Sam Raus

David Boaz Resident Writing Fellow @JoinYoungVoices

[໊ @buffys]

name THE hardest line in all of fiction.

[The Hill @thehill]

Johnson on ‘untoward’ homosexuality post: ‘We’re supposed to love our neighbor as ourselves’
https://t.co/rwxta7QosO

[reason @reason]

Should we trust the government to control AI? https://t.co/V436KYADi1

[Adam Thierer @AdamThierer]

the Democratic party is gearing up to go to war against AI and digital progress more generally. It’s an unfortunate reversal of the bold leadership of the Clinton-Gore administration of digital tech issues, which helped give America such a commanding global lead in the Internet, computing, and online services.

[Sam Raus @SamRaus1]

Often, the most truly hateful and divisive people are those who hide behind the guise of "equity", "anti-bias" and the like.

[Tyler O'Neil @Tyler2ONeil]

🚨READ IT

The Justice Department just secured a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, and it reveals some new bombshells

🧵1/20

https://t.co/uRCbnWaBzr

[Mossad Commentary @MOSSADil]

🚨 NETANYAHU RESPONDS TO TRUMP REMARK

Host: Trump called you “damn crazy.”

Netanyahu: “Sometimes, like the best families, we have these tactical disagreements. We always find a way to resolve them.”

“We can disagree in the morning and take joint action by the afternoon.”

[Guy Benson @guypbenson]

Many left-wing “pride” activists are thrilled by the power of exclusion. We’ve seen it with police groups, Republicans, and — of course, inevitably — Jews. It’s not enough to be LGBT. You also must not transgress the ideological demands & bigotries du jour. Screw these people.

[Eric Schmitt @Eric_Schmitt]

This was a pivotal moment when many Americans called bullshit

[Sam Raus @SamRaus1]

“LA isn’t walkable”

Try me.

[Nick Krosse @nkrosse]

The first spectrum auction in 4 years is definitely cause for celebration! Using auctions to allocate spectrum ensures it goes to the most valuable use sooner than other methods, meaning consumers get more and better wireless service faster

[TMZ @TMZ]

Ted Cruz pushes back on Rep. Andy Ogles, saying "homosexuality has no place in America."

🎥: @jacob_wass

[Congressman Mike Lawler @RepMikeLawler]

Homosexuality exists. In America.

In fact Andy, you have family, friends, neighbors, colleagues and constituents who are gay and lesbian.

It doesn’t make them less than or somehow unworthy of being an American.

What an absolutely idiotic statement to make.

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Many have reached out to me regarding the new Cyber EO. A few thoughts:

First, President Trump is the most pro-innovation president we’ve ever had. He’s made it clear that the U.S. has to win the AI race and that a pro-innovation, pro-energy, and pro-infrastructure policy is the way to do that. Thanks to President Trump, AI will generate over a 2% tailwind to GDP growth this year, with hundreds of thousands of new construction jobs and 25-30% wage increases for blue collar workers. President Trump is the reason that we have an AI boom happening right now.

The change in the EO from a 90 day to 30 day period is a game changer because it allows our AI labs to comply with the voluntary framework without delaying new model releases. They can synchronize their efforts under the EO with other pre-release activities. Furthermore, I’ve been advised by the lawyers who draft EOs that 30 days means calendar days, not business days. In the AI race, every day counts.

As OSTP well notes, “The EO creates a process for frontier labs to voluntarily share cutting-edge cyber models in order to secure critical infrastructure and strengthen the government’s own cyber defenses. We are NOT conducting oversight of all new models, as that level of government overreach would have chilling effects on free speech and innovation.”

OSTP’s characterization is completely consistent with the discussions that I have participated in, where it was agreed that the EO is intended to apply only to models that represent a meaningful step-change in cyber capabilities (eg Mythos), not to incremental version numbers of existing models (eg Opus 4.7 -> 4.8).

Finally, I understand the concerns of many that this could morph into an “FDA for AI”. Of course bureaucratic mission creep is always a danger and this should be closely monitored. But the EO expressly forbids the creation of a new licensing, preclearance, or permitting regime. Most importantly, I do not believe that President Trump would allow this to happen.

As AI presents new policy challenges (such as cyberweapons), I believe that everyone in the administration is working diligently to navigate the issues with the American people in mind. I look forward to working with the Treasury, NSA, ONCD and others on the implementation of this framework.

[Sam Raus @SamRaus1]

Finally brought back nuclear energy, only to do this? Please make it make sense.

[POLITICO @politico]

New York lawmakers plan to approve one-year data center moratorium https://t.co/vEVBHT2hMm

[Austen Allred @Austen]

Actually stealing 50% of AI companies’ stock is extremely radical, you psycho

[Isaac Willour @IsaacWillour]

🔥Fantastic to see @PalantirTech pushing back on shareholder activists by doubling down on business. ⏬

The Presbyterian Church USA (@Presbyterian) has a proposal at PLTR's annual meeting tomorrow, lambasting the company for its contracts with Israel and federal law enforcement.

The company's response is just phenomenal stuff:

"Palantir rejects the false dichotomy presented by many tech companies that working with the military opposes human rights. To refuse to work with the U.S. military would be a failure to recognize the military’s role in defending democratic institutions and rules-based order.

This order, while imperfect, has been foundational to the protection of human rights worldwide."

This is the way. CC @JTLonsdale @lisabgordon @ssankar

[Megan Basham @megbasham]

So here's my standard. I try not to attack people personally for the sinful predilection of homosexuality.

So if you take someone like Bessent, I will openly and loudly oppose his and his partner's decision to purchase two babies, rendering them deliberately motherless.

And if he proselytizes for his lifestyle (as with a Pride post), I will critique him for that. And if he tries to endorse LGBTQ policies, I will go on the warpath against him.

But you are wanting me to attack him personally and publicly for being attracted to men?

[James Pethokoukis ⏩️⤴️ @JimPethokoukis]

'The surge in new US business formation is being fueled by AI and large language models, which are dramatically reducing the cost and complexity of launching a company' @apolloglobal

[Sam Raus @SamRaus1]

@markgurman Please include automatic rounding. Asking your friends for 37 cents is cringe.

[Mark Gurman @markgurman]

NEW: Apple readies iOS 27 service that will let users split bills for dinners, events by taking a photo of a receipt and assigning items to friends. This will be part of Apple Wallet and Cash, taking on Venmo and Splitwise. https://t.co/uSCQiLvGUI

[Logan Dobson @LoganDobson]

AI creating blue collar jobs in natural gas, all right here in America — gas drilled, refined, transported, burned to power data centers building AI. American gas, American data centers, American AI companies.