Peter C

@LiebermanAustin ASTS

Alright X it’s Friday and I want to do some fundamental chart reviews. Drop a ticker and I’ll review some stocks.

@jilltowers Got me. First fail in long long time.

No spoilers here, but anyone doing WORDLE today…. I mean…. WTF??? Is that even a word??? 😳🤨

@Selene_Mariposa Loved you r 64 team World Cup suggestion! Follow me!!

Quick check, and a favor. There was a recent change on X that should mean my mutuals actually see this. So let us find out. If this landed in your feed, say something. A like, a reply, anything. I want to know it is working, and honestly I want to know who is out there. And second, the more important part. If you follow me and I am not following you back, tell me. I will fix it. It is not a snub. X still throttles how many accounts you can follow in a day, and I have been playing catch up for weeks. There are good people I simply have not gotten to yet, and I hate that. So speak up. Reply, DM, whatever is easiest. I will find you.

@SportsSturm holy crap. it looked bad real time during the game but from this angle, absolutely unforgivable. wtf. cost them a goal. there was plenty of other Norway players that had selfish moments that cost the team but this takes the cake.

Ooof

@JamieBonkiewicz would the democrats do the same?

RIP Mitch McConnell. You would have loved covering up the death of a sitting senator to keep a democrat from filling the seat.

@japan_nobunaga context is everything. if it is because of something you did, then its a soft insult. if its because of something that has happened to you out of your control, then its more of a condolence. in general, its generally in response to a bad situation that you have found yourself.

Americans, I need a translator 🇺🇸 Someone told me "bless your heart" can mean kindness… or the softest possible insult. In Japanese we have phrases like that too — words that sound gentle but aren't. So I'm asking sincerely: when someone says "bless your heart," how do you KNOW which version it is? Tone? Context? Face? Please teach the Japanese guy 🙏

You've made incredible progress. The work ethic you've developed will pay off. So excited for you and you junior year. Keep it up!!

@linadreaamy 98......follows pattern 3+3 = 6 3 x 6=18. 4+4 = 8 4 x 8 = 32 7 + 7 = 14 14 x 7 = 98

bunu çözersen, IQ seviyen ortalamanın üstündedir. Peki sen zekana güveniyor musun? çözebilir misin?

@SportsSturm How does the cable ball that led to goal not get reviewed?

JUDEEEE

@SportsSturm Equally impressive for this WC. But Messi is GOAT of all goats. Arguably across all sports.

Great question. Two geniuses of the sport. I’m not sure there is a “more impressive” in this because while Messi is clearly the goat, leading Norway this far is insane as well.

@Selene_Mariposa So well stated. The extremists cannot handle people who eloquently express independent thoughts that expose their narratives or do not align with their agendas. It amplifies when delivered respectfully or when delivered by someone with values like yours.

A quick note from the management. My posts are long. I know. I write books for a living, so when I show up in your feed, I bring a chapter. They are also sarcastic, snarky, occasionally very funny if I do say so, and packed with actual verified facts because I do the homework before I open my mouth. What has amazed me this week is the mail. The sheer volume of rage. The people absolutely certain they know exactly what I think, who I am, how I vote, what I believe, and what my soul looks like, all from a butterfly and about 400 words. Complete strangers who have constructed an entire Selene in their head and are now furious at her. And the misogynistic terms, my word. Some of you reached deep into the crate for those. I have been called things this week I had not heard since a Marseille taxi driver got cut off in traffic. Here is the funny part. Almost all of it comes from Australia and the UK. I do not know what is in the water down there and over there, but a startling number of you wake up, make a cup of tea, and immediately go find an American woman on the internet to scream at. And on my birthday week, no less. So, gently, a request. Be better. Do not take my posts as gospel. They are one woman’s opinion, sharpened with facts and served with a drink. Argue with me. Fact check me. Beat me with a better argument, please, I love that. I have conceded three times this week when someone came correct, and I will do it again. But sticks and stones, friends. Words on a phone, written by a stranger five thousand miles away, do not require a hate filled screed at midnight. They require a scroll, or a laugh, or a good rebuttal. That is it.

new kids in the bluegrass 😻

@MrBeast 1,897,436

First person to reply with the exact number of pennies in this room win $10,000

@WallStreetApes @MissyE2024 Amen Brother! United we stand!

A German soccer fan is brought to tears over how nice he’s been treated in America He says he was afraid to come to America for the FIFA World Cup because European media portrays America as dangerous. He’s spent weeks in America and can’t believe how it’s the exact opposite “I fall in love with this country, and this was so emotional. I even cried in the stadium” “Following the German soccer team from Houston to Boston. Sebastian was afraid of coming over, saying that the news in Europe painted a picture of America being dangerous. But at every stop, from the moment he landed, he says everyone has treated him with kindness and respect and has not felt unsafe.” “Americans are not rude. Germans are not rude. If we are together, we can achieve great things” The media is the enemy of the people and it seems to be true everywhere I looked into data and found the real problem 90%+ of the mainstream media in America is Left leaning And in Europe, over 80%+ of their mainstream media is Left leaning That’s the problem right there. Liberals are destroying societies with their control of the media

@japan_nobunaga B

Quick poll, Americans only 🇺🇸 Tipping 20% at a restaurant: A) Totally normal, I always do it B) It's gotten completely out of control 😤 Reply A or B + your state. I honestly can't tell what's "normal" anymore 👀

@hell_line0 Is this a parody account?

For those who are too young to remember: Mamdani’s New York is what the Obamas’ US used to feel like. Filled with joy, promise and hope. So much freaking hope...

@japan_nobunaga You will prevail!

I've finally climbed to #3 in America in reply count. Starmer is sitting at #2. If I beat you, you repeal the social media regulations and resign as Prime Minister. Man to man. That's the deal. Understood, Starmer? Are you listening, Starmer? 👀🔥

@japan_nobunaga So glad you came across my feed. I’ve been both humored and sent down memory lane all the while appreciative of a visitors unique point of view and ability to weave a story into our everyday experiences! Now time for a thin mint!

About my Samurai Travels Through America series. People see a samurai talking about chips and salsa and assume the goal must have been realism, journalism, or persuasion. For me it was none of those things. The foundation was comedy. A lot of Japanese comedy starts with an obviously ridiculous premise and then commits to it completely. You take something absurd and refuse to break character. The audience understands the premise is impossible, and the humor comes from watching the character apply that worldview to ordinary situations. That was the samurai. A man from a completely different time trying to understand chain restaurants, diners, parking lots, free refills, and all the small things that modern Americans barely notice anymore. To a Japanese audience, that setup is immediately recognizable as comedy. What I did not expect is that many Americans seemed to react less to the joke itself and more to the feeling behind it. One thing that may be difficult to explain is the role comedy plays in Japan. Of course we laugh because things are funny. But comedy is also a way of dealing with everyday life. Life is difficult. Prices go up. People worry about work, family, money, health, and the future. So there is a tendency to look for small moments of humor, gratitude, absurdity, or beauty in ordinary life. People often try to make each other laugh not because life is easy, but because it is difficult. I think that mindset influenced these posts more than people realize. I was not trying to expose anyone. I was not trying to embarrass anyone. I was not trying to convince anyone of a political position. I was trying to take ordinary things and look at them from a strange angle. The surprising part is what happened next. I expected people to laugh. Instead, people started talking about their grandparents, their hometown restaurants, childhood memories, road trips, first jobs, favorite diners, and places that no longer exist. At some point I realized many people were no longer talking about my posts. They were talking about their own lives. That was never part of the original plan. The original joke was simply that a confused samurai had arrived in modern America. What seems to have happened is that some readers used that outsider's perspective to look again at parts of American life they had stopped noticing. Whether that was because of nostalgia, affection, pride, or something else, I honestly don't know. I'm still trying to understand it myself. The idea itself is actually very old. Take an impossible character. Place him in an ordinary situation. Then see what happens. That's all it was. I expected comedy. I did not expect nostalgia. I certainly did not expect 150,000 new followers in a week. But that's what happened. And thank you all for enjoying it. I'll keep the samurai wandering around America a little while longer. Although, after getting carried away and posting nearly 100 times a day, absolutely nothing started going viral anymore. 😂 X is genuinely difficult. One week: +150,000 followers. The next week: 5,000 impressions and double-digit likes. Incredible technology. Nobody understands how it works.