Gee, they must have been on the cusp of having their fraud, waste, and corruption exposed. What else could it be #USDemocracy

It is my great pride and privilege to lead the Congressional Black Caucus as its Chair during the 119th Congress. Now, let’s get to work!

I recently met a husband and wife at Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica at the Manager’s Cocktail Party.

They are from the NE USA and were spending 12 days in Jamaica. Their first ever trip.

Here is their wealth creation story.

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Berkshire Hathaway hits $1T market cap, flaunting $325B in cash and $15B from T-bills. Despite $AAPL trims, its strong balance sheet shines. Buffett fans: celebrate strategic cash hoarding and value investing. $BRKA and $BRKB stand strong. #InvestLikeBuffett #ValueInvesting #BRKB

this also reflects the pervasive belief among many americans that there is a clear and obvious division between the “deserving” and “undeserving”

like i have been saying, a lot of americans do not treat politics as “real” — they approach it with an ironic distance that allows them to treat clear threats and statements of intent as mere rhetoric. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/u...

Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” a short, succinct burst of brilliance that you can finish in a day, should be required reading at all age levels at this stage.

3 things to be an outlier:

1. Framework
2. Control of Emotions
3. Access

Your framework for decision-making comes from the role model you’ve chosen and THEIR recipe used to achieve success.

Emotional control comes from sticking to the framework.

Get access to good ppl, opportunities and capital

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

#gunners

With MAGAs, you just reverse every word to get the truth:

“When Americans chose Donald Trump in one of the narrowest popular votes in history—49.81% to 48.33%—they sent a muddled message. It’s time for either no or incremental change, and the worst place imaginable to start would be Tulsi Gabbard.”

My personal financial rules (intended to be goals)