Chris O'Brien
@obrien
Journalist in Paris publishing The French Tech Journal newsletter 馃嚭馃嚥馃嚝馃嚪. Launching: The France AI Radar: franceairadar.com
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2 years as AI czar...and David Ballsacks managed to make the US the most anti-AI country on the planet.
But yeah, totally, the podcast bros...
But yeah, totally, the podcast bros...
David Sacks reveals how the GOP alienated Joe Rogan and alternative mediaView quoted post on X
SACKS: "We lost all the podcast bros. I mean, obviously, it was Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan and Theo Von and that whole set. Megyn Kelly. So, you know, a house divided against itself cannot stand. I mean, we lost a huge part of our base. And I would say that the Republicans in particular are dependent on the podcast circuit. Let's call it alternative media. Why? Because the mainstream media hates us. Legacy media hates us. They will never give us a fair shot. And they're 90% left. So it is what it is."
"Yeah. And I think one of the reasons why Trump produced such a resounding victory in 2024 is he appealed to that whole podcasting circuit. And frankly, we should have done a better job giving them all front row seats in the White House press room. We should have stayed connected to all of them because they are our media."
"By the way, they don't work for us. They're willing to defect, obviously. They have their own opinions. But we have to pay attention. I think our side has to pay a lot of attention to them because without them, we don't have any media that supports us. So I think that losing them was a big deal. It fueled the sense. And I think that a lot of those people showed up and then did a protest vote because they wanted to send the message that they want out of this war."
SpaceX bought at least 1,279 Cybertrucks in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to U.S. vehicle registration data compiled by S&P Global Mobility. That was 18% of all Cybertrucks registered in the US that quarter. SpaceX later disclosed it spent $131M on Cybertrucks in 2025.
Re. the Galloway controversy: No one should patronize anyone who calls for the execution or assassination of anyone. Guess we all need to get off this website now.