D.F.

tech advocate, 3rd wave coffee fan, beer snob, electric vehicle fan, 2nd Amendment advocate, and lover of live music.

Stay Vigilant!

[ぷるぷる @nyp_qoo]

母が30年間父を「課長」と呼んでいる。

父は一度も課長になったことがない。

私が物心ついた時からずっとそうだった。

「課長。お風呂沸いたよ。」

「課長。ご飯できたよ。」

父は普通に返事をする。

一度だけ友達の前で母がそれをやった。

友達は私の父を本物の課長だと思った。

「お父さんって偉い人なんだね。」

訂正できなかった。

父は万年平社員だった。

去年父が定年退職した。

退職の日も母は玄関で言った。

「課長。お疲れ様でした。」

父はその日だけ返事をしなかった。

代わりに泣いていた。

父が泣くのを見たのは初めてだった。

母に理由を聞いた。

母は、

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

This article was written by a 26 yr old college student by the name of Alyssa Ahlgren, who's in grad school for her MBA. What a GREAT perspecitve..👍🏽

My Generation Is Blind to the Prosperity Around Us!
I'm sitting in a small coffee shop near Nokomis (Florida) trying to think of what to write about. I scroll through my newsfeed on my phone looking at the latest headlines of presidential candidates calling for policies to "fix" the so-called injustices of capitalism. I put my phone down and continue to look around.

I see people talking freely, working on their MacBook's, ordering food they get in an instant, seeing cars go by outside, and it dawned on me. We live in the most privileged time in the most prosperous nation and we've become completely blind to it.

Vehicles, food, technology, freedom to associate with whom we choose.These things are so ingrained in our American way of life we don't give them a second thought.

We are so well off here in the United States that our poverty line begins 31 times above the global average. Thirty One Times!!!

Virtually no one in the United States is considered poor by global standards. Yet, in a time where we can order a product off Amazon with one click and have it at our doorstep the next day, we are unappreciative, unsatisfied, and ungrateful. ??

Our unappreciation is evident as the popularity of socialist policies among my generation continues to grow. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said to Newsweek talking about the millennial generation, "An entire generation, which is now becoming one of the largest electorates in America, came of age and never saw American prosperity."

Never saw American prosperity! Let that sink in.

When I first read that statement, I thought to myself, that was quite literally the most entitled and factually illiterate thing I've ever heard in my 26 years on this earth. Many young people agree with her, which is entirely misguided.

My generation is being indoctrinated by a mainstream narrative to actually believe we have never seen prosperity. I know this first hand, I went to college, let's just say I didn't have the popular opinion, but I digress.

Why then, with all of the overwhelming evidence around us, evidence that I can even see sitting at a coffee shop, do we not view this as prosperity? We have people who are dying to get into our country.

People around the world destitute and truly impoverished. Yet, we have a young generation convinced they've never seen prosperity, and as a result, we elect some politicians who are dead set on taking steps towards abolishing capitalism.

Why? The answer is this,?? my generation has only seen prosperity. We have no contrast. We didn't live in the great depression, or live through two world wars, the Korean War, The Vietnam War or we didn't see the rise and fall of socialism and communism.

We don't know what it's like to live without the internet, without cars, without smartphones. We don't have a lack of prosperity problem. We have an entitlement problem, an ungratefulness problem, and it's spreading like a plague."

[Nick shirley @nickshirleyy]

Hey @Tim_Walz and @IlhanMN one of the biggest fraud bust in Minnesota history took place this week and you guys said nothing

Shouldn’t you guys celebrate when fraud is exposed in your state and district?

Or are you upset because it was exposed? Silence speaks volumes.

[Sameer Samat @ssamat]

Big news: Today, we’re starting to roll out end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging between Android and iPhone users! This cross-industry effort replaces outdated SMS with a more secure & private way to chat, no matter what phone you have.🔒

Thank you to the community for continuing to push for these kinds of features. Your engagement really helps make a difference. Congratulations to the team for reaching this amazing milestone! 🚀

Read more: https://t.co/rqpyCUi2Sr

[Vince Langman @LangmanVince]

Whoever Spencer Pratt has putting together his commercials, every Republican running for office in the midterms needs to hire them today!

Here's another banger!👏

[D.F. @frydog1ea]

Let's go!!! Rooting for @HarmeetKDhillon and team to free our 2A rights. Please do nationwide concealed carry or concealed carry reciprocity next.

https://t.co/jjbSeh8gGY

[AAGHarmeetDhillon @AAGDhillon]

Restoring and preserving 2A rights is one of the President’s top priorities. The Supreme Court has doubled down on rulings protecting this right. @TheJusticeDept and the 2A Section at @CivilRights will enforce the law of the land for ALL Americans.

[D.F. @frydog1ea]

@elonmusk This is fantastic... @elonmusk it would be great if you also developed the model 2.

Discounted supercharging at just a little higher than home electric rates for a model 2 it would really incentivize use among the apartment crowd.

[D.F. @frydog1ea]

Hey @FedEx why do your drivers put packages on the driveway which is open to the elements when there is a covered porch just 30 feet away.

Not happy that my brand new rugs are both in the eye of potential thieves and open to get rained on.

[Mindset Machine  @mindsetmachine]

Dez Bryant kept this note on his phone for 6 years.

"It's not about football. It's about the voice inside your child's head."

[Mike P @mikepat711]

Things you’ll never do again if you buy a Tesla:

-Start the car
-Turn the car off
-Unlock the car
-Lock the car
-Turn on the headlights
-Turn off the headlights
-Carry a car key
-Put the car in drive or reverse
-Put the car in park
-Get an oil change
-Interface with a gas pump or credit card machine when fueling car.
-Enter a hot or cold car
-Be slower than other cars on the road
-Use two pedals to drive the car

Things you don’t have to do if you don’t want to if you buy a Tesla:

-Park the car
-Drive on a road trip when you’re tired
-Drive when you’re anxious or having a panic attack
-Drive when your mind is distracted
-Drive ever at all

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

2004 was a good year, but your Gmail address doesn't need to be stuck in it.

To say goodbye to [email protected] or [email protected] (or whatever you were into at the time), go to your Google Account settings and choose any name available. You'll keep your old username and you can sign in with both.

[Mila Joy @Milajoy]

This guy figured out that the No Kings and anti-ICE protests are against democracy.

Smart guy.

[TaraBull @TaraBull]

Ok this is interesting 🤔

[🏛 🌹PeriklestheGREAT 🌹 🏛 "Vox Populi, Vox Dei" @PeriklesGREAT]

"There is this crazy thing
that Generation X did"...🤣

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

just a few of the things I strongly support:

✅The SAVE Act
✅National Constitutional Carry
✅Warrants for Americans for FISA
✅Reduce Spending
✅Convict Epstein Coconspirators
✅Healthy Food and Farm Freedom
✅Abolish the Federal Reserve
✅Border Security
✅Stop Fraud

[Senator Rand Paul @SenRandPaul]

I introduced the Shutdown Prevention Act in 2011 and reintroduced it every Congress. It would continue funding agencies at 94% of the previous year's levels for 90 days, then cut 1% every quarter until a deal is made. It’s a simple way to make sure folks get paid while applying pressure on Congress to negotiate.

[Texas 🇺🇸 @MustangMan_TX]

Jesse Jackson’s family should’ve just played this video and kept Obama and Biden off the stage altogether! 👇

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Today, only 65 of us voted to release names of congressmen who have used the sexual harassment slush fund to pay off claims against them. 357 members voted to “refer it to committee” knowing that resolution ain’t ever making it out of committee. Roll call:
https://t.co/p1ZoTsILgh

[D.F. @frydog1ea]

This and the merger of Android OS with Chrome OS are the most exciting things on the horizon with regards to Android

[Mishaal Rahman @MishaalRahman]

🖥Super excited to see Desktop mode finally launch!

With the release of Android 16 QPR3 today, connected display support has reached general availability.

This means you don't need to flip a Developer option to enable it - just connect a compatible Android device to an external display via USB-C, and you'll get a desktop-like multitasking experience!

It's one of many new awesome features in the latest Android release, but it's one I've been looking forward to a ton. Can't wait to see its evolution!