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The elephant in the room is that
@elonmusk
, who is not MAGA and never has been, is a total fucking drag on the Trump transition.
@realDonaldTrump


He’s a stage 5 clinger who over stayed his welcome at Mar a Lago in an effort to become Trump’s side piece and be the point man for all of his accomplices in big Tech to slither in to Mar a Lago.

He told Bob Iger at
@Disney
to “go fuck himself” over Ad money, but he won’t tell Xi JinPing and Li Qiang to go fuck themselves and he’s perfectly happy to take their money to fund his Shanghai Giga Factory.

Elon cock blocks the nominee meetings and tries to undermine anyone and everyone who doesn’t do his bidding. It’s wildly inappropriate how a guy with no experience in politics who has been a Democrat his entire life is now staffing the Trump admin.

He’s completely compromised by the CCP and he has unfettered access to President Trump.

This is fucked up and we need to stop it NOW!

It’s the biggest elephant in the room and everyone is too scared to talk about it.

Why is Jared Birchall,
@elonmusk
’s money manager who is also CEO of
@neuralink
, ELON’S company that wants to put chips in everyone’s brains, at Mar a Lago interveiewing candidates to work at the state department? What the fuck are Jared’s qualifications aside from the fact that everyone who works for
@elonmusk
is a full time Xi JinPing dick sucker? How is he qualified to choose candidates to work in the State Department… you know the same
@StateDept
that’s supposed to handle CHINA?

Hellllooooooooo
@marcorubio
what the hell are we doing here?

Is this MAGA?

This is not “attention seeking”
@elonmusk
.

It’s called accountability. You want to be so rich that you can bully everyone into not holding you accountable so you can pursue your own conflicts, which are EXTENSIVE.

I’m happy to list all of them.

I’ll need a larger character limit on X though to do that.

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Looks like Musk is de-blue checking a lot of Maga accounts recently for daring to question him. Free speech!

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“… Overnight, Trump cheerleaders have used Elon Musk’s platform to attack the world’s richest man—and many now claim Musk is using his social media omnipotence to shut them down.

…
“This is America. We don’t have a monarchy. This is outrageous,” she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, after claiming that she was being censored on the platform by Musk.

Loomer waded into the Boxing Day culture war sparked by Vivek Ramaswamy’s controversial post claiming that “American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long.”

A debate over H1B visas has quickly descended into a bitter feud between those—led by the tech crowd—who believe importing highly skilled workers from abroad will boost the American economy and those—like Trump himself—who have long argued that the visas are being abused by companies seeking cheaper foreign labor to the detriment of American workers.

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“Tech bros have never seen this statement from @realDonaldTrump because they only decided to pretend being MAGA 4 months ago after Trump almost has his head blown off in Butler, PA. I am an original MAGA Trump supporter. I’m as die hard as they come. MAGA! AMERICA FIRST!”

Soon after her intervention, Loomer found that her X privileges had been curtailed. She said her checkmark had been removed, and her subscriptions had been canceled. …”

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“… Dozens of other accounts criticizing Musk and Ramaswamy’s position also claimed that their checkmarks had been taken away.

The executive director of Women for America First, Kylie Jane Kremer, said hers had disappeared. The ConservativeOG group on X said the same had happened to them and their affiliated influencers. …”

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Translation: We don't like most immigrants, just the ones that can do jobs that Americans are too lazy or stupid to do themselves, except manual labor jobs, we hate all immigrants that do those jobs. But any immigrants that can do jobs that will make us richer are OK:

The reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born & first-generation engineers over “native” Americans isn’t because of an innate American IQ deficit (a lazy & wrong explanation). A key part of it comes down to the c-word: culture. Tough questions demand tough answers & if we’re really serious about fixing the problem, we have to confront the TRUTH:

Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long (at least since the 90s and likely longer). That doesn’t start in college, it starts YOUNG.

A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, will not produce the best engineers.

A culture that venerates Cory from “Boy Meets World,” or Zach & Slater over Screech in “Saved by the Bell,” or ‘Stefan’ over Steve Urkel in “Family Matters,” will not produce the best engineers.

(Fact: I know *multiple* sets of immigrant parents in the 90s who actively limited how much their kids could watch those TV shows precisely because they promoted mediocrity…and their kids went on to become wildly successful STEM graduates).

More movies like Whiplash, fewer reruns of “Friends.” More math tutoring, fewer sleepovers. More weekend science competitions, fewer Saturday morning cartoons. More books, less TV. More creating, less “chillin.” More extracurriculars, less “hanging out at the mall.”

Most normal American parents look skeptically at “those kinds of parents.” More normal American kids view such “those kinds of kids” with scorn. If you grow up aspiring to normalcy, normalcy is what you will achieve.

Now close your eyes & visualize which families you knew in the 90s (or even now) who raise their kids according to one model versus the other. Be brutally honest.

“Normalcy” doesn’t cut it in a hyper-competitive global market for technical talent. And if we pretend like it does, we’ll have our asses handed to us by China.

This can be our Sputnik moment. We’ve awaken from slumber before & we can do it again. Trump’s election hopefully marks the beginning of a new golden era in America, but only if our culture fully wakes up. A culture that once again prioritizes achievement over normalcy; excellence over mediocrity; nerdiness over conformity; hard work over laziness.

That’s the work we have cut out for us, rather than wallowing in victimhood & just wishing (or legislating) alternative hiring practices into existence. I’m confident we can do it.

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So basically the right split into two factions, tech right and right right, and the tech right is like "hey we need h-1b visa people to do the jobs," and the right right was like "no you need to hire americans," and the tech right is like "but you guys are retarded," and the right right is like "well you don't train us," and the tech right is like "you can't outtrain being retarded," and while all this was going on we learned some people *really* don't like Indians.

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[innocentbystander]

So basically the right split into two factions, tech right and right right, and the tech right is like "hey we need h-1b visa people to do the jobs," and the right right was like "no you need to hire americans," and the tech right is like "but you guys are retarded," and the right right is like "well you don't train us," and the tech right is like "you can't outtrain being retarded," and while all this was going on we learned some people *really* don't like Indians.

The tech right is not being honest with the right-right. The tech right say to the right-right that US citizens are too retarded to write code. That is acceptable for an answer because most people are too retarded to write code. What is not acceptable is the truth, that Indians are willing to work 14 hours a day for 8 hours pay at two thirds the rate of a US citizen and study and figure out shit at home and bring that knowledge to the office in the morning and get the work done. The tech right is also too retarded to write code but they are just competent enough to order around a slave class of Indians and blackmail them into working 14 hours a day for 8 hours pay at two thirds the rate of what a US citizen would demand out of fear of the company revoking their sponsorship and deporting said Indian back to Slumdog Millionaire India.

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[innocentbystander]

Wow. Makes too much sense.

https://x.com/nicoleshanahan/status/187 ... gqE1EL7dFQ

Sure, this makes sense ONLY if you aren't smart enough to know how to code, if you can only manage and give orders, and you resent employees who work for you that would be in a better negotiating position to earn more than you do. We all didn't graduate Ivy League universities with do nothing degrees just to network and make friends with people who give us a call and offer us a DEI centric, middle-management, do-nothing job, (a job anyone can do) years later. Some of us can only make big money with our wits and our IQ and scarcity of others with technical skills. The only reason why the H1B was created in 1990 was because HP, Dec, IBM, Apple, and Microsoft lobbies congress to make that happen because the directors at these companies weren't smart enough to code. And they knew that was where all the jobs were being created. Ross Perot said the exact same thing in 1992 and not enough people listened.

Something tells me you didn't read her whole argument. You only read the first statement.

You are correct.

I am not on twitter and never will be. Post her entire statement please.

[Jungle Rat]

You wouldn't last a day on twitter

[innocentbystander]

Maybe not. But I refuse to do social media because I like keeping friends.

[innocentbystander]

We used to have something called the "Melting Pot" which would integrate people who married into American culture. That is gone. Now in a globalized world, very few immigrants give a fuck about the USA and its culture. They just want money and lifestyle and government entitlement and local pussy. Their allegiance remains at their place of birth.

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From Nicole Shanahan:

Having lived in Silicon Valley for 20+ years and founded and sold an AI company, I've seen firsthand how we rely on H-1B to fill grueling, unglamorous coding jobs. These jobs are essential, and we need capable people doing them. But the system needs an overhaul.

To keep pace with global competitors like China and India, we need Americans ready to tackle the challenging jobs in these fields. We have them, but often our STEM grads turn their noses up at these entry-level, low-paying coding positions after investing in a costly education.

So why are immigrants from India, China, and elsewhere so eager for these jobs? It's not because they're glamorous or because these roles don't exist back home. And definitely not because they offer high salaries. There's something else driving this...

The undeniable proof that the United States is the single greatest nation on earth is that people from every corner of the globe dream of coming here—not to China or India—but America.

I take issue with some of the discourse I've read online today suggesting “lazy American culture” is the main driver for why we need to continue the H-1B program. Let's be real: tech companies getting massive breaks on cheap labor at the expense of the American way of life is predatory.

Blaming our culture for why American STEM grads won’t take underpaying jobs is ridiculous and insulting.

The system we've constructed with H-1B visas, whether we like it or not, incentivizes people to come here and serve as essentially indentured servants for Big Tech, taking on the tough, grueling jobs that few here in America are excited to perform at the current suppressed salaries.

In return, if you’re good at your job, you're then put on a fast track to get a Green Card, which means legal status and the chance to bring your family over through chain migration.

I’m reminded of this famous line by our second President, John Adams: “I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.”

Just because our kids have the “right” to chase artistic dreams like music and painting, doesn't mean we should bring in hundreds of thousands of foreign workers to displace them in math-intensive careers. It's a two-fold issue: both our education and immigration policies are broken. Instead of tackling these complex issues head-on, Big Tech monopolies and tech VCs are looking for the fastest way to outcompete globally and become industry giants. It's paid off—look at the insane valuations of these companies!

We can't entirely blame them for this approach—it's been the industry norm for 40 years—but we can insist they seek out the tough, lasting solutions. No more temporary fixes.

I was asked if teaching American kids coding from a younger age would make them want these coding jobs. My response? No, it won't. These jobs aren't fun, people.

But, do I think removing the incentive of attaining legal status would reduce the volume of foreign applicants? Absolutely.

And, guess what? That might finally force Big Tech to look for workers right here at home (and pay them a competitive wage). Americans expect fair pay, which means these companies would have to start sharing their wealth rather than hoarding it.

Meritocracy is key to America's greatness, but so are justice and fairness—we shouldn’t keep rewarding an industry that has curtailed free speech and American values. After Trump's recent victory, the everyday worker feels empowered like never before. They won't surrender that power, and frankly, it's not right to imply they should.

There are numerous ways to improve our immigration system while safeguarding the American labor force (and I say “force” because it truly is capable, creative, and powerful).

Here are two straightforward steps to start the process:

1. Immigration policy must be designed to protect the American way of life and its workforce. Singapore’s work permit program, which they designed in the '90s, was built from this standard and could provide good inspiration. They use a modern-day designation system to manage the influx of labor across various sectors.

⁃ Employers face levies (essentially fees that employers have to pay for each foreign worker they hire. It's a way to manage the number of foreign workers coming in by making it more expensive to employ them, encouraging companies to also look for talent locally).
⁃ There are Dependency Ceilings, which essentially limit the number of foreign workers based on the local workforce—this is KEY.
⁃ They impose restrictions on the countries from which workers can come.
⁃ Permits are diversified across industries to ensure balance.

2. Special economic zones are amazing and can transform local tech job markets. Hiring locally is going to be critical for making sure Americans are taking key tech industry roles AND able to support their families.

If we really want to lift America to heights unseen in generations—not just talk about it, but actually do it—then we can’t continue to stick to outdated strategies that have harmed Americans. We owe it to ourselves and our communities to aim higher and do better.