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[phil @phils_97]

@josemorgado FAA

[phil @phils_97]

@Arsenal What are we as viewers missing that keeps ben white in the xi of a CL semi while MLS sits out??

[phil @phils_97]

@arsenalfami1y Engagement farming!

[phil @phils_97]

@TheTennisLetter Give the players some privacy

[phil @phils_97]

@FootballEra_ He created our two best chances of the first half. Gyokeres was lucky that his skied 3v1 cut back pass happened after a foul… he is objectively struggling. What is the reasoning to say otherwise — occupying defenders? He can improve but denying he is struggling isn’t fair

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@scrapytweets Saka is far and away our best player. Gyokeres is covered by Van Hecke in the first clip — Gabi got himself into better space than our starting CF. That’s the real concern here.

[phil @phils_97]

@AllArsenalnews_ Saka has no way of knowing what he gyokeres has strayed offside here…

[phil @phils_97]

@alexmoneypenny I love Odegaard but am very worried about him coming into our side when we are ticking perfectly. Who does he replace?

[phil @phils_97]

@stoolpresidente The most frustrating part for me was the introduction of the “technical difficulties” with the news feed and the guy fixing it being shady…. Then just left all of that unaddressed. Weird choices for sure

[phil @phils_97]

@francodancoo He will give Sinner a major headache. Faa playing with no pressure is going to be a beautiful sight.

[Ethan Brooks @alt_w_v_g]

Spent yesterday shadowing the PE‑backed portfolio company CEO.

His assistant told me to pick him up at the regional airport at 9:30 am sharp — not 9:29, not 9:31. “Precision sets the tone,” she said.

He was flying back from a “strategy summit” in Jackson Hole with other Port Co CEOs.

I pulled up to the curb. He climbed in, slammed the door. His suitcase? Still on the sidewalk. He pointed at it without looking. I took the hint.

On the drive to HQ, he joined two Teams calls on speaker. Said nothing until the end: “Thanks. Nothing on my end.” Volume maxed, eyes fixed ahead, face blank.

We arrived at 9:50. Entered through the back door — “optics,” he said — I didn’t understand what he meant.

He opened his laptop: 1,753 unread emails. No hesitation — Select All → Mark as Read.

Checked his calendar on his phone and muttered, “Let’s see what fun we have in store today.”

I asked why all his calendar invites said “no response.” He smirked. “Keeps people on their toes.”

10:00 am – HR Update

Camera off.

“Why’s PTO liability so high?” he asked. Before HR could answer: “Send me the names. Anyone over 80 hours — top of the RIF list. Change our policy to not pay out vacation effective immediately.”

HR floated a new engagement survey. He flicked the camera on long enough to say, “This isn’t a family. Families lose money,” and switched it back off.

Asked if the new Florida hires were W‑2 or 1099. When HR said W‑2, he sighed very deeply.

Safety incidents were up. He nodded. “Good. Means they’re working faster.”

11:00 am – Finance Sync

The VP shared his screen on a file titled "Forecast_vFINAL_FINAL_UPDATED_FINAL_v2.xlsx" — 47 tabs, each more confusing than the last.

“Skip the noise,” the CEO said. “Gridlines? I can’t even look at it. Take me to the EBITDA bridge.”

The model had four bridges — each with a different adjusted EBITDA number. None reconciled.

He pointed to one labeled “Management Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA — Including Unquantifiable Unidentified Potential Synergies (CEO Version)” and asked: “That's it? That is a quarter of what I committed to the board.”

FP&A responded: “We added everything back that we possibly could and then some.”

He shook his head. “Unacceptable. Add more back. Or I’ll find someone who will.”

The CFO started to jump in. He cut him off: “No one cares about GAAP. Make EBITDA go up!”

12:30 pm – Ops Alignment Meeting

COO started presenting a 92‑page slide deck. He reached slide 3.

“Too many words,” the CEO said.

Asked why service response time had improved. Ops explained they’d added more heads.

“Wrong direction,” he said. “Shrink to grow.”

“If I have to ask why we keep adding heads, we’ve already failed.”

2:00 pm – Strategic Planning Reset

Whiteboard read: Narrative. Underlined twice. Someone had drawn a crude flywheel in the corner.

He looked at the room and said, “What’s our story? What do we want a potential buyer to believe?”

The COO started to speak. He held up a hand to stop talking.

Told him to trim 15% of the team. Then clarified: “Start with leadership.”

HR said we were already below operating minimums.

He nodded. “Perfect. Now we find out who really wants to be here.”

3:30 pm – ELT Check-In Call with the PE Sponsor

Joined 10 minutes late, camera off. “Sorry — was on another call.” He wasn’t.

Jumped in once to confirm EBITDA was on target. Left before it ended.

5:00 pm – Board Prep

Pacing his office, practicing to no one.

“Say Value Creation Opportunities twice. Maybe three. It’s all about the narrative. Plant the first three questions.”

“Use conviction words — recurring, scalable, capital-efficient — even if we’re none of the above.”

5:15 pm

At the end of the day before leaving, I finally worked up the nerve to speak to him.

I asked how he handled the pressure as he stared at a sensitivity table showing equity payouts at different exit scenarios.

Without looking at me, he said, “Don’t build a company. Build a story someone richer than you believes in.”

He paused, then said:

“Don’t build for the customer. Build for the CIM.”

Then he walked out without a word. Didn’t say goodbye. Didn’t look back. I never saw him again.

[Eric Adams @ericadamsfornyc]

This is it. The fight for New York’s future begins tonight.
Join us—knock doors, make calls, chip in.
We’re continuing to build a city that works for everyone.
And we are not turning back.
https://t.co/qkdu1Vcq16

[phil @phils_97]

@ericadamsfornyc Thanks Mayor, you have our support 💪💪🗽🗽

[phil @phils_97]

@PlayoffBoundNYK It’s a successful season we can rally behind and build upon. Barring the luckiest playoff shot (since Kawhi) this series would have been over already or at worst going to g7 — just got out hustled in the end after a long season 😔

[phil @phils_97]

@TheJerzWay It actually looks quite busy… people not having their lights on while out on the strip seems normal

[phil @phils_97]

@Mike_Peters_LGM Would still be very satisfying to keep the Braves out of the playoffs

[phil @phils_97]

@JosinaAnderson If every blown protection resulted in an Achilles tear we wouldn’t have any more quarterbacks. Just bad luck.

[phil @phils_97]

@Olly_Tennis_ Hurkacz takes out Carlos allowing Meddy to make finals and beat djokovic again

[phil @phils_97]

@GolfDigest Yes. No brainer. Considering he is the best golfer in the world right now (top 2 at least) he 100% has earned a spot. The straw man arguments to bar LIV golfers from majors and important competitions are now officially hurting the game.

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@jimcramer 🤦🏻‍♂️