Stefan K

Private persona - real complaints come from this account.

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

@Jason It's got to be on purpose...

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

@boltyboy @UCBerkeley @BerkeleyIGS @profgalloway Um, we're talking about the proposed "wealth tax". Seems like we're not in the same conversation. Your redirection can be interpreted a few ways...

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

@adamnvillani @kimmaicutler Perhaps you need to read up on this more Adam.

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

@boltyboy @UCBerkeley @BerkeleyIGS @profgalloway I don't you quite understand how they propose it to work. A one time tax isn't a tax, it's a property seizure, it's not valued at market rates, there isn't anything intelligent about it.

What you're suggesting would instead be better implemented via increasing taxes other ways

[Kaizen D. Asiedu @thatsKAIZEN]

This is seriously impressive and shows why Nayib Bukele is one of the most competent leaders in the world.

He has the right balance of intellect and common sense.

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

@BryanThanos @TheRealPheDog @Jason Are you being fececious or do you actually not understand what's being proposed?

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

@RoKhanna @Cernovich Don't forget to mention that you would somehow trade a lot of stock in the companies/supply chain to do that with non public information and therefore fill your own pockets at everyone's expense ... 🙄

[david friedberg @friedberg]

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.

[@jason @Jason]

.@RoKhanna @GavinNewsom this is clearly unconstitutional—do you support AB 2624?

Also, here’s a pro tip: embrace @nickshirleyy! Thank him for doggedly reporting fraud and publicly give him his flowers 💐 for being a patriot who cares about eliminating WFA.

That’s how you win votes…

Here endith the lesson

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

Because @RoKhanna has an ad that supports @TomSteyer, that's a very big negative IMO.

[J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling]

Yes.

[@jason @Jason]

Gorsuch on 🎯:

“For those who think it important for the Nation to impose more tariffs, I understand that today’s decision will be disappointing. All I can offer them is that most major decisions affecting the rights and responsibilities of the American people (including the duty to pay taxes and tariffs) are funneled through the legislative process for a reason.

Yes, legislating can be hard and take time. And, yes, it can be tempting to bypass Congress when some pressing problem arises. But the deliberative nature of the legislative process was the whole point of its design. Through that process, the Nation can tap the combined wisdom of the people’s elected representatives, not just that of one faction or man.

There, deliberation tempers impulse, and compromise hammers disagreements into workable solutions. And because laws must earn such broad support to survive the legislative process, they tend to endure, allowing ordinary people to plan their lives in ways they cannot when the rules shift from day to day.

In all, the legislative process helps ensure each of us has a stake in the laws that govern us and in the Nation’s future. For some today, the weight of those virtues is apparent. For others, it may not seem so obvious. But if history is any guide, the tables will turn and the day will come when those disappointed by today’s result will appreciate the legislative process for the bulwark of liberty it is."

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

@JDVance Perhaps you need to consider your interpretation as incorrect given we have people who think about these things much more than you ever will, especially given the bias of the court.

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

Just in case you @DavidSacks think this is just left wing media... It's not:

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

@DavidSacks please use your privileged position to do something behind closed doors. What happened in Minneapolis is not acceptable by a government agency. Justice is needed for Alex Pretti. We should not allow the slippery slope that leads to an American Tiananmen Square.

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

ICYMI: https://t.co/TZa0OAwdI4

[(TCAG) Командир Бред Кроуфорд (CDR Brad Crawford) @evo1tactical]

I do not usually comment on political posts, and this is not intended to be political. As we all know a tragic event happened in America. I am speaking strictly from a professional training and use of force perspective.

Before coming to train Ukrainians, I spent years training various law enforcement organizations through my company on use of force and high risk encounters. That background includes departmental policy, police training standards, threat assessment, de escalation, and the legal thresholds for justified and unjustified shootings.

Several facts matter here.

The individual involved was a licensed concealed carry holder from the state. He was legally permitted to carry a firearm, including in a public setting such as a protest. There was no violation of law simply by his possession of the weapon.

At no point did this individual draw, point, or openly brandish the firearm. The weapon was physically removed from him by law enforcement officers prior to the shooting. Once that occurred, the immediate deadly threat no longer existed.

When a weapon is secured and officers have physical control of a subject, the legal and training based justification for deadly force disappears. At that stage, the situation transitions to control, restraint, and de escalation. Deadly force is reserved for an active, imminent threat, not a past or hypothetical one.

Any use of deadly force also carries an absolute responsibility to consider public safety. Officers are trained to identify their backstop and ensure that rounds fired do not endanger civilians or fellow officers. In this case, there were multiple officers and civilians directly within the potential line of fire. The risk of catastrophic injury, friendly fire, or unintended civilian casualties was extremely high.

Equally important, this incident does not align with established de escalation principles. Rather than slowing the encounter, increasing distance, and reducing risk, the situation was escalated rapidly to lethal force after control had already been achieved. That is the opposite of what modern policing doctrine teaches.

Based on the available video footage, camera angles, and observable officer behavior, this incident reflects failures in threat assessment, use of force decision making, backstop awareness, and de escalation. From a professional standpoint, it represents a breakdown across multiple training and policy standards.

This is a tragic outcome. It deserves a serious, objective review grounded in established law enforcement practices, not emotion or politics.

This definatley deserves a full independent investigation and review.

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

Good read. @SFUnified something for the board to read. https://t.co/hjHEszAxk0

[Kaizen D. Asiedu @thatsKAIZEN]

https://t.co/4wIeJRvlPs

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

@lulumeservey Sure, how about you?

Otherwise yes in general, more non-billionaire voices need to call out that it's a dumb idea.

I'll add mine: the Billionaire Tax Bill is a dumb idea that could harm California.

@seiu_uhw stop being stupid please.

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

@JDVance That's pretty weak obstruction if you ask me. Do you have video showing her actively drive and block to obstruct? Right now it looks like she was sitting there first and those other cars rolled on in. Then she allowed cars to pass - where's the obstruction there?

[Stefan K @stefanknz]

@elonmusk @paulg Bro, no. Not from what I can see https://t.co/6WudAF0Hl6

[Привид “Ghost” Слава Україні 🇺🇦🇺🇦 🌻 🌻🤍🥷🏼✙ @_hawkeyed]

@SohrabAhmari Better video for seeing what happened. Obviously, this was the fault of the ICE officer.