Robert Roosa

Husband | Father | Energy Executive | American for Energy Independence

[Robert Roosa @roosa_robert]

Terrific job by the $MNRL team securing our largest acquisition to date. Located in the Midland Basin in Martin and Midland Counties under Endeavor, Pioneer and ExxonMobil.

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[Chief Nerd @TheChiefNerd]

CHAMATH: “My mom calls me and she's like, ‘What is this whole civilizational death thing?’ I don't know how to explain it to her.”

JENSEN: “We shouldn't, because it's made up … Somebody has to take accountability for all of the stupid predictions that were made.”

[Steve Milloy @JunkScience]

The AI Lie: Top AI leaders are not worried that AI is "advancing too fast." They are worried that AI is so wide-open that start-up AI firms will eat their lunch. Existing, large AI firms are trying to scare the public about an existential threat from AI so that they get regulation that suppresses start-ups. Monopoly guaranteed by law and regulation is a standard anti-competitive move by big business. You heard it here first.

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[Ben Silone @bsilone]

Dario’s goal is not to slow down AI, it’s to create barriers to entry through government regulation to reduce new competition.

Ultimately this will just allow China to overtake the US in AI, but will secure Dario’s power and wealth in the US for awhile, which seems to be all he actually cares about.

[David Sacks @DavidSacks]

Dario has written that we need to “pace the frontier,” and Sam has agreed. People may be surprised by my response: go ahead.

You guys are the frontier. By any reasonable metric — market share, revenue growth, model capability — the two of you have a duopoly on frontier intelligence. You’ve also claimed the lead is widening because of recursive self-improvement.

I don’t see what you see in the lab. If the unreleased models are scary enough that you think you should slow down, I support your decision to be responsible.

But stop pretending you need anyone else’s permission. Stop pretending antitrust law has to be suspended so you can form a cartel. Stop pretending you need a regulatory approval process that supersedes product liability. Stop pretending METR is independent when it is intertwined with Anthropic’s investors and staff. Stop pretending you need those same evaluators to police competitors who aren’t even at the frontier.

Most of all, stop pretending the motivation to slow down is purely altruistic. You face massive product-liability exposure if your products enable a truly damaging cyberattack. The market already punishes models that behave in unpredictable or unauthorized ways. After the Hugging Face episode, it is simply good business for OpenAI and Anthropic to trade some raw power for reliability and predictability. Call it alignment if you want. It is also just giving customers what they want.

Pacing the frontier would also create breathing room for a more intelligent conversation about regulation than Bernie Sanders’ “shut it all down.” China is very unlikely to join a global agreement, as you know, and that has to be taken into account as well.

So go ahead and pace the frontier. You are the ones setting it. The easiest way not to build superintelligence is for you to agree not to build it. Demanding your preferred regulatory framework as the price of that will look like blackmail of the public and the political system. So just do it.

If you do, you’ll buy goodwill for the next conversation. If you don’t, we’ll know this was just another bid for regulatory capture — or an election-season psyop.

[Sterling Snow @sterlingmsnow]

I reread this every year.

I cry like a baby every year.

Todd Beamer died a father, husband, and hero.

Todd: Hello… Operator… listen to me. I can’t speak very loud. This is an emergency. I’m a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco. Our plane has been hijacked.

Lisa: I understand. Can they see you?

Todd: No. There are three that we know of. They have knives — razor knives, like box cutters. Someone announced from the cockpit there was a bomb. It sounded fake.

Lisa: Your name?Todd: Todd Beamer. United Flight 93.Todd: They killed one passenger in first class. They forced most of us back. Fourteen of us here. Five flight attendants. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor.

Lisa: Are you okay?

Todd: We’re going down… wait. No. We’re leveling off. We changed directions. We’re flying east again.

Todd: A guy named Jeremy called his wife. She told him two planes hit the World Trade Center. Lisa, is that true?

Lisa: I have to tell you the truth. It’s very bad. Both towers are gone. A third plane hit the Pentagon. Our country is under attack. I’m afraid your plane may be part of their plan.

Todd: Oh God. Lisa, will you do something for me? Call my wife and my kids. Promise me you’ll call.

Lisa: I promise.

Todd: Our home number is… You have the same name as my wife. Lisa. We’ve been married ten years. She’s pregnant with our third child. Tell her I love her. I’ll always love her. We have two boys — David, he’s 3, and Andrew, he’s 1. Tell them their daddy loves them and he is so proud of them. The baby is due January 12th. I saw an ultrasound. We still don’t know if it’s a girl or a boy.

Lisa: I’ll tell them. I promise, Todd.(Lisa patches in the FBI.)

Agent: Todd, your plane is on a course for Washington. Best guess is the White House or the Capitol.

Todd: I understand. I’ll be back.

Todd: Everyone knows this isn’t a normal hijacking. We have decided we will not be pawns in their plot.

Lisa: What are you going to do?

Todd: Four of us are going to rush the one with the bomb. Then the cockpit. A stewardess is getting boiling water. We’ll take them out.

Todd: Would you pray with me?They pray the Lord’s Prayer. Then: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.

Todd: God help me. Jesus help me.Are you guys ready? Let’s Roll.

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

Mandami and AOC sharing a good laugh while the names of 9/11 victims are read is quite the visual

[Wine & Food Foundation @winefoodfdn]

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[Wine & Food Foundation @winefoodfdn]

👍 Big thumbs up to those who have already purchased their Tables and Tickets to our 40th Annual Austin Wine Auction & Gala!

Join us, Saturday, November 7th, for an unforgettable evening of fine wine, great company, and giving back — all in support of our mission! 🎉

[Wine & Food Foundation @winefoodfdn]

The paddles are ready to fly! Join us for the Austin Wine Auction — an unforgettable night of incredible wine, exceptional bites, and giving back to our community. It’s one of the largest Wine Auctions in the country!

Tickets on sale now — link in bio!
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[Airways Magazine @airwaysmagazine]

🔴 Delta is launching daily summer season service between Austin and Paris Charles de Gaulle. The new route will start on March 27 and will be operated by the Airbus A330-900. #Airways #Delta

[Wine & Food Foundation @winefoodfdn]

Due to popular demand, we have added 10 more seats to this can’t-miss tasting experience!
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[Wine & Food Foundation @winefoodfdn]

Last Day to Apply! 🍷🍽️

We have earmarked $40,000 in Hospitality Scholarships this year and have extended the deadline to turn in your applications to August 8!

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[Wine & Food Foundation @winefoodfdn]

Kick off our 40th Annual Auction weekend at the Featured Winemaker Luncheon! 🍷

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[KanekoaTheGreat @KanekoaTheGreat]

🚨 BREAKING: A @FreeBeacon investigation reveals Rep. Ro Khanna—who rails against the ultra-rich who "hoard wealth"—lives in a $6M D.C. mansion with a four-story elevator while his family's $340M+ fortune sits in the exact trusts, hedge funds, and LLCs he condemns.

Those trusts made 4,100+ stock trades worth ~$53M in 2025—even as Khanna leads the push to BAN members of Congress from trading stocks—while he claims "zero knowledge" of the trades.

His kids (under 10) hold stakes in three private golf clubs, a $65B wealth firm, and a distressed-debt hedge fund—the same vehicles he attacks—while his wife drives a $190K Range Rover.

Bottom line: Khanna's fortune is built and shielded exactly the way he says the rich shouldn't do it.

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[Wine & Food Foundation @winefoodfdn]

We are thrilled to announce that this year’s Featured Winemaker Luncheon will be held at Guesthouse!

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[Atlas Energy Solutions @atlas_energy_]

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[Texas Football @TexasFootball]

Tonight it’s official 🤘

[Robert Roosa @roosa_robert]

@PhilMickelson Come to Austin in November 2026 for the Austin Wine & Food Foundation @winefoodfdn gala - we will show you great wine. The Featured Wine Maker is an icon. We can play ACC, Spanish Oaks and UTGC. https://t.co/fT52TPQNk1

[Robert Roosa @roosa_robert]

The US Navy scrapped the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF-2) due to a strategic shift toward larger vessels for a potential conflict with China, along with the need to cut costs. Despite having years of service life remaining, its capabilities were deemed ill-suited for a major, contested naval conflict. AI generated

[Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent @SecScottBessent]

If the Fed is data dependent and the data is bad, make-up cuts are needed.

@POTUS showed the system was broken, and now it’s time to fix it with real data.

@RealEJAntoni is the right leader for BLS with integrity, data-driven focus, and a relentless commitment to pursuing the truth.