Nuanced take! It does suck that Dems take so much of its base for granted, but it really is all hands on deck for November. If we lose, I don't see liberal democracy surviving
I think the state house passed the special election law, but didn't change the constitution, which still says 'appointment by governor' - maybe for "state offices" though?
I did #2 except I didn't exercise, I just sold it to someone else when the pice was up a bit on my small bet. I like to think that circuitously, Elon bought me a few lunches because screw that guy
Some folks like to gamble! More and more people are desperation gambling these days out of doomer mindsets that see 0dtes and kalshi bets as their way out of crushing poverty.
And here and there, it's possible to look at pricing and conclude it's pants-on-head bananas. Trading and therefore price action is dominated by algorithms which amplifies hype cycles. Who couldn't see SpaceX as being overvalued? Other than the assholes at NASDAQ
That only matters if lenders a) don't believe he can pay the loans back, and b) would not themselves be hurt by calling in loans. With how incestuous the Epstein class is, my cynical bet is that he gets away with far too much for far too long
Short sellers are an important part of the equity ecosystem as it provides downward pressure in price discovery. Lucky gamblers have made, and are making, far more than that with long positions in equity and options.
It's difficult to say that we don't need markets at all (e.g. would you plant cotton with no idea what it will sell for at harvest?). It then becomes a slippery slope of abuse and wealth concentration.
If anything this all feels like a failure of regulation and the SEC not going far enough
Collins has been a big contributor to Maine for decades, she's tough to beat. I'm pulling for Jackson, but remember Mainers went for Kamala and Collins by safe margins. Vote, donate, tell your friends - nothing feels safe this November
I don't think we're good enough at shitposting... We're probably mostly theta-gang
They said, I got a monthly put position in on spcx's fall, made my 40% and got out
My uncle had it on his computer. I redid that quiz a bunch of times because the older you seemed, the more of the first lady's pixels were visible! I remember there being at least 50 pixels ...
My favorite question was " what happened at the bay of pigs" the correct answer was "a big mistake"
Yeah for sure, but ambition for office is almost disqualifying. Just a daydream. I think Jackson is the obvious pick, but don't know the method by which he could become the nominee
Platner can't win. The accuser has corroborated contemporaneous communications. He's just going to lose.
Finding this out now is a gift - he can drop out by the 13th. Rs would love to have kept this hidden until then. Now he can be replaced by the 27th (I think?)
Jackson is being floated as an alternative, but I'd love to see Heather Cox Richardson drafted
I used to be a scientist, lived the startup (hardware) dream, now thinking about next moves - world needs housing, right? Maybe reskill to civil engineering?
Surprising thing: hardware startups face so much upfront capital cost that they're almost impossible these days, also, I'm starting to wonder if we maybe have enough Science/Tech and that investment could be better directed to short term material needs of people and the planet
Nuanced take! It does suck that Dems take so much of its base for granted, but it really is all hands on deck for November. If we lose, I don't see liberal democracy surviving