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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 7h

“Amidst these dark times, it is important to remember that most Americans aren’t sociopaths who hate anyone who disagrees with them. Most Americans do not celebrate political violence even if it hits what they consider the “right” target."

#5: How to Break a Tyrant

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 7h

"It reveals that there could be real costs to continuing their support and that there’s still time to choose the right side.”

It only takes 3.5% of the population to bring a regime to its knees if citizens know how to play the game.

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 7h

“When large protests are peaceful and visibly diverse, they send a signal to people inside the system (judges, civil servants, military officers, political appointees, CEOs) that they may be on the wrong side of history."

I was scared to start my business until I read this book. (now it makes $200K/yr)

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 7h

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What to Look for in an Entrepreneur

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 7h

"There’s no guaranteed formula and no single path, but these traits consistently show up in entrepreneurs who make it.“

Last week I was catching up with an entrepreneur who was thinking about doing some angel investing, and he asked me what I look for in other entrepreneurs. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity …

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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 7h

“These five characteristics—desire to improve, unique view on risk, chip on the shoulder, resourcefulness, and optimism—are some of my favorites when it comes to entrepreneurial success."

What to Look for in an Entrepreneur

Last week I was catching up with an entrepreneur who was thinking about doing some angel investing, and he asked me what I look for in other entrepreneurs. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity …

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Eight things to know about the National Guard in Washington, D.C.

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 7h

"Less than a year in, the second Trump administration has declared 11 national emergencies — more than any other president’s single-term total except his own first-term record of 13.”

An autocratic escalation threatening to spread across American cities

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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 7h

“One: This is yet another example of President Trump manufacturing “emergencies” to expand his authority.
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This administration has used emergency powers to an unprecedented degree."

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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 9h

Accelerated transgressions in the second Trump presidency

Eight things to know about the National Guard in Washington, D.C.

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 9h

"This is as a hallmark authoritarian tactic intended to silence dissenters, target vulnerable communities, coerce fealty, and ultimately entrench his power.”

An autocratic escalation threatening to spread across American cities

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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 9h

“This dangerous escalation attempts to politicize law enforcement in our capital city, misuse our armed forces, and militarize our daily lives for his authoritarian agenda."

Eight things to know about the National Guard in Washington, D.C.

An autocratic escalation threatening to spread across American cities

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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

"He’s weakened the very machinery that makes crisis response possible. That means that when crisis comes (and it will as it just did in Texas), Trump will no longer look like the hero, he’ll look like the cause of suffering.”

#3: How Dictators Lose Control of the Story

In every fight for democracy, there’s a battle that plays out quietly in people’s heads.

#3: How Dictators Lose Control of the Story

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

“Trump has systematically replaced experienced officials with loyalists. He has gutted agencies, fired inspectors general, sidelined career experts, and appointed allies with little experience to key positions: FEMA, the CDC, Homeland Security, the FBI, the intelligence community."

In every fight for democracy, there’s a battle that plays out quietly in people’s heads.

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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

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How the MAGA goon squad became tech lobbyists

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

“Six months later, it seems there are two real policies, unwritten but ironclad: you can get almost anything you want if you either enrich Trump and his family, or hire a Trump associate to lobby on your behalf.”
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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

"I recently spoke with Verge deputy editor Alex Heath, who’s been covering the corporate intrigue of Silicon Valley for quite some time, and he gave me a very nihilistic answer: because the CEOs never had ideology to begin with, other than their bottom line.“

How the MAGA goon squad became tech lobbyists

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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

“But why has the tech industry glommed onto the Trumpworld lobbying grift so quickly — faster than other industries navigating Washington?"

How the MAGA goon squad became tech lobbyists

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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

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This Idea Could Change How You Think About Jesus’ Life and Death

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

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The John Bolton case looks corrupt—by design.

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

“There’s no more basic belief in a fascist cult than that all legal authority ultimately resides in the leader. To claim that “no one is above the law” while working for a guy who once boasted that his supporters would be fine with him murdering people feels more like an arch joke than hypocrisy“

For My Enemies: The Law

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Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

"In order to transform that belief, she’s going to have to do a tremendous amount of exploration and investigation.” - Jordan Peterson

Deception and Psychopathy | Robert Trivers | EP 270

Deception and Psychopathy | Robert Trivers | EP 270

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

"She’s got a fleshed out idea of marriage stability and harmony. All she’s got to contradict that is one piece of visual evidence and an emotion. She can hold onto her pre-existing belief with no work."

Deception and Psychopathy | Robert Trivers | EP 270

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

"It’s a fully thought out (or partially thought out) set of propositions about marriage stability versus an emotional queue of uncertain circumstance that had to be unpacked with difficulty. And avoidance of that is tantamount at least to some form of self deception."

Deception and Psychopathy | Robert Trivers | EP 270

Jason Scott Montoya @jasonscottmontoya.com · 1d

“Imagine that a husband comes home with lipstick on his collar and his wife, who sees it, becomes agitated as a consequence. But then refuses to think through what the implications of that might be. And so the self deception is not one fully thought out proposition against another."