Aaron M

@elonmusk referred to AI as a”summoning the demon”. Based on what I’ve read about Mythos, the demon has arrived. And it’s worth noting that a guy (Dario) who Elon and the right have vilified is the one person who’s holding it back from wreaking absolute havoc on our world.

What percentage of Americans have no idea we’re even in a war right now? I wouldn’t be surprised if the number is over 20%.

This is inaccurate. Most of the strong founders I know have a much clearer and more sophisticated mental map of what’s happening right now than everyone else. If you’re upper middle management at a Fortune 1000 company, for instance, your ability to understand how your world is transforming due to tech is very limited. As is your understanding of how government interacts with business. As is your insight into thr challenges of leadership, when everything rests on your shoulders, etc. I usually love your writing/takes but this feels off.

Outside of their narrow domain, founders are, by and large, some of the most uninteresting people in the world (almost by definition).

The dog is being wagged

It doesn’t get more un-American than trying to sneak past constitutional guardrails to take responsibility for voting away from the states due to a trumped up crisis. There’s a name for this - a coup in slow motion.

It’s time for someone to remake Wargames. youtu.be/TQUsLAAZuhU?si…

I’m a little unusual in that I grew up in Boston, spent 12 years in San Francisco as a founder and then a VC, and ultimately moved back home. Having lived deeply in both cities, I broadly agree with @WillManidis’s thesis around over-taxation and tech’s failure to clearly articulate its value. Where I part ways is with his portrayal of Boston - it feels a bit over-baked. Will’s piece makes it seem as though Boston is done for and SF is on the cusp. The reality is that a few years ago, SF was being written off but the efforts of a handful of determined people (like @garrytan and @DanielLurie) helped to turn around both the city’s trajectory and its reputation. Perhaps I’m looking at the situation with rose-colored glasses but I’d like to think I’m starting to see something similar happening in Boston. One of the best pre-seed VCs anywhere, @epaley, just became the MA secretary of economic development. @MayorWu has committed to continuing to uplevel Boston’s nightlife. In other words, @bhalligan’s points were valid but I also think the pendulum is beginning to swing. Equally important, when I moved back from SF, Boston just felt like a very well managed city that had managed to keep its intellectual heavyweight status (cultural hub, best k-12 schools, best universities in the country) while becoming significantly cooler than it was 15 years ago. ie the seaport was nothing when I left and is a pretty awesome scene now. Yes, Boston founders want the stamp of approval of west coast VCs. And yes, over-taxation has negative consequences. But those who count Boston out will likely be surprised over the coming years. My 2 cents.

@SenMikeLee So we’re going to give Americans with boats, guns and limited to no training the ability to go attack ships they “think” are pirates? No way this goes awry.

Would you like to seize cartel assets as a privateer? My bill would allow the president to issue you a letter of marque. Time to take these pirates down. 🏴‍☠️

That’s right. American politics over the past 35 years has been a series of one way doors heading in the wrong direction. Gingrich showed Congress that the path to power isn’t collaboration, it’s bomb throwing. Fox News showed media that the path to a deeply committed audience isn’t news, it’s entertainment that tells people what they want to hear. Trump showed presidential aspirants that there’s a large chunk of Americans who care more about the other side’s unhappiness than about their own wellbeing or about presidential character, or any of the things we thought Americans want from their president and government. Unfortunately, these appear to be one way doors with a major negative impact on American politics.

@billclerico On the other hand, he has shown the other Republicans that there's a block of maybe 25% of the population that actually likes this stuff, and that they form a big, loyal, and easily manipulated base. That knowledge could yield ongoing badness.

We will be shocked later that a US president conducted himself the way he does. We're used to it now, but it truly is an aberration.

Close your eyes and imagine it’s 1996 Clinton), or 2002 (Bush) or 2010 (Obama) or any president in the pre-Trump era. And then try to imagine them suggesting, in any way, that it’s ok to execute members of their political opposition.

What % of the responses to this are Russian bots? I’m guessing the majority. It would be hard for a reasonable person to would watch this video and call it treason. The videos shows public servants telling military members that if they ever have to disobey an order because it’s unlawful, our leaders have their back. I WANT our leaders to have the back of military members who refuse orders that violate the constitution. Don’t you?

BREAKING: Elected Democrats just released a video encouraging members of the military to commit treason and DEFY orders from Trump and Hegseth

@chrija @EverettRandle That’s a pretty good way to encapsulate the day’s VC news 🤣👍

Did I get this right, @EverettRandle mentioned that larger funds tend to produce smaller relative returns … and that triggers personal attacks from several government officials?!?

@skupor @danprimack Questionable whether it makes sense to highlight that the administration is doing its best to starve people as a political gambit.

@danprimack This aged well

U.S. must make full SNAP payments after judge denies Trump bid to halt them axios.com/2025/11/07/shu…

@BasedMikeLee “They” - ugh. If you use words like “they” then you’re part of the problem in America: Taking an action by one person or a small set of people and using that as an opportunity to mischaracterize a far broader group. This is what arguing in bad faith looks like.

I’m still furious that they killed Charlie Kirk And then celebrated his murder, claiming it was morally justified And then mocked him—along with his grieving widow America needs Charlie Kirk and his unique gifts now more than ever That’s why they killed him

@ianmiles Of course most of them are bots so I suppose they get a pass.

@ianmiles Honestly, the people on this platform are the most ridiculous little warmongers. War is awful and scary and you know the people who are calling for it from behind their computers today will be the first ones running for cover if the horror of war ever comes for their country.

A civil war is the only thing that can save Britain at this point, because the government is trying to make peaceful change impossible.

@SpencerHakimian Imagine if Axelrod said this while Obama was in office. 🤯

This is the most illegal thing ever.

But I thought he doesn’t care about the money and became president because he cares so much about America 😂 Btw, MAGA, that little voice in your head that keeps whispering that these are not the actions of a decent human being ought to be getting pretty loud right about now.

@EricLDaugh So you’re saying a ton of voters came out to protest Trump? That’s the demographic most likely to vote. I’m not sure why you’re happy about this outcome.

🚨 BREAKING: This is No Kings in ATLANTA, Georgia - a city where the largest racial demographic by far is black people... ...white. 90%+ of the crowd is white, filled with retirees. Every single freaking time.

@SpencerHakimian Worth noting that’s the demographic that votes.

NBC Boston report on No Kings protest: "A lot of white hair. Q-Tips, as we used to call them in the business. Not a lot of young people." x.com/WesternLensman…