Chris C, CFA

I debated whether or not to post the following, but fuck it, I am not sure how much longer I will be on this cesspool of hate and lies. Here goes: I feel a sense of profound sadness. Contrary to what Kamala told us, we don’t appear to have more in common with each other than we do in difference. Remember Covid? We were never unified in how we handled the pandemic. We won’t be unified in what comes next. Our original sin of slavery plagues us to this day. A majority of this country places more value on the color of your skin and your gender, than the content of your character. You are judged even before you open your mouth. We are more a collection of tribes than a unified people, all vying for power. MAGA is a tribe - a personality cult - and we just elected the cult leader our king and the highest court made him unaccountable. Soon, there will be only one tribe. United in hate and division. Conform or be cast out. I am a lifelong student of history, always have been. Therefore, a lifelong student of human nature. The times change, but human nature does not. What comes next, I do not know, but history suggests a calamity. We elected the most unscrupulous, unqualified, illiterate and sociopathic man possible because people get their information in silos and are largely spoon-fed lies and propaganda. Most of the population are ignorant of facts and economics - and they like it that way. Trump represents the worst of us, full of hate, greed and misogyny. He will purge the government of competence and, eventually, purge it of conscience. It will become a tool of retribution and an extension of his rotten soul. The tools of violence will be turned inward and trained on us all. Trump aligns himself, and us, with the worst actors internationally. America First will mean America Last. We will no longer be the reliable partner in peace and therefore no longer the reliable partner in conflict. The world abhors a vacuum. Without US leadership and stability, the world will erupt in fire and no one will be there to prevent the spread. The fire will reach our shores and it will be too late to do anything about it. We are all about to relearn the lessons of history, the hard way. Winter is coming, friends. Do what you can to survive it.

@RapidResponse47 Why are we all forced to experience this guy’s psychosis every fucking day?!?

@JBONAMASSA Journey

Genesis

@NapoliCorrenza Rosewood

Roasted or rosewood?

@RepThomasMassie It’s almost as if appointing a reality star as Sec of Transportation was a bad idea.

Biden took the unprecedented step of using the Dept. of Transportation AND the DOJ to block a merger of JetBlue and faltering Spirit. That block and high fuel prices have led to Spirit’s demise. Here I am in 2023 grilling Sec. Buttigieg about the block: m.youtube.com/watch?v=IC-eRF…

@SeymourDuncan Have one on my Strat … love this set!!!

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Why @KaceyMusgraves has less than 1M followers on X makes no sense.

@techbudsolution @CKikila He had a long track record of fraud, abuse and corruption. You chose to ignore it.

I was fooled, really thought he had the edge to not feel the need for more money and less corruption. Little did I know he would just enrich himself and his family. My bad.

@KyleCoroneos No one can afford concerts anymore. Period.

UPDATE: After experiencing low ticket sales, the first month of the Post Malone / Jelly Roll "Big Ass Stadium Tour Part 2" has canceled the first month of shows. savingcountrymusic.com/new-post-malon…

@EODHappyCaptain @SECNAV Holy crap, the Army needs to lower the height on that cap

Had the chance to meet the acting Secretary of the Navy @SECNAV today at the EOD Memorial Ceremony, where he was the keynote speaker. He gave a fantastic speech about what it means to be EOD, something he has personally done.

@SecDuffy Nice job, Sean.

Nice job, Pete.

@SecDuffy Blame game continues …

@symeew13 I need a band room. Might convert my (infrequently used) gym room to a music room.

Let’s see YOUR band room!

@KritterKS Welcome to San Antonio! Swing by the Pearl district and the Mission trail if you have time.

Hot diggity damn - my room in San Antonio has a riverwalk view!

@PerfectOurUnion Outside The Villages.

Leaving MAGA has more billboards planned nationwide. Where should we consider a board?

@SecDuffy You had over a year to change a decision - you FAILED.

🚨 THANK A DEMOCRAT 🚨 JOE BIDEN AND PETE BUTTIGIEG bragged about blocking the JetBlue–Spirit merger… The very deal that could have SAVED Spirit Airlines THE RESULT: ❌ LESS COMPETITION ❌ CUSTOMERS SCRAMBLING ❌ EMPLOYEES LOSING JOBS YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP

@JimHansonDC @adammocklerr This is why we lost in Vietnam. History repeats itself. “You will kill ten of us, we will kill one of you, but in the end, you will tire of it first.” ― Ho Chi Minh

And the know nothing knows he knows nothing and just throws out a lame insult. Your entire framing was wrong from the beginning because you don't know how to look at this, or anything You don't fight wars so your enemies will grant you concessions. You fight to defeat them & force concessions. We're close but not there yet. Just stay tuned. I'll let you know once we've won.

I can't think of anything more comical than a 23 year old with zero real world accomplishments explaining to "MAGA Operators" how warfare and geostrategy intersect. Oh do tell Adam, and where did you gain this tremendous insight none of us with decades on the ground and in the game failed to? I'm not some Ivory Tower academic or think tanker I have deployed to dozens of countries I doubt you could find on a map. I've watched out political leaders fail and tried my damndest to show them the light. Now we have a leader who understands American power and exceptionalism and has the stones to employ it. But instead of seeing how that plays out, we should take the advice of an un-experienced, smarmy toad who vomits political talking points as if they are wisdom. They are NOT. They are not even founded in the slightest reality, but you have no way to know that because you are the ultimate know nothing. Sniping from the sidelines of a life and death game in which you will never participate. Talk is cheap. Uninformed trash talk from a fatuous, fat-faced, featherbrain is the cheapest of all.

@BriansElectro Click bait BS ... meanwhile, the guitar players KNOW that a tube amp is a vastly superior sound. Now, is it the right choice for gigs? Maybe, maybe not. However, 95% of players are "bedroom" guitarists and don't move their amps around much. Besides, why can't you have both?!?

Throw em all away! Fuck it! LOL!😆 I tell ya man, people crack me up. Modelers and shit have made some of these otherwise intelligent dudes get a little goofy. Amplifiers ain't going anywhere! And I'll tell you why. Us dudes love em! The same way we like fast old cars and jacked up pickup trucks. We don't really need em, but they're damn fuckin cool! I don't know what the implications of all this new tech is for the future of guitar and music? But I can say with no reservations that every swinging dick here likes their room full of big cumbersome amplifiers. I might even make a house outta the obsolete boxes someday? Rock n Fuckin Roll!😆🤘 #Guitar #RocknRoll

JFC, we are being LIED to about US casualties.

@CuriosityonX Thank you for sending Wemby to San Antonio!!! 👽🏀

If you could send a message to an Alien civilization, what would you say?

@MarkHertling @MSNOWNews @NicolleDWallace None better - wise choice, @MSNOWNews ! 🫡

Great to be a part of the @MSNOWNews team. Thanks for the kind words @NicolleDWallace, you’re the best.