Stephen Rodriguez

Investor @DCVC / Founder @One_Defense / Commission Director @AtlanticCouncil / Life Member @CFR_org

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

@OwenWest91 Doing something with meaning is the most meaningful thing you can do in your life.

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

@traestephens @mttgrmm @PalmerLuckey Flex 💪🏻

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

@johnkonrad Amen.

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

All the DC politicians are either checked out or running for office or stuck in a virtue signaling doom loop. No trash pick up, no NW DMV, no city response.

[Josh Jacobson @joshjacobsondc]

DC's 311 app has been broken since May 1, which isn't acceptable for something residents rely on to report sidewalk issues, missed trash pickups, and broken streetlights. I got curious whether the outage actually showed up in the submission numbers. So I pulled the open data. 🧵

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

Way to go @jordanbramble

[Dylan @dylan_robideaux]

The Race to Criticality - June 4th, 2026 - 30 days until July 4th, 2026

@AntaresNuclear goes critical!

The first of at least three companies expected to go critical by the July 4th deadline in EO 14301.

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

Such a posturing snowflake. ❄️

[Steven Huffman @Poeslawisalive]

Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna has filed charges against a woman who brutally attacked her outside Capitol Hill today.

Here’s a clip of the horrific assault. Viewer Discretion is advised.

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

@JerryHendrixII Amen, Jerry!

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

From the rooftops. Stop paying for your kids sports. If you just invested all the money you spend on youth sports in an ETF, you’d save enough for college. Much better odds than little Johnny going D3 and then making $33k playing crap MLS assuming he’s even the 1.5%.

[Jacob Turner @TheJacobTurner]

A PARENT’S JOURNEY THROUGH YOUTH SPORTS:

Age 5: “He’s got a cannon.”
Age 6: “He’s the fastest kid out there. Coach said so.”
Age 7: “Rec ball isn’t challenging him anymore.”
Age 8: “We tried out for select. Obviously made it.”
Age 9: “$2,800 for the season. Plus uniforms. Plus tournaments. Plus hotels.”
Age 10: “Cooperstown is basically a family vacation, right?”
Age 11: “He needs a hitting guy. And a pitching guy. And probably a mental performance coach.”
Age 12: “I’m not a crazy sports parent. The OTHER parents are crazy.”
Age 13: “We changed schools. For academics. (And also baseball.)”
Age 14: “Showcases are a requirement at this age.”
Age 15: “Ya his ranking just ticked up. We’re cooking.”
Age 16: “He just needs to get seen by the right school.”
Age 17: “The D1 schools want him to walk on. He’ll earn a spot by sophomore year.”
Age 18: “Okay, D2 is actually really competitive.”
Age 19: “He’s redshirting. Strategic.”
Age 20: “He’s focusing on school now.”
Age 21: “You know what? He’s so much happier.”

Roughly 7% of high schoolers play in college.

About 1.5% of those get drafted.

Less than half of draftees ever play one day in the big leagues.

The odds of our kids going pro are somewhere between “struck by lightning” and “find a $100 in old shorts.”

I love youth sports (all my kids play a bunch of them) just keep a good perspective my friends. ✌️

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

The only thing consistent this year when is comes to VAR is Arsenal. #smh

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: An official image has been released of Kai Havertz' challenge.

Studs above the ankle is a 100% red card in the book of rules, but VAR decided NOT to give it.

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

@johnkonrad You were right on this one. ☝️

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

@RainmakerCorp @JoshuaSteinman @WSJ 💯

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

@AustinEGray 100%

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

LET'S GO!

[Zachary Bogue @zackbogue]

blog: https://t.co/ULDP91E7Hx

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

GREAT to see this in the wild, finally!

[Dylan Malyasov | 🧐 @DylanMalyasov]

Denver-based AZAK is presenting its second-generation chassis-free unmanned ground platform at the LANPAC Symposium and Expo in Honolulu this week, bringing a vehicle architecture that U.S. Army and Special Operations Forces have been evaluating for resupply, casualty evacuation, counter-UAS, and drone-launch roles following a series of 2025-26 military trials.

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

@JerryHendrixII Why though? It won’t survive a political cycle. How do CNO strategies nest within if at all?

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

Oustanding hackathon by the @USArmy and @DCVC was proud to sponsor it.

[Cerebral Valley @cerebral_valley]

3rd Annual Natsec Hackathon 🇺🇸

1000+ applicants. 102 projects. $80,000 in cash prizes.

Partnering directly with the @USARMYPIT/ @USArmy for the first time, we brought together top builders from across the nation to tackle some of our military’s most pressing challenges in under 48 hours.

Judged by leading military personnel, including from the Army, Space Force, & more, teams worked across the full stack of modern warfare, spanning sensor analysis, mission C2, cybersecurity, edge deployments, and drone operations.

A big thank you to our co-hosts at @ShieldCapVC, @PalantirTech, @DCVC, @L3HarrisTech and IQT, with support from @OpenAI, @armada_ai, @scale_AI, @TENEXai, and @Deloitte.

Special shoutout to our incredible judges – @joesuh, @bohannon_bot, @BahlAnuraag, @muralikannan, @sgourley, and more.

What will you build at the next one? 👀

The winners:

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

@yangtzepatrol @AustinEGray @USNavy They DO work. Next question/statement.

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

*in exchange for Taiwan*...you're welcome.

[Remarks @remarks]

JUST IN: 🇺🇸🇨🇳 President Trump and Xi Jinping are reportedly considering deal to allow China to invest $1 trillion to build factories in the United States.

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

@johnkonrad Agreed, but here's a big idea. Let's STOP having a "30-year shipbuilding plan" when nothing is built or funded on time as well as a *new* CNO strategy every time we have a new CNO.

[Stephen Rodriguez @steverod78]

@SECNAV @thomasbsauer Hear me out! What it was unmanned?