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Jan 11
The Ofcom Files: Exposing the UK's Attempt to Destroy the First Amendment

prestonbyrne.com/2025/10/16/the…
The Ofcom Files, Part II: IP Blocking the UK is Not Enough to Comply with the Online Safety Act
prestonbyrne.com/2025/11/06/the…
The Ofcom Files, Part III: No Surrender
prestonbyrne.com/2025/11/18/the…
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Jan 11
How this Polymarket trader made $106K in 1 month

Low win rate.
Huge profits.
This isn't luck — it's probability.

1/ Let's break down how trader sb911 did it 🧵 Image
2/ In the past month, sb911 made $106K on Polymarket.

But here's the surprising part:

Total predictions: 294

Winning predictions: 75

Win rate: 25.51%

So how does someone lose ~75% of the time and still win big?
3/ Most of his trades focus on one repeating question:

"Will Elon Musk post X–Y tweets this week?"

This isn’t random speculation.

Elon's tweeting behavior is:

Frequent
Consistent

Statistically stable over short time windows

That makes it measurable. Image
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Jan 11
@ImFiredUp2 @SandraFeistMN @IngrahamAngle @CMDROpAtLargeCA @CMDROpAtLargeCA

Thank you for everything that you are doing.

May I respectfully suggest that you confine your public comments to immigration law enforcement and your other official duties?

This can include effects on the labor market when unskilled labor returns home.

1/
@ImFiredUp2 @SandraFeistMN @IngrahamAngle @CMDROpAtLargeCA Similarly, by enforcing current law re removal of noncitizens with criminal convictions, there’s probably an effect on current crime, but we have to assume that Congress knew what it was doing, and why, when they enacted the law.

Great job re 8 USC 1325.

2/
@ImFiredUp2 @SandraFeistMN @IngrahamAngle @CMDROpAtLargeCA I don’t see any direct connection between #2A and enforcement of current immigration laws.

Yes, #2A is in the Constitution, and some people don’t like it, but when something is in the Constitution then it’s removed from ordinary political discussion.

Best wishes.

3/3
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Jan 11
Many of you haven't been introduced to PROMIS Software , Bill Hamilton or the Octopus.and Danny Casolaro's work on what he dubbed as the Octopus.
This single subject covers more areas than you realize and is at the crux of much of what we're dealing with today.

What I am about to post is from Bill himself and collected resources.

Take notes .Image
1.
National Security Provided Cover for a Multi-Billion Dollar Theft.

INSLAW,Inc.

February 27 , 2011

Edwin Meese, Earl Brian and PROMIS at the Start of Reagan Administration.

In January 1981, the month of Ronald Reagan’s first inauguration as President, Earl W. Brian, who had served in Governor Reagan’s California cabinet alongside Edwin Meese, launched the initial public offering of Biotech Capital Corporation. Brian controlled a number of companies, including Hadron, Inc., a Virginia-based information technology vendor to the U.S. intelligence community, through Biotech Capital Corporation in New York City.
2. During the same month, Edwin Meese’s wife, Ursula, bought shares in the initial public offering of Brian’s holding company, using funds loaned to her for that purpose by Edwin Thomas, a White House subordinate of Presidential Counselor Meese. Thomas was also a close friend of Brian. Meese failed to disclose the loan or the equity investment on his White House Financial Disclosure Reports for 1981 and 1982, as required by law. Brian reported to Meese during the initial years of the Reagan Presidency as the unpaid Chairman of the White House Task Force on Health Care Cost Reduction.

Both Brain, as California’s Secretary of Health, and Meese, as Chief of Staff to Governor Reagan, had been in a position to witness the ability of a large government contract to galvanize the growth of an information technology vendor into a large company: in the early 1970s, Brian awarded California’s Medicaid claims processing business to Electronic Data Systems (EDS). The contract helped propel EDS into one of the largest information technology companies in the world, and to make Ross Perot, EDS’ founder, a billionaire.

In addition to being Counselor to the President, Meese was a member of the so-called Troika that ran the Reagan White House. Most significantly for what transpired regarding PROMIS, Meese was not only a member of the Reagan National Security Council (NSC) but also the NSC member through whom Reagan’s first National Security Adviser, Richard Allen, reported to the President.
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Jan 11
@WaliRuchi @CBCTerry Hindu extremists last year alone have perpetrated over 950 incidents of violence against Christians in India,” It also included threats to abandon the Christian faith, social boycotts, halting prayer services and church closures.
opendoorsuk.org/news/latest-ne…
@WaliRuchi @CBCTerry Human rights and religious freedom in India continued to deteriorate throughout 2024, spike in hate crimes, cow-related lynchings, hate speeches & transnational repression, as documented in annual report of the Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC). iamc.com/new-report-ind…
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Jan 11
@violin4all The key phrase : "humans always found refuge in some of the most ludicrous supremacy hallucinations". HUMANS did this. HUMANS constructed a wide variety of realities, and most of those constructions appropriated religious dogma to back it, including Bible interpretations. 1/
@violin4all But neither "religion" , nor even "the Bible" is the culprit here. It's HUMANS, and their insistence of constructing a narrative or story to "explain" things. I can see this disconnect in the first few sentences of the article, and coming through strong in the comments. 2/
@violin4all But I'm continuing on and reading the rest of it right now. 3/
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Jan 11
You Would Not! 🧵

Sitting still and waiting on the LORD is not easy for those used to instant gratification, instant answers, or those who feel they must do something!
The LORD tells His people this!

Isaiah 30:15
For thus saith the LORD GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
He wanted His people to trust Him, not others; to return to walking with Him, but they wouldn’t listen!

Isaiah 30:1-3
Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of Me; and that cover with a covering, but not of My Spirit,
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Jan 11
Gold is at all-time highs and sentiment is euphoric.

Tomorrow I’m meeting someone from a company that has been helping people invest in gold for centuries.

Here are the questions I want answered. 1/7
Why would you invest in gold? Research by Professor Jeremy Siegel shows that, over long periods of time, stocks deliver much higher returns than gold. 2/7 Image
Why would you invest in gold if the gold price has risen much faster than inflation over the past 25 years?

In the United States: prices +92%, gold +1390%.

Gold has no cash flows and creates no value, so why should it be able to outperform inflation? 3/7 Image
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Jan 11
Backdoor Roth is the best loophole for high earners.

But 99% of people have no idea how to do it correctly.

Here's all you need to know:
Roth IRA has income limits.

If your adjusted gross income is above $168,000 (single) or $252,000 (married filing jointly), you aren't eligible to contribute.

Luckily, there is a strategy that allows you to.
Backdoor Roth is a "backdoor" way to contribute to a Roth IRA.

First, you contribute to a Traditional IRA (no tax deduction), and then connvert the funds into a Roth IRA.

But there are a few things to keep in mind...
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Jan 11
Successful people want to be around other successful people, friendly people want to be around other friendly people, and rich people want to be around other rich people. Why? Because you can be yourself and not hide or constantly explain. It’s not complicated but few understand.
For example, if you are wealthy and decide to buy an airplane, a 2nd or 3rd home, or send your kids to private schools, many of your less well off friends will judge you and think you are “wasting money”. Your wealthy friends don’t care and simply congratulate you and move on.
Also, if you are friendly and positive, your grumpy curmudgeon friends who are always negative will accuse you of being “delusional” and “overly optimistic”

They don’t even realize that their own negativity created their misery.

Not worth the time.
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Jan 11
California just passed a "Billionaire Tax."

But here's what the media won't report:

The state lost MORE to fraud than this tax will ever raise.

Here's the full story (& no joke, it gets crazier the further you read): 🧵 Image
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First, what this tax actually does:

A one-time 5% tax on the worldwide net worth of any California resident with more than $1B in assets.

Payable over five years.

Sounds reasonable until you read the fine print… Image
It taxes unrealized gains.

Paper wealth. Startup equity. Concentrated stock positions you can't sell.

Founders like Zuckerberg built their fortunes without touching a dime for years.

Under this law? They'd owe hundreds of millions on money they never received.
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Jan 11
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