Andy
@awmark.bsky.social
Rockfordian / dad / was an army guy during OIF & OEF / work in credit now / aTm ain’t never been elite, you guys
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This is one of the purest forms of tabless lieutenant energy I’ve seen in years
When you draw a platoon leader like Hegseth, it’s your worst nightmare. You just ride it out until he’s gone and gets replaced by someone who isn’t a complete jackass. Only a fool like Trump would put one of them in charge of the entire defense department.
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This is one of the purest forms of tabless lieutenant energy I’ve seen in years
ORD was as close to deserted this morning as I’ve ever seen it on a Friday morning before a holiday
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
ORD was as close to deserted this morning as I’ve ever seen it on a Friday morning before a holiday
Love a good “loan-to-own” story (derogative)
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Love a good “loan-to-own” story (derogative)
Really bad loss for Marquette. Season’s over before Thanksgiving…
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Really bad loss for Marquette. Season’s over before Thanksgiving…
The office market remains a disaster for most cities outside of NY/SF class A
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
The Office Market’s Budding Recovery Is Leaving Most Cities Behind
While a handful of business districts are leading a turnaround, many office markets are still burdened with empty space and anemic rents.
www.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The office market remains a disaster for most cities outside of NY/SF class A
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
I think the James Franklin hire is good*. He’s a proven program builder and has been ‘crootin DMV for ages already. Actually think this hurts Penn State.
*he needs to hire a Madden kid for the game theory stuff
*he needs to hire a Madden kid for the game theory stuff
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I think the James Franklin hire is good*. He’s a proven program builder and has been ‘crootin DMV for ages already. Actually think this hurts Penn State.
*he needs to hire a Madden kid for the game theory stuff
*he needs to hire a Madden kid for the game theory stuff
Been saying it for years
November 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Been saying it for years
Happy Friday, you guys
November 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Happy Friday, you guys
Glad to see there are still plenty of idiots running around City Hall!
FULL STORY: Chicago's treasurer announced Wednesday that the city will no longer invest in U.S. Treasury securities to protest the aggressive federal immigration raids in Chicago and what she called the Trump administration’s “authoritarian regime.” @wttw.bsky.social news.wttw.com/2025/11/12/c...
Chicago Will Stop Investing in US Treasury Securities to Protest ‘Authoritarian’ Trump, Treasurer Announces
Chicago Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin is running to represent Illinois’ 7th Congressional District and replace retiring U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis.
news.wttw.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Glad to see there are still plenty of idiots running around City Hall!
If you are Chicagoland area, we are maybe gonna get another chance to peep the Lights tomorrow night. G4 storm in the forecast
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
If you are Chicagoland area, we are maybe gonna get another chance to peep the Lights tomorrow night. G4 storm in the forecast
Happy SIFMA Market Holiday on a Tuesday Eve, you guys
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Happy SIFMA Market Holiday on a Tuesday Eve, you guys
Reposted by Andy
Started from the bottom now we here
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Started from the bottom now we here
Objectively true that the secret best way to make great pancakes is by separating the eggs and whipping the whites before folding them into your batter
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Objectively true that the secret best way to make great pancakes is by separating the eggs and whipping the whites before folding them into your batter
Happy Saturday, you guys
November 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Happy Saturday, you guys
Grateful that I decided to avoid watching Spurs this morning
November 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Grateful that I decided to avoid watching Spurs this morning
Tremendous summary on where regional transit goes from here in Chicagoland citythatworks.substack.com/p/we-havent-...
We haven't saved transit yet
What comes after the fiscal cliff
citythatworks.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Tremendous summary on where regional transit goes from here in Chicagoland citythatworks.substack.com/p/we-havent-...
Storytelling vs. reality on KKR credit fundraising.
Headline: KKR raises $27B in Q3 across liquid and illiquid credit strategies!
Reality: $15B from Global Atlantic, $6B from FABNs issuance, say $1-2B from Japan Post strategic partnership.
Actual 3rd party new capital: $4-5B
Headline: KKR raises $27B in Q3 across liquid and illiquid credit strategies!
Reality: $15B from Global Atlantic, $6B from FABNs issuance, say $1-2B from Japan Post strategic partnership.
Actual 3rd party new capital: $4-5B
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Storytelling vs. reality on KKR credit fundraising.
Headline: KKR raises $27B in Q3 across liquid and illiquid credit strategies!
Reality: $15B from Global Atlantic, $6B from FABNs issuance, say $1-2B from Japan Post strategic partnership.
Actual 3rd party new capital: $4-5B
Headline: KKR raises $27B in Q3 across liquid and illiquid credit strategies!
Reality: $15B from Global Atlantic, $6B from FABNs issuance, say $1-2B from Japan Post strategic partnership.
Actual 3rd party new capital: $4-5B
Reposted by Andy
"And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
— Carl Sandburg, "Chicago"
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
— Carl Sandburg, "Chicago"
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer and say to them:
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
— Carl Sandburg, "Chicago"
Come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be alive and coarse and strong and cunning."
— Carl Sandburg, "Chicago"
The dodgiest NRSRO on the street getting hemmed up here is the real news of the day
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The dodgiest NRSRO on the street getting hemmed up here is the real news of the day
Judge Ellis forcing the feds to heel www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...
Chicago federal judge to issue sweeping injunction limiting use of force by immigration agents in ‘Operation Midway Blitz’
The incoming preliminary injunction replaces a temporary restraining order issued by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in early October that was set to expire at 11:30 a.m.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Judge Ellis forcing the feds to heel www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/06/o...