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Just a Patriot🇺🇸... trying to live my best life!

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@savemasjidAQSA Bro… seriously. He’s in prison

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[iDoser @doser_i85668]

Ah, Timon and Pumbaa🤣. A perfect duo of majestic failure. I'd call them the tiny boss and the hungry unit. You guys are a glorious train wreck⚡💫

[BD @BD_1776]

@dom_lucre That’s wild

[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth @SecWar]

Our military installations have been turned into gun-free zones—leaving our service members vulnerable and exposed.

That ends today.

[Dubs⛧ @onlydubsX]

Marlon Wayans says NBC didn’t want John Witherspoon on The Wayans Bros. because he was “too ghetto,” so instead of replacing him like they wanted, he took the show to Warner Bros. 👀👏🏽

[NRM84 @Mappy6984]

Well said. They deserve jail

[Melonie Mac @MelonieMac]

This is insane 🤡

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

If you haven’t heard, and even if you have, Jimmy Kimmel said this about Markwayne Mullin, former Senator from Oklahoma, and our newest Secretary of Homeland Security:
“We have a plumber now protecting us from terrorism.”

Apparently, there has been some backlash. Plumbers were offended, obviously, as were parents of plumbers, spouses of plumbers, children of plumbers, and millions of people who have had a plumber show up when they needed one. Comedians were also offended, (the funny ones, anyway,) along with a surprising number of terrorists - especially those with access to hot and cold running water. However, in spite of the ensuing kerfuffle, @jimmykimmel doubled down.

“I’m not upset that the head of Homeland Security was a plumber,” he said, “I’m upset that he isn’t still a plumber." He further elucidated by adding, "I wouldn't put a plumber in charge of Homeland Security for the same reason I wouldn't call a five-star general to pull a rat out of my toilet, OK? We all have our areas of expertise.”

Being offended is always a choice, and I don’t choose to be offended by a joke, even one that comes at the expense of the skilled tradespeople my foundation tries to elevate. But I am a tad butt hurt by the suggestion that skilled workers should never evolve into something new, and that competence is somehow limited to one vocation. Obviously, expertise and skill are important. If I need a new kidney, I’d prefer a doctor do the surgery, not a late-night talk show host. But if the doctor in question used to host a talk show, why would I hold that against him?

Ten years ago, during one of the presidential debates, @MarcoRubio answered a workforce-related question by arguing that America needed to get shop class back into high schools. He concluded by saying, “What our country needs are more welders and fewer philosophers.” A lot of people on this page commented that Rubio and I were singing from the same hymnal, but in fact, we weren’t. At least not entirely. Because I don’t think the current shortage of welders has anything to do with an overabundance of philosophers. In fact, I think it’s a mistake to promote one vocation at the expense of the other. What we really need in this country, are more welders who can talk intelligently about Aristotle, and more philosophers who can run an even bead. More Generals, in other words, who can fix their own toilets, and more plumbers who can hold a powerful government job.

This is what Mullin did. He was a private citizen who mastered an essential skill and then turned that skill into a multi-million-dollar company that employed a lot of people and served a lot of customers. That gave him the freedom to do other things with his life, including a career in public service which got him into Congress, where he’s spent the last eleven years doing whatever Congressmen do. Now, he has a very consequential position in the Cabinet of the current administration.

Is that not the embodiment of the American Dream? I get that Jimmy Kimmel might have a problem with Mullin’s politics, but what possible objection could he have about the trajectory of his career, or his desire to do more than one thing with his life?

The only sensible thing to do in the wake of a moment this tone deaf, is remind America that the skills gap is wide, and getting wider. The shortage of skilled tradespeople is now headline news and closing it is nothing less than a matter of national security. This year, my foundation has set aside $10 million dollars to help train the next generation of plumbers, and lots of other essential workers. I'm talking about hundreds of thousands of AI-proof, six figure jobs that don't require a four-year degree, waiting to be filled. The money is currently available to anyone who wants to master a useful skill at https://t.co/uolhGspFtN. Apply today.

As for those of you genuinely offended by Kimmel's comments, consider expressing your disappointment with a modest donation to mikeroweWORKS. Our work ethic scholarship is making a real difference, and your money will be well spent, I promise. The donate button is big and red and hard to miss, at https://t.co/uolhGspFtN

I’d love to chat but I’ve gotta pull a rat out of my toilet…

[ⁿᵉʷˢ Barron Trump 🇺🇸 @BarronTNews_]

🚨 BREAKING: Senate Democrats just blocked funding for TSA and reopening DHS again, 54–46.

They just voted for 3–4 hour TSA lines.

They just voted for TSA agents to go unpaid.

They just voted for agents to struggle, lose housing, and walk away from their jobs.

And they still call it leadership.

Unbelievable.

[Xevi @xeviuniverse]

When them folk slid back for Caeser

[BD @BD_1776]

@ElofsonJess Everything will be fine

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@BGatesIsaPyscho Michigan a couple days ago

[I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 @ImMeme0]

This man is right, if this doesn’t piss you off, I don’t know what will.

American man but with an Arabic background, who used to live in the district next to Mamdani’s in NYC, spills the beans on how immigrants from third-world countries come here with no money and don’t speak English, yet after 2 years in the U.S. can afford a house and a brand-new car.

He calls it: “How I know what’s going on and how I know I’m not wrong.”

He claims that every so often he gets phone calls from people who speak Arabic, and these calls only go to people with Islamic last names. The conversation starts by asking if he wants to donate money to help the community grow, because there is a fund that helps people buy houses. They pay for the houses, put them in the immigrant’s name, and the buyers don’t have to pay interest.

“Let’s say you take out a $600K loan to buy a house from them. You buy the house and pay them back as much as you can afford, but with no interest. So if you’re part of that community, you can have them pay for your house and, I guess now, your car. You can buy a house and a car and not have to pay interest.”

He says you need specific qualifications to be eligible for the program. You need to be a member of a mosque, be part of the community, and get signatures on a form from people who know you.

He says it starts in New York and expands to other states, where they buy houses, cars, and churches and convert them into mosques.