BoiseFreedom

Believer in Freedom, the Constitution and the United States

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

Capers is a stud

[Breaking911 @Breaking911]

President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr. for extraordinary heroism during a four-day mission in Vietnam, where he continued leading his team despite severe wounds and heavy blood loss, refusing evacuation until every member of his patrol was safely aboard the extraction helicopter.

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

America at its finest

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@ShabanaMahmood While rape gangs go unpunished. Got it

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@Keir_Starmer What about the rape gangs?

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@Bushra1Shaikh @RupertLowe10 A “small number of ppl’ did 250,000 rapes. Their own “culture”. Approved of it. They prayed to Allah before raping girls. That is actually the story

[Sovey @SoveyX]

“Name one thing the Republican Party has done for Black Americans?”

Say less, I was built for this question.

• 1863: Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring enslaved people in Confederate-held territory free.
• 1865: Republican-led Congress passed the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in the United States.
• 1866: Republican Congress passed the Civil Rights Act, establishing citizenship and equal civil rights.
• 1867: Republican Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts, requiring former Confederate states to protect Black male suffrage before rejoining the Union.
• 1868: The 14th Amendment was ratified, granting birthright citizenship and equal protection under the law.
• 1870: The 15th Amendment was ratified, prohibiting racial discrimination in voting.
• 1870-1871: Enforcement Acts passed to protect Black voting rights from violence.
• 1875: Civil Rights Act passed banning discrimination in public accommodations.
• 1922: House passed Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill to make lynching a federal crime.
• 1957: President Eisenhower signed Civil Rights Act creating Civil Rights Commission.
• 1957: President Eisenhower deployed troops to enforce school desegregation in Little Rock.
• 1960: President Eisenhower signed Civil Rights Act expanding Black voting protections.
• 1969: Nixon administration implemented Philadelphia Plan with minority hiring goals.
• 1969: Nixon administration launched programs supporting Black business and entrepreneurship.
• 1970s-2000s: Republican administrations expanded minority contracting preferences.
• 1983: President Reagan signed law establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day federal holiday.
• 1991: President George H.W. Bush signed Civil Rights Act expanding discrimination remedies.
• 1996: Republican Congress passed welfare reform with work requirements and time limits.
• 1990s-present: Republican leaders advanced school choice and charter school programs.
• 2001: President George W. Bush signed No Child Left Behind to close achievement gaps.
• 2017: President Trump signed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act creating Opportunity Zones.
• 2018: President Trump signed First Step Act for criminal justice and sentencing reform.
• 2023: Supreme Court struck down race-conscious college admissions, ruling against affirmative action policies at Harvard and UNC.
• 2025: President Trump signed an executive order ending DEI programs, mandates, preferences, and offices across the federal government.
• 2025–2026: Reestablished and expanded the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) focused on excellence, innovation, research competitiveness, and additional grant funding/support.
• 2025–2026: Continued and promoted Opportunity Zones investments aimed at economically distressed communities.
• 2025–2026: Further implementation and follow-on efforts on criminal justice reform (building on First Step Act).

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@Sofia50020Sofia Find Elon musk @elonmusk

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@SkylarSkye3 We are free, love freedom and our fellow citizens and visitors. We have not been taught to fear, censor our thoughts nor to believe government gives us rights. Read our written Constitution (especially the Bill of Rights) and Declaration of Independence

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@PatsyDiabetes Your are correct, you have to EARN IT

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@compliantvc Euro trash does not know the difference between salary and stock valuation. What a joke

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@ClimateWarrior7 Ketamine is not the only way to deal with his pain. Where is this unicorn that lost his job due to racism today. Giving money to homeless does not work. Taking them to an AA meeting works, that’s what I do for my fellow drug addicts.

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@vintagemapstore Idaho and Oklahoma have ports that connect to the pacific and GoA respectively

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@SpencerHakimian 2012 picture.

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@whoinvitedjon Did you miss this degeneracy under Biden?

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@RogueLou18 @NiApex Based on what?

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

Only 5-6% of k-12 idaho students are in private. Not a “huge” amount

Public Schools (including traditional districts and charters)
• Fall 2025 enrollment: 310,299 students (a ~1% decline from 313,341 the prior year).
• Traditional districts: 268,282
• Public charters: 42,017
• This aligns with other recent figures (e.g., ~306,937–310k range in 2024–25 reports) and shows a plateau/ slight decline after earlier growth.
Public schools make up the large majority (~94–95%) of K-12 enrollment.
Private Schools
• Estimates vary but center around 16,000–19,000 students.
• Idaho State Board of Education (recent): nearly 18,000.
• 2021–22 data (NCES/PSS): ~19,077 students (5.7% of total).
• Other analyses (e.g., ~16,843 for grades 1–12 around 2023–24).
• There are ~155–168 private schools. Private enrollment is not officially tracked by the state (nor is homeschooling), so figures rely on surveys like the Private School Universe Survey (PSS) and estimates.
Total K-12 (public + private): Around 328,000–330,000 (private share ~5–6%). This excludes homeschooled students, for which there are no precise statewide counts.

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@RogueLou18 Show me the evidence that spending per pupil equals better test results

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

Coworkers and long-time colleagues at Musk’s companies, particularly SpaceX and Tesla, consistently praise his exceptional intelligence, visionary thinking, deep technical knowledge, and relentless work ethic, though some note the intense demands this places on teams.
Intelligence and Technical/Engineering Prowess
• Gwynne Shotwell (SpaceX President and COO since 2008, one of the earliest employees, and a key operational leader for over 20 years): She has described Musk as a genius and “the best CEO” (in her opinion, “probably the best CEO in history”). She emphasizes that he is “very misunderstood,” that investors who meet him in person are often surprised by the man she has known for 24 years, and that she loves working for him. Shotwell highlights his focus on critical details others overlook, his ability to set audacious visions that she helps translate into achievable goals, and his irreplaceable role—SpaceX would survive without him as CEO but “would by no means be the same.”
• Early SpaceX engineer Kevin Brogan (from Ashlee Vance’s biography): Musk would deeply quiz engineers on technical topics (e.g., valves or materials) until he absorbed ~90% of their knowledge. This reflects Musk’s rapid, broad learning and “T-shaped” expertise (deep in key areas with wide cross-disciplinary knowledge), which aids innovation.
• Musk’s brother Kimbal Musk has called him “the greatest engineer in the world,” with no one coming close, while acknowledging both the positive genius aspects and personal challenges (e.g., empathy).
These accounts portray Musk as someone with raw innate intelligence, strong predictive ability (he has defined intelligence partly as the capacity to predict the future well), and hands-on engineering depth that lets him challenge experts effectively.
Work Ethic and Drive
Musk’s personal work habits—often 80–100+ hour weeks, sleeping at factories during crunches, and an all-consuming focus—are widely referenced, and colleagues tie this to the companies’ success.
• Colleagues in Vance’s biography note the extreme pace: One observer said early on, “We all worked 20-hour days, and he worked 23.” Musk pushed teams hard but led from the front (e.g., desk on the production line, offering to do injured workers’ jobs himself).
• Employees have described the environment as demanding and not always comfortable—Musk is “never satisfied” and operates like “a machine”—but many concede it’s understandable given the scale of the goals (making Tesla/SpaceX successful against long odds). Some former staff highlight the passion and mission-driven culture despite the intensity.
• Shotwell and others note Musk’s ability to maintain focus on details, push boundaries relentlessly, and inspire through vision, while giving key leaders autonomy (e.g., Shotwell turning ideas into executable plans).
Co-investors and long-term partners also emphasize his drive and capabilities. Figures like Antonio Gracias (Valor Equity Partners; long-time Tesla/SpaceX investor and board member) have collaborated closely with Musk for over 20 years and supported his ventures. Investor Ron Baron has discussed Musk’s businesses positively in public forums.
Overall, the consensus from insiders is that Musk’s combination of high intelligence, technical fluency, and extreme work ethic has been central to breakthroughs at Tesla, SpaceX, and beyond—though it creates a high-pressure environment. Public perceptions often differ from the day-to-day view of those who have worked with him longest.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

Musk strikes me as the sort of man who is completely incompetent on his own and needs others to thrive.

There’s nothing wrong with that. But if wealth is not shared equally it stops being cooperation and becomes exploitation.

That’s the irony of him becoming a trillionaire.

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@Heccles94 Are you aware that creating things makes the whole bigger for everyone? Holding stock in a company is not “hoarding”

[BoiseFreedom @BoiseFreedom]

@lewis_goodall Why? Use logic and reasons, not emotion