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Richmond, VA
Joined August 2017
Steve Thornton retweeted
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME WITHOUT MAKING ME FEEL DUMB? I make about $85,000 a year. Between what I pay and what my employer pays, around $10,500 goes into Social Security every year. Over a 40 year career, that's $420,000. If that same $10,500 a year had gone into an index fund averaging 7%, it would be worth about $2.1 million at retirement. Take out 4% a year and that's about $84,000 a year, and the money never runs out. Social Security says I'll get $2,650 a month at 67. That's $31,800 a year. $84,000 versus $31,800. THEN WHY IS IT CALLED "WHAT YOU PAID IN"? I'm not trying to start a fight. I genuinely want someone to show me where the rest of it goes.
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💥WOOOOOOOOAAAAHHHH!! United States will FINALLY IMPLEMENT the new crypto stablecoin regulations under the GENIUS Act. 🇺🇸 GIGA BULLISH FOR CRYPTO & $XRP !!
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Steve Thornton retweeted
Unsealed indictments. RICO b00ms. VA State Senator arrested and in Federal custody along with 6 others. Yesterday's DELTA?: BOOMS EN_ROUTE TOMORROW. This is not a drill. Q Pointed directly at by Donals Trump himself. "Boom, boom, boom" to start his rally. "Did they get the shot?" "I pointed directly at it 3x." "I turned and double pointed just to be clear." "Did they pick up the 'Boom, Boom, Boom….Something is Happening'?" Yes, Mr. President, Anons are actively tracking. Message received. "Good, that's good." Q
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Steve Thornton retweeted
🚨 NOW: Outrage erupts after WNBA players RUN OUT OF THE ARENA to AVOID honoring the USA National Anthem, for 3 straight games - Golden State Valkyries - Atlanta Dream And league officials are DOING NOTHING The WNBA should be put out of business at this point. All they do is promote transgender and hatred of America. Rip it apart and start over! The same WNBA that is targeting Enes Kanter Freedom for supporting women!
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Steve Thornton retweeted
IT OFFICIALLY HAPPENED Elon Musk has reportedly taken a stake in the company that now owns CNN. The network that spent years attacking him may soon answer to him.
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Steve Thornton retweeted
🚨OH. MY. GOSH!!!!! A LIBERAL JUDGE JUST LET THE ALLEGED 15-YEAR-OLD “BITE OF SEATTLE” MASS SH00TER OUT OF JAIL!!!!! He was arrested ON THE SPOT, ADMITTED he pulled the trigger, and less than 3 months later he’s sleeping in his OWN BED… and he’s the ONLY PERSON ARRESTED FOR IT!!!!! On July 26th, the Bite of Seattle was packed at Seattle Center, 500 feet from the Space Needle, the the gunfire started. Two festival goers were K*LLED, and 4 more were wounded, including a 2-YEAR-OLD BOY. Ashley Whitehead was 56. Carlos Israel Sanchez Villalba was 44. They came for the food. They never went home. Police didn’t have to hunt for this kid, they arrested him RIGHT THERE, with a gun in his jacket. Prosecutors say it was a Polymer 80 GHOST GUN. He even TOLD POLICE he fired it. Court filings say that before the festival, his group met at a house where video showed at least 11 GUNS lined up on the FREAKING FLOOR!!!! One of them matched the gun he was caught with. Even his OWN LAWYER told the judge his actions were “dangerous and inappropriate.” He was charged with FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT with a firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm. The state wants him tried as an ADULT. On September 1st, Judge Veronica Galván kept him locked up and called him “a threat to community safety" but then when the hype went away... yesterday she let him go. Electronic home monitoring. At his dad’s house. Online school. Her reason? SELF-DEFENSE. Prosecutors told the court he’s a danger to the community. She sent him home anyway. IT GETS WORSE This isn’t the first time. In December 2024, Judge Galván released a 17-year-old robbery suspect WITHOUT BAIL, over prosecutors’ objections. FIFTEEN DAYS later, prosecutors say he and another teen lured a 14-year-old to a park in Everett, tied him to a tree, and ST*BBED him EIGHT TIMES. WE DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS!!!!!!!
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Steve Thornton retweeted
🚨BREAKING: New York Police Officer Quathisha Epps made over 400,000 dollars last year with a base salary of 204,000 and another 204,000 in overtime. She claimed to have worked over 1,600 hours of overtime and is now under internal affairs investigation for allegedly falsifying overtime hours, including self-approving her own time slips. Despite the probe, she was allowed to retire early and is now receiving roughly 16,000 dollars per month from taxpayers in her pension.
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Steve Thornton retweeted
🚨 DISGUSTING: Police say a man took a SLEDGEHAMMER to the Iwo Jima statue outside Marine Corps Base Quantico and knocked the HEAD off one of the Marines. Officers say they caught 27-year-old Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano "actively damaging" the monument Wednesday night. Damage is estimated in the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of dollars. He's charged with felony injury to a monument and felony destruction of property, and he's being held without bond. Those Marines bled on Iwo Jima so this country would stay free. Throw the book at him.
BREAKING: Historic Iwo Jima statue in VA (built in 1945) just decapitated by Miguel Soriano Immigration status not known
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Steve Thornton retweeted
MaxPreps has: Hawthorne 9-0 — No. 29 Merritt Island 8-0 — No. 31 Buchholz 8-0 — No. 38 St. Augustine 8-0 — No. 41 Which undefeated Florida team is being underrated the MOST?
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Steve Thornton retweeted
Guess Raines and Venice had some really bad days of practice early this week. No other reason for MaxPreps to drop them in the rankings, right??? And DeLand drops too. Just a quick note: There are not 44 teams in Florida better than DeLand.
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Steve Thornton retweeted
One of the most powerful Democrats in Virginia just turned herself in to the FEDS. State Sen. Louise Lucas, 82. Racketeering. Money laundering. Marijuana conspiracy. On an intercepted call, she allegedly said: "I've gotten too old to not be greedy." Lock her up.
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Steve Thornton retweeted
Talk about an EXTRAORDINARY waste of money. Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan's Minnesota has sent $7.9 MILLION to a nonprofit that hands out "booty bumping" kits. Lube and tips for taking meth up your rear. The state even makes it hand out voter registration forms. Flanagan wants a Senate seat. Vote accordingly.
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Steve Thornton retweeted
🚨 JUST IN: FBI Director Kash Patel reveals now-indicted President Pro Tempore of the Virginia Senate L. Louise Lucas (D) not only obtained MILLIONS OF DOLLARS through an illegal marijuana operation, but used her Senatorial position to PROTECT IT FRAUD, CHEATING AND STEALING. "Truly, the epitome of hypocrisy for a public official. Ms. Lucas posted on social media, 'I'm a 78-year-old grandma who legalized pot and now has her own cannabis store, and I'm the last thing standing between the GOP and total control of Virginia. That's worth an RT,' end quote." "While she was posting these things, and the reason I highlighted it, is because during this time period, her and her co-conspirators continued her criminal conspiracy to enrich themselves and break the public trust!" @FBIDirectorKash She bragged about her cannabis store online while the feds say the illegal side of it was making her rich! Then made it about Republicans! Now she's RIGHTFULLY facing FEDERAL charges. Total nuke in Virginia politics. One of the most powerful and influential Dem senators has been exposed for the fraud she is.
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💥BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!! The genius act is PASSED!!! 🇺🇸 The clarity act is COMING SOON!⏳ BULLISH FOR ripple:native & CRYPTO!!
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Steve Thornton retweeted
🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 BREAKING NEWS:
🚨ALARMING: Major U.S. banks are detecting UNAUTHORIZED AI agents accessing customer accounts, with some reportedly taking actions beyond users' instructions, per Axios. Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citi are restricting third-party AI access as security concerns grow. The biggest risks: - AI agents could make purchases or move funds without clear user authorization. - Banks are struggling to distinguish human activity from AI agents acting independently. - Some AI agents have reportedly contacted bank call centers on customers' behalf. Banks are now moving toward READ-ONLY access, allowing AI to view financial information without making transactions. The growing concern is that AI agents are advancing FASTER than banks can secure their systems.
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Steve Thornton retweeted
🚨 MAJOR BREAKING: Powerful Virginia Democrat state Sen. Louise Lucas has been ARRESTED and charged with running a marijuana trafficking and money laundering enterprise, per the DOJ This is the same woman who led Virginia Democrats' gerrymandering push to redraw the maps in their favor. Now she's in handcuffs! Six others were charged with her, several of them her own relatives 🤯 Holy SMOKES! She surrendered this morning. The charges include racketeering, money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute marijuana and gun possession She allegedly used her Senate seat to shield the operation. On a wiretapped call, she said: "I've gotten too old to not be greedy." LAW AND ORDER.
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🚨 Pennsylvania welfare supervisor accused of stealing $20K in food stamps and trading EBT cards for crack. Sheila McDonald, 46, a former clerical supervisor and EBT coordinator in Allentown, allegedly stole 48 EBT cards, activated them with recipients’ info, and ran 270 unauthorized transactions totaling $20,558. Surveillance allegedly shows her using the cards for groceries and cash. A witness claims she traded stolen cards and PINs for crack cocaine. She faces six felonies: theft, access device fraud, and criminal conspiracy. Affected households had benefits replaced. What should a government employee face for stealing from families in need? #EBTFraud #WelfareFraud #Accountability
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Steve Thornton retweeted
Looks like she drives an expensive car lol
This morning my team, along with @fdlepio, arrested the Mayor of Kissimmee for abusing her office for personal gain. I am proud of the outstanding work that my auditing team and Criminal Investigations Division did to uncover the alleged misuse of taxpayer dollars and to ensure that Jackie Espinosa’s corruption did not go without recourse. See you at 2pm with more info with @AGJamesUthmeier
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