Patrick Felling

Seeming is believing

[STL Aviation News @AviationStl]

From messageboard. @flystl update from city employee meeting. Some good tidbits. Sounds like a terminal update coming soon. Southwest is vying to move in first for operational reasons. British looks to make London year round. Airport has "interest" in Iberia for service to Madrid

[Gateway Grinders @gatewaygrinders]

Captain Tim Ream and the USMNT make a stop in STL for some Legrand’s sandwiches and Red Hot Riplets. Love this 🇺🇸

[U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. @SenBillCassidy]

Reagan is rolling over in his grave. Iran’s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future. Now, Iran gets to build brand-new infrastructure under this deal.

Before the war, the strait was open, Iran was being crushed by sanctions, and 13 service members were still alive. Now, 13 Americans are dead, families have paid billions at the pump, sanctions will be lifted, and the bombing has stopped. This is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.

[Pat Dennis @patdennis]

Are you telling me my tax dollars are being sent to rebuild all the shit that Pete Hegseth blew up also with my tax dollars

[unusual_whales @unusual_whales]

The U.S. Dollar has lost 30% of its purchasing power over the last six years, per NYT

[CityScene STL @CitySceneSTL]

Tower Grove South represented in a positive light ⭐️

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

USA. A Mexican restaurant. We had not yet ordered anything, and the food was already arriving.

Chips. Salsa. Unrequested. Free.

I stopped the waiter. "We have not earned these."

"They just come with the table, man."

They come with the TABLE. In my land, hospitality is a debt. Every gift creates an obligation, weighed carefully, returned in the proper season with interest of feeling. Here, the gift arrives before you have even proven you can pay for dinner.

This is not an appetizer. This is a declaration: we trust you. Eat.

I ate with the gravity the moment deserved. And then — I must report this calmly — the basket emptied, and a new one appeared.

"Did we…?"

"Refill," the waiter said. "It's bottomless."

Bottomless. They have wells of salsa. The supply lines of this nation are beyond anything my ancestors imagined.

My friend warned me. "Don't fill up on chips, dude."

Too late. I had accepted three baskets. Honor demanded each one be finished — an unfinished gift is an insult. By the time my actual food arrived, I was a ruined man.

I was not hungry. I was not comfortable. I had been defeated by a courtesy.

Generosity that arrives before the request cannot be repaid. It can only be survived.

I know the rule now. I have made my peace with the basket. One basket. Two at the most.

Who am I deceiving. There is no number of baskets I would refuse. The trust of a nation is in that salsa, and I intend to honor all of it.

[Patrick Felling @PFell5]

@AviationStl @Annammbb @flystl Thank you - figured it was seasonal but didn’t realize it was only 6 months

[ProPublica @propublica]

Prosecutors believed they had a strong case and were ready to fight the Justices’ lawyers over the subpoenas, officials said. But before they could move forward, they say the deputy AG’s office intervened.

https://t.co/vt8qGNoDtq

[Patrick Felling @PFell5]

@T_Castelluccio @blue_eyes3532 @justdoubledown Also been in this trade since 2010 or so. Cost per share is less than $1 for me

[Patrick Felling @PFell5]

@T_Castelluccio @blue_eyes3532 @justdoubledown I’m not seeing the connection of how it would discredit buying the shares. My bet is he will continue enriching himself & his friends via the presidency. So he’ll ride the waves during his administration & then release at the end for a 10x+ final ROI for him & his buddies

[Patrick Felling @PFell5]

@T_Castelluccio @blue_eyes3532 @justdoubledown He’ll play his part so he can maintain his pump & dump scheme for 18 more months before his final purchase pre-release. Just my gut. I don’t expect to see evidence of this 1 way or the other. Going off of his character. Flip side is he’ll ensure he enriches his friends (Paulson)

[Patrick Felling @PFell5]

@T_Castelluccio @blue_eyes3532 @justdoubledown I think he knows he has a golden goose & thinks why make money on it 1x when you can make money on it several times during the presidency. Then, when the sun starts setting on his final term, he sets them free after loading up on shares on final time. Thats why theres “no rush”

[Patrick Felling @PFell5]

@T_Castelluccio @blue_eyes3532 @justdoubledown My sense is Trump want to max his personal wealth gain on GSEs so he’ll buy the dips and sell the peaks during his admin but will do 1 final buy in his last year and then release them (he’ll have no control after he leaves office)

[Trilly Donovan @trillydonovan]

@WestPineBills Just occurred to me that SLU fans are also Bills Mafia.

[Hildegard Angel Oficial @hilde_angel]

Nem uma única bola rolou no gramado até agora e este é o quadro da COPA 2026:
• As equipes do Senegal e do Uzbequistão foram tratadas na chegada como criminosos, com buscas completas em seus orifícios.
• O melhor árbitro da África foi enviado de volta à Somália, apesar de seu passaporte diplomático.
• O Fotógrafo da equipe do Iraque foi impedido de entrar mesmo com visto válido.
• Foi negada a entrada nos EUA de 90% dos fãs marroquinos com ingressos já adquiridos.
• Foram recusados vistos a 14 membros da equipe de apoio do Irã.
• Foi negada a entrada no país do principal atacante da Suíça, o camaronês Breel Embolo. A equipe viajou sem ele. Após a forte repercussão, o visto foi enfim concedido.
• A equipe iraniana, cujos jogos serão todos nos EUA, foi proibida de pernoitar no país. Imediatamente a após cada partida, os atletas voarão de volta ao México, onde se hospedam.
- Qual é o sentido de sediar a Copa do Mundo se não pretendem que o MUNDO faça parte dela???

[Saint Louis Men's Basketball @SaintLouisMBB]

A Showdown with the Tigers at Enterprise!

🎟️ Saint Louis vs. Missouri
🗓️ November 6, 2026
📍 Enterprise Center

🔗: https://t.co/d32EnShdI6

#RollBills

[stu durando @studurando]

Finally, SLU and Mizzou will play. It's a done deal. At https://t.co/Wqx6vtON5s

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

BREAKING: Ken Paxton’s own lawyer just endorsed James Talarico:

“I defended Ken Paxton for years in the impeachment trial and in state criminal cases. But in my view, I think Ken has lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas. 

And unlike Ken, I believe that you, James, believe in unity over division and that you know how to assemble not only Democrats but Independents and Republicans and we need that right now. 

We need unity, we don't need any more division and that's why I'm supporting you.”