@firstwonk

executive | business survival researcher | recovering startup founder | recovered senate staffer | On a quest to stay curious, share knowledge & do good

 Parkville, MO
Joined August 2011
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She's manually checking the inflation numbers, incredible commitment to the job!
FalkTG 10k 🦅🇪🇺🇩🇪🇺🇦
@FalkTGJul 18
I love Frankfurt. You meet wonderful people in every corner 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺 Veuillez m'excuser d'avoir porté atteinte à votre vie privée, Madame la Présidente de la BCE 🙏🏼
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Kansas City, the Smallest World Cup Host, Has the World at Its Feet nytimes.com/2026/07/11/busin…

Kansas City, the Smallest World Cup Host, Has the World at Its Feet

The city has a proud history with the sport thanks to Lamar Hunt, who owned the Kansas City Chiefs and co-founded Major League Soccer.

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We’re still so early…
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FWIW the stat undercounts how often incumbents have effectively become unelectable. Thom Tillis retired this cycle after Trump vowed to back a primary challenger. Jeff Flake retired in ’17 trailing Kelli Ward by double digits. Sinema left the Dem Party in ‘22 because she’d lose a primary, then bowed out in ’24.
Burgess Everett
@burgessevMay 17
Bill Cassidy is the first senator to lose his primary since 2017 when Luther Strange lost to Roy Moore. Strange was appointed Dick Lugar was the last elected senator to lose his primary, in 2012 2 more senators are in danger of losing primaries this cycle: John Cornyn and Ed Markey
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Mercantilism is SO back
Howard Lutnick
@howardlutnick22 Aug 2025
BIG NEWS: The United States of America now owns 10% of Intel, one of our great American technology companies. This historic agreement strengthens U.S. leadership in semiconductors, which will both grow our economy and help secure America’s technological edge. Thanks to Intel CEO @LipBuTan1 for striking a deal that’s fair to Intel and fair to the American People.
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It’s interesting how as humans we tend to focus on the things we know. This is why Trump also mentioned how much great shoreline North Korea has. He knows real estate. Will be interesting to see where this goes.
unusual_whales
@unusual_whales22 Jan 2025
BREAKING: The Trump admin is considering selling two-thirds of the federal government's office stock, per WSJ. That could put more than 200 million square feet on the market, as the federal landlord — the General Services Administration — oversees 370 million square feet across the country.
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Wild how being elite at PowerPoint is a literal cheat code to a six-figure corporate career. Literally moving shapes around and picking fonts.
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Taken on my #iPhone15Pro using @halidecamera #Eclipse #Eclipse2023
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FWIW I’m on the iOS 17.1 Public Beta currently and haven’t had any overheating issues with my #iPhone15Pro
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It’s a conspiracy (or a bug) that Howl’s Moving Castle is consistently on the @letterboxd popular films list on their Apple TV app
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La La Land has been up there forever too
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Netflix is going to single handedly push this country into a recession 🤒
zerohedge
@zerohedge9 Jun 2023
It Worked: Netflix Subscriptions Explode After Crackdown On Password-Sharing zerohedge.com/technology/it-…
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Some initial #iOS17 thoughts 🧵 (thread) #Apple #WWDC23
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The new browsing profiles in Safari make the app look and feel more complex. I personally always liked how vanilla Safari was compared to other mobile browsers, it felt less hectic to use.
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I couldn’t try any of the new social features like NameDrop because I didn’t get out much this week 😅 but looking forward to it!
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The #federalreserve's interest rate hikes have far reaching impacts. In countries like Bolivia, the hikes threaten further economic turmoil. Learn why ⬇ cerebration.medium.com/why-a…

Why are Bolivia’s Currency Woes Amplified by the Federal Reserve’s Rate Hikes

Today the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates for a tenth consecutive time since early 2022. The impact of these rate hikes on…

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