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(131,929 posts) Tue Mar 17, 2026, 08:52 PM Tuesday

1,000 deaths over "five decades" is 20 people a year. Meanwhile, 68,000 Americans die every single year [View all]

1,000 deaths over "five decades" is 20 people a year.

Meanwhile, 68,000 Americans die every single year because they can't get medical help.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The numbers don't lie. Ted Cruz does, though.
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— StrictlyChristo ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¦ðŸŒ»ðŸš«ðŸ‘‘ (@strictlychristo.bsky.social) 2026-03-17T20:00:55.385Z

The threat from Iran has been consistently overstated.

The 1983 Beirut barracks bombing killed 241 American servicemen. (Hezbollah)
The 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, 19 US airmen killed. (Hezbollah)
Various attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria.

That's essentially it.
— StrictlyChristo ðŸ‡ºðŸ‡¦ðŸŒ»ðŸš«ðŸ‘‘ (@strictlychristo.bsky.social) 2026-03-18T00:08:14.449Z

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1,000 deaths over "five decades" is 20 people a year. Meanwhile, 68,000 Americans die every single year [View all] applegrove Tuesday OP

In 5 decades, how many Americans have been killed in mass shootings RandomNumbers Tuesday #1

Both the OP and your addition need traction BlueSpot Wednesday #2