Tonight I am debating @LukeNiforatos from @learnaboutsam. I created this mega thread with information so you can easily find the information backing up my points.

You can watch the debate live here:

🧵1/21youtube.com/live/haMDogD6d… Where does SAM get it's financing?

According to the organization, their financing comes from individual donors. However, it seems that at least $78,000 of their funding came from USAID. x.com/Cannavesting/s…
This is a big issue, because it seems SAM receives government funds to promote prohibition policies that benefit the government at taxpayers' expense.
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I walked around downtown Miami today interviewing homeless people.

Here’s what I’ve learned so far, a 🧵 As we were looking for a place to park, this sign called our attention

“Effective July 25, 2020 large group feedings require a permit. Large group feedings include a total of 25 individuals or more, including staff. If you don’t have a permit, you will be fined. 1st offense $250, 2nd offense $500, 3rd offense 12 month suspension from feedings. To learn more or to apply, contact feeding@miamigov.com

Department of Human services, homeless outreach.”

Hmmm… that’s odd. Why would I need a permit to feed hungry people? And why the fines for not asking the government for permission?

When I lived in Venezuela, in the 1980’s-90’s, I vividly recall my father telling his friends and neighbors that socialism was coming to Venezuela, and their response, “what happened in Cuba can’t happen here! We have too much petroleum & freedom”

It did happen - and worse. /2 Today, many Americans tell me that the socialism they want, Democratic socialism, won’t lead to what happened in Cuba and Venezuela.

If you believe this, you’re wrong. The problem is, being wrong means destroying our country, and a simple sorry later won’t suffice.

I get why you’re angry.

You were told to stay home.
You were told to do “the right thing” You got the jab. You wore the mask. You missed birthdays and holidays. You missed hugs, fresh air, traveling, and hanging out with your friends.
You didn’t get to see grandma that one /2 2. last time. You didn’t get to hold her hand. You didn’t get to comfort her in her final moments.

But it was for the best. You can’t get sick. You can’t risk giving someone the disease. You were the good one. You did everything right.

And now you’re sick. You still got it. /3

Haven’t you noticed that no matter how “We The People” feel about a subject, government will do whatever it wants and doesn’t care about what we actually want?

TSA? The Drug War? Criminal justice reform? No knock raids?
Healthcare? Wars? Spying on its citizens? Immigration?/2 How much longer are we going to just sit around and allow our money to be stolen from us under the guise of “the greater good”

Yet when we analyze “the greater good” it ALWAYS ends with some well connected person getting more favors? When is the greater good actually about /3

How many cool LP podcasts and shows are there? It’s hard to keep up with the best, so how about we do an LP subscribe “follow” train?!

I’ll start with some of my favorites. Like and subscribe and add your own. Don’t forget to Retweet! #Libertarians

youtube.com/channel/UCO4_l… For Spanish:
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This was 16 year old #PaytonHam
An honor High school student. He was killed on Tuesday by a Maryland state trooper. A thread 🧵 According to police, an un identified male caller reported Payton because he was “acting suspicious” and had a gun.

When police showed up, they claim Payton was in a “shooting stance” and pointed a gun at them. They then shot him.

Then they claim that Payton pulled out a 2/x

My sons have air soft guns. They play with them frequently.They are not “asking for trouble” they are children with a toy.

I’m not surprised some police can’t tell the difference between an air soft gun and a gun. They can’t tell the difference between a taser and a gun either.

https://twitter.com/julioro27756069/status/1382526644687155200

washingtonpost.com/local/public-s…

“The #Cuban regime requests a joint sanction of seven years of deprivation of liberty for the political prisoner Luis Robles Elizástigui, who has been accused of the crimes of "enemy propaganda and resistance" for peacefully protesting for the freedom of rapper Denis Solís.”

https://twitter.com/CubaAdn/status/1382686776448356354

adncuba.com/noticias-de-cu…