I hope he continues to give that kid rides on his shoulders, that someday it'll be a full-grown man getting rides from his pops. He'll have to duck to get through doors
Nowadays we're all under Leon's watchful eye. He'll call out billionaires and straight-up fabricate shit about them. He knows no one is gonna come at him in any meaningful way. If anyone should manage to get on his radar (camera, whatever lol... Had to throw in a stupid Tesla joke) they will be thrust into the public eye where he's comfortable and in control of the narrative enough to intimidate most into submission. He is big brother now, and it couldn't be stupider
Would seem almost intentional given the size and success of the company. How do you fuck something like that up so badly? Seems like one of those Embrace, Extend, Extinguish deals or similar
I don't expect the best and the brightest to hail from North Dakota, but it's scary watching full-grown adults bring this kind of stupidity into legislation. I'll never understand this anti-science movement but i firmly believe it's a product of people that can't grasp it and get frustrated because they don't understand it. Instead of trying harder or taking the L, they decide they hate the things they don't understand and the people that do understand and believe in those things are monsters trying to poison everyone around them.
To what end though? Vaccinating everyone to give the masses autism or something?! Lol
I just read this article that expands on that thought. They're trying to sustain mass-outrage with never-ending headline news. Most things he's attempting are being done by Executive Order, he doesn't have the support to have things passed through traditional means. Lots of the things he'll attempt won't get anywhere but the headlines are good enough for him to use as a distraction. I'm not saying bad things aren't happening. However, it does appear there may not be as much success in his attempts to fuck everything up as there are headlines detailing the attempts. I'm not 100% sure i fully agree with this article, but i found it thought-provoking. Certainly open to hearing anyone's thoughts on this too:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-trump-column-read.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uk4.6pOw.Db_3T-xndI_z
Finally, some self-awareness 🙌