AAPL – Interesting

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by HSeldon2020 It seems there is going to be a worker strike – a mass walkout on Christmas Eve. Interestingly, I remain short AAPL stock and short with Puts. I almost closed those Puts on Friday but the Relative Weakness of the stock kept me in, and I came with in 10 cents of scratching the short … Read more

Latest analysis of the Turkish Lira situation

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by mark000 From the ZeroHope website: Yesterday, we discussed how Erdogan’s shocking “plan” to rescue the Turkieh lira – once it crossed the red line of 18 vs the USD – came into being, and how it will eventually make an already dismal situation even worse, because it really represents a massive stealth “rate hike”, … Read more

As a cable cutter, the current state of movie/TV streaming is the biggest technological step-back of the last decade. Cable’s main problem is price and too many commercials…but now with so many platforms, streaming is expensive, over-complicated, and tedious.

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by DontMicrowaveCats I have not had regular cable for at least good 6 years now, and while I definitely don’t miss dealing with Comcast’s bullshit, it was objectively I just tried to watch the new Matrix. I had to first Google even which platform I could watch it on. Since I don’t have HBO Max, … Read more

US Swimming Official QUITS Over Transgender Athletes Competing Against Women – Says “That Male Body Will Always Be a Male Body”

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‘I don’t mean to be critical of Lia – whatever’s going on, Lia’s a child of God, a precious person – but bodies swim against bodies,’ Cynthia Millen said  ‘That’s a male body against females. And that male body can never change. That male body will always be a male body,’ she added  The USA … Read more

A WIN FOR OKEEFE : NY Supreme Court Sides With Project Veritas, Orders New York Times to Destroy Records That Were “Irregularly and Improperly” Obtained From The Investigative Outlet

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On Friday, the New York Supreme Court issued a devastating opinion ruling against the New York Times that confirms the outlet illegally obtained private attorney-client records from Project Veritas. The Times must now provide Project Veritas with copies of everything that was “Irregularly and Improperly” gathered, and then destroy all records in question. From the Court’s … Read more

A Woman Is A Woman, Man Is A Man”: Putin Vows To Protect Russia From West’s “Gender Obscurantism”

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During his marathon annual year-end press conference Q&A, which this year lasted about four hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again vowed to defend Russian society against the intrusion of the corrupted values of the West, in particular blasting the “gender obscurantism” pushed by the United States and Europe. “I am a proponent of the traditional approach that a woman … Read more

Another Bitcoin ETF denied. Tether fraud cited as one of the justifications. There’s no Bitcoin ETF coming as long as there’s Tether fraud.

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Another Bitcoin ETF denied. Tether fraud cited as one of the justifications. There’s no Bitcoin ETF coming as long as there’s Tether fraud. pic.twitter.com/5hqKpw5ZJw — Bitfinex'ed 🔥🐧 Κασσάνδρα 🏺 (@Bitfinexed) December 24, 2021 That really says it all. So how is it that NYSE allows Bitcoin ETFs that use futures if its derived from Bitcoin … Read more

CNBC “Options trading activity hits record, but most are playing a losing game”

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by cclagator CNBC article link This 1% stat is bonkers, I would have guessed closer to 10% (which is still really bad): ​ For example, 11% of Robinhood’s monthly active users made an options trade in the first three quarters of 2021. Meanwhile, fewer than 1% executed a multi-leg options trade, which involves two or more transactions … Read more

What happens next with the Fed’s $9 trillion balance sheet?

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Since the pandemic began, the nation’s central bank has aggressively printed trillions of dollars to keep the U.S. economy afloat. Doing so has ballooned the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet to nearly $9 trillion. Fed officials, acknowledging the rising risks posed by inflationary pressures, are now starting to think about whether or not they can move … Read more

AOC Threatens to “Take Off the Kid Gloves” Against Manchin For Stopping Radicalism

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRemyd18feg Spencer Brown from Townhall Reports, In a Monday morning appearance on “Morning Joe,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proved anew that she doesn’t know what she’s talking about as she joined in the chorus of Democrats taking shots at fellow Dem Joe Manchin following his principled stance against Biden’s “Build Back Better” budget. Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/12/20/aoc-doesnt-even-know-how-many-people-she-represents-n2600827

Arnold Schwarzenegger donates 25 tiny homes to homeless vets at the VA in West LA. (video)

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"This is the greatest Christmas gift!” @Schwarzenegger donates 25 tiny homes to homeless vets at the VA in West LA. For the first time in a long time, these vets are now off the streets. Watch @TheIssueIsShow for an exclusive tour & interview w Arnold & @PSchwarzenegger pic.twitter.com/qaHkNpJ4Gj — Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) December 24, 2021

Train rides and yellow badges started in Canada?

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Except this time, badge wearers will be PROUD and show off their new ‘accomplishment’. ‘Everybody gets a trophy even if they lose’ is coming home to roost. Next these trendy idiots will be welcoming the tattoo which is a microchip in the modern age. I’m on the train to Montreal and they make you wear … Read more

Woman Who Smashed Airline Hostess’ Teeth In Pleads Guilty, Faces Up To 20 Years In Prison

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A California woman arrested for punching a Southwest Airlines flight attendant and busting three of her teeth has pleaded guilty in the brutal attack, federal prosecutors said. Vyvianna M. Quinonez, 28, was caught on camera decking the flight attendant and leaving her bloodied and bewildered as Southwest Airlines Flight 700 descended into San Diego from Sacramento … Read more