Matthew Gillon

[CSPAN @cspan]

Former President Barack Obama on AI: "I do not believe that this technology is overhyped. The commercial benefits of it may be overhyped... The technology itself is not overhyped."

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

🚨 OBAMA ON AI: "If we are thinking about AI just in terms of how do we cure cancer or get better energy, you can do that without having agentic AI and having it just roaming free in the internet. The reason you are doing that is because you have to market a product that people will pay money for.

That’s a misalignment between what our society needs and the commercial imperatives that these companies are facing, not because necessarily they’re trying to do bad things, but because they’ve got to justify these valuations.

So, that’s one more reason why it is really important for us to have a competent government and a serious bipartisan conversation around this issue, and we have to do it fast. And I would encourage voters to pay attention to this. If somebody does not have a serious plan for how to deal with this, then they’re not meeting the moment, and you should probably look for somebody else."

[Matthew Gillon @matthew_gillon]

@Phillies @JakeSherman

[Rod D. Martin @RodDMartin]

Everyone loves asking: “If Grant was such a great general, how come he lost nearly every battle to Lee and suffered way more casualties?”

Robert E. Lee himself had a very different answer.

“I have carefully searched the military records of both ancient and modern history, and have never found Grant’s superior as a general. I doubt his superior can be found in all history.” — Robert E. Lee

The entire question is built on two flat-out falsehoods.

First: Grant didn’t “lose nearly every battle.” There was essentially ONE continuous campaign — from the Wilderness in May 1864 straight through to Appomattox in April 1865.

Grant seized the initiative in the very first clash and never gave it back. Lee spent the rest of the war reacting to Grant’s moves.

When Lee attacked in the Wilderness hoping the old forests and bogs would save him (like they always had), Grant didn’t retreat north like every previous Union commander. He simply disengaged, slid south, and flanked Lee again.

Lee never dictated the terms of battle after that day.

James Longstreet had tried to warn the Army of Northern Virginia: “We’ve never faced anyone like this man.” They didn’t listen. They learned fast.

Second: The casualty comparison ignores that Lee was almost always the defender. Context matters.

But the deeper truth is bigger than any single clash. Lee still fought war the old way — disconnected battles, win-loss record like a sports season.

Grant fought the next war: coordinated campaigns across multiple theaters, using railroads, telegraph, navy, and engineers to keep relentless pressure until the enemy simply could not continue.

Grant didn’t win by accident. He made contact and maintained it until victory was inevitable.

Lee fought the last war. Grant wrote the blueprint for the next one.

That’s why he was great. That's why he won.

Change your mind yet? Drop your hottest take on Grant vs. Lee below. 🔥

[Matthew Gillon @matthew_gillon]

@DanGrazianoESPN Can assure you no one gives a shit about this useless stuff

[Matthew Gillon @matthew_gillon]

@MikeClayNFL Every rookie wideout to get 4TDs.. sounds stupid?

[LADE BACKK @LadeBackk]

The Strait of Hormuz is open M-F 9:30-4pm ET.

[Matthew Gillon @matthew_gillon]

@afneil No shit

[Mark Urban @MarkUrban01]

The Armed Forces minister responds to Trump’s ‘allies held back a bit’ in Afghanistan canard. As an SBS veteran you can sense his cold anger

[BBC Question Time @bbcquestiontime]

“How dare he say we weren’t on the frontline, how dare he?”

Labour’s Emily Thornberry says Donald Trump’s claim European soldiers in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines was an “absolute insult”, and is “proud” the UK helped stand up to him over Greenland

#bbcqt

[Tyler Tone🐊 @tyler_tone]

Governor Cox concluded his press conference with a quote from the great Yuval Levin after Gov. Cox asked him if he was optimistic about our country:

"I'm not optimistic, I hate optimism ... optimism is a vice, it's this idea that good things are just going to happen. In the history of the world, good things have never just happened. I'm not optimistic, but I am hopeful, and hope is the virtue that sits between the vices of optimism and pessimism. Hope is the idea that good things are going to happen because we can make them so."

[Karim Sadjadpour @ksadjadpour]

1 We known from history the full impact of Israel’s attack on Iran will take years to unfold. It could prevent an Iranian bomb or ensure one. It could destabilize the regime or entrench it. For now, Iran’s capacity to respond is far weaker than a year ago. Initial thoughts🧵

[Matthew Gillon @matthew_gillon]

@baseballot What outlet is that from

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

NEW: What Keir Starmer is trying to do, according to senior government sources

*The UK and PM will not give up on the diplomatic effort to get the best outcome for Ukraine.

*The UK is in a unique position, a different position to the rest of Europe, because Starmer is able to call Trump and have a working relationship. For better or for worse, Trump likes the UK more than the EU and will speak to Starmer. UK has to try to use that to Europe’s and Ukraine’s advantage.

*UK tried to get Zelenskiy back into the White House last night first by persuading Ze and then talking to the WH. But it was no good. WH insisted on the need for tempers to cool.

*Rather than going straight to Twitter yesterday, Starmer picked up the phone to both presidents. That’s the role he wants to play and is uniquely able to do so.

*PM will keep trying everything to get Trump and Zelensky into a better place, as he did in Washington, as he did last night, and will continue to do this weekend.

*Of course UK officials all privately think the same thing everyone else is thinking about the Oval Office debacle, but insist they have to try.

*The right thing to do is to keep trying to get a united western position, a strong position from Europe and put Ukraine in the best position, source says, adding: We will never give up trying to do that until it’s over.

Story with @PronouncedAlva >>> https://t.co/C5hmi7ldkd

[Matthew Gillon @matthew_gillon]

@jacobfhsmith Usually comes out a little after 1pm right

[Sam Freedman @Samfr]

It's kind of incredible that Barack Obama can be one of the best political speakers we've seen this century and still not be the best speaker in his own family.

[Matthew Gillon @matthew_gillon]

@murphymike @HacksOnTap @jheil @davidaxelrod “I don’t think Miller has a dog by the way, more a tarantula” Lol

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Jon Stewart unpacks the presidential debate — now with 50% less old man

[Matthew Gillon @matthew_gillon]

@RyanShinkel @Scholars_Stage What a fuckin loser

[Mela Yela @_melayela_]

Meet The Trumps
https://t.co/5cNSta5Z5I