Johannes Hecker

Strategy and Sales Operations Lead, Google Cloud

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.

I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor.

My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California.

That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.

I want to tune out.

But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious.

And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.

That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious.

For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing.

The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better.

It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed!

But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems.

It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.

We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.

Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us.

And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. https://t.co/eHFZ723I4H

[NFL @NFL]

SHE’S BAAAACK 👑 @Rihanna #AppleMusicHalftime

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

Very constructive discussion with @sundarpichai of Google.

Transatlantic cooperation is key to counter cyber threats and disinformation by Russia.

We welcome Google’s work with Ukrainian refugees.

And we aim for a sustainable digital transition in Europe.

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

Saddened by the loss of one of our true heroes. Justice Ginsburg’s legacy will ensure that women will always have a seat at the table (and on our highest court) -- America is a better country because of her service.

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

As countries start to re-open, we’re dedicated to helping people and businesses recover faster - starting with new commitments in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to help 10M people learn new skills, find jobs and grow their businesses.
https://t.co/thczhOC9dL

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

Today on US Google & YouTube homepages we share our support for racial equality in solidarity with the Black community and in memory of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery & others who don’t have a voice. For those feeling grief, anger, sadness & fear, you are not alone.

[Bill McDermott @BillRMcDermott]

As President Kennedy said in 1963, let’s “realize that violence only breeds more violence, and that good will and good faith are most important now."

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

We've re-engineered Google Meet to make secure video meetings free for everyone, with helpful features powered by #GoogleAI like live captions and low-light mode, available now at https://t.co/LBamANQz98
https://t.co/85IVc78W3n

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

We've published an early release of our #COVID19 Community Mobility Reports in 130+ countries which provide insights that could help public health officials understand the impact of response strategies such as social distancing: https://t.co/Stfk3KOmjG

https://t.co/9lCkaglvRF

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

The @DeepMind team is sharing predictions of some protein structures associated with the virus that causes COVID-19, generated by the latest AlphaFold system. We hope this will help researchers around the world in their current efforts.
https://t.co/E6MmAoZD9e

[Alex Atzberger @aatzberger]

Part 3 of lessons learned leading in large matrix org in enterprise tech - ENERGIZING PEOPLE:
1. There are two types of people: energy givers and energy takers. Energy givers are impatient optimists, stay positive during hardship, and are humble and hungry. Be an energy giver.

[Johannes Hecker @jmuc1]

j2 Cloud Services™ Showcases New Cloud Fax Products at HiMSS 2019 https://t.co/rzPg3mZxtj

[Johannes Hecker @jmuc1]

Visit us at #HIMSS Booth #7245 #j2Global #eFaxCorporate #HIMSS19 @eFaxCorporate

[Johannes Hecker @jmuc1]

See you at #HIMSS19 to discuss "Health IT Interoperability Reimagined!" Excellent read: https://t.co/XELOjDEUSi

[Johannes Hecker @jmuc1]

Visit us at #HIMSS Both #7245 #j2Global #eFaxCorporate #HIMSS19

[Johannes Hecker @jmuc1]

Five Tech Trends Affecting Healthcare IT Today, and Tomorrow https://t.co/27jous0WdL via @HHM Global | B2B Online Platform & Magazine

[Aly Mahan @AlyMahan]

Does customer research matter in SaaS? This is SO good... https://t.co/ZHwZJ9Vywu @priceintel

[ALan LepofskY 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 ✡️ @alanlepo]

Having a great conversation with @ARatRetarus of @retarus about the massive increase in messaging infrastructure required as the number of #IOT devices increases. Similarly, new communication styles for marketing campaigns are also relying on messaging. #futureofwork #socbiz

[Johannes Hecker @jmuc1]

One of the best postgame speeches you’ll ever hear, bar none. https://t.co/wtChgNGXiG via @Inc

[Parsable @ParsableHQ]

How does digitization affect your business? 🤔 See how technology transformation, process transformation, and business transformation affects your business in this infographic from Retarus! #DigitalTransformation