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they’re not jobs if they’re not valued. they’re not valued if there aren’t customers out there willing to pay them for their great work. needing the government to “create” a job is tantamount to welfare and that level of welfare resolves these individuals to a dependency on the government and lack of economic mobility. and chains our people, collectively, to a more indentured future.
you may be well intentioned but you have, and always will, fail to see the destitute folly of government as a job creation engine.
i have tried to engage you on this topic, in good faith, with empiricism and reasoning, but you have only dodged my points and pivoted to some populist refrain about the importance of taxation and the evils of productivity-driven success.
i can only assume you’re dodging these truths because you and the rest of the politburo leadership have deemed the conversation unsafe speech and put your oligopoly at risk.
let’s leave it at that then.
perhaps if your ways get their day, we can all bask in the glories of the dark ages ahead.
The taste gap gets narrower when you stop watching trash reality tv.
A lot of people are unfortunately stuck in a taste gap relationship
I think possibly the best thing about Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire is how angry it makes a bunch of losers who've never built a thing in their lives.
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Multimillionaire paid by multibillionaires very angry at trillionaire
“Hey Seinfeld, can we get a ‘free Palestine’?”
Jerry Seinfeld: “It doesn’t exist”🤣
Jerry Seinfeld is the GOAT 🐐
This is all you will ever be known for.
You were right this whole time. Maybe I should just stop posting…?
9 months.
RIP Charlie.
This man is DISGUSTING
My wife's heart has been shattered since the amniocentesis results (which are definitive btw), yet it has only gotten worse.
These last couple weeks have been the hardest of her life...it's times like these where you want to be able to depend on your family for love and support.
This video is from the evening after the procedure.
My parents drop off an extremely thoughtful gift basket and show unconditional love and support...meanwhile, her family has been nowhere to be found. Some even going as far as joining in on the bandwagon hate PUBLICLY, kicking her while she's down at her lowest point.
She has received text messages from her family accusing me of abuse and that I'm brainwashing her...issuing ultimatums that she needs to LEAVE ME IMMEDIATELY. Audacious shit that will have your head-spinning because of the delusion and lack of consideration.
Downright disgusting gossip and shit-talking amongst important people in her life as if she's not even blood. No backbone, just cowardice as they accuse me of making the decision and controlling/manipulating her over all the years of being together.
We've put up with a lot of shit, but when it's your own family exercising their bitterness and turning their backs when it matters the most, it really reveals everything about their character.
Hell, I've even seen the worst of "friends" publicly joining in on the crusade despite full-well knowing that behind closed doors, they would've made the same decision.
I don't relish in sharing these things because it only furthers a divide, but when you're MIA, complicit and offensive during the hardest times of our life then you will never deserve to be there when it's good.
My wife is the sweetest and strongest woman I know, the last thing she deserves is to be treated this way.
My heart goes out to all of the women who have had to keep their abortions private for fear of judgment from friends/family, it's the last thing you should be dealing with when you're already confronting the hardest/worst of times.
This is the sad reality. It's why I will continue to speak out. It's why sharing is better than hiding. The truth may be hard, but at least you're living freely. Do NOT ever let the opinions of others define your life or else you will be living a life that's not YOURS. ❤️
I haven’t chimed in on the whole video saga yet because I find the entire thing absurd. But since this community note is 100% factually wrong and is now impacting how Grok answers legitimate questions, it needs to be corrected.
1. This entire debate only exists because a handful of bad-faith actors have spent months trying to attack Erika, destroy the organization her husband built, and divide the movement. Most, if not all, of these people attacked Charlie when he was alive, and they found a new target since Charlie is now off-limits. You can rebut lies with all the facts you want, but they don't care, and they won't stop. Next, it's a chin mole is missing, next it's AI, etc. etc.
2. There is a pattern continually playing out and people need to see it for what it is. They launch a conspiracy theory, they say it's the smoking gun, it falls apart, a new theory appears, and the cycle repeats. Meanwhile, the people making these claims have no obligation whatsoever to prove them. They and their followers condemn the accused as guilty and demand a response to clear their name. The accused is then expected to respond, defend themselves, produce documents, provide explanations, and somehow prove a negative. But the response is never sufficient because the response was never the objective. Goalposts move instantly. The answer was too defensive, too dismissive, or they find some irrelevant tidbit to pick apart and the cycle repeats. It's a sucker's game.
3. I find the video largely irrelevant. Boards do not determine succession based on whether someone can produce a random clip. Boards evaluate leadership, governance, organizational continuity, and the wishes of the founder. In this case, Charlie hand-picked the board, communicated his wishes to them, to me personally on three or four occasions, to Erika, to Don Jr. (who has gone on the record), to pastors, friends, and colleagues. That board voted unanimously to make Erika CEO. That should be the end of story.
4. Yes, Charlie was asked about this once when a camera was on him and he said exactly what he always did: Erika would take over should something God-forbid happen and that she would do a great job.
5. This did not happen at ActCon 2023 in West Palm as @CommunityNotes wrongly says. He said this in Aspen in 2025 at Investors. ActCon was a large convention with a massive blue stage and thousands of attendees. Investors was a small hotel ballroom with a few hundred attendees and a white and red backdrop. I was at both.
6. The "Building the Machine" claim is also wrong. In 2023, the theme of ActCon was "We are doing the work to save America." When we titled CK's opening speech for a podcast episode, we just came up with a random title "Building the Machine" that Charlie liked. Charlie was from Chicago and always talked about the Democrat Machine. He wanted a machine built for the right. It was just an episode title but over time it became something Charlie said more and more. So, in 2025, after Trump won the election, Charlie wanted to expand the Chase the Vote "machine" that proved so effective, so he made the theme for Investors 2025 "Building the Machine."
7. I think Community Notes has been a force for good and I fully support its purpose and mission, but for whatever reason, it’s been weaponized in this case to spread disinformation. Hopefully whatever went wrong here will be corrected both on this note, and in the future.
Images of the two very different events attached. Blue backdrop is ActCon 2023, while the white and red is Investors 2025.
cc: @nikitabier
Well, what do you know!
Charlie Kirk had a profound impact on me. Both during his life and, as I discuss in this excerpt from my new book, after his death.
This was hard to write about but I hope you'll find it meaningful.
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It’s incredible how much traction this post has garnered. If you can’t provide more than love, and that’s something you can’t offer, consider putting the child up for adoption. Why is a death sentence considered a more reasonable option?
If I were pregnant and informed that my fetus had Down syndrome I would absolutely abort. No amount of social media romanticizing of profound disability would change my mind. Contrary to popular opinion, you need more than love to care for a disabled child.
TLDR: What lights you up?!
Opener for our 1517 Summit:
25 years ago I started working with homeschoolers. Those families changed the trajectory of my life. It’s where I got to see that real learning starts with passion and curiosity.
16 years ago, when Michael and I were on the founding team of the Thiel Fellowship, we called it an older young person’s homeschool program.
And today, with 1517, we say we homeschool CEOs.
I think that there is a lot that we can learn from homeschoolers about going against the grain, following curiosity, and getting a sense of what real learning looks like.
In homeschooling there is a concept called “deschooling” — a transition time between being in a more institutionalized setting, to one of their own creation. It sometimes looks chaotic, “unproductive,” and purposeless.
But this time period is when people start unraveling assumptions that have been shaping their lives, without them knowing it. By letting go of the rules, natural curiosity and passion can start to emerge.
Over the next ten years, I think all of us are going to go through something like a collective deschooling period. We’re going to need to unlearn the assumptions that were put down before us by other people and institutions, ride the chaos, and emerge through to the other side with passion and curiosity.
The path used to look clear. Work hard. Get good grades. Collect credentials. Climb the ladder. Success had a map.
But the world we're entering is uncharted.
Artificial intelligence is making information abundant. Institutions are failing us. Careers are becoming less linear. Entire industries are appearing and disappearing in just a few years.
The old question was: "What should I do?"
But today, I propose a new question: “What lights you up, when no one is watching?”
That's a much harder question.
Many people discover that when the external structure disappears, they're left with an uncomfortable feeling. Not freedom. Not excitement.
Meaninglessness.
Because for years, meaning was outsourced. A syllabus told us what mattered. A test told us what to learn. A boss told us what success looked like. A credential told us we were progressing.
But what happens when fewer and fewer people can tell you what matters next?
I think that's one of the defining challenges of the next decade.
And I think the antidote is surprisingly simple.
Start dreaming:
What is the thing you can't stop thinking about?
What rabbit hole do you disappear into?
What topic makes you lose track of time?
What project would you work on, even if nobody was grading it?
All summed up: What lights you up?
When we're young, we're often taught to treat those interests as distractions from the "real" work.
I think the opposite is true.
Those interests are clues. They're pointing toward the place where your curiosity, your energy, and your contribution intersect.
The people who will thrive in the next ten years will be like shining beacons!
They'll be the people who know how to follow genuine curiosity.
The people who can create their own path.
The people who can stay fascinated.
The people who know what lights them up and have the courage to build around it.
So welcome to your summit. When you meet a new friend today, ask “What lights you up?” May the answers surprise and delight and lead you into your next 10 years.
Just because 90% of women terminate their pregnancy after learning the baby has Trisomy 21 doesn’t make it right or prove “your point.”
I’ve never seen such hate and vitriol for two people grieving the loss of their unborn child and making an impossible decision.
The last 24 hours have exposed a side of humanity that is deeply disturbing. Being called “murderous pieces of shit, evil, compared to Hitler” and receiving NON-STOP DEATH THREATS.
Seeing my 6-year old dog with Stage 4 Kidney Disease be used as a weapon, manipulating my words and intent in a tweet or saying we’ll regret this decision forever and must repent to God is absolute insanity.
If you ever wanted to marvel at the depravity of people online, just check the replies on my latest tweet. It’s a shit-show of epic proportions. This is reflective of the current world and landscape we’re all living in.
What’s more troubling is a lot of these people use God or Jesus as their justification for threatening us and wanting to cast us into Hell…seems pretty hypocritical.
So many saying they would’ve kept the child, put it up for adoption or are suddenly ready to adopt a down syndrome child, that’s great! You can do all those things. However, many of the people throwing stones don’t even have children, let alone one with a condition and most likely will never do the things they say they’re going to do.
There has been some heinous shit said about my wife and I on some extremely large accounts…It baffles me that there are such trashy-ass people who have significant followings. If you can’t contribute anything meaningful to the conversation aside from insults then just don’t post.
On the other hand, there has been tremendous stories of people who kept their Down Syndrome baby and that’s awesome! Very courageous and they do look very happy! That is your choice and I support it. This was ours and we can do that. It’s very easy to accept the differences between us when it has no actual bearing on your life.
What shocked me most of all was that this story has become mainstream news…A couple’s abortion is suddenly newsworthy in 2026…?
There are over 1,000,000 abortions every single year for a myriad of reasons, this is happening on a DAILY BASIS and is the most common outcome for Trisomy 21, yet this one blows up and people are surprised…?
The reason this blew up is quite simple: IT’S BECAUSE NOBODY TALKS ABOUT IT.
I can’t blame people for not talking about these vulnerable experiences publicly because you see the disgusting backlash that ensues. It’s very divisive. Luckily, after 20 years on the Internet, this is par the course for me taking on the crazies, so I’m glad I can help further the conversation.
That’s exactly why I wanted to share this story. People still need to see vulnerability and hear the raw truth. There is real suffering going on and it is being done in silence and fear.
So many mothers have reached out privately commending us on our bravery to speak truthfully about this topic and we really appreciate that support! We want you to feel less alone in this and less ashamed.
There has never been a more important time to speak up and out about the things that matter. Do not let the vocal minority stop you from sharing your truth.
To those who have been affected by this or are confronted with a similar situation in the future, we have your back and please feel free to reach out. I’m sure this will follow us awhile especially when we try for a kid again in the near future.
(CONTINUED)
I can’t fathom the difficulty of discovering this, but if there’s a lesson to be learned here, it’s to refrain from recording yourself all the fucking time, especially when it’s concerning your personal life. That said, this guy is insufferable.
I’m part of an IVF support group, and I can assure you that countless women would have given anything to be in this situation and have that DS baby.
The most straightforward statement here is, “We had a choice.”
This week, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy due to Trisomy 21.
The choice was not made lightly. We really appreciate all of the personal stories that you guys shared with us, especially the unconditional support we received from fans with no matter what we decided.
I know some of you may be very disappointed to hear this news. We are devastated. This has been extremely traumatic for both of us, especially Ashley.
She underwent the procedure earlier this week and is on the mend. Thankfully, everything went smoothly, but emotionally we are drained.
Trisomy 21, also known as Down Syndrome, is caused by an extra chromosome. It is caused by an error in cell division, like a glitch. The odds of a baby having it is 1 in 1000.
When I first confronted this news, I was shocked but optimistic. If they’re a little slow intellectually, then we’ll make it work. I signed on to be a parent, come what may…but I just didn’t fully understand what Down Syndrome entailed.
Once we made it public, it became clear that MOST people don’t know what Down Syndrome entails (and no, it’s not the same as Autism):
50% of babies with DS have heart defects. 75% will have hearing challenges. Over 50% will have vision problems. Impaired immune function, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, delayed physical development, poor muscle tone, structural issues with face, decreased lifespan, etc…Sadly, the list is long, feel free to look it up…Down Syndome isn’t a “blessing”, it is objectively shitty from a health perspective.
I didn’t realize just how rough it is for the child, let alone the family…more often than not, they would be fully dependent on others for the rest of their life.
The miscarriage risk is also close to 50%, which made matters worse…they may never see the light of day and it puts Ashley further at risk.
We spoke with doctors, friends, family and genetic counselors and learned that up to 90% of women terminate their pregnancy after learning the baby has Trisomy 21.
This was WAY higher than I expected, I thought it would be lower given that I hear so many say they kept or would keep the baby. I believe that’s because most terminations happen privately, it feels shameful. A lot of judgment being cast.
You never think you’d be in this type of situation until it happens to you and then things change.
To all of my fans who have weighed in on this topic who have Autism, Down Syndrome or any other conditions…we appreciate you. You matter a lot and we’re glad you’re here. I commend you and your families for having the strength and courage to push forward.
As for us, we made a difficult decision that we believe in the long-run will be beneficial for our family. Thankfully, we had a choice.
It will take a little time to move on, but we are excited to try again in the future and hopefully have a better outcome.
Love you guys & thank you for understanding. ❤️
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