Jered Kenna

I had a spreadsheet of banks that denied me after I founded TradeHill and I'm still banned at HSBC, BofA, Chase, Citi, Wells and others. I'd try to talk to 5-10 a day at points. @jespow Somehow made it through this and I've got a ton of respect for what he also endured. Wells closed an account and everyone that was a signer on that account had every other account they were a signer on closed. This led to personal accounts and in the case of a guy that advised a few startups something like 12 accounts closed of companies he worked with. Citi took almost a month to get my funds back to me and it came in the form of a check I found outside my door on the SF sidewalk. $320k or something like that on the ground next to a guy passed out in his own piss. Foreshadowing where SF was headed. We had no issues with holding Bitcoin and only closed because we literally couldn't bank USD. I even snuck in to the DFI and confronted a guy about regulatory clarity when they had failed to respond to emails and wouldn't take a meeting. I got thrown out of the building without an answer. That was 2011 or 2012 the early Bitcoin days were wild. It lingers, I tried to open a personal HSBC account 10 years later and got denied, chase won't give me a prepaid card.

@Airbnb not what it used to be? I booked an Airbnb in Austin, TX on Oct 21st, for Oct 24–31 and minutes later their AI chatbot accidentally cancelled my stay. I contacted Airbnb and the host immediately, explaining it was a mistake and I still wanted to go. The host ignored me, then rebooked the same dates, getting paid twice for the same nights. Airbnb refused to help, hiding behind a “strict cancellation policy,” even though I never stayed there and acted in good faith. So now Airbnb keeps my $900, the host profits twice, and I get nothing. This isn’t a policy issue, it’s a consumer fairness issue and a system failure. No one should lose hundreds over a chatbot glitch. Should I switch to @vrbo? Alternatives? @AirbnbHelp

My partner (CEO) is in LA for tech week. Bringing our defense company out of stealth. Any must attend events or investors to meet with? We have product, traction and initial contracts etc. @a16z @pmarca @Bitcoin

Horribly written post ⬆️ for proof I'm not sleeping if that still excites investors.. hopefully we've moved past that cliche.

@luckelon Nope

@TomOlenik @WeaponsVault I wasn't a fan of the 249, the 240 was great. No trigger time on the 60 so I don't want to judge but the higher cyclic wouldn't worry me just squeeze 6~ round bursts or let up a bit. If it was 10x faster yeah but its not.

@WeaponsVault No wait. You said M249. M60 winds hands down. I think the M249 is junk.

The perimeter is about to be overrun. Which are you taking? The M-60 🐷 or the M-249

@HabeQuiddum Depends on the trade but most trades people are friendly as hell and happy to get people into it. I'd just approach one and ask. Also depends if union etc but either way just ask a normal dude working. Even if it's not your trade he will say "let me ask my plumber buddy" etc

How do you find construction work at an entry level? I don’t know anyone who works in the industry. I’ve looked online but - possibly because of the season - I haven’t been able to find anything listed here in N. Virginia. There are a few active construction sites in my area but outside looking in I haven’t been able to identify the subcontractors doing the work. On Reddit, I’ve seen advice to simply walk onto the site and ask if they’re hiring. Others have said that isn’t how it is done anymore. Anyone have experience or advice they can share?

@evanhowington @sentdefender Yeah probably a better place to live. I moved from both. Obviously pros and cons

On Friday, the House Appropriations Committee delivered a Letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, requesting additional Details regarding a request last month by the U.S. Army, for $139,297 in the Operation, Maintenance, and Repair of a Family Housing Unit that will be utilized by Secretary Hegseth; with $49,900 of the nearly $140,000 to be used for an “Emergency Paint Job” on the Home. Previous SECDEFs had lived in Private Housing, with the Committee requesting additional Justification for the Funds as well as additional Information on specific Repairs and Maintenance that is needed for the Property.

@evanhowington @sentdefender It's insane. Correct on both (I left SF though). Also if it's the house at the national observatory or one in the navy yard it may be a massive ancient house that's a ton of work. Now my fear is this was for 2 rooms or something that makes it actually nuts for market

Exactly. I think the lesson here is don't say anything that can be taken as a slight against AOC (progressives?) in any way or you will get mobbed. To be clear: I don't agree with her in general which is fine I honestly wasn't trying to be negative / against her (here, on this) If you were offended by my original comment you're the reason Dems are losing and people are walking away. It's lame. I'd love a moderate dem that wants health care etc to vote for but being shouted down if you don't support every single far left viewpoint is pushing people to the other side. Republicans aren't winning. Democrats are losing.

@GayestTiefling @JeredKenna @SergeCostabanc @cascamike He responded to the main thread initially.. like what?

it's not a claim. it's literally in her publicly available financial disclosure. x.com/itsJohnRocker/…

@krystalball I thought that was old Johnny Cash in the video. What a let down.

If anyone on the populist right actually cares about corporate power as some have claimed, Elon is destroying their entire project. CFPB, NLRB, SEC already gutted and Lina Kahn fired at the direction of tech oligarchs. One tech overlord has made himself CEO dictator of the country. All the talk about a new pro-labor right? In ashes.

@MaryTilesTexas Serious question. Do you just have so much business you don't promote your company? I've never seen it once. I know construction is booming in TX so plenty of work but obviously can charge more / take jobs you want if there's more interest.

@JeredKenna 🩷

Would people on 𝕏 watch 69 Minutes with Sarah and Mary?

@MaryTilesTexas Actual feedback: the reason you typically see celebrities is due to a massive following and ideally bringing people on to the platform that aren't already. You have steady growth and some serious followers. I'd just keep it up.

On a serious note it would be super cool in my opinion to see 𝕏 use its own creators and not celebrities to do this. A real American’s voice and we both have experience being HARD working Americans who saw corrupt policies and views and changed our own and helped others see the truth. We could cover many topics and world issues and also have segments of teaching life skills. This seems like a great idea but maybe I’m biased!

@Kingstaggg @SergeCostabanc @cascamike Agreed. Someone how the rest (both sides) get 7,8,9 figured after a bit though haha.

@SergeCostabanc @cascamike Not you. Others. You're cool.

@JeredKenna @cascamike How could anything in my comment be described as "getting worked up?"

@SergeCostabanc @cascamike I think you guys are getting worked up over nothing. I'm not against AOC on this. She claims she's worth X is a pretty neutral statement. I'm not siding with anyone against her. I am surprised she earns what she does and doesn't have more but that's not uncommon either.

@JeredKenna @cascamike Yes. But with receipts. If one claim brings a lot of evidence and then a counter claim brings zero evidence, which claim do you tend to believe?

@titivilis @cascamike True and true.

@JeredKenna @cascamike Jered Kenna has never said he fucks children. Of course I'm in no position to evaluate whether this is true or not.