Brad.Str

Ski bum in my next life

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

Great to hear @david_c_baker talk on expertise. Here's our take on selling value (learned through @blairenns):
https://t.co/nWEChQbswT

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@drgurner @KettlebellDan Blue zones have been debunked 🤷‍♂️

https://t.co/XEzGlcMse5

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@TylerMcBrien Are all US citizens “affiliated individuals?”

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@hjluks Shockwave therapy worked miracles on my chronic Achilles tendinitis and repeated calf strains.

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@lhfang The only thing the each party hates more than each other is the idea of a 3rd party.

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

Dear @Avis rented a car at SLC. Picked up my kids and realized it had no rear headrests and gas was empty. Returned it. Was given a smaller car. Never again.

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@QBsMVP lol

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@cremieuxrecueil Next up: redefining what classifies as autism

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@christopherrufo https://t.co/4AQrzCX5Ld

[Erica York @ericadyork]

The White House claims tariffs work. Let’s look at each study they cite to see if they’re correct.

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@ProtesterLone @bennyjohnson https://t.co/yrSn3HhPHY

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@russell_m @BillAckman https://t.co/IWxdfV7mYj

[Momentum Chaser @electricfutures]

Elon presents this scary chart of SSNs issued to noncitizens; then through handwaving and conjecture concludes that this proves the Democrats are trying to steal elections.

Context: this is a chart of SSNs issued through EBE. This is a program for legal immigrants only.

Furthermore, they still can't vote! Elon's friend mysteriously references cases of voter fraud they found by cross-referencing these SSNs, but conveniently provides no numbers! Again, @elonmusk, WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS?

My guess would be that a handful of green card holders mistakenly believed they were allowed to vote. It happens. But if there was a conspiracy to commit mass voter fraud, these pathological liars wouldn't keep the data to themselves.

Finally, Elon references a law in NYC recently struck down that would have "allowed illegal immigrants to vote". What he doesn't mention is that this law was for voting in city elections. New York cannot make it legal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections, nor can any other state. Unsurprisingly, Elon Musk offers nothing in this town hall besides more fearmongering slop targeted at paranoid, low-info voters.

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@Sam3i4am @BillAckman @FoxNews @CNN @MSNBC @elonmusk @NPR @NewsHour @60Minutes https://t.co/IWxdfV7mYj

[Momentum Chaser @electricfutures]

Elon presents this scary chart of SSNs issued to noncitizens; then through handwaving and conjecture concludes that this proves the Democrats are trying to steal elections.

Context: this is a chart of SSNs issued through EBE. This is a program for legal immigrants only.

Furthermore, they still can't vote! Elon's friend mysteriously references cases of voter fraud they found by cross-referencing these SSNs, but conveniently provides no numbers! Again, @elonmusk, WHAT ARE THE NUMBERS?

My guess would be that a handful of green card holders mistakenly believed they were allowed to vote. It happens. But if there was a conspiracy to commit mass voter fraud, these pathological liars wouldn't keep the data to themselves.

Finally, Elon references a law in NYC recently struck down that would have "allowed illegal immigrants to vote". What he doesn't mention is that this law was for voting in city elections. New York cannot make it legal for noncitizens to vote in federal elections, nor can any other state. Unsurprisingly, Elon Musk offers nothing in this town hall besides more fearmongering slop targeted at paranoid, low-info voters.

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@StubHub @TeamStubHub I DM’d them last night. No response.

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

Hey @StubHub - you need more customer service staff if you're going to support ticket sales. My ticket xfer was canceled by the seller, and 30-minute wait times for support aren't acceptable. I'm buying through @SeatGeek or @VividSeats next time.

[Momentum Chaser @electricfutures]

Another total lie. 5 million views with no community note.

He says whatever he wants at this point because he know nobody will hold him accountable and that his followers will never question a word of it.

[Matthew Connelly @mattspast]

This one Columbia department, Biomedical Engineering, produced 140 inventions in the past five years, leading to 30 industry licenses and 20 new startups.

[Miles Struss @miles_struss]

Metro league playoff highlights
Vs Franklin - 20 points (8/14) 8 rebounds
Vs Blanchet - 15 points (5/10) 7 rebounds

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@cremieuxrecueil 🤔

[Momentum Chaser @electricfutures]

After several delays, @DOGE has finally posted its purported savings. Why did it take so long to create a simple webpage with a 1000-row table? Who knows! Let's dig in.

Headline number: $55B saved. They list the savings per nixed contract. This should be easy to verify then.

🧵

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@lochhead @m2jr These are all worth digging deeper into

[Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran]

This is why if people think USAID is fraudulent they need to submit sworn proof in reports to Congress.

The list of “claimed” abuses includes $20M for “Seasme Street Iraq” which doesn’t exist.

The show is “Ahlan Simsim” it’s an Arabic Seasme Street produced in Jordan.

It was funded by the MacArthur Foundation with over $100M for production.

The show is considered the largest source of early childhood education in the region, and for some children is their only source of educational exposure.

In 2021, the US pledged $11M via US AID to partner with Ahlan Simsim’s production to:

-Have a school education program to get children interest in school through visits from the puppets, especially in regions where school is not legally obligated.

-Provide copies of curriculum based versions of the show in Arabic & English for regions with a lack of educated teachers.

-Design a remote learning program for literacy education.

-Create an education outreach program for displaced youth in refugee camps.

The funds were to be dispersed over a 4-year period, and on milestone based criteria showing success.

Literally teaching kids how to read, including in English, not just producing a show.

The show is entirely funded by the MacArthur Foundation and the LEGO Foundation.

These programs reach 23 million kids in the Middle East, improve reading and writing (in English and Arabic) and *improve the perception of America* in the eyes of the viewers through cultural export.

You want to know how you save *billions* on ending anti-US sentiment in the Middle East?

It starts with programs where you spend $11M teaching kids we’re all the same, and giving them the skills to succeed.

But when Elons pundits tweet out “$20M spent producing Sesame Street Iraq” of course you’re pissed.

But when you understand it’s an investment in education that is likely to save the US billions in future intervention, by stabilizing a region, and helping kids learn - then it’s an entirely different calculus.

And that’s why USAID should be evaluated in a sworn report by Congress and the American people and not just tweets from Elon.

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@hubermanlab The guy who posted this doesn’t know how to search

https://t.co/usmaHvWc6I

[Matt Darling 🌐🏗️ @besttrousers]

This is from a *keyword search* for "new york times".

Many of the contracts/grants associated with it are for other entities.

For example, "New York University", "The Trustees of Columbia UNiversity in the City of New York".

[Brad.Str @bradstr]

@themarketswork @elonmusk The original guy who posted doesn’t know how search works

https://t.co/usmaHvWc6I

[Matt Darling 🌐🏗️ @besttrousers]

This is from a *keyword search* for "new york times".

Many of the contracts/grants associated with it are for other entities.

For example, "New York University", "The Trustees of Columbia UNiversity in the City of New York".