David

[David @gorgeouseven]

@Polaapaan @renabaddie_ 95

[David @gorgeouseven]

Congrats Jason….! @Jason 💙it’s finally happened🤙🏻

[David @gorgeouseven]

How many nba finals games has @Jason been to this year….? I’m asking for a friend😂.

[David @gorgeouseven]

@DekhoToSahii @AJENews @AJEnglish Amen…..

[David @gorgeouseven]

@chamath Agreed. 💙

[David @gorgeouseven]

@cryptodaaddy @ABC Ummm. She broke the law and the consequence ensued. She’s not a law abiding citizen or a vulnerable person. She’s irresponsible and deserved what she got. Like my President Barack Obama so famously stated, “ we are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws” 💙

[David @gorgeouseven]

@KTLA San Bernardino is trash… they can’t even patrol stray dogs and keep the public from their vicious attacks.

So much waste, fraud and abuse in this county. Sickening.

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

I awoke this morning gravely concerned about New York City. I thought “What has NYC become that an avowed socialist who has supported defunding the police, whose solution to lowering food prices is city-owned supermarkets, who doesn’t understand that freezing rents will only reduce the supply of housing, who has no experience managing an organization -- let alone a city with a $100+ billion budget and a $2 trillion economy -- and who believes chants for ‘Globalizing the Intifada’ are acceptable, wins the Democratic Primary.

After speaking to those who supported @ZohranKMamdani, I believe that he won the primary largely not due to his policies, but rather because he is a superb politician who ran a remarkable and inspiring campaign. He is intelligent and articulate. He is young and charming, and he successfully played down incriminating @X posts and statements from his past, pitching a joyful campaign of unity.

And he won because the competition was very weak. His best competitor sat back and did not run a real campaign, relying on name recognition, early favorable polling and keeping a low profile to make it through. Not a strategy that I have ever seen work, but so be it.

The Democratic primary voter is clearly tired of the Democratic politics of the past and its aging and over-the-hill leadership – Who isn’t? [As a case in point, how embarrassing is it to watch aging Dems fall in line with their tweets of support for Mamdani, as they desperately try to defend their seats from the far left?] And therefore, without any real competition, Zohran and his attractive personal qualities and campaign skills magically make him the candidate of the future.

The problem, however, is that his policies would be disastrous for NYC. Socialism has no place in the economic capital of our country. The ability for NYC to offer services for the poor and needy, let alone the average New Yorker, is entirely dependent on NYC being a business-friendly environment and a place where wealthy residents are willing to spend 183 days and assume the associated tax burden. Unfortunately, both have already started making arrangements for the exits.

Mamdani is right that much about NYC is broken. The City has gotten much less safe while the cost of living here has become increasingly unattainable for many. We pay more for less. Unfortunately, his headline campaign promises of frozen rents and cheaper food from city-owned markets, among others, are certain to fail.

A mayor who disrespects the NYPD and has called for their defunding will get less effective policing, and Bratton’s ‘broken window theory’ will operate in reverse. A mayor who condones hate speech will incentivize more hate speech and violence. Words matter, and yes, they can inspire people to kill as we have recently tragically seen in our country and around the world.

New York City under Mamdani is about to become much more dangerous and economically unviable. Unlike our Federal government, NYC cannot print money, and this Federal Government won’t bail NYC out if things go bad. In fact, Mamdani would be a windfall for the Republican Party as NY becomes another failed major city run by Democrats alongside Seattle, Chicago, LA, and SF et al as Senator Fetterman so eloquently stated today, "I'd describe it as Christmas in July for the GOP."

So why did I become optimistic later this morning? The answer is that NYC has woken up in the last 24 hours. The substantial majority of NYC residents understand that socialism is a failed system, that rent freezes will destroy our housing base and shrink the affordable housing supply while killing new construction, and that an anti-capitalist Mayor will destroy jobs and cause businesses and wealthy taxpayers that have enabled NYC to balance the budget to move elsewhere. If 100 or so of the highest taxpayers in my industry chose to spend 183 days elsewhere, it could reduce NY state and city tax revenues by ~$5-10 billion or more, and that’s just my industry. Think Ken Griffin leaving Chicago for Miami on steroids.

The good news is that there are other charismatic, intelligent, articulate, handsome, charming, young yet more experienced and, importantly, more centrist politicians who are New York residents eligible for office. There are also extremely talented members of the NY business community who could be superb mayors, Bloomberg being the reference standard from the past.

And the setup is extremely attractive for a run for mayor. There are only 132 days until the election, which means the commitment of time to run is de minimis. This will be the most closely watched mayoral election in NYC in decades, perhaps ever, which, particularly in the social media and podcast era creates the opportunity for a new candidate to garner immediate name recognition, enormous media interest, and the visibility needed to get elected.

Importantly, there are hundreds of million of dollars of capital available to back a competitor to Mamdani that can be put together overnight (believe me, I am in the text strings and the WhatsApp groups) so that a great alternative candidate won’t spend any time raising funds.

So, if the right candidate would raise his or her hand tomorrow, the funds will pour in. I am sure that Mike Bloomberg will share his how-to-win-the-mayoralty IP and deliver his entire election apparatus and system to the aspiring candidate so that the candidate can focus all of his or her energy on the campaign.

One unfortunate fact, as far as I understand, is that the candidate will have to be a write-in as I believe that none of the current candidates established a nominating committee if they were to withdraw, which means that no one can take their spot on the ballot. This is such an important election, however, that I believe the write-in requirement could actually turn into an important call to action that brings people in throngs to the polls. It therefore won’t be the game stopper it would normally be in a typical election.

As a result, the risk/reward of running for mayor over the next 132 days is extremely compelling as the cost in time and energy is small, and the upside is enormous. If the candidate does not win, there is no harm, no foul, because the perceived probability of beating the Democratic nominee in a NYC mayoral election is extremely small. Therefore, there is no reputational risk to losing this election, and the corresponding reputational benefits are extraordinary whether one wins or loses.

If the candidate wins, this is obviously a huge home run for the City and the candidate, but it is also an opportunity to save the Democratic Party from itself, grabbing the wheel just before the party goes even further off the cliff. The new mayor would be a national superhero for the City, for the Party, and for the country.

For the aspiring politician, there is no better way to get name recognition, build relationships with long-term donors, and to showcase oneself than to run for mayor over the next 132 days. This election is already global front page news. For the aspiring young candidate, the amount of publicity and the massive followers to be gained are of incalculable long-term value whether they win or lose, and whatever they choose to do in the future, business, politics or otherwise.

And there is a defensive reason for a politician to run. For the more centrist Democrat politician, a Mamdani win is very bad for your next election. As the Party veers further to the left, the Party’s backing for your future candidacy deteriorates substantially as Mamdani and AOC take control of the Party.

In my experience, opportunities with minimal downside that don’t require huge investments of time while offering massive upside get filled. If you were ever thinking about running for office, or running for a higher office than you currently hold, this is likely the best opportunity that you are going to have.

All of the above is not just theory, as I have a superb candidate who I believe can win who meets all of the criteria, but if I were to say his name or even reach out to him, it would have a negative effect on his candidacy, as I am a supporter of President Trump, and that alone taints anyone I would recommend for many and perhaps most NYC Democratic Party members. So rather than my making suggestions, I welcome yours.

Who is your best centrist candidate who could go toe-to-toe with Mamdani on the campaign trail and on the debate stage? Let’s crowdsource the names and then do a poll.

If someone is ready to raise their hand, I will take care of the fundraising.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the right candidate. More importantly, it is an opportunity to save our City and be a superhero. Life is short and you must dare to be great.

The time is now.

[David @gorgeouseven]

@LASDHQ Wow. Way to go Los Angeles…. 😑

[David @gorgeouseven]

@AechErvin @ABC Kinda agree…. 😂

[David @gorgeouseven]

@DavidSacks David looks like my Rabbi… without the full beard. Lol

[@jason @Jason]

6/All that being said, there are some straightforward things we should do to restore trust in the system:

a. stop lying about voter fraud
b. require ID in all 50 states
c. give folks two weeks to vote
d. make election day a national holiday
e. give everyone a printed receipt of their ballot
f. throw the book at people who cheat in an election
g. support the documentation of fraud from @Heritage

If we do those things, the system will be even more bulletproof, especially for those who can't accept that they didn't win.

[David @gorgeouseven]

@Luk3Shittalker @AltAssetGuy @Jason 😂

[Amjad Taha أمجد طه @amjadt25]

A Message from a Muslim Arab to the World: A Fight for the Future of the Middle East
On October 7th, a dark evil was unleashed on Israel. Hamas, fueled by hatred, stormed the land, slaughtering the innocent without mercy. Babies were ripped from their mothers’ arms, women were massacred, families shattered. The streets of Israel ran with blood—this was no ordinary attack; it was barbaric, monstrous. The world watched in horror as terrorists turned homes into graves and playgrounds into battlegrounds. It was a day that will forever stain the history of mankind, where the sanctity of life was violently disregarded.

But Israel did not break. It did not crumble. Out of the ashes of tragedy, it rose—like a phoenix, fierce and unwavering, its spirit unshaken, stronger than before. Like a lion standing guard over its pride, it faced the darkness head-on. Nasrallah, the hand of terror, who claimed 500,000 souls in Syria, was struck down. Holocaust survivors, once enduring unimaginable evil, now stood against the very same forces that slaughtered their neighbors—neighbors who once saw Israel as an enemy. Yet, what they called an enemy rose, not in hatred, but in defiance of the evil that had stolen their children’s souls. Yes, they found a friend next door, not an enemy.

This is not merely Israel’s war—it is a battle for the soul of the Middle East. It is a war against the shadows of radicalism, against terror, against the forces that seek to bury this land in darkness. If Lebanon and Gaza, freed from the chains of Hamas and Hezbollah, endure—and they will—so too will the Middle East. The fall of Hamas and the defeat of those who stand behind them—Iran, and the radicalism of the Muslim Brotherhood—will mark the dawn of a new age.

Imagine an Iran, unchained from the grip of the mullahs, its people bathed in light, no longer suffocating under oppression. Picture Lebanon, free at last from the hold of Hezbollah, shining once more as the Paris of the Middle East—a place of art, culture, and freedom. Iraq will rise again, a beacon of unity, its people walking together in peace, free from the stranglehold of extremism. This fight is not about borders; it is about reclaiming the future itself.

Envision a future where borders are but memories, where you can journey from Israel to Syria with ease, where Iraq is home to flourishing communities, and Lebanon becomes a haven of serenity. This is the future worth fighting for—a world where children grow up without the fear of rockets, where nations blossom in the warmth of peace, not the cold of war.

This is not just a fight for survival. It is a fight for hope, for the future of an entire region. The pain of today cuts deep, but it will be the foundation upon which tomorrow is built. Israel’s struggle against Hezbollah is not its own—it is the struggle of every nation, every family, every soul that longs for a Middle East free from terror and fear, free from the darkness that has clouded its skies for too long.

Not only will all survive; all will thrive. And in this triumph, the Middle East will be reborn—stronger, united, more radiant than ever before. A future will be built that our children will cherish, a legacy of hope and peace. And when the dust settles, history will not remember this as the moment we were broken, but as the moment we chose to rise, undefeated, unshaken, and proud.

[David @gorgeouseven]

@amjadt25 Wow.

[David @gorgeouseven]

@jayhaykid What happened to max fried

[Amy Mek @AmyMek]

"What are you still waiting for? Deport These Criminals at Once!"

Germany's AfD Leader Alice Weidel Stuns Parliament: Blasts Left-Wing Government's Deadly Open Borders Policies and Economic Destruction

Weidel exposes the left-wing government’s shocking failures and the lengths they've gone to silence, target, and persecute her party, the AfD. Weidel pulls no punches, calling out the dangerous consequences of their open borders and reckless economic policies.

"You have systematically defamed critics, compared them with vermin, and dehumanized them with the most evil fecal and Nazi terms, and set the secret service on them."

Alice Weidel:

"Non-Germans grab a knife six times more often and commit seven times more sexual offenses than German citizens."

"This federal government sabotages deportations."

"Shortly before the state elections, you celebrate an absurd luxury deportation of all of 28 Afghan felons and even give them a princely handout of €1,000 to send them on their way."

"You are the chancellor of the decline, Mr. Scholz."

"The victims of Solingen [Islamic terror attack] would still be alive and unharmed if those responsible acted according to the law."

📊 Shocking Stats You Need to Know:

Since 2017, over 52,000 women have been victims of sexual offenses by asylum seekers, mainly from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

761 gang rapes last year alone, with nearly three-quarters of the suspects being non-Germans.

500,000 jobs lost in the automotive sector due to misguided government policies.

Despite the crisis, Berlin saw a 60% increase in naturalizations under CDU leadership in just eight months.

This government will stop at nothing to silence the AfD, using smear campaigns, harassment, and outright censorship to maintain its grip on power.

Read: https://t.co/L0RfuJjDYl

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Democrats can’t seem to run a presidential election without a major scam:

2016: Hillary campaign funds phony Steele Dossier, fraudulently mislabeling it as a legal expense. This becomes the basis for an FBI investigation, fraud on the FISA court, spying on the Trump campaign, a special counsel investigation, and multi-year “Russian collusion” hoax.

2020: Biden campaign organizes “51 intelligence authorities” to lie that Hunter’s laptop is “Russian disinformation” to discredit legitimate evidence of Biden Family corruption. Big Tech censors the story after being primed by FBI (which knows laptop is real) to be vigilant for a Russian “hack-and-leak” operation involving Hunter Biden.

2024: Biden’s DOJ along with partisan local DAs invent novel legal theories to pursue unprecedented lawfare against Trump in order to brand him as a “convicted felon” on the basis of (at most) expired bookkeeping misdemeanors. Meanwhile Biden’s declining cognitive condition is covered up and called a partisan lie.

Are Democrats even capable of running a presidential campaign without massive hoaxes, disinformation campaigns and election interference involving corruption of government officials and complicity of the mainstream media? This should be offensive to every voter.

It’s time to clean out the stables.

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

I cancelled my longtime subscriptions to NYT and WaPo last year - they became impossible to read: no data, mostly weak opinions presenting themselves as facts - a dangerous combination.

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

One of us didn't understand my books and I'm going to go out on a limb and say it probably isn't me.