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[Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley]

Socialism's bust-and-boom cycle is repeating itself. Nothing succeeds like failure. As these policies fuel decline in these areas, demand grows for expanding the policies and government controls. Government is the only industry that grows with failure. https://t.co/kWYFJXaCOp

[Findad03 @finlong3]

On loan from The Louvre. Thanks Louvre!

[Vivid.🇮🇱 @VividProwess]

Douglas Murray:

"Hamas could have used the billions of dollars since 2006 to build up Gaza. They built a tunnel network bigger than the London underground. They want the death of their own citizens in order to get world opinion turned against Israel."

He is 100% correct.

[Andrea S. James @AndreaSJames]

Gently, softly, calmly, let’s talk about what’s happening in DC right now.

Friends, have you ever been through a ZBB process? If not, let me give you my take. So, in a corporation where expenses are out of control, you have to put the entire company through a zero based budgeting process. It is one of the most painful things that people in a company experience.

You basically have to justify every. single. expense. And you also cut a bunch, and then only add back after you’ve gone through a proper ZBB cycle.

The US government is going through a ZBB right now. And that is necessary because spending is out of control. The complexity is so vast that I expect it will take AI to decipher.

You cannot tell me that a government that accidentally wires hundreds of millions of dollars to the Taliban has its finances in order. That signals an underlying disaster. That signals bad stewardship of resources.

In fact, it is a disaster. Over the last 20 fiscal years, the US government has made ~$2.7 trillion in "improper payments," according to the US Government Accountability Office. Trillion! With a T!

That financial management disaster was not caused by @elonmusk. And there is no painless way to clean it up.

Elon is doing what any executive would do walking into a giant mess. You ZBB and then build back.

So, I don’t believe that America is going to be on the wrong side of global right and wrong, as some are saying. I don’t believe that America is going to be permanently isolationist. I do believe that unwatched finances will get out of control in any human system, and that the GAO has been trying to ring this bell for years, and that scaled complexity requires scaled financial management.

Because the US has the largest budget in the world, it will now go through the single most complex ZBB ever undertaken in the history of the world.

Some states do ZBB, but it's never been done at the federal level. President Jimmy Carter tried, but the bureaucratic systems were too complex, and President Ronald Reagan abandoned the attempt.

So, if there is one person in the world chosen to lead this Grand Canyon of projects, we would hope for the president to choose one of the best capital allocators on the planet. Better if that human is also one who can leverage AI and technical talent to manage the massive complexity.

Anyone who has lived through a ZBB at the corporate level will tell you that it’s hell and everyone hates it. This is why I feel really bad for federal workers -- I have a lot of empathy for civil servants and people doing a great job every day for the United States. No doubt, the uncertainty is trying and stressful for many. It's an unfortunate situation.

So, that's my take. I don't want to speak beyond what I know and can observe from the other side of the country. I've worked both in the private sector and the public sector -- the cultures are different. And an Elon-Musk-style culture is going to be the most hard core of them all. No doubt, it's jarring. It's gonna be a lot.

But what I also know is that every time I have ever doubted Elon, I ended up being the one who was wrong.

[Findad03 @finlong3]

@3YearLetterman @Shoneys @RobertKennedyJr @dennisrodman @carmenelectra @RealCarrotTop @jrpsaki @jiffylube @Whitesnake You had me at braking

[TarHeelTyler @TarHeelMBB]

Nobody will remember:
- your salary
- how "busy you were"
- how many hours you worked

People will remember:

[Findad03 @finlong3]

Woke up to beautiful skies this morning and a smile on my face.

[George Karl @CoachKarl22]

Anytime I get nervous or uncomfortable about Duke v Carolina, I just think back to a couple years ago when Carolina spoiled Coach K’s final home game then beat them again in the Final Four!!

And I feel better! 🩵

#GDTBATH

[Franklin Basketball @wcsFHSHoops]

Congratulations to Sr. PG @DavisLong14 on being named to the All Region 5-4A Tournament Team.

#TheFlagship ⚓️🏀
#DontGiveUpTheShip

[Findad03 @finlong3]

@TarHeelGameDay And that manager, Desmond, was heard muttering “just one more” before passing out from his own injuries. Amazing.

[Findad03 @finlong3]

@MCScots @CCofSouth Always has been

[Go Heels @TarHeelGameDay]

Mood. #GDTBATH #GTHD #GoHeels

[Findad03 @finlong3]

@GoHeels @UNC_Basketball @SRSDistribution I was there. Somehow got my high school buddy (a dook student) a ticket too, to watch Steve Hale drop 28 in the W. If I remember correctly, the first game was supposed to be against Clemson (who we’d never lost to in Chapel Hill) but construction delays lined us up with dook.

[Kristin Long @fklong]

LOVE this tight knit group of boys!!!!

[Franklin Basketball @wcsFHSHoops]

Congratulations Senior PG @DavisLong14 on scoring his 1,000th career point!

Davis had a game high 19 points and 10 assists while leading Franklin to a 66-64 win over #4 Ravenwood.

Davis also has a 35 ACT and a 4.67 GPA!

#TheFlagship ⚓️🏀
#DontGiveUpTheShip

[Charles Pulliam @cspulliam]

Tim Thompson Premier Performers list packed with 8 hoopers, 5 wrestlers.

Check out the full list of our local top performers here --> https://t.co/E9zv8D94ZH via @wherald

[Findad03 @finlong3]

SUV used car lot? Nah, just all the Longs home for Christmas.

[Findad03 @finlong3]

We’re tired this morning .. but it’s a good kinda tired.

[Franklin Basketball @wcsFHSHoops]

2024 PG @DavisLong14 is the TOTAL PACKAGE!
📚 34 ACT & 4.6 GPA
🏀 80/50/45 % FT/FG/3FG
🏆 Winner
#HighCharacterGymRat
#MultiSportAthlete 🏀⚽️