BIDEN’S BIG BACKFIRE
Last week I gave a talk at the American Moment conference in D.C. in which I compared Biden’s claims at the beginning of the Ukraine War to how it has actually turned out.
I explained how Biden’s policy has backfired in 4 key areas:
1) ECONOMIC
At the…
“There is simply no reason for us to be courting World War III with Russia.”
Watch
@DavidSacks
’ Keynote Address at our gala on Biden’s Big Backfire in Ukraine and what the state of the war is two years in.
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If the game is fair, Elon will buy Twitter. If the game is rigged, there will be some reason why he won’t be able to. We’re about to find out how deep the corruption goes.
The fact that
@elonmusk
could be attacked as “pro-Russian” merely for suggesting a possible peace deal — even though he gave Starlink to the Ukrainian war effort — shows how warped and intolerant the public conversation has become.
As long as Tech MAGA (Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Amazon) have unlimited power to engage in bundling and to act as gatekeepers of competitive products, there cannot be a healthy startup ecosystem.
The Secretary of State orchestrated a hoax in which 51 government officials falsely accused the Russian government of disinformation in order to cover up Biden family corruption. Is it any wonder that American diplomacy is held in such low regard?
George Soros has been so uniquely destructive to law & order in American cities that there’s a name for the carnage he’s wrought: “Soros DAs.” His organization described its strategy to Politico in a 2016 article: it would change the law, not by going through legislatures, but…
With the possible exception of Microsoft in the late 90s, there has never been a tech monopoly as powerful as Apple. Its power is so feared that few application companies will dare to criticize Apple publicly even though almost all privately voice similar concerns as
@elonmusk
.
Twitter & FB ban accounts. “It’s not censorship, you can create your own app.”
Then Google & Apple ban apps. “It’s not censorship, create your own website.”
Then Amazon bans web hosting. “It’s not censorship, create your own...”
What? Your own internet? Just so you can tweet?
How the modern Left thinks about causation:
@joerogan
is responsible for “killing people” by virtue of conducting interviews, but Fauci is absolutely blameless despite lifting the Obama-era ban on gain-of-function research and funding the Wuhan lab.
When Biden responded to Trump in the debate that 5 former heads of the CIA and 51 former intelligence officials believed the Hunter Biden story was a Russian plant, it was an impressive talking point, because who could imagine that all those people would lie? Well now we know the…
A lot of people are wondering about the definition of recession. A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth if a Republican is president. The definition is far more complicated and unknowable if a Democrat is president.
The “experts” gave us school closures, gain-of-function research, defeat in Afghanistan, 7% inflation, and 130% debt-to-GDP. I’m ready to listen to someone else.
When
@elonmusk
made necessary business changes at Twitter, the media reacted with hysterical melodrama: he was “starving” employees; the site was facing “imminent collapse.” But when Twitter Files exposed state censorship and Hamilton68 fraud, they react with defeaning silence.
If
@elonmusk
hadn’t bought Twitter, shadowbanning would still be happening. Twitter would still be denying its existence. But now that it’s exposed, they want you to believe the practice was well understood and the story is a non-revelation.
Manage is far different than succeed. I think he was rightfully removed. Your call to bring him back But It's going to be fascinating to watch how you monetize the traffic. Maybe he sells more $8 checks. But it won't be near enough.
@GovRonDeSantis
announced he’s running for president on Twitter. This was by far the biggest room ever held on social media. Twitter performed great after some initial scaling challenges. Thanks Twitter Team for adapting so quickly to make history!
A WAR OF LIES
The war in Ukraine is based on lies — lies about how it started, how it’s going, and how it will end.
We are told that Ukraine is winning when in fact it is losing. We are told that the war makes NATO stronger when in fact it is depleting it. We are told that…
History proves that wars have a tendency to escalate out of control. By the end, the costs exceed the participants’ wildest dreams at the beginning. People know this and yet they cheer on every escalation. Wild to watch this play out in real time.
Iran 🇮🇷 is being attacked. A number of weapons / drones factories have been struck.
Iranian 🇮🇷 Telegram indicates that Israeli 🇮🇱 Air Force has been seen over multiple Iranian cities.
Seems Russia’s 🇷🇺 drone supplier, to attack Ukraine 🇺🇦, may be going out of business!!!
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3 most likely outcomes of Ukraine War:
1. Forever War - Russian mobilization reestablishes stalemate.
2. Nuclear War - Ukrainian counter-offensive keeps winning; Russia uses nukes to defend Crimea.
3. Compromise - US tells Ukraine it can’t have Crimea back.
Take your pick.
One of the craziest revelations of the Ukraine War is that the US can’t produce as much ammunition as Russia, even though the US spends over $800B/year on defense, which is 10X Russia. American taxpayers must be getting royally ripped off by the military-industrial complex.
Correct order of operations:
1. Shred sensitive documents.
2. Evacuate civilians and allies.
3. Pull out military.
4. Announce end of fighting.
Not the opposite.
The Inflation Reduction Act was actually a trillion dollar spending bill. The border security bill is actually a mass amnesty. Just assume bills do the opposite of what they say.
I was talking to an international investor who says the corruption in Ukraine is beyond belief. Theft and bribery are endemic — much worse than in Latin America. The oligarchs must be feasting on our hundred billion.
We need a new Church Commission to investigate why the FBI and Intelligence Community are engaged in social media censorship, including the suppression of the Hunter Biden story.
Media’s excuse for investigating
@libsoftiktok
: it might be foreign disinformation.
Media’s excuse for not investigating Hunter Biden: it might be foreign disinformation.
See how this works?
.
@elonmusk
open-sourcing the Twitter algorithm is not only a promise kept. It’s setting an example for other Big Tech companies. How many will rise to the challenge? How many fear transparency because they can’t publicly defend what the algorithm does?
The biggest con man since Madoff just admitted that woke is a virtue-signaling game “where we say all the right shibboleths and so everyone likes us.” How stupid does the NYT feel now?
Ukraine has smeared peace advocates, outlawed peace talks, urged preemptive strikes by the West, and insists on retaking Crimea at risk of nuclear war. It does not deserve unqualified, unconditional, and unlimited US support.
Instead of accepting Elon’s premium to the share price, Twitter’s board is planning to dilute the company by giving insiders a sweetheart deal. This is a blatant violation of fiduciary duty and should be illegal.
I’m starting to wonder if the woke left even has an argument. All I see from them on Twitter are smears, ad hominems, and bogus opposition-research-style attacks. Their objective seems not so much to persuade as to intimidate dissenters into submission.
Yellen was in Kiev last week to reassure Ukraine that US financial aid would continue. But she can't reassure 10,000+ small businesses that their deposits are safe. She says she's "monitoring" the situation. Give me a break.
In their zeal to attack
@elonmusk
as a free speech hypocrite, the corporate media has defended impersonation, the right to post swastikas embedded in the Jewish flag, and online stalking/doxxing. By all means, let’s keep going with this.
I thank my lucky stars that I live in America, where I have freedom of speech and freedom from political prosecution. I also recognize that regime Democrats are working to undermine these rights every day.
BBC: Why is there so much more hate speech on Twitter now?
Elon: Can you give me an example?
BBC: Uh…
Elon: Just one.
BBC: Uh… People say…
Elon: People say all sorts of nonsense. You don’t know what you’re talking about.
BBC: Let’s move on!
Wow. Reporter got completely…
George Washington had two warnings in his farewell address:
1. Don’t let partisanship get out of control. It will rip apart the country.
2. Avoid entangling alliances. Don’t get dragged into other countries’ wars.
Amazing how this advice is still 100% relevant today.
When the government tried to create a Ministry of Truth in DHS this year, enough people were outraged to stop it. Yet that is the situation we effectively have as a result of government using its power to lean on Big Tech.
The Republican position on Santos should have been: he’s a liar. In fact he’s as big a liar as Adam Schiff. When Schiff goes, Santos goes. Package deal.
Republicans too dumb to get it.
Blinken says that Ukraine will be joining NATO. Under Article 5, this means that an attack on Ukraine will be considered an attack on the United States. If you want World War 3, vote Biden in November.
NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED: Elon Musk is the latest scapegoat for Ukraine’s failing counteroffensive.
Appearing at the
@allinsummit
yesterday,
@elonmusk
addressed the controversy that erupted over the past week when an excerpt from
@WalterIsaacson
's new biography of him was…
If you vote to send our money abroad while waving a foreign flag, you’ll be called an American patriot.
If you vote to keep our money at home to fund domestic priorities like the border, you’ll be called a foreign agent.
Bizarro world.
Senator Graham starts a Twitter fight with
@elonmusk
but doesn’t like getting talked back to, so he threatens to take away an electric vehicle tax credit. This is how Washington works.
While we’re at it, maybe the Congress should revisit the electric vehicle tax credit boondoggle.
It is where the credit is now solely benefiting electric vehicle manufacturers who have increased prices equal to the tax credit!
Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel is an atrocity that has justifiably been compared to 9-11. By deliberately targeting and rounding up civilians for rape, kidnapping and murder, including at a music festival (where there is no conceivable military target), Hamas has put itself in…
New Twitter CEO Checklist
- Open-source the algorithm
- Eliminate all bots
- Restore free speech
- Implement Coinbase policy on workplace politics
- Fire useless employees (50%?)
- No more company-wide days of rest (take vacation if you’re tired)
The most damaging conspiracy theory in American history was the baseless claim that Saddam Hussein had WMD and was involved in 9/11. This theory was endlessly repeated by Bush/Cheney Neocons, Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton. The MSM never calls them conspiracy theorists.
You can almost feel the panic online that the $61 billion won’t pass. For many, this is the last big payoff they will ever see. They will say anything to get it. They will do anything to get it.
Elon has apologized for briefly posting a tweet that he had already deleted of his own accord. When will you demand that the perpetrators of Hamilton68 apologize for years of posting disinformation? When will you express contrition for spreading it?
This would be a perfect moment for
@elonmusk
to apologize to the Pelosi family- I can't think of a more impactful time for him to use his power, influence and platform to express contrition & compassion.
While the cost of Halloween candy has surged more than 13.1% since last September, the Mars candy bar family became 44% richer during the pandemic increasing their wealth by $32.6 billion. The Mars family is now worth $106.8 billion.
Do you know what’s scary? Corporate greed.
THE FAILING COUNTEROFFENSIVE AND THE PEACE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN
With each passing day, it’s becoming clear that the Ukrainian counteroffensive is failing to achieve any of its originally stated objectives. Recall: the Biden administration’s bet was that the counteroffensive…
The neocon press cycle:
1) New threat to American Democracy in country X!
2) Anyone who questions this narrative is unpatriotic/traitor.
3) Victory is imminent and guaranteed.
4) Victory will take time but is worth it.
5) If we don’t redouble our efforts, we will lose.
6)…
I became a U.S. citizen in 1982. As part of that process, my family took an oath of loyalty to the U.S. That oath also required us to forswear loyalty to any other country. I always remember that when I see Americans waving foreign flags.
Another $60 billion is about to go to Ukraine despite the fact that (1) the U.S. is broke and has to borrow the money, (2) Ukraine is so corrupt that its own officials admit "people are stealing like there's no tomorrow", and (3) there's no prospect for winning the war.
Final results:
—> 72% say Twitter should not allow real-time doxxing.
—> 71% say temporary account suspensions are a reasonable way to enforce the policy.
—> 84% say the policy should be applied to corporate journalists the same as everyone else.
Biden's DOJ is suing SpaceX for not hiring more refugees. In other words, it demands SpaceX hire fewer Americans! But national security laws require that rocket companies hire American. This lawsuit is so nonsensical it suggests a political motivation.
This is what the corporate media is defending because they care so much about free speech. Meanwhile they pay zero attention to
@mtaibbi
’s revelations of widescale FBI involvement in censorship.
Where is Powell? Where is Yellen? Stop this crisis NOW. Announce that all depositors will be safe. Place SVB with a Top 4 bank. Do this before Monday open or there will be contagion and the crisis will spread.
I hate to admit it because he’s not my preferred candidate, but Trump is the only major politician talking sense about Ukraine right now, except for the bit about Lindsey Graham who definitely wouldn’t be happy with a peace deal.
During the Cold War, the US made an effort to keep Russia and China divided, despite both being murderous communist regimes. Now we’re pushing them closer together as a result of Biden’s war on autocracy. This is dangerous and foolish.
According to reporting by Der Spiegel, Russia and China have entered negotiations for China to supply Russia with suicide drones for use against Ukraine. This would be a major escalation by China and likely bring western sanctions against the country
Imagine being a young Ukrainian —rounded up, sent to the front lines, and turned into cannon fodder — so octogenarians in Washington can “deter China” in some elaborate geopolitical bank shot. Like somehow your death in a minefield will change Beijing’s plans.
I was proud to welcome President
@ZelenskyyUa
to the Capitol this morning and hear firsthand about the status of Ukraine’s counteroffensive.
American support for Ukraine is not charity. It’s in our own direct interests – not least because degrading Russia helps to deter China.
According to
@cnn
, a threat to safety occurs when you criticize someone they like, but not when you publish real-time assassination coordinates of someone they don’t.
Imagine if Bob Iger called the publisher of the NYT demanding a change in coverage or Disney would pull all of its advertising, how would Sulzberger respond if he had any integrity: “Go F yourself.” It’s a reasonable response to being strong-armed.
.
@elonmusk
to corporations pulling ads from X:
"Don't advertise. If someone is going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go fuck yourself. Go fuck yourself. Is that clear? I hope it is."