Ray Booska

Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes. --Antisthenes

@ZOrtiz99 🙏

Honestly could use some prayers right now.

@0hour1 Aye.

Testing this feature if you follow me say hello 👋

@Chicago_Daisy @painmednews Those arguing the imaginary "opioid crisis" justifies banning opioids are the same mentally-deficient types that argue banning guns will stop gun-related crimes.

@painmednews The only "crisis" is from Fentanyl, not legal prescriptions for opiates.

West Virginia’s WVU Health is fighting the opioid crisis head-on with a cutting-edge drug diversion program—proving teamwork saves lives. 💊💪 Learn how they’re leading change: painmedicinenews.com/a/hTgBAA/t #OpioidCrisis #HealthcareInnovation #Pharmacy #PatientSafety

@MandyLSimard We all secretly want to be able to fly. Ever had such a dream? Yeah, me too.

Why are we all so obsessed with birds?

@MattWalshBlog Open the X app or go to the web and Compose/Post Before hitting Post button, look for "Who can reply?" Tap it. You should now see the expanded menu: Everyone People you follow Only people you mention Regions (the new option) Must do it every post...for now.

Praise the Lord. How do I do this? Where is this feature?

@ChefGruel 🤣🤣 Madon!

Only people from Italy can reply to this post.

@InsiderWire Open the X app or go to x.com Compose/Post Before hitting Post button, look for "Who can reply?" Tap it. You should now see the expanded menu: Everyone People you follow Only people you mention Regions (the new option) Must do it every post...for now.

#BREAKING: 𝕏 officially releases new region block feature for post replies.

@BreannaMorello It may not be limited to M & G according to a local source...

🚨VERDICT IN🚨 A Los Angeles jury just ruled that Meta and Google were liable in a high-profile trial, finding their social media platforms were designed to addict young users. The case involved a now 20-year-old California woman, identified as K.G.M., who claimed Instagram and YouTube encouraged compulsive use during her teenage years, leading to depression and suicidal thoughts. Her lawsuit accused the companies of intentionally engineering their products to promote addictive behavior among minors.

@realtalkstruth Charlie Daniels said "You know what's wrong with the world today? People done gone put their Bibles away...we're living by the law of the jungle not the law of the land." I concur.

What is the 1 thing destroying the world right now?

@CynicalPublius Astute guidance.

RE: Thoughts for ETSing Military Members One of the great misconceptions I had as a career Army officer was the conceit that the day I retired I was fully qualified to run a business—any business. I knew I had great management and leadership skills. I figured all I needed to do was take a one credit accounting course and I was ready to roll as a CEO. I know many of my peers felt the same way. Gosh were we all wrong. As I culminate my second career as a corporate lawyer, I realize that this is a message I should share with career military NCOs and officers who are facing an upcoming ETS date. YES, you have excellent management and leadership skills. YES, you have dealt with stress that most people will never experience. All of these skills and experiences DO give you a leg up on being a business leader—they do. But let me tell you ten incredibly important things the military never taught you: 1. Profit and loss. No profit? No business. 2. Managing personnel under the incredibly complex web of state and federal employment and HR policies and laws. 3. Accounting. You need to deeply understand balance sheets, profit/loss statements & statements of cash flows. (If your business is big enough, a good CFO matters.) 4. Navigating the myriad of exceptionally complex corporate and securities laws that govern any business entity. 5. Dealing with employees who expect to be treated with kid gloves. That underperforming employee? You can’t tell him/her to drop and give you 20. 6. Creating a product or service that people ACTUALLY VALUE and therefore WANT TO PURCHASE. 7. Marketing and sales. You have to make people want to buy what you are selling. 8. Dealing with ruthless, cutthroat, no-holds-barred competition. 9. Keeping boards of directors and stockholders happy. 10. IT. Maybe you did IT stuff in the military, but running digital commerce for the average civilian is not the same thing. I’m not writing this to scare you. I’m writing this to tell you to not be overconfident when you take off the uniform and put on a suit. You DO possess management and leadership skills that are a valuable and rare commodity. But be honest about what you don’t know, and study up on it. Take classes. Educate yourself. Read. Assemble a team of advisors who will walk the walk with you—a good accountant; a good business lawyer; a good financial advisor; regulatory compliance specialists in your business area; PR, marketing and IT advisors. Trust and rely on these people. Most especially, be honest about what you don’t know. If you are starting out working for someone else, don’t blow smoke in an interview—be confident about your strengths, but don’t pretend to know what you don’t know. You have done amazing things in uniform. If you train yourself in the areas the military did not train you in, you WILL succeed in business. Good luck.

@Riley_Gaines_ @CollinRugg We had one from 2020-2024. We couldn't shut that one off, so this could be better.

@CollinRugg Hmm I don't think I like the sound of a "humanoid" in the WH

JUST IN: First Lady Melania Trump walks out with an AI-powered robot at the White House. "The first American-made humanoid in the White House," Melania Trump said. Melania Trump is hosting 45 nations at the White House for a two-day global coalition summit.

@0hour1 Can't be soon enough...looking forward to it, thanks.

When they release the region filter, I will produce a tutorial on how to use it.

@Chicago_Daisy @VinoNStrosGal 🙏

@VinoNStrosGal Oh boy, I feel this so much

With chronic pain, the real skill is decision-making. What to do, what to skip, and what it’s going to cost you later.

@Chicago_Daisy I've just closed my eyes again Climbed aboard the Dream Weaver train

My brain at 3am: Let me offer you some catchy songs from 30 years ago. Me: No, we need to sleep. My brain: YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND BABY

@MrsDrPublius Symbiotic. When I was a little kid, Mom said slugs were just homeless snails looking for a new shell...like hermit crabs do. She had a way of explaining things so anyone could visualize.

Banana slugs are cool! These interesting creatures are plentiful on the trails in the Redwood Forest. They secrete a moisture coating that numbs the tongue and lips of predators as a protective mechanism.

@MarindaVannoy1 Healthcare and Insurance Fraud is beyond comprehension. I'm having a simple repair to my thumb next week. Surgeon said it will take him about an hour. Got the estimate from the HealthFirst hospital, same owners as my HealthFirst Insurance. Notice what the surgeon gets. Pathetic.

I’ve said it before and now I’m going to say it again: INSURANCE IS A SCAM

@CynicalPublius 🫡

Stand at attention and sing along. youtube.com/watch?v=JiWPZJ…

@AAGDhillon @CivilRights @Scotus @AndrewKolvet New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day. e.g. Election Day. Seems easy.

16 states allow ballots to be counted days—or even weeks—after Election Day. Such extensions raise serious questions regarding the meaning of Election Day. @CivilRights is reviewing these practices and looks forward to @SCOTUS’s decision!

@HarmeetKDhillon Filthy Animals Foster Outrage. 🤣

If my colleagues don’t do a better job cleaning up after themselves they are definitely going to FO! 🤨 SMH

Healthcare and Insurance Fraud is beyond comprehension. I'm having a simple repair to my thumb next week. Surgeon said it will take him about an hour. Got the estimate from the HealthFirst hospital, same owners as my HealthFirst Insurance. Notice what the surgeon gets. Pathetic.