Aaron Baecker

Global Macro Trader and Technologist

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@jon_greenberg @thekapman Maybe a shower-based ReKap is in order! 😂

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@collapsedskull Beer so strong, you’ll forget you’re drinking Pabst!

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@ZinZv @mistressdivy Didn’t UMB stand for “United Missouri Bank” too? So the additional “Bank” is redundant!

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@ryanhallyall @XCreators Well deserved! Thanks for keeping everyone informed and prepared!

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@StanphylCap Sorry for your loss, Mark!

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@StanphylCap Everyone touting silver at these prices against that chart is willfully ignorant at best. I wouldn’t short it, but there’s no chance I’m buying.

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@JohnLeFevre What about when you have a late checkout and they still come knock on your door anyway to ask when you’ll be out?

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@ErikSTownsend Here is the official government position. Brief research indicates he was indicted in 2020, and a superseding indictment was unsealed in SDNY, but I haven’t validated that.

https://t.co/yPu1yxluZZ

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@TommyThornton Merry Christmas, Tommy! Hope you have a safe and happy holiday!

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@VitalVegas What about the proliferation of Self Pay? I’m surprised that hasn’t caught on faster, too.

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@thekapman I’d be honored! I’m sure you are!

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@jon_greenberg Concourses are also too narrow.

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@StanphylCap “Songs in the Attic” is a great Joel live album with many of the classics on it - all of them performed with maximum energy.

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@sahadevsharma @NSideTerritory How much was the Cubs’ tentative behavior at the deadline driven by labor uncertainty – particularly with the expensive pitchers with years left of club control?

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@PhilHollowayEsq Hegseth likes to sign documents in the style of DJT. 😂

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@Callum_Thomas @JDVance Look no further than El Salvador.

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@StanphylCap @RitchieTorres He seems like a common-sense guy, for sure. We need more people like that in politics.

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Great recap, Erik. A couple other potential causal factors:

1. The last data I saw showed the helicopter flying at 300 ft on a 200 ft maximum altitude route. If accurate, that’s an especially big mistake when flying near the approach end of a runway in very busy airspace.

2. The controller was reportedly working two positions because the tower was understaffed. You can hear that level of over-work on the ATC audio, as he was speaking very quickly to get to everyone. We should not allow for under-staffing at major airports. If the FAA can’t staff sufficient controllers, the airlines should have to cancel flights. Perhaps if they did that, the public’s attention would be drawn to this pressing issue and the problem would get solved.

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We see a lot of these types of accidents in commercial and general aviation, unfortunately. A low wing plane like a regional jet is descending and has limited visibility below it in close proximity. The helicopter likely has limited visibility above it in close proximity. If either set of pilots even realized what was happening, it was probably too late.

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@TheAntOrtiz This doesn’t take into account their business and real estate interests in Wrigleyville, either. Sure, that money doesn’t make it to the Cubs, but it does mean the family isn’t solely reliant on the team to turn a profit.