AOC considering hearing over RobinhoodApp decision to block purchasers of GME • Hacker News Board

Re: AOC considering hearing over RobinhoodApp decision to block purchasers of GME

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Post by purple_ferret » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 5:56 PM UTC

You get what you pay for with a 'free' app

Re: AOC considering hearing over RobinhoodApp decision to block purchasers of GME

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Post by danesparza » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 5:57 PM UTC

krapp wrote: post #8

Larrikin wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a super simple non partisan issue that can get him some press that isn't about his sedition

About that... https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1354848253729234944

It is kind of hard to forget conspiracy to commit murder and sedition. She does kind of have a point ...

Re: AOC considering hearing over RobinhoodApp decision to block purchasers of GME

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Post by Jonnax » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 5:57 PM UTC

What can the financial services committee realistically do to Robinhood?

Re: AOC considering hearing over RobinhoodApp decision to block purchasers of GME

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Post by danesparza » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 5:58 PM UTC

s_dev wrote: post #3

The fact that Ted Cruz and AOC completely agree on this shows you how unprecedented this all is.

Wait -- Ted Cruz agrees with this? Do you have a tweet link or an article?

Re: AOC considering hearing over RobinhoodApp decision to block purchasers of GME

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Post by hkougju » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 5:58 PM UTC

It's all fun and games until people with yachts start losing money.

Re: AOC considering hearing over RobinhoodApp decision to block purchasers of GME

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Post by wtfiswiththis » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 5:59 PM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #5

s_dev wrote: post #3

The fact that Ted Cruz and AOC completely agree on this shows you how unprecedented this all is.

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Why is that guy even a subject? What happen to Republicans where they decided that nepotism was their bag?

People need to leave the TV show host family in the past unless it's about prosecuting them for finance crimes and bankrolling/inciting sedition.

Re: AOC considering hearing over RobinhoodApp decision to block purchasers of GME

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Post by throwanem » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 5:59 PM UTC

danesparza wrote: post #14

s_dev wrote: post #3

The fact that Ted Cruz and AOC completely agree on this shows you how unprecedented this all is.

Wait -- Ted Cruz agrees with this? Do you have a tweet link or an article?

https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1354833603943931905

Re: AOC considering hearing over RobinhoodApp decision to block purchasers of GME

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Post by wtfiswiththis » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 5:59 PM UTC

pdevr wrote: post #7

s_dev wrote: post #3

The fact that Ted Cruz and AOC completely agree on this shows you how unprecedented this all is.

And Rashida Tlaib and Donald Trump Jr too. I am so glad to see legislators and politicians from both sides, regardless of their motivations, getting together on the side of the people. For the people, you know.

I'm sorry did you just call one of the Trump kids a politician?

Re: AOC considering hearing over RobinhoodApp decision to block purchasers of GME

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 5:59 PM UTC

Jonnax wrote: post #13

What can the financial services committee realistically do to Robinhood?

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Re: AOC considering hearing over RobinhoodApp decision to block purchasers of GME

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Post by ralston3 » Thu, Jan 28, 2021, 6:00 PM UTC

krapp wrote: post #8

Larrikin wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a super simple non partisan issue that can get him some press that isn't about his sedition

About that... https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1354848253729234944

Lmao I laughed so hard. "You can resign" XD