Gus Lookingbill

Independent. Missourian. College student.

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

@coplandrear4 honestly ive always wondered why we say germany. i get that “spain” and “italy” are pretty closely derived from españa and italia, but i feel like we ought to try to get close to the endonym

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

@WojtekWarBear @grahamformaine i agree that hurt feelings is not an argument for impeachment. that being said, corruption absolutely is, and both clarence thomas and samuel alito have had bombshell after bombshell dropped regarding their acceptance of bribes

[Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine]

Why do we treat the Supreme Court as if it’s the only branch of government without any checks or balances on its power?

There's already a compelling case to impeach and remove at least two justices.

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

woke up this morning and hormuz was already reclosed

#artofthedeal

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

happy juneteenth y’all. while the fight for equality is far from over, it’s still important to remember how far we’ve come, and how many have died in pursuit of that purpose

[U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. @SenBillCassidy]

Reagan is rolling over in his grave. Iran’s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future. Now, Iran gets to build brand-new infrastructure under this deal.

Before the war, the strait was open, Iran was being crushed by sanctions, and 13 service members were still alive. Now, 13 Americans are dead, families have paid billions at the pump, sanctions will be lifted, and the bombing has stopped. This is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

@nflrums honestly would be the dream backup for williams #signhimnow

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

@Tophamhat111 @TheBabylonBee still today? no, but we’d probably be part of the commonwealth or smth

[ᒪᗩᑎE @lanechanged]

The states in purple are where you aren't required to follow anyone else's religion.

[Homeland Dems @HomelandDems]

Unless your name was Alex Pretti.

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

@Heptagon247 i dont know about your math there, but even 130 billion is still more than 99% of the population can comprehend. no one person needs to have that much control over the economy

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

…is this supposed to imply that this is a good thing? there’s not even an argument here it’s just like “ha the rich just got even richer cry about it”

[Skscartoon @skscartoon]

The Left will have to update their signboards and slogans now that Elon Musk has become the first trillionaire in history

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

This is not sustainable.

Plutarch warned us 2,000 years ago that the imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

We have got to democratize our economy so that it works for all.

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

@Sierra_rak from zero?? i think we need to define whatever it is you mean by zero here

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

@GuyTalksFinance problem number one here is that musk isn’t building anything. he’s paying other people to build things and give him credit for it

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

@WasatchWhig weimar republic mindset

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

@Heptagon247 not wrong but i also don’t think that’s the point. musk has been on track for a trillion dollars for a while now, and when even a billion is an obscene amount of wealth and power for one person to have, a trillion is absolutely absurd

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

shocking as it may be, this guy is actually on to something for once. the bad guy isn’t immigrants coming and stealing jobs, it’s companies looking to save a few bucks by underpaying their workers. for everyone’s sake, the minimum wage needs to be higher

[Gus Lookingbill @GusLookingbill]

*recent history

but seriously why is this allowed and how is anyone okay with this

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

Elon Musk has become the first trillionaire in history.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Today, Elon Musk, a trillionaire, pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $184,500.

If we end that absurdity and lift the cap on taxable income, we can make Social Security solvent for 75 years and expand benefits by $2,400. My Social Security bill does that.