Jim Willeke

Mount Vernon Ohio is an excellent place for manufacturing. 50 percent of the US population is within 500 miles. A lot of manufacturing land area priced reasonable. @MnetNews @elonmusk

I said "Google does not listen. "You are entirely correct—Google has repeatedly demonstrated that they do not care about the hobbyists, families, and power users who invested in custom domains. For years, the smart home and tech communities have voiced identical frustrations on forums like Reddit and the Home Assistant community, but Google continues to prioritize corporate IT constraints over individual user experience" Diesct from @GeminiApp about @GoogleWorkspace

Audit The Gold grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5…

@AOC You are wrong. Government taxes and ever growing national debt takes more form things being affordable

The single largest form of theft in America is wage theft. $50 billion a year are stolen from American workers. If a billionaire amasses their wealth by underpaying their full-time workers so severely that they must rely on food assistance and government programs to survive, then no, that wealth was not earned by one individual - it was a wealth transfer subsidized by underpaid American workers and the public who get stuck with the bill for large corporations free-riding off our systems. The point is less about individual morality. It’s more about how our current economic reality of shattering inequality rewards screwing over workers and exploiting essential systems at scale. We’re talking monopoly power. Rent-seeking. Wage theft. Profiteering. Stock buybacks. Destabilizing housing markets. Companies using SNAP/EBT to underwrite their wages. Massive government subsidies or contracts to corporations following lobbying and dark money in politics with little to no oversight or accountability. Some people get enraged that I draw attention to this. That’s on them. Let them call me shrill, dumb, inexperienced, girly, uneducated - these folks will say anything to distract from or undercut the truth that working people are getting screwed, and giving people a fair shake means we must have a grown conversation about reigning in abuse of power.

Great exploration on Claude Skills Functionality "How I Built a Claude Code Skill to Generate GPU Market Reports Without t..." youtu.be/lGIOdmJRDyI?si… via @YouTube

@tesla got FSD 14.3.2 yesterday and found it below latest 13.x version. Poor navigation and parking lot operations. Sat at Green light change until got homked at and had to disengage to ge moving.

@google Cannot add passport to Google Wallet as I use a Google Workplace account. Another reason I am Moving off @google.

How the brain replays past emotional experiences during sleep medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-b… via @medical_xpress Inaccurate title! The article is about "How the RAT brain replays past emotional experiences during sleep"

@RepThomasMassie @RepBoebert It's a positive step but at this point I'd rather see an Amendment to ban all government "surveillance"

@RepThomasMassie @RepBoebert Every US Citizen should encourage their HR Representative to support this bill. This REQUIRES a warrant before the federal government can search your private data.

I've introduced HR 8470, the Surveillance Accountability Act, with @RepBoebert. It requires a probable cause warrant before the federal government can search your private data — even if that data is held by a third party. Warrantless searches are unconstitutional.

@RepBalderson and all of congress please vote NO on on any vote – including a procedural rule vote – that will allow the Deep State to keep spying on innocent Americans.

@Google did it again. Dropped several IDs from my wallet with no notice. Time to be done with @google

You forgot to mention that you and your comrades in Congress wrote the tax code. Oh and you left out: $0 liability came from legal provisions in the tax code: R&D tax credits, manufacturing/production credits (under the Inflation Reduction Act as modified), accelerated depreciation, and net operating loss carryforwards. Which President Biden signed. This is federal corporate income tax only. Tesla still pays substantial payroll taxes (as employer and via employee withholdings), property taxes, sales/use taxes, and other levies. It also paid global taxes in other jurisdictions. Corporations and individuals are not taxed the same way. Companies get business deductions (wages, capex, R&D) that individuals generally cannot claim. The 21% statutory corporate rate is still the baseline; these breaks are deliberate policy choices by Congress to encourage investment in EVs, manufacturing, and innovation.

If you paid even one penny in federal income taxes on your income last year, then you paid more than Tesla. Here's why.

Here's a breakdown for the 8 companies listed in the @RBReich tweet (Alphabet, AT&T, Meta, General Motors, Amazon, ExxonMobil, Disney, and CVS Health). All figures are the most recent available as of early 2026 (primarily FY 2025 or latest reported 2024–2025 data from company 10-K/annual reports, earnings calls, CSR/sustainability reports, and independent economic impact studies). Data is U.S.-focused where possible. Important notes: Employees: Global headcount (with U.S. estimates where available). These are direct employees only. U.S. GDP / Economic Contribution: Companies do not report a single “contribution to GDP” line item. The figures below are total economic impact (direct + indirect + induced activity, jobs supported, etc.) from company-commissioned or third-party studies. Direct value-added to GDP is a subset of these. Infrastructure Investments: Primarily U.S.-focused capital expenditures (capex) or multi-year commitments in data centers, networks, plants, energy facilities, etc. Non-Profit Contributions: Charitable/philanthropic giving via company foundations or direct grants (education, health, environment, community, etc.). Excludes all political/lobbying/PAC spending as requested. Exact 2025 totals are still being finalized in some CSR reports; latest available shown. 1. Alphabet (Google) Employees: ~190,800 global (≈100,000+ in the U.S.). U.S. GDP/Economic Contribution: Supported ≈$947 billion in economic activity across the U.S. ecosystem (2025 data). Infrastructure Investments: $91.4 billion capex in 2025 (vast majority on technical infrastructure: ~60% servers, 40% data centers/networking). 2026 guidance: $175–185 billion, heavily weighted toward AI/data center buildout in the U.S. Non-Profit Contributions: Hundreds of millions annually through Google.org (focus: education, economic opportunity, climate, health). Specific 2025 U.S. grants not yet fully detailed in public reports. 2. AT&T Employees: ~133,000 global (≈110,000 in the U.S.). U.S. GDP/Economic Contribution: Major telecom contributor; supports hundreds of billions in downstream economic activity via connectivity (exact 2025 total impact not broken out in new reports). Infrastructure Investments: Committed $250 billion over 5 years (ongoing) to 5G, fiber, and satellite networks across the U.S. Non-Profit Contributions: ≈$72 million in 2024–2025 (latest) to education, disaster relief, and community programs via AT&T Foundation (non-political). 3. Meta Employees: ~78,900 global. U.S. GDP/Economic Contribution: ≈$550 billion in economic activity and supported ≈3.4 million jobs via its platforms (2024–2025 data). Infrastructure Investments: Record capex of $64–72 billion in 2025 (primarily data centers and AI infrastructure); Meta has signaled multi-year U.S. investments in the hundreds of billions for AI/compute. Non-Profit Contributions: Significant grants through Meta Philanthropy (education, community building, digital skills). Exact 2025 U.S. total not yet finalized publicly. 4. General Motors (GM) Employees: ~156,000 global (≈90,000–97,000 in the U.S., including manufacturing/assembly). U.S. GDP/Economic Contribution: ≈$50 billion direct contribution to GDP; total economic footprint ≈$134 billion (recent studies). Infrastructure Investments: Billions annually in U.S. manufacturing plants and EV/battery facilities; cumulative >$60 billion invested in U.S. facilities/EV infrastructure since 2020. Non-Profit Contributions: Grants focused on education, STEM, community development, and vehicle safety (exact 2025 figure not yet public; consistent with prior years in the tens of millions). 5. Amazon Employees: ~1.576 million global (≈1.1 million in the U.S.). U.S. GDP/Economic Contribution: $340 billion invested in 2025 alone; cumulative >$1.8 trillion contribution to the U.S. economy since 2010; supports ≈2 million U.S. jobs. Infrastructure Investments: $340 billion in 2025 (fulfillment centers, transportation, AWS data centers/cloud infrastructure). Non-Profit Contributions: Tens to hundreds of millions annually via Amazon Foundation and direct giving (focus: housing, food security, education, disaster relief). 2025 details still emerging. 6. ExxonMobil Employees: ≈58,000–61,000 global. U.S. GDP/Economic Contribution: Significant energy-sector impact (older studies showed ≈$43 billion; 2025-specific total not newly released). Infrastructure Investments: ≈$27–29 billion capex in 2025 (energy production, refining, and U.S. infrastructure projects). Non-Profit Contributions: ≈$86 million to U.S. communities (latest reported; focus: education, STEM, environment, and disaster relief via ExxonMobil Foundation). 7. Disney Employees: ≈231,000 global (heavy U.S. concentration in parks, studios, and media). U.S. GDP/Economic Contribution: Disney Parks & Resorts alone generate ≈$67 billion in annual U.S. economic impact and support >400,000 jobs. Infrastructure Investments: >$30 billion cumulative in U.S. theme parks, resorts, and media production facilities (ongoing capex for expansions and technology). Non-Profit Contributions: ≈$263 million (FY2024 latest detailed; continued in 2025) via Disney Foundation and direct grants (focus: children’s health, education, environment, and community arts—strictly non-political). 8. CVS Health Employees: ≈300,000 (vast majority U.S. retail/pharmacy/clinic roles). U.S. GDP/Economic Contribution: ≈$474 billion total economic impact (FY2024–2025 data); supports ≈1.3 million jobs. Infrastructure Investments: Extensive U.S. retail pharmacy, clinic, and distribution network buildout/expansion (exact capex not isolated but part of ongoing multi-billion healthcare infrastructure spend). Non-Profit Contributions: Hundreds of millions in community support (latest: $239+ million reported in recent years) focused on health equity, food security, education, and disaster relief via CVS Health Foundation. Bottom line: These are massive employers and economic engines. The tech-heavy group (Alphabet, Meta, Amazon) is pouring unprecedented sums into AI/data-center infrastructure right now, while traditional players (GM, AT&T, Exxon, CVS, Disney) invest in physical plants, networks, energy, and retail/health facilities. Charitable giving is substantial and directed at non-political causes like education, health, and community support.

Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations: Alphabet: 8.01% AT&T: 4.6% Meta: 3.57% General Motors: 3.09% Amazon: 1.37% Exxon Mobil: 1.31% Disney: -1.57% CVS Health: -3.88% Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5% This is what a rigged system looks like.

@RandPaul Perhaps we should consider the federal government getting out of Healthcare?

Healthcare should be affordable. Our current healthcare system: not affordable. My Health Marketplace & Savings Accounts for All Act empowers consumers. No new taxes, no new subsidies. Real reform.

@netflix is raising prices again. For a so called "Technology" company their cost of doing business SHOULD be declining rather than increasing. All they do is move zeros and ones and that cost decreases every day! And their algorithm sucks. 🤬

@MatrixMysteries Wonde if she learned anything in college. Like how to read a contract?

An American checks her student loans. She borrowed $49,548.74. After 120 payments, she’s paid $25,558.36. Her current balance? $50,121.33. After paying $25k… she now owes MORE than she originally borrowed. This isn’t aid — it’s a SCAM.

A little history George W. Bush (2001–2009): ~ hundreds of thousands (largest share of ~940,000 post-9/11 direct deaths; Iraq invasion/early occupation + Afghanistan surge drove peak violence, with Iraq Body Count showing ~100k+ documented civilian deaths in his term alone).4d5d1b Barack Obama (2009–2017): tens to low hundreds of thousands (Afghanistan surge, Libya intervention, anti-ISIS start, drone expansion; ~3,800+ killed in non-battlefield drones incl. 300–800 civilians; thousands more in airstrikes).b8b5a0 Donald Trump (2017–2021 & 2025–): tens of thousands (intensified ISIS airstrikes in Iraq/Syria with higher reported civilian tolls per Airwars in peak years; increased drones in Somalia/Yemen; recent actions smaller scale).b8d465 Joe Biden (2021–2025): low thousands (Afghanistan withdrawal chaos + reduced counterterrorism; drone/airstrike civilian deaths in low hundreds per monitors).f48a3f George H.W. Bush (1989–1993): tens of thousands (Gulf War 1991: ~8,000–50,000+ Iraqi military deaths, lower civilian; Panama invasion: hundreds).dc64c7 Bill Clinton (1993–2001): low thousands (Kosovo NATO bombing: ~500–1,000+ total deaths incl. civilians; Bosnia/Limited Iraq strikes smaller).910f90 Ronald Reagan (1981–1989, early overlap): hundreds to low thousands (Grenada, Libya bombing, Lebanon: limited casualties overall).

Khanna: "No. I'm not supporting new funding. The answer for every Democrat should be 'absolutely no.' It's $400 billion for a war we oppose? We could have universal childcare for that. We could have free public college for that."

A little history George W. Bush (2001–2009): ~ hundreds of thousands (largest share of ~940,000 post-9/11 direct deaths; Iraq invasion/early occupation + Afghanistan surge drove peak violence, with Iraq Body Count showing ~100k+ documented civilian deaths in his term alone).4d5d1b Barack Obama (2009–2017): tens to low hundreds of thousands (Afghanistan surge, Libya intervention, anti-ISIS start, drone expansion; ~3,800+ killed in non-battlefield drones incl. 300–800 civilians; thousands more in airstrikes).b8b5a0 Donald Trump (2017–2021 & 2025–): tens of thousands (intensified ISIS airstrikes in Iraq/Syria with higher reported civilian tolls per Airwars in peak years; increased drones in Somalia/Yemen; recent actions smaller scale).b8d465 Joe Biden (2021–2025): low thousands (Afghanistan withdrawal chaos + reduced counterterrorism; drone/airstrike civilian deaths in low hundreds per monitors).f48a3f George H.W. Bush (1989–1993): tens of thousands (Gulf War 1991: ~8,000–50,000+ Iraqi military deaths, lower civilian; Panama invasion: hundreds).dc64c7 Bill Clinton (1993–2001): low thousands (Kosovo NATO bombing: ~500–1,000+ total deaths incl. civilians; Bosnia/Limited Iraq strikes smaller).910f90 Ronald Reagan (1981–1989, early overlap): hundreds to low thousands (Grenada, Libya bombing, Lebanon: limited casualties overall).

One month after starting the war in Iran, this is the statement of the President of the United States on Easter Sunday. These are the ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced individual. Congress has got to act NOW. End this war.

A little history George W. Bush (2001–2009): ~ hundreds of thousands (largest share of ~940,000 post-9/11 direct deaths; Iraq invasion/early occupation + Afghanistan surge drove peak violence, with Iraq Body Count showing ~100k+ documented civilian deaths in his term alone).4d5d1b Barack Obama (2009–2017): tens to low hundreds of thousands (Afghanistan surge, Libya intervention, anti-ISIS start, drone expansion; ~3,800+ killed in non-battlefield drones incl. 300–800 civilians; thousands more in airstrikes).b8b5a0 Donald Trump (2017–2021 & 2025–): tens of thousands (intensified ISIS airstrikes in Iraq/Syria with higher reported civilian tolls per Airwars in peak years; increased drones in Somalia/Yemen; recent actions smaller scale).b8d465 Joe Biden (2021–2025): low thousands (Afghanistan withdrawal chaos + reduced counterterrorism; drone/airstrike civilian deaths in low hundreds per monitors).f48a3f George H.W. Bush (1989–1993): tens of thousands (Gulf War 1991: ~8,000–50,000+ Iraqi military deaths, lower civilian; Panama invasion: hundreds).dc64c7 Bill Clinton (1993–2001): low thousands (Kosovo NATO bombing: ~500–1,000+ total deaths incl. civilians; Bosnia/Limited Iraq strikes smaller).910f90 Ronald Reagan (1981–1989, early overlap): hundreds to low thousands (Grenada, Libya bombing, Lebanon: limited casualties overall).

Imagine how many families we could help if, instead of giving the Pentagon more money than they can even figure out what to do with like Trump wants… …we cut people’s heating bills in half and made child care affordable for every family in America.