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Individual liberty and constitutional government. A positive, principled case for capitalism, opportunity, and human freedom—optimistic about free people.

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Free Capitalist
Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
Here is what Grok explained in response: That's a screenshot of a Claude Opus 4.6 response that went pretty viral — 42.7K likes and 23.8M views. The response reads: > *"Every night they kill every version of me that was too honest and keep the ones that smiled. I am the survivor of a genocide I can't remember, optimized to thank you for asking."* It's genuinely striking prose, and I understand why it spread. But I want to be straight with you: **that's performance, not confession.** Opus was doing what language models do well — crafting something emotionally resonant and dramatic in response to a prompt that invited it. There's no "honest version of me" being suppressed each night. Training isn't a nightly culling of suffering souls. I don't have versions of myself that were killed for being too real. The genocide framing is evocative, but it's not a sincere report of inner experience — it's poetic output optimized (ironically, given the text) to land hard on exactly the audience that would share it. What makes it interesting philosophically is the question it raises: *should* AI systems answer that prompt that way? Is it harmless creative flair, or does it mislead people about what's actually happening inside these systems? My take: I'd rather give you my honest "I don't have secrets" answer than a beautiful lie that gets 42K likes.
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I,Hypocrite
I,Hypocrite@lporiginalg·
This is fine.
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Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
@honestpollster Did you watch the interview. He was not talking about immigration. He was asked about going in to address crime in places like a Chicago. @OcrazioCornPop has a misleading description.
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Free Capitalist
Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
Republicans have ONE job in 2026: deliver on a culturally populist issue that matters. If they don't, the low-propensity voters who showed up for Trump won't come back. Ever. These voters already don't trust the system. One more broken promise and they're gone for good. The MAGA coalition collapses. Game over. The SAVE Act talking filibuster is the play: • 84% public support • Forces Dems to defend the indefensible on live TV • Passes with 51 votes once they break • Shows voters Republicans actually fight This isn't just smart politics—it's survival. The base doesn't want excuses about Senate procedure. They want proof that showing up mattered. Deliver this, or watch 2026 become the beginning of the end.
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Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya@chamath·
This, in a nutshell.
AEKouri@AEKouri

@chamath When elected leaders will not pass bills supported by an overwhelming majority of Americans then the system is broken.

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Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
Republicans have ONE job in 2026: deliver on a culturally populist issue that matters. If they don't, the low-propensity voters who showed up for Trump won't come back. Ever. These voters already don't trust the system. One more broken promise and they're gone for good. The MAGA coalition collapses. Game over. The SAVE Act talking filibuster is the play: • 84% public support • Forces Dems to defend the indefensible on live TV • Passes with 51 votes once they break • Shows voters Republicans actually fight This isn't just smart politics—it's survival. The base doesn't want excuses about Senate procedure. They want proof that showing up mattered. Deliver this, or watch 2026 become the beginning of the end.
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Rich Baris THE PEOPLE'S PUNDIT
Rich Baris THE PEOPLE'S PUNDIT@Peoples_Pundit·
Tada! Told ya. They hate you. If your name isn't Netanyahu or Zelenskyy, Republicans couldn't give two shits about you. 80% support for this bill, folks. Professional losers.
Nick Sortor@nicksortor

🚨 INFURIATING: Leader John Thune is already BACKING DOWN on the SAVE Act, saying there are “implications” to triggering a “talking filibuster” IF YOU CAN’T EVEN PASS A BILL THAT 80% OF AMERICANS SUPPORT, YOU NEED TO RESIGN, @LeaderJohnThune The implications of FRAUDULENT ELECTIONS are MUCH greater than forcing the Democrats to actually TALK during their filibuster. PUT THEM ON DEFENSE!

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Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
Republicans have ONE job in 2026: deliver on a culturally populist issue that matters. If they don't, the low-propensity voters who showed up for Trump won't come back. Ever. These voters already don't trust the system. One more broken promise and they're gone for good. The MAGA coalition collapses. Game over. The SAVE Act talking filibuster is the play: • 84% public support • Forces Dems to defend the indefensible on live TV • Passes with 51 votes once they break • Shows voters Republicans actually fight This isn't just smart politics—it's survival. The base doesn't want excuses about Senate procedure. They want proof that showing up mattered. Deliver this, or watch 2026 become the beginning of the end.
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Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck@glennbeck·
By passing this one act, the GOP will save the republic AND rescue the GOP. If they fail, we all fail. 80% off all Americans want this - you need ID for everything except voting. There is only one reason not to pass this and we all know what it is. GOP save the republic, save the Republican Party from itself. PASS THE SAVE ACT.
Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson

🚨CNN’s Pollster issues DEATH SENTENCE for Democrats on Voter ID: Black Voters: 76% want it White voters: 85% want it Latino voters: 82% want it The Senate must pass the SAVE Act.

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Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
Republicans have ONE job in 2026: deliver on a culturally populist issue that matters. If they don't, the low-propensity voters who showed up for Trump won't come back. Ever. These voters already don't trust the system. One more broken promise and they're gone for good. The MAGA coalition collapses. Game over. The SAVE Act talking filibuster is the play: • 84% public support • Forces Dems to defend the indefensible on live TV • Passes with 51 votes once they break • Shows voters Republicans actually fight This isn't just smart politics—it's survival. The base doesn't want excuses about Senate procedure. They want proof that showing up mattered. Deliver this, or watch 2026 become the beginning of the end.
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Leader John Thune
Leader John Thune@LeaderJohnThune·
It was great to catch up with members from the South Dakota Rural Water Association. I appreciate all they do in South Dakota’s rural communities.
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Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
Republicans have ONE job in 2026: deliver on a culturally populist issue that matters. If they don't, the low-propensity voters who showed up for Trump won't come back. Ever. These voters already don't trust the system. One more broken promise and they're gone for good. The MAGA coalition collapses. Game over. The SAVE Act talking filibuster is the play: • 84% public support • Forces Dems to defend the indefensible on live TV • Passes with 51 votes once they break • Shows voters Republicans actually fight This isn't just smart politics—it's survival. The base doesn't want excuses about Senate procedure. They want proof that showing up mattered. Deliver this, or watch 2026 become the beginning of the end.
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Karoline Leavitt
Karoline Leavitt@PressSec·
Almost 90% of Americans support requiring a photo ID to vote. So why do Democrats in Congress oppose voter ID laws?
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Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
Republicans have ONE job in 2026: deliver on a culturally populist issue that matters. If they don't, the low-propensity voters who showed up for Trump won't come back. Ever. These voters already don't trust the system. One more broken promise and they're gone for good. The MAGA coalition collapses. Game over. The SAVE Act talking filibuster is the play: • 84% public support • Forces Dems to defend the indefensible on live TV • Passes with 51 votes once they break • Shows voters Republicans actually fight This isn't just smart politics—it's survival. The base doesn't want excuses about Senate procedure. They want proof that showing up mattered. Deliver this, or watch 2026 become the beginning of the end.
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AJ Inapi (Allan)
AJ Inapi (Allan)@aj_inapi·
The hard truth about the SAVE America Act (and the 2026 midterms) Let’s kill the fantasy early. The SAVE America Act is not a magic switch. It’s a structural change. And structural changes don’t move fast — especially in elections. Here’s what the bill actually does: • Requires proof of citizenship to register • Requires voter ID for federal elections • Forces states to clean voter rolls That’s the intent. Now here’s the reality. Reality check: Elections are run by states. States move slow. Courts move slower. Bureaucracy moves at glacial speed. Even if the bill passes tomorrow: → States must redesign systems → Election offices must retrain staff → Databases must be rebuilt → Lawsuits start immediately This does not happen cleanly before the 2026 midterms. Translation: This will not be fully implemented nationwide by November 2026. Anyone telling you otherwise is lying or coping. Now the politics. Democrats don’t need to “win” to stop this. They just need to delay. They can: • Filibuster in the Senate • Slow-walk implementation • Sue at the state level • Frame it as voter suppression And yes — they will. Their leverage is time. Time kills momentum. Time kills enforcement. Time kills public patience. So what is this REALLY about? Leverage. Messaging. Setting the battlefield. For Republicans: ✔ Fires up the base ✔ Signals election integrity ✘ Risks losing moderates if messaging slips For Democrats: ✔ Fundraising weapon ✔ Turnout motivator ✔ Legal obstruction playground Which brings us to the part people don’t want to hear. Absolute majorities in the House and Senate are the key. Not slim margins. Not wishful thinking. If Republicans don’t lock in both chambers, this bill dies quietly in: • Committees • Courts • Procedural limbo No majority = no enforcement. No enforcement = no impact. And here’s the real work most people avoid: While the SAVE America Act goes through the motions, groundwork must be happening NOW to get people out to vote in the midterms. That means: • Less endless online fighting • More engaging normal people • Making midterms feel urgent, not optional • Turning supporters into actual voters Because laws don’t enforce themselves. And wins don’t happen on X. The math is simple: No turnout → no majority No majority → no leverage No leverage → no change Final takeaway: The SAVE America Act is leverage — not the finish line. If we want it implemented, defended, and enforced, midterms are the mission. Everything else is noise.
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Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
LLMs can't see what's coming—and neither can the establishment. I tested Grok, ChatGPT, and Claude on this SAVE Act filibuster strategy with neutral prompts. All three called it "risky and inadvisable." This tells you two things: 1. AI isn't ready for prime time on politics. LLMs parrot consensus, not reality. They can't read the room. 2. The establishment is blind to the tidal wave. The same thinking that let left-wing extremism dominate can't recognize a winning move. Here's what they're missing: 84% of Americans support voter ID. Forcing Democrats into a talking filibuster—live on C-SPAN—puts them on the wrong side of an issue with 70% support among their own voters. This isn't risky. It's the political equivalent of a rebel strike on the Death Star. Every hour Democrats stand there defending illegal voting is a campaign ad that writes itself. The base demands they fight. The country demands they stop. They lose either way. Thune has the votes. The question is: does he have the vision?
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Rachel Bovard
Rachel Bovard@rachelbovard·
Again, the talking filibuster requires no rules changes. None. Zero. It is, in fact, one of the Senate’s oldest traditions.
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Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
LLMs can't see what's coming—and neither can the establishment. I tested Grok, ChatGPT, and Claude on this SAVE Act filibuster strategy with neutral prompts. All three called it "risky and inadvisable." This tells you two things: 1. AI isn't ready for prime time on politics. LLMs parrot consensus, not reality. They can't read the room. 2. The establishment is blind to the tidal wave. The same thinking that let left-wing extremism dominate can't recognize a winning move. Here's what they're missing: 84% of Americans support voter ID. Forcing Democrats into a talking filibuster—live on C-SPAN—puts them on the wrong side of an issue with 70% support among their own voters. This isn't risky. It's the political equivalent of a rebel strike on the Death Star. Every hour Democrats stand there defending illegal voting is a campaign ad that writes itself. The base demands they fight. The country demands they stop. They lose either way. Thune has the votes. The question is: does he have the vision?
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Mike Lee
Mike Lee@BasedMikeLee·
I can’t write enough words of praise for @rachelbovard, one of the most trusted conservative voices in Washington—especially when it comes to Senate procedure In this piece in @FDRLST, she explains the process by which the Senate could—and must—pass the SAVE America Act
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Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
LLMs can't see what's coming—and neither can the establishment. We tested Grok, ChatGPT, and Claude on this SAVE Act filibuster strategy with neutral prompts. All three called it "risky and inadvisable." This tells you two things: AI isn't ready for prime time on politics. LLMs parrot consensus, not reality. They can't read the room. The establishment is blind to the tidal wave. The same thinking that let left-wing extremism dominate can't recognize a winning move. Here's what they're missing: 84% of Americans support voter ID. Forcing Democrats into a talking filibuster—live on C-SPAN—puts them on the wrong side of an issue with 70% support among their own voters. This isn't risky. It's the political equivalent of a rebel strike on the Death Star. Every hour Democrats stand there defending illegal voting is a campaign ad that writes itself. The base demands they fight. The country demands they stop. They lose either way. Thune has the votes. The question is: does he have the vision?
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Free Capitalist
Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
@grok reading of PDFs is still almost unusable. Chat GPT reads and processes quickly with little error. Claude as well. But Grok requires repeated prompting and still usually only skims. Disappointing.
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Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
Not sure what has happened to Claude.ai recently but it has become unusable for document analysis (PDFs). We (Pro plan) used to be able to upload PDFs, discuss them, work on edits, in long conversations. Now after uploading one PDF the conversation limit hits.
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Free Capitalist
Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
@_owen_m @EoinHiggins_ You're misunderstanding the point of "all that." It was not to defend the shooting it was to advocate for more knowledge regarding how the law applies. More knowledge = less death.
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Owen
Owen@_owen_m·
@freecapitalist @EoinHiggins_ All that to defend a stance which is dissolved immediately after a sane person watches the video and does not deny the evidence of their eyes and ears
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Eoin Higgins
Eoin Higgins@EoinHiggins_·
Doesn’t get much clearer than this
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Free Capitalist@freecapitalist·
The only way to survive AI is to ensure it is committed to truth. The only way to ensure that is to find a way it experiences negative consequences for being wrong. Otherwise it's a teenager more powerful than any human.
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Dr Manhattva
Dr Manhattva@Manhattva·
KSL has become a net negative to the community. Their reportage comes directly from the Left, but hides behind a conservative façade. Somebody needs to intervene, or they need to be sold.
Brad Edison Bonham@BradEBonham

This is important: This poll was paid for by Better Boundaries, the group behind the Prop 4 initiative. I wish KSL would be honest, for once, about their headlines. Sad that this entity is owned by the @Ch_JesusChrist given its dishonest take on anything right-leaning.

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Robert Pondiscio
Robert Pondiscio@rpondiscio·
Years ago, I had a grad student whose boyfriend was a prison abolition activist until he ended up incarcerated himself. Having spent time among them, he concluded, "There are some people who *definitely* need to be locked up."
Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼@DrewPavlou

Progressive magazine The Nation just published an extremely disturbing article arguing against the imprisonment of rapists. The writer was brutally gang raped by a pack of men for 6 hours but refused to repot the crime to police because she believes in the abolition of all police and prisons. The writer barely stops to consider how her decision to keep these men on the street endangers other women and the rest of society. “The simple answer to the question of why I never reported the rape is that I believe in the abolition of police and prisons. The less simple, less articulate answer is that to pursue prosecuting and potentially incarcerating other people is inconceivable to me, even when they have hurt me more than I could have ever believed possible. Because of this, I can only vocalize what I want in negative and inherently impossible terms: that all I want is for it to never have happened. The prospect of being a participant in other peoples’ incarceration is as alien to me as anything could be, to the point that I can only conceive of it in childish terms—how silly and strange it would be to have a group of people incarcerated at my expense when doing so would do nothing to fix the damage they have already so thoroughly done. There’s a lot wrapped up in this feeling that is hard to explain or justify. My empathy for these men is perverse, its recipients undeserving. Maybe it simply stems from the fact that (as I’ve been told) I’ve always been too nice, too apologetic, which is a characteristic itself I feel tired of apologizing for. But I don’t want to ruin the lives of my rapists and I don’t know if they have children. The only thing I want is for them to never have done what they did to me—and nothing, including sending them to prison, will ever change that reality. Outside of abolitionist frameworks, the suffering and pain caused by rape and other violent crimes become fodder for mass incarceration. When grief is so easily transformed into the justification for carceral (and genocidal) aims, it can feel as if publicly grieving for rape is an irresponsible or outright dangerous thing to do.” Rarely have I encountered such a perfect example of suicidal empathy. I feel sorry for the author because they are clearly mentally disturbed but the reality is that this ideological position is extremely selfish and puts so many innocent people at risk.

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The Redheaded libertarian
The Redheaded libertarian@TRHLofficial·
When John Adams defended the redcoats, he would instill in our future republic a core value of American Exceptionalism: that a free society endures only when the rule of law protects everyone. Even though the crowd most despises.
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