@lacherbauer @chicagobars @cta @fly2ohare The first impression is usually the overwhelming smell of urine down by the tracks
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@chicagobars @cta @fly2ohare FFS can we fix this?! This is the first impression arrivals get of Chicago and its transit .
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Never knew the @cta @fly2ohare operations office was built to look kind of like a CTA rail car got jammed into the station sideways.
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@breadcrumbsre A lot of that can be explained by changing habits around drinking alcohol.
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we are at extreme levels of underperformance by consumer companies, prior two cases: Dec 1999 and Jun 2009
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@OnodaCapital Robinhood doesn’t have the infrastructure in place for international equities. You can’t even get portfolio margin at HOOD
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IBKR opening up Korea is driving flows. Will likely force HOOD to do the same. Whole SK market cap is barely bigger than Tesla. It’s absurd but could get absurder
Bloomberg@business
South Korean stocks are on the cusp of surpassing last year’s world-beating 76% gain bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Which football team has the WORST stadium you have ever been to?
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My entire feed is data center bottleneck ideas. Feels kinda crowded. What's hated right now? Gold miners, consumer discretionary, healthcare, insurance?
(Not you software)
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@Divergent7651 @KarstResearch It’s extremely easy to beat the S&P with less than $10 million and a stable W2 Job
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When it comes to investing, what do you believe that almost no one else agrees with?
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Excellent work @CookSheriffIL. CTA driver’s vestibules are not a smoking lounges or public urinals. Anti-social or disruptive individuals should be promptly removed from public transit.
SubX.News®@SubxNews
county is getting rough on the red line ... them dems want to win those elections 🤣 #ChicagoScanner #CrimeNews
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From CTA on the firing of 159 security guards: "The CTA is strategically strengthening system security by expanding police presence, K-9 units, and crisis response initiatives. Funding previously allocated to unarmed security guards will instead be directed to sworn officers, specially trained professionals and other security resources who are better equipped to help keep riders and staff safe.”
Paris Schutz@paschutz
BREAKING into @fox32chicago: SEIU confirms that CTA has suddenly laid off 159 private security guards. The notices came on Friday. "We aren’t giving a comment yet, but we can confirm that 159 Local 1 members employed by Monterrey Security were laid off. These officers helped keep the Red Line, Blue Line and several garages monitories and safe." This comes as Springfield passed legislation providing $1.5 billion in new funding for public transit, including beefing up security and public safety.
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A United flight that took off from Chicago's O'Hare airport was forced to land in Pittsburgh after pilots reported hearing a "sequential beeping" onboard. Passengers evacuated the plane on slides.
abc7chicago.com/post/united-fl…
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Tipping originated following the abolition of slavery. After Emancipation, many white employers took cues from the sharecropping system and refused to pay Black workers—forcing them to rely entirely on tips to support their families.
The institutionalized reliance on tipping remains a uniquely American phenomenon, and Mayor Johnson is proud to be a leader in the movement to ensure working people receive the dignity and respect they deserve.
End Wokeness@EndWokeness
Mayor Johnson: Restaurants have "ties with slavery" so we "need reparations"
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@paul7cer @CoachDanGo There are lots of companies still making paper tea bags. Try Relublic of Tea
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@CoachDanGo Did you know that tea bags release zillions of microplastics?
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@davidsenra You should have pressed him more on the terrible corporate governance, stock based comp, and super-voting shares. Stock is down 92% over the last 5 years.
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AI is turning designs into code at unprecedented speed.
Excellent insights from Evan Spiegel, founder of Snap:
1. The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas.
2. The whole world of design is changing rapidly because designers are empowered by AI and can ship and test immediately.
3. If you were to sit in on a Snap design meeting you’d hear us go through a huge volume of work. 100s of ideas in a few hours.
4. The most toxic thing you can have is people attached to an idea.
5. If you create a culture where there’s an endless flow of ideas you’re much more likely to get lucky and find a great one.
6. Less than 1% of the ideas we discuss are ever seen by a user.
7. Ideas are free. There should be a zillion of them.
8. Design to code is happening way faster than ever before. [And this trend will only accelerate]
David Senra@davidsenra
My conversation with @evanspiegel, co-founder & CEO of @Snap. 0:00 Edwin Land Influence 2:01 Art Science Upbringing 3:27 Computers And Connection 5:50 Smartphone Addiction Lens 9:30 Building For Humanity 13:15 From Internships To Snapchat 17:02 Snapchat vs. Social Media 18:38 Stories And Vertical Video 22:22 Uncompromising Kind Culture 28:34 Snap Leadership And Design 37:38 AI Supercharges Snap 41:57 No Moat In Software 42:31 Beating the Clone 43:50 Messaging Network Effects 44:58 Camera Out of Pocket 45:49 Specs Market Reality 48:28 AR Platform Explosion 52:14 Vision-Led Product Design 54:09 Why Not Luxottica 59:11 Owning the Stack 1:03:02 Snap the Middle Child 1:08:04 Crisis Without Burnout 1:10:02 Snapchat Plus Growth 1:12:54 Rebuilding the Ad Engine 1:19:03 Subscriptions Over Ads 1:21:14 Fighting Giants With AI 1:22:04 Why Hardware Stands Alone 1:25:29 Snap Lab Origins 1:25:59 New Apps Beyond Snapchat 1:28:29 Focus And Founder Drive 1:32:14 Surfacing Problems Fast 1:36:08 Flat Culture Meritocracy 1:39:36 Last Company And Giving Back 1:41:15 Turning Down Billions 1:48:51 Snapchat Funds New Computing 1:51:24 Crucible Year And Schedule 1:53:56 Stress Reframed Meditation 1:56:09 Explainer In Chief 1:57:07 Closing Includes paid partnerships.
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Arguably, the hardest thing to fix in cities will be the SCHOOLS. Democrats’ reliance on urban teachers unions for votes and support prevents implementing necessary reforms and accountability to deliver excellent public education for urban families. Until that changes, cities will continue to bleed families to suburbs.
Bobby Fijan@bobbyfijan
And SCHOOLS Public transit, safety, diverse mixed-use buildings and beauty are good and necessary … but not sufficient. Cities will not work for families, especially working class, unless public education is excellent throughout.
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@Giannoulias My car insurance rates went up because some gang members broke my window and stole my airbag.
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We are IN this fight to bring down car insurance rates. #DrivingChange
Secretary Alexi Giannoulias@ILSecOfState
Auto insurance costs are skyrocketing for Illinois families – and it’s time to fight back. Help us hold insurance companies accountable, stop surprise hikes and put consumers first. Share your story and join the fight for fair rates: ilsos.gov/drivingchange
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IMO one of the biggest traps you can get into as an investor is to think investing is an intellectual contest instead of just focusing on making money (mostly the boring way)
Lee Roach@leevalueroach
Just spent three hours researching a company that makes toilet seats for bullet trains. Trading at 0.3x book value. This is what peak intellectual curiosity looks like.
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