Christoper Raper

[Holden Culotta @Holden_Culotta]

Mike Rowe: “We’ve been telling kids for 15 years to learn to code.”

“Well, AI is coming for the coders.”

“It’s not coming for the welders, the plumbers, the steamfitters, the pipefitters, the HVAC, or the electricians.”

“In Aspen, I sat and listened to Larry Fink say we need 500,000 electricians in the next couple of years—not hyperbole.”

“The BlueForge Alliance, who oversees our maritime industrial base—that’s 15,000 individual companies who are collectively charged with building and delivering nuclear-powered subs to the Navy … calls and says, we’re having a hell of a time finding tradespeople. Can you help?”

“I said, I don’t know, man … how many do you need? He says, 140,000.”

“These are our submarines. Things go hypersonic, a little sideways with China, Taiwan, our aircraft carriers are no longer the point of the spear. They’re vulnerable.”

“Our submarines matter, and these guys have a pinch point because they can’t find welders and electricians to get them built.”

“The automotive industry needs 80,000 collision repair and technicians.”

“Energy, I don’t even know what the number is, I hear 300,000, I hear 500,000.”

“There is a clear and present freakout going on right now. I’ve heard from six governors in the last six months. I’ve heard from the heads of major companies.”

@mikeroweworks

[Tanvi Ratna @tanvi_ratna]

Trump’s new tariffs aren’t a trade tweak—they’re the first move in a full-spectrum reset.

$9.2T in debt matures in 2025. Inflation lingers. Alliances are shifting.

One announcement just set a dozen wheels in motion.
Here’s what’s really happening—and why it matters 🧵

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

H-1B DATA MEGA-THREAD 🧵

I downloaded five years of H-1B data from the US DOL website (4M+ records) and spent the day crunching data.

I went into this with an open mind, but, to be honest, I'm now *extremely* skeptical of how this program works.

Here's what I found 👇

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

Phone addiction - Simon Sinek👏👏👏

[Christoper Raper @Whois_Chris]

@NatalieMoore4 @NotTodayEric

[Jim Cramer @jimcramer]

This is what I was talking about at the top of the show! Technology at its best!

[Gothalion @Gothalion]

👀

[Christoper Raper @Whois_Chris]

@NFLonFOX 🤠

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Visualisation of π being irrational

[📹 thiebo_badminton]

[Christoper Raper @Whois_Chris]

@NatalieMoore4 @crazyclipsonly Luckily I never have to worry about that.

[Joe Rogan @joerogan]

Oliver Anthony - Rich Men North Of Richmond https://t.co/i2c0Y0bb6o via @YouTube

[Daily Roman Updates @UpdatingOnRome]

Nostalgia city

[Peter Zeihan @PeterZeihan]

This (excellent) article only deals with the here and now. Not the structural problems on the horizon. Meaning that the China of today is the best case scenario that we are going to see there for a very long time. https://t.co/XwMKjldOhD

[Christoper Raper @Whois_Chris]

In retrospect, is Flanders the "best"?

[Christoper Raper @Whois_Chris]

@NatalieMoore4 @WLOS_13 Interesting

[NFL Memes @NFLMemes]

Must have been a killer night

[A Stale Scooby Snack @spacecadetkelli]

Bebe Rexha’s backup dancers #Thanksgiving #BillsMafia #HalftimeShow

[Qasim Rashid, Esq. @QasimRashid]

Chipotle: 26% profit increase. Raising prices.

Starbucks: 31% profit increase. Raising prices.

McDonalds: 59% profit increase. Raising prices.

Shell/Mobile/BP: 60% profit increase. Raising prices.

There's not a labor shortage.
This isn't inflation.
It is 100% corporate greed.

[Christoper Raper @Whois_Chris]

Cascade Canyon on the way to Lake Solitude @ForestrySup along for the trip. @GrandTetonNPS.

[Christoper Raper @Whois_Chris]

@EllisMate
Car 360
https://t.co/6KhMakDAxw