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Rob

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Rob

@philosophrob

Independent. US Constitution & Bill of Rights supporter. Free speech, civil liberties, nonviolence, anti-corruption, and anti-war advocate. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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Joined April 2013

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Rob
@philosophrob
Jan 3, 2020
Iran doesn't have nuclear weapons Iran has never invaded the United States Iran is surrounded by American military bases Iran has a smaller military budget than Canada Iran isn't causing the genocide in Palestine or Yemen Iran poses absolutely no threat to the United States
Rob
@philosophrob
Feb 18, 2025
Wish people would stop referring to Democrats as "the left."
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Rob
@philosophrob
Feb 24, 2019
Sen. Mitch McConnell's net worth: 2005: $2,962,015 2015: $26,927,535 Increase: $23,965,520 (+809.1%) How does a senator earning $193,400 a year increase their net worth by nearly $2.4 million a year, every year for a decade?
Rob
@philosophrob
Nov 9, 2018
Richest American families Kochs 1982: $1.4 billion 2018: $107 billion Increase: +7,642% Mars 1982: $2.63 billion 2018: $72 billion Increase: +2,737% Waltons 1982: $1.81 billion 2018: $169.7 billion Increase: +9,375% Median U.S. household wealth, from 1982 to 2018, is down 3%.
Rob
@philosophrob
Feb 23, 2025
"Nobody should have any illusions. The United States has essentially a one-party system and the ruling party is the business party." – Noam Chomsky
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Rob
@philosophrob
Nov 17, 2018
Quality of Life (US News & World Report, 2018): 1. Canada 2. Denmark 3. Sweden 4. Norway 5. Australia 6. Switzerland 7. Finland 8. Netherlands 9. New Zealand 10. Germany ---- 17. United States Almost as if having a safety net and universal health care makes people happier.
Rob
@philosophrob
Feb 2, 2020
Candidate contributions (to their own campaign): $202,496,602 - Tom Steyer $200,114,049 - Michael Bloomberg $25,355,507 - John Delaney $46,000 - Andrew Yang $32,800 - John Hickenlooper $5,778 - Elizabeth Warren $2,800 - Michael Bennet $75 - Tulsi Gabbard $0 - Bernie Sanders
Rob
@philosophrob
Mar 27, 2020
Call me crazy but I think Bernie Sanders is going to win.
Rob
@philosophrob
Aug 30, 2019
Remember when Barack Obama bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan making it the first time a Nobel Peace Prize winner has ever bombed another Nobel Peace Prize winner?
The Daily Show
@TheDailyShow
Aug 28, 2019
Five years ago today, Barack Obama wore a tan suit, the biggest scandal in presidential history. #FYC
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Rob
@philosophrob
Apr 28, 2020
"They got money for wars but can't feed the poor." – Tupac Shakur
Rob
@philosophrob
May 16, 2019
The "booming" US economy: • 34 million don't have health insurance • More than 75% live paycheck to paycheck • 42% have less than $10,000 saved for retirement • There are 585 billionaires, 45 million living in poverty • The 3 richest people have more wealth than 164 million
Rob
@philosophrob
Dec 5, 2020
Nancy Pelosi's net worth: 2008: $31,378,542 2018: $114,662,521 Increase: $83,283,979 (+265.4%) How much has your net worth increased over the past decade?
Rob
@philosophrob
Feb 10, 2020
Famous socialists: • Eugene V. Debs • Albert Einstein • Mother Jones • Martin Luther King Jr. • Helen Keller • Rosa Luxemburg • Nelson Mandela • George Orwell • Pablo Picasso • Bertrand Russell • Upton Sinclair • Mark Twain • Malcolm X Who am I missing?
Rob
@philosophrob
Feb 9, 2020
#BlueLivesMatter is trending with a mere 2,941 tweets. There is no such thing as "blue lives." Nobody's born blue. Becoming a police officer is a choice. Being black is not. #BlackLivesMatter