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Dec 23, 2022, 8 tweets

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Contrary to what the DOJ and MSM would have you believe, Sam's parents did not have to post a $250M bond or even 10% of that amount. Instead, they secured their son's release by pledging their $4.5M historic Palo Alto home.

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Barbara Fried and Joseph Bankman bought their home a year before Sam's birth. The home features expansive windows looking out onto the swimming pool. Inside, the home features hardwood floors, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, and a grand piano.

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Under the terms of Sam's release, he can only leave the house to visit his doctor, therapist, and gym. So if you frequent Equinox Palo Alto you may run into SammyB.

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Sam will be in good company. In 1958 Philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine contracted hepatitis and was home-ridden in the house recounting that he was “convalescing by the pool” finishing his most important work, Word and Object.

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Sam's house sits feet from undergrad housing, including its closest neighbor, the quirky “naked, pagan, and vegan” dorm Synergy. It's just behind Fraternity Row, and across the street from the president’s mansion.
nytimes.com/2009/07/26/edu…

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Stanford has decided to shut down the streets around SammyB's new residence to avoid a possible circus event. Stanford said the closures will be “temporary and limited,” as most students are not expected to be back on campus until Jan. 7.

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In other news, SammyB's trying to keep the $450M in Robinhood stock he owns in a shell company he set up in Antiqua. FTX says it is theirs. His ex-girlfriend evidently pledged it to another guy. Court will decide.

nypost.com/2022/12/23/sam…

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