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Ra·tio /ˈrāSHēˌō/: see Jean Evans (r) on social media

20 Thursday Oct 2022

Posted by Michael Bersin in Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House, social media

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1st Legislative District, campaign finance, Jean Evans, Jeff Farnan, Jess Piper, missouri, ratio, social media, The smell of fear, Twitter

Jess Piper (D) [2022 file photo].

Yesterday:

Jean Evans @mojeanevans
Meet Jess. She’s fought hard to keep schools shut down and businesses closed. And now she wants your vote to do more of the same.

Piper for Missouri @piper4missouri
[…]
I know you keep up with me, girl. I’m not teaching this year. I’m running for state representative. Just trying to keep my kid’s school open while y’all tell her to get in the field while listening to books on tape. You know…the model you proposed for rural students?

10:39 AM · Oct 19, 2022

Do you smell republican fear in Missouri’s 1st Legislative District race? You’ve got to wonder why.

Via the Missouri Ethics Commission:

The republican in the race:

That’s some ratio.

Speaking of ratios, some of the responses to Jean Evans (r):

Malarkey!

We see what you did there.

Jess Piper is a rural educator who wants all students, including our rural students, to receive a quality public education. She has obviously not fought to keep schools closed. People are tired of others lying about where people running for political office stand on issues.

Jean, be honest, your work in education promotions privatization of schools, not support of public schools.

Jess is the voice we need in the state legislature. Practical experience dealing with decreased school funding, neglect of rural infrastructure and lobbyists destruction of family farms. She gives me hope

You are obsessed with her lol

More like fear.

Jean, you might want to sit this one out. Jess will go toe to toe with you and you’ll lose.

Meet Jean.
She’s OK with forcing schools to cut their curricula to 4-days a week to fund tax breaks for the wealthy, but trolls people who supported public health protocols protecting students, customers & employees during the pandemic.
Jean’s a hypocrite.
Don’t be like Jean.

Jean, meet our friend Ratio

Heh. We noticed.

Person that wants public education to fail says what?

And we LOVE her for it. Americans don’t want the fascism you’re pushing Jean.

Don’t be like Jean. Jean is sad and bored.

You are a liar, disgraceful. You do not have Missouri citizens in your best interest

She is being paid. That is what matters to Jean.

Huh? I’ve been following Jess for a while… her messaging seems to be about keeping rural schools open 5 days a week. Are you resorting back to talking points from 2 years ago? The world has changed, Jean.

Meet Jean. She has 45,000 fewer followers than Jess. If Jess has 48,000 followers, how many does Jean have?

Well, would you look at that. Us teachers can turn anything into a math problem [….]

We see what you did there.

As I recall Jess taught during the pandemic, in person. She was a brave frontline worker. I have nothing but respect for her and her voice in our community. Thank you, Jess Piper!

You’re a sad, dishonest shill for the GOP.

Believing in public schools and wanting to be a responsible steward of our children’s health. Wanting to invest in rural children. What a concept! Republicans have failed.

The whole world was shutdown. Just stop.

What a load crap. Betsy Devos is the one that proposed keeping rural kids in the field for starters. Secondly, What schools actually shut down last year in Mo? None How many businesses actually shut down other than the first 2 weeks of the pandemic in Missouri?

Saaaay what? Girlfriend you need to cough up data before you roundhouse with parroting opinions. But then that would mean knowing how to research and vet information…which is taught in public schools by the very educators you are trying to cancel and defund. Sit down.

Petty twitter fight? Shouldn’t you be busy stealing public funds for private education capitalists. Or maybe just finding new arguments to ensure that children with special needs are setup to fail.

Pretty much.

You’re Jean. Whose whole existence is fighting to defund public schools and pack the pockets of elitists. And now she thinks her trolling on Twitter is cute. It’s not.

Pretty much.

Well, Jean. Congrats on the steaming pile of horse shit you just dumped on the internet.

Meet Jean. This morning someone shat in her Fascist Flakes. And now she wants your attention so she can fill the hate shaped hole in her soul.

Well.

When your social media boiler room is in a junior high school basement

11 Saturday Dec 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Uncategorized

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gaslighting, GOP, Joe Biden, ratio, social media, Twitter

Today:

GOP @GOP
Joe Biden left for Wilmington, Delaware for another undeserved weekend off.
2:07 PM · Dec 11, 2021

In response:

A few other responses:

Your guy literally set a record for golfing so much

Cool. Now tell us about January 6th. [….]

Tell us about the PowerPoint presentation.

It must be nice to have literally negative shame.

Congrats, @gop. This has to be some kind of world record for leaving yourself wide open. [….]

Ratio.

Maybe he will golf at one of his properties oh wait

Is he going golfing?

This is just a parody account at this point

That actually made us check.

You guys seems less interested in proclaiming the greatness of the economy based on stock market record highs and low unemployment numbers this year. Why is that?

There’s that.

The absolute lack of awareness in this tweet doesn’t even shock me [….]

No worries, he got his sharpie out and circled all the places the tornadoes didn’t hit.

We see what you did there.

Somebody for the love of God tell me this is The Onion.

It isn’t.

Is he golfing at a resort he owns? And charging the Secret Service?

Did he wear a tan suit?

Elephant in the room.

The lack of self awareness is comical

Lying as a constant lifestyle choice

28 Tuesday Sep 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Roy Blunt, US Senate

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disingenuous twit, missouri, ratio, right wingnut, Roy Blunt, social media, Twitter, U.S. Senate

Roy Blunt (r) obviously believes we’re all stupid.

Roy Blunt (r) [2016 file photo].

This afternoon:

Senator Roy Blunt @RoyBlunt
The Democrats’ $3.5 trillion tax-and-spend spree is 67% higher than the $2.1 trillion spent by all 50 states combined in 2019. Let that sink in.
[….]
4:17 PM · Sep 28, 2021

Math is hard? Disingenuous asshole.

The Democrats’ Build Back Better legislation covers ten years.

As usual, there is much hilarity in the responses:

The Senior Senator of Missouri is against rebuilding our infrastructure over the next ten years.

Let that sink in!

The $3.5 trillion dollar BBB plan is over 10 years versus 1 year for the 2019 spending package, and you know that, but the lie is the point.

Lies are all they have…

Wow. What a liar. Do you think you should mention that one is over 10 years and the other is over 1? Do you not know that? Or do you hold your supporters in such contempt that you think they are too stupid to see through your deception?

Yes.

… you compared ten years of proposed federal outlays to one year of state outlays?

Maybe you should’ve let that sink in a little bit more before you said it.

This is what happens when reporters never, ever mention the 10-year part

Trump. $7.8 trillion. Refusing to raise the debt ceiling is just Republicans and Trump defaulting on financial obligations. Par for the course.

Bad combover. Check. Too long red tie. Check. Orange spray tan. Check. Tiny hands. Check. Cluelessness. Check…

In 2017, Republicans ran through a $1.9 trillion giveaway the corporations at the expense of American families.

Let that sink in.

What it comes to actually doing something for the American people Republicans would rather preen themselves on camera then actually work.

Hey Senator, how’s this ratio working out for your lie?

WE SEE YOUR SCAM @RoyBlunt. We don’t pay you $175,000/year just to have you protect your wealthy buddies and lie to us.

This is like me saying I’m gonna have to make $150,000 in mortgage payments over the next 10 years and freaking out because it’s 67% higher than my annual income.

1. Our infrastructure is failing. Let that sink in.
2. The climate crisis is upon us. Let that sink in.
If we don’t address #2., #1. will continue to erode & all we will do is spend money to bolster & repair. Time to act is now. Corporations need to pay their fair share. Tax them

It’s not being put on the credit card like the $2 Trillion tax cuts for billionaires that you voted for.

Yes, a ten year federal capital investment plan is higher than one year’s expenditure by state governments (who largely depend on federal expenditures…maybe a double count involved here?). And….?

“tax-and-spend”

you keep using these words, i do not think they mean what you think they mean

You had no problem giving huge windfall taxbreaks to the 1% two years ago!! Give the middle class a break for once. Avg income in MO is $55,000. Time to work for your constituents. Support the Infrastructure bill!!

Over ten years. There’s got to be somebody in your office who could explain this to you or, less charitably, somebody in your church who could remind you about the eighth commandment.

There needs to be and SAT test for elected representatives, or even to just get on the ballot. Sen Blunt is clearly not understanding.

Oh, Roy Blunt understands just fine.

“The thing that’s spent over 10 years is higher than one year of spending”- @RoyBlunt

No shit, Sherlock.

Wait. You are comparing a ten-year cost to a one-year cost? Do you think nobody will notice? What is your point?

He knows he can get away with it.

You guys spent 8 trillion in four goddam years. This is 3.5 over 10, for shit we actually need.

There’s that.

How is the trump tax cut working out for most Americans? How is it working out for the top 1%? How much debt did it add? $6 trillion. Let that sink in.

Lets do some math. 3.5 Trillion ÷ 10 years = 0.35 Trillion. Which is higher 0.35 Trillion in a year or 2.5 Trillion in a year?
You clearly couldn’t qualify for a job that requires math to make a product somebody would want to buy.

Over ten years. So its 83% lower than the states spent per year.

From 1/2017 to 1/2021 YOU/GOP raised the National debt by 7.8 Trillion dollars.

This amount represents:

162.5 BILLION dollars per MONTH

Or

5.339 BILLION dollars per DAY

How did the YOUR/GOP’s spending spree help US citizens in the lowest 90% income range?

Narrator: “It didn’t.”

Rs don’t want to pay bills on time – let that sink in

OVER. TEN. YEARS.

The $3.5 is over 10 years, genius

You don’t know the difference between ten years and one year. Let that sink in.

Math is hard and none of this true, but sure, Senator.

How is it you got elected when you can’t do math. Simple math. The type taught in grade school. How mant children understand the concept that money spent over 10 years is not the same as money spent over 1 year. But you don’t understand this? You also forgot the income.

Is Roy Blunt (r) smarter than a fifth grader? No.

Apparently they don’t teach math in Missouri.

They do, but far too many sleep through class.

Over 10 years, Sparky.

Lucky for you that the Senate doesn’t require a placement test.

To all Roy’s constituents, yes he thinks you’re too stupid to understand the difference between one year and ten years.

Over 10 years, Senator Genius.

This is totally misleading and false. You know it. Retract this tweet.

Either you’re dishonest—or stupid… it’s $3.5trillion over 10 years or $2.1trillion for 1 year

“Tell me you don’t know basic Math without telling me you don’t know basic Math.”

Math is really, really hard for some senators. Let that sink in.

Wow yeah how dare they plan to spend more over 10 years than was spent in 1 year…

Moron.

thank you for answering the question, “how stupid do you have to be?”

And on and on…

About that $15 minimum wage vote…

06 Monday Sep 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in social media, US Senate

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Arizona, Kyrsten Sinema, Labor Day, ratio, social media, Twitter, U.S. Senate

Sabino Canyon, Coronado National Forest, Arizona.

We’re just here for the ratio.

Today, from Kysten Sinema:

Kyrsten Sinema @SenatorSinema
Happy Labor Day! We’re committed to ensuring every Arizona family has a fair shot at the American Dream.
11:15 AM · Sep 6, 2021

Ironic.

Some of the responses:

Serious question, are you trolling your constituents with this after you voted down $15 an hour minimum wage and that you are helping to hold up voting rights legislation?

lols, sure. that’s why you voted against the $15 minimum wage.
[….]

What have you done to support working Americans?
What have you done to protect American families?
What have you done to secure voting rights and protect democracy?
Exactly what have you done for Americans? & wealthy donors don’t count.
We’ll be right here waiting for your answer

That’s why you voted no on a $15 federal minimum wage amendment in dramatic fashion.

Ratio!!
[….]

…as long as it doesn’t involve a livable wage.

Or women’s reproductive rights

Or women’s reproductive rights

Watching you get ratioed is the best Labor Day ever.
OMG. lmao. [….]

You voted against a $15 minimum wage. So no. You’re not.

I’m sorry but no you’re not.

Really? Fact is you:
-Voted down $15/hour
-Reject investing in people
-Refuse to break the filibuster to support voting rights

You’ve done a lot of talking, ma’am. But rejected significant changes to support Arizona families and other Americans.

So the “American Dream” is to never make more than $7.25 an hour?

The American Dream would be easier to achieve with the fifteen dollar an hour minimum wage you so blithely voted against. You are a disgrace.

You cannot be “committed to ensuring every Arizona family has a fair shot at the American Dream” while allowing the filibuster to be used to obstruct a living wage. Show us some action.

You’re a horrible troll and it’s actively worse when you pay lip service to things that you deliberately stand in the way of improving despite being one of the 0.0002% of Americans who actually have the power to do something.

The filibuster is blocking access to the American Dream…unless your American Dream is a broken government that can’t even increase the minimum wage or protect the right to vote.

Really?

Because last I checked you helped block Congress from passing the first increase to the minimum wage since the George W Bush was president.

And on and on…

Offered without comment

15 Thursday Apr 2021

Posted by Michael Bersin in Claire McCaskill, Josh Hawley, social media, US Senate

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baby harp seal, Claire McCaskill, Josh Hawley, missouri, ratio, social media, That left a mark, The referee needs to stop the fight, Twitter

Claire McCaskill (D) [2018 file photo].

Today:

Claire McCaskill @clairecmc
Here for the ratio.
[….]
11:26 AM · Apr 15, 2021

Josh Hawley (r) [2016 file photo].

Previously:

He forgot to raise a fist (April 15, 2021)

So that’s how this Twitter machine works…

31 Thursday Dec 2020

Posted by Michael Bersin in meta, Missouri General Assembly, Missouri House, social media

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149th Legislative District, Don Rone, Jason Kander, meta, missouri, ratio, right wingnut, social media, trolling, Twitter

Jason Kander (D) [2016 file photo]

It starts:

Jason Kander @JasonKander
True: Don’t worry dad we always come back.

This generation of #ChiefsKingdom so spoiled!
12:57 PM · Dec 27, 2020

That seemed to irritate Mr. Potter.

Don Rone @rone_don
Replying to @JasonKander

Who cares

7:41 PM · Dec 27, 2020

Bah, humbug, it is.

Some of the responses:

Hey Don,

Your profile says you’re a proud grandpa. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt (though it’s not mine to give) and say you didn’t know he was quoting his son.

Be a human and apologize. Show your grandkids how a stand up guy behaves.

Happy New Year.

Mr. Rone, if your grandkids are handling your tweets, you ought to inform them this type of response (“Who cares”) is petty and rude. At a minimum, whoever is tweeting these zingers should at least use punctuation. I’m left wondering who is “Who” or is it WHO?

He must have been a terrific teacher

You do, Don

Howdy, Don. I care. And apparently over 700 people who liked Jason’s tweet care. For context: That’s equivalent to more than half of the followers you have accumulated since Joining Twitter over six years ago. Take a page from the wife of your party’s leader… Be Best.

You seem nice, especially for a former teacher and pround grandpa.

Don,

I don’t know you but judging by your Twitter account, you seem like the kind of scum who needs to be voted out.

Apparently you do…cranky old bastard

Nice response to a kid. What’s your next act? Kicking a puppy?

Good grief crusty ol guy.

You sound like a great state rep…rude and pointless.

You’re an ass.

Are you 10 years old? Good hell dude, you’re ancient…. grow up.

Republicans are spiraling past the point of no return. They’re all throwing temper tantrums like little children because they’re cult leader lost.

Representative Rone’s (r) biography at the Missouri House of Representatives web site:

Rep. Donald Rone Jr., a Republican, represents New Madrid County and parts of Scott, Mississippi, and Pemiscot Counties (District 149) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He was elected to his first two-year term in November 2014.

Prior to his legislative duties, Rep. Rone was an accounts manager for FMC Corporation, Agriculture Solutions. He also spent time as a farmer and as a teacher for Matthews and Portageville High Schools. Rep. Rone has served as Mayor of Portageville Missouri and New Madrid County Public Administrator. Rep. Rone served in the Missouri National Guard.

Rep. Rone is a 1963 graduate from Portageville High School. He received his BS degree from Southeast Missouri State University in 1968.

Rep. Rone is a member of the First Church of God in Portageville. He is a lifetime member of the NRA, member of Delta Wildlife and National Wild Turkey Federation, a 32nd degree Mason, and served on the University of Missouri Delta Center Advisory Board for 30 years. Rep. Rone also currently serves on the board of the St. Francis Levee District of Missouri.

Born December 21, 1944 in Cape Girardeau, Rep. Rone currently resides in Portageville…

Heh. Be best.

This morning:

Jason Kander @JasonKander
A Republican elected official clumsily trolling my 7 year old son on twitter seems like the appropriate way to wrap 2020.
[….]
8:29 AM · Dec 31, 2020

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