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I made the words English, Im sure the artist would understand.

But perhaps Lady Liberty still speaks French.

"Vous entendez ça, Sam ?"

Brilliant, brilliant, needs to be printed and hung on your wall, editorial cartoon that captures beautifully the moment of our history. From Europe.

Lady Liberty rises hearing the footsteps of millions on April 5th, and calls out to Uncle Sam.

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🧵 …oh look, once again (see toot above) Twitter / X was leaked again. Well, this is not surprising.

»Twitter (X) Hit by Data Leak of 2.8 Billion Users; Allegedly an Insider Job
Massive Twitter (X) data breach exposes details of 2.8 billion users; alleged insider leak surfaces with no official response from the company.«

🍿 hackread.com/twitter-x-of-2-8-

X (Twitter) Largest Data Breach Ever? 2.8 Billion User Info Exposed
Hackread - Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, AI, Crypto & Hacking News · Twitter (X) Hit by 2.8 Billion Profile Data Leak in Alleged Insider JobFollow us on Bluesky, Twitter (X), Mastodon and Facebook at @Hackread

Are #millions aged 100 or above receiving #socialsecurity #payments?

By Jake Horton and Shayan Sardarizadeh

Trump said millions of people aged 100 & above, and in some cases even over 200 or 300, are still on the Social Security database & receiving payments.

“Money is being paid to many of them and we’re searching right now,” Trump said.

Social Security provides a base income for people in the US who are either retired or can't work because of a disability. It covers about 67 million Americans.

BBC Verify has been unable to find specific evidence for Trump’s claim - although we don't have access to all the Social Security data.

Lee Dudek, acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, said in a statement last month, external that people aged 100 or above without a date of death on their record “are not necessarily receiving benefits”.

The Social Security Administration in 2021 estimated some 24,000 people received payments from the agency after death, amounting to almost $300m.

There is a 2023 report by the Social Security inspector general which identified about 19 million people born in 1920 or earlier who didn't have any death data on file - 44,000 of whom were still receiving social security benefits.

There were an estimated 101,000 people over 100 years old in 2024 across the US, according to the Pew Research Center, external - most of whom you would expect to be receiving Social Security.

#USPol #auspol #Lies #FakeFacts #Dementia

bbc.com/news/live/cdxqvxwnyr5t

BBC NewsWatch Trump speech live: President addresses CongressIt's a tense atmosphere with Democrat Al Green ejected for shouting and refusing to sit, while Republicans chant 'USA'.

I wanted to play cards in the Oval Office. Zelly didn’t want to play. Didn’t even say thank you for me yelling at him. Ungrateful after all I’ve done for him. Making deals behind his back. Sitting down with putty. Invited him to the White House. Isn’t America great yet?
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I’m the dealmaker. A heartbreaker. Love me for what I do. I don’t think I like that French guy. He grabbed me by the hand and then he told the truth, but I’m the truth why does he think he’s the truth? I even have a website with the word truth in it so I must be telling the truth. Would I lie to you, baby?
Isn’t America great yet?
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Why do all the judges hates me? Why are they ruling against me? I’m only trying to make America great again. Musky is helping me out with that. He knows what he’s doing. He’s like me he doesn’t lie .billionaires are America. He’s gonna help buy a judgeship in Wisconsin, for us America.
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The disinformation bubble is mine. Wind farms cause cancer, diet cokes will make you live forever, I won the 2020 election, climatologists are wrong, I’m the king, Russia started the war, dei causes plane crashes, I never lie, I never cheat, I am the greatest president ever. Isn’t America great yet?
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