Jason Ross

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[The All-In Podcast @theallinpod]

David Friedberg: California’s Voting System Looks Fraudulent, But It’s Working Exactly as Designed

@friedberg believes California’s extremely loose election laws enable “appointments” not free elections.

Why? The voting data in LA makes no statistical sense.

“ Pratt's post-election mail-in ballots declined by 1/3.

So statistically, the population of people that send in their ballots late reduced for Pratt by 1/3, increased for Nithya Raman by 80%, and Karen Bass 10% less, if you just look at the mail-in ballots before and after election day as a comparison.

I don't know if there's a sociopolitical way that you can assess those statistics and assume that these are individuals casting their individual vote for who they think should be Mayor of LA.

Basically, the concentration of incremental votes that Nithya Raman got came around the Skid Row area in Los Angeles.

But when you look at the basic statistics of what happened in person, mail-in before, mail-in after Election Day, it becomes a real statistical quagmire on how did this sort of a sociopolitical shift happen in such a way that it did?

Now, there was a report published, and they highlighted the 2018 California midterm elections and the challenges that they saw arise in that midterm election because of some of the legislative changes that were made.

First, California Assembly Bill 1921 legalized the practice of unlimited ballot harvesting in the state. What that means is that any individual in the state of California has the right to go and collect ballots from any other individuals, regardless of relationship, fill them out, and send them in.

California, two years later, 18 months later, also passed a law that made it permanent that every person registered in the state of California would get a ballot, so tens of millions of ballots then get mailed out.

Then there was another series of laws that were passed that said anyone can register to vote. You don't need to prove your citizenship. You can use a gym membership card as an example.

So anyone can register to vote. There is no proof of ID when you get a ballot. There is no demonstration that the person who fills out the ballot has anything to do with the individual who's supposed to be voting that ballot, and it is legal for an individual to go out and collect hundreds or thousands of ballots, ship them in, and they will all qualify in these kind of mail-in ballot voting processes.

So there's nothing illegal or fraudulent going on. In fact, the system is operating exactly as intended.

It has been set up and structured in a way that with the right construct, you can get an individual appointed, not elected, but appointed to a particular role in government under a, quote, ‘free election’ in California.”

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

> you’ll never start a rocket company
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> you’ll never survive three launch failures
> you’ll never reach orbit
> you’ll never win NASA’s trust
> you’ll never launch cargo to the ISS
> you’ll never compete with Boeing
> you’ll never compete with Lockheed
> you’ll never make rockets reusable
> you’ll never land a rocket vertically
> you’ll never land one on a drone ship
> you’ll never reuse a booster
> you’ll never fly the same booster 10 times
> you’ll never fly the same booster 20 times
> you’ll never fly the same booster 30 times
> you’ll never recover and reuse the fairing
> you’ll never lower launch costs
> you’ll never launch every month
> you’ll never launch every week
> you’ll never launch multiple times a week
> you’ll never carry astronauts
> you’ll never replace Roscosmos
> you’ll never fly civilians to orbit
> you’ll never manufacture satellites at scale
> you’ll never build the biggest constellation ever
> you’ll never make satellite internet work
> you’ll never make satellite internet fast
> you’ll never make satellite internet affordable
> you’ll never serve rural customers
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> you’ll never build a methane rocket engine
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> you’ll never build the most powerful rocket ever
> you’ll never build a rocket bigger than Saturn V
> you’ll never build it out of stainless steel
> you’ll never launch Starship
> you’ll never separate Super Heavy and Starship
> you’ll never relight Raptor in space
> you’ll never bring Super Heavy back
> you’ll never catch a booster with Mechazilla tower arms
> you’ll never launch 85% of mass to orbit worldwide
> you’ll never change the economics of space
> you’ll never force the entire industry to copy you
> you’ll never win
> you’ll never IPO

Congratulations to @elonmusk and the SpaceX team. You did what countless people said was impossible, and you did it time and time again.

Today is your day. You deserve this. May it be a glorious one.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

TOMORROW: Trump Accounts, on your phone. 💰

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[Jason Ross @JasonPRoss]

@BillAckman @BillAckman I see alot of people wondering how you plan to build a Berkshire like vehicle with PSHUS and HHH, the difference between the two, why you need both, etc. Can you explain this, or point me to an interview or X post where you've explained it in the past? Thank you.

[Jason Ross @JasonPRoss]

@awilkinson Let’s hang, second time entrepreneur, down for a meetup and pickleball. Currently live 5 mins from Venice

[The Rabbit Hole @TheRabbitHole]

Fund the Police

[Jason Ross @JasonPRoss]

@BillAckman Thanks for sharing ❤️

[Jason Ross @JasonPRoss]

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[Jason Ross @JasonPRoss]

I am fundraising for the 2024 TCS New York City Marathon in conjunction with The Morgan Hoffmann Foundation. Help us reach our fundraising goals! https://t.co/VPurCdVqUw

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

I have been criticized by some for sharing these @POTUS Biden videos which appear almost every day. I have read numerous articles which somehow suggest that the camera angle, the duration of the clip or some form of right wing manipulation explains Biden’s behavior on camera.

Some people are old at 81 and others are sharp, vigorous, and impressive. Compare Warren Buffett at 93 and Biden at 81. Biden is an old 81 who can’t find his way off a stage or stay present and focused at a G7 conference. Is that who should be the leader of the free world for the next five years?

A president should not have to be led off stage by hand or with an arm wrapped around him. That is the not the image of strength and leadership we need as a country.

Look at what is going on in the world. The perception of weak leadership in the United States has led to global chaos. The reality of weak leadership is a long-term serious and continued threat to our country.

The Democratic Party is destroying itself by advancing Biden for a second term. This is the Emperor’s New Clothes in real life. But it is not a children’s book or a joke. The world is at great risk, and a Biden second term is a grave threat to global security and prosperity.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

“A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him”

― Confucius
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[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

Warren Buffett’s tribute to Charlie Munger as the architect of Berkshire Hathaway.

[Matt Edwards @MattEdwards]

CJ Stroud dominating the entire NFL but going 0-2 against Michigan might be the biggest piece of evidence that the Wolverines were cheating.

[Jason Ross @JasonPRoss]

@awilkinson @awilkinson can you share your argument for each side? I own a similar business to TaskUS and we’re working on our strategy

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

Whenever cops screw up we never hear end of it. Sometimes rightfully so. But let's just make sure heroic actions of @MNPDNashville is talked about just as loudly. Running without hesitation into active shooter situation is hero shit. Thanks to all officers who risked their lives.

[Jason Ross @JasonPRoss]

Lewis has been at it for years, so this is surely full of wisdom. A book worth checking out. https://t.co/RXn0vBbaQs

[Andrew Wilkinson @awilkinson]

Over the past 15 years, I’ve been behind the scenes with 40+ businesses.

In reality, every one of them has been chaos at most times.

Especially the successful ones.

At any given time, check at least one:

✅ Can’t/won’t hire
✅ Weak process
✅ Too much/little demand

[Jason Ross @JasonPRoss]

@awilkinson Fab

[Chamath Palihapitiya @chamath]

In moments of uncertainty, when courage and strength are required, you find out who the true corporatist scumbags are.

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

The irony of @RobinhoodApp being named Robinhood when very clearly their entire agenda is to steal from poor and give more to the rich is not lost on me.