Mike

Investor | Board Member | Armchair Economist

[NY AG James @NewYorkStateAG]

Meta knowingly addicted young people to its platform, worsened their mental health, and refused to act.

That's why we sued Meta and passed laws in New York to protect our kids from the harms of social media.
https://t.co/ZuggFlILgV

[Joni Askola @joni_askola]

Now that DOGE has ended, we can conclude that it was the biggest scam of the decade.

No money was saved, US soft power was hurt, and thousands died for Elon Musk to protect his companies and get data on Americans. It’s insane that it was allowed

[Maine @TheMaineWonk]

If you’re keeping track at home, Trump admin has cancelled:

- Jobs Report
- Inflation Report
- GDP Report

I’m sure everything is just fine.

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

Elon donated $27M to Trump and promised that DOGE would find $2 trillion in fraud and waste, and everyone would get a $5k check.

DOGE then gutted the federal agencies who regulate and investigate Elon's companies, and only cut an estimated $2B.

Now it's gone.

An all-time grift

[Mike @Eventablestakes]

@dougboneparth Vegas baby. Vegas.

[Ramit Sethi @ramit]

You're a 50-year old federal employee. You just got diagnosed with terminal cancer. Then shithead Elon Musk comes along with DOGE and forces you out of a job. How would you handle it?

[Angry Staffer @Angry_Staffer]

You fucking idiots took emails of Hillary Clinton ordering pizza and turned them into a child trafficking scheme, but you’re perfectly fine with Donald Trump being best friends with the most notorious sex trafficker of our time.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

I was just an Ed Department guy under Reagan and the most junior WH senior staffer under GHW Bush, so what do I know? But if I were an ex-president, and the current president were executing the most disastrous turn in American foreign policy in 80 years, I might say something?

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Volodymyr Zelensky is NOT a dictator.
Vladimir Putin IS a dictator.
Zelensky didn’t start the war in Ukraine.
Putin did.
Hope this clarifies things for anyone who is confused.

[signüll @signulll]

ironically the smartest individuals tend to be in the denial stage the longest because they can construct seemingly airtight arguments to defend their current worldview which only reinforces their own denial.

their mental models are also more sophisticated, so they can patch inconsistencies without necessarily triggering cognitive dissonance—but only until reality becomes so overwhelming that even their best arguments rapidly collapse.

how ppl think about ai is a great example of this in action.

[John Bolton @AmbJohnBolton]

Trump’s characterizations of Zelensky and Ukraine are some of the most shameful remarks ever made by a US President. Our support of Ukraine has never been about charity, our way of life at home depends on our strength abroad.

https://t.co/jdmgBpli5w

[ian bremmer @ianbremmer]

whether or not you’re a fan of president zelensky, the united states trying to force an election in a foreign democracy during wartime–when it can’t be held safely and securely–against most ukrainians’ wishes (including much of zelensky’s opposition) and in violation of the ukrainian constitution is unacceptable.

doing this not to advance american interests but to further putin’s agenda is an abdication of american leadership in nato and on the global stage.

[Mike @Eventablestakes]

@OCNiner49 Agree on Shanahan. Disagree on Brock.

[Kev @OCNiner49]

If the 49ers miss the playoffs they need to hire a new head coach. Kyle Shanahan had 3 chances choked every time. Choked 3 double digit fourth quarter leads to division rivals. Offense can’t win close games consistently. Players look uninspired. The least disciplined we’ve seen since he was hired. Time to go in a different direction. It will be hard for most to get over, but I promise we will be okay.

Shanahan will never lift a Lombardi trophy with the 49ers. He should be fired immediately. Brock Purdy should NOT be extended. I wish I was wrong, to all of you who slandered me for saying this guy wasn’t good enough, you should’ve listened. Kyle is a choker, that’s who he is

[Mike @Eventablestakes]

Fire Kyle Shanahan @49ers

[Mike @Eventablestakes]

@AreMond2 Please, stop spreading this nonsense. It’s as wacky as it was when the right said it last time around. This is corrosive and undermines the entire system.

[Mike @Eventablestakes]

@Lonnie_CRE love the pod. Long time listener, first time “x” - er. Re the niche housing products in this week’s pod, Ram Communities and NexMetro have some interesting horizontal middle income products that are cheap to build, far less that garden multi

[Mike @Eventablestakes]

The VP debate feels more presidential than the @KamalaHarris @realDonaldTrump debate
#Election2024