memorial service, watched by tens of millions, I just heard:
- Multiple clear presentations of the gospel from men like @robmccoyus and @DrFrankTurek with clear calls to repentance and faith
- Worship songs full of Scripture sung by tens of thousands live and millions at home
- Personal testimonies of lives transformed by the work of Christ and the witness of believers
- Demonstration and explanation of the value of marriage, child-rearing and family
- Calls to Romans 13 for the government to bear the sword for the protection of good and punishment of the wicked
- Declarations of spiritual warfare on the forces of evil and promises to endure no matter the cost
- Calls to be prophets and call the nation to repent
- More Scripture references and Bible readings than I can count
- And a widow publicly forgiving her husband's killer because Christ forgave his killers on the cross.

All of it done before, and by, the most powerful people in your nation and the world.

You guys should be on your knees thanking God for your country. It is a light to the world.

Never stop fighting for it.

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

It’s all about Jesus.

[Kris Thomason @All4Him78]

@catturd2 No need to be heartbroken! He is rejoicing on the streets of gold with saints that have gone before him, worshipping Jesus!

[Sports Spectrum @Sports_Spectrum]

How great is this?

@LibertySB pulls off the upset of Texas A&M and gives all the praise, honor and glory to Jesus.

[Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸 @ReOpenChris]

DESANTIS: “You should own your home free and clear!

To say someone who’s been in their home 35 years has to keep ponying up money..

You don’t own your home if that’s the case!

If I go to Best Buy and buy a TV I pay sales tax but don’t keep paying taxes on it year after year!”

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is a real event of history.

He is RISEN!

Skeptical? Here are 10 irrefutable historical facts that show the resurrection of Christ is real:

1) Jesus of Nazareth was crucified under Pontius Pilate.

This is one of the most agreed upon facts of ancient history. Pagan historians like Tacitus, Jewish chroniclers like Josephus, and early Christian sources all converge: Jesus was publicly executed by Roman authority.

No credible historian—Christian or atheist—denies it. The cross was not a theological metaphor; it was a state-sanctioned death penalty, delivered with maximum shame and finality.

2) He was buried in a known, accessible tomb.

The Gospels name Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy member of the Jewish council, as the man who buried Jesus. If this were a fabrication, using a public figure easily investigated by enemies would be self-defeating.

The early Christian creed in 1 Corinthians 15, dated by scholars like James D.G. Dunn to within 5 years of the crucifixion, affirms the burial. This isn’t myth. It’s memory.

3) The tomb was discovered empty by women.

In ancient Jewish society, a woman’s testimony was considered unreliable in court. If the resurrection story were invented, placing women at the center of the discovery would be absurd.

The only reason to report this detail is because it actually happened.

4) Christianity’s fiercest enemies became its loudest witnesses.

Paul (a Pharisee and persecutor) and James (Jesus’ skeptical brother) both claimed to have seen the risen Christ—and their lives were permanently, painfully reoriented.

Paul lost his power and prestige. James abandoned his former doubt and was stoned to death for proclaiming his brother as Lord. What changed them? Not a metaphor. A real encounter with the risen Christ.

5) The disciples were psychologically and morally transformed.

Before the resurrection, they fled, denied, and hid. Afterward, they stood in synagogues and before emperors declaring Jesus as Lord, knowing it would cost them everything.

They didn’t gain wealth or comfort. They gained whips, prisons, and martyrdom. Men don’t die for what they know is a lie—and they had every opportunity to recant.

6) Over 500 people saw Jesus alive—at once.

This is not folklore. Paul documents it in 1 Corinthians 15, saying “most are still alive,” effectively daring his readers to investigate.
Mass hallucinations do not happen to diverse individuals across multiple locations, including skeptics and enemies, over 40 days.

7) The resurrection was proclaimed immediately—not centuries later.
Unlike legends that slowly evolve, the resurrection was preached within weeks in the very city where Jesus was executed.
The early creed embedded in Paul’s letters wasn’t developed by theologians in ivory towers—it was carried in the mouths of fishermen, tax collectors, and former zealots who had seen something they couldn’t unsee.

8) The message launched from Jerusalem—the least convenient location.

If the tomb still had a body in it, Christianity would have been instantly crushed. The Romans and Jewish leaders had every incentive to expose the hoax.

But they couldn’t. Because there was no body to show. And from the epicenter of that threat, the gospel spread like wildfire.
If Jesus was dead, why not show the corpse and end the Christian movement?

9) No natural explanation fits the data.

Stolen body? Then the disciples died for a con they created.

Hallucination? Group sightings, physical contact, and shared meals contradict that.

Legend? There wasn’t time—eyewitnesses were still alive and correcting error.

Only one explanation covers it all: Jesus physically, bodily, historically rose from the dead.

10) The risen Christ continues to change lives today.

Jesus is the most significant historical figure ever. He defeated death, so you may live

Accept Jesus in your heart today. Jesus changes everything

Thank you @DrFrankTurek for the help

🙏

[U.S. Army @USArmy]

.@USArmy Soldiers who were separated due to COVID vaccine refusal, you're welcome to return. You can still #BeAllYouCanBe (with backpay!)

Watch this space for details. In the meantime - hit the gym!

@SecDef @PeteHegseth @elonmusk @DeptofDefense @POTUS

[Ron DeSantis @GovRonDeSantis]

Property taxes are local, not state. So we’d need to do a constitutional amendment (requires 60% of voters to approve) to eliminate them (which I would support) or even to reform/lower them…

We should put the boldest amendment on the ballot that has a chance of getting that 60%…

I agree that taxing land/property is the more oppressive and ineffective form of taxation…

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I don’t want to connect my coffee machine to the wifi network. I don’t want to share the file with OneDrive. I don’t want to download an app to check my car’s fluid levels. I don’t want to scan a QR code to view the restaurant menu. I don’t want to let Google know my location before showing me the search results. I don’t want to include a Teams link on the calendar invite. I don’t want to pay 50 different monthly subscription fees for all my software. I don’t want to upgrade to TurboTax platinum plus audit protection. I don’t want to install the Webex plugin to join the meeting. I don’t want to share my car’s braking data with the actuaries at State Farm. I don’t want to text with your AI chatbot. I don’t want to download the Instagram app to look at your picture. I don’t want to type in my email address to view the content on your company’s website. I don’t want text messages with promo codes. I don’t want to leave your company a five-star Google review in exchange for the chance to win a $20 Starbucks gift card. I don’t want to join your exclusive community in the metaverse. I don’t want AI to help me write my comments on LinkedIn. I don’t even want to be on LinkedIn in the first place.

I just want to pay for a product one time (and only one time), know that it’s going to work flawlessly, press 0 to speak to an operator if I need help, and otherwise be left alone and treated with some small measure of human dignity, if that’s not too much to ask anymore.

[Yun-Ta Tsai @yunta_tsai]

Turn out you don’t need to tax citizens that much if the government is not ran by fraud.

[Joel Berry @JoelWBerry]

Ok Big Three, now that Trump is deregulating you, it’s time to start making these. You’ll sell more than any other car you’ve ever made.

[Trey Biddy @TreyBiddy]

I was trying to explain to my daughter how the words, rizz, sigma and skibidi will be looked at as ridiculous terms in a few years. But she is convinced they'll last forever. I told her that would be tubular, radical and possibly even bodacious if that happens.

[Kris Thomason @All4Him78]

@VivekGRamaswamy Been saying this for years. We don't use car insurance to pay for oil changes or wiper blades. Having everything go through insurance makes the consumer unaware of what costs are and prevents competitive shopping in a free market.

[Kris Thomason @All4Him78]

@MichaelWBratton Yes, miss the old days of 7 overtimes, such as Arkansas and Ole Miss. Those were electric games to watch! I wish the NFL had those same overtime rules. I mean, you had to go for 2 points after 3 overtimes anyway, so it was setup fine!

[Gretchen Smith🇺🇸 @GretchenPSmith]

ATTENTION @StateFarm Mom has 100% coverage for her home. She is not in a flood zone. You just sent my mom a $51K dollar check which she has not cashed. The contractor’s estimate is $208K to cover all of this damage. This is not acceptable. We expect mom’s house and garage to be restored as it was before this storm.

31 Cardinal Lane
Spruce Pine NC

[Kristan Hawkins @KristanHawkins]

Hey @DOGE, our tax dollars fund abortion.

The federal government wasted almost $700 million on Planned Parenthood, according to their 2022-2023 annual report.

Taxpayers should NOT be forced to fund abortion.

If President Trump's goal is to end federal involvement in abortion, we must start by defunding & debarring Planned Parenthood.
@VivekGRamaswamy @elonmusk