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Re: $70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money

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Post by EasyMark »

testing22321 wrote: post #283
sorokod wrote: post #6

kleptocracy /klĕp-tŏk′rə-sē/ noun A government characterized by rampant greed and corruption.

A few years back the US labeled China a “state manipulator” of currency. Surely it will only take a few more rounds of pump and dumping the entire US economy for basically every country to label the US the same, and move away from US bonds and the US dollar as reserve currency. It just won’t be stable enough with all these antics. When it happens I just hope trump won’t use it as justification for war.

That seems pretty two faced given their own practices over the years.

Re: $70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money

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Post by EasyMark »

anonfordays wrote: post #412
m2f2 wrote: post #142

As a foreigner I cannot comment on this, else I will be rejected at the airport by the ICE. That's called freedom my friends.

If this is in reference to the French scientist that was denied entry, that was fake news: "The French researcher in question was in possession of confidential information on his electronic device from Los Alamos National Laboratory— in violation of a non-disclosure agreement—something he admitted to taking without permission and attempted to conceal. Any claim that his removal was based on political beliefs is blata…

That said you better make sure your "papers" are good. Instead of just putting you on the plane and sending you back home, there have been many recent cases of tourists handcuffed and sent to ICE facilities for a couple of days up to a couple of weeks. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/04/12/ice-to...

https://beatofhawaii.com/why-these-hawaii-travelers-were-jai...

Re: $70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money

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Post by anonfordays »

EasyMark wrote: post #462
anonfordays wrote: post #412

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If this is in reference to the French scientist that was denied entry, that was fake news: "The French researcher in question was in possession of confidential information on his electronic device from Los Alamos National Laboratory— in violation of a non-disclosure agreement—something he admitted to taking without permission and attempted to conceal. Any claim that his removal was based on political beliefs is blata…

That said you better make sure your "papers" are good. Instead of just putting you on the plane and sending you back home, there have been many recent cases of tourists handcuffed and sent to ICE facilities for a couple of days up to a couple of weeks. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/04/12/ice-to... https://beatofhawaii.com/why-these-hawaii-travelers-were-jai...

There's an huge amount of entitlement from people coming to the US, as if their presence is a gift and they're owed entry uncontested. For decades at this rate everyone just walked all over US customs and immigration. Now that the US is enforcing immigration laws to similar levels as South Korea, Japan, Israel, Switzerland, Vietnam, etc. people are clutching their pearls. Sorry, refils are no longer free. You're not owed free refils because that's how it use to be.

Re: $70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money

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Post by mullingitover »

impossiblefork wrote: post #266
rapnie wrote: post #184

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The speed with which things are ending are most important I think. For decades there has been a slow decline in US power. Today we have the BRICS trade block representing more than half of the world's population. And countries hold a basket of reserve currencies, where the dollar is still a large percentage, but not nearly as large as it used to be. If all these pillars of American empire are carelessly self-destruct…

I really don't agree. Rather, the 2015-2024 period has seen a huge increase in US GDP relative to the EU, which is probably largely driven by the US ability to spend, due to these particular things. Of course, countries like China are catching up anyway-- they're more than a billion people and very able, and of course, people are working hard to get out of this arrangement. I agree that it will be disruptive, but I t…

> When US interest rates went from 1% to 4.5-5% without a drop in stock prices

The Dow crashed from ~36k to ~28k in less than a year, and that decrease in value doesn't account for inflation. Adjusting for inflation I don't think the markets have actually fully reached their late 2021 peak.

Re: $70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money

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Post by LeafItAlone »

rvz wrote: post #439
LeafItAlone wrote: post #396

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>In the Pelosis' circumstance, clearly their repeated actions of such trades and their connection to the timing of key legislation or lawsuits requires no further proof, given their long history of this front-running such that other congressmen and women are doing the same thing believing they can get away with the insider trading loophole. Claiming this happens, no matter how many times you repeat it (without eviden…

> Claiming this happens, no matter how many times you repeat it (without evidence) does not mean it happens. You already know they did and yet still continue to defend politicians like the Pelosis' trading on insider political AND legislative information before it it released publicly and that privileged access entirely benefits them, not retail investors like yourself. So, I don't think you even believe in what you…

So far you have made four posts in this thread and provided no evidence. Four opportunities to provide data on what you _feel_. Four chances to share links or reports.

And yet, here you are without of that.

As such, it is doubly clear, as described above, that you are insider trading. I hope that you are prosecuted to the fullest extent.

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Post by freen »

Ylpertnodi wrote: post #397
freen wrote: post #336

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He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world: For imposing Taxes…

Well, someone voted for him.

PT Barnum was a rich man.

Re: $70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money

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Post by rvz »

LeafItAlone wrote: post #465
rvz wrote: post #439

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Claiming this happens, no matter how many times you repeat it (without evidence) does not mean it happens. You already know they did and yet still continue to defend politicians like the Pelosis' trading on insider political AND legislative information before it it released publicly and that privileged access entirely benefits them, not retail investors like yourself. So, I don't think you even believe in what you…

So far you have made four posts in this thread and provided no evidence. Four opportunities to provide data on what you _feel_. Four chances to share links or reports. And yet, here you are without of that. As such, it is doubly clear, as described above, that you are insider trading. I hope that you are prosecuted to the fullest extent.

> So far you have made four posts in this thread and provided no evidence. Four opportunities to provide data on what you _feel_. Four chances to share links or reports.

You realize that what you just posted was aiding for supporting corrupt insider trading activities in congress such as [0] and [1] in both parties?

Why do you think a bi-partisan total ban on stocks for all politicians never goes forward? [2] [3] Because at least for (some) congress-people they already know that insider trading and front-running on key information can and does indeed happen.

Which is something you would be against given the Pelosis' and others directly benefitting from this loophole, like the Nvidia [1] and Google trades [3] all timed in connection to key decisions from the government.

> As such, it is doubly clear, as described above, (baseless) that you are insider trading (citation needed). I hope that you are prosecuted to the fullest extent. (no case)

Except I didn't copy or trade on anything. You admitted to what you are (baselessly) accusing me of. Also...

It's extremely more likely that you (not any congress-person) as a retail trader would be investigated and prosecuted (and jailed) for insider trading than any other congress-person, if you knew someone with political insider information and traded on that.

But please continue to defend your politicians front-running you with their insider advantage.

[0] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-stocks-t...

[1] https://nypost.com/2022/07/27/pelosis-sold-5m-in-nvidia-stoc...

[2] https://readsludge.com/2024/12/30/ro-khannas-loophole-laden-...

[3] https://fitzpatrick.house.gov/_cache/files/b/1/b1ef11f4-5242...

[4] https://www.newsweek.com/odd-timing-nancy-pelosis-google-sto...

Re: $70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money

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Post by 2muchcoffeeman »

tmcb wrote: post #434
2muchcoffeeman wrote: post #415

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think that you came to the conclusion that there needs to be a counter to Joe Rogan says a lot. I’m only suggesting that you deal with the feelings people are having. Which were ignored. They’re right about that. BTW, I don’t think Joe Rogan is as bad as people think he is. All you democrats should have gone on his show.

No, sorry, I didn’t make myself clear. I said that I disagree with that take. Maybe you are not familiar with it, which is something that was raised by some people (maybe jokingly, I don’t know, but it made the rounds in left-wing social media). I agree that the left should address young men’s struggles, namely the working class, but maybe not in the same sense you are implying. They are as responsible for their own…

Apologies for misunderstanding you.

Re: $70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money

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Post by LeafItAlone »

rvz wrote: post #467
LeafItAlone wrote: post #465

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So far you have made four posts in this thread and provided no evidence. Four opportunities to provide data on what you _feel_. Four chances to share links or reports. And yet, here you are without of that. As such, it is doubly clear, as described above, that you are insider trading. I hope that you are prosecuted to the fullest extent.

> So far you have made four posts in this thread and provided no evidence. Four opportunities to provide data on what you _feel_. Four chances to share links or reports. You realize that what you just posted was aiding for supporting corrupt insider trading activities in congress such as [0] and [1] in both parties? Why do you think a bi-partisan total ban on stocks for all politicians never goes forward? [2] [3] Bec…

Finally, some sources! Phew that was exhausting to get!

Re: $70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money

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Post by Almondsetat »

EasyMark wrote: post #456
Almondsetat wrote: post #196

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Simply copy their positions. But if everyone's position were available, insider trading wouldn't even exist because it would give the game away

why do you think you would know their positions in time to do anything about it?

I will leave it to big investors with supercomputers connected directly to the exchanges to eat away at the potential profits of even the slightest insider trading activity automatically
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