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16 Sep, 4 tweets, 1 min read
GP "Indicting and trying an alleged criminal for defrauding investors is sexist."

Criminal lawyers call this the vagina defense. It's a long established and bulletproof defense against criminal charges.

nytimes.com/2021/09/15/opi…
GP I will grant that there have been plenty of tech founders who have overpromised and underdelivered.

However, the difference is those men overpromised on things that were not directly related to people's healthcare and diagnosis of potential chronic or terminal diseases.
GP Ms. Holmes knowingly pretended her testing process could identify myriad diseases through analysis of a single drop of blood. It never could. It never did.

And now she blames her boyfriend for the whole mess.
GP If anything, her defense of "my boyfriend made me do it and I was afraid of him so I did it" is the most sexist thing about the entire sordid affair.

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16 Sep
GP Some things Republicans shouldn't do in 2022:

1. Let media bait you into relitigating the 2020 election.

2. Mention Trump if you're running in a swing district, whether or not you agree with him.

3. Discuss vaccine or mask mandates other than "that's the purview of states."
4. Avoid abortion questions. Just say, "If we are to follow the science, our laws would more closely mirror Europe's where abortion on demand through birth does not exist. I'm in favor of following science."

5. Assume media won't lie about you.
6. Appear crazy on camera. Stick to reasoned positions you can explain quickly in a soundbite.

7. Avoid gun questions. Say, "Gun rights are contained in the Constitution. Abortion rights are not. Why do Democrats and media treat the one actually in the Constitution differently?"
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16 Sep
GP Some of you will hate this but I think the following could be a winning issue for Republicans:

Dump all current government health insurance programs (ACA, Medicare, Medicaid, etc.) and replace them with national, government provided catastrophic insurance plans.
GP Fund this through a repurposing of the Medicare payroll tax and the current funding streams for the other.

Set the deductible at, say $25,000 annually for people making the median wage or more. If you're on welfare, it's $100 annually.

Let insurers issue and run the plans.
GP That way you get the money out of government's hands.

Have the feds occupy the field on insurance and allow insurers to offer policies nationwide for amounts below the deductible to consumers for purchase.
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16 Sep
GP Things Republicans should focus on for 2022:

1. Explaining that nothing is "free" and high corporate taxes harm the working classes through lower wages and passed-through price increases.

2. A coherent healthcare policy.

3. Explaining that Social Security is bankrupt.

1/n
4. A coherent energy policy focused on electric grid rebuilding, city and rural infrastructure funding, and transitioning to nuclear power ASAP.

5. Phasing out flood insurance by market price buyouts, only one lifetime claim allowed per property (not per owner).
6. Acknowledging that abortion is the law of the land (and abhorrent) and using incrementalism to rein in abortion on demand through birth by reliance on science and a focus on fetal rights. This doesn't mean abandoning a push to end abortion, just pragmatism.
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14 Sep
GP If this is true, shouldn't Milley be court martialed, forfeit any and all pensions and benefits, jailed, and dishonorably discharged?
GorT: There's a reason for chain of command. Can you imagine what Milley's subordinates think? Wow, the boss can ignore and countermand his boss' orders...I guess I can too, right?!?
GP My takeaway is that government, including the military, is corrupt from top to bottom. Not every employee or member, but enough so as to render them dangers to our nation.
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30 Aug
GP Soapbox time:

TITLE INSURANCE IS NOT INSURANCE BECAUSE THE INSURED AGAINST CONDITION IS FULLY WITHIN THE CONTROL OF THE TITLE COMPANY AND THUS IT IS MERELY AN ADD ON CLOSING SERVICE (GUARANTY) AND SHOULD BE BILLED AS A FLAT FEE AND NOT BY DOLLAR AMOUNT.

cc: @alexthechick
GP When I say "the insured against condition is fully within the control of the title company," what I mean is that the title insurer only insures against items *of record* in the appropriate county clerk or recorder of deeds' office.
GP So, if the title insurer does its job properly (i.e., accurately reviews the documents and liens of record against the property and the sellers), it has no risk that it will ever have to pay out a dime.
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30 Aug
CZ I think this story is a total fabrication. There's no chance she could be this stupid. Would love to hear her independently confirm it, because I think any quotes from her were altered or made up.
CZ

"But Gary...I *never* said any of this stuff."

"Ssh, Olivia...this is fabulous press for you. Just go with it."
CZ

Interviewer: Who were your influences?

Olivia: Diana, Aretha, Selina, Gloria, Paula...

Editor: Hmm. Not woke enough. "I thought only white males could be female pop stars. Like George Michael."
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