Tim Defuria

Community-first leadership in Santa Monica
Climate action & sustainable transportation
he/him 🏳️‍🌈🌎

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

If you were young in 2001, or weren’t even born yet, it can be hard to imagine what 9/11 felt like. The shock of that beautiful, cloudless morning. The heartbreak of the families whose loved ones were taken with such swiftness and cruelty. The realization that the forces of malevolence and violence were closer, and the future less certain, than we knew.

But in the days that followed, we felt something else, too. Pride in the rescue workers who had rushed to the scene, and the passengers who had stormed the cockpit. Admiration for the men and women who left behind lives of comfort to serve their country. A deep resolve that nothing would break the will of a truly United States of America.

Today Michelle and I are remembering those we lost that day, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the wars that followed. We pray for their families. And we hope Americans everywhere remember the true lesson of 9/11: that we can survive even our darkest days as long as we move forward as one nation and one people.

[Wizarding World Direct @WW_Direct]

THE NEW HBO’s HARRY POTTER TRAILER IS HERE

Releasing this Christmas on HBO

[LA28 @LA28]

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[Jensen Huang @JensenHuang]

For my first post, I’m sharing a letter @NVIDIA signed on why open models matter.

AI will transform every industry, power every company, and be built by every country.

Open models strengthen safety and cybersecurity, accelerate innovation and diffusion, and enable sovereignty.

The world needs both frontier closed models and frontier open models.

https://t.co/AUKzoQ5Ikb

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Trump's embarrassing rant last night about an election he lost six years ago made two things very clear:

1. He's not focused on making life better for Americans. Not even close.

2. We should act now to counteract any efforts to undermine our elections. https://t.co/L63hCChOn6

[KTLA @KTLA]

Santa Monica is getting its first major music festival, which will bring a variety of big-name acts including The Killers and Olivia Dean to the iconic beach. Full #OceanWayFestival lineup here: https://t.co/8vbWxrodpP

[KTLA @KTLA]

First look inside Gordon Ramsay at The Carnaby coming to Downtown Disney https://t.co/hnd7O47Dbt

[Boston Dynamics @BostonDynamics]

World Cup fever continues! Viking Row at Boston Dynamics HQ!

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

On Santa Monica’s La Mesa Drive, landmarking makes updating historic homes and architectural gems a challenge—but for some buyers, that’s the area’s biggest appeal. https://t.co/ZAzAWW0jhC

[Santa Monica Daily Press (SMDP) @smdailypress]

The Pacific Wheel is going full red, white & WOW.

Read the full story: https://t.co/A4BXXjseik

#SantaMonica #PacificWheel #July4 #SantaMonicaPier #SMDP

[Tim Defuria @TimDefuria]

Been riding @Waymo 2.5 years and the secret is finally out! It’s the best way to way to get around @santamonicacity when you shouldn’t be driving. First time I’ve seen this message and honestly I couldn’t be more happy. Thank you Waymo for making our streets safer. Keep going! 🇺🇸

[Dave Rand @DRand2024]

Redondo Beach lost the New Commune appellate ct case and their Housing Element was invalidated. We promptly filed a Builders Remedy prelim app and the city -remarkably - refuses to process it. We will be filing a lawsuit by the end of this week if the City doesn’t reverse course

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

The Buttigiegs have experienced a nightmare that should never have happened at all.

I hope whoever is responsible is found and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. https://t.co/mFaGCzZYJB

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

It's time for a national billionaires tax and a new social contract.

10% of Americans own two-thirds of the wealth. Wages have stagnated. The cost of living has skyrocketed. 

The system is fundamentally broken.

The federal tax code, a corporate code, and an inheritance code were written for a different set of Americans. 

It’s time for an economic reset.

https://t.co/nrRXzlFLKy

[KTLA @KTLA]

The Santa Monica Pier will host two days of ocean sports, live entertainment, and family activities this weekend as the annual Pier 360 Beach Festival returns to the coastline. https://t.co/md5f0xW1AM

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

To George and Laura, Bill and Hillary — we're grateful for your friendship, counsel, and devotion to this country. And to Joe and Jill, thank you for being on this journey with us.

[Mike Alfred @mikealfred]

I’ve tried to explain this before but I think it probably went over most people’s heads. Let me try again and see if it sticks this time. The only time you really need to be worried is when they STOP doing this on Fridays. Until then, every dip is buyable.

[City of West Hollywood @WeHoCity]

Read the full statement at https://t.co/6dCAzl6wSI.

[Jason Luongo @JasonL_Capital]

NVIDIA is telling you exactly where to invest with its new 800V DC power architecture.

The old 48V system can't keep up. 800V reduces copper usage by 45%, cuts the power chain from 5 conversion stages to 2, and cuts power delivery losses in half.

These 7 companies are building the power layer underneath it all.

1. $ON - onsemi

SiC and GaN chips for high-voltage power conversion across AI and EVs. AI data center revenue nearly doubled YoY and is expected to double again in 2026. The key number: their content per AI rack scales from $15,000 today to $115,000 in next-gen 800V architectures. A 7.7x increase per rack deployed.

[Tim Defuria @TimDefuria]

Was one of the first passengers to ride @Waymo 2.5 years ago in @santamonicacity. All car trips around Santa Monica have been done via Waymo ever since. Been seeing the Ojai’s drive around town and I’m beyond excited to see it will soon be open to riders! Thank you Waymo team!

[Waymo @Waymo]

Our fleet is expanding! ✨ Meet Ojai, powered by our sixth-gen Waymo Driver. Welcoming riders soon in LA, Phoenix, and San Francisco.