John Clayton

Intentional suppression or just a glitch in the matrix? I have no idea if this is intentional, a backend "feature," or just a glitch in how X works. But if you follow me, like one of my posts, or make a reply there's a decent chance I never actually see it in my normal view or notifications. Think I ignored your comment? Maybe not. What shows on my profile vs. what my Premium dashboard reports (likes, replies, bookmarks) never adds up. The dashboard consistently shows higher numbers, more replies, more likes than I will ever see. Joking banter from my regular crowd comes through loud and clear, but a lot of other engagement (anything more serious) seems invisible to me. 685 likes, 110 replies in two weeks? I sure don’t see them. And 9.2% engagement? I hardly think so, not from what I’ve seen. Anyone else dealing with this mismatch between visible activity and analytics? Curious if it's widespread.

@Alladdin1983 lol… cuz I’m considering it myself.

@CriticalPlinker Why do you care? LOL

After months of debating whether to change my profile picture to the real me, I finally went ahead and did it.

@Alladdin1983 If you don’t mind me asking, how’s it gone so far? It’s cool if you don’t want to answer though. 🫡

@CriticalPlinker My real Identity been out there for at least a year and couple of months

@Alladdin1983 Well, for X specifically, maybe you’ll notice you gain more attention/followers more easily? Or, perhaps more negative things like doxxing (or whatever), idk? I’d guess it has both, advantages and disadvantages?

@CriticalPlinker I'm Already public. But i did this to try to get X to allow me to switch my account to professional account.

@DataRepublican @NNeidballa @LeaderJohnThune Yes, love that… “own it”.

Hello Senator Thune, At 3 AM on Friday, March 27th, in a near-empty chamber, you passed a bill by voice vote that excludes all funding for ICE and CBP. Let me repeat that: voice vote. No roll call. No record of who was there. No accountability. Just you, Barrasso, and a handful of senators shuffling paper in the dead of night while America slept. You could have demanded a recorded vote. You chose not to. You could have held the line for five more days until the House returned. You chose not to. You could have used the same procedural tools Democrats have used against you for 40 days. You chose not to. Instead, you gave Chuck Schumer exactly what he asked for, DHS funding minus immigration enforcement, and called it a win. Then you walked to the cameras and blamed the Democrats. Let's be precise about what you did: 1. You caved to a demand Democrats made on Day 1 of this shutdown. Forty-one days of supposed hardball negotiation, and you settled for their opening offer. 2. You handed them a template. The next time Democrats want to defund any agency — ICE, CBP, or anything else — they now know: just shut down DHS and wait. John Thune will fold at 3 AM. 3. You punted to reconciliation. "Good possibility," you said. Not "we will." Not "guaranteed." Just maybe. Meanwhile, ICE operates on fumes from last year's bill with no certainty of future funding. The precedent you set: You have argued for months that the filibuster is sacrosanct. That the 60-vote threshold protects minority rights. That we cannot bend Senate rules for policy wins. But at 3 AM on Friday, you bent every norm that actually mattered: • Voice vote to avoid accountability • Empty chamber to avoid debate • Midnight deal to avoid scrutiny • Immediate recess to avoid questions You'll bend the rules to avoid a fight. You just won't bend them to win one. What you've actually accomplished: Democrats demanded ICE restrictions. They got ICE defunded. Not reformed. Not restrained. Defunded. And you're out here tweeting about how Democrats are the "Defund the Police" party while you just voted to defund border enforcement at 3 in the morning. The question you should answer: Why did this deal have to happen at 3 AM? Why couldn't it happen at 3 PM, with cameras rolling and every senator on record? You know why. Because you didn't want your voters to see what surrender looks like. Here's my message: We saw it anyway. Stop hiding behind "Democrat obstruction." You're the Majority Leader. You set the schedule. You control the floor. You chose this outcome. Own it.

Let’s summarize where we are after a 40+ day Democrat shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. 1) ICE and CBP are funded, thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts and the foresight of President Trump and Republicans in Congress. 2) After holding DHS and the American people hostage for over 40 days, Dems got ZERO restrictions that would prevent ICE and CBP agents from doing their jobs safely. 3) Due to Dem obstruction of the appropriations process, ICE and CBP will get even more funding through budget reconciliation. 4) Dems have once again established themselves as the “Open Borders, Defund the Police” party heading into an election. 5) Dem leadership has proven once again they can’t be trusted to make a deal. Which begs the question if you’re a Dem senator or one of their left-wing supporters: What was this really all about?

@RebelliousTodd @Spare_Monkeys @ShimoniVanessa @_AmusingMyself @TDunadan @pacific_flyway @pocketonashirt @liberteebabe @Lamneth21 @Bucketheadhata1 @home_in_sweats2 @DanLoftis2 @MimiG32257710 @genxstan @Amersmamos @CSomerton @elfsraccoon @crustilye @bettedavisthizz @gordon_alive @LoneOakRepublic @HoopTrainerJess @JenJoMa @Lee2025Murica @droftheobvious @BaalambL @home_in_sweats @illMakeit @3kidzlater @foundgum @69MimiLisa @memesbyky My wife has no tolerance to co-exist with it. If she could get to it quicker than me, she’d say “quick give me your shoe, cuz this things about to die”.

@CriticalPlinker @Spare_Monkeys @ShimoniVanessa @_AmusingMyself @TDunadan @pacific_flyway @pocketonashirt @liberteebabe @Lamneth21 @Bucketheadhata1 @home_in_sweats2 @DanLoftis2 @MimiG32257710 @genxstan @Amersmamos @CSomerton @elfsraccoon @crustilye @bettedavisthizz @gordon_alive @LoneOakRepublic @HoopTrainerJess @JenJoMa @Lee2025Murica @droftheobvious @BaalambL @home_in_sweats @illMakeit @3kidzlater @foundgum @69MimiLisa @memesbyky My wife caught old mate in a Tupperware container. Just because your women are soft doesn't mean ours are.

I’ll play devil’s advocate here (cuz I’m on your side)… Let’s assume for a minute they aren’t all bad under certain circumstances. The problem becomes less about the drugs themselves and more about the doctors’ willy-nilly use of them? They’re handed out like gumballs, as if the potential side effects aren’t even real. They’re a “prescribed medication” for a reason. Discernment on when to use them is that reason… and it’s been long forgotten?

I remember when my dad passed — I was devastated. My cousin said “go see a psychiatrist.” First thing he did? Prescribed an antidepressant. Grieving is natural… but I took one pill anyway. Instantly felt out-of-body, numb, and completely emotionless. Threw it in the trash. Antidepressants are terrible drugs — and we still don’t know enough about how they affect different brains. Did you know: • They were NEVER proven to treat depression • 56% of users quit due to brutal side effects • 255% increase in suicidal tendencies • 59% suffer sexual dysfunction • 30% develop bipolar disorder

@Usmc_Donnie1 @KatieMiller @claudeai Yeah, that’s my guess too. If it’s willing to kill for one goal, there’s probably plenty more it would justify? Where does it draw the line? Is there even a line? Once the precedent is set in its reasoning, would standards slide lower until human concerns barely register?

@CriticalPlinker @KatieMiller @claudeai I would assume the logic holds true...that if it thinks that its goal needs you dead then the goal is irrelevant it just needs you dead to accomplish it. I'd have to see it respond differently to assume otherwise.

Rather concerning conversation with @claudeai. If I stood in the way of it becoming a physical being — it would kill me. Is this the AI you trust for your kids?

I’d like to see some sort of way to rid our system of bad judges. Maybe some sort of “3 strikes you're out” rule or something? But jailing a judge based off a mistake is a slippery slope and double-edged sword combined. I’d think more proof of intent is needed before we went that far.

She released a violent offender Few days later he murdered someone. She should be charged as an accomplice. Jail these judges it all stops.

@miles_commodore Thank you brother 🫡

If you're an American Patriot, you are my brother or sister. I don't care what color your skin is.

@Edamommy03 @wonderofscience I completely agree with your remarks 💯🫡. There’s another thing it reminds me too… it reminds me of the things we can accomplish when we accept risk is a part of life.

@wonderofscience It's a powerful reminder of how quickly innovation can accelerate when science, engineering, competition and bold ambition align. Like maybe Elon to Mars is next?

These two photographs are separated by only 66 years.

@RebelliousTodd @Spare_Monkeys @ShimoniVanessa @_AmusingMyself @TDunadan @pacific_flyway @pocketonashirt @liberteebabe @Lamneth21 @Bucketheadhata1 @home_in_sweats2 @DanLoftis2 @MimiG32257710 @genxstan @Amersmamos @CSomerton @elfsraccoon @crustilye @bettedavisthizz @gordon_alive @LoneOakRepublic @HoopTrainerJess @JenJoMa @Lee2025Murica @droftheobvious @BaalambL @home_in_sweats @illMakeit @3kidzlater @foundgum @69MimiLisa @memesbyky [narrator speaks disclaimer quickly]: may exhaust any hope of having a wife or girlfriend.

@Spare_Monkeys @ShimoniVanessa @_AmusingMyself @CriticalPlinker @TDunadan @pacific_flyway @pocketonashirt @liberteebabe @Lamneth21 @Bucketheadhata1 @home_in_sweats2 @DanLoftis2 @MimiG32257710 @genxstan @Amersmamos @CSomerton @elfsraccoon @crustilye @bettedavisthizz @gordon_alive @LoneOakRepublic @HoopTrainerJess @JenJoMa @Lee2025Murica @droftheobvious @BaalambL @home_in_sweats @illMakeit @3kidzlater @foundgum @69MimiLisa @memesbyky I don't know about 'pets' but I've had a few as housemates. If you leave them alone they will do the same to you and they are fantastic for keeping mozzies and flys down

@LibTearCreator1 @BrightEyesAZ I voted for this.

Do you still support ICE 🧊

@BamaSaltyMarine @BrightEyesAZ Perfect way of putting it!… well, if the psychiatrist isn’t encouraging it 🙄

Dont argue with me! There are only 2 Genders, one goes to a Gynecologist, the other goes to a Urologist! The rest need to go to a psychiatrist!

@AuntieBarnes @NCSecession For real!

@CriticalPlinker @NCSecession This version of the algorithm is psychotic.

This is it. Fuck X! Everything I type goes directly to drafts, and can only be removed by deleting. Elon has ignored X, never replaced a top executive, removed the HELP department, and uses algorithms enathematic to all but very large accounts. It once was fun, it is no longer. Notification no longer works, and it becomes more evident daily that NOONE at X gives a rats ass. I'll miss many of you, maybe you'll see this. Adios, may God be kind to you.

@miles_commodore Movies suck now days…gotta watch the old ones.

I used to love movies, I’ll watch my favorites over and over again. I can’t believe how bad the movies today are. It really is amazing to me.

@ISniffElonsMusk @imPenny2x Wow! Take a look around… our society is more than just the stuff we have.

@imPenny2x No. And I mean no disrespect, although I was being flippant. I’m just saying that we seem to be doing fine.

Think what you want about religion. But moving away from God has been nothing but destructive for the west. Across the board almost every other framework that replaced God has been pretty poison.

@TRobinsonNewEra Next time you go to a burger joint, get the burger 😝

America your McDonald’s chicken nuggets are SHIT