We've been Kristi Noem stans for close to a year now. While her peers were demanding more better lockdowns, South Dakota's smokeshow of a governor stood athwart history, yelling "Nah, screw that." A star was born. Just minus Lady Gaga selling out while Bradley Cooper drinks himself to death.

We've swooned over speeches and appearances on the campaign trail. This media hit is one that every conservative or conservative-adjacent person with an (R-State) after their last name needs to hear. Messaging is important. Speeches are fun. But eventually, you have to actually do something.

January 29, 2021 at 01:32PM - Brodigan
Kristi Noem Delivers Important Message: Demand Actual Results from Republicans
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There has been a rise in day trading since the start of the pandemic. People were stuck at home in front of computers anyway. Why not buy stocks? Leading the charge was Barstool President Dave Portnoy. There's an argument to be made that his Davey Day Trader schtick helped encourage average people to trade and invest themselves. Portnoy viewed it as gambling. Bet responsibly only using money you can afford to lose. If you win, great. If not, better luck next time.

What he discovered this week, with GameStop and Reddit and WallStreetBets, is just how "gamed" the system allegedly is. Betting on sports, you either win or lose. Even betting with Joey Numbers and the jukebox boys, you know what the rules are. Going against hedge funds, or the "suits"? They'll change the rules on you. By the time you realize it, you lost your money while they made theirs back. Well, El Pres is pissed. And "the suits" now have a mortal enemy.

When I saw what Robinhood was doing -- ironically Robin Hood took from the rich and gave to the poor even though they do the exact opposite -- I was stunned. I think it's criminal. I think there has to be an investigation. I think people have to go to jail.

Whether this is bluster or he can actually change things, that remains to be seen. I know I've said this mostly sarcastically in the past. But when you see who is advising the White House on the matter, in this instance, Portnoy may actually be the only president who matters.

January 29, 2021 at 09:06AM - Brodigan
Dave Portnoy Unloads on Robinhood, Hedge Funds: 'I Won't Rest Until People Are Jailed ...'
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Fewer politicians exemplify "rules for thee but not for me" more than Nancy Pelosi. Yes, that's a matter of opinion. One I'm sure the people working at Facebook who decide if you get to see this post will disagree with. If you look at GetYourHairDidGate alone, where the speaker of the House attacked a struggling small business owner, I feel my opinion is sufficiently validated.

There's also now the question of Pelosi's finances. I of course am not making any claims on my own. I'm merely sharing some blurbs from a Yahoo Finance article I found interesting. These are words written by an unbiased financial reporter. Now if YOU read further and wonder how Nancy Pelosi would respond if this involved someone who wasn't Nancy Pelosi, that's a decision for YOU to make. I would never tell you to do that.

Speaker of the House and California Rep. Nancy Pelosi purchased 25 call options of Tesla Inc. The purchases could have been done by Pelosi or her husband Paul, who runs a venture capital firm. Tesla shares have risen from $640.34 at the time the calls were purchased to over $890 today. The call options were valued at $1.12 million as of Monday.

Interesting. Totally unrelated, President Biden signed a bunch of executive orders shortly after. EOs that, theoretically, could affect Nancy Pelosi's (or Mr. Nancy Pelosi's) finances.

Biden's push for electric vehicles, which could include lifting the cap on sales, would give buyers tax credits again and is advantageous for Tesla. The president has also suggested a possible cash-for-clunkers program that could incentivize customers for trading in used vehicles towards the purchase of an electric vehicle.

It will now be Nancy Pelosi's job to push legislation that supports the President's clean energy agenda. Legislation that Nancy Pelosi, allegedly, can make a lot of money off of. Much more than a bunch of Reddit bros made off of GameStop stock. At least maybe, allegedly, in theory.

Rhetorical exit question: Does this sound like a conflict of interest to you?

January 29, 2021 at 08:01AM - Brodigan
Did Nancy Pelosi Buy Stock to Profit Off Joe Biden's Executive Orders?
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Biden's Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen — the first female to hold the position EVAH — made a buttload of money speaking to Wall Street firms. Like, to the tune of seven million dollars. $800K of it came from Citadel, the hedge fund at the center of the GameStop/Reddit/WallStreetBets brouhaha. Which, if you're still confused about, this is the best explainer I've seen. Yellen's current job is to advise President Biden on how to handle the GameStop situation. Which involves a Wall Street firm that paid her a lot of money.

Could that possibly be a conflict of interest? Press secretary Jen Psaki says, "Meh."

January 29, 2021 at 07:32AM - Brodigan
Biden Treasury Secretary Paid $800K by GameStop Firm, WH: 'It Shouldn't Be a Surprise ...'
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On June 7th, 1789, the night before James Madison proposed the Bill of Rights before the House of Representatives, he sat down to pen the first draft. In 2015, Steven Crowder captured how James Madison would have had to write the second Amendment to match the progressive left's interepretation. Watch the video for more.

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The First Amendment has been under attack for years. In 2015, Crowder released a parody called, "The First Amendment: Liberal Edition." In this parody, Crowder illustrated how the first draft of the Bill of Rights would have read if written by a liberal James Madison.

In the video, Crowder's interpretation of a liberal Madison wrote, "The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It guarantees freedom of expression by prohibiting Congress from restricting the press or the rights of individuals to speak freely. Unless, like, people say something you really disagree with."

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There I was scrolling through Twitter, pretending I was smart about the stock market, when I came across this video and thought "Oh good, someone who can speak to me like I'm four." But when I clicked play, rather than getting a primer on all things shorting a stock, I got two busted ribs and a computer monitor caked with my spittle.

I've watched this four times. Because of this video, my ab muscles are more defined than a CrossFit Games' athlete. If you didn't find this funny, we cannot be friends. Hard stop into full reverse as I back the truck over you with the beep beep noises. I don't even care this woman puts her pronouns in her Twitter bio, I want her in my life. If for no other reason than to Facetime call her when I have a question about where babies come from or how taxes are filed.

Even Elon Musk replied to her video. Elon. Musk.

If you're not thinking of Monty Python and the Holy Grail then why are you even here? Get educated.

Listen, there are primers out there on how to understand the GameStop, AMC, Robinhood, hedge funder tantrums. Watching Billions or The Big Short probably will not help you, I've tried. I'm still looking for the Understanding Shorts pop-up book I can peruse while sipping milk from a carton. Maybe one day short selling will click for me. Maybe one day I won't look at this story with the same face I take on while searching for a tiny splinter in my hand, while dark. But today is not that day. So for me, and maybe for you, it's Avalon Penrose to the rescue.

January 28, 2021 at 02:24PM - Courtney Kirchoff
A Normal Person Tried Explaining the Stock Market and She's Amazing
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If figuring out the Wall Street/Reddit/GameStop brouhaha is giving you a headache, I share my migraine with you. Here's an in-depth explainer. To summarize, the lockdowns have led to an increase in people's day trading stocks. It's what El Presidente has been doing. Many chose a company called Robinhood as their broker, which marketed itself as the trading app for the people. That's an important detail.

These day traders discovered a thing called "shorting." It's where hedge fund managers bet against companies and make a profit off of doing so. One hedge fund manager "shorted" GameStop, angering people on Reddit. So the Reddit traders started buying up GameStop stock and caused it to more than double in a day. Regular folks were making millions, but hedge fund managers were losing money. Of course, the hedge fund managers needed to be bailed out. Banks and firms prevented THE CUSTOMERS OF THEIR PRODUCT from using the product to buy GameStop stock. Including -- wait for it -- Robinhood.

Still with me? Because things have gone so stoonad, Congresswoman AOC is starting to make sense.

If you find yourself questioning your sanity, imagine how Ted Cruz feels. Up is down. Red is blue. Cats and dogs are gaming together. And Senator Ted Cruz agrees with Rep. AOC.

While Cruz retweeted Rep. AOC, he also shared this video to further illustrate what happened.

It's good to see two people from opposite sides of the aisle agree on the problem. Or, at least WAS for about a few seconds before Rep. AOC did a Rep. AOC thing.

Most of our elected officials agree on problems. The disagreeing on solutions is where we run into issues. I think most people can agree that the playing field should be level. Reddit trolls should be allowed to play by the same rules as hedge funds. A reasonable solution is to simply let them. If you manage a fund and got outsmarted by some randos with fake names on the internet, sucks to be you. Have fun explaining it to your clients. The problem is that when people like Rep. AOC want to get involved, their plans usually involve over-regulating the issue. That winds up screwing everybody outside of the politicians who call for the over-regulations.

Stay angry at the hedge funds and apps like Robinhood. They've earned it. Just don't let yourself get so angry you find yourself supporting horrible ideas to "fix" the problem.

January 28, 2021 at 12:29PM - Brodigan
How Badly Did Robinhood Screw Up Blocking GameStop? Ted Cruz Agrees with AOC ...
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This gentleman alleges that he just lost his job due to at least one of Joe Biden's executive orders. I say allegedly because I'm not sure who he is as much as his video is going viral. It tracks with other videos of people claiming they lost jobs due to Biden. I suppose it's possible he's just a very good actor. I'll let YOU decide for yourself as I work ever so hard to keep this mostly Facebook compliant. I will say this. IF what this man said is true and IF he lost his job among (allegedly) thousands of others due to Biden's executive orders, this won't be the only video that goes viral.

I shouldn't have to explain that a man lashing out in anger doesn't mean he's making a serious accusation about the election. But again, Facebook.

I also get the sentiment of sitting back, laughing, and saying this is what people voted for. I'm with you there. This man doesn't sound like he voted for Biden though. The people who did vote Biden, however, owe people like this man an explanation. I just hope his response to them telling him to "learn to code" goes viral as well.

January 28, 2021 at 09:17AM - Brodigan
Man Has Emotional Breakdown After Losing Job Over Joe Biden's Executive Order
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There needs to be an investigation into when exactly the animal rights organization PETA was taken over by 4Chan trolls. We say that the left has grown beyond parody and destroyed satire like it's an energy sector job. PETA really puts that theory to the test. No self-respecting activist can pull some of these stunts and honestly think they're helping their cause. Let's not forget the music video wearing veggies as penile enhancements.

Their new campaign is to demand people stop using words that insult, demean, or otherwise "other" animals.

Words can create a more inclusive world, or perpetuate oppression.

That's debatable. There are some who feel that words are weapons. There are others who believe that they're rubber and you're glue.

Calling someone an animal as an insult reinforces the myth that humans are superior to other animals & justified in violating them.

Let's overlook PETA talking about violating animals. That's just a sloth joke. The truth of the matter is, while humans are superior to animals in most ways, animals still have the edge in others. Humans are superior at raising families, keeping the economy running, and being productive members of a community. Animals are superior at being delicious.

Stand up for justice by rejecting supremacist language.

I see someone got Leftist Douche Word of the Day Toilet Paper for Christmas. That, or they have a lottery ball machine in the office. Each ball has a different buzz word on it. Today's pick three are "justice," "supremacist," and "-ism." Just call anyone who uses animal insults a racist. It's what you wanna do. Quit being such a chicken about it. Unless you want me to put this jerk-skin boot up your donkey. Get it? Because another word for donkey is "ass" and it's not fair that PETA gets to have all the wordplay fun. I'm just trying to turn coward-sh*t into coward salad.

PETA tweets things like this because they think it'll make you think. All it makes me think is what silly people they all are.

January 28, 2021 at 07:54AM - Brodigan
PETA Demands You Stop Using Animal-Based Insults, Gives Unintentionally Hilarious Examples
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