Elvis Presley showed up at the White House unannounced carrying a Colt .45.
He had written President Nixon a long letter on American Airlines stationery during a red-eye from Los Angeles, and hand-delivered it to a guard at the northwest gate at dawn. He was offering his services in the war on drugs. He wanted one thing in return: a federal narcotics badge.
That same morning he had gone to the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and asked the deputy director for the badge to his face. The man said no.
So he went over his head to the President of the United States.
He came back at noon in a velvet suit and cape. The pistol was a WWII Colt .45 he had pulled off the wall of his Los Angeles house on the way to the airport. Secret Service took it at the door.
Nixon heard him out, looked at his aide, and the aide nodded.
Elvis got his badge. Then he shook the hand of the President of the United States.
The photo is still one of the most requested images in the National Archives.
He had written President Nixon a long letter on American Airlines stationery during a red-eye from Los Angeles, and hand-delivered it to a guard at the northwest gate at dawn. He was offering his services in the war on drugs. He wanted one thing in return: a federal narcotics badge.
That same morning he had gone to the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and asked the deputy director for the badge to his face. The man said no.
So he went over his head to the President of the United States.
He came back at noon in a velvet suit and cape. The pistol was a WWII Colt .45 he had pulled off the wall of his Los Angeles house on the way to the airport. Secret Service took it at the door.
Nixon heard him out, looked at his aide, and the aide nodded.
Elvis got his badge. Then he shook the hand of the President of the United States.
The photo is still one of the most requested images in the National Archives.
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I don't say this sort of thing often.
However, this seems to be a rare positive development in the tech industry.
Cautiously optimistic.
https://jeff.pro/dozens-of-tech-leaders-join-open-source-ai-coalition
However, this seems to be a rare positive development in the tech industry.
Cautiously optimistic.
https://jeff.pro/dozens-of-tech-leaders-join-open-source-ai-coalition
jeff.pro
Dozens of Tech Leaders Join Open-Source AI Coalition
Their call for open-weight models closely tracks the open-source software push that transformed computing in the 1980s
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This social media post happened today, on Twitter/X.
For anyone who doesn't get it, at first ... here, Denny's, a notoriously 'low-tech' brand that practically all Americans know, posted about the "importance of staying open," as a nod to Nvidia, the chip manufacturer supplying leading AI companies, signing on to the "Open Source tech coalition" (see the prior news article on the jeff.pro channel).
It is, effectively, Denny's saying that even though they're "low-tech," they, too, are watching the world change through the emergence of AI, and believe that Open Source (transparent) software will lead to better outcomes for the world.
A view that I share. (See my prior post re: 'cautiously optimistic').
Really interesting. We are living in interesting times, frens! ๐คฃ
For anyone who doesn't get it, at first ... here, Denny's, a notoriously 'low-tech' brand that practically all Americans know, posted about the "importance of staying open," as a nod to Nvidia, the chip manufacturer supplying leading AI companies, signing on to the "Open Source tech coalition" (see the prior news article on the jeff.pro channel).
It is, effectively, Denny's saying that even though they're "low-tech," they, too, are watching the world change through the emergence of AI, and believe that Open Source (transparent) software will lead to better outcomes for the world.
A view that I share. (See my prior post re: 'cautiously optimistic').
Really interesting. We are living in interesting times, frens! ๐คฃ
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Forwarded from Prayers and Studies
SCRIPTURE
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:4โ7 (NKJV)
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:4โ7 (NKJV)
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Learn a little about how to take back control of your technology, one day at a time, by making this channel a part of your daily reading list here on Telegram.
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All the "Dr. Fauci" stuff being posted on many channels today.
Yes, we knew it already but,
Wow. ๐คฏ
Yes, we knew it already but,
Wow. ๐คฏ
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"Dr. Fauci,"
What a loser.
Deception, exposed.
What a loser.
Deception, exposed.
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A post seen today on Twitter/X,
More than five years after the Jeff.pro channel first told you Microsoft Windows was a big problem ๐
More than five years after the Jeff.pro channel first told you Microsoft Windows was a big problem ๐
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The project everyone has been waiting for
A lot of work went in to this and it's finally ready to start operating.
Video stream tonight @ 9:00pm EDT. Watch this telegram channel for the link
https://jeff.pro/removedatacom-nears-release-for-the-six-year-anniversary-of-jeffpro
A lot of work went in to this and it's finally ready to start operating.
Video stream tonight @ 9:00pm EDT. Watch this telegram channel for the link
https://jeff.pro/removedatacom-nears-release-for-the-six-year-anniversary-of-jeffpro
jeff.pro
RemoveData.com Nears Release for the Six-Year Anniversary of Jeff.pro
Custom 'Cyberportal' search engine, email servers, massive data broker database were built as the foundation of the best personal data removal service on the internet
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More good political news for this week, which seems rare in the tech industry and especially where politics are concerned.
A very practical, and necessary bill for the tech industry has been introduced: an AI "Kill Switch" bill. So far, I like it, at least conceptually.
https://jeff.pro/congress-introduces-the-ai-kill-switch-act
A very practical, and necessary bill for the tech industry has been introduced: an AI "Kill Switch" bill. So far, I like it, at least conceptually.
https://jeff.pro/congress-introduces-the-ai-kill-switch-act
jeff.pro
Congress Introduces the AI "Kill Switch" Act
Bipartisan bill would force major AI companies to build in a shutdown capability controlled by U.S. Homeland Security
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Here's a replay of last night's live video stream, for those who may have missed it.
After a long development cycle, RemoveData.com is finally starting to roll out. The most asked-for project in the more than five year history of the Jeff.pro channel!
https://jeff.pro/video/GjqBA5Z0lUx
After a long development cycle, RemoveData.com is finally starting to roll out. The most asked-for project in the more than five year history of the Jeff.pro channel!
https://jeff.pro/video/GjqBA5Z0lUx
jeff.pro
Recording of live video stream about the new "RemoveData.com" rollout and "Remove Data 2026" class - July 30, 2026
During the live stream on Thursday, July 30, 2026, Jeff.pro founder Jeffrey Peterson officially announced the rollout of a new service early in the month of August 2026: RemoveData.com. At the sameโฆ
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Jeffrey Peterson - jeff.pro pinned ยซHere's a replay of last night's live video stream, for those who may have missed it. After a long development cycle, RemoveData.com is finally starting to roll out. The most asked-for project in the more than five year history of the Jeff.pro channel! hโฆยป