Chris Ridd

@BillAckman “We are already the safest and most militarily capable country in the world making us an extremely attractive place to live and raise a family in an increasingly dangerous world”. Errr yes, I’d agree, provided your children are not gunned down at school in their own classroom.

The United States is about to become a vastly superior place to do business. We are already the safest and most militarily capable country in the world making us an extremely attractive place to live and raise a family in an increasingly dangerous world. These facts have not gone unnoticed by successful people around the world who are not happy with what their own countries have become, and how their governments have turned against their hardest working and most successful citizens. The problem with our immigration system is that it takes years for the talented, hard-working, successful, law-abiding immigrants to get in, and it takes only days for illegal migrants to cross the border and enter the country. We need to reverse this absurdity. Imagine if we could vet applicants who wanted to bring their talents and resources here in a 45-60 day process as long as they met certain standards for excellence and character. This is not a particularly challenging problem and that’s before comparing it with catching a Super Heavy rocket with chopsticks. We could open the floodgates for entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, makers, designers and more who could replace the illegal migrants and those who have been consuming resources and bringing crime to our cities and towns. The new immigrants would be force multipliers, bringing and building businesses which will drive our economy and employment. Consider the impact of deporting one criminal migrant and replacing him with a technology engineer and then do the multiplication. The positive impact on our economy and growth rate would be extraordinary. Think Israel after its Russian migration when the best and brightest scientists and engineers left oppression and helped to build start up nation. Think the United States in the 1930s when German scientists came and enabled our rocket, missile and atomic capabilities that helped win the war and build industries thereafter. The time has come.

@9NewsMelb @tommorris32 Terrible incident. I was at the game. There have been a couple of mentions of the other player, Zac Clarke I believe, who pushed Eli recklessly toward the fence. He got a 2 week suspension. I thought that was very, very light.

#EXCLUSIVE: A former AFL player is taking supreme court action over a concussion he suffered in a local footy match. @tommorris32 #9News

BREAKING: #hub24 has acquired #myprosperity in $40m transaction. lnkd.in/gPE8Y8fU

@AndrewW5150 @GarrettAly @kelly_chard @kelvinrsmith @Clayton_Oates @ross_purdy @KylieParkerCA @WernerC2020 @Ccee1 @SammieJohannes @kirby_struzka I love it. Think we might have started something 🎸🎸 Have a rockin’ Xmas all.

@AndrewW5150 @GarrettAly @kelly_chard @kelvinrsmith @Clayton_Oates @ross_purdy @KylieParkerCA @WernerC2020 @Ccee1 @SammieJohannes @kirby_struzka Nice guitar mate. Hope you are well. Thought I’d send you a little Xmas message. See you in 2023 🎸🎸🤘🤘

This might be a good follow up to your story @abcnews re rogue baggage handlers. @qantas executives saying they are “appalled” but then rejecting legitimate claims by loyal customers who have been impacted. amp.abc.net.au/article/101730…

It’s one thing to stand down baggage handlers for trashing our luggage, but @Qantas how about taking responsibility and replacing it. You’ve fought me at every step claiming normal wear & tear even after reviewing these photos.

Thanks to all the @_EventsAIR customers who joined us in-person & remotely on the Gold Coast and spend 2-days on product deep dive, discussion and a bit of fun. eventsair.com/reflections-fr…

Congrats @stevevamos for your awesome contribution to @xero despite the shitty headline. You nailed it. Would love to catch up in 2023 when you are busy tending to your "spring chickens" afr.com/technology/xer…

@garyturner @trentinnes Great to catch up @garyturner and share some early war stories over some beers. Great to see you enjoying life… and a proud owner of a new Les Paul. The stuff that matters 🎸🍺😀

@tojulius Maybe because there is too much of this?😀

People in the event industry ask me why do I live in Las Vegas: - Superbowl 2024 - Formula One 2023 - CES - IMEX - EDC My question is why don’t you live here? 😉

Final day at #IMEX22 and things starting to wind down. Gave me time to catch up with Julius Solaris @tojulius and reflect on a busy 3 days in Vegas. @_EventsAIR

Coming in hot! Join us for a LIVE #IMEX22 panel at 3 PM PST with @Chris_Ridd to chat about the future of the event industry & what you can expect from EventsAir moving forward. linkedin.com/video/event/ur…

Managed to spend 10 minutes with @shannonthaler of @BizBash to talk about life at @_EventsAIR on a busy day 2 of #IMEX22

Some reflections on day 1 at #IMEX22 including a glowing assessment of @_EventsAIR by @tojulius from his blog earlier this year.

Thank you to those that attended #RISE22 yesterday. It was a great day filled with learning & great conversations around #eventtech. Reflections from our CEO @Chris_Ridd 👉 bit.ly/3yt7ORN

Finally found you @_EventsAIR at #IMEX22 Events are back here in Vegas, baby!!

Announcing my new appointment as CEO of EventsAir. I'm pumped to be leading this 30-year tech company into the next phase of growth.

Good assessment @adirshiffman on Why ANZ’s $4.5b MYOB acquisition plan always looked a non-starter afr.com/technology/why…

The term "stablecoin" reminds me of when the Mornington Shire Council changed the name of "Shark Bay" to "Safety Beach". Many lessons for crypto "lunatics" highlighted by the AFR. afr.com/technology/an-…