Chris

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[Chris @ChrisJSiebner]

@brianlilley No he didn’t Brian, and you know it. Read the EO. It’s an agreement to maintain existing infrustructure that crosses the border.

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@ezralevant Ezra, if you read the order, it is not authorization the build of any pipeline. It is simply extending and existing agreement to maintain the infrastructure already built along our border. You need to be careful…

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More CEO’s need to take note from @jack and @blocks of how to communicate difficult decisions. Too many companies default to an HR driven PR safety net of gaslighting their people.

Simple formula: Openness, honesty, and transparency = respect, trust, and maximum engagement.

[jack @jack]

we're making @blocks smaller today. here's my note to the company.

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today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company: we're reducing our organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000. that means over 4,000 of you are being asked to leave or entering into consultation. i'll be straight about what's happening, why, and what it means for everyone.

first off, if you're one of the people affected, you'll receive your salary for 20 weeks + 1 week per year of tenure, equity vested through the end of may, 6 months of health care, your corporate devices, and $5,000 to put toward whatever you need to help you in this transition (if you’re outside the U.S. you’ll receive similar support but exact details are going to vary based on local requirements). i want you to know that before anything else. everyone will be notified today, whether you're being asked to leave, entering consultation, or asked to stay.

we're not making this decision because we're in trouble. our business is strong. gross profit continues to grow, we continue to serve more and more customers, and profitability is improving. but something has changed. we're already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company. and that's accelerating rapidly.

i had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays out, or be honest about where we are and act on it now. i chose the latter. repeated rounds of cuts are destructive to morale, to focus, and to the trust that customers and shareholders place in our ability to lead. i'd rather take a hard, clear action now and build from a position we believe in than manage a slow reduction of people toward the same outcome. a smaller company also gives us the space to grow our business the right way, on our own terms, instead of constantly reacting to market pressures.

a decision at this scale carries risk. but so does standing still. we've done a full review to determine the roles and people we require to reliably grow the business from here, and we've pressure-tested those decisions from multiple angles. i accept that we may have gotten some of them wrong, and we've built in flexibility to account for that, and do the right thing for our customers.

we're not going to just disappear people from slack and email and pretend they were never here. communication channels will stay open through thursday evening (pacific) so everyone can say goodbye properly, and share whatever you wish. i'll also be hosting a live video session to thank everyone at 3:35pm pacific. i know doing it this way might feel awkward. i'd rather it feel awkward and human than efficient and cold.

to those of you leaving…i’m grateful for you, and i’m sorry to put you through this. you built what this company is today. that's a fact that i'll honor forever. this decision is not a reflection of what you contributed. you will be a great contributor to any organization going forward.

to those staying…i made this decision, and i'll own it. what i'm asking of you is to build with me. we're going to build this company with intelligence at the core of everything we do. how we work, how we create, how we serve our customers. our customers will feel this shift too, and we're going to help them navigate it: towards a future where they can build their own features directly, composed of our capabilities and served through our interfaces. that's what i'm focused on now. expect a note from me tomorrow.

jack

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@ZelenskyyUa Sign a peace deal.

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@globeandmail Disgusting journalism.

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The politicization of men’s 🇺🇸@usahockey visit to @WhiteHouse is expected and ridiculous (btw, I am Canadian).

1) Do I think they could’ve been more careful with publishing the Kash video and DJT call? Yes.

2) The 72-hour bender doesn’t sit well when several of their teams sit on wildcard spots.

But, based on whether or not you like Trump—the outcry for the visit and the personal attacks on players with a 🇨�� team are BS.

It’s their sitting president; they won gold for the first time in over 40 years.

Put the politics aside here.

#USAHockey

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https://t.co/yTSkkBExN6

Someone mirrored the entire Epstein dump with a Chromebook style interface and skin. Incredible.

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HWY1 just south of Lake Louise in Banff National Park (morning of December 20).

Jack-knifed tractor trailer hit Snowplow, few KM backed up!

#Alberta #BanffNationalPark

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@MarkJCarney The free National Parks pass should only be free for CANADIANS, if anything. The Rockies are now flooded with foreigners, there’s a balance here, no normal citizen can afford a room at the Best Western Canmore for $650/night. Liberals out of touch as usual.

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@GavinNewsom @grok fact check Gavin’s claims

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@CTVNews Huh?

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

If you believe free speech is for you but not your political opponents, you're illiberal.

If no contrary evidence could change your beliefs, you're a fundamentalist.

If you believe the state should punish those with contrary views, you're a totalitarian.

If you believe political opponents should be punished with violence or death, you're a terrorist.

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@CrimewatchTO I hope the police locate these morons, strip them of their R/PALS, and throw the book at them. This is absolutely reckless and disgusting behaviour. Deport if not a citizen.

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Coldplay

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⚠️🐻Grizzly Bear Mama and her cub spotted on Tent Ridge Horseshoe, Kananaskis Alberta (July 12, 2025). They crossed my path less than 20 minutes after I started my initial ascent.

Thankfully, I was far enough away and I notified Kananaskis emergency dispatch afterwards.

Remember to stay Bear aware this season if you are hiking or exploring the Rockies! 🐻

#grizzlybears #alberta #kananaskis

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Upper Kananaskis Lakes, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.

One of the best lake walks in the Rockies!

50 min > Canmore / 75 min from > Banff

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@Unknown_Canuck You realize two are deceased with three in hospital, and 13 injured?

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This clip is shortly after the moment when the collapse happened at Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park this afternoon.

Wild.

#banff