Josh Chester

University of Memphis Alumnus. Proud brother of ΣΧ. Memphis Tigers and Grizzlies

[Bonchie @bonchieredstate]

Yeah, that spec ops soldier shouldn’t have insider bet.

But man is tough to see a veteran get the book thrown at him while DC politicians, appointees, and staffers do this stuff with impunity.

Just doesn’t seem fair.

[Dale Stark @DaleStarkA10]

Soldiers should know better. You’re only allowed to do this if you’re a member of congress.

[Austin Justice @AustinJustice]

Memphis was one of the most dangerous cities in America. It’s now becoming a model for how to fight crime when you have a terrible DA.

From the peak:
- Murders down 47%
- Carjackings down 48%
- Robberies down 51%.
- Vehicle theft down 80%.

What changed:

1. State troopers took over interstate patrol, freeing up local officers.

2. Police launched focused initiatives targeting fugitives, violent repeat offenders, and gang members.

3. National Guard, federal agents, and US Marshals came in and made 9,000+ arrests, including 400+ gang members. Plus 629 illegal firearms seized, 150 missing children located.

4. Technology filled the gaps. Police deployed license plate readers citywide, expanded drone use, and opened a downtown command center. A cancer center went from a crime attempt every other week to none.

Overall crime is now down more than 43% compared to the same period last year

Memphis has a long way to go and remains a dangerous city. Its DA is still dismissing 3 out of every 4 felony cases. In fact, the state legislature just passed a bill to audit and potentially remove him.

But the city is showing that a rogue DA doesn't have to be a death sentence for public safety. Flood the streets with law enforcement, target repeat offenders, and make arrests faster than he can dismiss them.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

"Major 4-day workweek study suggests that when we work 5 days we spend one doing basically nothing," per FORTUNE

[Ed O'Malley @EdwardOMalley]

Here is Trump as a pilot.

[Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando]

“I like to picture Donald Trump dressed like Jesus, and he’s using his magic Jesus powers to cure a guy like ET, and there’s a nurse and a soldier watching, and like a HUGE American flag and fireworks and the Statue of Liberty, and flyin demons lurking in the sky”

[Rational Aussie @rationalaussie]

A whole civilization might die tonight but you still have to rock up to work tomorrow and log in to Microsoft Teams

[Danny Goodwin @dannywgoodwin]

If you’re a terrorist at what point do you call it a day in the 4-hour TSA line

[The Spectator Index @spectatorindex]

Global food supply is facing a 'dangerous bottleneck' due to fertilizer prices climbing as a 'result of disruptions in the Middle East, putting global food supplies at risk', according to NY Times report.

[Aelfred The Great @aelfred_D]

𓅓𓂋 𓊪𓂋𓅂𓋴𓇋𓂧𓅂𓈖𓏏…

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

This is sad. I know as a politician these companies are going to spend a billion dollars against me for saying it but 🤷🏽‍♀️

Pervasive gambling is not good for society. It turns life into a casino, traps people in addiction & debt, surges domestic violence, and fosters manipulation.

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

"We’ve spent $8 trillion in the Middle East That’s 100 X annual federal spending on roads and bridges Picture how great our country could be if we’d spent that $ here Imagine how affordable groceries & housing would be if we hadn’t printed all that $," Thomas Massie has said.

[Uzi @UziCryptoo]

People work 8–10 hours a day, 5 days a week for someone else’s profit.

Then they spend 4 hours at night staring at screens.

Basically, living for weekends + 4 weeks PTO on repeat until age 65.

While the government takes 25–30% their income.

And we’re told this is “normal.”

[Tuki @TukiFromKL]

🚨 Let me tell you why this Goldman Sachs headline is the most dangerous one you'll read today..

Companies spent $450 billion on AI last year.. fired tens of thousands of people to "restructure around AI".. replaced entire departments with chatbots..

And Goldman Sachs just said it contributed basically zero to economic growth..

so where did the money go?

> It went to Nvidia.. $130 billion in GPU sales.. Jensen is the only man on earth who got rich from AI that hasn't produced anything yet..

> It went to stock buybacks.. companies fired people, cut costs, reported "record profits" and bought back their own shares.. the money went UP not OUT.. Jesus!

> It went to a bubble.. the same way crypto money went to Lamborghinis and not infrastructure.. AI money is going to valuations and not productivity..

here's the part that should terrify you..

They already fired the people.. Atlassian 1,600.. Meta 21,000.. Block 40%.. Amazon warehouses.. the jobs are already gone..

But the growth didn't come.. the productivity didn't come.. the revenue didn't come..

they burned the village to build a city that doesn't exist yet..

and Goldman Sachs just looked at the empty lot and said "there's nothing here"

[Circe @vocalcry]

Everything is perfectly clear. Iran could not be allowed to get a nuclear weapon, which they have been months away from developing for well over a decade.

Also, Trump is the only president who could have kept us out of war with Iran, as he himself repeatedly told us. So we destroyed their nuclear capabilities, which Tulsi said they didn't have, in 2025. Then we attacked them last month because Israel was going to attack them because they were months away from developing a nuclear weapon since we destroyed their nuclear capabilities, and that would lead Iran to attack American bases.

Iran has never posed a threat to the United States, but we had to attack them first, not because of Israel, but because they posed an imminent threat to the United States.

Fortunately, we have won the war, which was not a war but a special operation, in Iran now several times in the last two weeks. It is basically over but might not be over for some time because we already won. We also don't need anyone to help open the Strait of Hormuz, which we knew they would close, which is why we didn't prepare, and we now need allies to help open.

What are you guys not understanding?

[Bark @barkmeta]

waking up for work at 6am so the government can spend $2M on crab legs with my taxes

[Owen Shroyer @OwenShroyer1776]

They can start wars without a vote, send billions over seas with no problem.

But when it comes to helping America, all of the sudden it just can't be done.

[Bark @barkmeta]

Congress agreed on something for the first time in years and it’s THIS

[Ian Smith, Sr. @iansmithfitness]

WHAT YOU WERE PROMISED vs. WHAT YOU GOT

Promised: DOGE refund checks.
Got: Memes. Engagement bait. Zero deposits.

Promised: Full transparency — Epstein files, JFK files, the “truth.”
Got: Redactions. Delays. “Ongoing review.” Same sealed vault.

Promised: Drain the swamp.
Got: The swamp with better branding.

Promised: Sub-10% APR credit cards.
Got: 29.99% variable and a lecture about “market conditions.”

Promised: No new wars.
Got: “Strategic support,” “defensive aid,” and another foreign funding package.

Promised: America First.
Got: Billions exported while your grocery bill stays domestic.

Promised: Abolish the three-letter agencies.
Got: Expanded budgets and better software.

Promised: End the Department of Education.
Got: More bureaucracy, different logo.

Promised: Tariffs that would pay you back.
Got: Higher import costs that somehow still land on you.

Promised: Secure border, overnight.
Got: Press conferences and “working on it.”

Promised: Gas under $2.
Got: “Global markets are complex.”

Promised: Prescriptions massively cheaper.
Got: Same copay, new announcement.

Promised: Groceries coming down fast.
Got: Inflation “cooling” while your cart still hits triple digits.

Promised: Break up Big Tech.
Got: Government partnerships with Big Tech.

Promised: Fight corporate capture.
Got: Corporate lobbyists at the table.

Promised: Freedom from surveillance.
Got: AI integration and expanded monitoring infrastructure.

Promised: Fiscal responsibility.
Got: Another multi-trillion dollar spending cycle.

Power rarely dismantles itself and bureaucracies don’t vote to shrink. Global interests don’t disappear because a podium speech said “America First.”

So you have the choice...stay emotionally invested in the next promise. Or accept that no administration - red or blue - is riding in to fix this mess. Personal excellence is the ultimate rebellion.

[Holden Culotta @Holden_Culotta]

Tim Dillon: “So what we worship Baal?”

“The Dow is up!”

“So what we’re part of an ancient blood cult?”

“The Dow is up!”

“So what we perform sacrifices to deities so that we can have their power?”

“The Dow is up!”

“Maybe you should thank Baal for the Dow being at 50,000.”

“Maybe instead of angering Baal, you thank Baal for what he’s done for American 401Ks.”

“Baal has done more for the S&P 500 than Joe Biden did.”

“That’s Pam Bondi telling everyone to thank the demon Baal for the S&P 500, and don’t worry about the child sacrifices.”

@TimJDillon