I find the 2 most insufferable group of people on the planet are lifetime educators and lifetime politicians. Both live in a fantasy world that lacks common sense and would not survive a day in the real world
Folks, we're dealing with a fraction of a percentage point difference, there's still hundreds of thousands of votes outstanding, and LA officials have given us the next 3 weeks to count! Let's git-r-dun!
We were absolutely floored by the millions of you that watched us make silly water sillouettes on our driveway last summer. We are starting out the summer the only way we know how, and this time it’s all about movies! What else do you want to see? We have a whole summer ahead, a driveway and a hose. The possibilities are endless!!!
@iamrodneysmith@WhiteHouse When you make it to DC, dinner’s on us (and we’ll provide transportation). God bless you for setting such a great example! 🇺🇸
Rodney is a great, great American who has created one of the best, simplest, most beautiful multiplying acts of charity in the country. Been following him for years. Let’s get some Raising Men & Women Lawn Care kids on the WH lawn!
You guys absolutely need to see this! This is Rodney Smith Jr and through his organization he’s connected 6000 children to help in the community by mowing lawns for free for those in need.
This is what real patriotism and community service looks like! Let’s get him to DC!
I wonder who at The White House might be able to make this happen? This man has earned it, and what a GREAT thing he's doing for people in need around America! This is what "Love Thy Neighbor" is all about🇺🇸
I chose to pay a physician to murder my unborn child in 1991 when I had an abortion.
I was a medical student at the time.
My being chose to ignore the physical and spiritual truth that physical and spiritual life begins at conception.
May God have mercy on my soul.
As Christian physician, I will spend the rest of my days advocating for the truth- abortion is murder and is NOT a medical procedure.
I watched both @9NEWS governor debates so you don’t have to.
And wow.
The Republican debate felt like an episode of Law & Order.
The Democrat debate felt like a graduate-level public policy class sponsored by NPR and organic coffee.
Republicans got questions like:
“Let’s discuss every controversial thing you’ve ever said, done, liked, reposted, thought about, or may potentially do sometime before the year 2042.”
Democrats got:
“Can you elaborate further on your housing affordability framework?”
At one point I was waiting for @KyleClark to ask @SenatorBennet and @pweiser whether they preferred sparkling or still water before moving into a discussion on childcare subsidies.
Now, to be fair, both Democrats got challenged.
Bennet took heat over:
• Leaving the Senate
• His Trump cabinet votes
• Who he’d appoint to replace himself
• ICE funding
Weiser took heat over:
• His lawsuits
• His first Trump term record
• Campaign donations
• Whether he governs through litigation
Those are legitimate questions.
But here’s what stood out:
The Republican debate largely focused on the candidates.
The Democrat debate largely focused on governing.
Republicans spent much of the night explaining themselves.
Democrats spent much of the night explaining policy.
One debate was:
“Why should voters trust you?”
The other was:
“Walk us through your implementation strategy.”
One felt like a cross-examination.
The other felt like a dissertation defense.
And before someone says, “Well maybe the Democrats just had better answers…”
That’s not the point.
The point is the questions weren’t the same.
If you’re moderating a governor’s debate, every candidate should be getting grilled on affordability, housing, crime, water, transportation, energy, healthcare, and education.
Not one side getting a political root canal while the other gets a policy workshop.
The funniest part?
The Democrats actually had disagreements worth exploring.
TABOR.
Labor policy.
Healthcare.
Business regulations.
ICE.
Housing.
Yet somehow I learned more about Republican personalities from their debate and more about Democrat policies from theirs.
Almost like the candidates were being viewed through two entirely different lenses.
Weird.
Maybe it’s just one of those incredible coincidences.
Like government finishing a construction project on time.
Or X users reading an article before commenting on it.
Or your ex suddenly reaching out because they “just wanted to see how you’re doing.”
Totally possible.
Anyway, if Colorado voters are going to pick the next governor, maybe everyone should get the same debate format.
Crazy idea, I know.
#unfilteredpolitics #copolitics
Hey @WhiteHouse I've been following Rodney for years. His org is amazing and he is a premier example of the American spirit, lifting up children across the nation and helping them become the next generation of entrepreneurs and caretakers. Make this guy your next Trump lawnmower meme!
To illustrate how poorly maintained the Colorado voter roll, let me introduce you to a 2 bedroom unit on Parker Rd where, between July 2022 and October 2023, ninety-nine (99) individuals all with Middle Eastern names were newly added to the Colorado voter roll: 88% were women mostly aged in their 30s or 40s. None likely ever lived there and towards the end of whatever was going on, 31 new registrations were rushed through and added to the voter roll in October 2023 alone, usually in daily groups of 4, 5 or 6 scattered throughout the month.
No one noticed. No alarm bells went off.
As of now, all have an inactive status on the voter roll (everything election-related mailed to them has been returned undeliverable) BUT if there had been any basic checks and balances in place at the front end (does anyone else think it might be unusual that six people with different last names were added to the voter roll at a single residence the day after five other people were added there?) NONE ought to have EVER been added in the first place.
Sadly, they will all stay on the CO voter roll until after the 2026 federal election (3 until after 2028) . This means that although they won’t be mailed ballots, they (or someone using their name) could potentially still vote in person at any Colorado election till then.
It is nonetheless unlikely that this was fraudulent voter scheme because 5 individuals “accidentally” provided as a contact mailing address that of a secondary practice address for a National Insurance Provider. This tends to suggest a medicare / medicaid scheme where perhaps a service provider is billing Colorado taxpayers for a plethora of non-existent services provided to a plethora of non-existent individuals.
But even though evidence of potential fraud against Colorado taxpayers is hiding in plain sight on the CO voter roll, it is unlikely that the CO Secretary of State even noticed. Or cares.
What a joke the Colorado voter roll is!
@SenatorHick@SenatorBennet@GovofCO@JenaGriswold@pweiser
Dear @WhiteHouse, my name is Rodney Smith Jr., founder of Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service in Huntsville, Alabama. Through our 50 Yard Challenge, over 6,000 kids across the country have signed up to mow free lawns for the elderly, disabled, veterans, active-duty military, first responders, and single parents. With America celebrating its 250th birthday this year and me also being born on July 4th, I wanted to humbly ask if a few kids from our program and myself could travel to Washington, D.C. to help mow the White House lawn for this historic celebration.
More than anything, I want these kids to see how a simple act of service something as ordinary as mowing a lawn for someone in need can lead to extraordinary places. What better lesson in community service than showing them that helping others can take them all the way to our nation’s capital? I’d also love to bring my American flag-themed mower in hopes that the President might sign it, so I can later auction it off and donate 100% of the proceeds to a nonprofit supporting veterans. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to highlight the importance of service, patriotism, and the impact young people can have when they choose to make a difference. 🇺🇸
Her name was Dominique Moody.
She was 6 years old.
She was locked in a dog crate and starved for over a year in Charlotte NC.
She was bound in duct tape.
Wrapped in plastic.
She was bitten by rats in a home with no heat and feces in every room.
She weighed just 27 pounds when she passed away.
Her "caretakers" forced little Dominique to watch them eat, while starving her.
They made her sit in her own urine and feces until she had open wounds.
When police found her, she had multiple broken bones. Burns. Open wounds and scars across most of her body.
She lived like that for OVER A YEAR.
Police were called to the house 50 TIMES before she died.
Nothing happened.
The women who were her "caretakers" were arrested 10 PREVIOUS TIMES.
WE DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!
This is how my 911 call went yesterday, it was INSANE:
Dispatch: “911 what is your emergency?”
Me: “I need an officer to take a report. I was attacked and robbed of at least $1,500 worth of property at Delaney Hall.”
Dispatch: “sir who robbed you?”
Me: “the masked chaos agents that are apparently allowed to run our streets while officers are nowhere to be seen.”
Dispatch: “sir, are you saying ICE robbed you?”
Me: “are you stupid? No I’m not saying ICE robbed me. I’m talking about the protestors who attack people every single night outside of Delaney Hall.”
Dispatch: “Sir, they are simply peacefully protesting.”
Me: “did you miss the part where they robbed and attacked me? You can keep your braindead opinions to yourself - you’re a 911 dispatcher and I was robbed. I need an officer not your stupid input.”
I will be filing a FOIA for this 911 call with a Newark dispatcher. The first dispatcher straight up hung up on me.