Ryan Caplin

Garbage man, daddy of three

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@courtsideheat He double dribbled twice

[Fareed Zakaria @FareedZakaria]

America’s top universities should abandon their long misadventure into politics, retrain their gaze on their core strengths and rebuild their reputations as centers of research and learning.

My take:

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

The presidents of @Harvard, @MIT, and @Penn were all asked the following question under oath at today’s congressional hearing on antisemitism:

Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate [your university’s] code of conduct or rules regarding bullying or harassment?

The answers they gave reflect the profound moral bankruptcy of Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth.

Representative @EliseStefanik was so shocked with the answers that she asked each of them the same question over and over again, and they gave the same answers over and over again.

In short, they said:

It ‘depends on the context’ and ‘whether the speech turns into conduct,’ that is, actually killing Jews.

This could be the most extraordinary testimony ever elicited in the Congress, certainly on the topic of genocide, which to remind us all is:

“the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group”

The presidents’ answers reflect the profound educational, moral and ethical failures that pervade certain of our elite educational institutions due in large part to their failed leadership.

Don’t take my word for it.

You must watch the following three minutes. By the end, you will be where I am.

They must all resign in disgrace.

If a CEO of one of our companies gave a similar answer, he or she would be toast within the hour.

Why has antisemitism exploded on campus and around the world?

Because of leaders like Presidents Gay, Magill and Kornbluth who believe genocide depends on the context.

To think that these are the leaders of Ivy League institutions that are charged with the responsibility to educate our best and brightest.

On the bright side, our congressional leaders deserve accolades for showing tremendous leadership and moral clarity in their statements, by the questions they asked, and the respectfulness with which they conducted the hearing.

It was a masterclass of how our government and democracy should operate.

If you have time, please watch the entire hearing. Throughout the hearing, the three behaved like hostile witnesses, exhibiting a profound disdain for the Congress with their smiles and smirks, and their outright refusal to answer basic questions with a yes or no answer.

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@BillAckman @Harvard @MIT @Penn Holy smokes. That's terrifying.

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@SafaricomPLC @KenyaComputers Slight issue 😂 The country cannot make payments. Major issue.

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@dawallach Or your position may be well-informed and you choose to live and work by people who hold similar views. That may be a good thing or a bad thing, but big elements of reverse causality in your conclusion.

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@AdobeExpCare #dontlogmeout

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@AdobeExpCare Please stop logging me out of Adobe Analytics every 2 hours and requiring a 5-step, 60-second login process. It's the worst tech experience I have day in and day out #dontlogmeout #thanks

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@AdobeExpCare It's an enterprise account with 1-800 Contacts.

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@RideUTA What does that mean? Why does this happen nearly every day? I may as well face Friday freeway traffic. This is nuts.

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@dallasmavs I think I’m gonna need a new #mavs shirt… Baby Ava born suddenly at home within 15 minutes of wife’s water breaking! Caught her above the toilet in my #dallas shirt. Got a little messy😂Baby and mom doing amazing! BORN a #MFFL #mavericks #NBA #dallasmavericks @mcuban

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@uxframeworks That's fantastic! But it doesn't work... it doesn't accept passwords apparently

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

Love what is happening here @BBCStoryWorks https://t.co/OnUyy5p37N

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@tristen_roberts I'm living in Ghana and a youth showed me that picture, along with an address on the back in Sweetwater, TN. Are you that Tristen Roberts?

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

@tristen_roberts Do you happen to be this Tristen Roberts?

[Wecyclers @realwecyclers]

.@Gbewa1's photos of Akobi Crescent, Surulere makes us really sad. Nearly 100% of these items are recyclable. We can do better as a people.♻

[Craig Jones @EcoCraigJones]

Plastic pollution risks 'near permanent contamination of natural environment' https://t.co/tEHeNT20Nm

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

"The most powerful form of simplicity is that which connects directly to our humanity." #apple #simplify #InsanelySimple @ksegall

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

"Great innovations get started in a reframe.. Don't start with the problem, start with the people, start with empathy." #designingyourlife

[Ryan Caplin @caplinryan]

A well-designed life is generative--it is constantly creative, productive, changing, evolving, and there is always possibility of surprise.