$7 billion in campaign advertising for a midterm election. Think about that.
There’s only one party in Washington: the Money Party.
Follow the money and you’ll see whose interests are being served, who benefits from the system, and how the American voter is used to advance agendas that often have little to do with their own interests.
Until we address the influence of money in politics, meaningful change will remain elusive.
My biggest concern is that if there is a clean sweep by Democrats of the House, Senate and Presidency in 2028, they will:
1. Make DC and Puerto Rico states to gain a strong majority in the Senate.
2. Open the borders and legalize everyone living in America illegally to cement a permanent majority.
3. Increase the size of the Supreme Court to gain an immediate majority.
This would result in America becoming a permanent one-party state and the end of democracy in any meaningful sense of the word.
All that is needed to ensure this doesn’t happen is 51 Republican senators in 2029. That is why you should vote for Republican senators this election. Other reasons are irrelevant compared to this one.
RonMan retweeted
This morning my wife made a quick run to Whole Foods. We hadn’t made a list, and she’ll be out of town most of the week, so she asked what I needed.
Naturally, I asked Grok Bot to scan my past Whole Foods shopping lists and tell me what I normally buy.
Amazon says that violates its Conditions of Use.
Fine. Shut down my account then.
I understand Amazon wants to protect its ecosystem and margins, but this is where commerce is headed. My AI agent should be able to look at what I’ve bought before, figure out what I’m likely to need, compare options, and eventually place the order for me.
If Amazon won’t allow that, somebody else will.
Who is building the shopping platform designed for AI agents instead of fighting them?
RonMan retweeted
What's New in Grok Bot
00:00 🎃
00:13 Pages in Grok Bot
01:09 Vault
02:05 1Password
02:21 Apple integrations
03:21 Bot makes videos
03:47 New bot characters
04:13 X Spaces
04:31 Font fun
04:54 Design polish
05:11 Rapid fire
I recently learned something about Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms in China that explains a lot about what we're seeing today.
China moved away from a system described as "eating from one big pot" to "eating from separate kitchens."
Instead of sending everything to Beijing for redistribution, provinces and local governments were allowed to keep more of the wealth they generated.
Think about how that changes incentives.
Suddenly, local governments had a reason to compete for businesses, attract investment, create jobs and grow their economies. That competition helped fuel decades of innovation.
Look at China's EV market today. Local governments compete to attract and support manufacturers, and automakers compete aggressively on price and technology. Consumers benefit from more choices and lower prices, although the subsidies have also created overcapacity.
Imagine California adopting a similar approach, with local governments having stronger incentives to grow their economies and retain more of the revenue.
Here's what really caught my attention.
According to the World Bank, China accounted for nearly 75% of the world's reduction in extreme poverty over roughly four decades, lifting close to 800 million people out of poverty.
That wasn't simply the result of a wealth tax, quite the opposite. It came largely from creating opportunities for people to produce, compete and improve their own lives.
Human ingenuity was always there. Changing the incentives helped unleash it.
I'm beginning to question whether @bot is worth the subscription anymore.
Over the last several days, I've noticed what feels like a significant decline in its ability to independently complete tasks.
It asks for far more clarification than it used to, increasingly requires my intervention to interact with websites, and struggles to complete relatively simple requests without multiple follow-up prompts.
A simple search for a new HVAC filter now takes multiple prompts and the agent won't connect to websites anymore.
I assume most corporations have instituted safeguards to prevent agents from connecting or Grok Bot has had some major downgrades.
Not sure which it is but no way I can pay $300 a month to manage these agents constantly. I assume this is effecting all agents?
The median U.S. home now costs about 5 Bitcoin.
Not 50
Not 25
Less than 5 BTC
What will it get down to over the next decade? Flatish home prices and rising Bitcoin.
Are you listening Gen X?
This morning my wife made a quick run to Whole Foods. We hadn’t made a list, and she’ll be out of town most of the week, so she asked what I needed.
Naturally, I asked Grok Bot to scan my past Whole Foods shopping lists and tell me what I normally buy.
Amazon says that violates its Conditions of Use.
Fine. Shut down my account then.
I understand Amazon wants to protect its ecosystem and margins, but this is where commerce is headed. My AI agent should be able to look at what I’ve bought before, figure out what I’m likely to need, compare options, and eventually place the order for me.
If Amazon won’t allow that, somebody else will.
Who is building the shopping platform designed for AI agents instead of fighting them?
I'm in my early 50s and close to work optional. I started investing early but I've made plenty of rookie moves. 4 things I'd tell a beginner 🧵
You can be early, and therefore wrong. Happened to me with $HOOD. Bet big on it at IPO around $60 and held it for years down -80% or more. At the time my biggest bet on a single investment. My thesis was correct, they would lead in fintech, but opportunity costs were real with that one.
What would you add?
