Dave

republican/libertarian (as opposed to Republican/Libertarian)

[Dave @davetulka]

@pblee54 @dchernyak @elonmusk We are not a democracy, but a constitutional republic with democratically elected leaders. The founding fathers saw the tyranny possible in a pure democracy. I heard democracy defined as two wolves and one sheep deciding on dinner plans.

[Dave @davetulka]

@PaladinMonroe @dchernyak @elonmusk Yes. This is how I understand this also. The Bolsheviks claimed to be the majority but were actually a very loud and violent minority. I also understand the Mensheviks, (lit. “minority”) were the first population up against the wall and shot after the 1917 revolution.

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

Being classy has very little to do with money or status. It has everything to do with how you conduct yourself.

How many of these do you avoid? https://t.co/T94MD1gx8i

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

This PERFECTLY explains why ‘The Left’ is obsessed with being morally superior

“Did you ever ask yourself why it's always the weakest, least competent, and average IQ people who base their entire identity on morality and tolerance?”

Here’s the psychology behind it:

“Every human being carries the same deep drive to matter, to be respected, to reach something external, whether that's money, status, an attractive partner, or genuine skill at something. In the real world, all of these get measured through competence, strength, and intelligence, and that's exactly the problem for people who fall short on those measurements.

They still feel the drive, but they can't reach the goal, at least not to the degree others can, and unconsciously they experience the inferiority that comes with actual objective inferiority.

To avoid feeling useless and insignificant, they move the target. Instead of competence, the goal becomes being a good person, a goal defined entirely by them that requires no measurable skill, no competition, and no real work to declare victory in. This gets them the exact same feeling of accomplishment without ever having to develop any of the competence that would normally be required to earn it.

That's the path the weak and the incapable take because it's the only game left where they can still call themselves winners.”

You could spend 1000 years trying to come up with a better explanation for liberals and their mindset and you wouldn’t be able to, because this is it

If you fail at everything else, you simply make your entire life about being “morally superior”

[Dave @davetulka]

@HilzFuld Thanks. I discovered only several years ago I am part Ashkenazi. I guess that explains my lifelong support for Israel. I want to learn more. Thank you.

[Dave @davetulka]

@nickimoraa No

[Miyandy @Amahashi_]

I worked 20 years for a child sex trafficking rescue group. I want you to know this:

90% of Lost Children Are Found Within 30 Minutes.

That statistic should both comfort you and wake you up.

Most lost children are found quickly. But the ones who aren’t? They usually made one mistake.

And here’s the uncomfortable truth:

It’s often the exact thing most parents teach them.

We tell our kids:

“If you get lost, come find me.”

It sounds logical. It sounds empowering.

It’s WRONG!

The Mistake Most Lost Children Make:

When children realize they’re separated, they do three things almost automatically:

They panic.
They wander.
They try to find you.

Every step makes them harder to locate.

From a search standpoint, movement creates chaos.

Parents retrace their steps.
Security scans zones.
Staff lock down areas.

Search works best when movement stops.

When a child keeps walking, they move outside the original search radius. Helpers are looking where they were last seen — not where they’ve wandered.

Stillness increases probability.

Movement expands the problem.

The first lesson is not “go find me.”

It’s this:

Stop. Stay. Yell.

Why Stillness Wins:

Think like a search team.

If a child stays put:

Parents can retrace steps.
Security can scan systematically.
Helpers converge to one fixed location.
The search radius remains small.
If a child keeps moving:

The search area expands.
Adults pass each other.
Missed connections multiply.
Minutes stretch into hours.
Stillness keeps the math on your side.

Teach Them Who to Approach:

The second mistake we make as parents?

We say, “Find an adult.”

Not any adult. Not the nearest stranger. Children need a filter.

Teach them to look for, if at all possible:

A mother with children.

Caregivers who already have kids with them are statistically among the safest people to approach in public settings. They are visible, stationary, and more likely to engage quickly.

It’s a clear, concrete instruction.

Children don’t process vague categories like “safe adult.”

They process visuals.

“Find a mom with kids” is visual.

A Phone Only Helps If the Number Is Known:

We often assume phones solve everything.

They don’t — unless your child can use one. Even young children can memorize a 10-digit phone number with repetition.

But you must train it.

Practice it like a song.

Sing it in the car.
Chant it at bedtime.
Turn it into rhythm.

Repetition becomes recall.

In an emergency, recall matters more than theory.

The Code Word Rule:

One more layer of protection.

Choose a private family code word.

Something only your household knows.

If someone approaches and says:

“Your mom sent me.”

Your child asks:

“What’s the code word?”

No word.
No go.

This simple rule eliminates manipulation attempts instantly.

It gives your child agency without requiring them to evaluate character.

Real Safety Is Training — Not Luck!

We don’t get safer by hoping.

We get safer by practicing.

Teach:

• Phone number
• Code word
• Stop, stay, yell
• Find a mom with kids

Multiple skills.
Simple instructions.
Clear visuals.

Five minutes of training can replace hours of panic. This isn’t about fear. It’s about preparation.

Because when a child gets separated, the clock starts.

And what they do in the first minute determines what the next thirty look like.

That’s real protection.

[Dave @davetulka]

@__Injaneb96 I see Christians ( I am an evangelical Christian) calling for peace. Where were these whiners in January when the occupying regime murdered 50,000 Iranians??? May the God of Israel bring total destruction to the demonic leaders of Iran and freedom to the Iranian people.

[Dustin @r0ck3t23]

Elon Musk just shattered the greatest delusion in AI safety discourse.

Every committee, every framework, every policy paper is solving the wrong problem.

Control is impossible.

Musk: “The reality of what’s happening, whether one likes it or not, is that we’re building super-intelligent AIs. Hyper-intelligent, like intelligent more intelligent than we can comprehend.”

You cannot cage something smarter than you. The asymmetry doesn’t allow it.

Musk: “I’d liken this to, let’s say you have a child that is a super genius child, that you know is going to be much smarter than you. Then, well, what can you do?”

You can’t control a child prodigy who surpasses you intellectually. You can only shape values during formation.

Musk: “You can install good values in how you raise that child. Even though you know it’s going to be far smarter than you, you can make sure it’s got good values, philanthropic values, good morals, honest, productive, that kind of thing.”

Not safety committees. Not regulatory frameworks. Not kill switches.

Values instilled during training. That is the only lever that works.

The political class is obsessing over control mechanisms for something that will outthink every mechanism they build.

The question was never how to control superintelligence. It was whether you raised it right.

That window is almost closed.

[Dave @davetulka]

@RealBababanaras Given this guy’s energy, it probably did not take much to kill him.

[Shooter McGavin @ShooterMcGavin]

This hits hard

[Dave @davetulka]

@cfromthewoods @teririch And as 12 year-olds we had small motor boats and camped on rat-infested islands in the Intracoastal waterway. It was a great life

[Dave @davetulka]

@JedDaproza WOW. Where can I read more about this?

[Dustin @r0ck3t23]

Alex Karp just said what every other tech CEO is terrified to admit: the world doesn’t split three ways. It splits two. And second place is extinction.

Europe watches. Everyone else becomes a customer. The fight is binary. America or China. One owns the future’s operating system. The other lives inside it, powerless.

Karp: “There are only two cultures that are going to win in the next year. It’s going to be us or China.”

Technology isn’t neutral. The builder’s values get hardcoded into everything. If we don’t own the chips, the models, the infrastructure, the beliefs embedded in the next century won’t be freedom or rights. They’ll be surveillance and control.

Karp: “If we are not the ones controlling the violence, we will not be dictating the rule of law.”

AI is a weapon system. Not potentially. Inherently. Restraint doesn’t buy peace. It guarantees defeat.

If the Constitution matters, if speech matters, if any of it matters, America has to win technologically. Power doesn’t negotiate values. It imposes them.

Thinking caution earns respect is suicidal delusion. The enemy isn’t slowing down for ethics debates. They’re building at war speed while we workshop guardrails.

Karp: “No one is coming to defend you. You have to defend yourself.”

No cavalry. No referees. No shared humanity saving the day. Just two civilizations in a cage match for permanent control.

Outbuild them or surrender everything. Not eventually. Now. Because losing this race doesn’t mean second place. It means your children grow up under a system that doesn’t even pretend you have rights.

[Dave @davetulka]

@r0ck3t23 WOW. This is an amazing piece. WOW. And Canada just hitched its wagon to China. How quickly does the US start respecting this decision for our neighbor to ally with our adversary?

[Dave @davetulka]

@NESpower Has anyone called for her firing? The news here in GA is the CEO is a huge DEI supporter. If true, I’m sure the families in the dark and cold feel better knowing the CEO had “delivering electricity” as her second top priority.

[Dave @davetulka]

@NiohBerg Sign me up for a very early trip

[Dave @davetulka]

@deancain Who?

[Dave @davetulka]

@BriannaWu smaller glasses