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Vivek is absolutely correct.
As an Indian immigrant who was (and still am) interested in STEM, focus of schoolwork and classwork was always prioritized by my parents, even when I didn’t value it. It’s how I made it to UC Berkeley to study Bioengineering.
And while there’s a long story from that time in my life to where I am today in my career as a photographer and videographer, the discipline my parents exemplified and instilled in me has continued to apply to every part of my life.
It’s why I actually read the actual studies during COVID (like the Lancet one that lied about hydroxychloroquine) rather than read the curated lies. It’s why I read the controversial bills only to find the rage online is just opposition’s deflections and projections. And that’s just a drop in the bucket.
While American millennials are too busy trying to figure out their “work-life balance”, immigrants work hard to build a life for themselves and their families (or future families). We didn’t have the luxury to stay home under draconian lockdowns because we don’t have generational wealth to fall back on. Many of us didn’t even have enough to cover rent or mortgage (not exclusive to immigrants btw).
We didn’t have the _privilege_ of staying home to “save just one life”, then go participate in race-baiting riots just to virtue signal. We just wanted to work (FYI events made up 80% of my business before Gavin Newsom destroyed that overnight, while he was out partying it up with lobbyists).
The story of America is the story of immigrants, the story of outlaws, and the story of perseverers who sought out a better life for themselves, for their families, and for their communities. The American Dream—often crapped on by Democrats and progressives—is alive and well in the hearts and minds of immigrants from across the globe. It’s alive and well in people like me, which is why so many of us support Trump and DOGE.
Regulatory capture by corrupt corporations, debanking of and lawfare against political opponents, stifling American exceptionalism and innovation, warfare profiteering, NGO control of 140-some nations… all these and more are the rotten fruits of an unelected shadow bureaucracy that also helped install a man with clear signs of dementia in 2020, then perpetrated elder abuse against him and basically hid him for three years from the public eye so they could run the world in his stead.
Long story short, it’s time to restore our country by ending the bureaucratic nightmare that FDR unconstitutionally created (as well as its subsequent perversion into the current megalomaniacal empire), and make America great again 🙌🏾
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. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
When the judge has to remind the mostly female jurors that they can’t let their feelings determine the defendant’s guilt, you know society has taken a very wrong turn.
🚨 BREAKING: The judge in the Lindsay Clancy case is ADMONISHING jurors who are REFUSING to follow his instructions
It sounds like there is a DISPUTE among jurors. He is NOT declaring a mistrial.
"First off, I want to remind you that you are REQUIRED to follow my instructions on the law as I gave them to you."
The judge is reminding them what REASONABLE DOUBT actually means. It's clear there are certain jurors simply REFUSING to take their role as impartial jurors seriously.
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This is what the “housing is a human right” and “people over profit” crowd thinks they want.
She’s completely lost in the socialist fantasy, so a DeLorean drops her off in 2050 to see how it worked out.
Free housing, but everyone lives in the same ugly gray box with no choices.
Coffee is available only if you brought your government-approved reusable mug. Black only.
The government grocery store has empty shelves and $40 eggs.
No police.
The trains are free, but they never run because the workers are on strike again.
Healthcare is free too. Your appointment is in 72 days.
By the end, she’s begging to go back.
Socialism always sounds wonderful when someone is promising you free things. It looks a little different once you’re actually forced to live in it.
Credit: Independent Women’s Voice
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His Royal Highness Todd Selig @tselig did not appear to be happy.
It couldn’t have been me. Must have been the commoners speaking before me.
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“Today our government declares war on added sugar.”
RFK Jr. just announced new dietary guidelines prioritizing protein, healthy fats, and whole foods.
“The hard truth is that our government has been lying to us to protect corporate profit-taking.”
“Today the lies stop.”
“The new guidelines recognize that whole nutrient-dense food is the most effective path to better health.”
“Protein and healthy fats are essential, and we’re ending the war on saturated fats.”
“Added sugars, especially sugar-sweetened beverages, drive metabolic disease.”
“As Secretary of Health and Human Services, my message is clear: eat real food.”
For the next few election cycles, all Republicans need to do is run Biden ads to remind Americans of how truly despicable Democrat leadership is.
How ‘bout dat.
Remember the DC helicopter crash in January that killed 64 people, including 12 children?
Turns out the female pilot who was flying was given multiple warnings and was directly told by her male instructor/copilot to turn the opposite direction of the passenger jet to avoid a collision.
She ignored him and flew straight into it.
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Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya’s interview with Andrew Schulz just went viral.
He exposed the truth about Trump’s tariffs:
It's more than a trade war...he's completely redistributing American wealth.
Here are the untold secrets of the President's $750B gamble: 🧵
The Left is despicable 🤦🏾♂️
🚨#BREAKING: The Secret Service along with bomb disposal squads, are investigating a possible explosive package device near the White House
📌#Washington | #DC
At this time, numerous law enforcement and government agencies, including the Secret Service and bomb squad, are on the scene responding to a possible explosive device near the White House and Treasury Building in Washington DC. The White House and Ellipse areas are closed off, and officials are asking the public to avoid the area as the investigation unfolds. Roads in the vicinity may be blocked, and heightened security measures are in place. This remains a developing situation.
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You can see the ridiculous political puppet show for what it really is.
They are just actors reading a script.
Theater kids 💁🏾♂️
Jasmine Crockett wants you to think she's from the hood - that she grew up on the streets. The exact opposite is true. She attended an exclusive day school where tuition is nearly $35,000 per year. She also attended Rhodes College, a private school where tuition is nearly $55,000 per year. She's cosplaying a gangsta.
