Ryan Smith

Leading Data and Analytics at AWS SA. CDMP, keynote speaker, Nike alum, blogger (@spinningcook), app developer. I work for @AWSCloud & my opinions are my own.

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

rip jimmy carter, can think of few so deserving of a centenary

[Andy Jassy @ajassy]

Want to share a deep and heartfelt thank you to our Amazon military veterans and all those who have served. We're fortunate to have 60K+ global veterans and military spouses as teammates, and am so appreciative of the leadership and skills they bring to our mission. Happy Veterans Day!

[Mark Shriver @Mark_Shriver]

This is a great article by Chris Pratt. Esp.”How do we become a nation of honorable winners &graceful losers? It starts w/ remembering no matter who wins or loses, there are still going to be people who need help in this country. Find them. Be of service. https://t.co/ufIshm1zwo

[Seth Abramson @SethAbramson]

This video is incredible.

Everyone should RETWEET it so the whole *world* sees it.

[LeBron James @KingJames]

What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

during this election cycle, 150 billionaire families have spent $1.9 billion to support presidential/congressional candidates

$700 million (+58%) more than 2020

[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.

I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor.

My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California.

That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.

I want to tune out.

But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious.

And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.

That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious.

For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing.

The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better.

It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed!

But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems.

It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.

We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.

Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us.

And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. https://t.co/eHFZ723I4H

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

not america first.
americans only.

the opposite of everything i believe. but we’ll see what americans want.

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

new cover of the atlantic:
the first without a headline or typography

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

% of americans that say the us economy is doing good or excellent

dems: 47%
ind: 16%
gop: 8%

-yougov

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

the people of venezuela demand change

thousands gathered for the citizen assembly called today by opposition leader maría corina machado after maduro steals sunday's election

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

there are very few acts of selflessness and patriotism found in the us political system today.

we are fortunate to be witnessing one today.

[Werner Vogels @Werner]

When technology is accessible, innovation accelerates. I’m proud that #AWS is supporting startup communities throughout Africa with programs like the FinTech Africa Accelerator. https://t.co/MsfShn6zXv

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Arthur C. Clarke about the future of AI.
—21 September 1964

[source, BBC Archive: https://t.co/u9RpXTrztK]

[GeekWire @geekwire]

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky steps up to fight homelessness as dance contest competitor https://t.co/i62031S4BL

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

More good people doing good things for others. Pass it on and remember there are way more good people out there than those who want to stoke fear and hatred. Follow the good ❤️ @LizSeccuro

[Adam Selipsky @aselipsky]

As supplies from Amazon arrive, our technical support continues for earthquake relief efforts. #AWS teams are working w/ local orgs to scale mapping portals that direct help to where it’s needed most.

[Iuliia Mendel @IuliiaMendel]

A residential building,a missile strike, civilians killed and trapped under the rubble.
This is not a repetition of history,this is the daily reality of our country.A country bordering absolute evil…
As of now,there is information about 2dead & 8wounded in Kramatorsk- Zelenskyy

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

happy 45th birthday president zelenskyy

& tanks for the memories

[Maria Shriver @mariashriver]

Today, I am remembering my father, Sargent Shriver, who passed away 12 years ago. He accomplished so much in his life, from creating the @peacecorps, to founding the the Job Corps, Head Start, VISTA, Upward Bound, and so many other service organizations.