I'm out of the loop on this one.
Somebody wanna give me a synopsis, or point me to the cliffs notes?
tanks.
Somebody wanna give me a synopsis, or point me to the cliffs notes?
tanks.
Can we have a "It's not all bad news" thread?
Search for GME stock price.
As I read it investors shorted the stock, nerds on reddit decided to go up against them and now the price per share has gone from feck all to ~$350. So the companies that shorted the stock all lost lots if they closed their positions. Others betting on the stock have made millions. The bubble will likely soon burst back to reality and lots of people will lose money.
Not really cliff notes style brevity, but a pretty good explanation: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-25/the-game-never-stops
Everything in life is turning into a video/internet game.
Zwift
Qanon
The Stock Market
next up: the weather
so long as there are short positions over 100% of the available shares, the price will go up. The current value of short positions over 100% (like, 35-40%?) is 10s of $B .
San Antonio 5th grader cashes in his 2-year-old GameStop stocks
When Jaydyn Carr unwrapped his GameStop shares his mom gifted him for Kwanzaa two years...
Gamestop bringing joy to sick kids
newyork.cbslocal.com
Man Who Made Big Bucks Off GameStop Stock Sends Nintendo Switches To Children’s Hospital – CBS New York
"It's important that we don't become men in suits ourselves, and use our money for good," Hunter Kahn said.
newyork.cbslocal.com
Sorry for the paywall
www.nytimes.com
Lost: A Golden Flute on a Train. Found: Faith in Others. (Published 2021)
Donald Rabin, 23, searched for days for his $22,000 flute, which he left on a Chicago train during a visit.
No you're not!
Good Pillow FTW.
www.newsweek.com
Good Pillow Already Has More Twitter Followers Than MyPillow Ever Did
The company was launched online this week to rival MyPillow—whose Trump-supporting CEO, Mike Lindell, has been criticized for spreading election misinformation.
www.newsweek.com
A pillow fight between a crazy creepy old guy and a kid named Hogg is not the pillow fight I wanted.Good Pillow FTW.
Good Pillow Already Has More Twitter Followers Than MyPillow Ever Did
The company was launched online this week to rival MyPillow—whose Trump-supporting CEO, Mike Lindell, has been criticized for spreading election misinformation.
Boss Hogg? If not, should be. 
Lock his ass up
www.msnbc.com
Lindsey Graham's post-election Georgia efforts face new scrutiny
The district attorney in Fulton County, Georgia, is reportedly taking a look at Lindsey Graham's intervention with state election officials in November.
Leading House Democrat sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot
Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security...
www.cnn.com
Nah, needs Ted Cruz walking his suitcase
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Reports In
The technology demonstration has phoned home from where it is attached to the belly of NASA’s Perseverance rover.
Hey Donnie, get ready for a NY Jail cell
www.cnn.com
Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns to NY prosecutor
The Supreme Court cleared the way for a New York prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump's tax returns, dealing a massive loss to Trump who has fiercely fought to shield his financial papers from prosecutors.
www.cnn.com
Hey Donnie, get ready for a NY Jail cell
Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns to NY prosecutor
The Supreme Court cleared the way for a New York prosecutor to obtain former President Donald Trump's tax returns, dealing a massive loss to Trump who has fiercely fought to shield his financial papers from prosecutors.
Solid self poopdeck
You got your threads mixed up again
Random Food Thread.
Steak and mac n cheese, is that a thing? It is if there is ever leftover steak around here, which is not very often!
ridemonkey.bikemag.com
Some cool video of your socialist space institution doing good stuff:
www.theguardian.com
Nasa releases video of Perseverance rover landing on Mars
Space agency also reveals audio recorded by Perseverance on surface of red planet
www.theguardian.com
Western Lawmakers Propose A New Deal-Inspired Conservation Corps
Two Western lawmakers have reintroduced companion bills to establish a federal conservation corps. It would invest $9 billion in a civilian workforce...
www.kunr.org
I'm not sure something like this these days could be nearly as effective as most of the works project stuff. Back then they just built shit that was wanted or needed. Given current nepa processes on public land and the heavy involvement of the conservation industrial complex I could see this actually leading to a loss of access for anyone who's not a wealthy hiker.
Has some potential though.
One actually gets kicked to the curb.
lfpress.com
My local big city ~ 500 000 peoples.
Quit or be fired: Suspended London cop out of options
Const. Wesley Reeves’ career as a London police officer will come to an end Wednesday.
lfpress.com
My local big city ~ 500 000 peoples.
Harsh to go in here, but given how much crap they spew out:
www.cnn.com
Top Fox producer dies from coronavirus
Eric Spinato, the head booker and senior story editor for the Fox Business Network, died over the weekend, the network said Monday.
www.cnn.com
Typical fox. Kill the minority, spare whitey.Harsh to go in here, but given how much crap they spew out:
Top Fox producer dies from coronavirus
Eric Spinato, the head booker and senior story editor for the Fox Business Network, died over the weekend, the network said Monday.
Lead story writer...would love to see some of those story titles last year.
Nature makes its point
www.businesstoday.in
'Existential crisis': Human penises are shrinking due to pollution, warns scientist
Environmental scientist Shanna Swan has warned that due to rising pollution levels, babies are being born with smaller penises. In her new book titled 'Count Down', she has stated that humanity is facing an "existential crisis" in fertility rates due to r
www.businesstoday.in
I remember reading that suit when it was filed. I think "good luck with that" was my response.
What I want to know is why it took so long to realize he wasn't actually challenging any gov't action or non-compliance.
He really was just making noise, and courting new customers among the hunter crowd for his gym.
The luxury of wealth. "alternative advertising"
His Plane Crashed in the Amazon. Then Came the Hard Part. (Published 2021)
A Brazilian pilot working for wildcat miners escaped death when his plane went down in a remote area. He walked through the jungle for 36 days before being rescued.
Fewer Than Half Of U.S. Adults Belong To A Religious Congregation, New Poll Shows
For the first time since Gallup began asking the question in 1937, fewer than half of U.S. adults interviewed said they belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque. That figure is down from 70% in 2000.
www.npr.org
I have to imagine the Drumpf era hastens this trend, as it's clearly apparent that the most publicly outspoken Xtians (Fallwell and his set) are grifter's first and foremost...
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made me think of thisNature makes its point
'Existential crisis': Human penises are shrinking due to pollution, warns scientist
Environmental scientist Shanna Swan has warned that due to rising pollution levels, babies are being born with smaller penises. In her new book titled 'Count Down', she has stated that humanity is facing an "existential crisis" in fertility rates due to r