From Tangle newsletter on Trump's address to Congress.: > Trump is still repeating a lot of nonsense about Social Security payments to 150-year-old Americans. To recap: We know the Social Security Administration (SSA) issues erroneous payments. Last year the SSA inspector general found $71.8 billion in improper payments from 2015 to 2022 (about 0.84% of the $8.6 trillion in payments over that time). Another inspector general report from 2021 found that the SSA made $298 million in payments to 24,000 dead beneficiaries. But Musk has made much more sweeping claims on X and is pretending DOGE uncovered this. A lot of people explained to Musk that he was misunderstanding the data he was looking at, but he has not corrected the record. Now the president is running with it, even after his own appointed Social Security administrator said “recent reporting” (from Musk and Trump) was misinforming people about fraudulent payments.
Stakeholder Consultant on X: "Earlier today I tweeted this. This photograph is in wide circulation, the woman always identified as Xi Jinping's daughter, Xi Mingze I got several replies pointing out that some very credible sources insisted it was Xi Mingze. So I investigated further https://t.co/pE78gFECWz" / X
Earlier today I tweeted this. This photograph is in wide circulation, the woman always identified as Xi Jinping's daughter, Xi Mingze
I got several replies pointing out that some very credible sources insisted it was Xi Mingze. So I investigated further
Will Chamberlain on X: "The finding that he was a member of MS-13 only came up because he asked for bond. The immigration judge reviewed the evidence and found that it "show[ed] he is a verified member of MS-13." and therefore that Abrego-Garcia did not demonstrate "that his release from custody would https://t.co/kDTP4iM35w" / X
The finding that he was a member of MS-13 only came up because he asked for bond. The immigration judge reviewed the evidence and found that it "show[ed] he is a verified member of MS-13." and therefore that Abrego-Garcia did not demonstrate "that his release from custody would
Ronan Farrow on X: "JD Vance holds a JD from Yale Law (and so do I). Presumably, he knows that he is disregarding the law here, and being deceptive about the protections it affords. Non-citizens physically present in the United States, regardless of their immigration status, are entitled to due https://t.co/MarkSOUsfF" / X
JD Vance holds a JD from Yale Law (and so do I). Presumably, he knows that he is disregarding the law here, and being deceptive about the protections it affords.
Non-citizens physically present in the United States, regardless of their immigration status, are entitled to due
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick on X: "NEW! The Trump administration ADMITTED last night that many of the people sent to do hard labor in a Salvadoran prison are people with NO CRIMINAL RECORD. Stunningly, they argue that because they DON'T know much about these people, that justifies denying them due process! https://t.co/TTmYcRJYYr" / X
REPORT | According to Fox News and much of the rest of the media, Mahmoud Khalil has called “for the total eradication of Western civilization.” Even if the allegation were true, it would be protected speech, but it’s not: the phrase appeared on an Instagram post linked to an… pic.twitter.com/Ek1OuxOO52— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) March 12, 2025
DOGE Quietly Deletes the 5 Biggest Spending Cuts It Celebrated Last Week
The cuts, highlighted on an earlier version of the “wall of receipts” posted by Elon Musk’s team, contained mistakes that vastly inflated the amount of money saved.
Jeff Stein on X: "Elon Musk's pick to run the Social Security Administration, now taking over the agency, is out with a statement today in which he acknowledges that people in the Social Security database who are over 100 years old are "not necessarily receiving benefits" Trump had said "millions https://t.co/NFya0iRi3h" / X
Here’s the thing, because there’s so little straight news left. democrats (or whoever is left that sees what’s happening clearly) need to narrate what’s happening. Someone needs to remind people of actual reality and not maga doublespeak. Russia is not here to bring peace,…— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) February 19, 2025
Alright I swear this is the last time I am going to try to explain this but nobody can read govt docs so here goes!
1. Politico did NOT get "$8 million in a year" from USAID. It got $8 million from 2016 to fiscal year 2025 from ALL government agencies and departments.
2. USAID…
— Isaac Saul (@Ike_Saul)
1/ Alright, friends. It’s starting, and I want to get ahead of it. Four years later, can’t believe we are doing this, but… ELECTION FRAUD DEBUNKING MEGA THREAD, PART II
We’ll have a lot of re-reruns from 2020 (original thread below). Send me any you see. I will investigate…
— Isaac Saul (@Ike_Saul)
(1) Isaac Saul on X: "1/ ALRIGHT Y'ALL. ELECTION FRAUD DEBUNKING MEGA THREAD. I’m following claims of fraud and looking into them. I think I’ve solved most now. Nothing is holding up under any scrutiny so far so I’m making a thread to track in one place. Please RT! #ElectionResults2020 #Election2020" / X
— Isaac Saul (@Ike_Saul)
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TikTok isn't misleading the youth, mainstream media is misleading the old. pic.twitter.com/DRbfXjv6xN— onagapnotsew (@westonpagano) December 21, 2023
Francesco Sebregondi 🔎 on X
About the #Gaza #hospital blast,
The version saying it would have been caused by Palestinian rocket (mis)fire is gaining traction online and among #OSINT communities.
A thread showing weaknesses in this version, and why an Israeli bombing is highly more plausible.⬇️ 1/x
Koba ☭ on X: "🧵 I see a lot of socialists pointing out that Israel "created" Hamas. While there is truth to that, it's reductionist and counterproductive to bring up in most cases when discussing this conflict with people. The rise of religious nationalism within the Palestinian..." / X