Daniel Erspamer
@rightwave
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@PelicanInst CEO. I'm at my very most winsome when I'm in formalwear. Opinions are my own. But let's be honest - I'd prefer they were yours, too.
New Orleans, LA
Joined September 2008
I hope the NCAA makes big changes in the off-season. The coaching carousel has absolutely overshadowed what has otherwise been a fun season of football. What a mess nearly all of collegiate athletics has become.
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Family conversation has turned to birding. Different kinds of woodpeckers at the moment and how to tell. Health woes are surely near at hand.
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🚨🚨BREAKING: New poll in 2026 US Senate Race. Check out the latest Pelican Pulse Poll! https://t.co/rHqqJb1sfd
#PelicanPulse #lalege #lagov
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1/2 Art Pope is chairman of Variety Wholesalers, a family-owned retail company operating more than 600 stores and employing some 14,000 people. He’s also a @FreeConTalk signatory. Pope is chairman of the @PopeFoundation, a board member and former chairman of @BradleyFdn, a board
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🦃 Louisiana’s Thanksgiving Turkey Showdown is here! We asked voters how they’re cooking their turkey this year, and the results are in: 🔥 Roast reigns supreme (39%) 🍗 Deep-fried deliciousness takes second (17%) 💨 Smokers hold strong (10%) 🍴 And 1 in 5 people? They’re
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Told the 10-year old he gets one "6-7" a day this week while we are with family at Thanksgiving. Use them wisely, young man.
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Thanksgiving conversation topics: -Charlie Kirk -Abortion -LGBTQ+ -Donald Trump -Gas Prices -Lane Kiffin (risky)
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New Orleanians are paying some of the highest home insurance premiums in the country, at north of $7,500, according to new research analyzing escrow data.
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America can’t lead on AI and other emerging technologies if states—exceeding their authority under the Commerce Clause—continue adding to a patchwork of excessive regulations. We’re pleased to see President Trump call for an end to this practice and urge Congress to act quickly.
"Investment in AI is helping to make the U.S. Economy the 'HOTTEST' in the World — But overregulation by the States is threatening to undermine this Growth Engine..." - President Donald J. Trump
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If you remember the solarium at Wendys you lived in the best days of America.
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@rightwave Just over here beating you in unemployment, corporate income tax, and sales tax, it seems 😉
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Thank you @SenJohnKennedy for taking the lead on common sense reforms for financial freedom! Read More here: https://t.co/yhF2vdtnDP
#lalege #lagov
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For over half a century, American banks and credit unions have operated under financial reporting requirements frozen in time. From 1970, to be exact. While the economy has transformed, inflation has...
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Where y'at @nhhorton ??
As LSU battles Arkansas for the W, we’re fighting every day for a freer, more prosperous Louisiana. Let’s win on the field and for our state’s future. #lalege #lagov #GeauxTigers #BeatArkansas
@LSU @LSUfootball @OppArkansas
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🚨 NEW REPORT: @ArchbridgeInst Social Mobility in the 50 States – 2025 Edition is out now. We (@gonzaloschwarz, @VincentGeloso, and I) score and rank every state on how well they foster upward mobility. 🧵Thread below.
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Must read!
1/9 Art Pope, who chairs the foundation for whom I serve as president, got a Buckley Award last week from the National Review Institute. Today @NRO ran an adaptation of Art’s remarks at National Review’s 70thanniversary banquet last week. Some bits relevant to the work of
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At precisely 11:11 a.m. each Veterans Day (Nov. 11), the sun’s rays pass through the ellipses of the five Armed Services pillars to form a perfect solar spotlight over a mosaic of The Great Seal of the United States. Thank you for your service, Veterans! 🫡
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