Stephen Swiber

Louisiana swamp resident 🐊.

[Stephen Swiber @SSwiber]

Surprised it liked this one so much

[Melinda Deslatte @MelindaDeslatte]

Louisiana will dole out a record 3,000 grants to help homeowners put fortified roofs on their homes in the coming weeks, after elected officials agreed on a bill that injects $50 million into the program (from @samkarlin) #lalege https://t.co/bKJf04iHnW

[Governor Jeff Landry @LAGovJeffLandry]

It was an incredible day in Central Louisiana as we announced Applied Digital’s $3.6 BILLION investment for its AI technology campus in Rapides Parish.

This is the largest private investment in Central Louisiana history. Proving our motto that capital goes where it is treated best!

[Stephen Swiber @SSwiber]

I don't think this would help unless there's an nba player who isn't stronger than me?

[avery @chitownavery]

doctors declaring me medically braindead after a failed ben simmons jumper implant

[a16z @a16z]

Marc Andreessen on the question at the center of data center discourse & why it's so important:

"Can you build anything in America anymore? Can you build a factory? Can you build a chip plant? Can you build a power plant? Can you build a refinery? Can you build a pipeline? Can you build housing?"

"One of the common themes in American life for the last 30 years is the answer to those questions is generally, no, you can't do any of those things."

"Take as an example, Silicon Valley, right? So all the chips are made in Taiwan. Well, 40 years ago, all the chips were made in California."

"Can you build things in America? Can you build a factory? Can you build an energy plant? Can you build a data center? Can you build housing?"

"And on every single one of those, there's this massive problem which is, right now in many cases, in many places, no you can't."

@pmarca with @joerogan

[The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox]

Bill Maher just dedicated the end of his show to throwing his own party under the bus for defending every minority group except Jews.

“There is a frothing anxiousness for the literal extermination of this one group. And Democrats, where are you?”

“If any other minority group was being talked about this way, you’d break out the Kente cloth and have 10 benefit concerts.”

“But because you see that so many of your brainwashed-by-TikTok constituents now have an unfavorable view of Israel, you indulge them when you should be correcting them.”

“All the people likely running for president now on the Democratic side want it known they don’t take money from AIPAC, the Israeli lobby… You take money from crypto and factory farmers and big tech, from Diddy and Weinstein and Epstein, but AIPAC is too far?”

“Let me just say this to all who ask me, ‘Why are you harder on the Democrats than you used to be?’ Until you fix this whole issue, stop asking me.”

[Governor Jeff Landry @LAGovJeffLandry]

Louisiana’s economy and workforce look drastically different than it did just a few years ago.

You no longer have to leave home for bigger paychecks and better opportunity. That can now be found right here in Louisiana.

Congratulations to all who are graduating in the coming weeks! Louisiana is so proud of you, and we want you to stay here— to live, work, and raise a family. There is no place like home. https://t.co/VSQSyNbXGD

[Jeff Landry @JeffLandry]

Here we go again! A Louisiana District Court Judge yesterday ordered @fleming4senate to take down another campaign ad filled with lies. This is the SECOND TIME Fleming has been taken to court and forced to take down a misleading ad. 

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: John Fleming is lying to the people of Louisiana. Fleming lied about @jbletlow. Fleming lied about me. Fleming lied about @realDonaldTrump- and Fleming is lying about his own record.

At some point, enough is enough.
Louisiana deserves a U.S. Senator who will tell the truth.

#lalege #lagov

[Stephen Swiber @SSwiber]

Cancelled @nytimes subscription, including Wordle and I like Wordle.

[Ben Schifman @BenSchifman]

Narrative violation:

with the right policy, new data centers can *lower* electricity prices by spreading the fixed costs of the grid out among more paying customers.

[Attorney General Liz Murrill @AGLizMurrill]

These texts are circulating again throughout Louisiana. It’s a SCAM. Different versions claim to be from a court, the DMV, or the Department of Justice. Do not click the links.

[Bennett's Phylactery @extradeadjcb]

Cuba is >1/3 highly fertile arable land that can be cultivated year-round

They need food imports because they're communist

[Lil Wayne WEEZY F @LilTunechi]

OKC games are unwatchable. The refs are even dressed in their colors tn! Brazy

[James Heale @JAHeale]

So that's chapter one sorted

[Stephen Swiber @SSwiber]

@JunkScience New Orleans uses surface water from the Mississippi River not groundwater but otherwise yeah.

[Stephen Swiber @SSwiber]

@BeychokRacing Depends if you think of it as a racetrack or a slot casino that you have to run horses to keep your license for

[Stephen Swiber @SSwiber]

Horse racing has to adapt

relying on hardcore gamblers is over. You can gamble on anything on your phone now, with expected losses under 10% as opposed to track's 18%. Racing enjoyed a regulatory niche that's eroded away

Tracks NEED to be a place ppl want to go

[Matt Dinerman @3coltshandicap]

The Kentucky Derby is a great product: a big field of top-class thoroughbreds, pageantry galore, prestige, energy, high stakes, big money, and world-class athleticism. It’s like any great playoff or championship game in sports.

But it’s an exception. The day to day product in horse racing rarely resembles this race or event. Though in fairness, we shouldn’t expect it to.

Still, if the everyday experience doesn’t improve-meaning larger, more competitive fields and an environment where customers (both frontside and backstretch) feel respected and valued-then it will be difficult to attract a substantial number of new fans in the long term.

I love using the restaurant business as an analogy for improving our sport. You can run a commercial and showcase the most visually appealing food imaginable, but if customers show up to your restaurant and the food falls short, many won’t return…or at least won’t come back as often as you’d hope they would. And they certainly won’t take time out of their day to learn more about your product.

We love great stories. We love heartwarming ones. We enjoy rooting for likable individuals who work hard to achieve their dreams. We love witnessing those people achieve their dreams. Promoting these stories is essential. We can learn so much from content creators and influencers. Their creativity is engaging and fun, and it just goes to show how many talented people there are in our sport.

But like a movie, a strong trailer only gets people into the theater. If the film itself doesn’t deliver, audiences won’t stick around. The same principle applies for any business: the product must match the promotion.

Every effort should be made to deliver the best possible experience. Rather than focusing solely on enhancing marquee events like the Triple Crown, the industry should prioritize improving the day-to-day racing product at every level, from premier tracks to the smallest fairs.
Because promotion will only go so far if new fans arrive expecting a thrilling experience and leave disappointed.

[Stephen Swiber @SSwiber]

@ProPelsTalk He also put up 8 points in a quarter of the playoffs

[Justin @ProPelsTalk]

You want to sell tickets and bring excitement back to this fan base? This is your guy.

[Stephen Swiber @SSwiber]

@JeffDuncan_ @JohnGDooley @fairgroundsnola Now we need a G1