Michael Owen
@mannyweeks.bsky.social
Principal at EventGenuity, LLC, an integrated Corporate Entertainment, Business Event Company. Speaker, Trainer, Facilitator.
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🤥 Senator @MarshaBlackburn: “Nobody will lose health insurance if we cut Medicaid, we’re just targeting waste/fraud.”
Congressional Budget Office:
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Congressional Budget Office:
thehill.com/policy/healt...
May 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🤥 Senator @MarshaBlackburn: “Nobody will lose health insurance if we cut Medicaid, we’re just targeting waste/fraud.”
Congressional Budget Office:
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Congressional Budget Office:
thehill.com/policy/healt...
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Resistence is NOT futile
Marriott’s CEO said it straight: “We welcome all… we create opportunities for all… that’s who we are as a company.”
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
He went back to his hotel to find 40K emails from Marriott associates worldwide saying “thank you.”
Plenty of CEOs talk. Capuano showed up.
Marriott still has my business.
April 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Resistence is NOT futile
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John Ratcliffe in 2018: "It's always a good thing that we see that there is investigation and prosecution of folks if they're not handling that information appropriately.”
March 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
John Ratcliffe in 2018: "It's always a good thing that we see that there is investigation and prosecution of folks if they're not handling that information appropriately.”
Yes
Kaufmann: DOGE claims to have found Social Security loans going to 11 year olds and under. It's a survivor benefit annuity to young children whose parents have passed. That's the problem billionaires without a clue doing a job they don't understand
March 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Yes
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Sound up for this one, friends. More of this please!
GOV. WALZ IN IOWA: “This an issue of - do you stand with veterans? If you do, you should not have voted YES like your rep did to cut the VA. It’s that simple.”
March 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Sound up for this one, friends. More of this please!
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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Rep. John Rose (R) announces he ‘s running for governor — jumping in against Marsha Blackburn.
He will immediately lock up the “Guys who met their wives when they were high school teens and he was in his forties” vote
Context: x.com/thetnholler/...
He will immediately lock up the “Guys who met their wives when they were high school teens and he was in his forties” vote
Context: x.com/thetnholler/...
February 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Rep. John Rose (R) announces he ‘s running for governor — jumping in against Marsha Blackburn.
He will immediately lock up the “Guys who met their wives when they were high school teens and he was in his forties” vote
Context: x.com/thetnholler/...
He will immediately lock up the “Guys who met their wives when they were high school teens and he was in his forties” vote
Context: x.com/thetnholler/...
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“I think it’s an indication his mind is full of mush, and he says whatever comes into it. He believes Vladimir Putin is his friend, and you know, you don’t call your friends a dictator,” Bolton said...
Ex–Top Adviser Has Dire Warning About Trump’s Mental State
Former national security adviser John Bolton said Donald Trump’s mind is failing him.
newrepublic.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“I think it’s an indication his mind is full of mush, and he says whatever comes into it. He believes Vladimir Putin is his friend, and you know, you don’t call your friends a dictator,” Bolton said...
"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending," - C.S. Lewis
LFG!
LFG!
February 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending," - C.S. Lewis
LFG!
LFG!
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DOGE puts a $1 limit on government credit cards. Every single federal employee should order one $.96 Pentel ballpoint pen www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
DOGE Puts $1 Spending Limit on Government Employee Credit Cards
The restrictions are already in place at the General Services Administration along with several other agencies. Soon they'll roll out to most of the federal government, sources say.
www.wired.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
DOGE puts a $1 limit on government credit cards. Every single federal employee should order one $.96 Pentel ballpoint pen www.wired.com/story/doge-g...
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@anntelnaes.bsky.social
Another Bezos capitulation
Another Bezos capitulation
February 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
@anntelnaes.bsky.social
Another Bezos capitulation
Another Bezos capitulation
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European Parliament member 👇🏽
February 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
European Parliament member 👇🏽
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HELL YEAH: In a masterful speech, the Democratic governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker announces not ONLY a balanced budget in his state but alludes to Donald Trump and Elon Musk as being “IDIOTS.”
Let me know if you agree with him.
Let me know if you agree with him.
February 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
HELL YEAH: In a masterful speech, the Democratic governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker announces not ONLY a balanced budget in his state but alludes to Donald Trump and Elon Musk as being “IDIOTS.”
Let me know if you agree with him.
Let me know if you agree with him.
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Elon Musk is working to transform X, his social media platform, into a virtual wallet where people can send money to each other. Digital payment platforms have come under intense scrutiny by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but that is likely to ease.
Elon Musk’s Attacks on CFPB Remove Obstacle to Building ‘X Money’
Former officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Elon Musk’s payment-business aspirations were driving his efforts to hobble the agency.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Elon Musk is working to transform X, his social media platform, into a virtual wallet where people can send money to each other. Digital payment platforms have come under intense scrutiny by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but that is likely to ease.
Doesn’t make much cents.
Breaking News: President Trump ordered the Treasury to stop minting pennies, saying the coins cost more to produce than their face value.
Trump Orders Treasury to Halt Minting New Pennies to Cut Waste
President Trump said that the coins cost more to produce than their face value.
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Doesn’t make much cents.
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Everything is insane right now but one little ray of sunlight is that I just got a new gig trying to use public policy to create as many local journalism jobs as humanly possible.
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/ive-got-a-...
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/ive-got-a-...
I've got a new job
Waging a new fight for local journalists across the U.S.
mattdpearce.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Everything is insane right now but one little ray of sunlight is that I just got a new gig trying to use public policy to create as many local journalism jobs as humanly possible.
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/ive-got-a-...
mattdpearce.substack.com/p/ive-got-a-...
More stupid shit from the looney tunes Republican supermajority in Tennessee.
February 4, 2025 at 3:45 AM
More stupid shit from the looney tunes Republican supermajority in Tennessee.
Interesting piece on the fabulous Suzanne De Passe on CBS this morning. Instrumental in the careers of the Jackson 5, Commodores, Supremes, Michael Jackson and more and influential television producer,I had the good fortune to meet her in the 70s as she worked with Nashville’s Bottom & Company.
Music industry legend Suzanne de Passe
Suzanne de Passe is a giant in the music and entertainment industry – a trailblazing record executive who helped Motown find such talent as the Jackson 5, the Commodores, and Rick James; an Oscar-nomi...
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Interesting piece on the fabulous Suzanne De Passe on CBS this morning. Instrumental in the careers of the Jackson 5, Commodores, Supremes, Michael Jackson and more and influential television producer,I had the good fortune to meet her in the 70s as she worked with Nashville’s Bottom & Company.
“…However, taking everything online meant that Fender eventually began to miss the in-person, face-to-face exchanges that NAMM helped facilitate, meaning a return was inevitable.”
#eventprofs #mpi #pcmahq
www.guitarworld.com/music-indust...
#eventprofs #mpi #pcmahq
www.guitarworld.com/music-indust...
“We’re going back, but we’re going back for one reason only”: Fender CEO Andy Mooney explains why the firm’s return to NAMM 2025 won’t be business as usual
Fender is one of the key brands returning to NAMM for 2025, but it’s taking a different approach this time
www.guitarworld.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
“…However, taking everything online meant that Fender eventually began to miss the in-person, face-to-face exchanges that NAMM helped facilitate, meaning a return was inevitable.”
#eventprofs #mpi #pcmahq
www.guitarworld.com/music-indust...
#eventprofs #mpi #pcmahq
www.guitarworld.com/music-indust...
Aw,man. Worked with Sam several times over the years. RIP, dear Soul Man.
Sam Moore, the tenor half of the scorching soul duo Sam & Dave — known for indelible hits like “Soul Man” — has died at 89.
Sam Moore, Half of Dynamic Soul Duo Sam & Dave, Is Dead at 89
Mr. Moore and Dave Prater stormed the R&B and pop charts with indelible hits like “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’.”
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Aw,man. Worked with Sam several times over the years. RIP, dear Soul Man.
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Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
January 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
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Ann Telnaes, a Washington Post editorial cartoonist who has been with the newspaper for sixteen years, just quit her job after the cartoon below—which depicts Post owner Jeff Bezos and other CEOs bowing to Donald Trump—was spiked.
It's another huge blow to the credibility of a once-great newspaper.
It's another huge blow to the credibility of a once-great newspaper.
January 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Ann Telnaes, a Washington Post editorial cartoonist who has been with the newspaper for sixteen years, just quit her job after the cartoon below—which depicts Post owner Jeff Bezos and other CEOs bowing to Donald Trump—was spiked.
It's another huge blow to the credibility of a once-great newspaper.
It's another huge blow to the credibility of a once-great newspaper.
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HALFTIME:
Vols - 10
OSU - 21
Could've been much, much worse.
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Vols - 10
OSU - 21
Could've been much, much worse.
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December 22, 2024 at 2:50 AM
HALFTIME:
Vols - 10
OSU - 21
Could've been much, much worse.
➡️ tennessee.forums.rivals.com/threads/live...
Vols - 10
OSU - 21
Could've been much, much worse.
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Step 1 in trying to deport millions of people: Ask ICE officers to work without pay
December 20, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Step 1 in trying to deport millions of people: Ask ICE officers to work without pay