Deep State's Waterloo: Social Security Scandal and Political Commentary
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Jeff Childers' "Coffee & Covid" newsletter from February 17, 2025, alleges a massive Social Security fraud involving millions of "zombie" accounts, suggesting widespread government malfeasance and potential election irregularities. The author criticizes media outlets for downplaying the story and accuses the "Deep State" of a Waterloo-level scandal. Childers also analyzes media reactions to a Trump social media post, perceiving them as overblown and a trap the media willingly walked into. He highlights a New York Times op-ed questioning birthright citizenship, suggesting a shift in the Overton Window. Finally, the piece notes rising unemployment in Washington, D.C., framing it as a consequence of Trump's efforts to "drain the Swamp."
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C&C NEWS 🦠, February 17, 2025, by Jeff Childers1: This article discusses a number of topics including:
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A scandal involving a vast number of fraudulent Social Security numbers1.... The article claims that there are millions of more active SSNs than the entire population of the United States4.
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The media's reaction to a Trump tweet that quoted the movie Waterloo1....
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An op-ed in the New York Times about birthright citizenship1....
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Unemployment trends in Washington, D.C.1....
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What the Church Needs to Know about Covid-19, August 29, 2021, by Jeff Childers9: This article is listed as an additional piece by the same author but the content is not summarized in the excerpt.
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C&C NEWS 🦠, February 18, 2024, by Jeff Childers9: This article is listed as an additional piece by the same author but the content is not summarized in the excerpt.
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C&C NEWS 🦠, August 20, 2023, by Jeff Childers10: This article is listed as an additional piece by the same author but the content is not summarized in the excerpt.
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Enumerate 80 key take away points from the source material . For each point gives a supporting sentences which explain and characterize the key point that it pertains to.
Here are 80 key takeaway points from the source material, each with a supporting sentence:
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Fraudulent Social Security Numbers: Millions of active Social Security Numbers are assigned to people older than the oldest known living individuals1.
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Discrepancy in SSN Data: There's a significant difference between the number of active SSNs for people aged 100+ and the actual number of living Americans in that age group2.
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Potential for Fraud: The discrepancy in SSN data suggests the possibility of fraudulent activities such as receiving benefits, filing tax returns, and voting2....
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Media Downplaying: The media has historically downplayed or ignored the issue of fraudulent Social Security records4....
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Government Inaction: The Social Security Administration has been slow to address the problems identified in reports about fraudulent SSNs2.
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Scale of the Problem: The total count of active SSNs exceeds the entire population of the United States by a significant margin6.
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"Zombie" Accounts: Millions of dead or nonexistent "Americans" appear to be on the books, potentially receiving benefits and voting3.
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Need for Overhaul: The scale of the Social Security fraud is so vast that it may require a complete system overhaul7.
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Deep State Scandal: The Social Security scandal could be a major turning point for the "Deep State"7.
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Trump's Napoleon Quote: A quote posted by Trump was interpreted by the media as suggesting he believes he is above the law7....
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Media Overreaction: The media's reaction to Trump's quote was seen as exaggerated and a misinterpretation of his intent9.
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Trump's Legal Compliance: Despite accusations, Trump generally follows the law10.
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Birthright Citizenship Debate: The New York Times published an op-ed questioning birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants10.
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14th Amendment Interpretation: The meaning of "subject to the jurisdiction" in the 14th Amendment is a key issue in the birthright citizenship debate11.
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Historical Context of Citizenship: Citizenship was historically granted to those who owed allegiance to the U.S., not just anyone born there12.
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Shift in Overton Window: The publication of the NYT op-ed signals a shift in the debate around birthright citizenship13.
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Unemployment Increase in D.C: Washington, D.C., experienced a spike in unemployment, possibly due to efforts to shrink the government13.
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"Funemployment": During the Obama era, Nancy Pelosi used the term "funemployment" to describe people collecting unemployment benefits14.
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Government Job Growth During Pandemic: The federal workforce expanded during the pandemic while many Americans lost their jobs14.
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Sacrifice for the Common Good: Federal workers may now need to make sacrifices for the common good15.
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Draining the Swamp: Trump is committed to reducing the size and scope of the federal government16.
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Severance Opportunity: Federal workers were offered severance packages, but many did not accept them15.
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Personal Responsibility: Individuals are responsible for the consequences of their choices16.
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Call to Action: The author encourages readers to get involved and help spread the truth17.
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Social Security Fraud Impact: Fraudulent Social Security payments amount to a significant sum of money annually18.
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Government Accountability: Those responsible for overlooking the Social Security fraud should be held accountable18.
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Historical Context: Centuries of history are being made in minutes1.
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Discoveries: The article claims to have discovered the "Great Democrat Zombie Army"1.
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IG Report: In 2015, the Social Security Administration’s Inspector General reported millions of active Social Security numbers were assigned to people aged 112 or older1.
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Expanded Audit: In 2023, an expanded audit looked at SSNs aged 100 and up, and found millions lacking a date of death1.
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PEW Research: Last year (2024), PEW Research reported there are only a small number of living Americans aged 100+2.
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Media's Role: The media's main job is to cover up government incompetence19.
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Corporate Media Narrative: Corporate media maintains that entitlement fraud is rare and overhyped19.
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DOGE: DOGE is reporting that the OIG canaries in the SSA mineshaft were woefully underreporting the problem20.
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Elon Musk's Post: Elon Musk posted a database count of active Social Security Numbers by age range20.
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Honor System: Apparently, we’ve been operating on the honor system this whole time6.
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Government Employees: It’s just the latest reason they sneer at us and think we’re stupid and gullible6.
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Neanderthal Conservatives: Those neanderthal conservatives will believe anything6.
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Biggest Suckers: We’re the biggest suckers in human history6.
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Total Count of Active SSNs: Based on Elon’s chart, the total count of active SSNs is 398 million6.
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Impossible Situation: It’s totally impossible, at least under our current scientific understanding of human mortality3.
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Shadow Army: The diligent, hardworking, apolitical employees in the federal government appear to have diligently preserved a shadow army of dead or nonexistent “Americans” on the books3.
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Kafkaesque Apparatus: Just napalm the whole Kafkaesque apparatus and start over from scratch7.
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Trump's Troll: What gave media the vapors this time was a classic Trump troll in the form of an uncharacteristically short and muted single-sentence post7.
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Media's Sinister Hidden Meaning: Media had to project and to impute motives to discover Trump’s sinister hidden meaning8.
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Film Quote: Trump just appeared to be obliquely quoting the 1970 film Waterloo, directed by Sergei Bondarchuk8.
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Dictatorial Frenchman: In the film, the dictatorial frenchman Napoleon said he “did not ‘usurp’ the crown.”8.
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Waterloo Clip: The article references a clip from the movie Waterloo9.
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Absurd Reaction: The media’s absurd reaction was swift and totally deranged9.
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Führerprinzip Territory: We're getting into real Führerprinzip territory here9.
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Narrative-Smashing Op-Ed: On Saturday, no less than the New York Times ran a narrative-smashing op-ed headlined, “Trump Might Have a Case on Birthright Citizenship.”10.
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Democrats' First Win: The Democrats’ first ‘win’ against Trump is already crumbling10.
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Legal Ambush: Like Napoleon at Waterloo, they confidently stormed into battle, realizing too late they marched straight into a legal ambush10.
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Executive Order: On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order ending so-called birthright citizenship for certain children of illegal immigrants11.
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Democrats Sued: Democrats sued, wailing that his EO violated the 14th Amendment11.
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Plain Language: One of the judges claimed it “conflicts with the plain language of the 14th Amendment.”11.
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Supreme Court: The Supreme Court has never held that children born to illegal immigrants are citizens21.
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Judicial Hand-Waving: But thanks to decades of judicial hand-waving and bureaucratic indifference, citizenship has been quietly doled out with all the discretion of Social Security numbers21.
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14th Amendment's Purpose: The 14th Amendment’s well-known purpose was to convey citizenship to children of freed slaves21.
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Constitutional Crisis: The 14th Amendment resolved the Constitutional crisis in Lincoln’s favor21.
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Common Law History: The carefully considered article delved into the history of citizenship through the centuries12.
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Citizenship Status: Citizenship was for people who owed allegiance to the U.S., not just anyone who happened to be born here12.
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Undocumented Invaders: The 14th Amendment wasn’t written to pass out citizenship to millions of undocumented invaders lacking loyalty to the country12.
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Bad News: This editorial’s publication was a massive shift in the Overton Window, preparing the Times’ readers for bad news13.
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Legal Scrutiny: The left’s sacred cow of birthright citizenship is finally getting serious legal scrutiny13.
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Shakier Legal Foundation: The New York Times is already conceding ground means they know their side’s legal foundation is much shakier than they’ve previously pretended13.
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Shrink the Government: Unemployment spikes in Washington, D.C., as Trump and Musk begin efforts to shrink the government13.
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Jobless Filings: Jobless filings in Washington, D.C., surged13.
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Disastrous Obama-Era Economy: During the disastrous Obama-era economy, as jobs for people outside government crashed and burned14.
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Generous Government Unemployment Benefits: The fossilized Speaker urged people collecting generous government unemployment benefits to spend time traveling, writing poetry, painting landscapes, and starting up NGO’s14.
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Sacrificing for the Common Good: Ordinary Americans lost our jobs and small businesses by the millions, we were constantly assured by our federal betters that we were sacrificing for the common good14.
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Federal Workforce Metastisized: Meanwhile, the federal workforce metastasized, swelling like a taxpayer-funded tumor14.
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Work From Home: Government workers got paid to ‘work from home’—which meant collecting full salaries, grant payments, and dead grandmothers’ Social Security checks between Netflix binges14.
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Hardest Hit: Prepare for corporate media to circulate their perennial “hardest hit” sob stories15.
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Guilt Manipulation: Don’t fall for media guilt manipulation16.
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Draining Machine Up to 11: Trump promised to drain the Swamp, and he meant it, this time16.
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Delicious Installment: Swirl back around tomorrow morning for another delicious installment of Coffee & Covid’s essential news and commentary16.
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Join Up With C&C: Consider joining up with C&C to help move the nation’s needle and change minds17.
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Errata: The article includes an errata correcting a number18.
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FedUpInOR: A commenter calculates the potential cost of fraudulent social security payments18.
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Additional Articles: The excerpt also lists additional articles by Jeff Childers on various dates22....
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Enumerate 40 key word from the source material . For each word gives supporting sentences which define, explain and characterize the key word that it pertains to
Here are 40 keywords from the source material, each with a supporting sentence that defines, explains, and characterizes the keyword:
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Deep State: This scandal will be the Deep State's Waterloo, suggesting it represents a significant challenge or downfall for entrenched, allegedly secretive government elements1.
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DOGE: DOGE is reporting that the OIG canaries in the SSA mineshaft were, if anything, woefully underreporting the problem, indicating DOGE is an entity or individual investigating and disclosing information about the Social Security Administration (SSA)2.
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Zombies: Sixty-four million zombies, which refers to the impossible number of dead or nonexistent "Americans" potentially receiving benefits and voting3.
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Funemployment: During the disastrous Obama-era economy, as jobs for people outside government crashed and burned, Nancy Pelosi infamously coined the term "funemployment," describing people collecting generous government unemployment benefits4.
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Swamp: Trump promised to drain the Swamp, and he meant it, this time, referring to his commitment to reduce the size and scope of the federal government5.
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Media: The media’s absurd reaction was swift and totally deranged, highlighting the press's perceived overreaction and misinterpretation of events, specifically concerning Trump6.
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Social Security Administration (SSA): In 2015, the Social Security Administration’s Inspector General reported that 6.5 million active Social Security numbers were assigned to people aged 112 or older, pointing to the agency responsible for managing social security numbers and benefits7.
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Birthright Citizenship: On Saturday, no less than the New York Times ran a narrative-smashing op-ed headlined, “Trump Might Have a Case on Birthright Citizenship,” indicating the concept of automatic citizenship for those born in a country, which is being legally scrutinized8.
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14th Amendment: Democrats sued, wailing that his EO violated the 14th Amendment, which provides, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside," referencing the constitutional amendment at the center of the birthright citizenship debate9.
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Election Integrity: We are scarred veterans of the post-Millennial period, and we understand the media’s main job is not to expose, but to cover up government incompetence — and especially bury any news at all that might fuel legitimate concerns about election integrity, highlighting concerns that the media is trying to bury any news that might fuel legitimate concerns about election integrity10.
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Fraud: The discrepancy in SSN data suggests the possibility of fraudulent activities such as receiving benefits, filing tax returns, and voting11.
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Unemployment: Unemployment spikes in Washington, D.C., as Trump and Musk begin efforts to shrink the government, referring to the rise in the number of people without jobs in the specified area12.
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Overton Window: This editorial’s publication was a massive shift in the Overton Window, preparing the Times’ readers for bad news, indicating a change in the range of ideas considered acceptable in public discourse12.
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Executive Order: On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order ending so-called birthright citizenship for certain children of illegal immigrants, referring to a directive issued by the president that has the force of law9.
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Media Bias: We are scarred veterans of the post-Millennial period, and we understand the media’s main job is not to expose, but to cover up government incompetence, suggesting the presence of media bias in covering government affairs10.
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Voter Fraud: And of course, these immortal individuals are probably also voting and voting Democrat, suggesting that millions of mysterious perennial people are voting, raising concerns about voter fraud11.
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Bureaucrats: I, for one, thank the gods of bureaucrats for all the hardworking, non-biased, non-partisan federal workers in the Social Security Administration who concluded, probably right after their 3-mimosa-lunch (held by Zoom), that it was just too hard and too expensive to stop 18.9 million fraudulent social security records by putting a presumed date of death into the date field, characterizing government employees as potentially inefficient or indifferent13.
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Napoleon: What gave media the vapors this time was a classic Trump troll in the form of an uncharacteristically short and muted single-sentence post, which hearkens back to Napoleon and suggests the media overreacted to a historical reference1....
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Troll: What gave media the vapors this time was a classic Trump troll in the form of an uncharacteristically short and muted single-sentence post, indicating that Trump's post was intended to provoke a reaction1.
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Narrative: Prepare for corporate media to circulate their perennial “hardest hit” sob stories, indicating the corporate media often presents a consistent narrative15.
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Entitlements: That narrative, after all, is as timeless as the millions of zombified centenarian recipients, referring to government entitlement programs, and implying potential fraud10.
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C&C: Swirl back around tomorrow morning for another delicious installment of C&C’s essential news and commentary, referring to the source of the news and commentary5.
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Truth Social: In no way, of course, did Trump’s post suggest doing anything illegal or unconstitutional, he posted it everywhere, on Truth Social, on X, and it was re-tweeted on the official White House Twitter account, it simply said, which is referencing a social media platform where Trump posted1.
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X: In no way, of course, did Trump’s post suggest doing anything illegal or unconstitutional, he posted it everywhere, on Truth Social, on X, and it was re-tweeted on the official White House Twitter account, it simply said, which is referencing a social media platform where Trump posted1.
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NYT: On Saturday, no less than the New York Times ran a narrative-smashing op-ed headlined, “Trump Might Have a Case on Birthright Citizenship", referencing a major news publication8.
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Media Cover-Up: We are scarred veterans of the post-Millennial period, and we understand the media’s main job is not to expose, but to cover up government incompetence, and especially bury any news at all that might fuel legitimate concerns about election integrity, indicating that the media actively conceals governmental failings10.
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Kafkaesque: Just napalm the whole Kafkaesque apparatus and start over from scratch, characterizing the system as complex, frustrating, and illogical3.
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Fraudulent Social Security Records: In 2015, apart from one-offs in some conservative media (Breitbart, Washington Times, Fox), I could only find a single AP story about the 6.5 million fraudulent Social Security records aged 112+, indicating that there were fake social security records16.
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Birthright: Democrats sued, wailing that his EO violated the 14th Amendment, which provides, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.” On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order ending so-called birthright citizenship for certain children of illegal immigrants, which refers to the legal concept of granting citizenship to individuals born within a country's borders, regardless of their parents' immigration status9.
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Draining the swamp: Trump promised to drain the swamp, and he meant it, this time, indicating a commitment to removing corruption and inefficiency from the government5.
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Non-Partisan: The author criticizes the Social Security Administration, questioning whether its employees are indeed "non-partisan"13.
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Misleading: Speaking of French dictators, consider yesterday’s UK Guardian’s breathlessly misleading article headlined, “Trump suggests he’s above the law with ominous Napoleon quote.", characterizing that some articles are misleading1.
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Overwrought: Another reason the overwrought ‘dictator’ charges keep falling flat is because Trump keeps following the law, describing the dictator charges as overwrought8.
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Illegitimate: This editorial’s publication was a massive shift in the Overton Window, preparing the Times’ readers for bad news, describing that the legal foundation is much shakier than they’ve previously pretended relating to illegitimate individuals12.
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Nepotism: The article does not directly mention "nepotism," but the references to government workers potentially abusing their positions could be related4....
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Lobbying: The article does not directly mention "lobbying," but the references to the "Deep State" and powerful interests influencing government could be related1.
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Red Tape: Just napalm the whole Kafkaesque apparatus and start over from scratch, this reflects a desire to eliminate bureaucratic "red tape"3.
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Accountability: Those responsible for overlooking the Social Security fraud should be held to account, calling for those who didn't act to be accountable for their actions17.
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Misinformation: The media’s absurd reaction was swift and totally deranged, which often spreads misinformation6.
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Discrimination: The article does not directly mention "discrimination," although discrimination may result based on ones political preference within their career4....
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Why does the author call it funemployment?
