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@casper_smc Respectfully disagree. Money comes and goes. Our time is constantly running out, hence it’s our most precious commodity. Work to live versus living to work (work-life balance). Enjoy the time you have with family and friends. You can always make more money later. My opinion.

Straight from the horse’s mouth.

@mikeroweworks It’s not entirely @jimmykimmel ‘s fault. He’s still trying to be good at one vocation. After multiple decades of humor and wit eluding him, it’s not surprising he can’t fathom others could be good at several things.

If you haven’t heard, and even if you have, Jimmy Kimmel said this about Markwayne Mullin, former Senator from Oklahoma, and our newest Secretary of Homeland Security: “We have a plumber now protecting us from terrorism.” Apparently, there has been some backlash. Plumbers were offended, obviously, as were parents of plumbers, spouses of plumbers, children of plumbers, and millions of people who have had a plumber show up when they needed one. Comedians were also offended, (the funny ones, anyway,) along with a surprising number of terrorists - especially those with access to hot and cold running water. However, in spite of the ensuing kerfuffle, @jimmykimmel doubled down. “I’m not upset that the head of Homeland Security was a plumber,” he said, “I’m upset that he isn’t still a plumber." He further elucidated by adding, "I wouldn't put a plumber in charge of Homeland Security for the same reason I wouldn't call a five-star general to pull a rat out of my toilet, OK? We all have our areas of expertise.” Being offended is always a choice, and I don’t choose to be offended by a joke, even one that comes at the expense of the skilled tradespeople my foundation tries to elevate. But I am a tad butt hurt by the suggestion that skilled workers should never evolve into something new, and that competence is somehow limited to one vocation. Obviously, expertise and skill are important. If I need a new kidney, I’d prefer a doctor do the surgery, not a late-night talk show host. But if the doctor in question used to host a talk show, why would I hold that against him? Ten years ago, during one of the presidential debates, @MarcoRubio answered a workforce-related question by arguing that America needed to get shop class back into high schools. He concluded by saying, “What our country needs are more welders and fewer philosophers.” A lot of people on this page commented that Rubio and I were singing from the same hymnal, but in fact, we weren’t. At least not entirely. Because I don’t think the current shortage of welders has anything to do with an overabundance of philosophers. In fact, I think it’s a mistake to promote one vocation at the expense of the other. What we really need in this country, are more welders who can talk intelligently about Aristotle, and more philosophers who can run an even bead. More Generals, in other words, who can fix their own toilets, and more plumbers who can hold a powerful government job. This is what Mullin did. He was a private citizen who mastered an essential skill and then turned that skill into a multi-million-dollar company that employed a lot of people and served a lot of customers. That gave him the freedom to do other things with his life, including a career in public service which got him into Congress, where he’s spent the last eleven years doing whatever Congressmen do. Now, he has a very consequential position in the Cabinet of the current administration. Is that not the embodiment of the American Dream? I get that Jimmy Kimmel might have a problem with Mullin’s politics, but what possible objection could he have about the trajectory of his career, or his desire to do more than one thing with his life? The only sensible thing to do in the wake of a moment this tone deaf, is remind America that the skills gap is wide, and getting wider. The shortage of skilled tradespeople is now headline news and closing it is nothing less than a matter of national security. This year, my foundation has set aside $10 million dollars to help train the next generation of plumbers, and lots of other essential workers. I'm talking about hundreds of thousands of AI-proof, six figure jobs that don't require a four-year degree, waiting to be filled. The money is currently available to anyone who wants to master a useful skill at mikeroweworks.org. Apply today. As for those of you genuinely offended by Kimmel's comments, consider expressing your disappointment with a modest donation to mikeroweWORKS. Our work ethic scholarship is making a real difference, and your money will be well spent, I promise. The donate button is big and red and hard to miss, at mikeroweworks.org I’d love to chat but I’ve gotta pull a rat out of my toilet…

Perspective.

@alt_w_v_g Solid analysis. Agreed, SXM is a dying company. Lost interest halfway through. Plz fix. Thx.

Ran some diligence on SiriusXM this weekend Not because anyone asked Because my 14-year-old nephew connected his phone to my car via Bluetooth, played a Spotify playlist, and asked me what the "SXM" button was for I didn't have an answer So I pulled the 10-K SiriusXM is an $8.56B revenue company with nearly $10B in debt and a $7.4B market cap Read that again The debt is larger than the company Their business model, simplified: 1. Pay automakers to install radios nobody asked for 2. Give every new car buyer a free trial they didn't request 3. Hope they forget to cancel 4. Charge them $25.99/month for something their phone does for $10.99 That's it. That's the model. They have 33M subscribers. Sounds impressive until they lost 301,000 self-pay subscribers last year. And hundreds of thousands the year before that. Revenue has declined three consecutive years The average subscriber is 35-64, male, household income over $150K. Over half have been paying for 10+ years. These aren't loyal customers These are people whose spouses haven't noticed the $25.99 charge on the Amex yet The crown jewel of the portfolio is Howard Stern. They pay him roughly $100M a year. He works three days a week. His show averages 125K daily listeners. That's $800 per listener per year My analyst did the math three times because he thought he was wrong He wasn't For that price, you could buy each listener a Spotify family plan, an Audible subscription, and still have enough left for AirPods Speaking of Spotify. Nearly 290M premium subscribers. Growing double digits. $10.99/month. Available on every device ever made. SiriusXM. 33M subscribers. Shrinking. $25.99/month. Requires a satellite. Spotify's full-year revenue grew 19%. SiriusXM's declined 2%. Spotify trades at 74x earnings. SiriusXM trades at 5x. The market is not confused about which direction these businesses are headed Their growth strategy is called the "trial funnel." There are 7.3M people driving cars with free SiriusXM trials. The conversion rate is not publicly disclosed. Probably because it's embarrassing They have 180M "enabled vehicles" in the U.S. They have 33M subscribers. That's an 18% attach rate on hardware they already paid to install. 82% of the cars with their radios in them are generating zero revenue In any other industry an 18% hit rate gets you fired In satellite radio, it gets you a seat on the NYSE Adjusted EBITDA margin is 31%. Looks healthy. Until you realize "adjusted" is doing a LOT of heavy lifting in a company that posted a $2.08B net loss the year prior. Adjusted EBITDA was $2.73B that same year The distance between those two numbers is called addbacks And they're working overtime 2026 guidance: flat revenue, flat EBITDA, slightly fewer subscribers. The CEO called this stability and meaningful progress. On Wall Street, we call this managed decline Warren Buffett owns 35.4% of this company. This is the most confusing part. The man who said "be fearful when others are greedy" bought a satellite radio company in the age of Bluetooth. His entry was a Liberty Media arb play that accidentally became a long-term hold. The stock is down over 50% from its highs. I don't know why he's still in. You don't know why. His shareholders definitely don't know why. The bull thesis: SiriusXM has 33M people who have been paying $15/month for a decade and have no plans to stop. That's $6B in recurring revenue from people who may not even remember they're subscribed. Churn is 1.5%. Lower than most SaaS companies. The bear thesis: Every teenager alive today has never used a car radio Both are probably right SiriusXM's competitive moat is not content. It's not technology. It's not brand. It's the 47 minutes it takes to cancel over the phone SiriusXM isn't a bad company. It's a case study in what happens when your moat is consumer apathy and your growth strategy requires General Motors. Plz fix. Thx. Sent from my iPhone

You sir, are a disgrace to all of those who have served and currently serve. It is not your place to determine the legality or necessity of military operations. We are battling the IRGC and working to help the Iranian people to take their country back. It is of great strategic and national interest to see to the dismantling of the IRGC and their active promotion of terrorism throughout the region and world. I don’t like everything I see, but I won’t pretend to be privy to the information deeming these actions necessary. The fact we have congressional members from both sides that agree with the actions after receiving the intelligence briefings (classified) says all we need to know. May God shine bright upon our troops and the Iranian people fighting against REAL tyranny.

@GeneralMCNews I'm a Veteran and I am URGING ALL YOUNG SOLDIERS to RESIGN or OBJECT to being deployed in this war against Iran !!! This is an ILLEGAL Military action by the president and is NOT a war to defend AMERICA !!!

BREAKING: U.S. Marines are filing emergency conscientious objector claims in an effort to avoid deployment in the ongoing war against Iran.

@HustleBitch_ What shows impairment beyond alcohol after a rollover accident? I mean… a rollover accident could rattle the brain quite well. That by itself could cause impairment. Other things: lack of sleep, RX, OTC, and illicit drugs can all cause impairment.

🚨 BREAKING: TIGER WOODS ARRESTED FOR DUI — BLOWS 0.00 AFTER HIGH-SPEED SUV FLIP… SOMETHING DOESN’T ADD UP Tiger Woods was just arrested after the crash, but here’s what’s raising questions: • Officers say he showed signs of impairment • Breathalyzer result: 0.00 • Still arrested for DUI • Then refused urinalysis test No alcohol. No clear explanation. Still charged with DUI + refusal. That’s where it gets strange. So what shows “impairment” with a 0.00… and why refuse the one test that could explain it?

@TonyDay13737 @adamscochran More likely to be China. We’ve seen them take up positions outside of military bases over the past decade. They also have mapped the U.S. Good thing we shot down their spy balloon AFTER it finished its route…

@adamscochran If this is true, no one in the comments seems to put two and two together. It's highly likely an Israeli operation blamed on Iran to keep the US from pursuing a ceasefire with Iran.

Sophisticated drones attacked the US base where we store the nuclear bombers… The drones: * Had non-commercial signals * Were resistant to jamming * Came in waves of 12-15 * Swept over sensitive areas of the base * Had long range control links * Were more advanced than anything seen in Ukraine (Russian drones) * Beyond Iranian capabilities Over the multiple days of incursion, local residents heard explosions which Barksdale claimed was “weapons testing” This is the second base incursion of a sensitive site IN THE US in the last 2 weeks.

A 40-year-old working mom of two just said what a lot of women are quietly thinking after years in the corporate grind: “I fell for it. Go to college, get the degree, you can have it all — career, kids, the whole thing. I don’t want to do it all anymore. I want to take my kids to school, pick them up, be there when they get home, chaperone field trips, volunteer, go to the gym, clean the house, do laundry, cook dinner… just be home.” She’s blunt: “It’s not worth it. Don’t fall for that sh... Find a way to be with your family.” It’s raw, honest, and hits different when you hear it from someone who’s lived both sides. Moms (and dads) — have you ever reached that point where the “have it all” dream started feeling like a trap? What would your ideal balance actually look like if money or societal pressure wasn’t part of the equation? Your thoughts 👇

Lmfao… the “score” doesn’t make sense based on what you’re showing. Outrageously laughable comparison. Then you defend it as “a math equation” claiming it’s unbiased. Statistical analysis is easily manipulated, especially as more variables are introduced. You’re not showing the data you claim goes into this equation. What you’re showing is why people believe it to be based solely on the $100k payout ability.

BREAKING NEWS: The debate has been settled. Imagine how much baloney you've been sold over the years. @MyFundedFutures best account vs @Topstep best account Our scale is 5-10, based solely on the math. Our 5 is 0 on a normal scale.

This kid learned one of the most valuable life lessons most people still haven’t even realized sits in front of them every single day. Incredible.

Let me explain what a $2 billion “cow collar” actually is 👇 They put an AI collar on a cow. It tracks location. Health. Movement. Behavior. Every second of every day. A farmer opens an app. Draws a line on a map. That line becomes a fence. No physical fence. No wall. Nothing visible. When the cow gets close to the boundary.. the collar vibrates. The cow turns around. Within 10 days the animal doesn’t even test the boundary anymore. It just stays inside. 700,000 animals are already wearing them. They called it a “cowgorithm.” They want you to laugh at it. Now read the technology again without the word cow.. 24/7 GPS tracking on every individual. Real time health and behavior monitoring. Invisible boundaries drawn from a phone. Movement controlled through vibration and sound. Subject learns compliance within days. $2 billion. And guess who led the investment… Peter Thiel. The same man who built Palantir. CIA backed surveillance from day one. The same man who just got a $10 billion Pentagon contract to run AI inside the military. His entire career is building systems that track and control. Now he’s funding a collar that does exactly that. They’re not investing in farming. The farming is the test… Most people have no idea what’s coming…

@InterstellarUAP Would really blow his mind to learn that wasn’t his dad, but a demon mimicking his dad. That fear he felt was all of the alarm bells telling him to fight to live. He’d be wise to get closer to God.

🚨 Near Death Experience shared on Joe Rogan had a lifelong atheist seeing his Dead Father "I sensed this black abyss like this infinite black void and I was getting pulled into it" He said as a lifelong atheist and rationalist Sebastian Junger's his Dead Father appeared saying "You don't have to fight it, you can come with me i'll take care of you, it's okay don't be scared" But he was horrified "Your'e dead, why would I want to go with you? I'm alive with my family right now" He begged the doctor "You gotta hurry, you're losing me right now" What would you do if this happened to you? Would you follow your loved one or fight to stay alive for your family? Have you or someone you know had a near death experience? Share your stories in the replies!

@oelma__ Butter and garlic salt. That’s it. Fancier: cherry tomatoes, onion, and bacon grease. Salt to taste.

What can I put in canned green beans to improve their flavor? I hate them, but we're on a budget and have plenty of them.

@SuperLuckeee You’re a foreign policy expert now? Amazing. Vast majority of Iranians wants the IRGC gone. We aren’t going there to nation build. We are going there to help eradicate the IRGC and help the Iranians take their country back.

Trump deploys 8000 ground marines to Iran. Its impossible to defeat Iran on foot. Every war expert knows this. Look at this chart carefully. The SHORTEST war took 4 months but the longest took 10 years+ to finish. Remember, its easy to blow up a military target but impossible to reshape a foreign society. This is what Trump wants to do with Iran.

@indyfor45th47th I’ve said this many times. lol

🚨BOMBSHELL: Texas Rep. Chip Roy goes nuclear on lawmakers: “At some point, people will look at this body and say maybe we should get rid of all 435 members of the House and all 100 members of the Senate and start over because Congress is literally failing the American people.”

@Blissful_Vibe @Topstep But he didn’t say how many weeks! 67 weeks is still weeks away. On a serious note, alerts and custom indicators are a must.

@Topstep Don’t see the point. Would much rather you guys focus on bringing more features to topstepx. Feels like those things keep getting kicked down the road. Michael said alerts were weeks away in November. I would love to see anchored volume profile on the charts.

What if we launched an in-platform social network for TopstepX? 🤔

Not so sure that is what happened. The thing about sim is if everyone is doing a limit order at the same price, they are going to get triggered/filled at the same time. If they have the same target, same result. Now if everyone’s orders hit the books on the same millisecond (unfilled), that’s a different story.

@MattLeech The issue as I understood it wasn’t people “copying” the individual in question, but him participating in a group that used a copier across multiple accounts, together. Bob, Account 1 Tim, Account 2 Joe, Account 3 Etc Through a copier.

What this whole copy trading debacle has taught me is, if you want to get your favorite live streamer banned from the prop firm he’s using, just copy every trade he takes on stream entry and exit.

@Mishi_2210 1050

Your brain might say 300, but it isn’t. So what is it?

Legal Iranian immigrant wearing a Trump shirt is CONFRONTED by an old leftist at the gym.

@LaJollaPirate @Shadrinios @DeItaone One of the few actually paying attention. NATO doesn’t help when asked while relying on the very thing they are asked to help with = You’re on your own, NATO.

*TRUMP TELLS NATO TO HELP US IN IRAN: FT *TRUMP SAYS NATO FACES BAD FUTURE IF ALLIES FAIL TO HELP: FT *TRUMP WARNS PREPARED TO LAUNCH NEW STRIKES ON KHARG ISLAND: FT