Nicholas Sass

[kjngamer @kjngamer]

@PlayStation Give us physical discs

[John LeFevre @JohnLeFevre]

In a just world, this would be a New York Times feature story - the Dave Portnoy Effect.

I randomly came across a Portnoy pizza review and just so happened to be close by. So I made the trip to Ah-Beetz in Delray Beach, Florida. He had given it an 8.4, which is (apparently) an excellent score. 

I don't follow Dave Portnoy. I don't consume Barstool's content, or even relate to the demographic it cultivates. I don't eat much pizza, except with my kids. I don't bet on sports, and generally think adult men who devote excessive hours to watching professional sports are wasting their time.

But, as someone who follows the zeitgeist, I can objectively say Portnoy seems like a very good person:
-> Earned his success; the free market seldom lies
-> Took Cancel Culture head-on and won
-> Raised ~$40 million for small businesses during COVID
-> Called out fake news outlets like Business Insider long before Ackman buried them
-> Personally donated and raised millions for great causes - law enforcement, first responders, animal shelters, etc. - as opposed to having a building named after himself at Harvard.

The pizza at Ah-Beetz is excellent. Very much worth the trip. But more interesting is the Dave Portnoy effect. I asked the owner about the influence he's had on their business. 

When Portnoy's review aired, Ah-Beetz was a single, small shop in a less-than-desirable strip mall not far from I-95, really far from the beach or what is generally considered a nice part of Palm Beach County.

Overnight, there was a two-hour wait, a pop that has never receded (because the food is also great). And now, in less than a year, there are soon-to-be 4 locations and 70+ employees, an expansion that they attribute almost entirely to Portnoy.

Revenue has increased more than 10x, or millions of dollars that are also attributable to Portnoy, for which he has not received/sought any attention or credit. 

Portnoy has completely changed their lives. And this has probably happened countless times all over the country. 

(Also, they said he was exceptionally kind and humble, and 100% sincere.)

This is America.

[Nicholas Sass @Nicholassass]

@MassDOT did your night crews milling Rt. 2 near westminster forget how to cleanup the highway when they’re done? Or are you buying myself and the other taxpayers on the morning commute new windshields and footing the body shop bills? Nice our tax $s are destroying our vehicles

[Nicholas Sass @Nicholassass]

Happy national forget how to drive day!

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

How about making the lines bright and clear so people know what the rules are? The problem isn't that people are looking for grey areas, it's that there rarely are defined rules. Regulation through litigation traps all the people who can't afford a lawyer, accountant or advisor.

[Nicholas Sass @Nicholassass]

@USPS #tmlt I try to use you as little as possible for this reason, but some things can only be done through the mail. And almost every single time I have to call and I’m told “it’ll get there eventually. I wouldn’t worry about it.” Well, here I am, pissed. #useless

[Nicholas Sass @Nicholassass]

@USPS #tmlt you’ve sent one irreplaceable sentimental item to an address that doesn’t exist, let my 4th quarter taxes sit in limbo for a month (even though they were sent certified), lost half of my mom’s birthday present even though it all sent at the same time. And now this.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Sandstorm is a masterpiece

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

ur welcome

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

They want you to sell your $gme $nakd $nok and $amc because they won’t let you buy it back. Don’t let the crooks win @RobinhoodApp

[Ted Cruz @tedcruz]

🤔

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

This is unacceptable.

We now need to know more about @RobinhoodApp’s decision to block retail investors from purchasing stock while hedge funds are freely able to trade the stock as they see fit.

As a member of the Financial Services Cmte, I’d support a hearing if necessary.

[The Stoic Emperor @TheStoicEmperor]

Power fears free information.

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

We’re Back! #DDTG https://t.co/vFU65P176y

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

I see you’re following me now. @vladtenev I’m coming for you and I’m never stopping.

[Mark Cuban @mcuban]

Most Accurate @RobinhoodApp Prediction So Far ! #Wallstreetbets

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Gamestonk!!
https://t.co/RZtkDzAewJ

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

u can’t sell houses u don’t own
u can’t sell cars u don’t own
but
u *can* sell stock u don’t own!?
this is bs – shorting is a scam
legal only for vestigial reasons