Tim Powell

Financial advisor & homebrewer. Steeler fan. Fiscal conservative, social progressive. Car, bourbon & craft beer snob. Hockey, the Boss & cigars are cool, too.

[Tim Powell @timothypowell3]

@MarkMaddenX I understand that with the Bonino signing, the Pens now qualify for the special “early bird” scheduling program with the NHL and NHLPA.

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@MLFootball @_BigBen7 @steelers @Blitz_Burgh @SteelersWin109 @KDPomp @Jerrythekid21 @ThompsonFoto12 @NealCoolong True. Statistics prove it to be true. Total Yards 7th, Comps 8th, TDs 9th, 4th Qt Comebacks 3rd, W/L 5th.

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@NiallHarbison Niall, your amazing work with dogs goes so far to restore my faith in humanity. This at a time when the most powerful humans on our planet only think about themselves. Thank you!

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@RpsAgainstTrump

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@TheEXECUTlONER_ Is Morgan Wallen know to be a jerk? Are there other occurrences of this with Wallen?

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@RichardAngwin It’s a real world Idiocracy.

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@DarrigoMelanie @IAmPoliticsGirl If only there was some governing body in the US that could provide oversight on situations like this.

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

Donald Trump Jr takes a financial stake in a company…

3 months later, the Pentagon gives it $620 million…

after Trump’s White House told them to…

And the company’s valuation rose from
$200 million to $2 billion as a result.

This is corruption.
https://t.co/TLcOxyzOWO

[Tim Powell @timothypowell3]

The image is made up—it’s a long-debunked hoax. https://t.co/wKLlN1mjoC https://t.co/2UTQGXoaU1
This viral “newspaper clipping” (often shared on social media) claims that an IQ test from Donald Trump’s time at New York Military Academy (NYMA) in the early 1960s was discovered in a former counselor’s closet, supposedly showing a score of 73. It includes photos and quotes alleging the discovery by “William Askew Jr.” and comments from his father. Fact-checkers including Snopes, PolitiFact, Full Fact, and others have repeatedly rated this as false since it first spread around 2019 (and it resurfaces periodically). https://t.co/wKLlN1mjoC https://t.co/0nDm1XiUzc

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I just had the craziest experience at the airport.

We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight.

Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. “Folks, I’ve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.”

Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess.

The pilot goes on. “I get it, trust me. But here’s the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. I’m not your pilot for the next leg, but I don’t feel confident the jet’s safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I don’t feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.”

He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: “Now, none of this is the agents’ fault. Please be kind to them. I’m the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I don’t do this lightly, and I’m only doing it because I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone’s safety.”

Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gate…

Start clapping.

I’m not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message.

All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyone’s best interest.

It’s honestly one of the best examples of strong communication—of strong leadership, for that matter—that I’ve seen in a long time.

@Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, he’s one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

Whose masterpiece? 👏

[Tim Powell @timothypowell3]

@HouseJudiciary @MalcolmNance Only 93? Where are the rest of the House members?

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@danielsgoldman @DAGToddBlanche Where is the outrage from every congressman?

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@Fritschner @JohnJHarwood Where is the outrage?

[Aaron Fritschner @Fritschner]

Incredible- Trump's $2 billion taxpayer-subsidized slush fund comes with a legal disclaimer that basically says "we are not responsible for any crimes committed with this money"

[Tim Powell @timothypowell3]

@Steelersdepot Alfred Mother F’ing Pupunu.

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

A president shouldn't be allowed to do this shit.