Al Carpenter

Father, husband, business, golf and poker.

[Al Carpenter @carpenter319]

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[Konstantin Kisin @KonstantinKisin]

I hope I'm wrong.

But tonight feels like some sort of invisible line has been crossed that we didn't even know was there. The last time I felt like this was 9/11 when it was clear, without knowing the how and the what, that the world was about to change forever.

Like the rules of the game had been permanently altered and there was simply no going to back to the innocent, peaceful past.

I didn't feel like this when an attempt was made on President Trump's life. If I had to rationalise why I didn't, I guess it's because several US Presidents have been shot at and even assassinated. Somehow it was within the realms of the possible, no matter how awful.

But to murder a young father simply for doing debates and mobilising young people to vote for a party that represents half of America? This is something else.

Charlie's death is a tragedy for his wife, his children and his family. I don't pray often. I am praying for them tonight.

But I fear his murder will be a tragedy for all of us in ways we will only understand as time unfolds.

I hope I'm wrong.

[Al Carpenter @carpenter319]

Sometimes the most simple explanation is the correct one:

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the quiet part out loud. The resistance to Elon Musk’s DOGE in DC is because lobbyists want our tax money “to keep flowing into their pockets”

“I am completely aligned with what Elon's doing”

Scott Bessent says if you don’t move as quickly as Elon Musk is moving, the lobbyist will stop DOGE

“Everyone says, do you have to do it so fast? Like I said, I've only been in this business for 7 weeks. I've only been in DC for 8 weeks. The thing I can tell you is if you don't move fast, the vested interest will weigh you down — Everybody's got lobbyists, I mean think about it, within a 10 mile radius of here, 25% of the GDP of the US pulsates through here every day. And everybody wants to just skim a little.”

“I said to Elon, people are mad at you because you're moving their cheese. It's not their cheese, it's the American people's cheese. 100%. Every dollar spent goes into someone's pocket and that person's going to fight tooth and nail to get that dollar to keep flowing into their pockets”

“There is no winning in Elon's role. Every single time he takes action, there are people that are going to come after him”

[Al Carpenter @carpenter319]

This is a very effective way to state what is going on currently. It’s a wonder to watch. We’ve never seen anything like the current political landscape. Man, how the history books will refer to this time….

[Autism Capital 🧩 @AutismCapital]

🚨NEW: David Friedberg explains why people have lost interest in the Democratic party (MUST WATCH)

"I think the Democratic party has split into two parties: the democratic party *with* beliefs and the democratic party *without* beliefs.

The Democratic party with beliefs is very far left and their beliefs are fundamentally rooted in socialism and marxism...

The rest of the Democratic party, the "moderate party," really don't know what their beliefs are.

Republicans know clearly what their beliefs are. Every member of the cabinet in DC we met with had the exact same message and exact same set of beliefs as to what this admin stands for and what they're trying to do...

Because the moderates in the Democratic party have not stated a set of beliefs for their country/party, the party is effectively being represented by the part of the party that *does* have beliefs: the deeply socialist/marxist beliefs.

They have subsumed the message and as a result this is why people have lost interest in the Democratic party..."

📸: @friedberg @theallinpod

[Al Carpenter @carpenter319]

@the_jefferymead Whew, man. You aren’t kidding. It’s coming out clear what could have been. Question is: how to avoid it coming back full force next cycle? You would think this much crazy would be easy to keep at bay, but the discussions I’m having…people still believe half their rhetoric?!

[Al Carpenter @carpenter319]

This guy was almost our Vice President 🫣

[Tim Walz @Tim_Walz]

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[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Democrats Warn Trump’s Unelected Shadow Government Is Dismantling Their Unelected Shadow Government https://t.co/ZD1Z8wOPYp

[Al Carpenter @carpenter319]

@schuld_eth @LeadingReport Also good fights.

[Al Carpenter @carpenter319]

@RealKidPoker I know you aren’t a Trump guy, it’s refreshing to see a calling out the absolute absurdity that has been the norm. No way a country succeeds on the path we are on. This 4 yrs will be interesting to say the least. I’m hopeful. The majority of Americans turned out to be as well.

[Al Carpenter @carpenter319]

@joerogan Absolutely right. It was great to hear that you and Elon were a driving force with the youngest portion of our voting population.

Thanks Elon; thanks Joe. This country is in debt for your continued contributions. Keep fighting for information and our future.