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Positive people are often discarded,
as though the medicine they wield
is not the gift of life-force itself.
As though they haven’t mined for it
on the coalface of rock bottom,
scraping and digging
for each glittering nugget of light.
Dragging it diligently up to the surface
with all the strength and might
of a thousand men,
only to go back down again
for more.
Positive people are not ignorant
to the darkness of this life.
They have dragged themselves
painfully
into the light.
And are choosing to share it
with you.
-Donna Ashworth
robert.eth retweeted
Most of what we fight over is scarcity, and most scarcity is a technology problem wearing a 'political costume'. Water, energy, food, land. Solve the technology, and a lot of the arguments get very quiet.
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NGO directors probably have the cushiest jobs. I met someone a few years ago with a beautiful hillside house who only joined video conferences occasionally.
Volunteers believe in the cause and do all the legwork, so there's no need to pay for healthcare, 401(k), stock options, or insurance. You can't question them because they embody the virtues—anything against them is against the virtues themselves, an indisputable position.
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basically this
The White underclass is a miracle, and probably why the West has succeeded.
Thomas Frank wrote “What’s the Matter with Kansas” to explore why poor Whites don’t vote for socialist policies that would (narrowly, in the short-term) benefit them. Of course he concluded it was about racism, as he was predetermined to do by his ideology.
But I actually think he highlighted an incredibly important fact: poor White Americans, uniquely among underclasses globally, don’t vote for socialism.
The typical dynamic is rich people trying to keep what they have and poor people trying to take it. But the American lower-class White does not behave this way, because he has a deontological aversion to government interference. The collection of attitudes and beliefs described as “rugged individualism” are often assessed in terms of how they impact the individual, but I think it’s much more important to consider how they impact a nation.
(White) America has the world’s least resentful or grasping underclass. This is a treasure. They should be preserved and rewarded. Many might be net-negative fiscally in a narrow sense, but they are hugely net-positive if you consider their votes. Trump famously said “I love the poorly educated.” He was right to say this. Every nation has an elite. No other nation has such a high quality of virtuous common people.
woah.
In 2018, Elon Musk tweeted that he would fund the replacement of lead contaminated water pipes in Flint, Michigan for any home that still had unsafe water. He said to just tell him which houses needed help and he would fix them. The response from Flint's officials was near silence.
The offer was genuine. Elon followed up. He donated $480,000 to install UV filtration systems in Flint schools. He offered to continue funding until every household had clean water. Local officials thanked him publicly and then largely stopped responding. The project stalled not because of money but because of bureaucracy, local politics, and the same institutional inertia that had allowed the crisis to happen in the first place.
The detail that makes this story devastating is not the donation. It is the disconnect between the speed at which Elon operates and the speed at which a municipal government can accept help. He offered. He funded. He followed up. The system he was trying to help could not process the help at the speed it was offered. The man who can build a factory in 6 months could not get a city to accept pipe replacements because the approval process, the contractor bids, the environmental reviews, and the political negotiations moved at a pace that made SpaceX look like light speed by comparison.
He has described the Flint experience as one of the most frustrating of his career. Not because the problem was hard. Because the problem was easy and the system designed to solve easy problems was broken. The water needed clean pipes. The pipes needed money. The money was offered. And the space between offered and installed was filled with a bureaucracy that moved at the speed of government while children drank contaminated water.
The man who solves engineering problems for a living encountered a problem that was not engineering. It was institutional. The pipes were simple. The politics were not. The money was present. The will was present. The system that was supposed to connect money and will to pipes could not function at the speed the crisis demanded.
He fixed the schools. The broader offer faded. The city eventually replaced most of its pipes through federal and state funding years later. The man who offered to fix it in months watched it take years. The frustration of the man who moves fast encountering a world that doesn't is the frustration that defines his relationship with every institution he touches. The rockets are faster because they don't require a city council vote.
robert.eth retweeted
In 2018, Elon Musk tweeted that he would fund the replacement of lead contaminated water pipes in Flint, Michigan for any home that still had unsafe water. He said to just tell him which houses needed help and he would fix them. The response from Flint's officials was near silence.
The offer was genuine. Elon followed up. He donated $480,000 to install UV filtration systems in Flint schools. He offered to continue funding until every household had clean water. Local officials thanked him publicly and then largely stopped responding. The project stalled not because of money but because of bureaucracy, local politics, and the same institutional inertia that had allowed the crisis to happen in the first place.
The detail that makes this story devastating is not the donation. It is the disconnect between the speed at which Elon operates and the speed at which a municipal government can accept help. He offered. He funded. He followed up. The system he was trying to help could not process the help at the speed it was offered. The man who can build a factory in 6 months could not get a city to accept pipe replacements because the approval process, the contractor bids, the environmental reviews, and the political negotiations moved at a pace that made SpaceX look like light speed by comparison.
He has described the Flint experience as one of the most frustrating of his career. Not because the problem was hard. Because the problem was easy and the system designed to solve easy problems was broken. The water needed clean pipes. The pipes needed money. The money was offered. And the space between offered and installed was filled with a bureaucracy that moved at the speed of government while children drank contaminated water.
The man who solves engineering problems for a living encountered a problem that was not engineering. It was institutional. The pipes were simple. The politics were not. The money was present. The will was present. The system that was supposed to connect money and will to pipes could not function at the speed the crisis demanded.
He fixed the schools. The broader offer faded. The city eventually replaced most of its pipes through federal and state funding years later. The man who offered to fix it in months watched it take years. The frustration of the man who moves fast encountering a world that doesn't is the frustration that defines his relationship with every institution he touches. The rockets are faster because they don't require a city council vote.
kids now have a stake in the ambition and achievements that are only possible in this country, nowhere else.
pretty awesome.
Robert and I are thrilled that our gift of over 2 million shares of SpaceX stock will be distributed to children’s Trump accounts in December!
Our initial gift (shares transferring to escrow as we speak) will go to 11 to 17-year-olds who live in zip codes with median family income (MFI) of $57,000 or less, and to those who live in zip codes with too few residents for an MFI to be reported in the census. These families should receive a notice by Monday.
In a few weeks, an additional gift will be finalized for eligible 11 to 17-year-old children in military families serving overseas, children in foster care, and more children whose MFI is $90,000 or less living in counties near our home in the great state of Texas.
Thank you to the incredible team @SpaceX, @Treasury, @IRS, @DellFdn, @GreaterHorizons, @InvestAmerica24, and the legal firms of Morgan Lewis and Gibson Dunn for working over the past few months to make this happen.
We are deeply grateful for the groundbreaking work that Brad Gerstner @altcap and @MichaelDell have done for the long-term financial security for millions of kids.
God Bless America!
robert.eth retweeted
The reason they keep attacking Elon is because he is the only one that has the courage and resources to counter their attempts at completely subverting American democracy via extreme psychological manipulation
The worst thing you can do to manipulators is expose their scheme and lies, that's why they hate him and are very mad. They would be unopposed otherwise.
Legacy Media keeps repeating the Democrats' lie that Elon Musk is "buying the election."
Voters must still show up, show ID (in states with voter integrity like Texas), and cast their own ballots.
Elon isn't paying anyone to vote (though the Democrats likely are).
He's offsetting the massive, one-sided money flowing to the left from billionaires like George Soros, Michael Bloomberg, and Reid Hoffman. That money is, of course, a fraction of the left's real advantage: schools, universities, and Legacy Media, which indoctrinate kids, students, and adults as the left's unpaid, multibillion-dollar campaign arm.
Giving voters more complete information isn't "buying" anything.
The "buying an election" outrage is a psyop by a left-wing machine whose information monopoly is under threat. That's why they fought so hard against the recent purchase of CNN.
The left needs Legacy Media's unified messaging to win and hates that @elonmusk threatens their lopsided advantage.
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
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In just these past two weeks we have seen:
1. Widespread civil unrest and riots in France.
2. Widespread civil unrest and riots in Albania.
3. Widespread civil unrest and riots in Italy.
4. Widespread civil unrest and riots in Spain.
5. Widespread civil unrest and riots in Portugal.
6. Widespread civil unrest and riots in Belgium.
7. Widespread civil unrest and riots in Serbia.
8. Widespread civil unrest and riots in Georgia.
9. Widespread civil unrest and an apparent judicial coup in Poland.
10. Widespread civil unrest and riots in Czechia (including an attempted takeover of the Parliament building).
11. Widespread student protests in Greece.
12. Targeted student protests in Indonesia.
13. Localized violent protests in India.
14. An apparently fraudulent election in Brazil where the presumed presidential election winner was forced to flee the country under threat of arrest by his opponent.
15. The uncovering of a Color Revolution plot in the USA led by embittered former USAID employees and ex-military members.
That’s a lot to be happening all at once, don’t you think?
And the USA is having midterm elections next week.
You know, if I was a conspiracy-minded type I might be connecting some dots here. 🧐
robert.eth retweeted
Big news, the FCC voted today to advance new satellite-to-phone rules that could benefit @SpaceX's Starlink Mobile, despite lobbying efforts by AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile to restrict parts of this proposal.
FCC: "This marks a major step to unleash American innovation and investment in next-generation connectivity."
The FCC voted to advance a proposal that would:
• Open up an additional 482 MHz of spectrum for satellite-to-phone services, expanding eligible frequency bands from 5 to 13.
• Eliminate restrictive spectrum-leasing requirements
• Remove rigid geographic coverage restrictions
• Allow more flexible agreements between satellite operators and wireless carriers
• Modernize technical rules to allow more efficient spectrum use
• Reconsider exclusive-use rights for certain satellite spectrum bands
If finalized, these changes could make it easier for SpaceX to expand Starlink Mobile, access additional spectrum, and reduce regulatory barriers.
Here's what happens next:
• Late 2026: Public comment period opens, allowing SpaceX, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and others to weigh in.
• Late 2026–Early 2027: Companies submit comments and responses arguing for or against specific rule changes.
• Early–Mid 2027: The FCC reviews the feedback, evaluates interference concerns, and considers revisions.
• Sometime in 2027: The FCC holds a final vote to officially adopt the new regulations.
robert.eth retweeted
I genuinely cannot understand how anyone can watch a person with ALS communicate through a brain implant and still reduce Elon Musk’s contribution to humanity to how much money he gives away.
The man is helping build technology that could fundamentally transform life for people with devastating neurological conditions.
And we’re supposed to be more impressed by billionaires writing enormous checks to foundations and collecting applause at charity dinners?
Give me a fucking break.
Real generosity isn’t measured exclusively by how much wealth you redistribute. It’s measured by the problems you solve, the suffering you alleviate, and the possibilities you create for people who previously had none.
Neuralink’s early results are a beautiful reminder of that. You cannot put a price on giving someone a way to express themselves again.
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Ah yes, let's have Marry Barra lecture Elon on Physics...
General Motors says it will not adopt a vision-only approach to autonomous driving, saying that dropping radar is a "weird religious stance that ignores physics."
"If you scale back to vision-only, physics suggests you’ll be in trouble in certain situations. Radar is so cheap that dropping it doesn’t make sense—dropping it is a weird religious stance that ignores physics," GM Chief Product Officer Sterling Anderson said.
GM says it plans to launch an autonomous driving feature for the highway by 2028.
Full article: insideevs.com/news/813467/gm…
robert.eth retweeted
A person fighting cancer should not also have to become the project manager of their own medical records. We have the tools to help people; we just need to make them widely accessible, and we will.
Grok Bot is legit so impressive.
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