The number of Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. illegally has declined

Trump’s just making the immigration crisis up to excite the bigoted part of his base.

The number of Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. illegally has declined by more than 1 million since 2007 https://t.co/N3WNPSO7po
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) February 10, 2019

El Paso update

Beto O’Rourke will be holding a rally tonight at the same time Trump’s rally is happening. Once again, le me point out that El Paso’s crime rate was declining before they built a barrier there. Trump is lying again.

https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/1095067496023871489

Pres Trump tells visiting sheriffs there's a big line of people outside his event in El Paso waiting to get in, and that rival Beto O'Rourke has a line too but it's a "tiny little line."
— Steve Holland (@steveholland1) February 11, 2019

The comments are great.

No question what this @realDonaldTrump rally in El Paso is all about: pic.twitter.com/tTcIckusLp
— Jeremy Diamond (@JDiamond1) February 11, 2019

Parked a couple blocks from the site of the ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ rally in El Paso. pic.twitter.com/jT28lADBZG
— Bob Moore (@BobMooreNews) February 11, 2019

Trump tells reporters that 75,000 people signed up for his campaign rally tonight in El Paso but the arena holds only 8,000.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) February 11, 2019

CNN's @betsy_klein spoke with a source about Trump's rally in El Paso tonight. When she asked about Trump's repeated usage of widely-debunked stats about violent crime in El Paso, the source sarcastically responded, "LOL."
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 11, 2019

The number of undocumented immigrants apprehended at the border has also declined in both cities. Apprehensions in El Paso have plummeted from nearly 120,000 in 2000 to 25,000 in 2017, according to US Border Patrol statistics. https://t.co/49OL01BIxa (6/8) pic.twitter.com/Z4mDIne5jT
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 11, 2019

.@realDonaldTrump claims El Paso, Texas used to be one of the nation's most dangerous cities, but became one of the safest after a border barrier was built. Crime data contradicts Trump's claim. His claim is False. https://t.co/zPylwuWuqE pic.twitter.com/v39Qnn4K05
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) February 11, 2019

Says Republican civic leader in El Paso: “Mexico is an economic and strategic ally of the United States, and an antiquated effort to place a barrier between us just won’t work.” https://t.co/kXatciMI09
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) February 11, 2019

The first photo is where @BetoORourke will speak tonight. The second is one of the many pro-Trump vendors set up across the street. The two sides will be thisclose together… with tensions high. pic.twitter.com/qQDehsg5HG
— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) February 11, 2019

Fact check: Trump claims a wall made El Paso safe. Data shows he’s lying again https://t.co/fu09eFuQNq
— Ali Velshi (@AliVelshi) February 11, 2019

El Paso officials denounce Trump’s border comments ahead of his 1st 2019 campaign rally https://t.co/CHsSCPAP8J pic.twitter.com/PijYJe2NXj
— ABC News (@ABC) February 11, 2019

Even the Republican mayor of El Paso said Trump is wrong about El Paso.

President Trump's distorted view of life in El Paso | By Erin Coulehan for @CNNOpinion https://t.co/HTubxGBkRK pic.twitter.com/xHJWnxSh1k
— CNN (@CNN) February 11, 2019

Expect a very interesting discussion of crowd sizes Monday night. The El Paso County Coliseum, site of the @realDonaldTrump rally, can seat 5,000 to 6,000 depending on configuration. The outdoor counter rally has no real limitations and the forecast is clear and temps in the 50s. https://t.co/peJEdk2UOh
— Bob Moore (@BobMooreNews) February 10, 2019

The real dangers locals in El Paso say they confront: Lowriders. Dehydration. A sizzling car steering wheel in the middle of summer.

Residents here are used to their city being mischaracterized as a war zone by outsiders. https://t.co/oX4qhmLKQP
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) February 11, 2019

The major context behind Trump's visit to El Paso tonight: The city is one of the safest metropolitan areas in the country — before and after the fencing was completed there in 2009 https://t.co/WO71C347bn pic.twitter.com/85hbDhbEkl
— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) February 11, 2019

El Paso’s GOP Mayor Dee Margo just told us President was “wrong” when he claimed El Paso one of America’s most dangerous cities before border barrier. CNN fact-checked this after SOTU. Data shows crime fell long before construction, flat after installation. pic.twitter.com/DPAJBkAWol
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) February 11, 2019

El Paso mayor says President Trump is “wrong” to connect the city’s crime drop and border barrier https://t.co/qoquo6YuYv pic.twitter.com/Hj5aVBrHnP
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 11, 2019

EPA has reduced inspections

Under Trump, EPA inspections fall to a 10-year low. w/@eilperin https://t.co/R18q5ONWjN
— Brady Dennis (@brady_dennis) February 8, 2019

Trump’s trade war is keeping Russian fish sticks in US schools

How Trump's trade war kept Russian fish sticks in US school lunchrooms https://t.co/OKDpTMFY8k pic.twitter.com/a2JOcqUMNa
— CNN (@CNN) February 7, 2019

National Pizza Day

This is a very important holiday. The best pizza I have ever had was from Two Boots which has multiple locations although the one here in Baltimore is gone.

Today is National Pizza Day.
Here's the best dealshttps://t.co/IuPTFDov90 #nationalpizzaday #pizzatime
— Deke Bridges (@dekebridges) February 9, 2019

I'll eat pizza any time, anywhere #NationalPizzaDay pic.twitter.com/jIbEooLJEg
— Calvin and Hobbes (@Calvinn_Hobbes) February 9, 2019

Hey, I heard it's #NationalPizzaDay, so remember:
18" Pizza Is More Pizza Than Two 12" Pizzas pic.twitter.com/TQAEp1KJHY
— Eric Alper (@ThatEricAlper) February 9, 2019

I'll eat pizza any time, anywhere #NationalPizzaDay pic.twitter.com/56r8pnnhNy
— Charlie Brown (@Peanuts_4Fans) February 9, 2019

Happy National Pizza Day from Shaggy and Scooby! What’s your favorite pizza topping?#Scooby13Ghosts pic.twitter.com/c3EZKCkr1E
— Warner Bros. (@WBHomeEnt) February 9, 2019

In the world of #RalphBreakstheInternet, there's only one way to celebrate #NationalPizzaDay: cat video. pic.twitter.com/4PGqmO8fTg
— Disney Animation (@DisneyAnimation) February 9, 2019

Today is National Pizza Day. You know what you must do. #NationalPizzaDay pic.twitter.com/1oqQ59LoAg
— Sandra Boynton (@SandyBoynton) February 9, 2019

Trump and Iran

Ivanka claimed that she isn't worried about Mueller because the family never did business with Iran:https://t.co/1lRnMX55Yd

Let me explain how they did, in fact, almost certainly do business with Iran.

Everything I write here is acknowledged by the Trump Org.

1/
— Adam Davidson (@adamdavidson) February 9, 2019

The Flying Burrito Brothers’ ‘The Gilded Palace of Sin’

This is a great album from 1969. If you only want to try one song, listen to “Sin City”. Other similar albums are Sweethearts of the Rodeo by the Byrds and Gram Parsons’ solo albums, GP and Return of the Grievous Angel. They were Parsons’ recordings before and after the Flying Burrito Brothers. Other artists had tried to bring country music into rock music but nobody ever did it better.

This is the story behind the suit Parsons is wearing on the cover. He is the second from the right. The tweet below links to an article about the suit worn by Chris Ethridge who is on the left.

54 years ago, someone stole Chris Ethridge's Burrito Brothers suit. Now it's back with his family–but not after enduring a wild ride that included a stay in Elton John's closet. https://t.co/x9WigppNjt
— David Browne (@DavBrowne) July 20, 2023

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Flying Burrito Brothers’ ‘The Gilded Palace of Sin’: 10 things you didn’t know https://t.co/JitqFyoC9Y
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) February 9, 2019

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So far, tax refunds are lower because of the Trump tax scam

There are a lot of unhappy people who have done their taxes and realized that the Trump tax cut was a scam.

I knew it was when I saw the new federal tax withholding rate for my federal pension. It was 17% lower than it was for 2017. I knew this was phony and changed it back.

Search I just did my taxes on Twitter for stories from taxpayers.

The politics of the tax cut will only go downhill from here. It arguably gave growth a moderate bump for two quarters; 4th q looks meh, and 1st q of 2019 meher. $2 trillion for nothing https://t.co/7FQKieO4jV
— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) February 18, 2019

About 1 in 10 Maryland taxpayers, or 280,000 people, will see their total tax bill rise this year. https://t.co/UmcRvc4NPW
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) February 18, 2019

Factcheck: This is not a good tweet. Yes, the average refund is down but that tells us nothing about people’s total tax bill.

We know that 80% of Americans got a tax cut (and only 5% got an increase).

Sen. Harris can criticize TCJA but it’s faulty to use the $170 refund metric https://t.co/myLaXZtzbu
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) February 12, 2019

There are 2 issues here.
1. Based on early data, the avg. tax refund amount is down 8%. Treasury is right that data is v. early on & could change.

2. That said, the IRS' OWN ESTIMATES say the # of people getting refunds will decline this year [See p. 13 https://t.co/lBgD8wfRAV ] https://t.co/DKQ70u1h0G
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) February 11, 2019

Do you have a lower 2018 tax refund?

3 key points:
1. Vast majority of Americans did get a tax cut in 2018.
2. Withholding for some went down, so you paid gov less during the year (and now get lower refund)
3. ~5% of people are paying more in taxes nowhttps://t.co/gRlCuLeYeS
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) February 10, 2019

Good thread here on taxes, tax refunds and tax withholding 👇 https://t.co/Fi7x1kfmnb
— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) February 12, 2019

Early filers have been taking to social media to express their ire at finding that their refunds were a fraction of what they anticipated or — worse yet — that they would owe an unexpected bill to the IRS. https://t.co/AHKF2yY9qq
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) February 9, 2019

Want actual evidence that the #GOP tax scam raised taxes on millions of middle class Americans? Read below.

Or look at your tax refund (if you even get one). Many of you will see that @realDonaldTrump & Republicans lied to you.#SaturdayMorning Thoughts https://t.co/jKFP5Rjv4N
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) February 9, 2019

People complaining about #GOPTaxScam are simply doing their taxes wrong by not taking advantage of the new private jet deduction. #taxes2019 #taxrefund https://t.co/fZvVVZ1QtL
— Mecrob Gilman (@MecrobSux) February 6, 2019

Trump and the GOP Tax Plan Screwed Middle Class Parents Out of a Refund https://t.co/KzcMvOL1R1
— I'M A MOM (@PeggyJeanB) February 9, 2019

Ah, long awaited refund many Americans depend on, reveals it was all bullshit!
Trump scam only #maga for the 1% – 🤣🤣#GOPTaxScam

Hoo-boy! Lots of people are really unhappy with their tax refunds this year https://t.co/Y7tNsVSxfR
— Trish K. (@tkaz99) February 5, 2019

Perfect timing to see this RT from one year ago today, especially given all of the people complaining online about the huge tax increases they are seeing as they fill out their tax forms this year, owing taxes instead of getting a refund. https://t.co/lW5UakE3R8
— Jennifer Hayden (@Scout_Finch) February 5, 2019

It wasn't the racism,
It wasn't the sexism,
It wasn't the collusion,
It wasn't the betrayal,
It wasn't bowing to Putin,
It wasn't lying about the wall,

…it's because they won't get a big enough tax refund. THAT'S the final straw for these people. pic.twitter.com/LOE6H01GkR
— Rocked (@RockedNet) February 5, 2019

This is a great point – many of them were willing to put up with Trump’s other terrible actions.

With filing season officially under way, a growing number of taxpayers are realizing that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act might be a double-edged sword: https://t.co/G51QSCm9Er @tomcostellonbc has the details now.
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) February 9, 2019

Fewer Americans have received their tax refunds in the first week of this year’s tax filing season compared to the same period last year.https://t.co/4hR3ePhQ7K
— Axios (@axios) February 9, 2019

Trump lies when he says he prevented a war with North Korea

Obama was not going to war with North Korea. We’ve been through this before but Trump continues to lie about it.

Trump got it backwards: We didn't avoid war with North Korea because of him, we damn near got *into* a war there because of him, and praising himself for averting it is like a golfer who celebrates a shot out of the sand bunker he shouldn't have been in.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 6, 2019

“If I had not been elected President of the US, we would right now, in my opinion, be in a major war with North Korea with potentially millions of people killed.” – Trump

Fact check: Are you kidding me?
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) February 6, 2019

I'd nominate the fictional war with North Korea he fictionally prevented as Trump's biggest lie these days. No one even remotely thought that was going to happen.
— Jonathan Bernstein (@jbview) February 6, 2019

The odds of war with North Korea went up because of Trump’s bellicose rhetoric in 2017. He’s taking credit for flipping from threatening “rocket man” to flattering him.
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) February 6, 2019

Trump is a chump for North Korea

Trump is supporting a dictator.

Good Lord, you're a fucking rube. https://t.co/s2gswpaN7z
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) February 9, 2019

Not even Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes in socialism this much https://t.co/UzHvTwOX2I
— David Frum (@davidfrum) February 9, 2019

Reminder: an estimated 130,000 people are held in North Korean gulags. https://t.co/z0qbkgwGGk https://t.co/bAkc00sXhy
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) February 9, 2019

Thing is, it's not funny. They're poor, they're hungry, and they're dying. Stunted growth means that North Korean kids are shorter and lighter than South Koreans.https://t.co/VBh0OOEPjg

Economic policy really matters, and it's disgusting to call this an economic powerhouse.
— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) February 9, 2019