Dave

Healthcare AI / ML Analytics, Research, Strategy. Former McD fighter aircraft R&D engr, Kellogg MBA+Purdue. Natl parks, hiking, NFL, lifting, chess, Navy, 5kids

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

BREAKING:

The Islamic regime in Iran carried out a public execution by hanging today in Isfahan.

Amirhossein Safari, Abolfazl Sepahi and Alireza Sepahi were murdered by the regime for taking part in the massive street protests against the regime in January this year

[Bridget Phetasy @BridgetPhetasy]

So good.

[Jota. @jota_snchez]

En 1979, un presentador de TV le preguntó a Milton Friedman si no le daba vergüenza defender un sistema basado en la codicia.

La respuesta se estudia hasta hoy:

«—Cuando ves la mala distribución de la riqueza, tan pocos que tienen tanto y tantos que no tienen nada… ¿nunca has dudado del capitalismo, de si la codicia es una buena idea?

—Primero dime: ¿conoces alguna sociedad que NO funcione con codicia? ¿Crees que Rusia no funciona con codicia? ¿Que China no?

¿Y qué es la codicia? Ninguno de nosotros es codicioso, claro. El codicioso siempre es el otro.

Los grandes logros de la civilización no salieron de despachos del gobierno. Einstein no construyó su teoría por orden de un burócrata. Ford no revolucionó el automóvil así.

Los únicos casos en la historia en los que las masas escaparon de la pobreza son aquellos donde hubo capitalismo y libre comercio.

—Pero parece premiar la habilidad de manipular el sistema, no la virtud.

—¿Y qué premia la virtud? ¿Crees que un comisario comunista premia la virtud? ¿Un Hitler? ¿Crees que los presidentes americanos eligen sus cargos por virtud… o por peso político?

Dime: ¿dónde están esos ángeles que van a organizar la sociedad por nosotros?

Yo ni siquiera confío en ti para hacerlo.»

[Dave @davidh_66]

@loud_eddie Agree

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

Or worse a goalie parent

[Cadillac Formula 1 Team @Cadillac_F1]

The colors of home on a global stage.

[Iain Cameron @theiaincameron]

In the state of Wyoming, USA, lies a real hydrological oddity. It's a small stream (creek) that is thought to be one of a just a few examples in the world. It is placed so precariously and perfectly that it's hard to believe it is able to exist.

1/n

[Ryan Cey @RCEY28]

This is what the north shore of lake superior looks like right now! Wild lupine in bloomIt's beautiful!

I will live tweet later tonight!
Stay tuned

[Dave @davidh_66]

Why Road America Could Shake Up the Season https://t.co/zrjugpRSjc

Excited to watch tomorrow’s race from Turn 5 and 12 (Canadian Corner)!

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The Emerald Coast area of Florida is well known for views expected only in more distant Caribbean islands.

The deep emerald green color of the northern Gulf of Mexico, combined with the white crystal quartz beaches, produces these beautiful landscapes.

[Chicago Bulls @chicagobulls]

We are devastated by the passing of 3x NBA Champion and beloved broadcaster Stacey King.

[Ryan Carson @ryancarson]

How many can you do?

[Dave @davidh_66]

@CoachDanGo Trap bar!!!

[Special Ops Magazine @specialopsmag]

South Korean operators from the 707th Special Mission Group came up with a very clever and unique way of entering a city bus.

This is just one example of why they call these guys the "South Korean Delta Force."

[NTT INDYCAR SERIES @IndyCar]

THE CLOSEST FINISH IN INDIANAPOLIS 500 HISTORY!

IT'S FELIX ROSENQVIST! 🏁

[Pat Stedman | Dating & Relationship Coach for Men @Pat_Stedman]

On January 6th I followed the crowd into the Capitol and shouted. Police stood by the whole time, hanging out with us and sometimes directing us places.

At one point near the House Chambers I was walking downstairs when a trio of some special section, secret service looking men started pointing guns in my direction.

Confused and annoyed, I walked the other way and when I saw a normal police officer asked him why they were doing that.

He informed me a protestor (Ashli Babbit) had been killed, and advised me to leave the building.

I walked towards the exit and after a short rest on the bench I left.

I harmed nobody and damaged no property that day and complied with all police orders.

What I received for that was a pre-dawn raid at my parents house, where my 1 month post-partum wife and I were staying, on Biden's first day in office. His DOJ had signed the order to arrest me 3 hours after his inauguration.

In the subsequent weeks I received death threats online and harassing phone calls, something that would be ongoing for the next few years.

I was banned from Meta and Paypal. My wife and I were both debanked by PNC and banned from Airbnb. My wife was detained at the airport for hours with our newborn daughter.

I was charged with 4 misdemeanors and the 1512 unconstitutional felony. The government offered to drop the misdemeanors if I pled to the felony. The felony was a lie, so I refused and went to trial.

At trial the prosecution for 2 days straight was allowed to show footage to the jury of things that occurred around the Capitol I wasn't present for "for context." When we asked to put forward footage that contradicted the prosecution's "context" we were not allowed. They could show what they wanted, we could not.

Police officers were then put on the stand for the next 2 days who cried about their experiences. I had no idea who they were. They admitted they never saw me or interacted with me.

Nevertheless like every other J6er, I lost, and was sentenced to 4 years and $22k in fines and restitution. Yet even after the Supreme Court overturned the felony, the judge would not let me out until my misdemeanor sentences of a year were maxed out. Because she can't count she actually kept me in longer - to the extent she intervened at the last minute to make the prison release me on a Sunday, something that is against BOP rules. My family sat outside the prison gates the Friday before practically the whole day waiting in vain because of this pettiness.

But the government wasn't satisfied with their pound of flesh: after my release they took me back in for resentencing, to attempt to have me resentenced after the fact to my misdemeanors consecutively, so I'd be taken from my family again and have another 1.5 years behind bars. This time I won, as they had no legal precedent and it skirted on violating double jeopardy since I had served my full prison time. Even still, it cast a cloud over the holidays and cost me another 20k my family couldn't afford.

People ask whether prison was bad, and yeah of course prison sucked. It was a hard and violent place. I was present for a stabbing, and was lucky to avoid two fights and a race war.

But dealing with Biden's DOJ and the DC Judiciary was the real trauma - they would grind down your spirit by weaponizing the legal system and use the endless procedure to bankrupt you. I had nightmares for months after release that I had somehow been hit with new charges.

By the time I was pardoned by President Trump, I had spent literally every single day of Biden's presidency either in prison or under some form of supervision. I had incurred over $300k in legal fees and over $1 million in lost business.

It was a reign of terror, and yet it was a mere foreshadowing of what they had planned for anyone else who opposed them under Kamala. The country should never forget it.

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

“We’ve never lived in a world where 22-year-olds couldn’t assume that the work they did they would be able to do until death or retirement, and we’re never going to have that world again,” says former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse.

[Adrian F. Pascal 🇻🇦 @deusimpera]

“Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul except sin. God commands you to pray, but He forbids you to worry.”  

— St. Francis de Sales

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

Ancient romans used lewis tools