Gentle reminder

I’m Japanese. I asked an American BBQ guy how long a brisket takes. His answer: “It’s done when it’s done.” I came to X looking for BBQ tips and somehow got a Zen lesson instead.

🚨 JUST IN: VP JD Vance MIC DROPS European bureaucrats and fake news attacking Elon Musk, then BEGGING for him to unleash Starlink for Ukraine "I do find it a little IRONIC that the European countries who have NOTHING like the technology that Elon has developed in Starlink...these countries have almost universally decided to wage regulatory and licensing WAR against SpaceX. And now they're all running to SpaceX saying, 'please do what we need you to do?!'" 🔥🔥🔥 "European countries depend on American technology, American businesses, and the American military, while at the same time European political leaders love to bash the United States allies that they depend upon so much!" "Elon Musk runs a private corporation. And I think it's completely understandable that he doesn't want to get in the middle of what is a war between two state actors without the United States government effectively directing him on what to do." @ElonMusk is their favorite guy to bash...then they turn around and act entitled to his technology. Same countries that want to fine and regulate him into oblivion! This comes right after WSJ claimed that Musk ordered a Starlink slowdown that caught Ukraine off guard. Because of course they'd claim that! The EU fined X under its Digital Services Act and has spent years going after Elon. Now Europe needs his satellites 🤡 They can't have it both ways. Vance nailed it.

I ran the numbers on The Kid Wanted to know why Boss man moved so fast Hired off a resume Started three days later Walked the hallway in twenty two seconds Still bullish The answer was on the job posting Intern Compensation zero I brought it to Boss man He did not look at the page Said he came highly recommended I asked by who Said a trusted source I asked which branch of the Brooks family tree He let that one go Said by 2030 AI builds the spreadsheets Writes the memos Runs the forecast Said there is one thing it cannot do Walk forty two feet Somebody still has to get to Conference Room B He is not hiring for the spreadsheet He is hiring for the hallway After he left I walked it again Boss man does it in four Four point eight Just checking Continuing analysis Sent from my Mac

Attention Patriots 🇺🇸 : It’s time to ratio Macron. The French people need you!

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RE: A Public Service Message on Tax Refunds So recently I encountered another X user—ostensibly a MAGA voter—who declared he will not be voting in the midterms because Trump broke his promise and raised his taxes. His proof? His 2025 federal tax refund was less than his 2024 federal tax refund. You heard that right. Even though it was pointed out to him that the federal rates had not risen under Trump, the smaller refund had convinced this gentleman that Trump “raised his taxes.” So, as a public service to people who don’t pay close attention to these kinds of things, I’ll explain. First, just because your refund went down does NOT mean “your taxes went up.” A federal tax refund works like this: Total tax owed *minus* W-2 withholding tax *minus* other estimated tax payments = tax refund (or remaining tax due). Thus, the reason you get a refund is because you paid too much in withholding and estimated taxes during the year. You let Uncle Sam have control of money that was not his, and you lost out on the possible interest or other benefits of keeping that money in your own pocket and not Uncle Sam’s during the year. Ideally, we should all aspire to receive NO refund at all—that means you properly planned your taxes. (Even better, end the year OWING Uncle Sam just enough that you don’t get into a penalty situation.) Proper planning matters. Make sure your W-4 is accurate. If you make estimated quarterly payments, make sure they are accurate too. Above all, do not view a refund as income—in reality it is Uncle Sam temporarily hijacking some of your money he was not entitled to. I kind of thought everybody understood this basic concept, but I guess not. However, I understand if new earners don’t see it, as the government tries to make this sort of stuff invisible and on autopilot so nobody challenges their awful tax burden by having to write a personal check every month. Thank you for your attention to this matter.