When it feel like living’s harder than dyin’
For me, givin’ up’s way harder than tryin’
Kanye West – Champion
I love this account of determination from Kanye. Never give up. I need to reach the next level of resilience in my life just like how he was able to achieve billionaire status (before his public fall). But who knows? His bounceback might be one of the greatest in modern pop culture.
By the way, Kanye is still a lyrical and musical genius.
I don’t know if I had mentioned this before but I was a fan of the original constraint that Twitter had when it was introduced to the public. Each tweet could not be more than 140 characters and there was no retweet function. Now tweets can read like blog posts. This totally messes up the flow of Twitter. You might as well blog on your own site or get a Tumblr or WordPress account.
With that rant out of the day you should read this brilliant breakdown of the Wall Streer versus Main Street dynamic when it comes the methodology behind each profit measuring.
The Swag and presence of Michael Jordan is immeasurable.
Personally this means I need to bring more attentiveness to everything I do. Because whether it’s big or small, it matters.
“You know, there has been a transition historically in the 20th century, there was a major transition where the black community that voted pretty much exclusively Republican, there was a transition over many, many decades where a lot of the black population left the Republican Party and joined the Democrat Party. And this is why people today would argue, well, there was a great switch, right?
There was this, there was this defining moment when the political parties both decided they were going to switch and they were going to be the other party, which of course is silly for lots and lots of reasons. But there was a transition of black voters that were voting Republican to voting Democrat. And part of that happens under FDR when you’re going through the Great Depression and FDR opens some of the food and soup kitchens, because there’s many people that were in dire need that shifted over their support to Democrats.”
From The WallBuilders Show: The Truth Behind Political Parties and Civil Rights, Aug 6, 2025
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wallbuilders-show/id387601688?i=1000720878094&r=668
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How Palantir—a company too small to make the Fortune 500—became one of the world’s 25 most valuable companies
Palantir, based in Denver, surpassed $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time this week, posting growth figures that blew past analyst estimates. Palantir’s stock soared to more than $160 a share, marking a 555% increase from this time last year. By market close on Tuesday, Palantir’s market cap had hit nearly $409 billion, making it the 23rd most valuable company in the world, just behind Johnson & Johnson, a company with more than 23 times Palantir’s revenue and more than 35x the number of employees.
To think if I had put a couple of G’s into this stock last year I’d be up more than 500%. Have to learn how to play the markets more efficiently.
https://historyofblacktravel.com/timeline/william-bill-pinkney/
While doing some research I came across this gentleman’s biography. This is very impressive. Feel free to read up and let me know what you think.
What do you think? Is it the greatest? Let me know what you think in the comments.
Me too! Forbes Billionaire List, here I come!