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Benza retweeted
I brought one of the year's biggest economic stories to the White House podium, and the legacy media didn't bother to show up.
500+ new factory projects across 47 states. So if the networks won’t report it, I will.
Benza retweeted
Can people not hear me?
I am saying this every single day, loudly:
It’s not the judges.
I spent 14.5 years inside Allegheny County Pretrial Services. We wrote the recommendations. After the MacArthur grant money arrived, the mandate was to reduce the jail population. Recommendations do not include monetary conditions. The magistrate signs the order. Pretrial reviews every case and can move the next day to modify it.
Delvin Dobbins walked the day after the Garfield aggravated assault (intestines out, bloody knife) on non-monetary, with an open case already pending and a prior adult shooting charge. The dockets are public. This is the system working as designed.
I laid the emails and the incentives out with @colin_dunlap on @KDKARadio:
Please hear me.
nitter.cf/KDKARadio/status/21046…
Benza retweeted
If you have a kid applying to college with the last name of Patel or Koka or Reddy you may want to know what your kid is up against: (it’s worse than I thought)
Tx to @zagrebbi we have an analysis of leaked Columbia data that disaggregates Asian as a group into South East Asian and East Asian.
East Asians with a near perfect 1550+ SAT score have about the same rate of acceptance as whites (16-17%)
Southeast Asians (Patels/Kokas) with the same near perfect SATs have an 8% acceptance rate. (Sorry to report to white nationalists — there is no mafia of Indians at elite schools in the U.S. that favor Indians)
Other notable findings— there are comparatively few self identified black/Hispanics with 1550+ SATs. (Current NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani self identified as black when applying to Columbia). Acceptance rates for black/Hispanic identified individuals is 25-50%
Cc @TheBrancaShow
Benza retweeted
According to @CMSGov, Xarelto will be removed from the Medicare Drug Negotiation Program starting January 1, 2027.
Their reason?
The availability of generic competition, which disqualifies this drug from negotiated pricing under the Inflation Reduction Act rules.
Excuse me, am I missing something?
Maybe I’m missing the ACTUAL launch of a generic Xarelto in another strength other than the 2.5mg that’s currently available?!!
My next question would be, why is Farxiga still a Medicare Negotiated Drug for 2027 then?
It has had a readily available, super inexpensive generic for months now!!
Who the fuck at @CMSGov isn’t doing their homework?
Benza retweeted
People have asked why I’m doing this. Why I’m exposing what happened inside Pretrial Services.
This is why.
I learned right from wrong from my dad, WWII Army Sgt. Ray Robertson. He died when I was 14 years old. I kissed his cold cheek and said goodbye, and more than 30 years later, I can still remember exactly what that felt like.
I know he would expect me to stand up when I know something is wrong. And what happened at Pretrial was wrong.
I watched warnings get ignored. I watched the same people come through that system over and over again. I watched decisions get made that put victims, police officers, and entire communities at risk. And now there are people who are dead who did not have to be.
So when people ask why I won’t just let this go, that’s part of the answer.
My dad has been gone most of my life, but I still carry everything he taught me. I believe he’s with me through this. I believe all of my angels in Heaven are. And with their help, I’m going to see this through.
I’m his daughter.
Always.
Benza retweeted
Jonathan William Taylor was 18. Homeless. Already out on non-monetary bail from a simple assault just seven days earlier. His grandparents had a PFA against him. He could not go home to his mother.
I asked for no release.
The form says he posed a threat to a victim, a witness, or the community. It says there was evidence of mental illness that may prove harmful to himself or others.
Supervisor GL declined it.
Then he made sure the recommendation said outpatient. Not a Behavior Clinic exam. Outpatient mental health evaluation only.
That word mattered.
A regular Behavior Clinic exam kept them in. They sat in the jail until a doctor saw them and cleared them.
Outpatient meant walk out the door and go find your own clinic. He made me write “only” to make sure nobody held on to this kid for a Behavior Clinic evaluation.
He was 18. Homeless. Off his meds. No address. No way back to his family.
And the order was essentially: go locate a mental health appointment yourself.
That is not a plan. That is a dump.
Before the grants, the dangerous ones were held and seen inside. After the grants, every line on the form became another way out: non-monetary. Report in person. No contact. Outpatient only.
The score said 92 out of 100 people like him would not pick up a new violent arrest. The score was the excuse.
The outpatient line was the mechanism.
Anything and everything to get them released.
He should not have been let out.
Benza retweeted
A slice of Dave's Killer Bread has more added sugar than a slice of Wonder Bread. On the 21 Whole Grains and Seeds loaf the ingredients go organic whole wheat, water, organic cane sugar, then the grain and seed mix.
Ingredients are listed by weight, so there's more cane sugar in the loaf than the entire 21 grain and seed mix. A Dave's slice weighs 45 grams and has about a teaspoon of added sugar. Wonder Classic White has 5 grams in two slices, which weigh under 30 grams each. Gram for gram the two breads come out about even.
PSA: Medicare open enrollment is in 2 weeks. Every state has SHIP programs. Utilize it.
Proceed with caution if opting for Medicare Advantage.
They’re sneaky and will change their preferred networks/facilities leaving you in a lurch. The “free stuff” ain’t worth it.
Benza retweeted
No. Trump isn’t banning students from loans because they picked the wrong major. Accounts going viral today flattened a program rule into a culture-war headline. They should delete their posts. Read the actual rule and stop repeating The New Republic’s July 23 version of it.
The Education Department’s June rule hits specific programs, not people by major. If a program’s graduates fail an earnings test in two of three years, that program can lose Direct Loan eligibility. Undergrad programs have to beat typical earnings for high-school graduates. Grad programs have to beat typical earnings for bachelor’s-degree holders. Fail that, and taxpayers stop underwriting the program. It’s a fair system. You can debate it. Stop saying people are losing federal loans based on the major they chose. They’re not.
A student can still major in whatever they want. They can still enroll. What they may lose is a federal Direct Loan for a program that keeps leaving its own graduates poorer than people who skipped it. That’s an accountability rule on colleges. It isn’t a ban on English majors. Accountability is a good thing. So is efficiency. What’s bad is lying about the standard for loans, and that’s what a lot of viral posts are doing today.
The first cuts don’t even land this semester. The rule was finalized this summer. Loss of loan access starts later, in the 2027–29 window after the earnings data is in. If a school’s product doesn’t pay, the school should fix the product or lose the subsidy. That’s the actual policy. The “Trump banned your degree” posts are the lie.
Benza retweeted
"I take Klonopin half a milligram twice a day, and I've started feeling off. More anxious. More restless. Uncomfortable all the time. Maybe I'm going into withdrawal between doses?"
I reacted to a woman describing exactly this, and I want to explain what I told my own audience, because her story is one I hear in my practice every single week.
A lot of the time, this is not interdose withdrawal. It's the drug itself. Benzodiazepines taken long term make many people worse: the anxiety they were prescribed for intensifies, and toxicity can develop, what we call BIND, benzodiazepine-induced neurological dysfunction. Her other symptoms fit the picture: crushing headaches, no energy, burning eyes. BIND commonly brings sensory and nerve symptoms, ringing ears, light sensitivity, tingling in the hands, feet, sometimes the face.
Then she said something that made me stop: "I tried quitting cold turkey a while back and I almost died." Please hear this. Cold-turkey benzodiazepine withdrawal throws the brain into what I describe as an electrical storm, and it can be genuinely dangerous. Worse, repeated rapid on-off cycles cause kindling: each withdrawal destabilizes the nervous system further and raises the risk of lasting injury.
She asked what she should do. If she were my patient, here is what I'd tell her: a slow, gradual taper using compounded liquid medication, weaning down over time. That is the safest way to get the toxin out and let the nervous system begin to recover. Not white-knuckling. Not cold turkey. Slow.
And her warning to others deserves to be amplified: these drugs were never meant for long-term use.
If you're looking to safely taper off a psychiatric medication, comment TAPER and I'll send you my free tapering guide. It's the exact protocol we use with our patients at TaperClinic.
Never stop a benzodiazepine abruptly. Any taper should be gradual and medically supervised.
Benza retweeted
November is a choice between keeping your country or surrendering it to politicians like Rep. Ramirez, who makes clear here that the Left already has legislation drafted to grant mass amnesty, defund immigration enforcement, and reopen the border the moment it returns to power.
When the Left talks about “our people,” they do not mean Americans.
Rep. Delia Ramirez, who said she is more proud to be Guatemalan than American, says in Spanish:
"We are going to abolish the Department of Homeland Security...we are going to create a Department of Community Safety" so immigration is not handled by an agency that "likes to call immigrants terrorists..."
Benza retweeted
Lipid nano-particles don't stay localized to the injection site, and nothing will ever change that
Even if what's inside the LNPs is 100% free of contamination, which it never is, the unpredictable biodistribution of the LNPs makes it an absolute non-starter for mass vaccination
There Was a Non-mRNA COVID Vaccine the Whole Time. Almost Nobody Was Told.
Novavax uses a conventional protein-subunit platform, the same basic approach behind vaccines that have been around for decades. It was authorized, it's still available, and it was almost NEVER mentioned. People hesitant about the genetic platform were rarely told they had another option. Informed consent means presenting the alternatives.
Courtesy of Dr. Jess Unfiltered with Dr. Jess Peatross
#MedicalFreedom
Benza retweeted
🚨Our race is now a TOSS UP!
We’ve closed the gap, and our momentum is clear. I’m going to keep working hard every day to earn every vote.
Get out and vote, Minnesota!
realclearpolling.com/polls/s…
Benza retweeted
Just remember that state and federal politicians block and prevent new medical facilities from being built and then hold hearings about why healthcare is expensive.
They think you’re stupid. Politicians in every state block new hospitals, new ERs, and new places to have safe surgery. Then they cry about affordable and accessible care while asking for your vote.
I used to look up to these people. Now I listen to them recite party-written talking points they cannot defend.
In what world does less supply produce lower prices?
We imported Soviet economic planning, added American flag lapel pins, and called it healthcare policy.”
Benza retweeted
I'm beginning to think I am an anomaly. I can afford groceries. I can afford health insurance. I own my house. I have no debt. When did being financially responsible become a bad thing?
Benza retweeted
Here’s why beef is so expensive in America, says Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farms.
He said:
“The biggest enemy right now keeping beef prices high … is the subsidies to the corn and soybean farmers.”
“Half the soybeans America produces are exported. We don’t even use them. Almost half the corn goes into ethanol.”
“A huge percentage of American agriculture is not in the food business.”
“The average soybean farmer lost $100 an acre last year…Instead of having to face the reality that the world doesn’t need soybeans.”
His alternative: take 1,000 acres of Nebraska soybeans, convert them to grass, and begin grazing cows.
“My hypothetical 1,000 acres,” Joel says, “costs $300,000 to convert from soybeans to grass… That’s exactly what it costs annually to grow soybeans.”
Joel says that either “It’s going to cost me $300,000 of annual expense to put that crop in and harvest it,” or “I can do a once in a century $300,000 investment and return it to perennial prairie polyculture.”
“Today’s farmer only gets 5.8 cents of the retail dollar.”
“Today, we have four companies controlling 85% of the meat market.”
“It’s not free enterprise…It’s capital cronyism.”
@JoelSalatin
Treat Pain as Information, Not as a Reason to Quit
I reposted @USSOCOM today. They said, "As our forces continue to operate globally to deter adversaries and degrade and destroy terrorist networks, their courage and sacrifice continue to inspire our commitment to serve with strength, purpose, and resolve."
Their post reminded me of something I wrote in "Blasting Through." Here it is:
In special operations, mindset is essential. You will get hurt. You will be cold, exhausted, hungry, and in pain. The question isn't whether you can avoid discomfort. You can't. The question is whether you can continue to function effectively despite discomfort, whether you can treat pain as information rather than as a reason to quit.
Benza retweeted
I have conducted an audit of Anthropic's finances.
What I have found is so shocking that I am calling for a Congressional investigation.
Anthropic is not just seeking regulatory capture.
It has built a regulatory capture machine that cannot be turned off.
Structural financial incentives make it impossible for Anthropic -- I call it the Anthropic Network -- to turn off its own AI doom cycle.
It starts with METR.
Dario Amodei proposes "third-party evaluators" to assess the risk of Anthropic's models.
He proposes METR for this purpose.
But METR is financially dependent on the Anthropic's success -- specifically, on the explosive growth of more than $7 billion dollars in Anthropic stock.
Dustin Moskovitz invested this stock into Good Ventures Foundation, where it represents the majority of that organization's portfolio.
And GVF is the overwhelming funder of the entire Anthropic Network ecosystem.
This stock was worth $500 million early last year.
It is worth more than $7.7 billion just ~16 months later.
METR -- and all of those building a career its parent organizations -- cannot afford to disrupt that growth.
Because if Anthropic goes under, many of the organizations that fund METR go under as well.
But if Anthropic succeeds, METR and its parent organizations become more richly financed to regulate AI -- something those at METR want very much.
The "third-party evaluator" is not "third-party" at all.
The evaluator is on Anthropic's payroll.
If this were the end of it, that's bad.
But that isn't all.
The same organizations that fund METR also fund the many organizations, such as the Tarbell Center, that promote AI Doom.
The Tarbell Center publishes AI Doom articles in The Verge, Science, LA Times, The Dispatch, TIME, and others.
They are selling the problem, and then selling the solution to the problem -- from the same money pile: Anthropic's.
All of these organizations are financially dependent on the same exploding $7 billion money pile.
As Anthropic grows more and more powerful, its AI Doom Machine grows better and better financed -- louder and louder.
Meanwhile, the regulatory regime seeded in METR grows larger to solve the increasingly loud -- now hysterical -- problem of AI Doom that the Anthropic Network itself created.
From this standpoint, as Anthropic becomes more powerful, AI might be getting scarier, sure -- but the positive feedback loop also becomes more deafening -- independent of objective facts.
This itself is an objective fact.
The deafening AI Doom is part of an business model, that, as it expands, so too does the AI Doom messaging -- there is simply more money to do it.
But the problem also goes in the other direction:
If Anthropic dies, the Regulatory Regime and the AI Doom Machine are crippled or die.
Neither METR nor Tarbell nor the other organizations in the Anthropic Network can allow that to happen.
Hence, neither METR or the AI Doom Machine can be trusted to provide independent assessments of Anthropic's models or AI more broadly.
They simply are not organizations independent of Anthropic.
And Anthropic cannot detach itself from METR or Tarbell or countless other safety orgs (not shown here), either, because they drive hype for the models and the possibility of eventual regulatory capture, and Anthropic will not give that up willingly.
What's more, the people at all of these organizations are all the same ecosystem, the same community. They just shuffle between organizations.
The Anthropic Network is therefore, so long as it is successful, locked into a self-amplifying feedback loop inside an ideological monoculture.
And that feedback loop is winning.
That's what Jacob Coxon is.
China is keeping messaging tight. That is why optimism for AI is so high in China.
America has Anthropic: a massive company pushing anti-AI propaganda at a state level.
Anthropic will either create hysteria until American AI slows down and China wins, or it will create fractures throughout American society with severe political consequences.
Ironically, because of the structural financial incentives underpinning the Anthropic Network, it has become the same kind of self-amplifying virus that it fantasizes AI to become in the future -- while hiding its tracks just as carefully.
It is the mirror of the same AI virus that it hypothesizes to consume America.
Anthropic's business model, models itself after the very thing it claims to fear.
Except Anthropic's ideology infects humans, not computers.
Congress must investigate.
Evidence and Github in next post.
Then some supplementary figures.