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William Blair Santos Allen

@willballen.bsky.social

Retired consultant in international macro finance and capital markets. Converted to MMT as truth. Now humble second career as lover of all things nautical and USCG licensed Master Mariner. Finally doing something socially productive?

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Ah financial plumbing metaphors at their best!

19.02.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Always preferred Murphy’s myself.

18.02.2026 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (DJT) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance Find the latest Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (DJT) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.

DJT has dropped 9.74% to $9.91. They have found more efficient ways to bribe Trump than prop up this PoS.

finance.yahoo.com/quote/DJT?p=...

17.02.2026 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think you also could do a simple forward sale or total return swap. I know I saw marketing of total return single name swaps to some whales as tax efficient hedges of appreciated shares in mid 80s.

17.02.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

15.02.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 41330    πŸ” 13996    πŸ’¬ 661    πŸ“Œ 594
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This is what a rigged economy looks like.

14.02.2026 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 11334    πŸ” 4348    πŸ’¬ 320    πŸ“Œ 188

I suspect there are certain traders that are told to keep it bid north of $10

13.02.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for re-linking! When will our nightmare end?

10.02.2026 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If the WSJ is noticing it must be true

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

10.02.2026 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 331    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 13

Any hints where it will price?

10.02.2026 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.

She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.

10.02.2026 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 23104    πŸ” 5618    πŸ’¬ 762    πŸ“Œ 293

Don’t forget about Bismark

09.02.2026 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

100 year swap is a bit unusual, n’est ce pas?

09.02.2026 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Assuming they will swap the tranches back into USD?

09.02.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

At least not featuring Robert Craft as a winner

09.02.2026 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Imagine being the most powerful man in the world and being this much of a whiney victim BITCH.

Good god what a child

09.02.2026 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 25325    πŸ” 4515    πŸ’¬ 3319    πŸ“Œ 628

Singing toilets ad was cute. And a public service announcement as well!

09.02.2026 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Best games this year were in the playoffs

09.02.2026 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Singing toilets ad! Love it.

09.02.2026 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?

β€œβ€œI need to know who’s responsible for the dog doo doo,” Rapaport said, as he trained his camera on what appeared to be dog feces.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

08.02.2026 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a meme β€” the top says β€œMy dog just got a haircut and now he looks like he gave up drinking and got his life together” and underneath are 2 photos of a dog (a schnauzer i think?). on the left, the β€œbefore,” he’s scruffy and in need of a haircut and a bath. and on the right, the β€œafter,” he’s clean and clipped and wearing a jaunty red bow tie and looking very dapper indeed.

a meme β€” the top says β€œMy dog just got a haircut and now he looks like he gave up drinking and got his life together” and underneath are 2 photos of a dog (a schnauzer i think?). on the left, the β€œbefore,” he’s scruffy and in need of a haircut and a bath. and on the right, the β€œafter,” he’s clean and clipped and wearing a jaunty red bow tie and looking very dapper indeed.

i don’t know if it’s the jaunty bow tie or what but i cannot stop laughing at this

07.02.2026 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 16650    πŸ” 2131    πŸ’¬ 495    πŸ“Œ 170

Duvido que essas injeΓ§Γ΅es sejam causadas pela desvalorizaΓ§Γ£o do dΓ³lar. Grandes bancos como o JPM sΓ£o forΓ§ados a fazer mais hedge contra oscilaΓ§Γ΅es bruscas em mercados como o da prata. Isso pode deixar uma lacuna nas contas do Fed.

07.02.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At least not a repeat of papal visit. Yet.

07.02.2026 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad to see Kelton’s Deficit Myth on bottom shelf. Easy to get to!

07.02.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to guess Eccles. Apparently Milton was wandering all over the board?

06.02.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loved that store when I lived in NYC! An hour there in history section on Saturdays and then leisurely lunch at old Union Square Cafe. I think that is gone now.

06.02.2026 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There are drawdowns. And then there’s Melania Coin.

05.02.2026 23:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3673    πŸ” 988    πŸ’¬ 252    πŸ“Œ 179

Six Nations

Eh bien, la France domine cette première moitié du test de rugby. Allons, Irlande en deuxième moitié !

05.02.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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www.google.com/search?q=six nations schedule

Time to step, Ireland!

05.02.2026 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure this is much different than 2008. Financial asset mispricing then was sub prime CDOs.

05.02.2026 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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