DistinctlyJustin

@chrisgb002000 He’s already blocked me. Twitter level up.

@LoewyLawFirm Just when I think WALL-E has taken the lead in our race to predict our downfall as a society thru art, Idiocracy surges back out to A commanding lead.

This is truly infuriating and honestly, if this is going to be the norm, just shelve the Bar exam or make it a take home test.

@welleducatedinv @unusual_whales Laws are the answer if the law is what’s preventing people from being treated better. Especially if the law allows for investors to sue for fiduciary reasons.

@JustinLilly1 @unusual_whales Laws are not the answer. Treat people well and they respond

"AI isn't lightening workloads - it is making them more intense," per the WSJ Do you agree?

@saveaustintx I work in an industry that deals with hail damage yearly. Not sure how well solar holds up to hail but Texas doesn’t seem to be the greatest place to build these data centers. Can you imagine an F5 taking out this thing?

The largest data center project in the world is being built by slimy former TX Govonor Rick Perry.

@welleducatedinv @unusual_whales Maybe, maybe not. Completely irrelevant to how the laws currently work. The law says investors > employees. If you want to see that change, it’s gonna have to be done thru legislation. If a corporation can increase profits thru HB-1 workers, AI, or automation they have to.

@JustinLilly1 @unusual_whales If they treat people better they will get more productivity

@TheTunnel_Texas Gonna need honest… 1) Reba in Vegas 1b) The Offspring at COTA.

What is the best concert you’ve ever been to? I have 3 that I’ll never forget. George Strait - Houston Nine Inch Nails with Soundgarden (with Chris Cornell) - Miami, Fl Adele - Miami, Fl

@Femmininja @tgrierhisd During Covid lockdowns, our district toyed around with the idea of sending teachers and assistants door to door when kids didn’t log on for online classes. The question that ended that idea was, “so, you are going to force a female employee to go to a stranger’s house alone?”

@tgrierhisd Whose job is it to call? Probably another chore that gets lumped in on teachers, who don’t have time to make 3-5 calls a day. Then, you get panicked parents who send sick kids, or just further alienate those who already despise the system. It’s a no win. Send a doctor & a cop.

Research is clear: the most effective way to reduce chronic absenteeism is simple—contact parents immediately, every time a student is absent. Yet too few schools do it. Why?

@welleducatedinv @unusual_whales Ask the Supreme Court. Look up Dodge v Ford Motor Co. 1919. One of the landmark cases governing publicly traded companies fiduciary responsibility.

@JustinLilly1 @unusual_whales why not both?

@welleducatedinv @unusual_whales That’s not how this is gonna go down. Corporations are beholden to shareholders. It’s their duty to produce money, not improve quality of life.

@JustinLilly1 @unusual_whales I was talking about shorter work weeks not firing people...

@welleducatedinv @unusual_whales Oracle is already drastically reducing the number of hours tend of thousands of employees work with AI.

@unusual_whales you can accomplish more in the same amount of time. MAybe we can reduce the number of hours people work...

@iluminatibot Electric companies petition the governmentfor rate increases because people use less electricity. The government gives it to them because they work for the corporations.

Explain why our electric bills never decrease, even though we have swapped to all LED lights, energy star appliances, built massive solar and wind farms.

@Horns63 I’m to the age where if you see me running…keep up.

When I say I’m gonna make a “run” to the River Walk, it’s not going to be this way. Guess my youngest son was taking that Texas basketball 🏀 loss a little too hard. 😂

@BurkeHawk4Life @MrPatMineo The NCAA barely governs football anymore. I think Title IX and nostalgia are the only things keeping the NCAA in the loop TBH.

@MrPatMineo As far as D1 football goes, it's just a matter of time before the NCAA gets kicked to the curb. And they deserve it. Leeches.

For clarity, Trump’s new NCAA executive order (transfer limits, NIL, etc.) is more symbolic than anything. It’s not really enforceable in the way people think. The NCAA isn’t a government agency- it’s a private organization with its own rules. The federal government can apply pressure (mainly through funding or regulation), but it can’t just rewrite NCAA policies overnight. And more importantly, recent court rulings have already sided with athletes on issues like compensation and mobility. Trying to roll that back isn’t simple- it would almost certainly end up back in court. Yes, schools receive federal funding, but realistically, it would be extremely difficult (and politically messy) to start tying educational funding to whether an athlete transfers or earns NIL money. At this point, trying to reverse the current system is kind of like trying to put toothpaste back in the tube. NIL and the transfer portal era are already here. I don’t expect any major immediate changes despite the headlines. If anything, this is more about signaling and pushing the conversation toward potential legislation down the line. And honestly-with everything else going on- there are probably bigger priorities to focus on first. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@fabian_mack @Sarah4Texas Everything runs in cycles. The Macros buying out the Micros was just about market consolidation but they certainly will suppress competition whenever possible thru any means necessary.

@JustinLilly1 @Sarah4Texas Substitute the word “beer” for “alcohol” & you’re pretty close; beer sales had already slipped after Bud & Miller-Coors fumbled away the craft/micro sector & haven’t recovered; the current generations want more variety, hence increased spirits & THC sales & it’s not slowing down

Gambling and cannabis are so terrible. Look at Oklahoma. Legalized gambling. Medical cannabis. $3.06 gas. Obviously Texas has it all figured out.

@MrPatMineo The only enforceable “solution” is to start making scholarships and NIL deals enforceable contracts. Stay for X years or until graduation or the penalty is X. Not performance based, presence based.

@Abhishe40306804 @unusual_whales Investment, capital, corporations, purchases, sales, etc.

Taxing labor is weird when you think about it, we punish people for working harder and earning more. Andrew Yang wants to stop that and let workers keep more of their paycheck. Sounds good on paper, but governments still need money so the real fight is what replaces it. What would you tax instead of wages?

Andrew Yang: "We should try to stop taxing labor."

@educator4ever36 What exactly are the standards, if any, for dual enrollment credits? Our ECHS program in our district is ran by a college.

This is happening solely because Dual Enrollment teachers are not grading accurately.

@Doc_Texas @snakprescott We’re far too lazy as a culture now to accomplish anything thru Congress. Someone accomplishing everything thru executive order and fighting all thru SCOTUS is the preferred method. 😩

@snakprescott That’s what I thought. Congress is how you get laws passed.

Lawyer twitter: How do you legally limit the amount of times a kid can transfer?

@jeremyrooks @dbeshada1 They are seeing the potential long term environmental impact of these data centers in other places and are rightfully concerned. This sudden rush to build as many of these facilities as quickly as possible seems dystopian. Why are they suddenly soo important?

What’s worse is we don’t ban together and vote that crap put, especially at that level. Also, it’s insane that people so adamantly oppose data centers that are going to create tons of jobs in their communities, not to mention bad ass internet! We had the same exact thing in Sand Springs OK recently.

Sadly, this is all too common, and shows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, we live in a time where we are taxed to death without true representation. The community comes out in opposition to the project, and the, alleged, “representatives” of that community, support it. Donors over constituents. Horrible.

@beingfrancake I’d ask him to prove he’s in prison just for S&Gs.

Help me out here. Sure looks like the University of Texas to me. Y’all really need to get a new line.