In recent weeks, a couple of people have asked “How do you think like you do?” Truth is? Thinking is every bit as much a discipline, as going to the gym, say. Some people talk about thinking – while other people never quite get around to it.
Before I finish up the rest of the book I’m currently writing (“Downsizing…“) I wanted to share a very quick overview of what will be a later chapter in the next book. Which is on the evolution of Brain Amplifiers.
Since we have – at least for some – a three day weekend coming up, I figure this would be a dandy time to do some serious “thinking about thinking.”
After we roll with a few headlines – eye options and get ready for the market closure Friday.
I call it “QuackSmart: A Ducky Theory of Instant IQ Enhancement.”
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“We’re now old enough to be able to “hide our own Easter eggs…”
Yes, but can we find them?
Find what?
The Easter Egg Hunt was a topic of discussion. MoE (Mother of Egor, RIP, miss you Mom) was pretty smitten with E2. We had eggs outside _and_ inside. The outside hide-n-hunt got started because we failed to find all the real eggs hidden inside. Not my fault. MoE hid them. The missing men made themselves known over time. I never worried about those hidden outside. Something would find them. Good times. E
“Last one in is a rotten egg!”
My dad’s favorite joke, or “HillBillyism” as they were called, was Why does the Easter bunny hide his eggs? The answer was If you got caught humping a chicken……. then he would start laughing so hard he could never finish the line. Most everybody could figure it out from there anyway. You would laugh more at him laughing than anything else especially after his dentures fell out.
Miss Dad always.
oh …well I am still looking for mine..
Why do you think they get colored in BRIGHT colors … like Reflective Orange, Brilliant Radiant Yellow, Bright Green.
Once they are colored like that they often can be found once they are brought home from the store and placed in the refrigerator, unlike uncolored eggs!
Yes — Sometimes several times… ;-)
“How do you think like you do?”
A lot of people are raised in front of a TV w/one-way communications Vs some others.
I was talking to a private, preschool teacher yesterday and she indicated her class of 3 year olds can count, know the alphabet, yada-yada. Though they don’t have the brain/motor skills to write out math problems or words just yet. The preschoolers are on their way to becoming overlords.
There’s another pamphlet. You could create a series of pamphlets similar to ‘School House Rock’ or “Cliffs Notes”.
“911” – Like COIVD one-way communication. Iran too – beating the clock since 1979. The so-called drug war too:
“While the war on drugs was officially inaugurated by Nixon in June 1971, the United States has used drug laws to selectively target specific communities for more than a century.”
Yo G,
G as in GOLDEN..you know ; “How to Bend the Light”.
Lao Zhus’ Golden Flower – he never wrote scheisse, but his students certainly did. Something about only a Student and Master who have “come together” can ever relay/share/teach the What is the Dao, so he never would write down anything.
Golden flowers uses lots of imagery and symbols to describe the Watercourse Way..Be Like Water. Flowing, fluid, fresh, always moving towards the Ochin..should not be like Rock…never be deceived by appearances. Finally Water wins over Rock and Rock is destroyed and becomes Sand and is taken to the sea. The Rock disappears finally against the soft water.
Perhaps the above helps explain the ancient Chinese proverb about “Waiting by the River bank”, for Ure Enemy’s body to wash up
Now if I could just figure out how Moving Geometry…hmmm
Once again this Month have woken up to “Riches” – took a couple of Lg. flyers on OTM Call options on several Gold Mining equities. Not only in the money this AM, but into premium territory. Spoos Puts looking good as well.
No ideer what to do proceeds yet, as future still smokingly cloudy on the whole greater israHELL/kahzaria projects’ successful completion front. Time will tell..who the Race traitors are.
Note Hal Turner piece vindicates Stu and the Q Qanon. Joint CIA/Mossad false info operation……..
Bwaaaahahahahahah
Sure israHELL is being saved for last.
ROFLMAO!
still laughing………………
..just as wiki NEVER said SCHEISSE regards israHELL/israHELLIES.
still laughing..
WTF does that even mean? Sometimes you sound like a smart guy, but it must get lonely on top of that mountain.
4Chan hacked – exposing the shadow darkening Humanity lo these many years…since kazarians adopted talmudism after the kyev rus (Slavs) kicked em out of what is today ukraine.
See Sneersons’ speech regards taking back the homeland after “Palestining” the non jewish population, or pikes letter to manzini.
Okay, I agree, the Talmud is not the The TaNaKh.
And Albert Pike’s letter does have legs. That’s plainly evident in 2025.
Ive tried entering some of his words into Google Translate.
Keeps coming back with a picture of a crack pipe…
Brain Amps?
Been around forever.
Early examples:
Writing, slide rule (still have mine), Handy calculators,
and now; cellphones (Nearly Tricorders now-a-days)
Dictionaries, Thesauruses, ‘Pedias… so on.
Today’s modern equivalent ? AI assistant. Just as polarizing as using a calculator in grade school lol.
re: thinking enhancement/red light therapy
Instead of wrist or crown, how about a soft collar where the red lights are in the vicinity of the jugular veins?
Mr Gemini says jugulars pass about 740 milliliters per minute, so if your exposure is on both sides of the neck, you’ll expose the entire blood volume in under 4 minutes. ( 5l / 740ml = 6.76; that would be a single circuit, but with 2 jugulars the time would be halved..)
Heck, if we’re going to do this – lets do it efficiently…
Read the report. Much to mull and do.
One thing occurs to mention.
Some years ago, the would-be hyper effective “Day-Runner”- carrying Yuppies popularized “multi-functioning” as an approach to Life.
Back when I was an editor of media, I could have on, watch, and grok ALL FIVE evening newscasts – ABC CBS NBC PBS and Fox –in one go.
In those days, I could also operate an Em-Comm / EOC with six or seven open, busy, running on-air multi-station nets, NCS two or three of them, AND Know What Was Going On sufficient to be competent and brief the big-shots periodically.
I can’t remotely do that anymore. Over time, I came to realize that “multitasking” was bullshit, and an excuse for doing five jobs at once — ALL poorly. Nerve-racking beyond belief, and I was lucky that I never badly screwed up. But, Truth is, I never really was up to it, and I find now I must — Like Doctor Charles Emerson Winchester — “do ONE thing at a time, do it very well, and THEN move on to the next thing” — with always 100 percent concentration, and ZERO permitted distractions.
Multitasking doesn’t work. Never really did.
Deep work by Cal Newport and his xcompanion Digital Minimalism. Rest more, think more. Scent of roses.
“Multitasking doesn’t work. Never really did.”
Amen to that! Anything else is ‘attention-switching’ at various rates… and sometimes a switch misses.
WoRR for you sir:
https://youtu.be/W4N88w8TYms
https://youtu.be/tN9KAFn1hy8
Extremely dangerous to our (Fifth column)LOL.
Got blockchain?
“Multitasking doesn’t work. Never really did.”
I wish someone would explain that to the guys I see reading the paper & talking on their phones, and the gals I see putting on makeup and talking on their phones — all at 80mph in rush hour traffic…
A Big OT.
George,
My spidey sense gave me another nightmare last night. So today I’m getting ALL extra cash and savings out of banks. Capital One’s current 3.60% [down from 4.10% a few months ago] has been great, but not if they take my principal.
So I’m moving that stuff to TreasuryDirect and will start rolling 4, 6 and 8 week T-Bills on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s auctions even if I have to lose a few days interest in between the rolls.
It might be interesting to pose this question to your trained AI stack >>>> “in a nutshell explain the bank bail-in laws passed around the world post GFC… Great Financial Crisis”
Some links Google provided here.
https://www.google.com/search?q=in+a+nutshell+explain+the+bank+bail-in+laws+passed+around+the+world+post+GFC…+Great+Financial+Crisis&oq=in+a+nutshell+explain+the+bank+bail-in+laws+passed+around+the+world+post+GFC…+Great+Financial+Crisis&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCjc0OTY2ajBqMTWoAgGwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
“Bail-ins were first proposed in 2010 in response to the 2008 global financial crisis and the subsequent Great Recession. During that period, hundreds of United States banks failed, and the government injected $700 billion worth of taxpayer funds into major banks like Bank of America and Citigroup to bail them out.Apr 19, 2023”
Treasury Direct here.
https://www.treasurydirect.gov/
Post-Great Financial Crisis (2008), bank bail-in laws were introduced globally to reduce taxpayer-funded bailouts and stabilize financial systems. These laws allow regulators to convert a failing bank’s debt (like bonds) into equity or write it down to absorb losses, prioritizing depositors and senior creditors. They aim to ensure banks, not public funds, bear the cost of failure. Key frameworks include the EU’s Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (2014) and similar rules in the US (Dodd-Frank Act) and other jurisdictions. Depositors with funds above insured limits (e.g., €100,000 in the EU) may face losses in extreme cases. Browsing results
Result 0 from Cleary Gottlieb discusses US securities laws for bail-ins of UK or European banks, showing cross-border considerations (Cleary Gottlieb).
Result 7 from ScienceDirect shows China has bail-in mechanisms, examining their effect on market discipline for Chinese banks (ScienceDirect).
Now, to wrap this up, I need to provide a concise explanation of bank bail-in laws passed around the world post-GFC, citing the sources I’ve gathered.
Let me formulate the final answer.Post-Great Financial Crisis (GFC), bank bail-in laws were introduced globally to reduce taxpayer-funded bailouts and enhance financial stability. These laws allow regulators to stabilize failing banks by converting their debt (such as bonds) into equity or writing it down, ensuring that losses are absorbed by the bank’s creditors rather than taxpayers. This approach prioritizes protecting depositors and senior creditors while ensuring that banks bear the cost of their own failures.
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Key Points
Research suggests bank bail-in laws, introduced post-Great Financial Crisis (GFC), aim to reduce taxpayer-funded bailouts by making banks’ creditors absorb losses.
It seems likely that these laws prioritize protecting depositors and senior creditors while ensuring banks bear failure costs.
The evidence leans toward major frameworks like the EU’s Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (2014) and the US’s Dodd-Frank Act (2010) being central, with global adoption varying.
Background
Post-GFC, governments worldwide sought to prevent future taxpayer-funded bank rescues, leading to the development of bank bail-in laws. These laws allow regulators to stabilize failing banks by converting their debt, such as bonds, into equity or writing it down, shifting the financial burden to the bank’s creditors rather than taxpayers. This approach aims to protect depositors and senior creditors while addressing the “too big to fail” problem, ensuring financial stability without public funds.
Key Frameworks
European Union: The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD), adopted in 2014 and effective from 2016, mandates banks to maintain sufficient Minimum Requirement for Own Funds and Eligible Liabilities (MREL) for bail-ins. Banks must develop “bail-in playbooks” and conduct regular testing for operational readiness, emphasizing transparency and coordination among national authorities (Single Resolution Board – EU Bail-in Operationalization).
United States: The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) shifts risks to creditors, allowing the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and SEC to place failing banks under federal control. It enables debt-to-equity conversion for unsecured creditors, including depositors above the $250,000 FDIC-insured limit, aiming to eliminate taxpayer bailouts (Investopedia – US Bail-in Laws under Dodd-Frank).
Global Perspective
While the EU and US lead, other regions like China have implemented bail-in mechanisms, as seen in studies on market discipline post-bank failures. Japan’s and the UK’s responses post-GFC focused more on bailouts initially, with less emphasis on formal bail-in laws, though global standards like Basel III influence their frameworks.
Survey Note: Comprehensive Analysis of Bank Bail-In Laws Post-Great Financial Crisis
This note provides a detailed examination of bank bail-in laws implemented globally following the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008, focusing on their objectives, key frameworks, and global adoption. It expands on the direct answer by incorporating all relevant details from the analysis, ensuring a thorough understanding for stakeholders, policymakers, and researchers.
Introduction and Context
The GFC, marked by widespread bank failures and taxpayer-funded bailouts, prompted a global reevaluation of financial stability mechanisms. The public outcry over using taxpayer money, as seen in the US’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) costing $700 billion, led to a shift toward internalizing bank failures. Bail-in laws emerged as a strategy to make creditors and shareholders absorb losses, protecting depositors and senior creditors while reducing moral hazard and the “too big to fail” problem.
Research suggests that these laws aim to enhance financial stability by ensuring banks can be resolved without systemic disruption, aligning with international standards like those set by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and Basel III. The evidence leans toward their effectiveness in reducing taxpayer burden, though implementation varies by jurisdiction, reflecting economic and legal differences.
Key Features of Bail-In Laws
Bail-in laws allow regulators to convert a bank’s debt, such as bonds, into equity or write it down to absorb losses, prioritizing depositors and senior creditors. This mechanism differs from bailouts, which involve government funds, and is designed to maintain bank operations during crises. Key features include:
Debt Conversion: Banks can convert unsecured debt into equity, increasing capital requirements without external funding.
Creditor Hierarchy: Losses are borne by shareholders and unsecured creditors, including depositors above insured limits (e.g., €100,000 in the EU, $250,000 in the US).
Regulatory Oversight: Authorities like the FDIC in the US and national resolution authorities in the EU oversee implementation, ensuring compliance with resolution strategies.
Major Frameworks by Region
European Union
The EU adopted the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD) in 2014, with the bail-in tool effective from 2016, as a direct response to the GFC and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis. Detailed features include:
Feature Details
Introduction and Purpose Introduced post-2008-2009 GFC to replace taxpayer-funded bail-outs; owners and creditors bear losses and recapitalize failing banks, supporting market discipline, countering “too big to fail,” and promoting financial stability.
Legal Framework EU bank resolution framework endorsed in 2014, bail-in regime effective from 2016.
MREL (Minimum Requirement for Own Funds and Eligible Liabilities) Banks must build MREL capacity by 1 January 2024 to facilitate preferred resolution strategy; crucial for resolvability in terms of quantity, quality, governing law, and location of instruments.
Bail-in Playbooks Required for SRB banks; operational documents addressing internal/external actions, data provision, and ICT processes. Guidance provided in 2020 (Single Resolution Board – Operational Guidance on Bail-in) and 2021 for international debt securities (Single Resolution Board – Guidance on Bail-in for International Debt Securities), complementing SRB Expectations for Banks (EfB) 2020 (Single Resolution Board – Expectations for Banks). Significant improvements noted since 2021, but ongoing enhancements needed, especially in data systems.
Bail-in Testing Banks perform testing exercises since 2021 under Resolution Planning Cycle (RPC) (Single Resolution Board – Resolution Planning Cycle Booklet), following a staggered approach (2021-2024), with feedback from SRB and NRAs to improve readiness.
Transparency and Coordination SRB decides bail-in at Banking Union level, implemented by NRAs considering national laws. EBA requires publication of bail-in mechanics from 2023 (European Banking Authority – Guidelines on Bail-in Publication); NRAs publish approaches (Single Resolution Board – Bail-in as Part of SRMs Toolkit). SRB publication details SRB-NRA interaction (Single Resolution Board – Bail-in SRM Toolkit).
Challenges and Outlook Progress made, but some banks lag; ongoing work needed for external stakeholders (e.g., CSDs), compliance with third-country securities laws, and flexibility in resolution strategies. Aligned with SRM Vision 2028 (Single Resolution Board – SRM Vision 2028).
The EU’s approach emphasizes operational readiness, with banks required to have bail-in playbooks and conduct testing, ensuring transparency through published guidelines.
United States
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted on January 21, 2010, introduced bail-in mechanisms to prevent future taxpayer-funded rescues. Key features include:
Feature Details
Legislation Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2010) – Congress – Dodd-Frank Act
Objective Protect taxpayers by shifting risks from bailouts to creditors, eliminating taxpayer-funded bank rescues
Authority Federal Reserve, FDIC, and SEC can place bank holding companies and large non-bank holding companies in receivership under federal control
Bail-in Mechanism Banks can convert debt into equity to increase capital requirements, using funds from unsecured creditors, including depositors and bondholders
FDIC Insurance Limit Banks can only use deposits over $250,000, the FDIC-insured limit – Investopedia – FDIC Insured Account
Impact on Stakeholders Responsibility shifts to shareholders, debtholders, and depositors whose accounts exceed $250,000
International Influence Modeled after Basel III International Reforms 2 for the EU banking system
Recovery from TARP Treasury recovered $275.2 billion through repayments and other income, $30.1 billion more than the original investment – Treasury – Troubled Assets Relief Program
The US approach focuses on regulatory authority and creditor hierarchy, with the FDIC playing a key role in resolution, ensuring depositors below the insured limit are protected.
Global Adoption and Variations
While the EU and US lead, other regions have varying levels of adoption. China has implemented bail-in mechanisms, as evidenced by studies on market discipline post-bank failures, such as the bankruptcy of Baoshang Bank, highlighting their role in emerging economies (ScienceDirect – Bail-ins and Market Discipline in China). Japan’s response post-GFC focused more on bailouts, with public funds injected into regional banks, and less on formal bail-in laws, though it aligns with FSB recommendations for globally systemic banks. The UK’s initial response was also bailout-oriented, with the 2008 rescue package involving government share purchases, but it has since adopted elements of bail-in under EU influence pre-Brexit, with ongoing alignment to global standards.
The G20 has endorsed bail-in principles, treating depositors as unsecured creditors in major economies, reflecting a global shift toward internalizing bank failures. However, implementation varies, with some regions lagging due to legal and economic differences.
Recent Developments and Challenges
Recent analyses, such as the 2023 banking crisis, suggest that bail-in laws could have saved significant costs if applied earlier, with the FDIC potentially saving $13.6 billion in bank failures (Yale School of Management – 2023 Banking Crisis Lessons). Challenges include ensuring operational readiness, compliance with third-country securities laws, and addressing lags in some banks’ preparedness, particularly in data systems and external stakeholder coordination.
The EU’s Single Resolution Board (SRB) continues to enhance bail-in operationalization, aligning with its SRM Vision 2028, while the US maintains focus on regulatory oversight under Dodd-Frank. Global coordination, as seen in FSB reports, remains crucial for cross-border resolution, especially for globally systemic banks.
Conclusion
Bank bail-in laws post-GFC represent a significant shift toward internalizing bank failures, with the EU and US leading through BRRD and Dodd-Frank, respectively. While global adoption varies, these laws aim to protect taxpayers, enhance financial stability, and address moral hazard, with ongoing challenges in implementation and coordination. This comprehensive framework ensures a balanced approach to resolving bank distress, prioritizing depositor protection and market discipline.
Key Citations
Single Resolution Board – EU Bail-in Operationalization
Investopedia – US Bail-in Laws under Dodd-Frank
Single Resolution Board – Operational Guidance on Bail-in
Single Resolution Board – Guidance on Bail-in for International Debt Securities
Single Resolution Board – Expectations for Banks
Single Resolution Board – Resolution Planning Cycle Booklet
European Banking Authority – Guidelines on Bail-in Publication
Single Resolution Board – Bail-in as Part of SRMs Toolkit
Single Resolution Board – Bail-in SRM Toolkit
Single Resolution Board – SRM Vision 2028
Congress – Dodd-Frank Act
Investopedia – FDIC Insured Account
Treasury – Troubled Assets Relief Program
ScienceDirect – Bail-ins and Market Discipline in China
Yale School of Management – 2023 Banking Crisis Lessons
Thank you, Sir !!
Bottom Line Summary: Your money is at risk in a bank.
There is one low-profile, minimally advertised “National” bank in Hawaii… that is mine. The only Fed.Reserve member bank. Only one branch in Hilo. It has the highest ‘safety’ rating of all in Hawaii. Behind the scenes it deals in billions of international transactions, and provides Fed cash to all the other banks in the islands. About as close to the source of money as I could get. Social Security direct deposit gotta go somewhere, so I chose here.
George, you put a lot of ergs out for your readers!!!
You do too, my friend!!!!
Damn, that’s a day’s column in a comment. Thanks George.
Back there in the gold system a bail-in made sense because gold as collateral was limited but a bail-in just wouldn’t make sense in the fiat system.
“We can guarantee cash, but we cannot guarantee purchasing power!”
– Alan Greenspan
Is on
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/fednow-faqs/
“There already is a Real-Time Payments (RTP) network, a private service launched in 2017 and used by more than 100 financial institutions to offer instant funds transfers. Zelle is the only app-based payments system that operates within the RTP network. That’s why you might see Zelle’s service offered directly when you log into your bank or credit union.”
[The financial institutions using the RTP Network can also opt into the FedNow system.” …… works on XLM (stellar lumens) Cousin to XRP, same source code base. Intended for the retail cash / banking rails.]
https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/article/9ac72f02-4bb4-4cb3-8ad7-0c94df2fa1e4
[RLUSD burns XRP for gas fees (drops as ripple refers to them by), xcept’n those tokens are gone forever, and subtracted from the total supply. XRP is premined they aren’t making more than the 100 billion already issued. Home gamers playing the long game know how that turns out eventually.
Once ripple achieves full scale, 100billion tokens (1 billion already burned) will seem like there are way too few to go around. RLUSD is the new FRN home gamers. Wait for it.
Not advice. Do your own homework. Got blockchain?
A lot of people are getting bad vibes on investments, but I think that diversification is probably best, and try to stay under the institution’s advertised insurance maximum. In general, bank failures of federal banks doesn’t result in forfeitures or a haircut for depositors, though it may be a while before you can access. State banks are strictly at Ure own risk. A good place to look at your bank’s level of safety is at Weiss Ratings:
https://weissratings.com/en/banking
A “B” rating with Weiss is solid. I still have a few thousand in a “C+” rated bank, but I moved most to “B” rated banks. “A” rated banks at Weiss tend to be special circumstance, and aren’t necessarily the best choice for an ordinary Joe.
Are treasuries safer than Federal banks ? I would say they are joined at the hip in the big picture, although individual bank safety can vary a lot.
Broker safety is a crap shoot, though the ability to move quickly out of federal bonds is a plus. Is there such thing as a too big to fail broker ? Not sure.
The rule of threes is probably applicable to investment institutions.
Woke up this morning to soft rain after a night of wild dumping and lots of lightning within four to six miles. Pretty lights from the DUDE. Wind was all over but not strong enough for worry. Due to knowing the ways of this place, we dog everything but one close by hatch simply because the chances of it NOT RAINING are slim.
Today, put the thirty gallons of pure skywater caught by the rain catchers into the tanks, clean up as normal, nap, read ‘The Ancient Secret Flower of Life’ more, nap, row ashore to get some offered fruits and veggies, the rest of the day? Spent doing what a long life of hard work is giving… doing nothing. But that is so much better than having nothing to do.
Stiks
Not bad –
Chinese factories are taking the trade war somewhere new
““Why don’t you just contact us and buy from us? You won’t believe the prices we (will) give you,” he said in one clip.”
China is taking the trade war to a new battleground: America’s TikTok feeds.
Chinese suppliers have been flooding American social media this week, urging users to outflank President Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs on Beijing by buying directly from their factories.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinese-factories-flooding-tiktok-luxury-111454033.html
I think it was Bill Ackman that said:
I don’t buy gold hoping it goes to 3000.
I buy gold because I’m terrified that it may go to 10,000.
There’s been a lot of net rumor of banks and hedge funds going in solvent in the last week Due to the blowup in basis trade.
As a regular Joe six pack, this is way above my pay grade. I still worry, approaching retirement, that my sixth “once in a lifetime “market meltdown is right around the corner.
Stay Frosty my friends.
re: “The Green Mile”, 1999
feat: T minus 11 less 1
Folks,
A black cat matrix rap is shaping up way beyond an Eminem project. Care to jump down a rabbithole as DJ George strikes up that Irving Berlin depression era classic “Top Hat, White Tie and Tails”? A future arrival of President Green can be anticipated properly dressed for the occasion to face music and reap what he hath allegedly sown? As an aside, “The Green Mile” was released to theatres an anagram of a pentagonal number of days following the passing of Director Stanley Kubrick. However Mr. Kubrick did not direct this Hollywood interpretation of its Stephen King horror novel namesake.
Hopefully security apparati of the current Administration have Trumped any and all attempted Queen of Hearts plays. Here is a tweet at the following link from Margarita Simonyan. The tweet’s content allegedly suggests an alleged American murderer being in conversational exchange with his cell minder. As chance would have it, the Telegram channel name may translate as “please help me” in Ukrainian or “wave of the cat” in Russian.
https://x.com/M_Simonyan/status/1912546188919701880
well ..number 3.. got a text today. give me 5 grand or I’m going to kill you whole family lol.. must have gone up on white pages.. you can tell things are getting tight out there when they start threatening random people
And now, for something completely different…
Astronomers claim to have discovered major sign of life on distant planet: ‘First hints we are seeing of an alien world’
The scientists believe the exoplanet, K2-18b, is a “Hycean planet” — meaning it’s home to an abundance of life-signifying molecules including one that is only produced on Earth by living organisms such as marine algae, according to a new report.
https://nypost.com/2025/04/17/science/astronomers-claim-to-have-discovered-major-sign-of-life-on-planet-k2-18b-in-constellation-leo-study/
Tonight I’m Zeroing in:
‘Staggering’ Number Of IRS Employees To Take Buyout: ‘This Is Enormous’
CNN notes that 22,000 of the IRS’s 90,000 employees plan to accept buyout offers and resign. IRS staff faced a Tuesday morning deadline to opt into the latest “deferred resignation” buyouts.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/staggering-number-irs-employees-take-buyout-enormous
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Top Ukrainian Official Backs Conscription For Women: Apply ‘Israeli Model’
The Ukrainian presidential administration’s deputy head, Col. Pavel Palisa, has this week raised eyebrows by backing mandatory conscription for women
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/top-ukrainian-official-backs-conscription-women-israeli-model
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UK Supreme Court Rules A Trans-Woman Is Not A Woman
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has unanimously ruled that the terms “women” and “sex” refer to a biological woman and biological sex.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/uk-supreme-court-rules-trans-woman-not-woman
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Carney Capitulates: Canada Waives Retaliatory Tariffs On US-Made Cars And Trucks
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government will allow automakers to import US-manufactured cars and trucks without tariffs, as long as the companies continue to build cars in Canada – meaning Canada just conceded to a key Trump demand.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/carney-capitulates-canada-waives-retaliatory-tariffs-us-made-cars-and-trucks
…And for Zerohedge on X:
Good management (at Microsoft) immediately cut Bill Gates off from young interns once they learned he was banging the youngest ones
https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1912729865742135690
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security says Harvard University will soon lose its ability to enroll international students if it doesn’t comply with the Trump administration’s demands for information on certain visa holders
https://x.com/JWheelertv/status/1912717785299579046
FAFO…
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China PPT: propping up Chinese stocks literally every day
Fed’s Powell: fuck your calls
https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1912719894308700529
The Bush/Cheney wing of the Democrat Party ain’t dead, yet…
JD Vance Vs. The NeoCon Boomer Hawks On Iran Policy
https://x.com/zerohedge/status/1912702595925155911
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Jack Poso
@JackPosobiec
Tweeted this before it came out that Hegseth’s staff and others prevented a strike on Iran that the neocons wanted
Now it’s all becoming clear
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Jack Poso
@JackPosobiec
Weird how the people who are most aligned with POTUS’ foreign policy agenda are coincidentally the ones getting yoinked. Really makes you think
https://x.com/JackPosobiec/status/1912690533652193680