Ken Waks!

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In 2006 ads killed Myspace. In 2026 Myspace is owned by an “AI-powered digital advertising platform.” I’m feeling some Déjà vu… hope I’m wrong 🤷🏻‍♂️ #myspace #myspacetom #nostalgia #nostalgiamarketing

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First it was Gino & Marty’s, now it’s Pasta Via. Every business he touches (heard it’s been 10 of them now!) fails due to “unexpected reasons”, that never have anything to do with him with lawsuits in the wake and the staff unpaid. Statistically fascinating, what are the odds?? Especially for someone who claims they touch every plate & table, incredibly impressive to do that from Italy or Dubai or the UAE or whatever country you’re in this week. Just own it. Own your mistakes, and make right by your past employees (and investors!) who are still waiting to be made whole, or you really won’t last much longer in this industry 🤷🏻‍♂️ PS it’s not “slandering a businessman” if they don’t have any businesses left. Just my 2 cents. #westloop #pastavia #ginoandmartys #chicagorestaurants #anotherone

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Correlation walked into a bar, & causation got blamed for the fight 🍺 When a complicated problem has 47 causes, blaming one group of people isn't real analysis. It’s just a shortcut your sold so your brain stops thinking and that’s exactly what “the great replacement” conspiracy is.

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Maple & Ash’s What If moment.. and the man that almost destroyed a 200 million dollar restaurant empire 🥩 (in 2022 numbers, probably half a billion dollars today). Given Maple Hospitality’s obvious commitment to excellence and guest experience today across all their locations, and what the former partner has done since then (nothing good)… I think it’s safe to say they got rid of the bad egg before he could spoil the entire business. But you tell me? #mapleandash #whatifsyndicate #chicagorestaurants #whatif

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Restaurant & embezzlement 🤝 truly a tale as old as time. But who let THIS guy steal 1.4 million? 200k on Amazon? 80k on Uber Eats? 18k at Louis Vuitton? Burberry? Dior? MEDIEVAL TIMES?!? I refuse to believe no one else knew 🤔 #chicagorestaurants #michelinstar #everrestaurant #embezzelment #chicago

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Northwestern Medicine: Caring for “low-income” patients from Chicago’s Gold Coast… to Qatar 🤦🏻 with 4 billion dollars “invested” in the Caribbean too 🤔 How incredibly philanthropic of them! #northwesternmedicine #340b #nonprofit #qatar #heathcare

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You probably remember Alexei Navalny But what if political detention of Putin’s enemies isn’t confined to just Russia? & we’re helping to fund it? Konstantin Rudnev is currently being held in Argentina under preventive detention with No formal charges No trial date No medical care for his worsening condition Human ticketing should always be prosecuted. But those cases, like all cases, must have transparency and follow due process. From what I’ve seen and read, that isn’t happening and it’s an avoidable the government is doing everything it can to avoid taking responsibility for. Sources in bio. #konstantinrudnev #politicalprisoner #putin

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General Mills? The cereal company? You mean 5-star Fleet Admiral Mills? The one that’s responsible for the DSV Alvin, that did over 5200 missions including fetching lost hydrogen bombs for the Navy + the first manned visit to the titanic, inventing the first plane black boxes, and SEATBELTS?!? That General Mills?! Why don’t they teach us this stuff in school? #generalmills #dsvalvin #skyhook #captaincrunch #americanhistory

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Offering 63000 when we need 5 million isn’t a solution, it’s a scapegoat that’s likely to hurt more people than it helps. It’s just another distraction and attempt to misdirect us from the real problem, America needs to build more houses (affordable ones), and this, while it sounds great, is a drop in the ocean. If you haven’t completely given up yet (I wouldn’t blame you), we need to demand REAL change from Congress not just a shiny bandaid. #blackrock #housingcrisis #rent #affordability

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What do Billy McFarland, Elizabeth Holmes, and Martin Shkreli have in common? They’re ALL in Forbes 30 under 30 Hall of Shame (or honorary mentions). I think we’ll see a lot more of these in the future (Ben Simmons WYA?) but lmk if I missed anyone #forbes30under30 #hallofshame #fyrefestival #elizabethholmes #prisonpipeline