Austen Allred

Anyone who has traveled internationally knows that the most racist place in the world is not in the United States

@jesseshalfon @franklinleonard @pmarca He wants to read a book about the 1940s that isn’t a modern perspective about Trump

@Austen @franklinleonard Weird that you and @pmarca want to read a 'history' book where Hitler was actually a techno-optimist who was trying to help the Jews by saving them from socialists. Critical thinking is hard for people who constantly want to be contrary. Sometimes, conventional wisdom is right.

Absolutely wild to have just figured this out.

@BranPuffin @charliebrownsf3 @emnode @franklinleonard It literally was not

@Austen @charliebrownsf3 @emnode @franklinleonard It was literally one of their slogans. Andreesen is mad someone is being mean to Hitler or drawing current parallels… that says a lot about him

@charliebrownsf3 @emnode @franklinleonard That’s a very simple sentence

@Austen @emnode @franklinleonard That is some word salad

@vrissyviccy @Matthew_Magnus_ @bsimmons73 @doctorwhat96_ What are you talking about? That was pretty central to Roman history.

@Austen @Matthew_Magnus_ @bsimmons73 @doctorwhat96_ in america it is rooted in law and capitalism so yes it is unique. in fact america made the law where the child’s mother determines if they are slave or not, partus sequitur ventrem. Invented in America.

Anyone who has traveled internationally knows that the most racist place in the world is not in the United States

@Antification @doctorwhat96_ What did I deny?

@Austen @doctorwhat96_ You haven’t processed it. It hasn’t been enough time and healing won’t start until accountability is taken. There are people still alive today who saw lynchings. This sort of denialism and whataboutism is proof of that.

@Matthew_Magnus_ @bsimmons73 @doctorwhat96_ Race is just a groupings of ethnicities, and the only relevance of that word here is to create a distinction between what happened in the US and what happened for thousands of years to make the US seem unique. It’s not unique.

@Austen @bsimmons73 @doctorwhat96_ America is older than the concept of race

@emnode @franklinleonard No he’s saying he doesn’t want to read books about Nazi Germany if they view everything through their own lens of 2020s politics

@Austen @franklinleonard Only because the cone head isn't capable of any self awareness

@bsimmons73 @doctorwhat96_ Ancient Rome/Greece, ancient Mesopotamia/Egypt, all over the Middle East, all over Europe, Russia, the Caribbean, pretty much all of Asia, ancient Americas…

@Austen @doctorwhat96_ Where did they have race based chattel slavery prior to the Americas?

Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family. What happened next honestly caught me off guard. By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway. For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes. I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name. But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten. After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too. Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen. This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for. And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸

Good rainy morning from Arlington National Cemetery. Specifically, the final resting place of your hero husband Staff Sgt. Alan Shaw. His grave now has some fresh roses placed in front of it, alongside two American flags, a reminder that Americans truly appreciate his sacrifice. God bless you and your family on this Memorial Day 🙏🏻🇺🇸

@doctorwhat96_ Race-based slavery is far older than the United States what are you talking about?

@A_Vaild_Human @BK2NewJeroos Where does the word “slave” come from?

@Austen @BK2NewJeroos How many African slaves did Eastern Europeans have? Institutional racism is worse than everyday discrimination, which is already bad.

@BK2NewJeroos Bro go to Eastern Europe for like a week and see how it compares to New Jersey

@Austen Funny to see white Americans point to other countries 🤔, ever thought about asking black people?

@TimurNegru @octal How much money does it lose every year?

You can buy a working orange farm in Spain, the size of Central Park, for €1.95M ($2.27M). There's also a castle on it. The estate sits in Marxuquera, a small valley 6 km inland from Gandía on Spain's eastern Mediterranean coast. 317 hectares of land (783 acres), most of it forest. 17.38 hectares is an orange grove in full production, already trading with local producers, fed by a 2M litre reservoir and drip irrigation. In the middle of all this is a three-storey castle with five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a wine cellar, a guest house, a caretaker's house, a 16x8m pool, a tennis court, and a floodlit frontón court. The trade-off is that this isn't a holiday villa. The grove needs managing and the woodland needs stewarding. That said, Valencia airport is 50 minutes away, Gandía beach is 10 km away, and the city of Valencia is an hour up the AP-7. A castle, an orange farm, and a forest bigger than Monaco.

Cybercabs all over downtown Austin this morning

@adelwu_ 16’ laptop??

who has cool work bag suggestions?? must: - fit a 16’ laptop - thick strap (comfy on shoulder) - have interior pockets - preferably leather? - not be super bulky budget is….flexible?