Mike
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Mike
@FreshMortadella
Food & Beverage Chairman
Illinois, USA เข้าร่วม Ekim 2021
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If I ever manage to become a billionaire, it will be because I gave the world a gift of supersonic flight.
And then dinguses like this will complain that somehow I owe the world something extra too.
Jack Needham@JNeedem
it's amazing to think how far we have come from the era of patronage. much of history's greatest discoveries, businesses and artists were funded by rich people who wanted give back and now we have founders who feel no responsibility to the society they live in
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@PalmerLuckey @bscholl I don’t think that’s what he’s saying. Many wealthy people have been patrons of the arts - because they enjoy art/music/architecture etc and wanted more of it. Rich guy gets what he likes and society benefits. It’s in addition to whatever business interests you have.
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@bscholl They think the ultimate mark of success is to decide that other people know how to use your money better than you.
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The Emerging Push to Extend Some US Benefits to IDF Soldiers military.com/feature/2026/0…
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The Secret Service is a disaster and needs to be gutted and rebuilt. The entire culture is rotten, and accountability is non-existent. Tonight was yet another unmitigated failure, yet I promise you they’ll view it as a success since no detailees ended up dead.
No more insiders running the organization, and no more female short rounds tasked with protecting the president.
Bring in a Delta veteran with extensive protective detail experience to overhaul the whole organization, and only allow absolute physical units to have roles physically protecting the president.
Insane that this still hasn’t happened. The entire agency is fundamentally unserious.
Kari Lake@KariLake
I can’t believe how lax the security was at the White House correspondents dinner tonight. Upon entering nobody asked to visibly INSPECT my ticket nor asked for my photo identification. All one had to do was flash what appeared to be a ticket and they were fine with that. When you consider you are entering a roomful of fake news media —90% of whom hate the President you would think they would have better security. This is what happened when what sounded like gunfire erupted. On the way out, I called-out a bunch of the disgusting Media who have been pushing hatred toward President Trump for years. They are a big part of the discord in this country.
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Something I noticed even before coming into the #WHCADinner was that the security was only outside the ballroom inside, not outside the building. So the entrance of the building did not have a security machine only guards, you only went through the screening before the ballroom. @Newsweek
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@WSJopinion @KimStrassel To speak about this situation and make no mention of the government’s role in its bankruptcy, shows that Kim hasn’t done her research. Just more drive by punditry.
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On the latest episode of the Potomac Watch podcast, @KimStrassel says airlines like Spirit that make mistakes end up bankrupt.
on.wsj.com/3OOSL0a
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Old but gold ✨
An old thread of mine that dives deep into the famous song “Bella Ciao”
It’s true origins and cultural evolution
Happy April 25th to everyone!
Italy’s Liberation Day 🇮🇹
Mambo Italiano@mamboitaliano__
“Bella Ciao” The rebel song that went global from Italian 🇮🇹 rice fields to resistance A Thread 🧵 on one of the world’s most enduring anthems of protest
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@texasrunnerDFW @WSJ Is the media being obtuse or what? Don’t worry, though, more layoffs are coming. It’s felt crummy for a while.
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The unemployment rate is low. The stock market is high. Consumer spending is healthy. But ask Americans how they’re doing, and you’d think we were in a recession. on.wsj.com/4e807X8
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I think it’s ironic that he’s questioning this. If we decided not to bail them out. Here’s what he would have said instead:
“Trump hates people hates the less than fortunate and minorities. Thats why he’s letting Spirit airlines fail. We’ve bailed out major airlines before. But I guess Spirit doesn’t rise to the level of consideration for the president. 25th amendment this man.”
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Why are trump and Republicans using taxpayer dollars to bail out an airline?
We should be helping the American people, not bailing out a struggling airline that hasn’t made a profit since 2019.
Why is trump helping Spirit but not the American people who face high fuel costs?
CNN@CNN
Spirit Airlines is close to getting a $500 million bailout from the federal government, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. cnn.it/4mN315J
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@SteveForbesCEO Are you arguing that the government doesn’t already control the airline industry?
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Bailing out Spirit Airlines may sound like a rescue, but it risks distorting competition, rewarding failure, and setting a costly precedent for government control in the airline industry. forbes.com/sites/stevefor…
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The bullshit tactic of Israel supporters is to pretend the bad parts of Israel are due to Netanyahu, so that once he's gone, everyone can and should go back to loving Israel.
Netanyahu is fully representative of Israel. That's why he's been in power 19 years. What comes after him will be more sociopathic. Netanyahu is the by-product of the evils of that country, not the cause.
Jill Filipovic@JillFilipovic
Bibi didn’t just torch support for Israel in the US; he squandered every shred of goodwill Israel ever had, made the country an international pariah, and led the slaughter of thousands of innocents. One of the most disastrous leaders any country has seen in my lifetime.
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@ChipMunn1 @OneMileataTime Broadly I think the US industry is increasingly a small cartel. Prices will reflect that regardless of fuel prices. There’s no coherent antitrust strategy from the government. And it shows.
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@FreshMortadella @OneMileataTime Without major EWR-JFK-LGA gate/slot divestures Delta & United/JetBlue would basically create a 2-airline PANYNJ dominant position that would raise fares. Thus, if JetBlue files for bankruptcy and sheds debt, I believe AA would likely acquire JetBlue to create 3 NYC competitors.
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Now Is The Ideal Time For United To Buy JetBlue… Or Was It All A Bluff?
onemileatatime.com/insights/ideal…
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@ChipMunn1 @OneMileataTime Normally I’d agree with this. But I think the Trump DOJ will let it through with maybe some superficial divestments. United would like more JFK but I doubt they want all of JetBlue.
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@FreshMortadella @OneMileataTime A United-JetBlue merger would have antitrust issues because EWR-JFK-LGA are considered common airports. If the DOJ, the federal court & the appellate court had issues with the AA-JetBlue JV, I suspect a merger between United-JetBlue would be a bigger issue requiring divestitures.
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@MAGAVoice Likely the government makes a profit too. But remains to be seen if Spirit’s creditors will play ball.
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BREAKING 🚨 President Trump said America may BUY OUT Spirit Airlines to save 18k workers 🙏
This is what putting America FIRST looks like
AMEN 🙏
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@SaraEisen I thought the right called this socialism? Looks like a success to me.
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The U.S. government is up $30b on its Intel investment, after buying $8.9b of shares at $20.47 per share in August 2025.
MarketWatch@MarketWatch
Intel’s stock extends its spectacular run — and could see its best daily gain on record trib.al/Y7ASRIm
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@FoxBusiness Yeah, I mean his sole purpose in the Senate is represent Israel. Can’t jeopardize funding for more Mideast wars of aggression.
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Ted Cruz pours cold water on Trump admin plan to bail out Spirit Airlines: 'TERRIBLE idea' foxbusiness.com/politics/ted-c…
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@StevenMacroView @business @RefinedRachel I think the only solution would be heavy reregulation of the industry like a public utility. I don’t see any other quality improvement that could be implemented to boost margins. Eventually automation will eliminate some of the labor costs (pilots, FA’s, etc) but not soon.
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I am suggesting that as long as each external shock will wipe away the upside from peak season demand there remains a systemic issue with how the airline industry operates. While Delta/United demonstrate the benefits of size and price setting ability, those advantages are limited to several European carriers. The difference may be based on overall quality of business models rather than just fuel.
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Europe’s airlines should be in the buildup to a bumper summer season. Instead they’re culling tens of thousands of flights due to soaring jet fuel prices, writes @RefinedRachel bloomberg.com/news/newslette…
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@StevenMacroView @business @RefinedRachel Is this a joke take?! Fuel is the single largest input to their business. Airlines operate on thin margins in the best of times. Look at United or Delta.
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If one variable (in this case; rising fuel) can eradicate an entire season's margin, it may indicate a weaker business model than most believe. The question will be whether airlines continue to blame fuel price increases & if so, how long before we begin asking why we do not see improved margins with each subsequent cycle?
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I’m seeing a lot of takes about this, but note that the Runway Entrance Lights (RELs) were in fact illuminated red before the truck requested to cross, and stayed illuminated until about 4 seconds prior to collision (as designed).
Crossing while illuminated is a procedural error, even if Tower gives you permission.
We can talk about more technology to help identify threats, but a major component of that technology worked exactly as it was designed to & was ignored. Technology isn’t always the solution.
NTSB Newsroom@NTSB_Newsroom
NTSB issued a preliminary report on the March 22 collision between a Jazz Aviation–operated Air Canada Express CRJ‑900 airplane and a fire truck on Runway 4 at LaGuardia Airport in New York, New York. data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/a…
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