Patrick Lewis

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Patrick Lewis

Patrick Lewis

@LewRead

Buffalo, NY Se unió Temmuz 2009
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Sole Retriever
Sole Retriever@SoleRetriever·
Devin Booker debuts his Nike Book 2 “Gus Macker” PE 🏀 @DevinBook Inspired by the Michigan-based streetball tournament he competed in as a child. 📷 @nikebook1 / @Suns
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Pigeons & Planes
Pigeons & Planes@PigsAndPlans·
LCD Soundsystem coming up with the melody for "Dance Yrself Clean."
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Patrick Lewis@LewRead·
@HighmarkStadm Should be lower. They’re hot dogs, fans don’t need to be gouged at every level.
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Dov Kleiman
Dov Kleiman@NFL_DovKleiman·
The price of a hot dog at every NFL stadium:
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Ryan Gates
Ryan Gates@Corporate_Gates·
Terry thinks he distract me from the Bills with the Doan signing and he’s absolutely correct
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Brendan Porath
Brendan Porath@BrendanPorath·
Underrated moment of Myles Garrett record setting sack is Shelby Harris with a high five for the ref
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Pete Guelli
Pete Guelli@PeteGuelli·
Happy New Year! The red helmets are back this Sunday! 😎 Who wants to go to the final regular season game at Highmark Stadium? #BillsMafia
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Film Watchers
Film Watchers@Filmwatchers1·
James Cook is a special running back man
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Ricardo
Ricardo@Ric_RTP·
This guy just pulled off the smartest wealth transfer in modern history. But nobody understands what he actually did. Yesterday, Michael Dell announced $6.25 billion to fund "Trump Accounts" for 25 million American kids. Media's celebrating it as philanthropy. But it's not charity... It's billionaires weaponizing government infrastructure. Here's what happened: Trump signed a law creating investment accounts for kids under 18. Kids born 2025-2028 get $1,000 from Treasury. Parents add $5,000/year tax-deferred. Money goes into S&P 500. Standard program? Wrong. The loophole: "Qualifying organizations may make additional contributions that do NOT count toward the $5,000 limit." Unlimited money can flow in. Dell drops $6.25 billion for $250 deposits to 25 million kids in zip codes under $150k income. The genius part: Dell doesn't build a foundation, track recipients, manage investments, or handle taxes. Treasury does ALL of it. One check. Government does the work. Brad Gerstner: "This is a unique platform created by government that can unlock major giving." First time billionaires use FEDERAL INFRASTRUCTURE to distribute wealth. Zero overhead. The compounding: $250 at age 10 → $8,000 by age 50 Add $100/year from parents → $72,000 Dell's $250 becomes a $72k nest egg. He gets full credit. The contrarian take: Dell's net worth: $148 billion. Lifetime giving before this: $2.9 billion. This move: $6.25 billion. He DOUBLED his entire lifetime philanthropy in one transaction. Why? Before this, giving 25 million kids money cost $1-2 billion in overhead. Now government does it free. Other billionaires are watching too: Uber, Zillow, Nvidia, Salesforce already committed to employees' kids. This is the playbook now. But what people miss? Accounts are tax-deferred, not tax-free. Withdrawals get taxed when kids turn 18. Government loans money, gets paid back decades later through taxes. Dell's stock jumped 4% since announcement. $148B → $154B net worth. He gained $6B in market value from a $6.25B donation. Net neutral. Plus "largest commitment to US children" PR. But Dell didn't invent this. Brad Gerstner spent 4 years lobbying. Dell waited until the infrastructure was built, dropped $6.25B, and claimed the narrative. Why build rails when government does it? What happens next: Within 5 years, $100+ billion will flow into these accounts from other billionaires. This becomes the primary vehicle for billionaire philanthropy. Not because it's the most effective. Because it's the EASIEST. Write one check. Government does the rest. For entrepreneurs watching this: The lesson isn't about charity. It's about INFRASTRUCTURE. Dell hijacked an existing system and scaled instantly. That's how you move $6.25 billion in 24 hours. Don't build rails. Find existing rails and run your train. The reality: $250 doesn't solve poverty. But it gets 25 million families comfortable with investing and compounding. 75% of zip codes qualify. Including middle-class families who don't need it. Which means this is either: The smartest philanthropic innovation in decades. Or the most sophisticated PR play ever. Time will tell which one it is. But one thing's certain... Michael Dell just changed the game for how billionaires give money away. And it all happened because the government built the infrastructure first.
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BrilliantlyDumb
BrilliantlyDumb@RobbyBerger·
1:30 AM heading to our Air Bnb. Guy decides to call in a catering order for his son’s baptism. I’m putting a 2 month travel ban on him, I’ll quit the show before I have to fly with him again. @bobdoessports
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Wall Street Apes
Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApes·
American is shopping at the grocery store chain Wegmans for Thanksgiving food items - Macaroni and Cheese $42 - Butternut Squash $42 - Stuffing $42 These are just premade items you throw in the oven.… The Wegman Family own multiple luxurious lakefront estates on Canandaigua Lake in New York’s Finger Lakes region, known as their family compound. These homes are massive with extensive amenities including a heated outdoor tennis court Americans buying their overpriced rip off items is how they afford it
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Apple
Apple@Apple·
Get live updates and standings, right from your iPhone Lock Screen, with the Apple Sports app.
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Joe Pompliano
Joe Pompliano@JoePompliano·
The grass has been installed at the Buffalo Bills new stadium. The Bills currently play on artificial turf, but the new stadium will have natural grass. To deal with the cold weather, the Bills have installed a heater beneath the surface to melt snow.
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Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens@Ravens·
Our REVAMPED Flock Friendly Fare value menu!
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Adam Schefter
Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter·
A familiar voice:
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Tweeth Mitchell
Tweeth Mitchell@tweeth_mitchell·
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sunchi
sunchi@sublimebitches·
rip chuck mangione, i loved you in king of the hill
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Good Work
Good Work@goodworkmb·
Bill Ackman changed tennis forever 30 for 30: 'Net Worth' now streaming
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BaseballHistoryNut
BaseballHistoryNut@nut_history·
The Sandlot - 4th of July night game will always be a classic
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