Justin Short

Husband, dad, financier, business owner, outdoorsman, engineer, tinkerer, enjoyer of life, liberty and th pursuit of happiness - proud alum of @tamu & @smu.

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

@matthewdmarsden Explain to me again how the second amendment is no longer applicable SMH.

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

@matthewdmarsden Literally why ruggers (and most americans) think soccer is generally a joke. Let them play. Enough politics and nanciness.

[Jawwwn @jawwwn_]

Alex Karp on NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani:

“Obviously someone who has no work experience ever, who has views that have never worked, should not be put in charge of the most important enterprise of its kind, maybe in the world.”

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

@matthewdmarsden Truth! I tell my kids it's "French ranch" when we're over there. No complaints. Mustard happens to work well too!

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Banger

[Milton Friedman Quotes @MiltonFriedmanW]

Milton Friedman: “Keep your eye on one thing and one thing only: how much government is spending, because that’s the true tax.”

“If you’re not paying for it in the form of explicit taxes, you’re paying for it indirectly in the form of inflation or borrowing.”

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

@whitey_95 @JustinMonty Woah monsters

[John Stossel @JohnStossel]

When the Great Recession hit, politicians found an easy scapegoat: unregulated free markets.

“The absence of a working regulatory regime…” said President Obama.

But economist Don Boudreaux says: “There was very little deregulation.”

Obama’s regulations made the crisis WORSE:

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

I'll tell you why. Because if you don't pay you don't care and hold gov accountable and lack of accountability is the reason taxes are so high. EVERYONE needs to be a stakeholder. As a business person
@JeffBezos
should know this. It's the cornerstone of any successful enterprise.

[RedWave Press @RedWavePress]

NAILED IT: Jeff Bezos: “A nurse in Queens who makes $75K a year pays more than $12K a year in taxes. Does that really make sense?”

“So people talk about making the tax system more progressive. How about we start by having the nurse in Queens NOT pay taxes? At all!”

“Why is a nurse in Queens who makes $75K a year paying more than $1K a month in taxes?”

“That’s $1K a month that could help with rent or groceries or anything.”

“And by the way, do you know what that all adds up to? The bottom half of income earners in this country pay only 3% of the taxes. It’s only 3%.”

“We can find 3%. So we don’t have... it’s a small amount of money for the government. You know that. And the more I thought about it, to me, it’s kind of absurd that we’re doing this.”

“We shouldn’t be asking this nurse in Queens to send money to Washington — they should be sending her an apology. It really makes no sense.”

Exactly!

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

@GavinNewsom Lol CA congressional rep % vs % of R voters. Rigged is right.

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

@Logically_JC Vast majorities used to approve burning witches and lynching minorities. That's why we have laws and a constitution!

[Ben Bankas @BenBankas]

Dealing with an America hater in Canada..

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

Iran learning they're not the only ones who can play this game when negotiating.

[zerohedge @zerohedge]

Top Overnight News

Iranian officials have told the countries trying to mediate peace talks with the U.S. that they have now been tricked twice by President Trump and "we don't want to be fooled again," according to a source with direct knowledge of those discussions. They worry Trump is buying time as he brings more military equipment to the Middle East. Axios

Iran has received an American 15-point plan for a ceasefire for the Iran war through intermediaries from Pakistan, officials in Islamabad said Wednesday. The proposal was sent even as Washington began to move paratroopers to the Middle East to back up a contingent of Marines already heading to the region. AP

Chinese artificial intelligence service stocks rallied after state media highlighted a sharp increase in domestic AI model adoption and a surge in token usage they generate. BBG

Chevron’s refining head warned that California is heading toward a fuel crisis and that it may quit refining oil in the state unless officials roll back taxes and regulations. BBG

Australia’s inflation eased slightly in February, but remained well above the central bank’s target range, keeping the door open for a further rise in interest rates. Headline inflation was 3.7% on-year in February, easing from 3.8% in January, but still well above the 2% to 3% range targeted by the Reserve Bank of Australia. WSJ

The U.K.’s annual rate of inflation was unchanged in February, but is set to rise over the coming months as energy and food prices jump in the wake of the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran. CPI was inline on the headline for Feb at +3%, but ran slightly ahead on core (+3.2% vs. the Street +3.1%) and services (+4.3% vs. the Street +4.2%). WSJ

SpaceX may file an IPO as soon as this week, The Information reported. The company may try to raise more than $75 billion, but won’t decide until a few weeks before the offering. BBG

DHS funding deal receives critical pushback from both sides of the aisle, raising doubts about whether an agreement is imminent. Politico

The DOJ acknowledged that they did not have evidence of wrongdoing in its criminal investigation of the Fed over the cost of its building renovations, according to a transcript of the court proceedings. WaPo

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

@allenanalysis Wow sounds like you have all the answers. Maybe run for president. Should be a no brainer 🤣🤡

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

@matthewdmarsden And of the 80% allocated for schools have 80% of that redistributed by the state to other districts that bureaucrats decide need it more. When has that ever been effective. You get what you reward. Taking from successful districts to reward failing one's gets more failure.

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

@DFWAirport the rides rideshare directions at term D are an abomination. Seriously. Rideshare is ground transportation. There isn't a single sign that tells you to go upstairs which isn't ground transportation. What are you all thinking.

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

@OfAthenry @rosadelauro But your approval would somehow alleviate this risk? 🤡

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

Perfectly said when you need the police in seconds they are only minutes away. Restricting law abiding citizens only harms law abiding citizens. Important to note yet again the criminal didn't recognize the laws.

[Luis Valdes @RealFLGunLobby]

As a former cop, I commend APD on their quick response.

But let's be real.

When seconds count, cops are minutes away.

Texas must repeal these gun-free zones.

Congress must pass National Carry Reciprocity.

Americans must be able to defend themselves.

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

Murica!

[Congressman Greg Landsman @RepGregLandsman]

The Kash Patel video and why it matters 👇🏼

[Justin Short @wongwashington]

@Johnson4Dallas How does @CityOfDallas not have ability to manage jury summons online? @DallasCounty does. So clearly possible. How much $ wasted on paperwork? How many in violation b/c @USPS loses responses? Travesty. Not to mention I don't live in Dallas and got a summons LOL.