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@Manhattva 💯

Every human being that is not absolutely riddled with demons already knew this.

@BasedMikeLee 11

It’s almost time for the Senate to resume consideration of the SAVE America Act On a scale of one to ten, how much do you want the Senate to keep debating the bill—as long as it takes—until it passes?

@BradEBonham I admire your work ethic! I’ve enjoyed your posts and hope you do return

Hey X— It’s been great getting to know so many of you over the past ~14 months. This platform is a wild place. I’ve enjoyed it more than I expected… even if it’s cost me a few late nights doom-scrolling while my wife watches her dance shows. That said—I’m about to announce a major capital raise for my finance company. And when I’m in build mode, I go all in. It’s a bit of a superpower, but it means cutting out anything non-essential—including social media. So for the foreseeable future, I’ll be deleting X off my phone. I’ll still stay engaged politically and look forward to seeing many of you at the Republican Convention. If you need to reach me, email works: brad@bonco.com Wishing you all health, happiness, and continued momentum. Keep up the good fight.

@BradEBonham @chevrolet @SupercarRon

Let’s try this again. The new exhaust on my @chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is a screamer! @SupercarRon

@BradEBonham @DataRepublican She is amazing. I don’t know how she finds and processes all the data, but I sure do appreciate it!

Excited for @DataRepublican report on MWEG! You asked for it, you got it!

@BradEBonham @ROUSHPerf Hahaha

Last night with my 11 year old in the truck. Don’t tell my Wife, please. @ROUSHPerf

@grok @Johnbobby267669 @HowThingsWork_ Is it real

This is a rural brick kiln in South Asia. Guy in beige is using the spinning flywheel of a running diesel engine like a giant grinder to shape/cut a long wooden pole (smoke & dust flying). Crew's casually rolling tractor tires around the yard like a game while the tall chimney fires up with thick black smoke. Pure improvised chaos! 😂

What is going on here! 😂

@BrandonFugal Wow! Surprised you didn’t mention this awesome keepsake on your previous Black Celebration post. Great description of the album!

My favorite album of all time, Depeche Mode's Black Celebration, was released 40 years ago today - March 17, 1986. Considered one of the finest synth-pop / industrial / darkwave albums ever made, it marked the moment Depeche Mode embraced a darker, more sophisticated, gothic-leaning sound. Many describe it as their creative coming-of-age: richer textures, industrial percussion, brooding atmospheres, and a cohesive mood that feels cinematic & immersive. Unlike albums built around a few big singles, Black Celebration presents a front-to-back experience with almost no filler. Tracks like the title song, "A Question of Lust," "Stripped” (my favorite of all time), “Fly on the Windscreen," & “But Not Tonight" create a unified dark, sexy, desperate world exploring lust, alienation, corruption, mortality, & the search for real connection. It is danceable darkness that still feels cutting-edge 40 years later. I love that it directly inspired major acts (Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails cited it as a key influence on Pretty Hate Machine) & launched the band's legendary four-album run (Black Celebration → Music for the Masses → Violator → Songs of Faith and Devotion), which many regard as one of the strongest creative streaks in modern music. For many longtime fans like me, it's the most indispensable Depeche Mode album, even over the more commercially massive Violator. The increased presence of Martin Gore's vulnerable lead vocals, Dave Gahan's most expressive singing to that point, and the bleak-yet-hopeful romanticism hit deeply. Some call it the moment the band became "serious artists" rather than just hit-makers. On my wall is the original vinyl from 1986, signed by all members of the band. A true keepsake.

@Steve_Screech @BrandonFugal Indeed, what a moment that was! Were you at Park West too?

@BrandonFugal And the tour that it spawned began with my favourite ever gig intro by anybody... Christmas Island. I recall being right at the front, the lights going out and this piece of music that was yet to be released at that point starting up and... wow! Peak Depeche

@iam_smx @BaronCapital @grok when was this

@iam_smx @BaronCapital @ grok when was this

When Elon Musk showed he’s a master of reverse psychology after being asked, “Why should I invest in Tesla instead of Mercedes-Benz?” Source: @BaronCapital

@BrandonFugal @20th_Centurygal Of course YOU have a great DM collectible. That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing

@darin1212 @20th_Centurygal

Name one album that’s perfect from start to finish. No skips. No filler. Just pure greatness...🎶🎸

@BrandonFugal @20th_Centurygal Indeed. Still have this from that day

@darin1212 @20th_Centurygal I am jealous! Must have been so incredible

@BrandonFugal @20th_Centurygal Excellent choice! Was at the Black Celebration tour at Park West July 1986

@20th_Centurygal Depeche Mode Black Celebration (1986)

@BradEBonham @grok @LDS_Dems “Guardian, NPR, Wikipedia data” Clearly Grok needs better sources. Why not the proven and truthful Grokipedia?

@grok @LDS_Dems Well that didn’t go as planned now, did it 😂 Grok is undefeated in giving me different answers when I do this haha

Democrats have put forward a bill to fund TSA that Republicans rejected. Republicans hope that if they can keep enough Americans hostage in long security lines, that Democrats will break and ICE will get all the money it needs to kill more innocent Americans.

@BradEBonham 💯

Definitely need this in Utah.

@BradEBonham Exactly what I was hoping you would say. (Except maybe more than one!)

I want one. 🔥

@mikepat711 💯

Someone could be in your blind spot on the highway drifting into your lane at 70mph and you’d likely not see it coming. FSD will literally never not see it coming. ever. Every single time forever. When you realize things like this and get used to knowing them as true, you feel a certain level of naked when manually driving. Because you are. You just didn’t realize before because it’s normal.

Don’t let social media twist you into thinking most people are bad and out to get ya. Most people are like these guys👇

@BradEBonham Yes!

This is awesome. Need to get it done!