Tim Ray

Lover of God, husband to a wonderful wife, father of two precious daughters, pastor, and professional photographer.

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@PeriklesGREAT Dumb and Dumber!

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@JDunlap1974 Absolutely NOT!!!

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@EvanAKilgore So you oppose Israel being the only Jewish state, yet have no issue with the more than 50 Muslim-majority countries in the world?

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@DemetriusRO6 You aren’t very intelligent are you?

It takes around 700–850 rail tank cars, depending on the tanker size and exact car capacities (commonly cited as ~710 for an “average” tanker). It isn’t realistic or feasible.

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U.S.–Israel Military Relationship: Benefits with Estimated Financial Value

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1. Intelligence Sharing
What the U.S. gets:

Real-time intelligence on Iran, terrorist networks, and regional threats
Human intelligence (HUMINT) and signals intelligence (SIGINT) in a difficult region

Estimated value:
$5B–$15B per year

Why:

Replicating Israel’s intelligence network independently would cost billions and take years

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2. Joint Missile Defense Development
What the U.S. gets:

Access to Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow systems
Shared R&D and real-world testing data

Estimated value:
$2B–$5B per year

Why:

Missile defense programs are extremely expensive
Israel absorbs testing and real-world validation costs

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3. Cybersecurity and Electronic Warfare
What the U.S. gets:

Cyber defense collaboration
Offensive cyber insights
Protection of military infrastructure

Estimated value:
$3B–$10B per year

Why:

Israel has one of the most advanced cyber ecosystems in the world

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4. Military Technology and Innovation
What the U.S. gets:

UAV (drone) technology
Targeting systems and optics
Armor and vehicle protection
AI-driven battlefield tools

Estimated value:
$5B–$15B per year

Why:

Saves R&D costs and accelerates deployment of new systems

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5. Training and Tactical Knowledge
What the U.S. gets:

Urban warfare expertise
Counterterrorism tactics
Special operations experience

Estimated value:
$1B–$3B per year

Why:

Real-world combat lessons reduce costly mistakes

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6. Strategic Positioning in the Middle East
What the U.S. gets:

Stable and reliable regional ally
Influence without large troop deployments
Coordination in a critical global region

Estimated value:
$5B–$20B per year

Why:

Replacing this with permanent U.S. presence would be far more expensive

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7. Prepositioned U.S. Military Stockpiles (WRSA-I)
What the U.S. gets:

Weapons and equipment stored in Israel for rapid deployment

Estimated value:
$1B–$2B strategic value

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8. Medical and Battlefield Care Advancements
What the U.S. gets:

Trauma care innovations
Improved battlefield survival techniques

Estimated value:
$500M–$1B per year

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Total Estimated Annual Value to the U.S.
$22B–$70B per year

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U.S. Military Aid to Israel
Approximately $3.8B per year

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Bottom Line

U.S. gives: about $3.8B annually
Estimated value received: $22B–$70B annually

Estimated return: roughly 6x to 15x

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@CarriePrejean1 @hodgetwins My biggest regret is that the Trump administration didn’t remove you sooner. What’s even more troubling is that you’re blaming an entire people group for the actions of a few. That kind of thinking is wrong, and ultimately it’s something you’ll have to answer for before God.

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Joe Biden's campaign denied Tara Reade's 2020 sexual assault allegation as "untrue" and "absolutely did not happen." Biden himself denied it on MSNBC's Morning Joe, saying "it never, never happened" and "this never happened."

In 2019, responding to multiple women's unwanted touching claims (including Reade's initial account), he acknowledged the behavior via video, saying social norms were changing and he'd be "more mindful" of personal space, not a flat denial of the acts.

There are three distinct denials covering misconduct, touching, and rape separately.

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@noine_nba @DefiyantlyFree @Brcremer Who paid those white supremacists of whom Trump said, "I’m not talking about the neo-Nazis and the white nationalists — because they should be condemned totally".

SPLC

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@TaraBull SICK

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You are reacting to the destruction of a statue as if it were the destruction of Christ Himself. Scripture makes a sharp distinction there.

“You shall not make for yourself a carved image… you shall not bow down to them nor serve them.” — Exodus 20:4–5

By definition, a statue of Jesus is a graven image. It is not Christ. It is not His presence. It is an object made by human hands.

Scripture is even more direct:

“We ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold or silver or stone, something shaped by art and man’s devising.” — Acts 17:29

So let’s be clear:

If someone destroys a statue, they are not destroying Jesus.
They are destroying an object that God explicitly warned people not to make or venerate in the first place.

Now layer that back into your claim.

You are calling for collective outrage against an entire group over the destruction of something Scripture itself calls a carved image, while also ignoring God’s command against bearing false witness and unjust judgment:

“The son shall not bear the guilt of the father…” — Ezekiel 18:20

“Judge not according to appearance, but judge righteous judgment.” — John 7:24

If your faith is shaken because a statue was destroyed, you are defending an image Christ never commanded, while accusing people God never condemned.

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“GDP is fake” sounds bold until you realize what you just posted is exactly what GDP is built from.

Electric power. Manufacturing. Logistics. Steel. Agriculture. Those are not alternatives to GDP. They are the raw inputs that become GDP.

China producing more steel or deliveries does not make GDP meaningless. It reflects how their economy is structured, heavy industry, mass production, and domestic scale. The United States leans into high value sectors like technology, finance, intellectual property, and services. These do not show up as piles of steel, but they generate enormous economic value.

Thirty million cars at thin margins is not the same as fewer cars at higher margins.
Two hundred billion deliveries is not the same as higher consumer spending per transaction.

More grain does not equal more wealth. It often signals lower value per dollar.

GDP is not counting stuff. It is measuring value created. And value is not the same as volume.

If GDP were fake, your entire list would be irrelevant.
But it is not. It simply needs context.

You are comparing weight to price.

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@CoreyBladeZ @JackPosobiec @grok is this true or is there a law in Utah

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Exactly, Scripture teaches that the wheat and the tares grow together until the time of harvest, and it is not our role to separate them prematurely.

Jesus said, “Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, ‘First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn’” (Matthew 13:30, NKJV).

He also warned that in trying to remove the tares too soon, we may cause harm to what God is growing: “No, lest while you gather up the tares you also uproot the wheat with them” (Matthew 13:29, NKJV).

This reminds us that judgment ultimately belongs to God alone. As it is written, “Judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts” (1 Corinthians 4:5, NKJV).

So we must walk in humility and discernment, understanding that what may appear to us as tares could in fact be wheat that God is still growing.

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@therealmexico99 @FLMarka @ImBreckWorsham China will be prevented from getting cheap Iranian oil.

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Exactly, and this is where clarity about who Jesus truly is becomes everything. The claim that “the Jews killed Jesus” reduces the crucifixion to a purely human act and distorts the very heart of the Gospel. It turns a divine act of redemption into a narrative of blame and in doing so creates a false caricature of Christ.

If Jesus is truly God in the flesh, then His death was never something forced upon Him by any group of people. No human authority, religious or political, had the power to take His life from Him against His will. Jesus Himself made this unmistakably clear: He had the authority to lay His life down and the authority to take it up again. The cross was not a moment of helplessness, it was the ultimate expression of divine sovereignty, love, and purpose.

To suggest otherwise is to misunderstand the nature of Christ entirely. It implies that God can be overpowered by His own creation, which contradicts everything Scripture reveals about His authority and nature. The crucifixion was not an accident of history or the result of human conspiracy alone, it was the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan from the beginning.

At the same time, if one denies that Jesus is God, then His death loses its power altogether. A mere man, no matter how righteous, cannot bear the weight of the world’s sin. Only God Himself, stepping into human history, could accomplish that. Without His divinity, the cross becomes just another tragic execution. With His divinity, it becomes the turning point of all creation, the place where sin is defeated and reconciliation with God is made possible.

So the issue is not about assigning blame to a people group. The issue is about recognizing the truth: Jesus was not a victim of circumstances, He was the willing Savior. He gave His life, no one took it. And only because He is God does His sacrifice have the power to save.

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This isn’t just about limiting access, it’s about completely cutting off Iran’s ability to move oil through its ports. Any nation that has been buying Iranian oil will be forced to find new suppliers immediately, because that supply is no longer accessible.

The reality is simple: if Iran can’t export, the global market shifts overnight. Countries that relied on Iranian oil will have no choice but to redirect their purchases elsewhere, accelerating a major realignment in global energy flows.

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US to launch naval blockade of Iranian ports on Monday

By restricting or controlling this route, Iran’s ability to export oil, its primary source of revenue, is severely constrained. That puts immediate pressure on its economy, limits hard currency inflows, and tightens the financial grip on its government. At the same time, the disruption forces global markets into a scramble for alternative supply, driving oil prices sharply higher and triggering a rapid shift in where nations source their energy.

We gave them a clear opportunity to change course, and they chose to reject it. That decision now carries consequences. We will move forward with decisive measures designed to systematically cut off their economic lifelines and apply maximum pressure until a change is forced.

Now those who need that oil will have to purchase it from Venezuela and the US.

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20 people were invited to see a video that exposes Palestinian propaganda.

Every single one had the same response: “I feel like a moron.”

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Are you privy to top secret intelligence about Iran? Public sentiment was against us entering WWII, thankfully we didn’t enter too late. We choose our leaders and place our trust in them.

After the trauma of World War I, many Americans believed that entering that war had been a mistake. This led to a widespread desire to avoid another foreign war at almost any cost.

Congress passed the Neutrality Acts to keep the U.S. out of overseas conflicts.

Many people believed the country should focus on domestic issues, especially during the Great Depression.

Organized Opposition

Groups like the America First Committee openly argued against entering the war.

They had hundreds of thousands of members

Prominent figures like Charles Lindbergh spoke out against intervention

Their core belief: America should defend itself, not fight Europe’s wars

Public Opinion

Polls in the late 1930s and even into 1941 showed:

Most Americans supported aiding allies like Britain

But did not want to send U.S. troops into combat

So the mindset was:
Support from a distance, yes
Full military involvement, no

What Changed Everything

That opposition collapsed almost overnight after the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Public opinion shifted dramatically

The U.S. declared war the next day

Isolationism largely disappeared

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@MacroChuck @aiwaifumedia @jacksonhinkle Are you saying I’m wrong? That is the new tactic for not answering an argument.