My unsolicited advice to @PierrePoilievre:
Fence-sitters do not shape history. Bold honey badgers do. @realDonaldTrump won the US presidency twice because he does not give a f**k. @elonmusk is the greatest entrepreneur and technologist because he does not give a f**k. @joerogan is the greatest podcaster because he does not give a f**k. They do not equivocate. They do not listen to consultants. They do not play it safe. They see a trajectory and they move forward fearlessly and with orgiastic authenticity. You have stolen defeat from the jaws of victory because you are being too measured and tepid. Get out there. Don't play it safe. Signal to Canadians that you will be a cataclysmic agent of change to restore Canada to its former glory, and this includes stopping mass immigration, deporting people who do not share Canadian values, reducing Canadians' tax burden by a sizeable amount, rejecting the welfare state. Stop equivocating. Be bold. Be a honey badger. Best of luck in the upcoming election.
This clip from an old CNN interview I did with President Clinton is worth watching again in the context of why President Trump believes he can trust Putin when it comes to personal assurances, and why he may be reluctant to attack him in public:
My initial reaction to the Trump/Zelensky spat was based on the short clip. I've had a chance to watch the entire 53-minute press conference with Zelensky and Trump.
It's painful but I take back what I said earlier. Zelensky decided to attack Vance unnecessarily. He totally messed this up. Yes, Vance played to the gallery afterwards but he was also correct: litigating this stuff in front of the media was really dumb.
Really poor from Zelensky - I hope he can see sense, apologise and get a deal for his country. This was not smart.
I watched the entire press conference with Zelensky. There was 40 minutes of discussion up to the argument. Most people saw at most the last ten minutes. The whole video gives the proper context.
When I first watched the argument without the proper context, I thought it was possible that Trump and Vance ambushed Zelensky or were even trying to humiliate him. That's not what happened.
You had 40 minutes of calm conversation. Vance made a point that didn't attack Zelensky and wasn't even addressed to him, and Zelensky clearly started the argument.
In the first 40 minutes, Zelensky kept trying to go beyond what was negotiated in the deal. When Trump was asked a question, it was always "we'll see." Zelensky made blanket assertions that there would be no negotiating with Putin, and that Russia would pay for the war. When Trump said that it was a tragedy that people on both sides were dying, Zelensky interjected that the Russians were the invaders.
For his part, Trump made clear that the US would continue delivering military aid. All Zelensky had to do was remain calm for a few more minutes and they would've signed a deal.
The argument started when Trump pointed out that it would be hard to make a deal if you talk about Putin the way Zelensky does. Vance interjects to make the reasonable point that Biden called Putin names and that didn't get us anywhere.
The Zelensky/Trump dynamic was calm and stable. It was when Vance spoke that Zelensky started to interrogate him. Throughout the press conference to that point, everyone was making their arguments directly to the audience. Zelensky decided to challenge Vance and ask him hostile questions. He went back to his point that Putin never sticks to ceasefires, once again implying that negotiations are pointless. Why on earth would you do this? Then came the fight we all saw.
Zelensky was minutes away from being home free, and he would have had the deal and new commitments from the Trump administration. The point Vance made was directed against Biden and the media, taking them to task for speaking in moralistic terms. This offended Zelensky, and that began the argument.
I've been a fan of Zelensky up to this point, but this showed so much incompetence, if not emotional instability, that I don't see how he recovers from this. The relationship with the administration is broken. Ukraine should probably go with new leadership at this point.
Crypto fucking sucks right now..
- Trump and his wife launched "official" memecoins
- Milei’s national meme rugs and fucks everyone
- Dude buys @kanyewest's account just to pump a meme for max extraction from unaware retail
- A guy loses everything on memes, livestreams his suicide saying “If I die, turn me into a meme” and sick bastards actually do it minutes after
That’s just the last month..
This place has become a cesspool of degenerate bullshit
Pumpfun scams left right and centre, people fucking on camera for pumps, kids threatening animals if there are no buys.. It’s beyond pathetic
The worst part? The people who should be gatekeeping are enabling this shit
@cz_binance pushing memes of his pets just to pump volume on @binance@coinbase and other tier 1s listing every garbage meme coin under the sun, just to make a quick buck while retail investors get obliterated
This space was supposed to evolve.. to be the future of finance.. a decentralized revolution
Instead, it’s devolved into a fucking whore house
Catering to the lowest common denominator and pandering to the dumbest most degenerate impulses.. which leaves a shitty stain on the entire industry
Surely the space is better than this?
There is some incredible stuff being built in #crypto but its all being pushed to the corners whilst everyone dives head first in this lunacy
The most influential people in this space have the power to steer this change.. for the good of the industry
People like @brian_armstrong, @cz_binance and others.. they can lead the way and help crypto fulfill its potential
But they are currently choosing greed instead of wanting the space to flourish and improve our society
It’s fucking embarrassing to be associated with this shitshow right now
This ain't the future of finance, It’s a fucking circus.. and right now the clowns are running the show
All actions of the Department of Government Efficiency will be posted online for maximum transparency.
Anytime the public thinks we are cutting something important or not cutting something wasteful, just let us know!
We will also have a leaderboard for most insanely dumb spending of your tax dollars. This will be both extremely tragic and extremely entertaining 🤣🤣
Most Australians who hate Trump, hate him because the tv told them to.
It's the same reason why they got vaccinated several times, support Ukraine and believe taxes will change the climate.
Australians are the most brainwashed people on the planet!
My poor birthplace.
In a few weeks, Donald Trump will be elected President of the United States.
and shortly after, Australia will turn away from the left.
The woke agenda has reached its peak and we are now seeing its decline.
The world is starting to correct itself.
One of these days, a large comet will hit Earth and destroy almost all life, as has happened many times in the past.
Eventually, the Sun will expand enough to boil the oceans and destroy all life.
Either become a spacefaring civilization or die – those all the two choices.
most of you don't wanna hear this but
Warren Buffet is kind of a shit person and absolutely a false idol
funding sugar factories and shady banks + insurance firms to make a fortune while building nothing is not a good example
@MarioNawfal I live in Australia, We support @elonmusk more than our own government.
No Aussie wants or voted for this terrible bill.
Shame on you @AlboMP for not sticking up for the people!
You need to resign!
I'm embarrassed to be called an Aussie.