Policy
394 unrolled threads about policy, each one readable on a single page.
Senator Rand Paul@SenRandPaulBill Gates had a Q Clearance and a private editor at NIH. Across nearly twenty years, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation built a relationship with the federal government that ran on personal acce...
SummaryA journalist releases documents revealing that Bill Gates held a Department of Energy security clearance for seven years, had Anthony Fauci serve as his private editor, and the Gates Foundation maintained close ties with NIH leadership and received briefings on military biological programs—raising questions about the private influence of a philanthropic organization on U.S. government agencies.Jul 31, 202610 tweets♥ 25.8K
The Vigilant Fox 🦊@VigilantFoxBill Maher Demands Gavin Newsom Explain the Government Hoops Blocking His Roof Repair California is drowning in red tape—and Bill Maher just put Gavin Newsom on the spot to explain why. See how Newso...
SummaryBill Maher confronted Governor Gavin Newsom about California's excessive bureaucratic red tape, using his own roof repair saga as an example of unnecessary regulation requiring multiple inspections. The conversation also touched on school parental notification policies and presidential ambitions, with Maher criticizing Newsom's evasive responses and suggesting his rebranding efforts are politically motivated.Mar 29, 20259 tweets♥ 37.8K
Congressman Greg Landsman@RepGregLandsmanJ.D. Vance said 40% of the people calling into the Social Security system were committing fraud. That’s a lie and they’re using this misinformation to burn the system to the ground. 3 things you nee...
SummaryJ.D. Vance falsely claimed 40% of Social Security callers commit fraud to justify dismantling the system. The administration is firing staff, closing field offices, eliminating phone services, and proposing cuts or privatization to make Social Security harder to access for the 40 million seniors who depend on it.Apr 15, 20258 tweets♥ 33.5KThe Vigilant Fox 🦊@VigilantFoxMore women DIE giving birth in America than in any other developed country. And no one wants to talk about why. America spends $111 BILLION a year to deliver babies, yet thousands of mothers leave h...
SummaryThe thread critiques how American childbirth practices have become unnecessarily medicalized and intervention-heavy, resulting in worse maternal and infant mortality rates than other developed countries despite spending $111 billion annually. It argues that routine hospital procedures like continuous fetal monitoring, Pitocin, epidurals, and C-sections often create more harm than benefit, and advocates for alternative options like midwives, birth centers, home births, and doula support.May 24, 202530 tweets♥ 30.5KThe Vigilant Fox 🦊@VigilantFoxTom Homan just dropped the most ominous warning of his career. Terrorists are inside the U.S.—and we have no idea where they are. After 40 years on the front lines, Homan says this is the biggest na...
SummaryBorder Czar Tom Homan warns that terrorists have entered the U.S. through the southern border and cannot be located, with over 2 million "gotaways" of unknown origin posing what he calls the biggest national security threat in his 40-year career. He credits President Trump's swift border security actions for preventing further releases of security threats and calls for Congress to pass legislation providing resources for deportation enforcement.Jun 25, 20259 tweets♥ 31.7K
Chris Murphy 🟧@ChrisMurphyCTLook, Trump is trying to oversaturate us with nonstop chaos so we can’t react meaningfully to any one thing. But Friday's global stop work order on almost all U.S. aid is dumb and murderous. You nee...
SummaryTrump's freeze on nearly all U.S. foreign aid through an unprecedented stop work order will cause immediate humanitarian crises including child deaths from starvation, enable terrorist groups to gain influence, and undermine global American power while benefiting China.Jan 28, 20257 tweets♥ 30K
Ryan Wiggins ✊🇺🇲❤️@Ryan_N_WigginsAs a Floridian, after 2 hurricanes hit this state in 2 weeks, I know I for one am glad that the Republican legislature and @GovRonDeSantis focused on culture wars instead of homeowners insurance the p...
SummaryA Florida resident criticizes the Republican-controlled state legislature and Governor Ron DeSantis for prioritizing culture war issues like immigration enforcement and restricting drag and healthcare instead of addressing the state's homeowners insurance crisis and disaster preparedness following two hurricanes.Oct 10, 20247 tweets♥ 36.6K
Rod D. Martin@RodDMartin🚨 TRUMP JUST WENT NUCLEAR ON THE GREEN NEW DEAL. The EPA is moving to repeal the legal foundation of climate regulation itself. $1 TRILLION in green tyranny—GONE. Lee Zeldin calls it the “largest...
SummaryTrump's EPA is proposing to repeal the 2009 'Endangerment Finding' that designated CO₂ as a threat to human health, which has served as the legal basis for climate regulations including EV mandates and power plant rules. The administration claims this will save $54 billion annually and return power from federal bureaucrats to states and consumers, while critics warn it threatens climate protections.Jul 29, 20258 tweets♥ 32.7K
DataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Inside The New Pluralists: how billionaires weaponized the Biden Administration, targeted Charlie Kirk, and are quietly financing America’s color revolution 🚨🚨 In 2017, a quiet...
SummaryThis thread alleges that major billionaire-funded foundations (Soros, Koch, Ford, Rockefeller) formed the "New Pluralists" coalition to influence U.S. politics, shape Biden administration policies like the "United We Stand" summit, target conservative organizations like Turning Point USA through investigations and extremism databases, and orchestrate a broader effort to transform America's government structure through NGO networks.Nov 6, 202531 tweets♥ 22.8K
Nas@Nas_tech_AIScott Bessent’s interview is going viral. It’s not about tariffs. It’s about why your wages could explode — and the trillion-dollar secret hiding in plain sight on Wall Street. Everyone should read...
SummaryScott Bessent discusses how wage growth has accelerated due to immigration enforcement reducing cheap labor supply and tariff leverage negotiating with other nations, combined with strategic industrial policy to rebuild manufacturing. He frames this as a deliberate shift from Wall Street priorities to Main Street prosperity, supported by recent economic data showing strong wage growth, low inflation, and a resilient economy.Aug 4, 202515 tweets♥ 29.7K
Daractenus@DaractenusIn an attempt to explain just why it is that some 77 million Americans voted for the dumbest man alive to be their president for a second time, I’m absolutely delighted to present you with the expande...
SummaryThis thread humorously catalogs over 15 common US food products banned or restricted in the EU due to harmful additives, preservatives, and chemicals like BHA, BHT, trans fats, and synthetic dyes that American manufacturers use but European regulations prohibit. The author uses sarcastic commentary to critique why Americans tolerate these dangerous food standards.Mar 16, 202617 tweets♥ 36KThe Vigilant Fox 🦊@VigilantFox🚨 Your tax dollars have been set on fire by the government—and it’s much worse than you think. Jesse Watters just sat down with Elon Musk and the DOGE team to pull back the curtain. What they uncov...
SummaryJesse Watters interviews Elon Musk and the DOGE team about government waste and fraud, including a $4 billion COVID fund with no receipt requirements, the Institute of Peace's misuse of $55 million annually, $330 million in SBA loans to deceased people, and outdated paper-based systems in a Pennsylvania limestone mine. DOGE has implemented reforms like receipt requirements and is digitizing government processes.May 2, 202510 tweets♥ 31.1K
Senator Alex Padilla@SenAlexPadillaTrump and Republicans want you to be so overwhelmed and confused by the news that you don't pay attention to what they're doing. So let's break it down together . . . 🧵
SummaryA Democratic politician outlines concerns about Trump administration actions, including staffing the FBI with unqualified loyalists, eliminating transportation safety positions, conducting aggressive immigration enforcement, freezing wildfire prevention hiring, cutting social programs for tax cuts to billionaires, mass federal workforce reductions under Elon Musk, and DOGE attempting unauthorized access to Education Department data.Mar 3, 20258 tweets♥ 32.7KDataRepublican (small r)@DataRepublican🧵 THREAD: Why the UK Can't Deport Refugees, Even Criminal Ones A Scottish teen’s viral clash with a migrant, and a MP’s new report on R*pe G*ngs, have reignited debate over asylum and deportation in...
SummaryThe UK struggles to deport refugees, including criminals, due to international treaties (1951 Refugee Convention, ECHR Article 3 on torture) that prohibit returning people to countries where they face persecution or degrading treatment. Additionally, financial incentives for local authorities, welfare benefits, and practical barriers like lack of travel documents and detention space make deportations extremely difficult, while the system creates perverse incentives to keep people in the country rather than remove them.Aug 26, 202523 tweets♥ 30.8K
Cory Booker@CoryBookerTrump, Elon, and their allies are calling all spending they don't like "fraud." Spending on things like consumer protection, Social Security, and medicine for sick kids. But just calling something "f...
SummaryTrump and Elon Musk are falsely labeling government spending on consumer protection, Social Security, and foreign aid as "fraud" to consolidate power. In reality, these programs return billions to defrauded Americans, provide earned benefits to millions, and address national security threats, with foreign aid comprising less than 1% of the federal budget.Feb 11, 20255 tweets♥ 30.6KCongressman Greg Landsman@RepGregLandsmanThe federal government will run out of money on March 14. Republicans, who control Congress and thus decide whether the government shuts down, will bring to the floor tomorrow arguably one of the wors...
SummaryA Republican-controlled Congress is planning to pass a $4.5 trillion budget bill that cuts nearly $1 trillion in healthcare for children and seniors while providing tax breaks to billionaires like Elon Musk, funded by massive deficit spending. The author strongly opposes the bill and urges constituents to contact their representatives to demand rejection of the plan and instead support tax relief for working people funded by requiring the wealthy to pay their full taxes.Feb 24, 20259 tweets♥ 33.3K
Saggezza Eterna@FinalTelegraphEveryone is talking about the allegations of mortgage fraud against Fed Governor Lisa Cook. But that's just the cover story. The real scandal is a decade-long trail of academic fraud, cancel culture e...
SummaryA critical thread alleges Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook committed mortgage fraud, built her career on a debunked academic paper with methodological errors, plagiarized scholarly work, engaged in cancel-culture campaigns against dissenting economists, and lacks expertise in monetary policy—raising concerns about her qualifications and the Fed's independence.Sep 2, 202516 tweets♥ 28.3K
Stern Drew@SternDrewCrypto🚨🇺🇸 Trump Just Brokered the Most One-Sided Deal in Modern History. No One’s Talking About the Real Reason Why. Because It Was a Bailout Disguised as a Trade Deal. Let’s connect the dots 🧵👇 https:...
SummaryThis thread claims Trump negotiated a heavily one-sided EU trade deal featuring 15% EU tariffs, zero US tariffs, and EU commitments to buy US energy and weapons, arguing it represents a calculated bailout disguised as trade diplomacy that gives America geopolitical leverage over a weakened Europe.Jul 28, 202511 tweets♥ 32.4KNas@Nas_tech_AITrump just delivered a $22 billion ultimatum to Apple: Bring production to America - or pay the price. Apple refused. Trump acted. And what followed? A $600+ BILLION power move no one saw coming....
SummaryTrump issued a 25% tariff ultimatum to Apple demanding iPhone production move to the US rather than India, causing Apple stock to drop 2.6% and triggering broader market volatility. The thread argues this demonstrates how personal influence and platform reach can shift markets and corporate behavior more effectively than traditional corporate power.May 31, 202519 tweets♥ 34.4KThe Vigilant Fox 🦊@VigilantFox