rafaEL

Proud father, outdoor lover and multi-sport enthusiast. FinTech entrepeneur, early-stage investor and growth minded advisor. Asset and wealth management leader.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: In a devastating speech, iconic actor Robert De Niro rips Donald Trump to shreds, declaring that Trump is “not a bad man,” but “an evil one” who is a “wanna be tough guy” and has “no morals or ethics.”

But Robert De Niro didn’t stop there…

De Niro continued:

“Trump has no sense of right or wrong. No regard for anyone but himself — not the people he was supposed to lead and protect, not the people he does business with, not the people who follow him, blindly and loyally, not even the people who consider themselves his “friends.” He has contempt for all of them.

The repercussions of his turbulent presidency divided America and rattled New York City beyond imagination.  Remember how we were jolted by crisis in early 2020, as a virus swept the world.

We lived with Donald Trump’s bombastic behavior every day on the national stage, and we suffered as we saw our neighbors piling up in body bags.

The man who was supposed to protect this country put it in peril, because of his recklessness and impulsiveness. It was like an abusive father ruling the family by fear and violent behavior.  That was the consequence of New York’s warning getting ignored. Next time, we know it will be worse.

Make no mistake: the twice-impeached, 4-time indicted Donald Trump is still a fool. But we can’t let our fellow Americans write him off like one. Evil thrives in the shadow of dismissive mockery, which is why we must take the danger of Donald Trump very seriously.

So, today I issue another warning.

From this place where Abraham Lincoln spoke — right here in the beating heart of New York — to the rest of America:

This is our last chance.

Democracy won’t survive the return of a wannabe dictator.

And it won’t overcome evil if we are divided.

So what do we do about it?  We have to take today into tomorrow – take it outside these walls.   We have to reach out to the half of our country who have ignored the hazards of Trump and, for whatever reason, support elevating him back into the White House.  They’re not stupid, and we must not condemn them for making a stupid choice.  Our future doesn’t just depend on us. It depends on them.

Let’s reach out to Trump’s followers with respect.  Let’s not talk about “democracy.” 

“Democracy” may be our holy grail, but to others it is just a word, a concept, and in their embrace of Trump, they’ve already turned their backs on it.  Let’s talk about right and wrong.  Let’s talk about humanity.  Let’s talk about kindness.  Security for our world.  Safety for our families.  Decency.  Let’s welcome them back.  We won’t get them all, but we can get enough to end the nightmare of Trump.”

Well said, Robert De Niro!

Please retweet and ❤️ to thank Robert De Niro for calling out Donald Trump — and consider joining the growing exodus to Tribel, a woke new Twitter competitor that banned Trump for life and is exploding in popularity because Elon Musk banned Tribel’s Twitter account — but he forgot to ban this link to download the new Tribel app: https://t.co/HnJzSKjCwX

[rafaEL @RafaelFCM]

@profgalloway you will love this, remarkable indeed. LISR!

[Peter Yang @petergyang]

A personal story about Satya Nadella's superpower from a Microsoft VP:

"A few weeks after I joined Microsoft, Satya randomly called me and my manager to chat.

During those 30 minutes, he only asked questions. He asked about our thoughts on the product strategy, Microsoft’s culture, and what we thought needed change.

Here you have this CEO of a $2 trillion company just listening to two new employees instead of telling us what to do. That’s remarkable.

Later on, I realized that this is how Satya gathers signal.

He’s really good at getting different points of view from different sources and then connecting the dots on what needs to be fixed.

It’s remarkable that he can do this without falling into the temptation of telling you what to do."

As Satya himself wrote in his book, Hit Refresh:

"Listening is the most important thing that I accomplished each day because it would build the foundation of my leadership for years to come."

[rafaEL @RafaelFCM]

Thanks to generative AI, the much-discussed topic of “self-driving money” finally has a chance to achieve its potential. https://t.co/AVutsOQklH via @a16z

[Brian Feroldi @BrianFeroldi]

"There's always something to worry about."

Great ~10 minutes lecture by Peter Lynch

[Arianna Huffington @ariannahuff]

That still, small voice is always inside us — all we have to do is listen. 💜

[rafaEL @RafaelFCM]

@jeffreyswisher @profgalloway You nailed it and @karaswisher must be a very proud mom for raising Louie, lives the episode on multiple levels. @profgalloway should also be proud for being such a great role model.

[rafaEL @RafaelFCM]

@Joannahausmann Killing you softly with love ❤️

[rafaEL @RafaelFCM]

So powerful podcast, thank you @profgalloway https://t.co/JHScSOKFvU

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

“Customers don’t form opinions on quality from marketing. They form opinions on quality from their own experience with the product.”

~ Steve Jobs

[Jurrien Timmer @TimmerFidelity]

Like homeowners who took out mortgages when rates were low in 2020-21, the Fed's rate increases have had only limited impact on corporates. However, the wall of maturities is looming, as indicated by the rapidly falling index maturity.

[Danielle DiMartino Booth @DiMartinoBooth]

Hot day in CRE news…

“Cerberus Capital Management and Highgate missed two months of payments on a $415 million loan for 30 Courtyard by Marriott hotels, another sign of spreading trouble in commercial real estate.”

@business

[Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸 @AndrewYang]

Now on https://t.co/PjWTwI77T1 MIT economics professor and bestselling author @DAcemogluMIT joins to talk his new book “Power and Progress: Our 1,000-year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity.” Does new technology automatically make us better off?

[Martin Crowley @AIToolReport]

If you're not using AI, you're falling behind

[rafaEL @RafaelFCM]

@profgalloway 💯

[rafaEL @RafaelFCM]

@profgalloway Priceless, there is nothing comparable to the feeling of seeing your children being happy. Enjoy it! Yes, la vida es inmensamente rica 🙌🏼🥰🙌🏼

[rafaEL @RafaelFCM]

@carlosalcaraz eres una inspiración para muchos, si se puede! En hora buena!!!

[rafaEL @RafaelFCM]

@carlosalcaraz @Wimbledon Vamos!!!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[rafaEL @RafaelFCM]

⁦@profgalloway⁩ god bless you man, you touched me in ways that cannot be explained. Thank you!!!!! 🙌🏼 https://t.co/sQrlXukKXq

[rafaEL @RafaelFCM]

@BillAckman @POTUS @TheEconomist Cannot agree more with his statement on the shortsightedness the US foreign policy has been in Latin America, entirely inconsistent and transaction based. Look at the situation of Venezuela which should be very strategic to the US interest.

[Mustafa Suleyman @mustafasuleyman]

The Turing Test is nearly done. It’s time for a Modern Turing Test which measures what an AI can DO, not just what it can SAY.

This is my suggestion: https://t.co/FU1Jrc3UfU