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Ruben Escobedo retweeted
Liberals say, “Feed the hungry.”
MAGA says, “They should’ve worked harder.”
Liberals say, “Protect the right to vote.”
MAGA says, “Purge the voter rolls.”
Liberals say, “No one should go bankrupt because they got sick.”
MAGA says, “If you can’t afford healthcare, that’s your problem.”
Liberals say, “Let people love who they love and live as they are.”
MAGA says, “God hates the same people we do.”
So don’t come at me with a Bible in one hand and an American flag in the other, pretending that makes you righteous.
Because if your version of Christianity requires cruelty, demands conformity, justifies suffering, and teaches children that some people are less deserving of love, you can keep your heaven.
I was raised to believe that decency matters.
That you feed people when they’re hungry.
That you help people when they’re struggling.
That you stand up for those who cannot defend themselves.
That you speak up even when your voice shakes.
That you leave this world a little better than you found it.
THAT is what liberalism means to me.
Not weakness.
Not entitlement.
Not some radical ideology.
MORAL COURAGE.
The courage to look at a country drowning in division, greed, and manufactured hatred and say:
We can do better.
We MUST do better.
And we have a responsibility to do better.
Because patriotism isn’t measured by how loudly you wave a flag or how often you quote scripture.
It’s measured by how you treat your fellow human beings.
And if compassion makes me a liberal, I’ll wear that label proudly.
So enough with the cruelty.
Enough with the hypocrisy.
Enough with the endless chaos.
We are better than this.
And it’s damn well time we started acting like it.
VOTE.
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
We are former CIA officers, FBI agents, diplomats, and military leaders who spent our careers defending America from global threats. But protecting our constitutional democracy isn't something we can do alone, defending democracy requires all of us.
Stand firm, get organized, and make your voice heard on November 3rd. VOTE for democracy. VOTE for freedom. VOTE for our future. Tap the link in our bio to check your registration, access essential resources, and build your voting plan today! #HoldFast #Vote
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
Fox: Why are you here this morning?
Trump rally attendee: Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here. There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front.
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
Corporate greed is Microsoft making $134 billion in profits last year, receiving $19 billion in tax breaks under Trump, paying a lower federal income tax rate than a nurse and getting rid of 60,000 workers.
“Corporations will create jobs if they get tax breaks” is a total scam.
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
This Australian's reply to Trump's rant about “NATO not being there for America” is perfect.
"Mate. You run a country with 600,000 homeless people sleeping on the street tonight. A country where 40% of adults can't cover a $400 emergency without borrowing money. A country where insulin costs more than a car payment and people are rationing it to survive. A country where medical debt is the number 1 cause of bankruptcy. A country where women are dying in hospital car parks because doctors are too scared of abortion laws to treat a miscarriage.
You lock up more of your own citizens than any nation on earth. More than China. More than Russia. More than North Korea. The land of the free has 2 million people in cages, and a quarter of them haven't even been convicted of anything. They're just too poor to make bail.
Your life expectancy is going backwards. You're the only developed nation where that's happening. Your infant mortality rate is worse than Cuba's. Your kids do active shooter drills between maths and English while you sell the gunmaker's stock to your mates.
Your minimum wage hasn't moved in 15 years. You've got teachers working 2 jobs and veterans sleeping under bridges and you just spent a trillion dollars flattening a country that didn't attack you.
And you’ve got a convicted felon, adjudicating raping, paedophile protecting, porn star shagging insurrectionist running the biggest dumpster fire war campaign since the Taliban in Afghanistan thanked you very much for losing again.
And you're calling Greenland poorly run?
Greenland has universal healthcare. Free education. One of the lowest incarceration rates in the world. Nobody goes bankrupt there because they got sick. Nobody dies in a waiting room because their insurance said no.
'NATO wasn't there when we needed them." When exactly was that, champ? September 11? Because NATO invoked Article 5 for the first and only time in history FOR YOU. Soldiers from dozens of countries deployed, fought, bled, and died in Afghanistan FOR YOU. Australia wasn't even in NATO and we still showed up. For 20 years.
And you pulled out at 2am without telling anyone and left them to deal with the mess.
So maybe before you start calling other countries poorly run, have a look at your own backyard, you spray-tanned aluminium siding salesman. The only thing poorly run in this picture is your f----- mouth."
Credit to: Jim Keller
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
If you haven’t watched this yet please do.
I don’t care if you are Republican or Democrat, if this doesn’t move you to vote against the current state of affairs nothing will.
Our grandchildren will watch this clip in history class, to better understand the political climate during Trumpism.
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
I'm watching Obama and I'm thinking - Look! A real president! On TV! Speaking to ALL the country - about values, history, courage, sacrifice, allies, and commitment to Democracy. He is frank, forceful, articulate, truthful. No spin, no digression, no hyperbole, no bribes, no self-aggrandizement. Just communication filled with information. In a spirit of unity, urgency, hope, and togetherness.
Honesty and truth. Leadership.
I miss them so much.
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
I called to cancel my health insurance because I couldn't afford the premium anymore.
The rep asked why I wanted to cancel.
I told her I'm paying $685 a month for a family plan with a $9,000 deductible.
That's $8,220 a year before I've even paid for a single doctor's visit, prescription, or emergency room bill.
So if someone in my family gets seriously sick, I'm still looking at thousands of dollars in medical expenses on top of the premiums I've already been paying all year.
I asked her what exactly I'm supposed to do with a plan like that.
She explained that the policy was designed to help cover eligible medical expenses after I met my deductible.
I told her I understood how insurance works. What I don't understand is how a family can pay more than $8,000 a year for coverage and still be terrified of getting sick.
She didn't have an answer.
WE'VE CREATED A HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHERE PEOPLE ARE PAYING THOUSANDS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM MEDICAL BILLS THEY STILL CAN'T AFFORD.
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
I will NEVER understand how millions of so-called Christians blindly follow the most un-Christlike person in the world.
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
I can honestly tell you -
When I’m in public or anywhere really…
I’ve never worried about Muslim People.
I’ve never worried about Black People.
I’ve never worried about Mexican/Latinos.
It’s the white guys with the fucking MAGA hats and Confederate Flags….
Those are the assholes I watch.
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
There are only 3 types of people still supporting Trump:
1. Billionaires who are enriched by Trump cronyism.
2. White Nationalist racists who salivate over shooting and deporting immigrants.
3. Low information Evangelical zealots who subscribe to wild conspiracy theories.
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
Last time I checked…
Abdul El-Sayed didn’t receive a $400 Million Dollar Jet…
From a country that harbors and finances the Muslim Brotherhood.
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
He didn’t hold back. 🇦🇺💬
From across the ocean, this Australian gives a raw, unfiltered look at modern America. It’s a perspective most people are too afraid to say out loud, but it impacts all of us, no matter where we live.
This is a global wake-up call.
#USA #USAPolitics #AmericanCulture
Ruben Escobedo retweeted
In a few weeks when you go to vote, remember this post.
Two states, different leaderships. One state has a Democratic trifecta, the other has a Republican trifecta.
Where would you rather live?
Education ranking
🔵Massachusetts: 1st
🔴Oklahoma: 48th
(U.S. News 2025)
Healthcare ranking
🔵Massachusetts: 1st
🔴Oklahoma: Near bottom (3rd–5th worst (U.S. News Best States 2025 & America’s Health Rankings)
Poverty ranking
🔵Massachusetts: Among the lowest (~9.7–9.8%)
🔴Oklahoma: 8th highest (~14.9% in 2024 ACS)
(U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024)
Life expectancy
🔵Massachusetts: 80.82 years
🔴Oklahoma: 75.16 years
(CDC/NCHS life tables)
GDP per capita
🔵Massachusetts: ~$93,600–$110,500
🔴Oklahoma: ~$62,700–$64,700
(U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (state GDP data)
Murder rate
🔵Massachusetts: 1.78 per 100,000 (2024)
🔴Oklahoma: 6.25 per 100,000 (2024)
(FBI Uniform Crime Reporting)
Violent crime rate
🔵Massachusetts: 314.7 per 100,000 (2024)
🔴Oklahoma: 422.8 per 100,000 (2024)
(FBI Uniform Crime Reporting)
Federal reliance per $1 paid
🔵Massachusetts: Receives ~$0.60 per $1 in federal taxes paid (net donor state)
🔴Oklahoma: Receives ~$1.30 per $1 in federal taxes paid (net recipient)
(Rockefeller Institute of Government balance-of-payments analysis)
High school graduation rate
🔵Massachusetts: ~89.3% (recent four-year adjusted cohort)
🔴Oklahoma: ~82.2% (recent four-year adjusted cohort)
(State education department)
College degree rate
🔵Massachusetts: 47.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s or higher (2024 ACS)
🔴Oklahoma: 28.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s or higher (2024 ACS)
(U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024)
Air quality ranking
🔵Massachusetts: Stronger (roughly 11th in US News-style rankings; lower average AQI/PM2.5)
🔴Oklahoma: Weaker (roughly 44th; higher average AQI)
(US News Best States air quality metrics)
Teen pregnancy rate
🔵Massachusetts: 5.4 births per 1,000 females ages 15–19 (2024)
🔴Oklahoma: 19.6 births per 1,000 females ages 15–19 (2024)
(CDC National Vital Statistics System)
Incarceration rate
🔵Massachusetts: ~96 per 100,000
🔴Oklahoma: ~545 per 100,000
(Bureau of Justice Statistics)
Infant mortality rate
🔵Massachusetts: 3.28 per 1,000 live births
🔴Oklahoma: 7.12 per 1,000 live births
(CDC National Vital Statistics System)
Fetal mortality rate
🔵Massachusetts: 3.88 per 1,000
🔴Oklahoma: 5.71 per 1,000
(CDC National Vital Statistics Reports)
Median household income
🔵Massachusetts: $104,828 (highest among U.S. states in 2024)
🔴Oklahoma: $66,148
(U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024)
Uninsured rate
🔵Massachusetts: 2.8%
🔴Oklahoma: 11.5%
(U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2024)
Adult obesity rate
🔵Massachusetts: 27.0%
🔴Oklahoma: 36.8%
(CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System BRFSS)
Maternal mortality rate
🔵Massachusetts: 16.4 deaths per 100,000
🔴Oklahoma: 29.6 deaths per 100,000 live births
(CDC National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System (2018–2022)
