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[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

We must admit that our opponents in this argument have a marked advantage over us:

They need only a few words to set forth a half-truth; whereas, in order to show that it is a half truth, we have to resort to long and arid dissertations.

—Frédéric Bastiat, ‘Economic Sophisms’

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

@JonnyRoot_ @astronomerio Well actually, the company fired the offending couple. Would you prefer a public flogging?

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

@Matt_Pinner 40

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

@SheHeBeWe @joshgerstein @ericgarland That’s why she recused herself. It’s the ethical thing to do. (Thinking of Justice Thomas, here.)

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

@GusB08055982 @joshgerstein That’s why she recused herself? Maybe Justice Thomas should think about it?

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

This is what a decent person does, Justice Thomas.

[Josh Gerstein @joshgerstein]

JUST IN: Judge Ronnie Abrams recuses from SBF prosecution and related criminal cases due to work her husband Greg Andres' law firm Davis Polk did for FTX. Andres is a veteran of Mueller probe...

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

McCarthy needs his vote. That is why his lies to get elected will be forgiven. He literally lied to win. FRAUD

Rep.-elect George Santos admits fabricating key details of his bio https://t.co/zilWYbOO5b

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

"We are starved for workers. Americans are paying more...We have backlogs of already-vetted immigrants, asylum-seekers with credible claims, and refugees who would gratefully accept jobs...But our politics is poisoned by the demagogues."
https://t.co/JUqrkclbfE

[David Corn @DavidCornDC]

It’s not embellishing. It’s lying. https://t.co/AY5oA2GXVL

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

@Mandrewcon @ericswalwell Now you are getting silly. The OP’s analogy of the Holy Family seeking asylum holds, it’s just that it was in Egypt, where Herod had no jurisdiction, and not Bethlehem. The point is that asylum seekers should expect better treatment from Christians.

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

“…Santos said in a 2020 financial disclosure that he had no assets or earned income, and he only cited a commission worth more than $5,000.
But by the time Santos filed his 2022 financial disclosure, he declared he was worth millions of dollars…” https://t.co/Ub0dfgJ3cf

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

His win helped the GOP take the House.
Do they care if he lied about his education, his career history and his ethnicity?
Do they care about the source of his wealth now that his meager employment history has been exposed? https://t.co/Ub0dfgJ3cf

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

“Congress continues to approve more than $30 million per year for the survey of modern jobs without asking hard questions about why the data sits unused, congressional aides and former Social Security officials said.” https://t.co/aQIPaFefbX

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

“…after spending at least $250 million since 2012 to build a directory of 21st century jobs, an internal fact sheet shows, Social Security is not using it, leaving antiquated vocational rules in place to determine whether disabled claimants win or lose.” https://t.co/aQIPaFefbX

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

“Every year, thousands of claimants…find themselves blocked at this crucial last step in the arduous process of applying for disability benefits, thanks to labor market data that was last updated 45 years ago.” https://t.co/aQIPaFefbX

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

No kidding: without embarrassment, a Social Security judge turned down his appeal for disability because the Social Security Adm. claims there are 130,000 jobs available for nut sorters, egg processors and dowel inspectors. https://t.co/aQIPaFefbX

[Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec]

Russia may run out of bullets and missiles, but it will always have enough windows.

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

So the IRS commissioner who didn't audit Trump and didn't release his tax returns was also making hundreds of thousands of dollars off Trump branded properties… https://t.co/YEKJGHulAx

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

And we’re still waiting for an explanation for his wealth now that we know he didn’t work for any investment banks.

[James Surowiecki @JamesSurowiecki]

George Santos now says he's not Jewish, but "Jew-ish." He doesn't own 13 properties - he owns zero. He never worked at Goldman or Citigroup. And he never graduated from college. (Did he even ever go to college? Who knows?) But he's still going to take his seat in Congress.

[HollandC @RatioedAgain]

Santos leaves McCarthy with egg on his face.

[Acyn @Acyn]

McCarthy on November 19th says with the election of George Santos, they have the largest Republican Jewish Caucus in 24 years

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

Kevin McCarthy will probably still be Speaker, but he will have sold every inch of his body & soul for that title. Every single inch.