mikemaszy

[mikemaszy @michaelmaszy]

I used to watch news on TV or follow major networks online. Now I have to follow @elonmusk to hear any real, relevant or reliable news and information. My how the world has changed and most probably haven't even noticed.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Yup

[mikemaszy @michaelmaszy]

Facts.

[Not the Bee @Not_the_Bee]

When statistically impossible things happen, we should not be expected as a society to accept them. Evidence of fraud isn’t limited to video surveillance. Statistical impossibilities are hard evidence of fraud.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The reason ID is banned in California (and New York) elections is to enable large-scale fraud.

When you combine no ID and mail-in voting, fraud is de facto legalized.

[Muskonomy @muskonomy]

NEWS: Billionaire investor Ron Baron has placed a $1 billion order for SpaceX IPO shares and says he is not selling in his lifetime.

Baron, the founder and CEO of Baron Capital, laid out his case on a client call. His firm has put about $2 billion into SpaceX across 27 employee tender rounds since 2017, a position now worth roughly $15 billion after compounding at 54% per year.

He believes SpaceX, coming public at under $2 trillion, will reach $10 trillion to $30 trillion within 10 to 15 years and become the largest, most profitable company on the planet. People inside the company tell him he is lowballing it.

On Starlink alone, Baron projects 300 million subscribers and about $1 trillion in annual revenue within a decade, making it worth around $14 trillion on its own.

[Stephen Stone - PhD Tricknologist @Stephen19718352]

People don’t realize how ubiquitous drinking used to be. Like most men used to drink every day. It was not uncommon for laborers to have a shot of whiskey to start the day. Taking a couple nips before a big meeting or speech was normal. Wine with dinner and an after dinner digestion drink was common.

There are certainly people who are just born addicts and would drink themselves to death under any circumstance, at any historical time, in any culture. But now that it’s been almost a decade since I last drank, and I’ve spent probably too much time studying both addiction and historical culture, I am fully convinced that our current culture is not only characterizing non-problematic drinking as “alcoholic,” but the culture itself is making people drink alcoholically.

Historically, outside of certain Protestant denominations that strongly discouraged, if not outright prohibited it, there wasn’t much fuss about drinking in general, but more obvious, frequent drunkenness.

Now, true drunkenness is permitted, but only in very specific contexts by specific age groups. The striking difference is that casual drinking (not to drunkenness) is also confined to very specific contexts. Lunch drinking, of even a beer or a glass of wine, is virtually non-existent in contemporary American culture. If your coworker at a major corporation ordered a beer at lunch, it would be shocking. The old shot of whiskey to start the day would immediately be interpreted as alcoholism.

There is something about the current culture around alcohol that I believe is literally driving people to a weird version of alcoholism. We are increasingly making it taboo and then compounding our interpretation of the behavior and I think people are subconsciously fulfilling the belief that’s been implanted. Even normal casual drinkers are seemingly constantly feeling the need to examine and prove that they are not alcoholics, where they never even would have considered it 60 years ago.

The new crew of health podcasters are making it even worse by making normal people feel like a single beer is going to “ruin their sleep” and destroy their health.

[Andrew Yeung @andruyeung]

Clubbing is dead and has been replaced by fitness & wellness.

Ppl used to party to socialize and date but now they do things like HYROX, bathhouses, and running raves.

The death of clubbing is something to be studied:
— US has lost 12% of its nightclubs in the last 24 months
— 25% of US adults didn’t drink at all last year
— Gen Z drinks 30% less than Millennials did at the same age

On the flip side:
— According to Strava, the number of running clubs recorded on the platform increased 3.5x in 2025
— 72% of Gen Z go to run clubs to meet new people
— Sauna and spa market: $11.8B → $22.4B by 2034

The post-alcohol economy is gonna be a massive category.

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

My hot take...

There is absolutely no reason why you should spend more than $5,000 on a wedding if you’re making less than $1M+ a year.

I literally got married in a parking lot wearing a $150 dress from Anthropologie with roses from the grocery store… and I was worth a few 8 figures.

The modern wedding is nothing more than a huge financial cosplay we’ve normalized for pure performance sake.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

I don't know why any of you haters are surprised I'm the one actually engaging here.

You're the ones who've obsessively pored over the 10,000 photos, the 30,000 text messages, and the 128,000 emails from my hacked iCloud and stolen devices.

If I am anything, I am prolific.

You know what you won't find? Any of the most heinous, hateful things you keep posting about me.

What you'll find from me here is the same thing you found there.

Total transparency. Finally on my terms. Not yours.

[Boring_Business @BoringBiz_]

This is absolutely insane. Elon Musk's XAI reportedly spent $40 billion to build their data centers

Based on public disclosure of the Anthropic and Google deal, XAI will get paid $26 billion per year to license the compute from these data centers

That is a payback period of 18 months for all the data center spend, from just two customers

And you still think AI infrastructure capex is a bubble?

[@jason @Jason]

So, to confirm, do uncomfortable things… from your yacht in St Tropez? 😂😂😂 😘 @TonyRobbins 😂

[Insurrection Barbie @DefiyantlyFree]

WHAT WE GIVE ISRAEL

The standard US military aid package is $3.8 billion per year $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing plus $500 million for joint missile defense programs. Israel must spend most of this on US-made products and services, and by 2028 essentially all of it must be spent in America.

WHAT ISRAEL GIVES BACK

1. F-35 R&D Savings: 55 billion
Israel resolved multiple technical issues during the F-35’s early development, reducing US R&D costs by an estimated $55 billion and accelerating deployment timelines.  The total F-35 program cost was $55 billion in R&D Israel’s combat testing effectively saved the US from having to discover and fix those problems on their own dime.

2. Intelligence Value: equivalent to 5 CIAs (75 billion/year)

General George Keegan, former Chief of US Air Force Intelligence, stated that Israel’s intel value equals “5 CIAs” providing a 400% return on investment on the $3.8 billion aid package. One CIA budget runs approximately $15 billion.  Five times that equals roughly $75 billion worth of intelligence annually for $3.8 billion in aid.

3. Strategic Base Value: $15–20 billion/year

As stated by Admiral Elmo Zumwalt and General Alexander Haig, Israel is the largest US aircraft carrier that does not require US military personnel on board, cannot be sunk, and is deployed in a critical region sparing the US the need to manufacture, deploy, and maintain real aircraft carriers with ground divisions, which would cost the US $15–20 billion annually. 

4. F-35 Export Multiplier: $40 billion in sales, $173 billion backlog
Israel’s battle-tested performance and upgrades to the F-35 contribute to $40 billion in US exports and a $173 billion backlog for US industry.  Israel essentially serves as the world’s most credible advertisement for American weapons.

5. Jobs and Economic Output: 255,000 jobs, $72 billion annually
The F-35 economic engine alone supports 290,000 US employees and $72 billion in annual economic output.  Israeli stakeholders hold contracts with over 1,000 American companies across 48 states, DC, and Puerto Rico.

Why do people need to lie about this?

Because they have nefarious reasons.

There’s no other reason to lie about this stuff.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Things most Americans agree on:

Groceries cost too much.

Tariffs suck and make no sense.

Congress and Presidents shouldn’t trade stocks.

The debt is a mess.

The border should be secure, but legal immigration is good.

Endless wars are stupid, especially ones that nobody wants and have never been explained.

Americans are exhausted.

AI is like my new best friend that also might be trying to take my job, my ability to think for myself, and my humanity in the process. Yo like I love you, but WTF, but I still love you.

Diversity is actually awesome! The opposite is boring AF.

Canadians are super fucking cool.

Mexicans are chill.

Putin isn’t a good guy looking out for America’s best interest. Rocky IV and Miracle are great movies.

Good neighbors are a blessing.

Freedom of religion and coexistence without having to blow each other up is probably a good idea.

We all question, are we alone in the universe?

We all fuck up along the way.

Epstein didn’t hang himself.

The Trumps and Epstein were best friends for decades. It’s like Bert trying to tell us Ernie was just an acquaintance in the same social scene on Sesame Street back in the day.

The Cowboys suck. Go Birds!

Things we’re told to fight about:

Me.
Laptop.
Vaccines.
Transgenders in sports.
Pronouns.

That’s the joke.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Even 2010 tbh

[Pat Stedman | Dating & Relationship Coach for Men @Pat_Stedman]

An absolutely phenomenal read about the causes of the current epidemic of female personality disorders, and how to prevent your daughters from being infected.

[Luai Ahmed @JustLuai]

In honor of Pride month, here’s a list of countries in the Middle East that recognize same sex marriage:

1. Israel

[mikemaszy @michaelmaszy]

I agree with @HunterBiden The majority of Americans agree on way more than they disagree on

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

WTF timeline are we on. Someone called me the MAGA whisperer and I’ll gladly take the title. Left, right, D or R we all want the same things. We’re being divided on purpose by the Epstein Elite Oligarch class because as long as we’re at each other’s throats, they get fat and rich off of our misery. The second we figure out we agree on more than we disagree, they’re done. Love your neighbor. Be yourself. Radical honesty. No fucks given, no fucks taken. Everything else is just noise. (But still fuck Jake “Brick Tamland” Tapper on any time line)

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

“Purchase materials for cross burnings”, “Purchase materials to make KKK robes and hoods”.

[Laurent @scion_x_]

En 1984, un homme assis face à une caméra a décrit notre époque avec une précision qui glace.

Yuri Bezmenov n'était pas un espion de roman. Journaliste soviétique, homme de l'agence Novosti et du KGB, il avait passé sa carrière à fabriquer de l'influence avant de faire défection en 1970. Ce qu'il est venu dire à l'Ouest tient en une phrase : la vraie guerre que menait l'URSS n'avait presque rien à voir avec les missiles ou les espions. C'était une guerre psychologique, lente, patiente — la « subversion idéologique ». Selon lui, l'essentiel de l'effort des services y était consacré. Pas pour voler des secrets. Pour modifier la perception du réel de tout un peuple, au point qu'il ne puisse plus, même face aux faits, défendre sa propre survie.

Il décrivait quatre phases.

1️⃣ La démoralisation. La plus longue : 15 à 20 ans, le temps d'éduquer une génération. On ne détruit pas un pays par la force, on le retourne contre lui-même. On travaille l'école, l'université, les médias, la culture, jusqu'à ce qu'une génération entière grandisse en méprisant son histoire, sa nation, son héritage, ses pères. Le détail terrifiant : une fois la chose accomplie, elle est irréversible. Ces gens sont « programmés ». Exposez-les à des faits authentiques, des preuves : ils refuseront de les voir. Ils continueront à se croire vertueux en démontant ce qui les protège.

2️⃣ La déstabilisation. 2 à 5 ans. On attaque les fondations : l'économie, l'autorité, les rapports sociaux, la défense. Tout ce qui tenait devient « négociable ».

3️⃣ La crise. Quelques semaines. Un choc, un point de bascule, et une société désorientée réclame elle-même qu'on la « sauve ».

4️⃣ La normalisation. On installe un nouvel ordre, présenté comme une libération. Le mot est emprunté, avec ironie, à la « normalisation » de la Tchécoslovaquie écrasée après 1968.

Puis 1991 est arrivé. L'URSS s'est effondrée, l'Occident a fêté sa victoire, et on a rangé tout ça au rayon des vieilles peurs.

Mais on confond le lanceur et la charge. Ce qui est tombé en 1991, c'est l'État soviétique — la fusée. L'arme idéologique, elle, avait déjà été tirée des décennies plus tôt. Et une arme de démoralisation a cette propriété diabolique : une fois la première génération retournée, elle n'a plus besoin de Moscou. Elle s'auto-réplique. Le commanditaire peut mourir, le programme tourne tout seul.

Regardez où nous en sommes.

Le wokisme n'est pas une lubie d'étudiants. C'est la phase terminale du processus que Bezmenov décrivait. Une civilisation qui enseigne à ses propres enfants que son héritage est une honte. Qui transforme ses universités en tribunaux permanents contre elle-même. Qui réécrit son histoire en réquisitoire et culpabilise jusqu'à sa propre existence. La démoralisation devenue religion d'État. Le réflexe de survie d'un peuple — sa fierté, sa continuité, son droit à se transmettre — requalifié en crime.

C'est exactement le symptôme qu'il annonçait : des sociétés incapables d'évaluer un fait évident dès qu'il contredit le dogme. Montrez-leur les chiffres, les conséquences, le mur qui approche : elles applaudiront leur propre dissolution en la prenant pour du progrès.

Or une civilisation qui se déteste ne se défend plus. Elle s'excuse d'exister. Et un organisme qui a désappris à vouloir vivre est déjà à moitié mort.

Voilà pourquoi ce combat n'est pas « culturel » au sens décoratif. Il est vital, au sens propre. Réapprendre à aimer ce qu'on est, transmettre sans honte, défendre une continuité plutôt qu'organiser son repentir perpétuel — ce n'est pas de la nostalgie, c'est une condition de survie. Une civilisation vivante est une civilisation qui ne se hait pas. Le reste, c'est la mort, en version rassurante.

Bezmenov terminait sur un avertissement simple : il reste très peu de temps avant que le processus ne devienne irréversible.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

That’s what it comes down to