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@KimberlySp54169 @RepMTG ..or actually tax companies and billionaires just a little? or let's say just as much as any other human?

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@RepMTG right, because y'all were sooo supportive just 4 years ago?
Most GOP sat on their hands when Biden pushed unity or criticized the Capitol attack—over 100 GOP had just voted to reject Biden’s 2020 win certification. Specific moments drew Democratic cheers but GOP silence & boos.

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@upholdreality So, people talk "flow of drugs" because it’s a loud, easy rallying cry. But it’s half the story—America’s both the faucet and the drain. Trump’s pants might catch fire on Ukraine aid, but on drugs, he’s fanning a flame that’s already burning here.

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@upholdreality The "flow of drugs" into the USA?
Hot topic because it’s a convenient political football, a half-truth with just enough juice to rile people up. Let’s break it down with easy-to-understand points (for the IQ challlenged)
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@upholdreality also ... Data Gets Twisted: Border seizures (e.g., 14,000 lbs of fentanyl in 2023, CBP) sound huge, but they’re a fraction of what’s made or consumed here. The narrative skips nuance for votes.
Pointing south lets leaders dodge domestic failures—pharma lobbying, underfunded rehab

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@upholdreality So, Why the Hype?
Fear Sells: "Drugs pouring in" taps into primal fears—crime, corruption, "invasion." Trump’s March 4, 2025, lie-filled speech leaned on this, (eg inflating Ukraine aid by 200% to stoke outrage), but drug flows are his bread-and-butter scare too.

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@upholdreality Why It’s Sidestepped: Admitting this shifts blame to voters—addicts, casual users, even suburban pill-poppers—not shadowy outsiders. Politicians like Trump dodge that mirror; it’s less sexy than railing about "bad hombres" at the border.

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@upholdreality c. If Americans Didn’t Buy the Drugs, the Flow Would Stop
Demand drives supply—basic economics. The U.S. consumes 80% of the world’s opioids (UN data), and cocaine use hit 5.5 million users in 2022 (SAMHSA). Cartels don’t smuggle for charity; they’re cashing in on USA appetites.

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@upholdreality Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin kicked off the opioid crisis, with 76 billion pills dumped into the U.S. from 2006–2012 (DOJ data). Illicit flows just pile onto that homegrown disaster.
Why Downplayed: Blaming foreigners = easier than facing Big Pharma’s skeletons or USA’s meth labs

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@upholdreality b. Lots of Drugs Are Made in the USA
Reality: Absolutely. The U.S. is a drug factory too. Meth labs thrive—DEA busted 1,200+ in 2022, & Synthetic opioids like fentanyl analogs get cooked in clandestine labs here, and don’t forget the legal flood eg. Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin

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@upholdreality (e.g., from China via U.S. ports) and cash southbound to fuel the trade. CBP seized $1.2 billion in southbound currency in 2022 alone. It’s a feedback loop, not a one-way river.

Why It’s Ignored: Politicians love a simple villain—Mexico or China—over admitting it’s messy)

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@upholdreality a. It’s a Two-Way Flow
Reality: Yeah, drugs cross borders both ways. Cartels smuggle fentanyl, meth, and heroin into the U.S. from Mexico—about 90% of illicit fentanyl seized comes through there, per the DEA’s 2023 stats. But the U.S. also exports precursor chemicals

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@EricLDaugh I say prove it! do any one of those things! i dare you!

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@Crazymoments01 @realDonaldTrump cacotopia

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@httpster_ #submission
URL: https://t.co/uP4mNHKr8g
Credits: Art-Direction, Platform & Design Karen+Andy [Karen ann Donnachie & Andy Simionato], Editor-in-Chief Su Baker, Editor Jeremy Eaton

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Just bookmarking this...
https://t.co/VWiJ10JXqX

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@FSpampinatoNY @BloomsburyAcad Hey Francesco, we are in Venice biennalando next week we are in Milano until the 16th… is there any chance we can see each other?

[Arthur Shelley @Metaphorage]

#Art & #Science are two perspectives through we we interpret #life
Each has their own #language, strengths, limitations & biases
#Collaboration between them with open minds stimulates #creativity, hybrid #knowledge & new insights
#ANATSpectra2022 @__ANAT
#KM #Leadership

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it still seems like blockchains are enabling and even validating art counterfeiters because there is no provenance check required before minting #nfts... someone please prove me wrong?

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@andysimionato Also ‘Vain tax’ ?