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Mark Bendickson retweeted
Google's Eric Schmidt dated a woman 24 years younger than him.
They broke up.
She went on to marry Dario Amodei, the founder of Anthropic.
Then she got her ex into Anthropic's Series A.
His stake is now worth ~$20 billion.
Be nice to your exes.
Mark Bendickson retweeted
November 5, 1989
#Vikings #Rams
Jerry Burns has the greatest coaching rant and 🎤 drop in the history of sports.
What set Burns off was the treatment #Vikings OC Bob Schnelker was getting from fans and some media.
This clip has lots of 🤬
Minnesota won 23-21
Mark Bendickson retweeted
Britain approved a third runway at Heathrow in 2003.
Today they said it might open in 2039.
SpaceX was founded in 2002.
It's launched 700+ rockets since.
Mark Bendickson retweeted
🚨 BREAKING: Michele Tafoya just dropped her five point plan to tackle Somali gang violence in Minnesota.
“We will do more in 8 weeks than Peggy Flanagan has done in 8 years.”
Mark Bendickson retweeted
NYC needed ~$8 billion in state aid to balance its budget.
Mayor Mamdani just doubled grants for "individual artists" from $5,000 to $10,000.
Congratulations to every plumber in Buffalo.
You're now a patron of the arts.
Mark Bendickson retweeted
“If an experiment in private enterprise is unsuccessful, people lose money and they have to close it down. If an experiment in government is unsuccessful, it’s always expanded.”
— Milton Friedman
Finally, Minneapolis School District tries to get it together americanexperiment.org/final…
Mark Bendickson retweeted
Milton Friedman: “I am not a conservative. I’ve never been a conservative. Hayek was not a conservative.”
“We are liberals in the true meaning of that term: concerned with freedom. We are not liberals in the current distorted sense—those liberal with other people’s money.”
.@HolmesJosh fellow Minnesotan, of course you remember back when St Louis Park was referred to as 'St Jewish Park' and now has calls to prayer and a Mayor and City Council/School Board headset on turning it into Hamtramck MI, along with most of Ilhan Omar's district.
Mark Bendickson retweeted
Milton Friedman on 4 ways to spend money:
1) Your money on yourself (you’re careful about both cost and quality)
2) Your money on others (you care about cost, less about quality)
3) Someone else’s money on yourself (you care about quality, not cost)
4) Someone else’s money on others (you care about neither)
The last one is how government spending works 🚨
Mark Bendickson retweeted
Tom Brady: "In the end, this statue isn't just for Pats fans. It'll also give all the Jets fans something to throw their beers at as they leave the stadium every year. Probably in the second quarter." #NFL
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Things that are underrated:
Clean sheets
The movie Spy Game
Expensive butter
Giving gifts without having an occasion
Backgammon
Awkward silences
Single-ingredient meals
Parenthood
Walking away from an argument
Taking a sunrise walk
Not drinking
Foot reflexology
The patriarchy, good manners, and chivalry
Rainy days
Rural America
Unsweet iced tea
Locally-sourced produce and proteins
Fly-fishing
Eating out alone
Doing manual labor
Shoe trees
Saying “No”
A grass fed rib eye steak
New socks
Walking in the rain
Classic country music
Things that are overrated:
The Centurion Lounge
LeBron
Loro Piana
Going out on weekends
Company loyalty
Capri
Aperol Spritz
Dress sneakers
The Louvre
Rand Paul
College
Other people’s opinions
Investment banking as a career path
Aspen
Frank Lloyd Wright
Concerts
Marijuana
DoorDash and Uber Eats
Valentine’s Day and New Years Eve
Instagram
Michelin-starred restaurants
Starbucks
New Orleans
Will Ferrell
Air Jordans
Chipotle
