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▲ 109 r/elonmusk

"Sweet Land" - an ode to America's 250th year (posted and reposted by Elon at least 4 times).

u/twinbee — 2 days ago
▲ 4 r/grok

Elon pinned x: "Truly massive gains will come in ~3 months when the entire training and inference stack is written in C/C++ and massively simplified (most software layers will be deleted completely) and we exact-map Grok to work incredibly well on a GB300"

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u/twinbee — 8 days ago
▲ 60 r/grok

Political bias of chatbots: Grok vs the rest

u/twinbee — 11 days ago
▲ 145 r/elonmusk

Elon: "Absolutely. This is a total lie. All DOGE required was contact information of the recipients to confirm that funding was not fraudulent. No validated medical funding was stopped. Anything that appeared to be legitimate lifesaving funding continued <...>"

Source: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2069108349656834236

Elon further elaborated here:

> The standard applied by DOGE was very simple and easy:

> Provide contact information for the recipients of aid, so that we can confirm it is not fraudulent.

> The reality is that money was being sent to corrupt politicians under the guise of aid! Liars and stock insider traders like Ro the Robber should be in prison!!

And again here:

> All DOGE required was contact information of the recipients to confirm that funding was not fraudulent. No validated medical funding was stopped.

> Anything that appeared to be legitimate lifesaving funding continued and is now administered by the State Department.

> If anyone had actually died as a result of DOGE, their names would be worldwide headline news!

> On the other hand, USAID did help fund the Wuhan Virology Institute, which caused the deaths of millions, and the revolution that started the Russia-Ukraine war.

u/twinbee — 11 days ago
▲ 9 r/RestoreBritain

Scrap most benefits and give British citizens a simple basic income instead?

Most of us here hate the bloated welfare state, especially when given to people who shouldn't even be here. I agree. Unfortunately though, there are serious flaws in the current system, even for British citizens. For example, medical conditions which are very subjective and can be exaggerated - back pain and mental health being classic examples. More importantly, the status quo traps people where working punishes you by bringing in the same (or even less!) after benefits are withdrawn. There's simply no incentive for the capable to work if they won't be rewarded any more for it.

A CBI or Citizen's Basic Income (a play on universal basic income) for British citizens would change that. Any work income they earn will sit on top of the CBI they already receive. This removes the penalty trap for working, slashes paperwork and bureaucracy, saving time for everyone from our existing means-tested nightmare. It's simpler and arguably fairer for taxpayers.

This would only be for British citizens, after we've dealt with all the foreign nationals and millions who shouldn't be here. I'm not suggesting a generous amount, just a bare-bones floor (or just above) to survive on. Funding could come from massive admin savings, ending benefits for foreign nationals / illegals, and of course the extra workforce that enters employment once the trap is removed.

For those who ask: "What about people who can work but choose not to?" - the current system already pays people not to work and punishes those who try. A low flat CBI for British citizens removes that punishment while still making work financially rewarding.

Would this be a policy worth bringing into Restore Britain?

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u/twinbee — 15 days ago