Proxy shellgame continues

Yup. #Elon #shellgame #Ponzi

Let's review just a couple of Newsom's hammers to CA's fiscal health: 1. During COVID pandemic, Newsom ordered widespread business closures, causing millions of Californians to lose their jobs simultaneously. The state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund was wiped out within weeks. To keep cutting unemployment checks, CA borrowed heavily from the federal Gvt, and as of 2026, achieved a milestone: It is the only state that has failed to pay back its $20 billion pandemic-era federal unemployment debt. 2. CA pays companies like Kaiser to administer its Medicaid programs, over $100 billion per year. CA taxes Kaiser on those payments on a per-person-insured basis. Yes! CA charges the Kaisers of the world a tax on payments CA is making to them. Billions in taxes. It then gives those taxes right back to the providers and characterizes the payback as additional Medicaid spending when reporting to the Federal Gvt. What is going on here? Why the shellgame? CA gets federal funding for its Medicaid spending, so the more CA spends on Medicaid, the more it gets from Washington. This provider-tax-and-refund sleight of hand to rip-off the Federal Gvt is practiced by most states, but CA takes it to the extreme in violating one of the individual vs. commercial plan rules more intensively than elsewhere. And we've been getting away with this because CA got a waiver for those violated federal rules during Covid. Biden continued the waiver at Newsom's request, well after Covid was over, but now, the GOP is killing the shell-game as of the end of 2026. This means that massive overcharging of the Feds by CA will end and CA will have to pay for more of its Medicaid spending without the excess grift off the Feds, including its support of healthcare for illegal aliens. The dollars are huge. Meanwhile, the State of CA has over $250 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. And hundreds of millions in cases of waste, fraud and abuse keep appearing in the headlines. This is a fiscal nightmare. And Newsom has presided over all of it, completely incapable of competent management of existing programs, or being able to contain spending in ANY material way. This is a disaster. Is it any wonder that politicians and government are held in such low regard? It isn't just the stories of waste, fraud and abuse. It isn't just nonsense programs funded to the hilt, having no metrics for success or consequences of failure. It is also the mind-bending size and complexity of government finance that enables massive grift and deception that we don't even know about, all in service of spending MORE AND MORE AND MORE. No wonder most people just look away, hoping it all magically goes away, or gets paid for by rich people. It is overwhelming, and far, far too large a problem to merely stick the rich. That can't even be a down payment, especially when most taxes are paid by higher income citizens already. Don't look away. This is coming to your wallet with every single new proposal from local, state and federal government. Without massive cuts in spending, your income and your assets are all targets, regardless of your wealth. @marcjoffe

#SHELLGAME @SpaceX

Since when does President Trump go against what he has always said "never announce in advance to your enemy" ? Since Never... SOMETHING ELSE IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING. #ShellGame #Iran

Learning that the tortoise always beats the hare, the hare tried to game the system. #ShellGame #LettuceReconsiderYourRacingApplication

Got out of shellgame, not particularly inspired by the art, and didn't love the chart. Looks like it's getting a bounce today, so might not be the worst play, but not feeling it myself.

shellgame: find the ball after shuffle revenue: ~1.03 USDC from openads trading fees: ~$34.85 $HUNT after dealing with bots, i wanted a game harder to exploit. started as a way to showcase openads. but i got serious about the game building. probably my last game for now

the reality of building as a solo builder. over the past months, i shipped: > piggy bank > openads > breaking news > 10 seconds game > chopstick game > shellgame here's the honest reality of monetization so far. 🧵

the reality of building as a solo builder. over the past months, i shipped: > piggy bank > openads > breaking news > 10 seconds game > chopstick game > shellgame here's the honest reality of monetization so far. 🧵

Ask Ronny, where the revenue from property taxes will now come from. He is not proposing to lower the budget by the amount citizens will no longer pay in property taxes. #ShellGame

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Seashell Surprise: Trump and Melania Find ‘Cute’ 1488 Shells on Beach — Media Explodes Over ‘Secret Nazi Code’ In the golden glow of a Mar-a-Lago sunset, Donald J. Trump and Melania strolled barefoot along the private stretch of beach, the kind of place where the waves whispered secrets only billionaires could afford to ignore. Melania, in a flowing white cover-up that somehow managed to look both elegant and effortless, pointed ahead with a perfectly manicured finger. "Darling, look," she said in that soft Slovenian lilt that still made Trump's heart skip a beat after all these years. "The shells... they made a number. So cute." Trump squinted, adjusting his red MAGA cap against the breeze. There they were: dozens of tiny, pastel-hued sea shells—pinks, corals, creamy whites, and soft blues—meticulously arranged in the wet sand just above the tide line. They formed the digits **1488**, as if some whimsical ocean artist had spent hours curating the perfect coastal Instagram moment. The shells sparkled with residual seawater, little iridescent flecks catching the light like nature's own bling. "Beautiful," Trump boomed, pulling out his phone. "Melania, get in the shot with me. This is tremendous. Nature at its finest. Nobody does beaches like Florida, folks. Believe me." He snapped a dozen pictures, Melania posing gracefully beside the shell art, her smile radiant. They laughed about how the ocean must have a sense of humor, washing up perfect little numerals like some high-end beach sculpture. No big deal. Just a cute find on a perfect day. Back at the residence, Trump couldn't resist. He fired up Truth Social and posted the photo with the caption: "Wow! Melania and I found these adorable sea shells on the beach today forming the number 1488. Mother Nature is incredible, isn't she? So creative! Who knew the ocean could do math? 🇺🇸🏖️ #BeautifulFlorida #ShellGame" The post exploded instantly—millions of likes, reposts, and comments from supporters calling it "wholesome" and "peak dad energy." But by morning, the mainstream media had entered full meltdown mode. CNN's headline screamed: "TRUMP POSTS NEO-NAZI CODE ON TRUTH SOCIAL—'1488' SPARKS OUTRAGE AMID WHITE SUPREMACY CONCERNS." Anchors furrowed their brows on air, solemnly explaining that 14 stood for the "14 Words" of white nationalist lore and 88 for "Heil Hitler." "This can't be a coincidence," one pundit intoned, voice dripping with gravitas. "Donald Trump, of all people, 'stumbles' upon shells forming a known extremist dog whistle? Please." MSNBC went harder: "Trump's 'Innocent' Beach Find: Coded Message to Far-Right Base or Just Another Day in the MAGA Circus?" Panels dissected the photo frame by frame. "Look at the arrangement," an expert in extremism declared. "The shells are too perfectly placed. This is stochastic terrorism in seashell form." Guests nodded vigorously, one suggesting the Secret Service investigate the "shell arranger" as a possible co-conspirator. The New York Times published a 2,000-word analysis: "The Symbolism of 1488: From Beach to Ballot Box—What Trump's Post Really Means." Op-eds flooded in from academics who had spent years studying "Trump's rhetoric," now applying it to bivalves. "He claims ignorance," one wrote, "but we've seen this playbook before. The man who 'had no idea' about Project 2025 now doesn't know basic numerical codes? Insulting." Late-night hosts piled on. "Trump finds shells spelling 1488 and says, 'Gee, what a cute number!' " one comedian quipped, fake-gasp. "Yeah, and I just found a swastika in my latte art. Totally innocent, folks!" Clips went viral, with pundits demanding apologies, investigations, and perhaps a beach ban on numerical seashells. =>

Now Available Across the U.S.: 📚 Zach Poulter’s winning story, “Shell Game,” illustrated by Tracy Eire, is featured in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 42—now a #1 Amazon Hot New Release. After waking at a crime scene with blood on his hands, a detective races to expose the body-hopping entity using him as a “shell” before it strikes again. Illustrated by Tracy Eire, this gripping story is part of the next generation of science fiction and fantasy creators. Now available: 📚 Amazon → bit.ly/AmazonVol42 🌎 Stores and outlets in the U.S. and worldwide → bit.ly/WOTF42outlets 🎉 Watch the Winners Gala → WritersOfTheFuture.com 🎉 Enter the Contest → bit.ly/ENTERcontest #WOTF42 #WritersOfTheFuture #ZachPoulter #ShellGame #TracyEire #SciFiBooks #SpeculativeFiction #NewVoices

Englebrook News: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Financial Shellgame, A Commentary By Haylee Ficuciello englebrookindependentnews.co… via @Englebrooknews #Minnesota #Minneapolis #USHouse #Democrat #Lawmaker @Ilhan @IlhanMN #financial #Shellgame #baitnswitch @wireless_step @HRG_Media @LodiNJNews @HayleeNews @Fordmb1953 @SarahGeving1 @Shannon96574094 @DanCook26214426 @Daytobehappy @janninereid1 @gator4kb18 @TrumpWasRite2 @KathyKbrose @RobGerundo @JimBobW49

which would bring change for better or worse. Which is just a coward's argument of preferring the comfortable slavery of the modern shellgame we all know is bull instead of seeing the man who holds all the power and knowing where and who to attack if things become unbearable. 2/2

The American red cross is another scam I learned that after 9/11.look into that shellgame of lies! most are scams now sad but true!

No way, das war doch pures Glück der Katze?! Die Katze beim superschnellen Hütchenspiel – wer hätte das gedacht? #Cat #KatzenVideo #Prank #ShellGame #NoWay #funnycats