David Hong

Patent/TM/IP attorney, husband, father, proud American, Clippers fan.

[Bitcoin Teddy @Bitcoin_Teddy]

Larry Ellison asked the one question no journalist on Earth can answer.

A Wall Street Journal writer told Ellison to his face that Elon Musk doesn’t know what he’s doing.

Ellison didn’t argue. Didn’t get emotional. He just asked a question.

Ellison: “This guy is landing rockets on robot drone rafts in the ocean, and you’re saying he doesn’t know what he’s doing. You ever land a rocket?”

One question. No recovery.

Ellison: “Who are you? Why should I believe you as opposed to my friend Elon?”

This is the question the entire media class has been dodging for a decade. Who are you to judge? What have you built? What have you shipped? What problem have you solved that didn’t involve a keyboard and a deadline?

Ellison: “You’re there in front of your Apple Macintosh typing up an article saying Elon’s an idiot.”

They sit behind a laptop they did not engineer. Using a network they did not build. Running on silicon they cannot explain. To tell the world that the man sending humans to space doesn’t know what he’s doing.

They have never built anything heavier than a Word document.

And they publish it with absolute certainty.

That’s the part that should disturb you. Not the criticism. The confidence behind it. The total absence of self-awareness it takes to judge disciplines you wouldn’t last a single semester in.

Musk does not operate in opinion. He operates in the physical layer of the universe where the math closes or the rocket does not come home.

His critics operate in a text editor.

He built the vehicle that carries NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. The satellite constellation delivering internet to active war zones. The EV that forced every automaker on Earth to abandon their combustion roadmap.

His loudest critics built a byline.

So why the coordinated hatred?

Because they lost the leash.

The attacks didn’t escalate because Musk got worse at engineering. They escalated because he bought X. He cracked open the algorithm. He handed the public square back to the people. And he shattered their ability to control what you’re allowed to think.

They don’t hate the engineer.

They hate that the engineer took their monopoly.

You cannot cancel a rocket. You cannot publish a hit piece on gravity. You cannot edit the laws of physics.

They own the syntax.

He owns the physics.

One of them is going to Mars.

[Tony Moon @RoofKorean7]

Heheheh..look at the frustration of the little commie kid,
hey kid, you're little legs can walk you to the 38th and you can say hello to Supreme Fat Leader.

[David Hong @DHPat]

@BuzzPatterson @doj FYI, there is similar election shenanigans going on in South Korea, half-way around the world.

[David Hong @DHPat]

@RoofKorean7 Same election integrity issues here in California, and half-way across the world in Korea.

[David Hong @DHPat]

@RoofKorean7 Grok further: "Rebuilding trust would require transparency (full audits, re-votes where needed) that both sides resist. Events are fluid; citizen videos and local reports paint a messier picture than official statements."

[Tami @EarthtoTami]

To every out-of-stater screaming at lifelong Californians to “just leave” after this election: How fucking dare you.

We were born here. We raised our families here. Built businesses, bought homes, and spent our entire lives bleeding in the trenches against this machine - while you watched from safer states.

Telling us to abandon the Golden State we love is unforgivable. It’s a slap to every California kid who grew up believing in the dream this place once represented.

How would you feel if we told Texans, or Floridians “Fuck it - your state’s gone, pack up and run”?

I’ve stayed quiet about my disappointment in those who cut and ran, because I’m a lady. But watching you flee, then lecture us from your new red states while declaring California “dead” because YOU left?

It’s gut-wrenching. We don’t cut and run. We fight.

If you truly love this Republic, stop the defeatist bullshit. Get your asses to California. Register. Vote. Organize. Volunteer. Help us flip this blue cancer before it spreads and kills the whole country.

We’re holding the line with everything we have.

Join us - or shut the fuck up.

The Republic needs warriors here, not more quitters.

[David Hong @DHPat]

@EndWokeness I vividly remember that election. Steve Cooley was a really great District Attorney for LA County. He should have been the CA AG.

[WIGirlMom @WIGirlMom1]

@jacobsoboroff Nobody doubts the ballots are being counted. The concern is whether or not the ballots are legitimate.

[God & Country @GodandCountryy]

Save LA!!!

[David Hong @DHPat]

@USAttyEssayli Oh, yeah, DOJ incoming lawsuit!

[F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli @USAttyEssayli]

California Is Blocking a Federal Audit of Its Voter Rolls

California allows first-time voters to register using forms of ID that most Americans would find surprising, including:

-Gym membership card
-Employer ID card
-Credit or debit card
-Prescription drug label
-Insurance card (California provides free health coverage to undocumented immigrants)

Full list: https://t.co/BvfviJsYG8

This is permitted when a voter fails to provide a Social Security number or driver’s license at registration. Our office believes this policy deserves a closer look.

We also have serious concerns about how California maintains its voter rolls. There are open questions about whether the state is promptly removing deceased voters, people who have moved, and individuals convicted of disqualifying felonies.

On top of that, California allows third parties to collect and turn in ballots on voters’ behalf (a practice known as ballot harvesting) with few restrictions. This makes it difficult to track who actually received, completed, and submitted each ballot.

For over a year, the Department of Justice has been trying to audit California’s voter rolls. Federal law gives the Attorney General the authority to review state voter files and confirm that only eligible U.S. citizens are voting in federal elections.

@AAGDhillon sent California a letter explaining our legal authority. California refused to comply, claiming state privacy laws block the review, an argument that does not hold up because those laws don’t apply to the federal government in this context. We’ve sued California in federal court, and the case is before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

If California genuinely wants voters to trust its elections, it should open its records, not fight to keep them closed.

What are they afraid of?

[Chimp Trappa @SaveDaChimps]

@Mrgunsngear Good citizen almost did this perfectly - Waited until breach, didn’t unload unnecessarily, BUT NEVER GO OUTSIDE AFTER BEING ATTACKED IN YOUR HOME. You never know who’s waiting outside.

[Latinos Por Pratt @LatinosPorPratt]

Every legitimate vote in LA deserves to count, but a broken system dilutes our community's voice. Latinos Por Pratt is launching a data-driven election audit of the June 2 mayoral primary. We aren't waiting for certification—we are building the legal case now. 🧵👇

🗓️ THE TIMELINE:
🔹 Now – June 30: Mapping raw voter data, flagging commercial/vacant addresses, & tracking daily mail ballot returns.
🔹 July 2: Official Certification.
🔹 July 3 – July 7: 5-day window to file a formal state legal contest based on the data.

WE NEED YOU.
How to get involved:
1️⃣ Data Analysts/Coders: Help us parse LA County voter files & flag anomalies.
2️⃣ Eyes on the Ground: Verify suspicious addresses in your neighborhoods.Protect the integrity of our vote. DM us or click the link to join the team: https://t.co/vS8rwGirSO

¡SPENCER, SACA LA BASSURA! @spencerpratt

[David Hong @DHPat]

@AllyTaft A reminder to put a sling and light on my wife's Benelli!

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

My hot take...

There is absolutely no reason why you should spend more than $5,000 on a wedding if you’re making less than $1M+ a year.

I literally got married in a parking lot wearing a $150 dress from Anthropologie with roses from the grocery store… and I was worth a few 8 figures.

The modern wedding is nothing more than a huge financial cosplay we’ve normalized for pure performance sake.

[Planet Of Memes @PlanetOfMemes]

Kristen Welker demonstrates all five stages of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

[Natalie F Danelishen @Chesschick01]

My daughter was just screaming in her bedroom and I thought someone died.. or at least a big spider. But no, @NASA just dropped this banger trailer.
Kids are excited about space again 🚀