Benjamin Quam

From Minnesota. Go Timberwolves.

[Mark Warner @MarkWarner]

It seems there is an entirely different set of rules for Republicans and Democrats.

[Nate @natehoodstp]

St Paul proved both sides of the housing debate: legalizing MORE homes works, but making the city feel risky to investors wipes out those gains (rent control)

STP got more small-scale housing, but rent control damaged market, reduced apartment values & pushed tax burden to SFHs

[Benjamin Quam @BenjaminQuam]

@NortonMpls It's fine to not like the ad, but it's not an "AI deepfake". No reasonable person would say "that's a real video of Flanagan standing on a mountain of money holding out her hand". It's a graphic like all negative ads use.

[Benjamin Quam @BenjaminQuam]

@sdho @JoshMartinMpls No one would look at that ad and say, "This shows a real time when Peggy Flanagan stood on top of a pile of money".

[Benjamin Quam @BenjaminQuam]

@sdho @JoshMartinMpls Yea I agree. Anyone can decide they don't like the ad, but it's obviously not a "deepfake".

[Rob Perez @WorldWideWob]

The Finals.

[Synthetic Sports @SyntheticSports]

Are we already forgetting about this?

[Jonathan 'Boo and Vote' Cohn @JonathanCohn]

Elon has failed to ever make SpaceX profitable, so he is planning to steal your retirement money to make it so.

https://t.co/jQK5QVjHE0

[Extra @extrastats]

NBA's all-time MVP winners if the award was given out to each conference (like MLB does).

Western Conference MVP
Eastern Conference MVP

(Simply taking the #1 vote-getter from each conference based on that season's MVP voting results).

[Benjamin Quam @BenjaminQuam]

Staggering corruption

[Hedgeye @Hedgeye]

Rule changes for the SpaceX $SPCX IPO:

Index providers waived the profitability requirement and cut the seasoning window from 90 days to 5.

This forces over $30 trillion in passive 401k and retirement money to buy SpaceX at IPO valuations.

Bloomberg Intelligence estimates S&P 500 funds must absorb 19% of SpaceX's float within 6 months.

Russell 1000 and Nasdaq 100 funds will absorb 24%.

The rules built to protect passive investors:

1. S&P 500 has required 12 months of trading and 4 quarters of GAAP profitability since 2002. Both waived.

2. Nasdaq cut its inclusion window from 90 trading days to 15.

3. FTSE Russell cut its to 5.

All three benchmarks are now structured to buy SpaceX at IPO pricing.

[Ian McMillan, CMT @the_chart_life]

Listen, I’m a big “the index is the index” guy, but they are openly looting the coffers.

This is 100% fraud.

[InteractivePolls @IAPolls2022]

📊 Minnesota Senate Democratic Primary (for pro-Angie Craig group)

🟦 Angie Craig: 43%
🟦 Peggy Flanagan: 42%
⬜️ Not sure: 13%

GSG | 5/26-28 | 600 LV | ±4%

[Benjamin Quam @BenjaminQuam]

@amyklobuchar Ben rules. This is a great pick!

[Gary Parrish @GaryParrishCBS]

Memphis traded Jaren Jackson Jr. for a package that included a 2027 first-round pick from the Jazz that could theoretically be the No. 1 pick. That was part of the trade. And the NBA just undid it less than four months later. Now it can't even be in the top five.

Ridiculous.

[Craig HQ @craig_HQ]

Like so many other Minnesotans, Peggy once agreed that this process leaves out too many Democrats.

We would love to know what changed 👀

[Jacob Mauren @jacob_mauren]

The point in recognizing that MN is purple is avoiding the hubris of believing you can do whatever and still win. DFL has a one seat majority in the Senate and is tied in the House. Harris won MN by a smaller margin than Obama won Iowa in 2012. Not margins you want to play with.

[Benjamin Quam @BenjaminQuam]

@ActorAaronBooth @sigma_47 The conventions are so bad. They cater only to insiders and keep working class people out of the party.

[Hater Report @HaterReport]

The Spurs have the ball down 98-88

• Refs miss a goaltending call
• Ball goes off Chet’s foot
• They ignore the coach’s challenge request
• SGA gets free throws
• Mitch Johnson is hit with a tech
• Lu Dort and Tony Brothers laughing on the sideline

Us fans deserve better than this smh

[Matt Little @LittleCongress]

A new poll from Impact Research, one of the foremost polling firms in the nation, finds that we’re leading in the primary by *28 points*! ​

And—even better—our lead jumps to *46 points* when voters learn we are the DFL endorsed candidate—so spread the word!

Impact Research’s report also notes, “Little’s support is broad and deep — he leads across every ideological group, leading among Democrats who describe themselves as very liberal (Little +36), somewhat liberal (Little +26), and moderate alike (Little +15),” and “across all demographic subgroups.”

This poll also shows our lead has grown since the February straw poll of over 5,000 CD2 DFL precinct caucus-goers, where we had a +22-point margin.

And it is consistent with the DFL CD2 Convention endorsement tally, where we won the party endorsement on the first ballot by a 42-point margin!

We’re not winning because we’ve taken easy positions. We’re winning because we’re sticking to our values, talking with everyone, and putting people first. We’re winning because of you!
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This country is desperate for new, strong leadership. It’s desperate for fighters who will put people above the interests of corporations and the ultra-wealthy.

That’s why we won the DFL endorsement.

That’s why the voters of CD2 are supporting our campaign in the primary.

Summer’s here, and the August 11th primary is fast approaching. Let’s keep this momentum going and win this thing!

[Hardwood Paroxysm @HPbasketball]

I am not trying to pour salt in the wound, but the Kings provided the Knicks with their Finals coach, the Spurs with their second star, after providing the Pacers with their Finals star last year after providing the Nuggets with their Finals coach in 23.