Mat Barnwell

The Wells Hotel, Bridge Creek Inn, Monte Vista Hotel, Whiteside Brewing Co., Hotel Sylva, Lake Lure Inn and Spa

[Mat Barnwell @cbmat47]

@MrBeast 3

[Mat Barnwell @cbmat47]

@chamath two years later, is plastic pc again?

[David Burge @iowahawkblog]

I was offensive coordinator for the Iowa Hawkeyes

[Mat Barnwell @cbmat47]

@ClayTravis FML

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

The accusation that people who are already very successful in business go into government to make more money is a lazy and stupid narrative. As I’ve learned, serving in government involves substantial disruption and divestiture of one’s business interests.

The real question is how lifelong “public servants” get so rich. For example, how did Nancy Pelosi become the greatest stock picker of our age? How did the former head of USAID become a deca-millionaire? Why are the zip codes surrounding Washington DC some of the most affluent in the country?

To a person, all the billionaires that I’ve met serving in government are doing it for one reason: they absolutely love the country and want to make it great again. To do that, we have to drain the Swamp and the massive government corruption that is in plain sight.

[Mat Barnwell @cbmat47]

@paulg @AlecStapp Weather

[Mat Barnwell @cbmat47]

@EdensDavis Hell yea Billy!

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

The downstream healthcare cost of taking care of so many obese Americans will bankrupt us. We need to break this curve.

Make America Healthy Again!

[Vinay Prasad MD MPH @VPrasadMDMPH]

Dear Media,
A simple litmus test for if RFK Jr is:
Do other nations do it that way?
If he is suggesting something that half of Europe is already doing, you cannot call him a conspiracy theorist for holding that view, and we should be able to discuss it
https://t.co/6xj4hLMdY3

[Tan Man @reallytanman]

I don't think people even realize how much power @RobertKennedyJr will have in this position

As CEO of the fastest growing healthy snack brand ever, we've bumped up against dozens of annoying federal regs

Here is a megathread of how he can MAHA with a stroke of his pen: 🧵

(Organized by department-- there are a lot of them in HHS!)

USDA part 1 (farming)

End the federal farm subsidies.
Unhealthy processed food may appear cheap, but you’re still paying for it. That’s because you, the taxpayer, via the USDA, subsidize mega-farmers to grow low quality, pesticide intensive food, like GMO corn and soy. The law that started this system was passed during WWII to ensure a consistent food supply, but it’s no longer necessary. If we’re going to subsidize anyone, it should be small farmers who grow quality, nutrient dense food. Not large farms (who don’t need the money anyway) using toxic chemicals to grow nutrient-void crops.

End the crop insurance scam.
One of the many reasons why farmers prefer to grow pesticide-ridden mono crops is because they are easy to insure. So long as the farmer planted the correct Monsanto seeds and sprayed the right Monsanto pesticides at the right time; should the crops fail, they will be covered. Insurance is complex, and the more standardized the insured system is, the easier it is to insure. There are many cases where farmers will make more money from a failed crop than a successful one because of this payout. It’s not immediately clear how to solve this. But any incentives that encourage farmers to grow less quantity or quality of food are inherently harmful to the country and disrespectful of our land, and should be fixed.

Legalize raw milk.
The main reason we even have pasteurization is because refrigeration wasn’t widespread when these laws were written. But now we have it. Not only does the raw milk ban deprive Americans of an entire category of nutrient dense foods, it also increases the centralization of the industry and makes costs higher. Instead of selling to a dairy processor that then resells it to the stores, the removal of the processing middlemen would increase the localization and decrease costs of dairy products. @RepThomasMassie can do this on day 1

Revamp organic standards.
USDA Organic is a valuable certification of quality, but it has been greenwashed by large food producers who find loopholes (often involving imported foods) or violate the spirit of the law. These should be reevaluated and eliminated, the standards made more stringent, and USDA subsidies should be available to any farm that would like to be certified but is unable to afford the certification process.

Stop paying for fallow land.
The USDA pays farmers outright to leave millions of acres fallow every year. While there can be important conservation reasons for leaving land un-utilized, in recent years this program has been wielded politically in order to control the quantity and quality of the food supply. If land can be ecologically farmed/grazed, and we know from Allan Savory’s work that proper farming techniques are actually beneficial to the land, then it should be. There’s no good reason for us to spend taxpayer dollars to produce less food, as it only increases the prices of food for American consumers and leaves us strategically vulnerable to potential shortages.

Allow responsible grazing on federal lands.
The work of the @AllanRSavory and the @SavoryInstitute clearly shows that the best way to maintain wild grasslands and reverse desertification of marginal lands is to promote ruminant animal grazing. The US government owns untold acres of such land in the American west, and in lieu of natural grazing animal populations (such as bison), responsible ranchers should be allowed and encouraged to graze their animals on this land and manage the health of these vital ecosystems.

Require ingredient labels on produce.
Pure produce was never required to display ingredient labels, because until very recently, there were no other ingredients than what you can see with your own two eyes. Sadly, that has changed. Many fruits and vegetables are coated with synthetic waxes or other substances designed to preserve freshness or improve appearance. If these substances are used, the produce should be clearly labeled so consumers can choose whether or not they want to buy produce with those additives.

Food stamps for farms.
Food stamps are basically a government subsidy for Coca Cola. The vast majority of food stamps are spent on cheap processed food that makes their purchasers more unhealthy, increasing the costs of their (also government subsidized) healthcare. Preventing food stamps from being used on crappy food, or at least applying a multiplier when used on quality food/at farmers markets, would help our poorest citizens buy better food and help dismantle the food deserts that plague poor areas.

The Food Pyramid.
Everyone’s dietary needs are different, so the task of creating a food pyramid that perfectly applies to everyone is nigh impossible. However, there are certain things that no one should be eating in any amounts. Either come up with something that works, or stop even trying. Just tell people what poisons to avoid instead.

[Robert F. Kennedy Jr @RobertKennedyJr]

Thank you @realDonaldTrump for your leadership and courage. I'm committed to advancing your vision to Make America Healthy Again.

We have a generational opportunity to bring together the greatest minds in science, medicine, industry, and government to put an end to the chronic disease epidemic.

I look forward to working with the more than 80,000 employees at HHS to free the agencies from the smothering cloud of corporate capture so they can pursue their mission to make Americans once again the healthiest people on Earth.

Together we will clean up corruption, stop the revolving door between industry and government, and return our health agencies to their rich tradition of gold-standard, evidence-based science. I will provide Americans with transparency and access to all the data so they can make informed choices for themselves and their families.

My commitment to the American people is to be an honest public servant. Let’s go!

[Mat Barnwell @cbmat47]

I still cannot believe Texas took out Ewers in the 2nd q. What a disaster of a move for the rest of the season. You just can't do that. Welcome to the SEC #dawgs

[Mat Barnwell @cbmat47]

@Jason UGA/Texas game this weekend along with F1. Should be awesome

[Holden Culotta @Holden_Culotta]

RFK Jr: Former CDC Director Robert Redfield “had lunch with me [today] and the first thing he said was: ‘You got everything right.’”

“Robert Redfield, who I really go after in my Fauci book, wrote an editorial in Newsweek magazine today saying that he was endorsing President Trump because he was gonna restore American health, and that … ‘a lot of people might be surprised to hear me say this, but he has chosen exactly the only person who can do this: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’

This was breathtaking to me. This is the guy who was head of the CDC that I’ve been criticizing for years.”

[Mat Barnwell @cbmat47]

@bookingcom Can I please speak to a human being who is based in the united states. We have a relatively new property (have many others with booking) and have had an ongoing issue for two months that has still not been resolved through emails and hours and hours on the phone.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

An accurate and devastating assessment of @POTUS Biden administration’s foreign policy as evinced in a devastating cross examination of @SecBlinken by @SenTedCruz. Worth a few minutes of your time.

[Robert F. Kennedy Jr @RobertKennedyJr]

The Bobby Kennedy video Meta doesn’t want you to see, narrated by Woody Harrelson.

[Mat Barnwell @cbmat47]

@Expedia is impossible to deal with as a hotel owner. We have literally been trying for weeks to just talk to a human being to figure out what we need to do to get our property to go live. This happens every time with expedia (we have been live with @bookingcom for weeks)

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

I feel incredibly fortunate to have either attended or watched virtually all of these SEC on CBS games over the past 25 years. Great recap. But fire all the execs who gave this up for the third pick in the Big Ten each week. Next level dumb. https://t.co/8KTmgX0d73

[The All-In Podcast @theallinpod]

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