Matt

Husband. Father. Pilot.

[America @america]

Never Forget

[CIA @CIA]

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11, CIA released 71 President's Daily Briefs to give Americans a glimpse into our most sensitive intelligence from the years before and day after one of our Nation's darkest moments.

https://t.co/Z2QIjcuvAj

[Sumit Kumar @TweetsOfSumit]

Ich habe eine Todo das Video zu schauen die sich alle 2 Wochen wiederholt.

Stressigste Zeit des Lebens aber voller Leben. Will nicht genervt und gestressed da durch hustlen, sondern aufsaugen in vollem Bewusstsein, dass es irgendwann endet.

[Lima @limalemonnn]

this is insane. i genuinely don't understand why ambitious people aren't shown this lecture before their careers start consuming their entire lives.

clayton christensen spent his career studying why successful companies collapse. in his final class, he asked students to apply the theory to themselves: if you keep allocating your time the same way, what life are you actually building?

he had already seen the answer in his own harvard mba class. everyone looked successful at the fifth reunion; by the 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th, many were unhappy, divorced, and living far from their children.

work shows you the score immediately. close a sale, ship a product, finish a presentation, earn a promotion, get paid.

an hour with your child may produce nothing you can measure today; it may take 20 years to understand what that hour built. so the next free hour goes back to work, one rational decision at a time.

this is how people build lives they never planned: through hundreds of right decisions that lead in the wrong direction, day after day.

money, titles, and headcount are easy to count. christensen believed a life should be measured by the people who became better because you were there.

he died in 2020.

one question remains: if someone saw only where your time, energy, and attention went this year, what would they think actually mattered to you?

the full 19-minute lecture is in the video below.

[Matt @matsimm1]

@RobSchneider @grok can you validate this claim?

[Matt @matsimm1]

Thank you, @RepKeithSelf! Real-world consequences are already appearing: wrongful stops from erroneous matches, data shared with federal agencies for law enforcement without warrants, and queries used to target critics or pursue matters unrelated to active crimes.
Technology this powerful should not operate without clear guardrails. Require judicial oversight and probable cause for historical queries. Limit data retention. Restrict cross-jurisdictional access that turns local cameras into a national dragnet.
Our communities deserve effective public safety tools that respect the Constitution—not systems that treat every driver’s movements as subject to suspicionless government review.
#ProtectThe4th #PrivacyRights #FlockCameras

[Matt @matsimm1]

@singlepilotops

[Matt @matsimm1]

@PalmerLuckey @bryan_johnson #worth it

[𝗦𝗥_𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 @SR_Planespotter]

Just insane. At least 70 trackable aircraft.

[America @america]

🇺🇸🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Dr Jordan B Peterson @jordanbpeterson]

To the Americans:

I've travelled all over the world. I've familiarized myself with many places, and met many people. And I'm a Canadian, although I’m privileged to reside once again in the States.

And here's something I've noticed, and it’s a key element of America's continuing greatness:

You bloody Americans value success, and you believe in its existence.

This is something that doesn't really happen anywhere else in the world. Even in other free democracies—the United Kingdom; Finland, Sweden, and Norway; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; Germany, France, and the Netherlands (great countries all)—a counterproductive cynicism too often reigns.

Success is equated with exploitation.
Ambition is looked upon with contempt.

This happens sometimes in the United States too—particularly among the miserable progressives, who confuse their resentment, ingratitude and unearned skepticism with wisdom.

But in your great country, by and large, striving is admired and success celebrated.

This means that more people strive and succeed in the US than anywhere else. And it's increasingly obvious. You remain stunningly more innovative and productive than any people anywhere else on the planet.

And so I say, as all should who are fortunate enough to live in the western world, let alone America:

Thank God for the United States.

Thank God for the wisdom of its founders.
Thank God for its faith in the free market and in the natural rights of man.
Happy birthday, you damn Yankees and Southerners.

Long may your admirable country dominate the world.

Long may your freedom and hope provide an example to those suffering everywhere at the hands of their malevolent states.

May your two and a half centuries of unparallelled success be just the beginning.

Your country is the light of the world, and the city on the hill.

Thank God for the USA.

Happy 250th.

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

[House Republicans @HouseGOP]

REPOST if you're PROUD to be an American! 🇺🇸

[America @america]

Happy 250th Birthday, America 🇺🇸

[Andrew Leyden @PenguinSix]

We now have an updated flyover schedule for the Fourth of July.

[Secretary Sean Duffy @SecDuffy]

🚨BIG MODERNIZING OUR SKIES UPDATE

The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) now has NEW surface movement radar technology to help air traffic controllers keep travelers SAFE

Check the radar upgrades that are now installed at MSY, SAN, and IAH ✈️⬇️

[Matt @matsimm1]

Great to meet you yesterday, @RepKeithSelf! Your staff is incredibly knowledgeable. We appreciate your
time and continued support for business aviation. #YoProHillDay #bizavworks @NBAA @ClimbingFast

[The DC MD VA Live @TheDMVLive]

MASSIVE flyover above the National Mall in Washington DC just now.

Eight jets in total. DRAGO 51/52 and F-35s. LETS GO! 🇺🇸