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Thomas Massie

@repthomasmassie
15 posts
2025-08-24
The CHIPS Act did not authorize the U.S. government to acquire stock in private corporations.
2025-08-24 View on X
New York Times

Some lawyers and bankers say the Intel deal may face legal challenges as the CHIPS Act may not allow the US government to convert grants into equity

and every American should be [video] Kelsey Piper / @kelseytuoc : @recurseparadox Congress can repeal the CHIPS act if they want to. (I think they shouldn't, but they could). But ‘...

2025-08-23
Our government should not have ownership in private companies. There are so many specific problems with an arrangement like this, but fundamentally, this is not who we are as a country.
2025-08-23 View on X
Intel

Intel says the US will make an $8.9B investment by purchasing 433.3M primary shares of Intel common stock for $20.47/share; INTC closed on August 22 at $24.80

U.S. Government to make $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock as company builds upon its more than $100 billion expansion of resilient semiconductor supply chain

2025-04-29
Tonight we're voting on the “TAKE IT DOWN Act,” a bill that would impose federal criminal and civil penalties for publishing unauthorized intimate pictures generated with AI. I'm voting NO because I feel this is a slippery slope, ripe for abuse, with unintended consequences. [image]
2025-04-29 View on X
Washington Post

The US House passes the Take It Down Act to criminalize posting nonconsensual intimate imagery, including deepfakes, and require online platforms to remove them

Trump is expected to sign into law a bill that would force online platforms to quickly take down nonconsensual intimate images.

2025-01-22
When I endorsed Trump for President, he and I had a conversation in which he assured me he would free Ross Ulbricht. He even suggested I could include it in my endorsement statement, which I did. Many thanks to @angela4LNCChair of the Libertarian party for elevating this cause. [image]
2025-01-22 View on X
New York Times

Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, a crypto and libertarian cult hero serving a life sentence since 2015 on money laundering, drug charges, and more

Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.

Ross Ulbricht has been freed by President Trump with a full pardon! Thank you for keeping your word to me and others who have been advocating for Ross' freedom, Mr. President! #freeRoss [image]
2025-01-22 View on X
New York Times

Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht, a crypto and libertarian cult hero serving a life sentence since 2015 on money laundering, drug charges, and more

Ross Ulbricht was serving a life sentence for creating a site in a shady corner of the internet to sell heroin, cocaine and other illicit substances.

2024-03-14
I'm currently on the floor managing the debate AGAINST the TikTok ban. This is my opening statement. Tune in to CSPAN live now for more. [video]
2024-03-14 View on X
Bloomberg

Memo: TikTok is “disappointed” that the US House passed the TikTok divestment bill, and reiterates its plans to lobby the Senate not to pass the legislation

TikTok told employees the company isn't planning to change its approach to protecting user data even after US lawmakers passed …

I'm currently on the floor managing the debate AGAINST the TikTok ban. This is my opening statement. Tune in to CSPAN live now for more. [video]
2024-03-14 View on X
Washington Post

The US House passes a bipartisan TikTok bill that forces a sale or ban of the app; the legislation faces an uncertain Senate path without a companion measure

2023-07-06
👍🇺🇸Thank you @WarrenDavidson for leading this effort to rein in warrantless government surveillance. https://twitter.com/...
2023-07-06 View on X
Wired

A look at a National Defense Authorization Act amendment, which if passed would forbid US government agencies from buying citizens' search histories and more

An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act would forbid government entities from buying Americans' search histories, location data, and more. Bluesky: @dell.bsky.social...

2023-03-13
Let's review the Federal Reserve Bank's many roles, & how each of them enabled the SVB failure/malfeasance: (1) Santa Claus. By keeping interest rates artificially low, FED stimulated the economy, & nudged those with capital into the VC space creating demand for a bank like SVB.
2023-03-13 View on X
Financial Times

Having perfected the art of using hype to move markets, VCs managed to hype their own rumors to collapse SVB, accidentally slaying a much loved accomplice

After more than a decade of venture capitalists insisting they provide more than just cash to their portfolio companies, the moment to prove that finally arrived.

Let's review the Federal Reserve Bank's many roles, & how each of them enabled the SVB failure/malfeasance: (1) Santa Claus. By keeping interest rates artificially low, FED stimulated the economy, & nudged those with capital into the VC space creating demand for a bank like SVB.
2023-03-13 View on X
U.S. Department of the Treasury

The US Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the FDIC say all Silicon Valley Bank depositors will be “fully” protected, and their money will be available on March 13

WASHINGTON, DC — The following statement was released by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen …

2022-08-27
FBI coercing Facebook to censor political information is a violation of the first amendment.
2022-08-27 View on X
VICE

Mark Zuckerberg talks with Joe Rogan about his life, content moderation decisions, the FBI and the Hunter Biden laptop story, the metaverse, and more

Mark Zuckerberg is the chief executive of Meta Platforms Inc. … David Molloy / BBC : Zuckerberg tells Rogan FBI warning prompted Biden laptop story censorship Justin Carter / Game ...

2022-02-12
Congress's oversight over programs such as these is virtually nonexistent, yet Congress votes to fund them. How is that possible you ask? Negligence. https://www.nytimes.com/...
2022-02-12 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Senators Wyden and Heinrich: declassified docs show a CIA bulk surveillance program collecting Americans' data without clear judicial or congressional oversight

The lawmakers called for the immediate declassification of details about the surveillance program and what data was collected Source: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden … .

2022-02-11
Congress's oversight over programs such as these is virtually nonexistent, yet Congress votes to fund them. How is that possible you ask? Negligence. https://www.nytimes.com/...
2022-02-11 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Senators Wyden and Heinrich: declassified documents show a CIA bulk surveillance program collecting Americans' data without judicial or congressional oversight

The lawmakers called for the immediate declassification of details about the surveillance program and what data was collected Source: U.S. Senator Ron Wyden … .

2021-07-20
The White House has admitted to working with Facebook to track, flag, and block certain content and content creators. Which begs the question: how involved is the government in Facebook's efforts to track and flag VIEWERS of content the government hasn't approved? https://twitter.com/...
2021-07-20 View on X
New York Times

Sources: a group of Facebook data scientists asked for resources to measure COVID misinfo on Facebook at the start of the pandemic, but execs denied the request

The company doesn't know some specifics about how falsehoods about Covid-19 and vaccines for the virus spread on its social network.

The White House has admitted to working with Facebook to track, flag, and block certain content and content creators. Which begs the question: how involved is the government in Facebook's efforts to track and flag VIEWERS of content the government hasn't approved? https://twitter.com/...
2021-07-20 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Biden backtracks on his Facebook criticism, says he meant top users spreading vaccine misinfo were “killing people”, and urges Facebook to reduce misinformation

Biden walks back attack over vaccine lies Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post : The Technology 202: Facebook isn't sharing how many Americans viewed vaccine misinformation New York Ti...