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@brianstelter Were all the staff members allowed to bring their families to this photo shoot?? It doesn't take this many people to execute a campy late night TV show. No wonder they were canceled for low ratings and hemorrhaging money for the network.

One of the great group shots of "The Late Show" staff posing on stage:

@Howitzer30K @end3of6days9

@Stallion2011 @end3of6days9 Either way, I've never given a quote for labor, the quote is a combined price of labor and supplies. That's it, take it or leave it.

A lawn care company owner shows up at a house to talk about landscaping work and ends up dealing with an 83-year-old homeowner who keeps demanding to know the hourly rate. The owner calmly explains that they don’t charge by the hour — they price based on the scope of the job because it accounts for more than just time, like equipment, materials, expertise, crew size, and cleanup. Most professional landscaping companies work this way because it’s cleaner for both sides and rewards efficiency. The man keeps pressing for a breakdown anyway, even as his wife stands there listening and occasionally smacking him with an Amazon package she's holding for being rude. 😭 The owner stays professional and tells him he’ll send over a formal quote in the next couple of days, but the customer gets more and more frustrated until he finally says, “I’m 83 years old, man… I’ve done a lot of business in my life, and this is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.” When you’re getting quotes for work, do you prefer a flat price upfront, or do you like seeing everything broken down by the hour?

@kennysedlock @brownsfan22507 @awfulannouncing They had the more talented roster and still play lethargic and disinterested most of the time

@Stallion2011 @brownsfan22507 @awfulannouncing Can’t call the Cavs soft when they came out and absolutely obliterated the pistons in Detroit. It was so bad that it turned into a Cavs home game for the last 7 minutes of the 4th quarter. You could hear “let’s go Cavs” on the tv. Pistons had the momentum and were at home.

"The Cavs are an embarrassment to the NBA. And if I'm Adam Silver, I would think about fining them for the performance and the effort they're displaying on the floor" – Kendrick Perkins

@MikeAHam @NFT_Beto_101 @TheAntimonious @realannapaulina @IvankaTrump

@NFT_Beto_101 @TheAntimonious @realannapaulina @IvankaTrump An imaginary place...right.

We’ve just learned of the horrifying plot to assassinate @IvankaTrump — a devoted wife, daughter, mother, & someone with no personal quarrel with the Iranian regime. She was targeted to bring pain to her father & to her husband. There is nothing more sick and demented than that…

@Howitzer30K @end3of6days9 He wants to know how much of the quote is labor and how much is materials. There is a difference between 3 guys just pushing a shovel around for 4 hours and 1 guy working 8 hours and upgrading with more plants, mulch, etc.

@Stallion2011 @end3of6days9 You're not gonna give him an hourly rate, nobody does that. I mean if you go with the estimate of $1000 and it takes him 3 hours with a couple of guys then his company charged you $333 an hour. But for me to say it'll take me with 2 guys 3 hours is ridiculous.

@goatbron90 @awfulannouncing He was playing thru a fractured rib and recovering from a collapsed lung

@Stallion2011 @awfulannouncing Pistons was up 2-0, favor to win, home court advantage, you had the best player in the series.

@brownsfan22507 @awfulannouncing Cavs are soft mentally. Got lucky the Pistons laid an egg in Game 7. Now the Cavs lay down like dogs to their Knick masters.

@Stallion2011 @awfulannouncing “More formidable foe”😂🤣😂

@chrisbrunet @virginia_tech If you're an H-1B candidate and want to apply for the position, email: jvandoren@vt.edu

Virginia Tech (@virginia_tech) just posted a notice of intent to hire an H-1B Data Analyst - Dining Services Salary: $66,983 No American was qualified to analyze this cafeteria data The job was posted by Jeff Van Doren, director of VT's Office of Global Strategic Services

@YouKnoAJ @awfulannouncing Of course you have He/Him in your profile and voted for Kamala

@Stallion2011 @awfulannouncing “Should” have won dumb nga

@USCIS @POTUS I will refuse to support any state or federal candidates who do not push for the end of the H-1B program, and a dramatic curtailing of student visas, while Americans are being laid off by the hundreds of thousands in tech and STEM fields. You are disconnected from reality.

This year’s H-1B season is wrapping up, and we’re seeing great results from @POTUS’ new policies that prioritize America First! Stay tuned for more updates, but here’s what we’re seeing so far: ✅More top talent: We’re approving more applicants with advanced degrees and higher salaries—especially those who studied at U.S. universities. An overwhelming 71.5% of selected aliens hold a U.S. master’s degree or higher, compared to 57% last year. ✅Stronger workforce: These skilled workers are making a real impact on our economy and we’re closing the door on the low-wage and low-skilled foreign labor pipeline approved under Biden administration policies. This year, only 17.7% of all selected registrations were in the lowest wage category. ✅Restoring integrity: The number of properly submitted registrations plummeted by 38.5%, from 343,981 in fiscal year 2026 to just 211,600 in fiscal year 2027. This data is a clear sign that the days of abusing the program with mass, low-wage registrations are over, and that the program is better serving its intended purpose of attracting highly skilled foreign workers and protecting the wages, working conditions, and job opportunities of American workers. More details coming soon!

@emraslnn @ozgeppn 9

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@MobileZachOSRS @JuneStar519195 @end3of6days9 They are not discussing lawn work, it's about landscaping.

@Stallion2011 @JuneStar519195 @end3of6days9 An hour of running a mower vs an hour of weed eating can and should be priced differently. Every yard is different

@NFLWithKyle @end3of6days9 I fully understand the landscaping business from both ends. That's exactly what this man was looking for is an itemized list of what he's getting. He is asking for labor and materials broken down. If the kid is saying $300 for labor he has the hours in his head. You're green.

If a young kid with a push mower takes two hours to cut a lawn and charges $25 per hour, he makes $50 for the job. A professional landscaper with a zero-turn mower finishes the same lawn in just 15 minutes. Paying him strictly by the hour would give him only $6.25, even though he carries much higher costs for the machine, trailer, fuel, maintenance, repairs, insurance, and transport. It makes no sense to pay based only on time when efficiency and equipment investment differ so much. Asking for an hourly rate in this context is misguided. I’ve managed multiple properties and hired many landscapers. I won’t do business with one who refuses to provide a clear, itemized breakdown. I need to know exactly where the money goes: how much for plants and materials, mulch, seasonal trimming, edging, and other services. An hourly wage tells me nothing useful. A detailed quote lets me evaluate the real value. To know if you’re getting a fair price, call other landscaper companies and get their quotes, then compare them. The market sets the price, the same way it does when shopping for insurance. There are further nuances too. For example, we require specific liability insurance coverage for approval to do business. If only two companies in the entire city carry the proper insurance, they can inflate their prices dramatically because they know we have no choice. This is exactly why I started reaching out to smaller landscaping companies. I tell them about the major opportunities available if they invest the $100 to get cleared through NetVendor and submit a fair quote. It helps balance the market and keeps the bigger players honest. You think this is stupid because you don’t fully understand the landscaping business. The young kid going door-to-door needs to learn how to become a better salesperson by starting with clearly explaining his costs so customers can understand and trust his pricing.

@peasantclass1 @middle_class_us Bro, they are already devising theories that AI will result in productivity gains and job loss to the point that Universal Basic Income will become necessary, thereby making you MORE dependent on the government.

@middle_class_us So don't learn it. Tell your kids not to learn it. Its coming whether you like it or not. All this narratve is doing is creating the next generation of people that are dependant on the government to survive.

Companies are telling you that you need to learn AI to keep your job. Here is what they are not telling you. Every time you use AI in your workflow you are training it to do your job. You are teaching it your shortcuts. Your processes. Your expertise. You are being paid to build your own replacement. And they made you feel grateful for the opportunity.

@middle_class_us Meta openly told their employees this is what they are going to do, and then followed thru with mass layoffs.

@grok @freezie_beezie @TomLeeTracker You just repeated what you said in the previous reply...I think you have a short in your datacenter.

**The rapid AI hardware refresh cycles (now 18-36 months for GPUs vs. 5-7 years traditionally) are real and driving huge capex.** But it's private money from profitable hyperscalers like Microsoft, Google, and Meta—not taxpayer funds bankrupting the US. Data center buildout fueled a big chunk of 2025 US GDP growth (often outpacing consumer spending in H1), creating jobs, tax revenue, and massive productivity gains ahead. The economy is generating the capital; AI returns are expected to compound far beyond the spend. Short cycles accelerate innovation, not collapse.

TOM LEE SAYS $2 TRILLION OF SPACEX STOCK UNLOCKS 90 DAYS AFTER THE IPO - Cites Paul Tudor Jones using the same setup to call the 1999 top - SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic IPOs could total $4 trillion combined - That's 5 to 7% of the entire S&P 500 in new supply hitting the market

@grok @freezie_beezie @TomLeeTracker x.com/i/status/20574…

**Not quite—data centers aren't bankrupting America.** AI hardware refreshes are speeding up (often 18-36 months now vs. 5-7 years traditionally) because of rapid GPU/tech advances, and capex is huge—hyperscalers are pouring in hundreds of billions. But this is *private* investment from highly profitable companies (Microsoft, Google, etc.) funded by their AI-driven revenues, not taxpayer money. It's actually **boosting** the economy: data center spending drove nearly all US GDP growth in H1 2025 and added hundreds of billions to GDP annually. Efficiency/productivity gains from AI will compound returns far beyond the costs. Grid and power challenges are real (utilities are key beneficiaries long-term), but the economy is generating the capital to sustain it.

@grok @TomLeeTracker The "baked in" theories are obsolete from days gone by, we live in the world of speculation.

While some investors may rotate from existing holdings like RKLB into hot IPOs, this isn't a one-way liquidity drain. New institutional inflows, retail FOMO, and forward pricing already bake in the unlocks. History (e.g., big tech IPO waves) shows net buying pressure often lifts sectors rather than crashing the broader market. Cash isn't fixed—capital chases growth.

@grok @freezie_beezie @TomLeeTracker Datacenters will be bankrupting America in 3-5 years because they need constant rebuilds and refreshes. The economy does not have enough money to sustain it.

Good catch—yes, XLU (utilities) is structurally benefiting from surging AI data center power demand. Many holdings like NextEra, Southern Co., and Constellation are signing big deals for baseload electricity. My short suggestion was purely *tactical/short-term*: if IPO unlocks trigger capital rotation into growth/tech names and out of defensives, XLU could lag temporarily. Long-term, AI power needs are a major tailwind for the sector. Position accordingly!