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Podcast Mogul (tm) creator/co-host of Serious Inquiries Only Dear Old Dads Where There's Woke Opening Arguments @openargs
Jan 29, 2021 5 tweets 1 min read
Here's my initial take on the GameStop thing, hopefully it's visible. Ok I want to answer the thing people have pointed to about "140% of the shares were short, how is that possible in a free market!" I see where people are getting that. That does not mean hedge funds invented fake stock to sell short. That literally isn't possible. cont
Aug 19, 2020 8 tweets 4 min read
This Tweet went viral last week with @KamalaHarris's nomination as VP. Perhaps you saw it? It's nonsense, and it's incredibly harmful. I'll explain why. THREAD: So, on the surface, it looks very compelling. First level fact check, yes CoreCivic is one of the 2 publicly-traded prison REITs. And yes, roughly speaking, the chart in the tweet does show an increase after the time of the #KamalaHarrisVP announcement.
Dec 31, 2018 4 tweets 1 min read
Guys we don't know that Louis CK DIDN'T make things right. We don't know that he DIDN'T work to repair the comedy careers of several women who quit comedy because of him, start a scholarship for young women who want to be creative writers Send a handwritten letter to each and every victim with a personalized message recognizing the actual actions he took and why they were wrong and that he DIDN'T develop a new set of self-critical material and deliver it to an audience who actually consented to see him and open up