Warren Bent

@Logically_JC When your opinions are absurd, does it really matter how well you know the people who observe the obvious?

X is still my favorite place to have complete strangers tell me my opinions are bad.

@MadeByGoogle Why is the support team at Google Fi refusing to honor the extended warranty for a Pixel 8 described in the following linked announcement despite the fact the phone is experiencing the exact problem described? support.google.com/pixelphone/thr…

@MadeByGoogle Why does the support staff at Google Fi tell me a 1 year old Pixel 8 is not eligible for the extended warranty you announced earlier this year despite the fact the phone is experiencing the exact problem identified in the following post? support.google.com/pixelphone/thr…

@eventbritehelp what do I need to do to get someone to respond to a seemingly simple customer support request? I was assured over 2 weeks ago during my initial inquiry someone would follow-up shortly, but still nothing. Please help! ref:!00D7008atE.!500Pk0RcX9x:ref

@DavidSacks You've outlined several strong reasons to decline to vote for @POTUS. I concur and could even add to your list. However, I keep rereading your post in search of reasons to vote for @realDonaldTrump, but keep coming up empty.

Why I’m Backing President Trump As many press accounts have reported, I’m hosting a fundraising event for President Donald J. Trump at my home in San Francisco this evening. Over the last couple of years, I have hosted events for presidential candidates Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as several Congressional figures in both major parties. I give to many, but endorse few. But today I am giving my endorsement to our 45th President, Donald J. Trump, to be our 47th President. My reasons rest on four main issues that I think are vital to American prosperity, security, and stability – issues where the Biden administration has veered badly off course and where I believe President Trump can lead us back. 1. The Economy President Biden took over an economy that was already recovering strongly from the Covid-induced shock of Q2 2020. Demand had roared back, and employment had recovered. But he chose to keep priming the pump with unnecessary Covid stimulus – almost $2 trillion of it, passed on a straight party-line vote in March of 2021, with trillions more to follow for “infrastructure,” green energy, and “inflation reduction.” Biden did this despite early warnings from former Clinton Treasury Secretary Larry Summers that it could lead to inflation. When the inflation came, the Biden administration dismissed it as “transitory.” In fact, inflation still remains persistently high even after the fastest interest-rate tightening cycle in memory. As a result of Biden’s inflation, average Americans have lost roughly a fifth of their purchasing power over the last few years. Moreover, any American who needs a mortgage, car loan, or credit card debt faces much higher interest costs, which further constrain their purchasing power. It’s no different for our federal government, which now must devote over a trillion dollars annually to interest on its $34 trillion debt, a massive sum that’s been growing by a trillion dollars every hundred days. This trajectory is unsustainable, yet Biden’s 2025 budget calls for even higher spending. Growth has already slowed from 3.4 percent in the last quarter of 2023 to an anemic 1.3 percent in the first quarter of this year. We can’t afford another four years of Bidenomics. 2. Foreign Policy / Ukraine War President Trump left office with ISIS defeated, the Abraham Accords signed, and no new wars raging on the global stage. Three and a half years later, the world is on fire. President Biden has made several strategic choices that have contributed to this situation. In his first year in office, Biden unnecessarily alienated the Saudis before realizing that they are an indispensable partner in the Middle East. He also presided over a chaotic withdrawal of our troops from Afghanistan (right policy, abysmal execution). But his biggest blunder by far has been in Ukraine. His administration immediately began pushing for Ukraine’s admission to NATO, despite no unanimity among the existing NATO members that such a move was a good idea. When this predictably antagonized the Russians, the Biden administration doubled down at every turn, insisting that “NATO’s door is open, and will remain open” with respect to Ukraine. Biden himself baited Russia when he said he didn’t “accept anybody’s red lines.” After the invasion, there was still a chance to stop the war in its early weeks before much loss of life and destruction had occurred. Russian and Ukrainian negotiators had signed a draft agreement in Istanbul that would have seen Russia retreat to its pre-invasion borders in exchange for Ukrainian neutrality. But the Biden administration rejected that deal as well as General Milley’s advice to seek a diplomatic solution in November 2022. As the war of attrition grinds on, the Ukrainians face ever-mounting casualties and infrastructure damage. Still, President Biden keeps allowing the conflict to escalate and risk World War III. Every escalation that Biden initially resisted – Abrams tanks, F-16’s, ATACMs, allowing Ukraine to hit targets in Russia – he has eventually acquiesced to. There is just one more escalation to go: NATO troops on the ground fighting Russia directly. And our European allies like Emmanuel Macron are already spoiling for exactly this scenario. With Biden, our choices are limited to fighting the proxy war to the last Ukrainian, or fighting Russia ourselves. President Trump has said he wants the dying in Ukraine to stop, and that he will seek to end the war through a negotiated settlement. Ukraine will no longer be able to get the deal we talked them out of in April 2022, but we can still save Ukraine as an independent nation and avert world war. 3. The Border As an immigrant to the United States myself, I certainly believe in America’s history of strengthening its ranks by welcoming talented people from other nations seeking freedom and opportunity. But that promise requires an orderly process of legal immigration that emphasizes skills and the principles of American citizenship. This was the preferred policy under President Trump. What Biden ushered in was a de facto open border policy. On his first day in office, he repealed President Trump’s executive orders restricting illegal immigration and stopped construction of a border wall, selling off parts of it for scrap metal. This quickly resulted in a massive spike in illegal border crossings and a chaotic and dangerous situation on our southern border. President Biden (along with the hapless Kamala Harris and the malevolent Homeland Security Chief Alejandro Mayorkas) responded to growing concerns by gaslighting the American public, saying there was no problem at the border despite constant videos of masses of people sprinting across it. When the situation became too dire to ignore or deny, Biden claimed he didn’t have the executive authority to do anything about it and blamed Republicans for not sending him legislation. But this week, facing abysmal polling numbers on this issue, Biden suddenly discovered he has executive authority after all. The order he signed is a tepid, too little-too late effort to slow the tidal wave of illegal immigration in time for the election. But Biden has shown he is not serious on this issue. If he wins a second term, the open border policy will resume, and tens of millions more illegals will stream across the border. 4. Lawfare A bedrock of the political stability we’ve enjoyed in America over the last 250 years is that we don’t accept attempts to jail political opponents in order to win an election. Yet Biden has pushed for selective and unprecedented prosecutions of his once and future opponent from the moment he assumed office. Merrick Garland took a long look at the January 6 situation and didn’t see a path to prosecute Trump, even after a one-sided Congressional committee sent a highly-prejudiced referral to his Justice Department. Press stories then appeared describing Biden’s frustration with Garland’s reticence. The result was Jack Smith at the federal level and Alvin Bragg and Fani Willis at the state level. All have pursued cases based on novel legal theories heretofore unseen and designed to get Trump. In the NY case, Bragg resurrected a dead book-keeping misdemeanor into 34 felonies by claiming it was in the service of a second crime that he never defined and that the judge never insisted the jury unanimously agree on. My immigration to this country as a young boy happened because my parents disagreed with the political system of their home country. That government sought to solve its political disagreements by imprisoning its political enemies. What a sad irony that the lawfare we escaped has now reared its ugly head in America of all places. President Biden keeps insisting that a return of President Trump to the White House threatens democracy. But his administration is the one that has colluded with tech platforms to censor the Internet, used the intelligence community to cover up his son Hunter’s laptop, and pursued elective prosecutions against his political opponents. Conclusion: The A/B Test The voters have experienced four years of President Trump and four years of President Biden. In tech, we call this an A/B test. With respect to economic policy, foreign policy, border policy, and legal fairness, Trump performed better. He is the President who deserves a second term.

@jeffreytucker @elonmusk @Reuters is reporting that lawyers representing @elonmusk have told Brazil's Supreme Court that X the will comply with every ruling issued by the court

My friends in Brazil tell me that everything has changed practically overnight, thanks to the work of many on the ground. @elonmusk's morally courageous decision not to comply has emboldened the resistance there, and many egregious censorship attempts have been suddenly rolled back. There is a real atmosphere of change, so that the bad guys are on the run. I hope this is true, and, if so, it should tell us something about the impact of individuals who stand up to power with a principled opposition. It is essential for preserving and restoring rights and liberties.

🗣️ #RTCConference2024 at Illinois Tech is your stage! Join us Oct 8-10 to lead the future of real-time communications. Looking for speakers who can dazzle and drive change. Proud to host the NG911 Track on behalf of @911inform rtc-conference.com/2024/submit-pr… 🌟💡 #TechConference #Innovation

Call for Speakers Alert! We're seeking cutting-edge presentations on #WebRTC, #IoT, #ProgrammableNetworks, #VoiceTech & more. Don't miss out on this chance to shape the future of real-time communications! Submit your proposal today. rtc-conference.com/2024/call-for-…

Don't miss out on sponsoring the @RTC_Conf at @illinoistech, Oct 8-10! Connect with industry leaders, showcase your brand, and shape the future of real-time communications. Secure your sponsorship today! rtc-conference.com/2024/call-for-…

Calling all researchers in interactive multimedia communications! Showcase your cutting-edge work by submitting a paper describing your work for inclusion in the @RTC_Conf Research Track. Accepted papers will be submitted for publication in IEEE Xplore. rtc-conference.com/2024/research-…

Don't miss out on this milestone event! Join us for the 20th Annual @RTC_Conf at @illinoistech HackRTC Oct. 5–6 RTC Conference Oct. 8-10 Save the dates to celebrate with us as we reflect on the past & explore the future of real-time communications! rtc-conference.com/2024/save-the-…

🔥 #ICYMI: Exploring Real Time Communications and AI at @RTC_Conf was mind-blowing! From WebRTC enhancements to IoT's AI potential, it's a tech journey you don't want to miss. 🌐🤖 Check out the highlights here: bit.ly/3S1GVyZ #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLMs #IoT #WebRTC

Another @illinoistech @RTC_Conf in the books! As always, it was a privilege both to be an event sponsor and to have @lbertogon as the #WebRTC and #RealTimeCommunications chair. webrtc.ventures/2023/10/rtc-co…

We're thrilled to share video recordings & presentation slides from #HackRTC & #RTC_Conf 2023! Dive into the world of Real-Time Communications with our expert speakers. A massive shoutout to our sponsors & dedicated team for making this year a success! rtc-conference.com/2023/recap-of-…

Don't forget to join us on the @illinoistech Youtube channel at 2 PM CT tomorrow (10/1) as we live stream the demo pitches youtube.com/live/-TkpgIHTg…

Register now to gain valuable knowledge & network with the best minds in the industry by joining these visionary keynoters who will bring unique insights & expertise to the stage at #RTC_Conf in Chicago next week! @vr000m @chandyghosh rtc-conference.com/2023/rtc-confe…

Excited for the innaugural HackRTC coming up 9/30-10/1 at @KaplanInstitute. Check out the webinar featuring our sponsors @livekit & @INdigital, then take advantage of free registration to join us & compete for your share of our prize pot! rtc-conference.com/2023/register-…

Excited to be back at #ClueCon2023! I think this is year 15 for me. Looking forward to reconnecting with old friends, and making new ones. If you're unavailable to join us in person, the next best thing is following along remotely at @FreeSWITCH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@FreeSWITCH

Just a friendly reminder that the deadline for submitting @RTC_Conf speaking proposals is approaching! Don't miss out on the chance to share your expertise and insights. Submit your proposal before July 16 and be part of this incredible event! rtc-conference.com/2023/deadline-…

Exciting News! Registration for the #RTC_Conf at @illinoistech is now OPEN! Take advantage of early bird registration to join us for an incredible event as we bring together industry experts, innovators, & leading academics from around the globe. rtc-conference.com/2023/registrat…