Vivek Ramaswamy

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

@AzamAnwarMD Next let’s see them withdraw from UNPRI, SASB, TCFD, Climate Action 100+, etc. And then we can take it seriously. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

The two greatest concentrations of corporate power in human history: (1) BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard who coordinate to advance one political agenda, and (2) big tech companies who coordinate to silence one set of political viewpoints. Worst of all, they’re linked. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

@realmanofgenius @KurtSchlichter See my piece on exactly that point in WSJ: https://t.co/cZeiwYwgFX — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

If they want to be treated as private companies, then they need to behave like it: stop responding to government pressure. And Section 230(c)(2) should be an opt-in statute, with constitutional strings attached. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

Facebook, Google, & Twitter should be bound by the First Amendment - period. They’re responding to carrots & sticks from the federal government to censor protected speech: if it’s state action in disguise, the Constitution applies. https://t.co/Y8mbbkIafv — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

Facebook, Google, & Twitter should be bound by the First Amendment - period. They’re responding to carrots & sticks from the federal government to censor protected speech: if it’s state action in disguise, the Constitution applies. https://t.co/Y5iOfIVIqD — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

RT @VivekGRamaswamy: Twitter didn’t simply engage in viewpoint discrimination. They lied about it and then tried to cover it up. That’s not… — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

The simplest definition of consumer fraud is: telling consumers you are doing one thing, when in fact you are doing the opposite. This is entirely separate from the constitutional state-action argument (and also much simpler). — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

@AmyPeikoff @MarioNawfal Happy to say a word about it, I’m on — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

@MarioNawfal What’s up guys — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

Twitter didn’t simply engage in viewpoint discrimination. They lied about it and then tried to cover it up. That’s not a good-faith mistake. It’s malicious and likely illegal. https://t.co/PKUEvrBOYq — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

@EliyyahSilva How do you request to be brought up? I can maybe join in a little bit. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

@RandianJustice There’s great case law on this. Take a look at Brentwood for example. “Willful participation in a joint activity” with the government constitutes state action. So does responsiveness to inducements or threats. I’ve written extensively about the legal analysis. Check it out. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

The idea that these were “private companies” simply enforcing their “terms of service” is a farce when they were working hand-in-glove with the federal government to censor constitutionally protected speech. Our Founding Fathers are doing backflips in their graves. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

When I co-wrote this in Jan 2021, my goal was to warn against a grave constitutional violation. Instead the U.S. government and Silicon Valley interpreted it as a how-to guide: they colluded to do through the back door what government couldn’t do directly under the Constitution. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

@DMC888333 @MsGraceyP This is also a great idea. Stay tuned on this issue…will have more to say before long. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

Discussing this on air in 10 minutes with @foxandfriends. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

@wormfriendly So far it looks like a fig leaf. The real issue is influence through shareholder engagement, not proxy voting. And even for proxy voting, they’ll need to abandon certain firmwide commitments they’ve actually made in order to do this…which CalPERS, etc., may not “let” them do. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

Twitter execs lied about shadow banning, and Elon does a great public service by exposing it. But I’m confused by Elon’s own recent comments which seem to suggest that he plans to continue visibility filtering. “Freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach,” he said. This is odd. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

The CCP gave Apple nearly free labor via upstream suppliers. Apple wasn’t their customer; it was their product. BlackRock gave states nearly free index funds to invest in markets but taking their proxy votes for it. The states’ citizens weren’t the customer; they were the product — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

If you get something for free, it means you’re not the customer. You’re the product. That applies much more broadly than to internet companies. Think about it. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

RT @jordanbpeterson: This is big deal. Are congratulations in order @VivekGRamaswamy at @StriveFunds ? If you don't know about @StriveFunds… — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

@TB12Posse Maybe, but that’s a separate point. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

“Drexler says he and his team used several techniques to ensure their sequencing was as robust as possible. He says they are now re-checking their data carefully. “Should there have been a mistake despite all our precautions, we will handle this appropriately, of course.” — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

“I consider this the more likely explanation,” says Neher. “Given how rapidly Omicron spread once it entered the general population, it is unlikely that it had circulated for several months undetected across” Africa. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

“An alternative explanation that needs further investigation is that samples containing very small amounts of Delta variant were contaminated with Omicron, says Darren Martin, a computational biologist at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.” — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

There’s now evidence to suggest that Omicron emerged from *lab contamination.* This is not a joke & it’s no mystery that public trust in science has cratered: imagine if the same people who invented cigarettes are now selling you their cure to lung cancer. https://t.co/AjfkbC2nLg — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

RT @VivekGRamaswamy: A “scope 3 emissions cap” does to Chevron what a “racial equity audit” does to Home Depot: harms its business interest… — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

“Equity Smash-&-Grab” might be even more accurate. — PolitiTweet.org

Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy

ESG = “Environmental Smash-&-Grab” (Of your money). — PolitiTweet.org