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J Matt Wallace

@jmattwallace

Media producer. Independent contractor. IDRN. Consultant. MutherMirm's hubby. Carpenter follower. Mustang International founder. Texan. https://t.co/q8G5GNI5Gt

Mustang Community, Texas, USA Katılım Mayıs 2009
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J Matt Wallace
J Matt Wallace@jmattwallace·
The idea that sympathy is always right it's dangerous. Elevating our own virtue is an age-old problem. Today's devotional has these words "We fall in love with our own ideas and constantly put them forward, becoming sullen and sulky if we don’t get our way. Soon, prayer for others has become nothing more than the glorification of our natural sympathies." May 4 utmost.org
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Gad Saad
Gad Saad@GadSaad·
Tomorrow, we'll be one week away from the long-awaited release of Suicidal Empathy. PLEASE pre-order your copy today! amazon.com/dp/0063446537/…
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pfeifi 😎
pfeifi 😎@Pfeifi_95·
@benjamincowen Ben I think you should just interact less with the haters. I know it's hard to do that, if you get so much backlash. But it's not really worth it to allocate too much energy to them. Just keep on with your vision and content and the rest will figure out itself.
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Benjamin Cowen
Benjamin Cowen@benjamincowen·
You don’t have to like my opinion about markets. I express my views and try to articulate them in videos as best as I can. I have been wrong many times and will be wrong in the future. You can disagree with me without being an ass
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk@elonmusk·
This is nuts
Isabel Brown@theisabelb

Teenagers are sharing photos of their AP U.S. Government textbooks, and the sheer amount of indoctrination is wildly disturbing. Apparently, Barack Obama is ideologically a right wing authoritarian. Hillary Clinton and George W Bush are entirely indistinguishable politically. Donald Trump is of course virtually the same as Hitler. @tedcruz is apparently more radically authoritarian than Fidel Castro AND Joseph Stalin..??!!?? @Linda_McMahon — can we expedite some major changes to American public education?

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J Matt Wallace@jmattwallace·
@elonmusk @The_Kyle_Mann Nice! We all knew it. Only an extraterrestrial would try to read those by looking at them. Thx for the confirmation. Glad you made it here.
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Kyle Mann
Kyle Mann@The_Kyle_Mann·
Humanity's worst inventions, ranked 1. QR code menus 2. Tiktok 3. Sin 4. OneDrive 5. Unskippable cutscenes in video games 6. Ohio 7. Mustard gas 8. The designated hitter rule 9. Zoom meetings 10. Communism
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Honey 🛼
Honey 🛼@honeymoon250·
7 for me!!….I feel confident nobody Has all 20!! How many for you?
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J Matt Wallace@jmattwallace·
@SenatorTimScott Don't let the banks screw us normal people! Come on. The technology is transparent and fair. The existing system needs some legit competition.
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Senator Tim Scott
Senator Tim Scott@SenatorTimScott·
I’ve spoken with leaders across the crypto industry, the financial sector, and my Democratic and Republican colleagues, and everyone remains at the table working in good faith. As we take a brief pause before moving to a markup, this market structure bill reflects months of serious bipartisan negotiations and real input from innovators, investors, and law enforcement. The goal is to deliver clear rules of the road that protect consumers, strengthen our national security, and ensure the future of finance is built in the United States.
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dahlia kurtz ✡︎ דליה קורץ
dahlia kurtz ✡︎ דליה קורץ@DahliaKurtz·
An Iranian tells you why the anti-brain Free Palestine mob is not calling to Free Iran. SPOILER ALERT: Because the truth exposes their lies. 🎥TT Aida
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J Matt Wallace@jmattwallace·
@Frank_Giustra @thepowerfulHRV Seems like your primary function on X is troll-like. Or maybe it's just a simple 'get off my lawn'-ish thing. Anyone else getting that vibe?
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Mark Harvey
Mark Harvey@thepowerfulHRV·
I was bullish $MSTR at $300 More bullish at $200 And now I’m extremely bullish at $155
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@marklevinshow Anyone else find Mark & Tucker tiresome? (FYI: I'm Matt Wallace, but definitely not THAT @MattWallace888) Here are five reasonable, moderate points that counter the extreme positions held by both men. ​1. U.S. Foreign Policy Exists Between "Isolationism" and "Forever War" ​Both men present a false dichotomy regarding America's role in the world. ​Moderate Counter: Engaging in strategic alliances (including with Israel) does not automatically equate to being a "neoconservative warmonger," as Carlson often implies. Conversely, desiring to avoid new foreign entanglements does not inherently make one an "isolationist coward" or an enemy of Western civilization, as Levin often charges. Well-informed observers agree that the U.S. can maintain strong deterrent alliances to prevent war without committing to regime-change operations or open-ended military conflicts. ​2. The Iran Threat is Real, but War is Not the Only Solution ​The feud peaked in June 2025 over the issue of Iran, with Carlson claiming there was "zero credible intelligence" of a nuclear threat and Levin allegedly lobbying for immediate aggressive action. ​Moderate Counter: Denialism regarding Iran’s nuclear ambitions (Carlson’s stance) contradicts decades of IAEA reports and international intelligence. However, the leap from "Iran is a threat" to "we must proactively fight a war for regime change" (the stance Carlson attributes to Levin) is equally dangerous. Most foreign policy experts agree that Iran poses a genuine threat that requires containment, robust sanctions, and diplomatic pressure—not just the binary choice of total ignorance or total war. ​3. "America First" Does Not Mean "America Alone" ​Carlson often frames "America First" as an almost hermetic seal against foreign care, while Levin argues that the defense of allies like Israel is identical to the defense of America. ​Moderate Counter: National interest is rarely served by abandoning long-standing allies, as power vacuums are often filled by adversaries (like China or Russia). However, American interests are not identical to Israeli interests (or Ukrainian interests). A moderate approach supports allies where strategic goals align but retains the independence to disagree with them—rejecting Carlson’s disdain for alliances and Levin’s demand for lockstep ideological unity. ​4. Rhetorical Labels ("Neocon" vs. "Anti-Semite") Shut Down Debate ​The feud has devolved into heavy weaponization of labels, with Carlson using "Neocon" as a catch-all slur for anyone supporting intervention, and Levin frequently deploying "Anti-Semite" against those questioning U.S.-Israel policy. ​Moderate Counter: These labels have become thought-terminating clichés. While Carlson’s platforming of figures like Nick Fuentes invites legitimate criticism regarding antisemitism, labeling all skepticism of foreign aid as "Jew-hatred" (as Levin sometimes nears) dilutes the meaning of the term. Similarly, using "Neocon" to dismiss any concern about global terror networks ignores legitimate security realities. Constructive discourse requires dropping the ad hominem attacks to discuss the actual merits of policy. ​5. Skepticism of Intelligence is Healthy; Nihilism is Dangerous ​Carlson’s argument often rests on the idea that U.S. intelligence is fundamentally broken or lying (claiming "zero evidence" on Iran), while Levin often treats the security establishment's assessments as unimpeachable when they suit his narrative. ​Moderate Counter: Post-Iraq War skepticism of intelligence communities is warranted and necessary. However, the total nihilism promoted by Carlson—where no official information can ever be trusted—leaves the public uninformed and vulnerable to foreign propaganda. The reasonable position is "trust but verify": acknowledge the intelligence community's flaws without discarding the reality of the threats they identify.
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Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson@TuckerCarlson·
Mark Levin was at the White House today, lobbying for war with Iran. To be clear, Levin has no plans to fight in this or any other war. He’s demanding that American troops do it. We need to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons, he and likeminded ideologues in Washington are now arguing. They’re just weeks away. If this sounds familiar, it's because the same people have been making the same claim since at least the 1990s. It’s a lie. In fact, there is zero credible intelligence that suggests Iran is anywhere near building a bomb, or has plans to. None. Anyone who claims otherwise is ignorant or dishonest. If the US government knew Iran was weeks from possessing a nuclear weapon, we’d be at war already. Iran knows this, which is why they aren’t building one. Iran also knows it’s unwise to give up its weapons program entirely. Muammar Gaddafi tried that and wound up sodomized with a bayonet. As soon as Gaddafi disarmed, NATO killed him. Iran’s leaders saw that happen. They learned the obvious lesson. So why is Mark Levin once again hyperventilating about weapons of mass destruction? To distract you from the real goal, which is regime change — young Americans heading back to the Middle East to topple yet another government. Virtually no one will say this out loud. America’s record of overthrowing foreign leaders is so embarrassingly counterproductive that regime change has become a synonym for disaster. Officially, no one supports it. So instead of telling the truth about their motives, they manufacture hysteria: “A country like Iran can never have the bomb! They’ll nuke Los Angeles! We have to act now!” They don’t really mean this, and you can tell they don’t by what they omit. At least two of Iran’s neighbors — both Islamic nations — already have nuclear weapons. That fact should scare the hell out of Mark Levin. Yet for some reason he never mentions it. How come? Because it’s not the weapons he hates. It’s the ideology of the Iranian government, which is why he’s lobbying to overthrow it. It goes without saying that there are very few Trump voters who’d support a regime change war in Iran. Donald Trump has argued loudly against reckless lunacy like this. Trump ran for president as a peace candidate. That’s what made him different from conventional Republicans. It’s why he won. A war with Iran would amount to a profound betrayal of his supporters. It would end his presidency. That may explain why so many of Trump’s enemies are advocating for it. And then there’s the question of the war itself. Iran may not have nukes, but it has a fearsome arsenal of ballistic missiles, many of which are aimed at US military installations in the Gulf, as well as at our allies and at critical energy infrastructure. The first week of a war with Iran could easily kill thousands of Americans. It could also collapse our economy, as surging oil prices trigger unmanageable inflation. Consider the effects of $30 gasoline. But the second week of the war could be even worse. Iran isn’t Iraq or Libya, or even North Korea. While it’s often described as a rogue state, Iran has powerful allies. It’s now part of a global bloc called BRICS, which represents the majority of the world’s landmass, population, economy and military power. Iran has extensive military ties with Russia. It sells the overwhelming majority of its oil exports to China. Iran isn’t alone. An attack on Iran could very easily become a world war. We’d lose. None of these are far fetched predictions. Most of them comport with the Pentagon’s own estimates: many Americans would die during a war with Iran. People like Mark Levin don’t seem to care about this. It’s not relevant to them. Instead they insist that Iran give up all uranium enrichment, regardless of its purpose. They know perfectly well that Iran will never accept that demand. They’ll fight first. And of course that’s the whole point of pushing for it: to box the Trump administration into a regime change war in Iran. The one thing that people like Mark Levin don’t want is a peaceful solution to the problem of Iran, despite the obvious benefits to the United States. They denounce anyone who advocates for a deal as a traitor and a bigot. They tell us with a straight face that Long Island native Steve Witkoff is a secret tool of Islamic monarchies. They’ll say or do whatever it takes. They have no limits. These are scary people. Pray that Donald Trump ignores them.
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J Matt Wallace@jmattwallace·
Flip this list and you'll see who is growing or at least maintaining populations.
World of Statistics@stats_feed

💍 Age at First Marriage by Country 🇪🇸 Spain → 38.8 🇨🇱 Chile → 37.8 🇳🇱 Netherlands → 37.6 🇰🇷 South Korea → 37.0 🇦🇷 Argentina → 36.8 🇳🇴 Norway → 36.8 🇧🇷 Brazil → 35.6 🇮🇪 Ireland → 35.0 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia → 34.9 🇺🇾 Uruguay → 34.8 🇩🇪 Germany → 34.4 🇸🇪 Sweden → 33.9 🇯🇲 Jamaica → 33.8 🇮🇹 Italy → 33.6 🇩🇰 Denmark → 33.4 🇫🇮 Finland → 33.2 🇧🇧 Barbados → 32.9 🇫🇷 France → 32.8 🇮🇸 Iceland → 32.7 🇵🇹 Portugal → 32.4 🇲🇺 Mauritius → 32.4 🇨🇻 Cape Verde → 32.0 🇬🇩 Grenada → 32.0 🇱🇺 Luxembourg → 31.8 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis → 31.3 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein → 31.2 🇸🇨 Seychelles → 31.1 🇿🇦 South Africa → 31.0 🇨🇷 Costa Rica → 31.0 🇺🇸 United States → 30.8 🇩🇿 Algeria → 30.8 🇦🇺 Australia → 30.8 🇦🇹 Austria → 30.8 🇹🇼 Taiwan → 30.7 🇸🇮 Slovenia → 30.7 🇸🇲 San Marino → 30.7 🇲🇽 Mexico → 30.6 🇭🇰 Hong Kong → 30.6 🇱🇻 Latvia → 30.6 🇨🇦 Canada → 30.4 🇨🇭 Switzerland → 30.4 🇱🇧 Lebanon → 30.4 🇳🇿 New Zealand → 30.4 🇪🇪 Estonia → 30.4 🇲🇨 Monaco → 30.4 🇬🇷 Greece → 30.1 🇭🇺 Hungary → 30.1 🇧🇪 Belgium → 30.0 🇱🇾 Libya → 30.0 🇯🇵 Japan → 29.7 🇨🇾 Cyprus → 29.6 🇵🇼 Palau → 29.6 🇸🇬 Singapore → 29.5 🇵🇱 Poland → 29.4 🇲🇾 Malaysia → 29.4 🇸🇰 Slovakia → 29.4 🇬🇪 Georgia → 29.4 🇶🇦 Qatar → 29.4 🇸🇷 Suriname → 29.3 🇺🇦 Ukraine → 29.2 🇮🇱 Israel → 29.2 🇳🇦 Namibia → 29.2 🇧🇭 Bahrain → 29.2 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago → 29.2 🇧🇬 Bulgaria → 29.1 🇬🇧 United Kingdom → 29.0 🇴🇲 Oman → 28.9 🇭🇷 Croatia → 28.9 🇰🇼 Kuwait → 28.7 🇷🇸 Serbia → 28.6 🇧🇿 Belize → 28.6 🇲🇹 Malta → 28.5 🇷🇴 Romania → 28.3 🇱🇹 Lithuania → 28.3 🇹🇳 Tunisia → 28.2 🇲🇪 Montenegro → 28.0 🇦🇱 Albania → 27.8 🇹🇭 Thailand → 27.6 🇩🇯 Djibouti → 27.4 🇮🇳 India → 27.2 🇦🇲 Armenia → 27.1 🇹🇷 Turkey → 27.0 🇧🇸 Bahamas → 27.0 🇲🇰 North Macedonia → 26.9 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina → 26.8 🇯🇴 Jordan → 26.6 🇸🇿 Eswatini → 26.5 🇧🇼 Botswana → 26.4 🇸🇾 Syria → 26.3 🇵🇸 Palestine → 26.2 🇧🇾 Belarus → 26.1 🇼🇸 Samoa → 26.1 🇷🇺 Russia → 26.0 🇲🇳 Mongolia → 26.0 🇲🇩 Moldova → 26.0 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia → 25.9 🇲🇦 Morocco → 25.7 🇫🇯 Fiji → 25.7 🇨🇳 China → 25.6 🇵🇰 Pakistan → 25.6 🇰🇪 Kenya → 25.6 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands → 25.6 🇰🇵 North Korea → 25.5 🇵🇭 Philippines → 25.4 🇮🇶 Iraq → 25.3 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates → 25.3 🇻🇳 Vietnam → 25.1 🇪🇨 Ecuador → 25.1 🇧🇳 Brunei → 25.1 🇪🇬 Egypt → 25.0 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan → 25.0 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda → 25.0 🇭🇹 Haiti → 24.9 🇧🇩 Bangladesh → 24.8 🇧🇴 Bolivia → 24.1 🇮🇷 Iran → 24.0 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan → 24.0 🇸🇳 Senegal → 23.8 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan → 23.6 🇹🇴 Tonga → 23.6 🇵🇪 Peru → 23.5 🇦🇴 Angola → 23.4 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka → 23.4 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan → 23.3 🇹🇻 Tuvalu → 23.3 🇾🇪 Yemen → 23.0 🇲🇿 Mozambique → 22.8 🇲🇬 Madagascar → 22.8 🇧🇹 Bhutan → 22.8 🇻🇪 Venezuela → 22.7 🇵🇾 Paraguay → 22.7 🇬🇲 Gambia → 22.7 🇸🇻 El Salvador → 22.5 🇦🇫 Afghanistan → 22.4 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan → 22.4 🇪🇹 Ethiopia → 22.3 🇹🇬 Togo → 22.3 🇹🇯 Tajikistan → 22.1 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo → 22.0 🇸🇩 Sudan → 21.9 🇬🇭 Ghana → 21.7 🇵🇦 Panama → 21.6 🇲🇻 Maldives → 21.6 🇳🇷 Nauru → 21.6 🇬🇾 Guyana → 21.5 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea → 21.4 🇬🇦 Gabon → 21.4 🇬🇹 Guatemala → 21.3 🇧🇮 Burundi → 21.3 🇨🇺 Cuba → 21.3 🇭🇳 Honduras → 21.2 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines → 21.2 🇲🇲 Myanmar → 21.1 🇮🇩 Indonesia → 21.0 🇨🇩 DR Congo → 21.0 🇰🇭 Cambodia → 21.0 🇲🇼 Malawi → 20.9 🇱🇸 Lesotho → 20.9 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau → 20.9 🇻🇺 Vanuatu → 20.8 🇿🇲 Zambia → 20.7 🇸🇴 Somalia → 20.6 🇷🇼 Rwanda → 20.6 🇳🇮 Nicaragua → 20.6 🇪🇷 Eritrea → 20.6 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste → 20.6 🇱🇦 Laos → 20.5 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea → 20.5 🇸🇸 South Sudan → 20.4 🇰🇲 Comoros → 20.4 🇨🇫 Central African Republic → 20.3 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands → 20.3 🇺🇬 Uganda → 20.2 🇳🇵 Nepal → 20.1 🇰🇮 Kiribati → 20.1 Source: World Population Review

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Ahmed Al-Khalidi
Ahmed Al-Khalidi@khalidi79397·
I’m tired of the lies we tell ourselves. Our leaders cry every day about “the occupation” as if history began in 1948, as if Israel is some unique monster in human history. But let me remind you of something that no one dares to speak out loud: we Arabs are the children of the biggest and longest occupation the Middle East and Africa have ever seen. In the 7th and 8th centuries, Arab tribes burst out of the Arabian Peninsula. Within just a few decades, they crushed the Byzantine Empire in Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt. They destroyed the Persian Empire. They swept across North Africa, reaching all the way to Morocco, Spain, and even southern France. At its height, the Arab Caliphate ruled 13 million square kilometers - larger than Rome ever dreamed of. Millions of Persians, Berbers, Copts, Arameans, Jews, Greeks, and others suddenly found themselves under Arab rule. Their languages and faiths were pushed aside. Coptic faded in Egypt. Aramaic nearly died out. Even Persian was nearly erased until poets like Ferdowsi fought to keep it alive. Arabic became the dominant tongue, Islam the dominant faith. That was not liberation - it was occupation on a scale that reshaped entire continents. The Mongols came and went in about a century. The Romans ruled for centuries, but Latin disappeared from the Middle East. The British Empire held sway for 200 years, then collapsed. The Arab-Muslim conquests? It changed the identity of entire nations forever. Think about it: Egypt was Christian and Coptic-speaking for 600 years before the Arabs came. Today it is Arab and Muslim. North Africa was Berber and Roman. Today it is Arab and Muslim. The Levant spoke Greek and Aramaic. Today it speaks Arabic. Even Spain lived under Arab rule for 700 years. That is not just an “occupation” - that is a civilizational overhaul. And yet, in 2025, our leaders - who are themselves the product of this massive Arab occupation, weep about Israel, a sliver of land the size of New Jersey, calling it “the worst occupation.” Really? Compared to what the Arabs did to North Africa, Persia, and the Levant? Compared to the centuries-long Arab rule that erased identities, forced conversions, and remade entire regions? If we, Palestinians, want honesty, we must stop pretending that Israel invented occupation. The truth is bitter: we live in the shadow of the largest and longest Arab occupation in history. Blaming only Israel while worshiping our corrupt leaders who exploit this narrative is not justice, it’s cowardice. History matters. And if we don’t face it, we will remain slaves not to Israel, but to our own hypocrisy.
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Konstantin Kisin
Konstantin Kisin@KonstantinKisin·
Since people are asking, I went to the Unite the Kingdom rally to film interviews with people on the ground as well as Tommy and other speakers backstage. I have been to pro-Palestine, pro-Israel, climate protests etc so have a good sense of the rally in context of other events. Our film will be out soon. My thoughts: - The police estimate for attendance (110k) seems like a massive undercount and organiser claim of "millions" is an exaggeration. I would guess 400-600k. - I saw no violence in the main area of the rally. Scuffles seem to have broken out on a side street away from the main protest (opposite Horse Guard) where due to large numbers of people attending many people who wanted to see the rally could not. I did not see the actual altercation but did see riot police slowly and very professionally moving back the protestors and then collecting a few dozen bottles that had clearly been thrown at them. - Were the people in attendance "far right"? We should define "far right" which to me would be a racist party with neo-Nazi sympathies like the BNP. I obviously didn't speak to every single person there but I, a well known immigrant with Jewish ancestry, found it a challenge to walk through the crowd with dozens of people draped in England flags stopping to shake my hand and thank me for being there. I had absolutely no trouble being there and did not feel unsafe at any point. Both on stage and in the audience were many, many people of different races and colours. The day ended with a black choir signing Jerusalem. - Among the speakers, there certainly were a few people who represent fringe parties of the European right. For someone like me who always thought a fake hatred of the French was a key part of British identity it was finny being at a patriotic British event where a speech was delivered in French by a politician (Eric Zemmour) in French. There were also speeches from the AfD, Vox and others. My sense overall was that some of the people on stage were probably far closer to being fringe rightists than those attending. - Like every other protest I've attended, asking people what specifically they wanted to achieve did not typically produce substantive answers beyond "The politicians need to listen to the people", "We've had enough" etc. If I had to sum up the drivers of people attending, based on my conversations I would say that people's concerns centre around illegal immigration, censorship of speech and failures of integration. Our film will be out today or tomorrow so you'll be able to watch and judge for yourself.
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J Matt Wallace@jmattwallace·
US Sec of the Treasury Scott Bessent's remarks to the IIF were both fantastic & epic! Go find it and it listens fine at x1.5 speed. Scott's a rock star!
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Elon Musk
Elon Musk@elonmusk·
No kidding …
Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApes

HOLY CR*P 🚨 Joe Biden was paying off his blackmail bribes by sending USAID Money The BILLION DOLLARS Joe Biden sent to Ukraine after getting the prosecutor who was investigating Burisma fired, “It was a USAID grant” Mike Benz “Remember when Joe Biden was at the Council on Foreign Relations and bragged that he got the top prosecutor in Ukraine fired by the Ukrainian government because he explicitly conditioned the firing of the prosecutor who was investigating Burisma? He expressly conditioned their receipt of a billion dollars in U.S financial assistance on the firing of Victor Shokin, the prosecutor —You know what that billion dollars in financial assistance was? It was a USAID grant” WOW

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J Matt Wallace@jmattwallace·
Perfectly stated. I am hopeful that the truly good parts will be quickly reinstituted in a more direct, transparent fashion. Anyone defending USAid either doesn't understand how unbelievably awful key parts of it are/were OR somehow directly benefit from the gravy train of all gravy trains. I think most are blindly reacting to feel virtuous by defending something that sounds good but isn't at its current functional core OR just the same ol' "orange man bad" thing... which has evolved into the "genius rich man is evil" thing.
Eric Weinstein@ericweinstein

“Now does it hurt when I apply pressure here?” I have always believed four things about USAID: A) It does a lot of harm. B) It has done a lot of good. C) Both involved corruption. D) It is an extension of CIA/State/DoD This is a load bearing wall for which I have never had any love. But it is load-bearing. Or was. I hope those trying to destroy USAID understand what good it did amongst all the evil it does. Its strategy was always a hybrid. By design and strategy. “Screw the swamp!” Is gaining ground quickly. And this is most definitely at the center of the swamp.

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J Matt Wallace@jmattwallace·
I’m currently quite focused on exactly how detailed we get in our IDRN membership on-boarding process. These first steps will be both potent and pivotal in many ways. And even though it’s not really the same thing, working on these steps for new members still reminds me of the age-old question. “Your options are FAST – GOOD – CHEAP. You can only pick two!” If comes down to balance. The on-boarding process is where expectations are set. Is it easy to navigate? Understandable? Feel productive and like a good investment of time? Or is it too much, too fast or even somewhat confusing? While we will improve on our on-boarding process as we go, we also want to not penalize those willing to be early adopters. So, the content matters. The format matters. The ease of access matters. It all pretty much matters. The goal will be to ensure that all members will have the same basic understanding and expectations for IDRN for now and into the future. We want to introduce the difference between Level ONE “Friends of IDRN” who only receive occasional newsletters, and Level TWO members, which is basically what everyone registered is at this point. Once a registered Level TWO person completes the on-boarding process, they will be a full-member – a Level THREE. In that process, we’ll also clarify expectations and that everyone is responsible for their own actions and encouraged to take initiative. Plus, we want to ensure that every member has the basic tools to invite other people with a focus on inviting those who need little convincing. When we are successful, many of the questions that people typically ask will be addressed and converted into relaxed confidence. Time will tell, but this is a critical step in IDRN’s growth. @IDRNGlobal
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J Matt Wallace@jmattwallace·
Yesterday’s IDRN New Connections zoom call felt much like the other international call I referenced recently in my "Attitudes are Contagious" post. Except this time, it was not some other group. This time it was people aligning themselves with IDRN. So, even though this group did not represent the entirety of IDRN, it sure modeled the desired “vibe.” The primary point of the call was to create a space where those attending would be introduced to the others. This will not always be the case, but for the most part, the majority of people on the call did not know most of the others. This was just a tiny step towards addressing the simplistic, but true, quote we go to a lot. “You can’t work with someone you don’t even know exists.” It was gratifying to know that some of these people immediately followed up with those they just met via IDRN moments earlier. And while IDRN will always be tempted to attempt more, it was a good reminder that the core principle of “increasing awareness” really is where it starts. We will continue to sponsor these types of introduction meetings. If you have not registered with IDRN, please do. We want to introduce you to some fine humans. idrn.info/register @IDRNGlobal
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J Matt Wallace
J Matt Wallace@jmattwallace·
Working together gets a lot of lip service. Yes. Things tend to go better when people cooperate. And yet, in practice, some find it hard to collaborate. They operate as if it is a zero-sum game. However, when the spirit of healthy collaboration infuses interactions, it is something special. I have seen how things can go when people work together with what I call a true collaborative spirit. I was reminded of this earlier this week as I participated in a video call of an international group my wife and I are privileged to be part of. I think all but the coldest of continents were represented on the call. And I was struck by how similar an ethos that exists in this group is to what I envision for IDRN. Simply put, no one in the group is there to control anyone. No one was using their expertise or senior position to heavily influence the conversation. The challenges discussed were centered around how to help others. While it was not specific to disaster response, these people and their attitudes would be phenomenal in troubleshooting disaster response challenges. This is mainly due to the respect and connectivity (relationally) each command because of their skills, experience, and attitude towards others. The time together made me think once again about why our IDRN Istanbul 2024 meeting was so good. Even as there were true experts working alongside those with no real disaster response-specific experience, it was obvious that each person there was valued and had incredible potential to benefit others. Not just through IDRN, but whenever they engage. We cannot make people have specific attitudes. However, I do think attitudes are contagious. As IDRN grows, I hope that a collaborative spirit is pervasive and contagious. @IDRNGlobal
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