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Jimmy Saville abused ~450 children over a 50 year period. Keir Starmer - the Director of Public Prosecutions - declined to prosecute. The case file was later destroyed. And the BBC covered it up. https://t.co/LMetcRlycm
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This Maserati-driving illegal alien from Honduras killed a woman in Nashville... And they booked him as "white." Our crime stats are totally fake. https://t.co/s4WWB6WVM5
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I spent 2 hours with Dan Crenshaw. To keep it simple: He HATES Donald Trump. Hates him. To the core. He said it, point blank. If you support Trump, MAGA, MAHA, America First, or the Republican Party, know this: Dan Crenshaw is your enemy, and you should never vote for him again. The fact that he's also a charlatan huckster, bully, blowhard, pseudo policy intellectual, and sanctimonious cocksucker is coincidental.
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Things I’ve Learned What I wish I knew at 18… 1. College is mostly a scam I’m glad I went to college, because I wanted to work on Wall Street. But today, I wouldn’t waste $300,000 on it, and I wouldn’t want to work in banking. Instead, I’d load up on college credits during high school, go to a school like the University of Texas to have fun, graduate in 3 years debt-free, and travel around the world for a year.
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2. Spend time with your parents You probably have less than 200 Saturdays left with your parents before they die. And then you become an orphan.
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3. Don’t wait for the perfect pitch Real life is not baseball. There’s no free trip to first base, and you’re not limited to three strikes. Just keep swinging, and your “luck” will improve.
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4. Settle down geographically This also means, “see the world while you’re young and unattached.” I’ve lived in New York, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Houston - and I’m glad I did. But it’s important to settle down (around age 30) and establish a footprint of friends, family, property, and a business network - a life.
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5. Network When I attended capital markets roadshow luncheons, I’d exchange business cards with C-suite executives, investment banking competitors, countless buy side portfolio managers, and research analysts. On my way out, I’d throw the stack of cards in the trash. Today, many of these people - smart and ambitious - have risen to influential positions in finance, business, tech, philanthropy, and politics all over the world. Build a meaningful Rolodex, a real one - not simply 5,000 LinkedIn connections.
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6. Drinking isn't a fulfilling hobby I loved drinking. It felt important professionally and was a personal hobby for years. But, alcohol is terrible for you, even in small quantities. It increases cortisol, which causes stress and anxiety, disrupts your sleep, destroys fitness progress and muscle recovery, increases estrogen and decreases testosterone, diminishes productivity, and causes long term cardiovascular damage. It also damages the prefrontal cortex, which impacts memory, impulse control, and cognitive ability. Occasional drinking is fine, but what’s the point? It’s never been easier to abstain from alcohol, and it’s important to start young. You'll discover that you don't need it socially; it's more fun to be present.
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7. Take a barbell approach to money and investing Not enough nuance is given to financial advice. It’s important to enjoy the fruits of your labor. After all, money is only something you need if you don't die tomorrow. So don’t be afraid to spend that cash. Reward yourself with experience-oriented vacations or, occasionally, extravagant purchases to celebrate an achievement. As an example, watches can be great investments - money that would otherwise be spent on bar tabs. A $15,000 Patek Nautilus (2004 price) is now $100,000. However, be mindful that material things like cars or watches won’t bring you any substantive fulfillment. Bet on yourself. Don’t struggle to save in your early 20s when it will be easy to save after a couple of promotions. Still, it’s important to establish financial discipline and a basic foundation for wealth as early as possible. Start saving (a trivial amount of money) as soon as you get your first paycheck - $100 a week at 7% will turn into $1,000,000 in 40 years. You’ll never miss it. As your income rises, allocate your savings between a concentrated portfolio of long-term holdings, real estate, and a few 10-50x moonshots - startups, crypto, derivatives, whatever. Not only are they intellectually and financially fulfilling, it’s a great way to expand your professional circles, and open unknown doors of opportunity.
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8. Have kids sooner It’s not a debate. Life has zero meaning without children. Zero. It’s fine to make sure you’re ready in terms of resources and commitment, but don’t look for reasons to delay. You will not regret having children. And every year you put it off is one less year you get to enjoy your grandkids.
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9. Never harp, worry, or wallow in fear It doesn’t help.
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10. Write daily Therapy isn’t real (for most people), but reflection is important. Writing is a valuable tool for reflecting and for idea generation. My drunken journal of notes and memories in banking gave me a NYT bestseller. But more important, many of those memories would’ve been forgotten had I not written them down. I just wish I had done more of it.
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11. Look outside your social circle In New York City, the emphasis for many is: What do you do? Where did you go to college? What does your Dad do? It took me a decade to learn that sitting in the back of a truck drinking beer in rural Texas with people of all races and classes is more soulful, honest, interesting, and fulfilling than having brunch with Ivy League bros in Manhattan.
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12. Read more Reading allows you to borrow someone else’s brain, and have a conversation with the most consequential minds in history. It’s a learned skill that requires discipline: Make time for reading, preferably right before bed. Keep your phone in another room. Tap out on books you aren’t enjoying and move on. Supplement by carrying a book with you and stealing 5-10 minute intervals when you can, and add audiobooks while exercising to the mix for efficiency. Keep physical copies (trophies) and amass a meaningful library over time.
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13. Watch the sun rise It’s self-explanatory; take an early morning walk: Fresh air, vitamin D, exercise, more productive days, quiet reflection, and much better sleep.
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14. Never stop learning Feed and nurture an intellectual curiosity. We live in a world of free university courses, YouTube tutorials, podcasts, and even Instagram health and fitness guides. There’s an infinite amount of knowledge at your fingertips. And it never hurts to be knowledgeable and conversant on an eclectic range of topics; it makes you a better and more interesting person.
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15. Focus on hobbies that will last a lifetime You might not ever “retire,” but as soon as your money starts making more money than you make in a year, you should take control of your time and focus on wealth-building, passion projects, and leisure activities. You won’t regret having developed a passion for hobbies that last a lifetime. For me, it’s fly fishing, ranching, photography, golf, and backgammon.
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16. Get better educated on health and fitness In a world where 50% of men are obese, it’s never been easier to demonstrate high-value status physically. Adopt better habits at a younger age with greater priority on weight training and muscle-building. Diet is not rocket science: Keep a simple “calories in, calories out” approach; emphasize proteins while minimizing consumption of sugar, alcohol, seed oils, processed foods, sodium nitrates, factory-farmed proteins, and exposure to microplastics.
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17. Don’t waste as much time watching pro sports Spending an entire Sunday watching football, or letting the outcome of a game dictate your mood is a waste of time and energy. Instead, play a competitive sport for as long as you can. The same goes with watching TV. Minimize the consumption of all mainstream media, limited to only basic awareness of what people in echo chambers are digesting to understand the zeitgeist. And instead of binge-watching Yellowstone, go ride a horse or get SCUBA certified.
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18. Have a plan You cannot rely on the government; no one is coming to save you. Be prepared for social, political, and economic turmoil, even if it is a low probability event. Diversify your income streams, invest in real estate, and buy a ranch and some guns.
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19. Start a business In investment banking, when I had a problem, every solution was a phone call away - the lawyer, IT guy, research analyst, support staff, sales team, etc. When I left the comfort and structure of Wall Street, I had an impeccable résumé, but was not equipped with real-world, entrepreneurial skills. It’s essential to learn how to play every position. We don’t know how AI or unexpected disruption will reshape the world, but there is protection in having hard assets, cash flow, and consumer-facing businesses that run like a factory - rising with inflation and making money while you sleep.
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20. Focus on the habits, not the goals To paraphrase James Clear, achieving a goal is only a momentary change. You need to change the systems that lead to the desired results. Focus on the habits and “the score takes care of itself.”
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21. Nurture a handful of close friendships I’m not superstitious but if you smile at the world, the world smiles back. Cut negative people out of your life and sever unreciprocated relationships. It’s so obvious, but you can literally choose your friends.
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22. Always maintain a positive outlook My motto is “no bad days,” but this wasn’t always the case. Even if something “bad” - like losing a job or love interest - happens to you, you won’t really know if that event was actually good or bad for another 5 or 10 years. And the answer is within your control.
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23. Don’t argue with idiots We live in divisive times, and increasingly, behind a screen. Arguing with idiots is a colossal waste of time and energy, especially online. And when you do interact with people, try to be kind most of the time, even when a situation calls for anger or abrasiveness.
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24. Ignore the boos. They usually come from the cheap seats Most people aren’t thinking about you, but even if they are, who cares. 25. Say Thank you Not Thanks, or Thx, or Cheers. Thank you. 26. Be skeptical A significant portion of everything you’ve been taught, from the textbooks to the news you read, and what you’ve been told to revere and aspire to, is a lie. The people respected by society - academics, doctors, business leaders, and government leaders - are not all-knowing or even all that smart, and certainly not impervious to criticism or without sin. 27. Accept your reality Never stop trying to improve your reality. But along the way, accept it. This is the secret to happiness. 28. Go to bed tired
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This is what your $60 billion will be used for…. Conscripting middle-aged Ukrainian men by force. And sending them to die. With no plan or path to “victory.” https://t.co/w3ED09Mb2J
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Since people are equating support for RFK Jr. with being anti-vax or even anti-science, this is worth re-sharing... In 1979, eleven babies died of SIDS in one county in Tennessee. They all had received the same vaccine from the same batch at around the same time. Wyeth's (since merged with Pfizer) response: Instead of recalling the vaccine pending an investigation, they covered it up AND ordered all future batches to be spread out across the country, so that any more deadly clusters would go unnoticed.
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The Zuckerberg story was big: The White House pressured Meta to illegally censor factual information about COVID and Hunter’s laptop. Even bigger: The person responsible for this was former Director of Digital Strategy @Rob_Flaherty. He's now Kamala's Deputy Campaign Manager. https://t.co/hfMUdmStJA
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Everything about the Harris campaign is fake. Prior to her stop at Primanti’s (the PA sandwich chain), every single customer was kicked out and replaced with actors. https://t.co/zJ15D6jcM2
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If you know someone who could vote for Kamala Harris, send them this thread:
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Government jobs, handouts, and deficit spending are obscuring dire economic fundamentals. https://t.co/GpIn5EBP6p
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Last week, X gave guidance on improving your visibility on the app. They suggested increasing the number of tweets you "like and share." It makes sense that they reward users who add engagement with visibility and impressions. But it also reminded me... X and xAI know everything I've ever read, watched, drafted, written, liked, shared, and DMed on the app. They know my location - how often I leave my house, how much time I spend in an office, when I travel, go to stores, the gym, a friend's house, restaurants, bars, etc. They know my habits, interests, beliefs, political opinions, and have a means of aggregating all of it to render a comprehensive profile. X knows me better than my own family or close friends do. They - with perfect memory, instant recall, unemotional data-driven objectivity, and the ability to extrapolate conclusions with the help of AI and billions of other comps and data points - know me better than I know myself. The same is true with most of Big Tech, and it is not something any of us fully consider often enough. It's not just about Alexa and Apple eavesdropping on you; they know your soul. And in most cases, this data is for sale and, when layered with other data like cell phone or credit card history, allows someone to put together a total and complete profile of all of us, that includes our mental and physical health, behavioral propensities, sociability, and even life expectancy. Think about that when the FBI rings your doorbell and wants to have a chat... today, or five years from now.
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Remember the video of the naked woman in Chicago who stole a police car and ran over a cop? Judge Tyria Walton just found her not guilty. She had been charged with: - attempted murder - aggravated battery - vehicular hijacking - possession of a stolen vehicle Instead of jail, she is required to “‘meet with mental health officials for treatment.”
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GameStop ($GME) was halted. Up 69% on the day. Because a guy named RoaringKitty posted a picture on X. https://t.co/SssXe8pXni
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I thought everyone knew the E. Jean Carroll vs Trump case was bogus, until I heard my mother's (late 60s Republican) uninformed take on the verdict after watching ABC Nightly News. It's hard to find on Google, so here's what you need to know about E. Jean Carroll, most of which was deemed "inadmissible" by the judge: - She couldn't recall the date, month, season, or year the incident happened - She never told anyone about it, despite being publicly obsessed with her own sexuality - The dress she claims to have been wearing didn't exist at the time - Her description of the dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman was inaccurate, making her sequence of events impossible - Her lawsuit was bankrolled by Jeffrey Epstein pal and Democrat (and Nikki Haley) mega-donor Reid Hoffman - Democrats created a law (The Adult Survivors Act in 2022) to enable her lawsuit to proceed - Her accusation is the exact plotline of an episode of Law & Order (one of her "favorite shows") - Trump's Apprentice was also one of her favorite shows - She has a history of falsely accusing men of r*pe, including Les Moonves - She told Anderson Cooper, "most people think of r*pe as being sexy. Think of the fantasies." - She made a career promoting promiscuity, even writing glowingly of sexual assault and naming her cat Vagina
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Someone tried to burn down MLK Jr’s birth home last night. They were spotted by tourists and detained until the cops arrived, and arrested her: A black woman. Another fake hate crime that could’ve led to violent protests. https://t.co/9BH04egqNI
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Not many people know that Swalwell’s Chinese spy mistress - Fang Fang - died last year in that random plane crash caught on video https://t.co/vYPKgfmCin
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Could the outlook get any more bleak? - Housing has never been more expensive - Transportation has never been more expensive - Food and energy have never been more expensive - Credit card debt has never been higher - Household savings have never been lower - Health insurance has never been more expensive - Americans have never been fatter - Inflation is here to stay - Higher rates are here to stay - The labor market is cooling - Government spending and our national debt have never been higher - Our nation is politically and culturally divided - Geopolitical instability is fermenting around the globe - Illegal immigration has never been higher - Crime is exploding - World War 3 is a legitimate possibility - The Constitution is under attack - The justice system has been corrupted and broken - The party in power is weaponizing the Judicial branch to silence its leading opponent, and calling for the deprogramming of 75 million citizens