Scott Gunther

Ghislaine Maxwell Becomes Only Person in America Who Has Not Seen Trump Act Inappropriately The amazing feat has landed the former socialite in the Guinness Book of World Records.

The incredible feat has landed the former socialite in the Guinness Book of World Records.

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What movie is that from?

3,500% Returns In 3 Hours: The Extreme Case of April 9, 2025 At 12:58 pm EST on April 9, 2025, someone placed perhaps the most perfectly-timed options bet in recent market history. Just 32 minutes before Trump's surprise tariff announcement, thousands of SPY ca...

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Were the trades made before Trump’s April 9 tariff announcement luck or insider trading?

I estimate the odds it was luck alone.

1 in 4,484.

And the payout amount?

Over 1 in 10 million.

data-and-politics.ghost.io/3-500-return...

9:30 pm PST.

INSIDER TRADING.

The S&P gained $4.7 trillion in less than an hour today.

Some people got in on the action early.

Let me show you what that looks like, minute by minute.

There is no word for how disgusting this nazi shit is.

Absolutely disgusting.

re the previous repost: if they can disappear permanent residents they can disappear citizens

Yes. If DHS can barge in, say your visa was revoked, be told you have a green card, say it's revoked too, and then disappear you so that neither your lawyer nor your family can find you, then all the guardrails are gone. There is no policy, practice, or law protecting anyone.

BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Advocates Say Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.

Kidnapping students for thought crimes is not something democracies do. zeteo.com/p/breaking-d...

I loved reading that, Sylvie! Thank you!

I miss big snow storms!

I think most people are intuitively aware of this but something like the official White House account posting an “ASMR” video of shackled immigrants is not just cruel for its own sake, it’s intentional envelope-pushing to ramp up to desensitization over inhumane detention, camps, and deaths

Hmmm I filled in the answer but don’t get it 🤔

I saw it yesterday at the Somerville Theater and it was very good. Fernanda Torres was excellent. The film is still with me today.
It deserves the Academy Award for best foreign film way more than Emilia Perez!

Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.

Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.

I definitely plan to attend this as well -- thanks for letting me know about it.
I'm also looking forward to reading YOUR book soon, which I just ordered!

I just learned the term "malicious compliance."

Did others in the Boston area just feel an earthquake?

I just felt something here in Somerville. It was actually kind of scary.

Got it!

Why are you happy to have stocked up on basics?

PSA: you do not have to watch the news tomorrow. You do not have to keep track of everything day 1. This is a marathon not a sprint. Take care of yourself and spend time with friends and family. I'll be out on the slopes wfh my partner enjoying nature. They can't take our joy, I won't let them.

TikTok shut down in the US for a few hours, and then restarted again, praising Trump both times, even though Trump is not yet President, and has no formal power at this point.

I have been thinking a lot about how becoming more informed and aware over the next four years in a way that’s really useful might mean more books about history and less getting sucked into the daily firehose of bad news which is the present

Is anyone on Mastodon? If you are, please follow me at @Scott_Gunther 😀

YouTube video by DjDedales 2 Sheila - Les Rois mages - 1971

Bonne fête des rois!
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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post Democracy can't function without a free press

"As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that critical job. So I have decided to leave the [Washington] Post." anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

a man in a blue shirt and tie is sitting down and saying `` alright , i 'm gonna go cry . '' ALT: a man in a blue shirt and tie is sitting down and saying `` alright , i 'm gonna go cry . ''

I know it's early, but I don't know if I can deal with another year without a real winter.

My family loved Emmet Otter when I was a kid. And we still do!