"broken window" economics as geopolitical 'policy'

I'm sure glad that our money will go to more of these instead of food, healthcare, or shelter

Firstly, this is great news

But secondly, I can't help but be reminded of Warhammer 40k where the emperor is kept alive by the sacrifice of thousands of lesser psykers...

A cynical view is that he does understand and is just shitposting and muddying the water around UBI

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

Also, slavery has always been legal in the US if you're convicted of a bad enough crime. Once they make poverty illegal, boom! Cheap labor

As malta said, don't use motivation. In my experience and observation, motivation never lasts. If you let yourself need to feel motivated in order to work out, it will be very hard to lace up your shoes.

Discipline is a choice and it's hard, but much more dependable than motivation

Gideon was polling ahead of collins too.

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'm looking forward to Helen of Troy being part Bird or whatever