H. Vardon

“I don’t really care, Margaret.” JD Vance

[Federalist Society @FedSoc]

One vote stood between America and independence. The man who had to cast it was 80 miles away, battling cancer, as a violent thunderstorm raged. His name was Caesar Rodney.

A lesser-known founder of the American Revolution, Rodney rode overnight on horseback from Delaware to Philadelphia, arriving just in time to cast the deciding vote for independence and sign the Declaration of Independence. 🇺🇲

[Mary Katharine Ham @mkhammer]

“No money for schools.” NYC has a $43 billion dollar school system whose funding has gone up as enrollment has gone down. It has the highest per-student expenditure in the nation of up to $40K a year. 28-29% of students test proficient in math and reading (NAEP).

[The All-In Podcast @theallinpod]

David Friedberg: It's not rich vs poor, it's makers vs takers.

@friedberg:

“ The great lie is that there are two sides to society, that is the rich and the poor.

And the great truth is that there are two sides that are the makers and the takers.

The lie is that the rich are unfairly rich and the poor are unfairly poor, and therefore, the poor must take from the rich.

But the truth is that it's the takers that tell you that lie, that the real truth is that artists, plumbers, electricians, woodworkers, computer scientists, people that build, people that make from all walks of life, all income levels, all wealth brackets, are the makers.

And the takers are what Sacks calls this intelligentsia, the analysts, the espousers, the armchair mechanics, the critics, the commentators, the politicians. They are the takers.

They are the people that watch the rest of society make stuff, build stuff, specifically doing things that create value for other people in society. That's what a maker is.”

[Benjamin Domenech @bdomenech]

We are the lucky sons and daughters of the greatest nation in the world.

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

Blue bags up.

Japan 2, Netherlands 2 — an absolute thriller in Arlington. And then the real show started.

The Japanese end pulls out thousands of bright blue bags. First they wave them like flags, bouncing and chanting until the whole section is one giant wall of blue. Then — same bags, new mission. They fan out across the stands and scoop up every bottle, wrapper and cup till the seats look brand new.

And who's right in the middle of it, grinning with a bag in his hand? Jameis Winston. Giants QB. Heisman winner. Out there cleaning up with the Samurai Blue like it's the best gig of his summer.

No chore. No lecture. Just a party that cleans up after itself.

Best fans on the planet. 🇯🇵💙

[Charles C. W. Cooke @charlescwcooke]

@bonchieredstate I just don’t understand why anyone cares that he’s a weirdo. Most great entrepreneurs were weirdos. It often goes with the territory. What matters is what he does, which is incredible. I want more of that.

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

One might wonder why Newscum's team would post something so idiotic, but it makes sense considering they've never actually seen a project completed. It's a foreign concept to them.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Vote them out

[Marcus Lemonis @marcuslemonis]

For all who are complaining about the @SpaceX valuation for its IPO, it’s a free market. Don’t buy it.

For those who believe in future and @elonmusk , it’s a free market, buy it.

RT If you are going to invest

[Joel Mowbray @joelmowbray]

The brains — and enforcer — behind Graham Platner is @katz_morris, Zohran Mamdani's media guru.

Katz is the new David Axelrod, who mentors him.

And the Pod Save bros love Katz.

AFTER Katz publicly savaged a female former staffer, he got @jonfavs to write a now-viral tweet defending Platner.

Obama's former media guru did Katz's bidding after Axelrod's protégé tweeted, "There should be no place in our politics for incompetent, opportunistic operatives who violate privacy, betray trust, and prioritize vengeance over decency."

This morning, it came out that Katz had threatened Platner's former campaign manager, Genevieve McDonald, with a smear campaign before the WSJ story published.

Since the revelation of Katz's threat, Jon Favreau has been silent.

Also silent has been Katz's mentor and close friend, David Axelrod.

So when you see the closing of ranks behind the Nazi-tattooed misogynist, just remember it's literally a protégé of Obama's media team using brute force to make that happen.

Welcome to the Democratic Party of 2026.

[Calley Means @calleymeans]

This is gaslighting.

80% of Americans are obese or overweight.

More than 50% of Americans are prediabetic.

These are civilizational-level threatening trends.

Americans seeking to gain more information and empowerment over their health is a good thing.

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

.@SecScottBessent: "A nation that cannot manufacture, mine, ship, or refine its needs gradually cedes its strength and sovereignty to others. That is a dangerous dependency for any country; it is an unacceptable one for the United States of America."

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Abdul Carter says he has a “responsibility” to address Jaxson Dart’s political opinions. Why? Everyone can share their own opinions. Carter didn’t do that. He attacked Dart’s opinions. And now he’s doing it in uniform at work, which Dart never did. Moron.

[Grant Cardone @GrantCardone]

@KobeissiLetter This relative comparison is ridiculous- No one was getting foreclosed on during Covid.

[Mary Katharine Ham @mkhammer]

Community Notes says… not a ball knower

[Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt]

Everyone is trying to claim me for their tribe. There’s no R next to my name, there’s no D next to my name. I’m not part of a political party, because I hate politicians. I’m just Spencer, husband to Heidi, father to Ryker and Gunner, and I’m a pissed off Angeleno who loves my city and is fed up with what corrupt politicians have done to her.

[Bo Snerdley @BoSnerdley]

They should be worried about their own inaction - like failing to do EVERYTHING necessary to get the SAVE ACT passed - and the rest of the agenda. Do YOUR jobs.

Republicans grow increasingly worried about Trump’s negative polls https://t.co/eKOD9mSWZo

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I just had the craziest experience at the airport.

We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight.

Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. “Folks, I’ve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.”

Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess.

The pilot goes on. “I get it, trust me. But here’s the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. I’m not your pilot for the next leg, but I don’t feel confident the jet’s safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I don’t feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.”

He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: “Now, none of this is the agents’ fault. Please be kind to them. I’m the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I don’t do this lightly, and I’m only doing it because I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone’s safety.”

Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gate…

Start clapping.

I’m not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message.

All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyone’s best interest.

It’s honestly one of the best examples of strong communication—of strong leadership, for that matter—that I’ve seen in a long time.

@Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, he’s one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.

[The All-In Podcast @theallinpod]

Chamath: Taiwan Loses Its Strategic Importance in 18 Months

@chamath:

“ We're 18 months from Taiwan not being an important moment of conversation the way it is today.

Why 18 months? Because we are at a point where we're probably 1-2 nanometers away from being able to do what we need Taiwan to strategically do for us.

And so as we scale up our chip fabs, as we get more capacity, and interestingly, there are these orthogonal technologies being developed.

I don't know if you guys saw, but Neuralink was showcasing a machine that is literally operating at the almost nanometer scale to do the brain operations for the implantation, all automatically.

When you have the dexterity and the capability mechanically to make these things, the real reason then is a very different one than what it is today.

Today, it's economic. And if you take that off the table, I think we'll have a very different attitude to Taiwan.”