Every time I read this guy’s comments I find my respect for him deepening.

I’ve served on the Homeland Security Committee for the past three years. I’m 100% for strong safe secure borders and stopping narco terrorists and cartels from trafficking deadly drugs and human trafficking into America. Fentanyl is responsible for over 70% of U.S. drug overdose deaths and fentanyl comes from Mexican cartels made with chemical precursors from China and trafficked across the U.S. Mexico border. Mexican cartels are primarily and overwhelmingly responsible for killing Americans with deadly drugs. If U.S. military action and regime change in Venezuela was really about saving American lives from deadly drugs then why hasn’t the Trump admin taken action against Mexican cartels? And if prosecuting narco terrorists is a high priority then why did President Trump pardon the former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez who was convicted and sentenced for 45 years for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into America? Ironically cocaine is the same drug that Venezuela primarily traffics into the U.S. The next obvious observation is that by removing Maduro this is a clear move for control over Venezuelan oil supplies that will ensure stability for the next obvious regime change war in Iran. And of course why is it ok for America to militarily invade, bomb, and arrest a foreign leader but Russia is evil for invading Ukraine and China is bad for aggression against Taiwan? Is it only ok if we do it? (I’m not endorsing Russia or China) Regime change, funding foreign wars, and American’s tax dollars being consistently funneled to foreign causes, foreigners both home and abroad, and foreign governments while Americans are consistently facing increasing cost of living, housing, healthcare, and learn about scams and fraud of their tax dollars is what has most Americans enraged. Especially the younger generations. Boomers and half of Gen X will cheer on neocon wars and talking points, but the other half of Gen X and majority on down see through it and hate it. Americans disgust with our own government’s never ending military aggression and support of foreign wars is justified because we are forced to pay for it and both parties, Republicans and Democrats, always keep the Washington military machine funded and going. This is what many in MAGA thought they voted to end. Boy were we wrong. As the baby boomers slip away both in votes and power, the electoral future will be decided for candidates that focus on American economic populism and promising prosperity for Americans only. As of right now, neither party is offering the solution.

Ole Miss catcher Austin Fawley hit a grand slam in the first inning of today’s game. That’s pretty cool. What’s really cool? His mother caught it!

Reposting this answer to a question from @geoffreyhinton about whether I think LLMs "understand" what they say. I point out what I think is missing from current architectures to reach cat-level intelligence (never mind human level): world models and planning/reasoning abilities.

After a 12-0 win over Albany, @SamuelReisTV talked to @NJTechBaseball teammates @Luke_Longo_22 and Brandon Peterson. Longo had a 3-run HR for his fifth long ball of the season and Peterson pitched six scoreless innings without allowing a hit and recording 10 strikeouts!

Following a 13-1 victory over Glens Falls in seven innings, @SamuelReisTV talked to @Masonswinney2 and @Jaxsonwest8. The @AlabamaBSB teammates went a combined 7-for-7 on the night as Swinney recorded three home runs and a triple while West notched three doubles!

It was the Alabama Mohawks tonight! Mason Swinney 4-4, 3 HR with a grand slam, a triple, 6 RBI, 4 Runs Jaxson West 3-3, 3 doubles, 3 RBI, 3 Runs Final Score: Amsterdam 13 Glens Falls 1 @AlabamaBSB