G. Todd Bennett

USAF, CMSgt, Retired

[G. Todd Bennett @GToddbennett]

@MayorMikeDuggan @stephenasmith He's right. I love my city but right now I'm sitting in the dark w no heat because the power is out AGAIN! Trying to figure out what to do with my elderly mom.

[Sekou Franklin @SekouFranklin]

Good commentary from Dr. Clarence Lusane at Howard U.

[G. Todd Bennett @GToddbennett]

@DTE_Energy @MayorMikeDuggan
Power out again. Puritan and Wyoming area, Marygrove community.

[G. Todd Bennett @GToddbennett]

@DTE_Energy power out again. I'm sure these rate increases are going to pay for better infrastructure for my grandkids.

[G. Todd Bennett @GToddbennett]

@DTE_Energy Evidently, the most energy efficient method is NO POWER which is what I have right now.

[G. Todd Bennett @GToddbennett]

@SenStabenow @WSJ @AHammoudMI Not one _____ in the entire video. Surprised: NOT!.

[Will Burchfield @burchie_kid]

More than reaching milestones and franchise firsts — “that sh*t don’t matter — the #Lions proved they belong with the teams that do matter, and that they are here to stay.

Upgrades needed, but the core is here and the standard is set.

“We’ll be back.”
https://t.co/23DEhvy7Fi

[Mayor Mike Duggan @MayorMikeDuggan]

A respirator? Desert town? Must be someone who doesn’t know the facts.

Read this article that debunks what @stephenasmith said:

https://t.co/EgvWtZXQYP

[G. Todd Bennett @GToddbennett]

@MayorMikeDuggan @stephenasmith He's right. I love my city but right now I'm sitting in the dark w no heat because the power is out AGAIN! Trying to figure out what to do with my elderly mom.

[G. Todd Bennett @GToddbennett]

@MayorMikeDuggan another power outage in Detroit. Always TALKING about improving infrastructure. Property taxes going up and power has ALWAYS been unreliable. My parents have lived in this house for 60 years. Mom is almost 90 and we have no heat.

[G. Todd Bennett @GToddbennett]

@DTE_Energy another power outage in Detroit. This company is always talking about improving service, while the rates go up, the service is unreliable!

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

This is a training school. Once they graduate, it’s a multi year process to have an OPPORTUNITY to pilot for United

Since I’m a nice guy and want you to be fully informed, I’ll share with you the benefit of the 60 seconds I spent looking for how the program works. BTW, looks like multiple layers of merit based evaluations before they can fly for United…

Here is a link for you

https://t.co/toMmn4syVO

[Joey Jackson, Esq. @JoeyJacksonEsq]

Happy Friday!! #FridayMotivation

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

Since this seems to be the most common response. let me address it.

DEI does not mean you dont hire on merit. Of course you hire based on merit

Diversity - means you expand the possible pool of candidates as widely as you can. Once you have identified the candidates, you HIRE THE PERSON YOU BELIEVE IS THE BEST.

What makes the whole " what about the players " comment ridiculous is that it's presumes that all positions are hired based on some quantitative rather than subjective version of merit. They aren't

Even choosing the best basketball player is very much a guess. Which is why the best players weren't always the first pick in the draft and some go undrafted

The reality is that most positions hired in a company don't have a quantitative metric you can use to hire someone.

How do you pick the best barista, sales assistant, marketing or salesperson, etc

More often than not it's an educated guess

So when you see a company like @ibm say they want to add x percent more PoC or women or whatever group, they already know that the majority of positions they hire for don't have metrics for picking the best .

As @elonmusk said "if merit for a job is roughly the same, then the tie reaker should be diversity (of all kinds)"

Which is exactly what well managed companies choose to do

DEI also does not mean you can't fire someone if you made a mistake.

Of course you can.
I'm a big believer in hire slow, fire fast. If it's the wrong person. Fire them.

Finally. Let me address the thought that I'm "virtue signaling".

I wrote this on @x because I knew very well that almost everyone on here would disagree with me. I don't virtue signal. I want people to challenge my positions. I want to have engaging discussions that help me learn.

[Woodward Sports Network @woodwardsports]

“Be a man and take responsibility”

Rex Ryan just went off on the Refs and everyone blaming the players from last night’s botched call 🤯

[Roshan Rinaldi @Roshan_Rinaldi]

Right after voting to approve his appointment to the Supreme Court,... Senator Susan Collins swore up and down on national TV that Brett Kavanaugh wouldn't overturn Roe v. Wade.

How'd that work out?

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

Who else here thinks Trump’s a coward?

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

So, if I invited you into my humble abode to share some warmth and words of wisdom with you — would you accept?

[G. Todd Bennett @GToddbennett]

@ATT @ATTHelp #ATTSucks ATT switched my plan so i am now paying $66 for 25mbps. Horrible. Worse than dialup. I am switching.

[Bear#TeamLH🔨 @33Bear44LH]

I’ll forever stand with Lewis. This race was 100% manipulated. #F1xed

[Michael Vick @MichaelVick]

Shoutout to Dan Campbell and the entire team and staff for being 4-1. Good leadership and hard work equates to wins.
Enjoy it for a day and back to work.
Have a feeling you are going to make a deep playoff run.
#embracethegrind
#neverbeoutworked
@nfl @Lions @NFLonFOX @JaredGoff16