rich hammel

NOLA born, Austin educated, Silicon Valley trained.

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@RoKhanna @toddrichman You were in their country in a place that was extremely dangerous, dude. Who do you think you are?

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@allinpod_clips @RealCalacanis

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⁦@friedberg⁩ get out of my f’ing shot!

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@CaitlinPacific Matt Weiner makes everything worse.

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@Oliver9LH @Pamazon54 @bonchieredstate Nuclear weapons and China's oil.

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@DanielLurie You a coward. Your body guard steps in to help as you walk your hallowed feces infested streets…and you run away. You are not a leader, you’re a spineless charlatan.

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@waltermasterson Oh wait..you’re a comedian at an abortion clinic. Your parents must be so proud.

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@waltermasterson You are such a loser. I wonder what your boss thinks of your behavior…and your absenteeism.

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@PhilConte007 Not really. Grok fact checking indicates she really doesn’t know the details.

[The SCIF @TheSCIF]

HUGE: $928 MILLION Stolen from California Solar Program and diverted to Democratic Voter Registration & Activism Efforts

A new report from CAL DOGE alleges that $928 million from California's Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) program, intended to fund solar installations on affordable housing, has been diverted to Democratic voter registration and activism efforts.

Funded by gas taxes and utility bills, the program has completed only 269 projects worth $72 million since 2015, raising questions about the missing funds.Organizations like GRID Alternatives and the California Environmental Justice Alliance (CEJA) are implicated, with CEJA's affiliated entity reportedly using public dollars for partisan activities, including voter mobilization and candidate endorsements.

CAL DOGE calls for a full audit to ensure accountability.This highlights ongoing concerns about transparency in green energy initiatives.

Source: NY Post

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@MatthewParent1 Becuase you have no other marketable skills.

[Boom 💥 @LoveCodeTrade]

Bay Area BART lost 55% of its riders since FY2019. It responded by hiring more people. Now it wants a billion-dollar sales tax from five counties to cover a $376 million deficit.

Pre-pandemic: 𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟭𝟴 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. FY2025: 𝟰,𝟲𝟬𝟬 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟱𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. That's 15% more staff serving half the customers. Per-employee comp is up 32%, from $140K to $171K.

Any private company that lost half its customers and then grew headcount would be bankrupt. BART just asks for a tax increase.

Here's some shocking examples of waste:

- $𝟴𝟬𝗠/𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 57 employees doubled their salaries through OT.
- $𝟭𝟮𝟱𝗠 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗤 at $1,000/sq ft.
- 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿: $318K.
- 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: $258K. Who are they marketing to?
- 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀, down from 71% pre-pandemic.

The Connect Bay Area measure hits the November 2026 ballot asking for $980 million a year in new sales taxes. Bay Area residents already pay among the highest state and local taxes in the country.

Can anyone explain why we should pay more taxes to fund an organization that lost half its customers?

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@MichaelDell Thank you, Michael and Hook'em. You are a tremendous role model and are kickstarting something that will fundamentally change US society.

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@JackPosobiec @netflix I just cancelled my account because of this. Susan Rice is on your BOD and cancel culture does not reflect my values.

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@Tayyab_roxkstar @mattvanswol @elonmusk @grok It didn’t happen in Chapel Hill. It happened in Greenville and they were caught in Chapel Hill

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@Tayyab_roxkstar @mattvanswol @elonmusk @grok Don’t be so lazy

https://t.co/lvFTeLugit

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@danielnewmanUV No Foxconn?

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@GovPressOffice Horrible thing to say

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@HollyBriden @SenWarren Hilarious