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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 17h

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 19h

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 19h

A joke for the day

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 21h

Meanwhile in Portland
Sometimes you just have to send in the clowns to take care of the situation.

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you

TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 2d

Sunset from Ocean Shores WA

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 2d

THE PROBLEM WITH AMERICAS DEBT
The US debt is now
$37 TRILLION and growing
Interest payments consume $879.9 BILLION annually, more than the cost of Medicare
THE PROBLEM
IS NOT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
IS NOT THE POOR IN NEED
IS NOT MEDICARE
IS NOT MEDICAID
THE PROBLEM IS OUR GOVERNMENT CAN'T BUDGET MONEY

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 3d

I believe he's on the highway to hell myself

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 3d

GOVERNMENT SPENDING IS OUT OF CONTROL
Interest payments now consume $879.9 billion annually—more than the cost of Medicare or national defense.
govfacts.org/explainer/us...

US National Debt: $37 Trillion and Growing

The United States national debt is over $37 trillion as of September 2025. This massive debt load equals more than $109,000 for every person in America. The government borrows money by selling Treasur...

govfacts.org

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 3d

DOGE Accused of Massive Taxpayer Money Waste
Including $14.8 billion paid under a deferred resignation program that has kept around 200,000 employees on the government payroll without active duties for the past eight months, as per the report

economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/interna...

DOGE blows $21.7 billion paying people to do nothing — even scientists are checking park tickets

DOGE $21.7 billion waste: A Senate report reveals that DOGE, previously led by Elon Musk, has wasted $21.7 billion of taxpayer money, keeping hundreds of thousands of federal employees on the payroll ...

economictimes.indiatimes.com

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 5d

JUST AN FYI
Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for federal healthcare programs like Medicaid and Medicare and are ineligible for most federal health care benefits, aside from emergency care. Many documented (legal) immigrants are also ineligible.
www.aarp.org/medicare/are...

Are Noncitizens in the U.S. Eligible for Medicare?

Most who legally work can qualify, but a law that Congress passed in July 2025 removes several classes of immigrants from eligibility.

www.aarp.org

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 4d

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 4d

Deer nap time

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 4d

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 4d

Another one

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TK Ramsay @tkramsay.bsky.social · 5d

JUST AN FYI
Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for federal healthcare programs like Medicaid and Medicare and are ineligible for most federal health care benefits, aside from emergency care. Many documented (legal) immigrants are also ineligible.
www.aarp.org/medicare/are...

Are Noncitizens in the U.S. Eligible for Medicare?

Most who legally work can qualify, but a law that Congress passed in July 2025 removes several classes of immigrants from eligibility.

www.aarp.org