Investor @DCVC / Founder @One_Defense / Commission Director @AtlanticCouncil / Life Member @CFR_org
Washington, DC
Joined March 2011
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I'm old enough to remember Mitt Romney defending Ric on his campaign against the same mob that Ric now conveniently represents. Life comes at you fast! politico.com/story/2012/05/g…
WOW: Top Trump adviser Ric Grenell outlined a stunning pay-for-influence offer to a Turkish billionaire last year: access to "POTUS," "VIP events" and administration officials, according to a text message, reviewed by Axios
“Once the money comes to the company here, I will arrange the donation to Kennedy Centre [sic], and you'll be joining the VIP events and get close with the administration, even with POTUS," the May 3, 2025, text says.
Why have we done nothing to “DOGE” the hospital / health insurance industry? Who is protecting them still??
Looks pretty swampy to me...in fact, my feed is full of the swampy behavior from Administration officials these past few weeks.
Scoop: The White House investigation into a dispute between two prominent Trump supporters, Richard Grenell and Alina Habba Mildon, centers on a bank transfer from the Democratic Republic of Congo to a Texas defense company,
W/ @AKurmanaev
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He is right
#TexasSenate
Brandon Gill suggests that Ken Paxton should debate James Talarico
“I think the contrast couldn’t be more clear and I’d love to see that contrast in front of voters very clearly."
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Kimberly Guilfoyle thought her saddest day was when Don Trump jr. dumped her and married a younger woman shortly thereafter.
But alas…this interview with Jonathan Constantine tops that.
“Kimberly Guilfoyle can be summed up in three C’s…C*nt, Coke, Cash” 😳
Eric Deters Interviews Jonathan Constantine LIVE From Greece Regarding Kimberly Guilfoyle #ericdeters#kimberlyguilfoyle#jonathanconstantine#gop#republicanparty#greece#trump#guilfoyle#usgreece#news xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1rGmqpkky…
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We don’t use Starlink for our responses inside Russia. We use Starlink to intercept jet-powered “shaheds” that attack our civilians and kill families.
Starlink wasn’t turned off – its speed was reduced. And when the speed was reduced, we were unable to intercept a certain number of jet-powered “shaheds.” We couldn’t use a tool that helps protect people. That’s very painful and frustrating.
We also use Starlink for mid-range strikes against enemy military targets in our temporarily occupied territories. We couldn’t do that when the restrictions were in place. And third, what matters most is people. Our warriors, who spend weeks and months on the front line, receive food and water delivered by drones using Starlink.
Has the speed been fully restored to what it was before? No. Is it being restored now? Yes.
From a conversation with media representatives in Brussels. (2/3)
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Information warfare demands technology built for the mission, and people who understand the mission firsthand!
Today, @TheCyabra announced its National Security Advisory Council, chaired by our board member @mikepompeo, 70th U.S. Secretary of State and former CIA Director.
Joining him:
• Mary O'Brien, Lt Gen (Ret.), former Chief Information Officer for the Joint Staff and senior U.S. Air Force intelligence and cyber leader.
• Yigal Unna, former Director General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate.
• @steverod78, founder of One Defense and defense venture investor at DCVC.
For me, the purpose is practical: draw on their experience to inform our technology priorities and better understand what national security teams need in the field.
Their guidance will support our work across U.S. and allied national security markets.
This builds on our selection as an awardee on the FBI’s Specialized OSINT IDIQ contract, and our inclusion in USSOCOM’s SOF RACER consortium.
I am grateful to Secretary Pompeo, General O’Brien, Yigal Unna and Stephen Rodriguez for contributing their experience to this mission.
$CYAB
ALT Information warfare demands technology built for the mission, and people who understand the mission firsthand! Today, Cyabra announced its National Security Advisory Council, chaired by our board member Mike Pompeo, 70th U.S. Secretary of State and former CIA Director. Joining him: • Mary O'Brien, Lt Gen (Ret.), former Chief Information Officer for the Joint Staff and senior U.S. Air Force intelligence and cyber leader. • Yigal Unna, former Director General of the Israel National Cyber Directorate. • Stephen Rodriguez, founder of One Defense and defense venture investor at DCVC. For me, the purpose is practical: draw on their experience to inform our technology priorities and better understand what national security teams need in the field. Their guidance will support our work across U.S. and allied national security markets. This builds on our selection as an awardee on the FBI’s Specialized OSINT IDIQ contract, and our inclusion in USSOCOM’s SOF RACER consortium.
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Good reporting from Marina Temkin (@MTemkin) at @TechCrunch.
Proud to have led @typesafeai's Series Seed less than a month ago and to have participated in the $870M @a16z-led A alongside @sequoia --prouder still to see the tremendous response from software developers around the world (TypeSafe's first model, Jev, has already been adopted by 1/3 of the @FortuneMagazine 500).
This is a team that gets it done 👇
TypeSafe AI raised $870 million in a round led by a16Z.
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Hang this in the Louvre.
Germany’s elites have been compromised / Kompromat since the end of the Cold War. I’m old enough to remember Gerhard Schroeder selling them (and us) out to Russia 🇷🇺 25 years ago.
Germany’s former foreign intelligence chief August Hanning has been arrested on suspicion of treason and accused of selling state secrets to a foreign power ft.trib.al/urgwtQt
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Silicon Valley software expertise x Japanese engineering excellence.
Applied Intuition and @HondaJP are partnering to speed up Honda’s in-house development of a centralized, upgradeable SDV platform.
Learn more about how we are working together to transform the automotive industry.
appliedintuition.com/blog/ho…
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🚨 MILTON FRIEDMAN (1978): Young lawyer asked Milton about when it is okay for a Govt to force a free citizen to act.
Did you get the nuance in Milton's question about the difference between "society" and "govt"...
Do you think a man should be free to sin?
Kloppo always on the right side of history, with class. Whether it was was ManCity cheating or AfD’s recidivism, he shines the light. 💡
The controversy between Germany’s far-right AfD party and Germany national team head coach Jürgen Klopp continues. At the centre of the dispute are Klopp’s public criticisms of the AfD’s ideas, values and policies.
AfD deputy leader Kay Gottschalk wrote on social media following Germany’s defeat to Greece: “Certain virtues and the spirit of teamwork are cultural values that develop over centuries and are shaped by shared historical experiences.”
With these remarks, Gottschalk drew a comparison between the German national team of 1990 and the current squad. While the 1990 team consisted entirely of white players, Klopp’s current squad includes eight Black players.
Klopp responded to Gottschalk’s remarks at a press conference in Munich:
“Is Germany not white enough? Complete nonsense. I won’t comment on it. There is absolutely no reason to take these people seriously. You won’t hear my opinion on this. In everyday life, I have little time for nonsense, and even less on social media.”
Klopp made the remarks ahead of Germany’s UEFA Nations League match against Serbia, which Germany won yesterday.
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This is the moment we were building towards. The chance for our crew to prove, not just to ourselves but to the world, that Seagliders were made to fly and change the way we move on water.
The data team giving thumbs up. The test team signaling all clear. The captains in the cockpit, hands on the controls. The rest of the team gathered, holding their breaths.
Then it was time. The Viceroy Seaglider prototype lifted into the air, and together, we watched our hard work come to life.
This is the team that made it happen.
Be part of what's next. Join our crew today: regentcraft.com/careers#job-…
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RFE/RL takes apart a Russian Geran-4 drone to uncover what makes the jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) faster, harder to intercept, and capable of operating deep inside Ukraine -- from its turbojet engine and advanced camera to foreign-made communications and navigation components. @cxemu @radiosvoboda