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A middle-class American striving to bring Common Sense to the 21st century Age of Reason. #LibertyTree 🇺🇸 Veritate et aequitate 🇺🇸 (fan account)
Jan 30, 2019 36 tweets 12 min read
With Deustche Bank all over the news again, it’s worth a little time to look not only into their history but also who currently has a vested interest in the 15th largest bank in the world (according to 2018 S&P Global Market Intelligence report).

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According to Article 33, §1 of the German Securities Trading Act, Deutsche Bank is required to publicly disclose large shareholders. On their company website there are 6 individuals or entities listed as of 1/18/2019.

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Jan 14, 2019 70 tweets 24 min read
A “brief” history of Deutsche Bank scandals, lawsuits & fines. This list is not comprehensive and is stacked with events from the past 20 years, yet it shows a deeply ingrained culture of generating profits with no regard for their customers or the integrity of the market.
1/70 After WW2, Allied authorities determined that Deutsche Bank had actively supported the Nazi regime and maintained close ties to officials like Himmler; and was also been involved in appropriating assets of financial institutions in countries occupied by the Nazis.
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Dec 19, 2018 20 tweets 8 min read
Dear Mr. Walker,

The bills you signed on 12/14/18 in Green Bay will be your legacy as the 45th Gov of WI.

While your farcical “Venn diagram” attempted to show that Tony Evers would maintain the same executive powers you possessed, I’d like to show your dishonesty in 16 points. These 16 points are by no means an exhaustive or comprehensive list, but it is plain to see the shift in power from the executive to the legislative branch of Wisconsin’s government.

SB 883, 884, & 886 were all introduced on 12/3/18 and signed into law 11 days later.
Oct 19, 2018 9 tweets 5 min read
A letter to those gripped with a feeling of hopelessness and despair. Unable to shake the thought that we're finished and done. That tyrants have won and nothing we do can ever bring back our democracy of the people. Some have labeled many politicians thugs, or even worse.

1/9 Those in control of our government are not thugs, they're political terrorists. Instead of guns and bombs to make people suffer and walk through life in fear of their shadow, they're using inflammatory rhetoric and bills designed to separate, divide and categorize Americans.

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Sep 26, 2017 14 tweets 2 min read
THREAD: (Please note: I can’t find a facetious emogee)
Dear Mr. POTUS, I’d like a moment to thank you 4 all you’ve done 4 Americans.
1/14 TY for returning our US to an aristocracy with an implied inequality of rights; and for being above the despotism of tolerance.
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