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Back in the 2000s, texting was a cash cow with carriers charging something like $0.10–$0.20 per SMS, or sold in “bundles” of 500 texts for $10–$20 per month
— Reece Merrick (@reece_merrick) November 30, 2025
Globally, SMS revenue peaked at over $100 billion per year
Then WhatsApp launched in 2009 as a cheap cross platform…
Most XRP folks probs assume I’d hate Solana now that I’m at Ripple. Truth is, a lot of the newer crowd doesn’t know I built two startups in the Solana ecosystem and ran a validator with >$30m staked. Living through the ride from $200 > $8 > back up earns real trust.
— LJ (@luke_judges) November 29, 2025
Solana’s far…
I think the digital asset XRP has this & strong store of value of tendencies.
— LJ (@luke_judges) November 29, 2025
I think if the XRPL plans to solve for medium of exchange use cases it needs more flexibility / extensions of existing primitives.
Exchanges in a post internet world are dynamic with multiple…
I’ve met a lot of well intentioned builders in every ecosystem, I believe blockchains will have a profound effect on many industries
— LJ (@luke_judges) November 29, 2025
Last wave was mobile & cloud. Next wave AI & blockchains
We are on the precipice of the next generation of this technology.. Traditional finance…
$XRP Chosen in 1992!! 👀 pic.twitter.com/BcrtscCvZI
— 𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭, 𝓑𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓲𝓮 (@myfriendblondie) November 28, 2025
OK, WHO DID THIS???🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/imF5FABd5p
— il Donaldo Trumpo (@PapiTrumpo) November 30, 2025
Stop it 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/L832C9lx2C
— Politi_Rican 🇵🇷 𝕏 🇺🇸 (@TheRicanMemes) November 30, 2025
BREAKING: Over 400 Minnesota Department of Human Services employees have accused Gov. Tim Walz of ignoring widespread Somali community fraud warnings and retaliating against whistleblowers. pic.twitter.com/i6jJtG06zJ
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 30, 2025
WINNING: CBS News has retracted its false and malicious claims about our reporting on the Somali fraud-to-terrorism pipeline, even admitting that Dem Gov. Tim Walz is open to an investigation.
— Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️ (@christopherrufo) November 30, 2025
Thank you, @bariweiss, for bringing back some accountability to network news. pic.twitter.com/Ie6OJ1LSvm
How bad must the corruption on Tim Walz’s watch be that even the New York Times, always last to get the message, are finally reporting it? pic.twitter.com/QjHXYrZrNa
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) November 30, 2025
🚨 JUST IN: The "Experts" suffer a stunning blow this Black Friday weekend, the White House confirms
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 30, 2025
"We just had the BEST Black Friday that we've EVER seen...Retailers expect that BOTH online and in-store sales are going to be the highest we've ever seen!" 🇺🇸🔥 pic.twitter.com/FB2xKhM574
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐌 𝐖𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐓
— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) November 30, 2025
I watched this video clip of a Christian–Muslim debate and the single most jaw-dropping moment wasn’t an argument — it was a 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜.
Nobody shouted.
Nobody stormed off.
Nobody… pic.twitter.com/UfNUHbIGhx
Just imagine if White British people suddenly started taking over & Governing Towns & Cities across Pakistan - forcing their beliefs & values on the local indigenous population.
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) November 29, 2025
You can’t imagine it can you…. pic.twitter.com/48f3cWGsq9
Former Democrats, what was your turning point? https://t.co/LeQucFXyyP pic.twitter.com/5mcrQmyukL
— Dead End King (@deadend_king) November 29, 2025
'You breached your manifesto because you've put taxes up!'
— GB News (@GBNEWS) November 30, 2025
'No, we haven't.'
'Are you for real?!'@CamillaTominey is shocked by James Murray's claims that Labour hasn't increased taxes for working people. pic.twitter.com/yb8ER9dY1H
And this is why we have the first and second amendments in America https://t.co/fKXW3zFzMx
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 30, 2025
This week my brother @EnochBurke was imprisoned for the fourth time. Prison is a terrible place, I’ve seen it myself. But something worse is “freedom” when you’ve sold your soul and self-respect to the tyranny of LGBTQ+ ideology. Enoch won’t do this. Nobody should. Ever. https://t.co/Dq33gVrroN pic.twitter.com/ft5B8Hic2U
— Josiah Burke (@realJosiahBurke) November 29, 2025
Sending migrants home is becoming mainstream. pic.twitter.com/3N5lBe33We
— Michael McCarthy (@punishablepress) November 29, 2025
