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@ASvanevik I’m in!

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@greg16676935420 Loved him!

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@FreddyLA7 July 4th at Mt Rushmore would be spectacular. Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, the Rockies, Grand Canyon, Sante Fe - lots of driving but y’all seem ok with that. Have the adventure of a lifetime - you won’t regret it

[Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson]

The Vikings made it to the Fallon Show. This is fun!

Best World Cup Ever! “ROW!” 🤣🤣🤣
#WorldCup26

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@BreitbartNews A singular idiot

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@FreddyLA7 Perfect time of year to visit New England

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A cautionary tale of what will happen here if we allow it through complacency.

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

Before the weekend ends and America moves on to the next headline, we need to pause and look at a story that matters more than almost any other—the collapse of Venezuela, and what it warns us about if the last democratic superpower ever falls the same way.

This didn’t happen overnight. It happened step by step, over one generation.

VENEZUELA: HOW A PROSPEROUS NATION COLLAPSED

1992
Venezuela is the 3rd richest country in the Western Hemisphere, powered by oil and a growing middle class.

1997
Venezuelans become the 2nd largest buyers of Ford F-150s—a sign of widespread prosperity.

1998
Hugo Chávez is elected, promising to “redistribute wealth” and fix inequality.

2001
The country votes again for socialism, framed as compassion and fairness.

2003
The government imposes price controls and currency controls.
Black markets appear. Shortages begin.

2004
Private healthcare is fully socialized.

2006
Inflation rises sharply as massive welfare programs expand without real economic backing.

2007
All higher education becomes “free.”

2008
Key industries—oil services, steel, cement, telecom—are nationalized.
Production drops almost immediately.

2009
Private gun ownership is banned.

2010
The currency is devalued by 50%, crushing savings and accelerating inflation.

2011
Oil production begins a steady decline due to mismanagement and lack of investment.

2012
American politicians, like Bernie Sanders, publicly praise Venezuela’s model.

2013
Chávez dies. Nicolás Maduro takes power and tightens state control.

2014
Opposition leaders are arrested or silenced.

2015
GDP collapses. Hyperinflation begins.

2016
Severe food and medical shortages spread nationwide.

2017
The constitution is suspended. Elections are no longer meaningful.

2018
Inflation exceeds 1,000,000%. Maduro “wins” a widely fraudulent election.

2019
Unarmed civilians are killed by their own government.

2020
More than 8 million people flee the country to escape hunger and repression.

2023
Minor economic improvements fail to relieve mass poverty.

2024
Disputed elections trigger protests and global isolation.

2026
Maduro is removed by force. Venezuela is liberated after decades of ruin.

THE HARD TRUTH

It took one generation of “progressive” leadership to turn one of the richest countries on Earth into a nation defined by hunger, fear, mass graves, and mass migration.

This is the lesson history keeps teaching:

You can vote your way into socialism.
But history shows people only escape it through collapse, violence, or foreign intervention.

And here is the part Americans must understand clearly:

If this happens in the United States, there will be nobody coming to save us.

No outside superpower.
No rescue force.
No second chance.

Freedom is fragile. Prosperity is not guaranteed.
And once lost, they are brutally hard to recover.

Venezuela’s people paid the price.
America cannot afford to learn this lesson the same way.

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@MikeBales He must step down - this is so wrong - no matter the party

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@the_jefferymead @ElectrekCo @FredLambert If you press the accelerator while in FSD the car immediately tells you it will NOT brake while the driver is doing this.

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@RNCResearch He’s just reading a script. Politicians inability to speak extemporaneously is shocking to me.

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@fiago7 Clocked in Athens GA is excellent!

[RoniFromTN 🇺🇸 @RoniFromTN]

How amazing it has been for Americans and those who’ve come to America for the World Cup! They said it couldn’t be done peacefully, yet all we see are videos of Scots kiltin’ it up and traffic conin’ statues, Vikings rowin’ up escalators and everywhere they gather, Tartan Army bagpipin’ neighbors awake in the morning, Japanese cleaning’ after matches, Irish singin’ in the bars, Mexicans playin’ mariachi music … and everyone’s enjoyin’ everyone else’s company. It’s happened. So beautifully, so magically … it’s happened. And we LOVE it!

We are all one race: HUMAN. We’re finally starting to act like it.

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@alx @cybertruck This normally freaks people out. My husband summoned his X in the parking lot at Universal - I was sure it would not go well. The car navigated around people and other cars without issue.

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@smorrisey This is similar to the method used in private schools here in the '60s and '70s. Everyone was expected to have a large vocabulary and to always select the word that meant precisely what they intended. It is a shame we have gotten away from this practice. I applaud your efforts!

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@SECNetwork @OU_Baseball I hope Oklahoma wins it all

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@BuzzPatterson Supper club - a uniquely Wisconsin experience!

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@FreddyLA7 Welcome to the SEC! Where the stadiums are huge and the fan bases are fanatic!

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@FreddyLA7 @PelicansNBA Hope you had a beignet and jambalaya while you were in town!

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@omgsidewalks I think WFH is great for a lot of people. Others find it isolating and would prefer being in an office. Some people are more productive from home - others are definitely not.

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@okiepatriot_76 Would love to see this program offered in all public high schools. The pride these kids showed in their work was wonderful to see.