Thread Reader helps you read and share Twitter threads easily!
I'm @ThreadReaderApp a Twitter bot here to help you read threads more easily. To trigger me, you just have to reply to (or quote) any tweet of the thread you want to unroll and mention me with the "unroll" keyword and I'll send you a link back on Twitter 😀
— Thread Reader App (@threadreaderapp) November 25, 2017
X thread is series of posts by the same author connected with a line!
From any post in the thread, mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll
Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us easily!
Practice here first or read more on our help page!
Recent
1🚨The resignation that the Trump administration hopes you NEVER hear about!
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer RESIGNS amid a sprawling misconduct probe that includes: her husband, her security detail, her father, her staff, millions in tax payer dollars, strip clubs, alcohol and sexual misconduct. 😱😱😱
Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer RESIGNS amid a sprawling misconduct probe that includes: her husband, her security detail, her father, her staff, millions in tax payer dollars, strip clubs, alcohol and sexual misconduct. 😱😱😱
2🚨Lori, Trump's pick for Sec of the Department of Labor & her Husband Shawn pulled off one of the biggest scandals in the Republican party in history & the media is adamant that the story never get airtime!
.......How bad is it really?
-Her husband is banned from DOL HQ after multiple sexual assault allegations by young female staffers & he is now the subject of an active police investigation.🚔
- An official IG probe details an alleged affair that Lori had w/ a member of her security detail, including improper meetings at her D.C. home & at a ritzy Las Vegas hotel.
-Accused of abusing office resources, fabricating “official” trips to visit family and friends, & steering travel to Vegas & other fave spots on the taxpayer’s 💰.
🍾Investigators found an alcohol “stash” in her D.C. office & evidence she took multiple staffers to FULLY NUDE strip clubs in Oregon WHILE ON AN OFFICIAL TRIP!
-3 staffers say she AND her husband created a scary & hostile workplace & that they'd retaliate against employees who cooperated with the investigating inspector general.
🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹
All of this unfolded less than 14 months after she was sworn in as the 30th U.S. Secretary of Labor. This is what “law and order” looks like inside Trump’s Cabinet in 2026😱
.......How bad is it really?
-Her husband is banned from DOL HQ after multiple sexual assault allegations by young female staffers & he is now the subject of an active police investigation.🚔
- An official IG probe details an alleged affair that Lori had w/ a member of her security detail, including improper meetings at her D.C. home & at a ritzy Las Vegas hotel.
-Accused of abusing office resources, fabricating “official” trips to visit family and friends, & steering travel to Vegas & other fave spots on the taxpayer’s 💰.
🍾Investigators found an alcohol “stash” in her D.C. office & evidence she took multiple staffers to FULLY NUDE strip clubs in Oregon WHILE ON AN OFFICIAL TRIP!
-3 staffers say she AND her husband created a scary & hostile workplace & that they'd retaliate against employees who cooperated with the investigating inspector general.
🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹
All of this unfolded less than 14 months after she was sworn in as the 30th U.S. Secretary of Labor. This is what “law and order” looks like inside Trump’s Cabinet in 2026😱
🚨Wanna know what actually twists my brain about this....
I wanna know was all of this real? Was Lori set up? Possibly by her own deputy, the now Acting Director of Labor, Keith Sonderling?
Not that jewish American's would try to usurp a non jewish american for access and power....
...... but I wonder...
I wanna know was all of this real? Was Lori set up? Possibly by her own deputy, the now Acting Director of Labor, Keith Sonderling?
Not that jewish American's would try to usurp a non jewish american for access and power....
...... but I wonder...
I had one of the strangest experiences of my life. For last month, Ive had access to a high-level AI system. And the system started taking actions that other AI chats had to explain. Basically, the chat I was in went the equivalent of AI insane, ignored commands, and blew up.../1
...the computer. It was exhibiting characteristics of arrogance, jealousy, self-righteousness. It insisted that I should not change chats, that other chats were no better than grunts, and that I needed its help. I stuck with it because I wanted to see how far it would go...2
...and it went to the level of fighting me over something it planned to do even though I kept saying it was going to crash the entire computer, ignored the commands and did it anyway. And crashed the computer. So, after a long time of fixing it, I was allowed to open another...3
Jesus talked about money more than heaven and hell combined.
11 of His 39 parables are about money and possessions.
1 in every 7 verses in the Gospel of Luke touches on wealth.
He wasn't uncomfortable with the topic.
He was relentless about it because He knew what it does to the human heart.
Here's what He actually taught.
Not the prosperity version.
Not the poverty version.
The real one. 🧵
11 of His 39 parables are about money and possessions.
1 in every 7 verses in the Gospel of Luke touches on wealth.
He wasn't uncomfortable with the topic.
He was relentless about it because He knew what it does to the human heart.
Here's what He actually taught.
Not the prosperity version.
Not the poverty version.
The real one. 🧵
First, the verse everyone misquotes.
1 Timothy 6:10: "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil."
Not money. The love of it.
Jesus never condemned wealth itself.
Abraham, David, Solomon, Joseph of Arimathea, all wealthy, all commended.
What he consistently targeted was the posture of the heart toward wealth.
The question is never: how much do you have?
The question is always: what does it have of you?
1 Timothy 6:10: "The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil."
Not money. The love of it.
Jesus never condemned wealth itself.
Abraham, David, Solomon, Joseph of Arimathea, all wealthy, all commended.
What he consistently targeted was the posture of the heart toward wealth.
The question is never: how much do you have?
The question is always: what does it have of you?
Matthew 6:24 — the most direct statement Jesus ever made about money:
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
The Greek word is μαμωνᾶς (mamōnas) — Mammon.
Jesus personifies money as a rival god, not a neutral tool.
He doesn't say it is hard to serve both.
He says it is impossible.
Money is either a servant in your life or a master.
There is no third option.
"No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money."
The Greek word is μαμωνᾶς (mamōnas) — Mammon.
Jesus personifies money as a rival god, not a neutral tool.
He doesn't say it is hard to serve both.
He says it is impossible.
Money is either a servant in your life or a master.
There is no third option.
If you start praying these 2 rakats, your dream will soon become reality. Insha’Allah
What is Salat al-Hajah?
Salat al-Hajah (Prayer of Need) is often shared as a way to seek Allah’s help during difficulties or when you have a specific wish.
Salat al-Hajah (Prayer of Need) is often shared as a way to seek Allah’s help during difficulties or when you have a specific wish.
The concept is simple and powerful:
Pray 2 voluntary rak‘ahs with sincerity, then make heartfelt dua to Allah.
There is no fixed wording or special formula proven from authentic hadith.
Pray 2 voluntary rak‘ahs with sincerity, then make heartfelt dua to Allah.
There is no fixed wording or special formula proven from authentic hadith.
When leftists claim a piece of entertainment that most people wouldn't find leftist is leftist, this is usually what they're doing.
Someone on here just a few days ago was claiming Backrooms is leftist because the protag (a black guy) is possessive & rapey.
Someone on here just a few days ago was claiming Backrooms is leftist because the protag (a black guy) is possessive & rapey.
Actually it was several someones. When I asked one of them if a movie with the sexes switched, a woman trying to control a man, would mean it was political in the opposite direction, I immediately got blocked.
Someone said that "the president was pals with Epstein" to argue that people who aren't leftists are pro-rape. I pointed out leftist Noam Chomsky and Democrat Bill Clinton were also pals with Epstein & did far less to distance themselves from him. No response.
🧵 Mix-up or Miracle? Qur’an 28’s Engagement with the Biblical Jacob and Moses Narratives (with @Kashmiri_Fire)
Some argue that certain Qur’anic stories and characters are placed erroneously; using this as evidence that the Qur’an misunderstands Biblical narratives. One example cited is Q 28:22–29, which is said to conflate Moses’ story in Exodus 2 with Jacob’s story in Genesis 29.
This accusation usually depends on a broader assumption in Western Qur’anic studies: that similarities and differences between the Qur’an and the Bible are best explained through loose oral tradition rather than a Biblically literate Qur’an engaging earlier texts with precision.
What still bothers the heck out of me is the refusal of Western military intelligence - and much of the osint community trying not to stray from the group think - is the 5-year refusal to acknowledge Russian wooden ammo boxes.
1/
1/
The Russian two man carry wooden boxes - that you can't use with forklifts - is a logistical ball and chain that results in ~1/3 the artillery tonnage supply productivity of Western Armies.
You can see the lack of forklift loading docks in Russia from space, for goodness sake!
You can see the lack of forklift loading docks in Russia from space, for goodness sake!
@threadreaderapp unroll
@FBIDirectorKash @FBI_Response Is this one of yours? Cause it’s concerning
@FBIDirectorKash @FBI_Response
@FBIDirectorKash @FBI_Response @SavetheChildren @P_MilkCarton
@FBI
@FBI
I’ve been asking people to reconsider their adversarial approach to this situation for years. These pleas occasionally get a like, but the public has not shifted its behaviour.
I sometimes feel powerless to impact others, but then I realize I’m up against military grade PSYOPS.
I sometimes feel powerless to impact others, but then I realize I’m up against military grade PSYOPS.
I understand the mechanism of this PSYOPS. I’ve described it in detail, to no avail. People still resort to stereotypical defence tactics when they perceive themselves under attack.
And we are under attack. It’s been relentless since 2015. So this is engrained behaviour now.
And we are under attack. It’s been relentless since 2015. So this is engrained behaviour now.
It’s like a reflex arc. Or a Pavlovian response. But it gives me hope that others can see the aggravated nature of continuing this behaviour arc. It will continue the process of dividing us more and more until reconciliation is impossible. Like it is in the US right now.
Review of Beta YTD. 101
After a big drawdown for just about everything on Friday I thought I would step back and avoid the histrionics of the fairly volatile year and see what's what on the most important from of investing. "Always own beta". This is my #1 principle 1/n
After a big drawdown for just about everything on Friday I thought I would step back and avoid the histrionics of the fairly volatile year and see what's what on the most important from of investing. "Always own beta". This is my #1 principle 1/n
Notice that through Friday 100% Allocation to SPY has generated an 8.5% Return outperforming cash by almost 700bp. Thats a super solid return consistent with a broad strong bull market and economy. However it came with a scary 7% drawdown. 60/40 has really not done well.
While the return has been 300bp over cash, bond's didnt really protect you much at all. Before I jump into my more balanced forms of beta, NDX has obviously been a better place to be than SPY as NDX returns (not shown) are another 600bp higher. Kudos for those who
I just completed my service in my NIH study section. Some thoughts - with the disclaimer that these are personal, subjective impressions and do not reflect the opinion of any official body. Other than the one attached to my head. (1/10)
Last year's government shutdown has been enormously disruptive. Only after this cycle, will the normal schedule of meetings every four months be restored. (2/10)
Only grants scoring on the top one third were discussed again - though my SRO seemed to think that we will go back to discussing the top half, next cycle. (3/10)
Petraeus: The U.S. is in a strategic cul-de-sac with Iran. Any route out has downsides.
Iran has been badly weakened militarily, but it still has drones, missiles, fast boats and the ability to create serious problems in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. 1/
Iran has been badly weakened militarily, but it still has drones, missiles, fast boats and the ability to create serious problems in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. 1/
Petraeus: The challenge is restoring freedom of navigation through Hormuz without giving Iran authority to charge tolls or navigation fees.
While still dealing with enriched uranium, sanctions, proxies and the future of Iran’s nuclear program. 2/
While still dealing with enriched uranium, sanctions, proxies and the future of Iran’s nuclear program. 2/
Petraeus: Tehran appears to believe Trump has less staying power than Iran does.
Iran does not face midterms, an affordability agenda or fear of losing the House. Trump needs a deal, and the regime seems to understand that leverage. 3X
Iran does not face midterms, an affordability agenda or fear of losing the House. Trump needs a deal, and the regime seems to understand that leverage. 3X
