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The Crypto Overnighter
A highlight from 682:SECs Power Struggle: Congress, ETF Delays, and a Pivotal Hearing
"Good evening, and welcome to The Crypto Overnight -er. I'm Nick Ademus, and I will be your host as we take a look at the latest cryptocurrency news and analysis. So sit back, relax, and let's get started. And remember, none of this is financial advice. And it's 10 p .m. Pacific on Wednesday, September 27th, 2023. Welcome back to The Crypto Overnight -er, where we have no sponsors, no hidden agendas, and no BS. But we do have the news, so let's talk about that. Tonight, we're diving into the SEC's ongoing tango with the crypto industry. From Gary Gensler's controversial stance ahead of a congressional hearing to the SEC's foot dragging on Bitcoin ETF approvals, the regulatory landscape is becoming a battleground. And don't think Congress is sitting idle. They're stepping into the ring, demanding answers and action from the SEC. Buckle up, it's going to be a rollercoaster of a night. US Securities Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has been vocal, and his recent statements ahead of a congressional hearing are stirring the pot. Gensler testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee, and we're going to get to his testimony in a bit. He's holding fast to his stance that most cryptocurrencies and crypto firms fall under federal securities laws, laws that, mind you, have been on the books for decades, according to his testimony. Gensler's view is a direct challenge to the crypto industry's ethos of decentralization and financial freedom. He likens the current state of the crypto market to the 1920s, before federal securities laws were in place. A comparison that's not just a stretch, but a leap back in time, ignoring the innovative nature of blockchain technology. Again, during his testimony today, he reiterated his belief that Bitcoin is not a security. He stopped short of saying that Bitcoin is a commodity. When he was asked if he believes that Bitcoin is a security, Gensler responded that he, the SEC staff, and prior chairs have said that it does not meet the Howey Test. However, he was reluctant to say that Bitcoin was a commodity during a follow -up question. When talking about Bitcoin's categorization, he said, quote, the test is otherwise for other laws. Again, refusing to answer the question. Gensler is not without his critics. Patrick McHenry is the chair of the House Financial Services Committee. He was the one asking questions about Bitcoin and receiving non -answers in return. McHenry accused Gensler of lacking clarity, and McHenry's point is valid. How can you punish digital asset firms for not adhering to laws when it's unclear if those laws even apply? It's like being ticketed for speeding when there are no speed limit signs. On the other side of the aisle, some Democrats like Maxine Waters are siding with Gensler. They believe that existing securities laws can work for crypto firms, but let's be real. This isn't just about regulation. It's about control. The government wants a piece of the crypto pie and they're using outdated laws to stake their claim. The House Financial Services Committee has advanced two bills. One aims to transition a digital asset from being a security to a commodity. The other looks to regulate stable coins. Both are clear indicators that lawmakers are scrambling to catch up with an industry that's already miles ahead. While Gensler was testifying, crypto entrepreneurs were in Washington for Coinbase's Stand With Crypto Day. They met with lawmakers and discussed how crypto is creating jobs. It's a counter narrative that needs to be heard, especially when the SEC is painting the industry as the Wild West. The SEC, under Gensler's leadership, is pushing for crypto compliance based on antiquated laws. That not only stifles innovation, but also contradicts the very principles that make crypto a beacon of financial freedom. And as the government tries to rein in the crypto world, the industry is fighting back, making it clear that they will not be easily tamed. Gensler's testimony is a pivotal moment for the crypto industry. His unwavering stance that most cryptocurrencies should be regulated as securities is a red flag. It's a philosophical clash with the ethos of decentralization that many in the crypto community hold dear. Gensler's comparison of today's crypto landscape to the 1920s is a thinly veiled warning. He's essentially saying that the crypto industry is a Wild West that needs taming. Now let's not forget, the crypto industry isn't Wall Street. It's a new frontier with its own set of rules and innovations. But Henry's criticism of Gensler is noteworthy. It reflects the frustration that many feel about the SEC's unclear guidelines. How can crypto firms comply with laws that aren't explicitly defined for them? It's like being asked to read a book, but the pages are blank. The advanced bills are a mixed bag. While they offer some regulatory clarity, they also paved the way for more governmental oversight, which could stifle innovation. As we unpack the SEC's heavy handed approach, it's clear that the regulatory web around cryptocurrencies is tightening. Gensler's testimony is sure to fan the flames of the ongoing debate on governmental control versus financial freedom. But folks, this isn't the only arena where the SEC is flexing its muscles. The SEC's recent move to extend deadlines for Bitcoin ETF applications from ARK21 shares and GlobalX is emblematic of the same regulatory hesitance. It's a systemic issue. The SEC's rationale, market manipulation and weak investor protections. But as many of you know, the real crux of the matter is control. The same control that the government is keen on exerting over the broader crypto space. And let's not overlook the timing here. While Gensler prepares to defend his stance in Congress, the SEC is simultaneously delaying decisions on Bitcoin ETFs. And why? All under the shadow of a looming government shutdown, adding another layer of complexity to this regulatory maze. And it's not just individual critics or lawmakers putting the SEC under the microscope, it's the entire crypto industry who is watching and waiting. Which brings us to the SEC's recent move to extend deadlines for Bitcoin ETF applications from ARK21 shares and GlobalX. Another chapter in the ongoing saga of regulatory hesitance and it's happening as the US government teeters on the brink of a shutdown. ARK21 shares and GlobalX had their hopes dashed when the SEC pushed back its decision deadlines. ARK's new deadline is January 10th, while GlobalX has until November 21st. This isn't the SEC's first radio. They've got 240 days to make a call after starting a review. But this time they've acted well before their interim deadlines. Why the rush? That looming government shutdown might be the culprit. ARK Investment Management and 21 shares have been in the game since 2021. They faced SEC rejections before. GlobalX is a newer player. They aim to offer investors a safer way to get Bitcoin exposure, but the SEC isn't biting. True to form, they cite market manipulation and weak investor protections as the reasons for their reluctance. Now, a federal court recently called the SEC arbitrary and capricious in its ETF decisions. Despite this, the SEC is continuing to drag its feet. ARK's CEO, Cathie Wood, expected this delay. She believes the SEC will approve multiple Bitcoin ETFs at once, if at all. Meanwhile, the SEC is also reviewing applications from big names like BlackRock, Fidelity, VanEck, and Invesco. ARK21 shares was leading the pack, but now it's anyone's game. The SEC's hesitance is a sign of the regulatory uncertainty that's stifling innovation in the crypto space. And as the government faces a potential shutdown, this regulatory limbo could extend even further. So really, this shutdown could not have come at a worse time. But shutdown or no shutdown, the SEC has been dragging its feet on crypto for years. So let's be real. This is less about protecting the investor and more about maintaining control over a financial system that's rapidly evolving without them. The recent court ruling that called the SEC's past decisions arbitrary and capricious is a signal that their time of unchallenged authority is coming to an end. Cathie Wood expects more than one Bitcoin ETF to get approved eventually, and she's probably right. The SEC can't hold back this tide forever. And they need to be careful because first mover status brings a huge advantage in this kind of market. The delay might be frustrating, but it's also a sign that the SEC is feeling the heat. They're running out of excuses and with each delay, they're losing more credibility. So while we wait for the SEC to make up its mind, the crypto community gets stronger and the traditional financial system gets a little more nervous. The clock is ticking and it's not in the SEC's favor. While the SEC continues to drag its feet on Bitcoin ETF approvals, citing concerns that many in the industry see as smokescreens for control, it's not just the investors and financial firms that are losing patience. The political arena is starting to bubble with dissatisfaction and it's coming from both sides of the aisle. In fact, recent court rulings and bipartisan demands indicate that the SEC's longstanding resistance to crypto innovation is reaching a tipping point. Lawmakers have decided they've had enough of the SEC's hesitation and are now stepping into the ring guns blazing. And trust me, they're not missing words. A bipartisan group of lawmakers urged Gensler to approve the listing of spot Bitcoin ETFs immediately. This comes after that court ruling we were talking about involving Grayscale Investments. Grayscale secured a win when three judges in the US Court of Appeal ruled that the SEC had to re -review its bid for a spot Bitcoin ETF. This was after Grayscale sued the SEC for rejecting its proposal. This exposed the SEC's double standard. The court specifically addressed the SEC's differential treatment of spot Bitcoin ETFs in similar funds based on futures contracts. The lawmakers argued that a spot Bitcoin ETF is indistinguishable from a futures Bitcoin ETF. The lawmakers in question are representatives Mike Flood, Tom Emmer, Richie Torres, and Wiley Nickel. They argued that a regulated spot Bitcoin ETF would increase investor protection by making access to Bitcoin more transparent and safer. They sent a letter to Gensler, stating that Congress has a duty to ensure that the SEC approves investment products that meet requirements set out by Congress. During Gensler's testimony today, McHenry did not mince words. He called out Gensler's lack of responsiveness as unacceptable, which is funny because the SEC, the very agency tasked with enforcing transparency, is itself under fire for being opaque. The irony is palpable. McHenry's frustration isn't isolated. It's part of a broader sentiment that's been building up for months. The SEC has been aggressive in its enforcement actions against various crypto entities. Yet it's the same agency that oversaw one of the largest financial crimes in U .S. history, and within the crypto industry, no less. Congress wants answers, and they want them now. They specifically targeted Gensler's communications with FTX. McHenry said, quote, "'You refuse to be transparent with Congress regarding your interaction with FTX and San Bankman Free.'" Now, this is crucial. FTX was a major player in the crypto space, and any interactions between it and the SEC could have far -reaching implications. I remember back then that people were accusing SBF of setting things up with the SEC to be more favorable to FTX than the competition. McHenry revealed that the committee made multiple requests for documents from the SEC. Seven months pass, they've received zilch. Not one single non -public document. McHenry's patience is wearing thin, and he's made it clear that the SEC is not above the law. McHenry is calling for a path forward, one where the SEC is responsive to congressional requests. If not, they're looking at the first congressional subpoena issued to the SEC. This showdown is a reflection of the growing distrust between regulatory bodies and those who hold them accountable. And let's not forget, this is happening in the backdrop of a crypto industry that's already skeptical of centralized authority. McHenry's ultimatum to Gensler is a significant moment. It's a challenge to the SEC's authority and a call for greater transparency in an industry that values it above all else. The ball is in Gensler's court. Will he play or will he forfeit? Either way, the crypto community will be watching closely. The SEC has been all too eager to slap lawsuits on crypto companies. Yet when it comes to their own dealings with FTX, one of the industry's major players, they're as tight -lipped as a sealed vault. What are they hiding and why is it taking a congressional threat of a subpoena to get some answers? McHenry's frustration is palpable and frankly justified. The SEC is supposed to be accountable to Congress and by extension, the American people. Their lack of responsiveness is not just unacceptable, as McHenry puts it, it's a breach of public trust. And let's not forget the irony here. The SEC, which has been so keen on enforcing transparency in the crypto world, is itself becoming opaque. This isn't just hypocrisy, it's a red flag. If the SEC can't be transparent about its interactions with FTX, how can we trust them to regulate an industry that's all about decentralization and transparency? The bipartisan push for immediate approval of Spot Bitcoin ETFs is a significant development. It's not just a win for the crypto community, but it's also a slap in the face for the SEC. The agency's inconsistent stance on Bitcoin ETFs has long been a point of contention. The court ruling in favor of Grayscale adds legal weight to the argument that the SEC's current position is, in fact, untenable. What's even more intriguing is the bipartisan nature of this push. In an era where political divisions run deep, the united front from both sides of the aisle speaks volumes. It suggests that the benefits of a regulated Bitcoin ETF, increased transparency and investor protection, are universally acknowledged. As I have long said, if crypto becomes a left versus right issue, both sides will lose. So it's good to see the left and the right working together on something for once. The SEC's reluctance to greenlight Spot Bitcoin ETFs is a blockade on financial innovation. This is especially glaring when you consider that futures -based Bitcoin ETFs have already received a nod. This differential treatment is not only consistent, but also discriminatory. Gensler's oversight hearing was a pivotal moment. The lawmakers are not just asking for explanations, they're demanding action. And given the court's ruling and the mounting pressure from Congress, the SEC might finally have to yield. This is not just about one type of financial product. It's about the broader acceptance of cryptocurrency in the financial ecosystem. A Spot Bitcoin ETF could serve as a gateway for mainstream investors, making it easier for them to enter the crypto market. And let's not forget, easier access means more capital inflow, which could significantly impact Bitcoin's value, and by extension, the entire crypto market. So what happened? In the showdown between Gary Gensler and Patrick McHenry at the House Financial Services Committee, the SEC's stand on regulating most cryptocurrencies as securities collided head on with the crypto industry's ethos of decentralization. Gensler likened the crypto landscape to the 1920s, a comparison met with skepticism and criticism. The SEC extended deadlines for Bitcoin ETF applications from ARK21 shares and GlobalEx, citing market manipulation and investor protection. But let's call it what it is, another play for control. And this comes amid a looming government shutdown, adding another layer to an already complex regulatory landscape. A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing back against the SEC's hesitance on approving Spot Bitcoin ETFs. This comes hot on the heels of a court ruling in favor of grayscale investments, adding legal weight to the frustrations with the SEC's inconsistent policies. Lastly, McHenry's calls for transparency in the SEC's dealings with FTX and other crypto entities culminate in a broader sentiment of distrust. He made it clear that the SEC's lack of responsiveness is unacceptable and even threatened the congressional subpoena. The overarching theme tonight is the intensing struggle for control and clarity between the SEC and the crypto world. On the one hand, the SEC is holding fast to ancient regulations that don't align with the ethos of the crypto industry. On the other, Congress and the courts are increasingly pushing back, demanding answers and more rational policies. This power struggle is affecting everything from how digital assets are classified to the approval of new financial products like Bitcoin ETFs. This regulatory tussle dictates the rules of the game, affecting your investments, your financial freedom and the future of the crypto industry itself. The struggle is far from over and each move has consequences that resonate throughout the crypto community. As we wrap tonight, it's clear that we're at a crossroads. The decisions being made by these institutions will either open new doors for the crypto industry or erect walls that stifle innovation and financial freedom. What's certain is that Congress is paying close attention to Gensler and exerting pressure on him to act soon, for better or worse. And that's going to do it for us tonight. I want to thank you, my listeners, because when you stop listening, I will stop talking. If you enjoyed tonight's show, then please like, follow, subscribe, leave a rating or maybe a review. And in the meantime, we'll see you tomorrow night. See you next time.
The Garden Question
A highlight from 129 - Gardeners Never Retire: Overcoming Challenges in Your Senior Years - Duane Pancoast
"The Garden Question is a podcast for people that love designing, building, and growing smarter gardens that work. Listen in as we talk with successful garden designers, builders, and growers, discovering their stories along with how they think, work, and grow. This is your next step in creating a beautiful, year -round, environmentally connected, low -maintenance, and healthy, thriving outdoor space. It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or an expert, there will always be something inspiring when you listen to the Garden Question podcast. Hello, I'm your host, Craig McManus. In this episode, we talk about adapting to various gardening challenges. We explore making tough decisions in gardening throughout the latter seasons of life. Also, having the best attitude toward tough decisions. Mobility restrictions began taking a toll on 84 -year -old Dwayne Pankost. His gardening abilities were changing, but not his knowledge. He began sharing his and other senior gardener's experiences in his blog, The Geriatric Gardener, in February of 2017. After posting bi -monthly adaptive gardening stories, Dwayne decided to compile the best of his post into a self -published book, The Geriatric Gardener. Dwayne feels having the garden information at your fingertips is a benefit for every senior gardener. Dwayne continues to work in the family marketing communication business, which he started in 1985. The firm serves tree, landscape, and lawn care businesses. This has been episode 129, Gardeners Never Retire, Overcoming the Challenges in Your Senior Years, with Dwayne Pankost. Dwayne, why did you decide not to give up on gardening? I didn't really decide to give up on gardening. Old Edge crept up on me. One day when I couldn't get up from kneeling, I decided I was going to have to garden a bit differently. I thus started my second career preaching about adaptive gardening. What is it about gardening that keeps you wanting to go with it, no matter what age you are? I like plants, and plants seem to like me. When I could no longer do outside work, I was fortunate enough to have a mature, mostly woody plant landscape at my home, which I was able to hire out the maintenance work. So, I've concentrated on indoor gardening, especially tillandsia air plants, because they're fun, they're curious, they're easy to maintain. I have about 30 of them, and another 30 of regular soil and pot plants. Would you explain what adaptive gardening is, and how it differs from traditional gardening practices? Sure. Adaptive gardening is simply adapting your garden and your gardening to your changing physical conditions. If your knees hurt, you have to find a way to garden without kneeling, with raised beds, containers. I'm particularly fond of elevated beds, because I like to garden sitting down, and there's a place to put your legs underneath elevated beds. How does adaptive gardening contribute to the well -being and mental health of individuals facing physical limitations or health challenges? As you grow older, your knees wear out, your back wears out, your shoulders wear out, and Adaptive gardening is simply finding ways in which you can continue gardening with minimum pain, minimum disturbance to your health. It may start with just a pair of strap -on knee pads, and then it may go to getting one of these kneelers that you tip it over and it becomes a seat, or one of the other gardening seats that are available online or at some garden stores and home centers, and then going to raise beds, elevated beds and containers, eventually, perhaps concentrating on your indoor gardening. Do you find that it keeps promoting an independent spirit and self -sufficiency by continuing to garden? Oh, it sure does. Some people retire and all they do is sit in front of the television, and they're dead in six months. I'll be 85 in November, so I figure I can thank gardening for some of that longevity because it keeps me busy. I can get up in the morning, and I know I've got something productive to do. How I do it or how anybody does it is adapting is a matter of time management, only working blocks that are comfortable for you, maybe 20 minutes or maybe a half hour, and then take a rest break. If you're working outside, go into a shady spot. I used to go into my garage and sit and watch people walk their dogs up and down the street. Well, while you're there, always have a cooler of nice cold water and drink plenty of it because staying hydrated is very important to your well -being. Dehydration is one of the major causes of falls because people can get lightheaded and their balance goes crazy when they are dehydrated. Falling is one of the things you don't want to do out in the garden. I didn't realize that. I didn't know that dehydration led to dizziness. A doctor told me that I could always tell when I was dehydrated because my balance went wonky. I drank enough water and an hour or so, it was back to normal. Would you tell us about some of the decisions you had to make in your latter years? You said you're 85, but what are some of the decisions you faced going through that time period? First of all was downsizing and this can be a trauma for some people. I thought it was going to be for my late wife because she liked our house and I didn't like our house because it was a money pit from the day we moved in. It was a half -acre lot with a two -story colonial on it. It was great for raising our four sons because they had plenty of grass to play ball and do kid stuff. When walking the stairs became difficult for both of us, she was the one who decided, I think we ought to downsize. So we built a house that is about the same size as a two -story, but one story on a quarter -acre lot. One of the things I tell people, if you're going to downsize, bring something from your old garden with you. Dig up some plants that you especially liked in your old garden that may have a story. That goes with it or something with the family. I happened to bring a ginkgo tree. It was about four or five inches caliper and 15 or 20 feet tall. I didn't just dig it up and put it in the back seat of the car and bring it over. I had a client who had a big tree spade and he moved it for me. Downsizing is the first decision. I used to do my grass. I timed it, not by the clock. I did the back and one side, and then I would sit down and rest for 20 minutes or so, drink a bottle of water. Then I'd go out and do the front and the other side, and then sit down for a while before I'd go on to the next gardening job. I was convinced at a certain point that I ought to hire a lawn cutting service, which I did. When I found that I couldn't get up from a kneeling position, that's when I hired the lawn care service to also do things like weeding and trimming my shrubs. I have a tree and landscape client. He does stuff like the heavy pruning, any tree climbing, because he has a pre -care division. It wasn't a matter of whether I was going to quit gardening or not quit gardening. It was a matter of how I was going to do the gardening and still have a relatively painless life. This was at the old house. No, the new house. You were cutting the grass at your new house? Yeah. Oh, okay. Well, you talked about the pain. What do you suggest to continue gardening when your knees do start causing you trouble? I suggest, first of all, anybody of any age, go get a pair of strap -on knee pads. A lot of gardeners get the cheapest ones, and they complain that the strap goes around the bend of the knee, go to the next quality up, and it'll have a strap that goes above the knee bend and another strap that goes below it. Look into one of these kneelers or combination kneeler bench or something to sit on. If you're younger, use the knee pads to help prevent or put off the knee problems. Knees, for some reason, they just calcify. You get arthritis. I asked my orthopedic doctor, what causes it? He said, wear it out. I said to him, maybe it's too much genuflecting in church. And without missing a beat, he said, well, come on over to the Episcopal Church. We don't do that.
Bloomberg Radio New York - Recording Feed
Monitor Show 23:00 09-28-2023 23:00
"Investment advisors, switch to interactive brokers for lowest cost global trading and turnkey custody solutions. No ticket charges and no conflicts of your interests at ibkr .com slash ria. Franchises, but owners of sports franchises seem to be doing pretty darn well even when the antitrust laws apply. Thanks so much, Harry. That's Professor Harry First of NYU Law School. I'm June Gross and you're listening to Bloomberg. Broadcasting 24 hours a day at Bloomberg dot com and the Bloomberg Business Act. This is Bloomberg Radio. The GOP hopefuls for president are weighing in on a possible government shutdown in a debate on the Fox News channel. Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie went after President Biden and former President Trump. Joe Biden hides in his basement and won't answer as to why he's raising the debt the way he's done. And Donald Trump hides behind the walls of his golf clubs and won't show up here to answer questions like all the rest of us are up here to answer. Meantime, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Democrats are shutting down the American dream with their reckless behavior. He then asked, where is Joe Biden in the shutdown debate? We're four days away from a possible shutdown. The Senate is working to pass a bill funding the government through November 17th. But House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said today he doesn't see support in his party for it. McCarthy is trying to work with the most conservative Republicans who demand more spending cuts. Roughly 60 percent of U .S. consumers across all income levels are living paycheck to paycheck. That's according to new reports from Pymants and Lending Club who found that those living paycheck to paycheck include 45 percent of high income consumers who make more than one hundred thousand dollars a year. The U .S. soldier who crossed into North Carolina.
Milk Crates and Turntables. A Music Discussion Podcast
A highlight from Time Travel to 1994: A Journey into the Music and Movies of that year.
"Well, here we are, episode 119. And on this episode, myself in the wrecking tube, Mark Smith and Lou Colicchio from the Music Relish Show. We'll be talking about the year 1994, in music and movies I think, it's always interesting. So sit back, relax, break out your flannel shirt, your grungy jeans, and enjoy 1994 music. It was an interesting year, so I think you'll enjoy it. More interesting than what Todd Zauchman thinks it is. He thinks it's nothing, so we'll see. The KLFB studio presents Milk Crate and Turntables, a music discussion podcast hosted by Scott McLean. Now, let's talk music, enjoy the show. Thank you, Amanda, for that wonderful introduction, as usual. Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends, and welcome to the podcast. You know the name, I'm not gonna say it. We're streaming live right now over Facebook, YouTube, Dlive, Twitch, and X, formerly known as Twitter, and I don't know how many other live platforms. Well, it's gonna be a good show tonight. It's gonna be an interesting show tonight. Yeah, 1994. As I said in the intro, my friend Todd Zauchman just absolutely sent me a text destroying the year 1994. Oh, I just looked up 1994, I don't know what you're gonna talk about, there's a few things and I don't know how you're gonna make a whole show out of it, and good luck with that, because that's how he talks. That's exactly how he talks. I'm just gonna do this, and you know, it's not gonna be a good, blah, blah, blah, blah. That's how he talks. Now, he'll deny that, and you'll never know if that's the way he talks or not. He'll just have to take my word for it. I'm Todd Zauchman, and I don't know about 1994. Well, enough about him. He'll probably be piping in pretty soon, but yeah, 1994, it's a good year. It was a good year for Mark Smith from the Music Rellers Show and Luke Colicchio from the Music Rellers Show. That's for damn sure. It was. What's up, gentlemen? It was a really good year. How you doing? I was just guessing. I figured for 94, listen, we were all younger, so it was better. It was a big year. Hey. So I have to stop right here. Dave Phillips, who's been watching the podcast from pretty much day one, Patty Yossi. Hi, Patty. Good evening. I love you. Dave Phillips, for the last couple of weeks, he's piped in at the end, and he's like, I missed it. Like something's changed. Ah, Tiffany Van Hill. That's my buddy. That's my buddy, Tiffany. She's one of the people that teaches me how to work with horses. Oh. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So. And she knows what she's talking about. She's modest, but she's very good at what she does. As are all of my friends and teachers, trainers, mentors from The Herd Foundation in Delray Beach, Florida. It's a nonprofit if you're in the mood to donate today. Look them up. Herd Foundation. Give us some money. Nah, I'm not going like that. No. No, we do. We help veterans. We help veterans, and so it's a good cause. But back to Tiffany. Yep. That's my buddy. Good evening. The Herd Foundation teaches us so much. That's right. That's right. Maybe I'll do a Herd Foundation podcast. You should. Since I'm pretty good at it. You're going to have horses on? What's the horse named after the cookie? Huh? Isn't there a horse named after a cookie? What are some of the horses' names? Oh, Fig Newton. Fig Newton. Yeah. Fig Newton. That's my boy. That's my boy. Good looking horse. Yes. Yes, he is. And we have Stitch. Fig Newton is a retired dressage horse, dancing horse, right? Echoes of Echo and the Bunny Men bring on the dancing horses. We have Stitch. He's a retired racehorse. We have Miss America. She's a retired jumper. Then we have two mini horses. We have Cinnamon. She was a cot horse. You know, pulls the kids around. As would be Sammy. Sammy's the one that looks like Kaja Gugu for you people from the 80s. Looks like Lamal. It looks like Lamal from Kaja Gugu. Gotta do. And he was saved from a kill pen. Yeah. But he's a mini, but he thinks he's a Clydesdale. What do they do with horses after that? Is that the proverbial glue factory? All right. You know what? Right away. Penalty box. Oh. He's raining on my parade. I'm in a good mood. Now I'm all bummed out. Thanks. You feel sad for the drummer now. This is going to be a horrible show now. Leave it to the drummer. Right, Mark? Leave it to the drummer. Get out. It's always the drummer's fault. That's right. See, Tiffany says, that does not exist past our gates, Lou. Because nobody wants to talk. Back to the penalty box. Great start to the show. Lou is just in a mood tonight. I think he's been hitting the whistle. What's going to happen? You're going to come back and it's going to be an empty chair. He's very ornery tonight. Right away. He's very ornery. All right. He's filling his oats, as they would say. Yeah. All right. Lou's back. I'm all right. I'm all right. Okay. Enough about horses, although I could now, at this point, talk about horses for two hours. I love it. I love it. But instead, gentlemen, first of all, how's things on the music relish show? You. Take it away, Lou. Sure. It's fine. It was such an awful show. I thought I said the wrong show for a second there. It's been nothing short of amazing. Don't jump over each other to answer that question. It's always fun. Last week was fun. We got knocked down a bit by Warner Brothers because we played a clip of an America song featuring Dan Peake. Yeah. You're going to watch that. Yeah. We talked through the whole thing, but Spotify is much cooler than YouTube. YouTube sucks like that. YouTube, they have a very strong algorithm. They can kiss my rosy red ass over that. That's right. You tell them, Lou. Fuckers. That's right. Get me kicked off YouTube. That's right. Let me see. John Morris, he was our shift commander. When I met him, I was, I think, a two striper, and he was what they called a butterbot. He was a second lieutenant, I believe. He said, tell them stories from the Nipah Hut in the Philippines. That's a big no. That's a whole other podcast, but they would never make it on the air. Just leave it at that. It's like a chain of Nipah Huts? No. It was a bar slash club called the Nipah Hut. Tell one story. No. They had a giant spaceship that would come down from the top. It's kind of like George Clinton in parliament. At the end of the show, this big spaceship came down from the top. Smoke. Like you said, parliament fucking pelican. Then the thing went open, and everyone would walk up and get up on stage, all those drunk GIs. Like, yeah, I'm going in the spaceship, and you go down these stairs, and you're in a fucking basement. I don't think it was a basement. It's like something from a fucking horror movie. How do you get out? And then somebody goes, this way, this way, go, go, go, go. That's the cleanest story I can tell you. It's the cleanest story I can tell you. Sounds like fun. It was a lot of fun. It was a lot of fun. I got a story for you off the air one of these days. So okay, music relish show's going good. Excellent. I just wanted to say, Lou brought up, he made the show. His segment on bad love songs. That will go down in history as some of the best podcasting ever. Bad love songs? Really bad love songs. The worst love songs of all time, like in rock. It's a deep vein. Is that something, is that like content I could probably like borrow with Perry Mind? Because I'd love to hear that list someday. We voted him off the board. We're no longer a false triumvirate democracy. Wait a minute. We toppled the AI monarchy. There's three of us on this one. Are you two going to overthrow me too? Are you like rebels? None of those stories you're told, no. They're wrecking too. Instead I'll start calling you the Sandinistas. The hostile takeovers. You go on podcasts just to take them over? Like Amiens took over the White House. Really, yeah. Yeah, we could do that. I would love to. Maybe next week we'll do, we'll take a break from the years and we'll do like a, kind of a jambalaya, you know, of stuff. Like throw some music news in there. We'll do some trivia. Maybe I'll come up with some questions for you guys. You could give us that deep vein of worst love songs ever. And it's funny, we noticed that several of them made everyone's list of worst love songs. So it's got to be universally bad. Okay. If everyone said that, that fucking song. Then there were a couple where I said I liked the song, but Lou and Perry were like, what? I'm always, you know, on the one side. Yeah, the one. When it falls into like that kind of metal, metal category, you have a soft spot. Air metal. Metal ballads. Oh my God. How I grew up. Yeah, yeah. As young as Ron Mark, you didn't have to deal with those 70s ones. Yeah, that's true. I did. This fucking guy. Blah. See what I mean? He's setting the bar high. Remember, this is how he talks. I don't think there's anything good about 1994. Blah. So he talks like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yeah, well, an American Arnold Schwarzenegger. He talks like Arnold Schwarzenegger without the accent. We're going to pass the bar on this one. I am here. Let me see if you can entertain me. 1994. Blah. All right. So let's actually get right into 1994. Yeah. So we'll start on January 19th, 1994. Bryan Adams becomes the first major Western music star to perform in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. Oh, shit. Bryan Adams. Bryan Adams, yeah. Wow. On January 21st to February, as it's spelled, the Big Day Out Festival takes place, again, expanding from those previous years. Blah, blah, blah. Auckland, New Zealand. The festival is headlined by Soundgarden, Ramones, and Bjork. Nice. That's an interesting... Probably each night there were headlines. I would love to see Bjork. Me too. I would never want to see the Ramones. They'll never get back together again. Unless they perform in the Pet Sematary. Yeah. Hey, Lou, can you put him in the green room? No, I'd like that one. That's a good one. Come on, there's a little crossover. Put him in the green room. Put him in the green room. Okay, yeah, yeah. Oh, it's going to be a long show. It's going to be a long one tonight. I feel better about myself now. Got a little redemption? The redemption song? Yes. I got a Buffett story for you. Oh, yeah? His one song was The Pirate Looks at 40. He would segue into Bob Marley's redemption song. Oh, jeez. And it didn't quite... Wait a minute. Buddy, that is the quickest way to get to the penalty box. I'm not playing it, though. I know you're not. You're poking the rhino right now. I'm a guitarist. You're poking the rhino right now. You're not a rhino, you're a nice guy. Come on, we went through that last week. And so, as I've been saying each week, I'm just going to say right now, where's Jack? Okay, and we'll move on from that. Hey, Jack. Hey, Jack, please come back. He didn't listen before, so I don't think he's listening now. Let's see. January 25th, Alice in Chains released their Jar of Flies album, which makes its U .S. chart debut at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do that. Right? But they still are always talked about as like number three or number four out of the big four. Big four being? Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden. And Alice in Chains. Alice in Chains is never getting that kind of... Whereas... That first album, the record company made them sound like another band. Yeah. And that's not their fault. They were produced that way. Dirt was a great album. Yes, yes. And Layne Staley was one of the greatest frontmen ever. Just as cool as the other side of the pillow, as they say. Yeah. voice Very unique also. Today we were talking about what we were going to talk about in the show. And he goes, when I saw the videos, he goes, I didn't match his face with the way he looked. Right? He said he was expecting like a grungy, more... No, he was slick. He was slick. In the Man in the Box video, he's got the kind of long... But then he changed it up. He slicked the hair back, he wore the shades, you know. Just turned into a... Suzanne McPhail. Another one of my horse people. She's the one that introduced me to that whole thing. And she said, who's Jack? That's right, I guess. At this point. On January 29th, The Supremes' Mary Wilson is injured when her Jeep hits a freeway median and flips over just outside of LA. Wilson's 14 -year -old son is killed in the accident. What a good day. Ah, this fucking... I saw this and I was like... Dead horses was a bummer. I know, I know. I saw this and I'm like, there's no way around this. February 1st, Green Day releases their breakthrough album, Dookie. Ushering in the mid -1990s punk revival. Dookie eventually achieves diamond certification. Now, I did like them back then. I actually did. I was stationed in Southern California in Riverside. And I decided to get like a side job. You know, I was in the Air Force. But I was like, I want to make a little more money. I want to do something. So I got a job at a record store. Cool. Was it Spencer's or something? Forget the name of it. Oh, Spencer's. They sold all the trinkets, too. No, no, it wasn't Spencer's then. It was something like that. It was a chain. Hot topic. They sold DVDs, too. FYE. No, it wasn't that. I'll remember it. I was working there when Dookie came out and the fucking whole wall was covered with Dookie CDs and they were flying off the shelves. It had a pretty fresh sound. It was fresh then. And coming off the 80s were kind of slick in a lot of ways, except for some of the real heavy alternative. But to hear a song like that on the radio, that was like hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit on mainstream rock radio. Good drummer, too. As a band, whether you like him or not, I think he's really good. Billy Joe Armstrong. Oh, Trey Cool. Trey Cool, yeah. February 7th, Blind Melons lead singer is Shannon Poon forced to leave the American Music Awards ceremony because he is loud and disruptive behavior. Poon is later charged with battery assault, resisting arrest, and destroying a police station telephone. Now, this is the dude that sang, you know, And I don't really care if I sleep all day And he's in the daisy field, so you think he's like this really, like, chill dude. And like, you know, me and the B -girl, man, you know. The B -girl, yes. And the tap -dancing B -girl, and like, I'm just this dude's a fucking lunatic. He was taking substances that made him. Oh, yeah. That was a short career. Was it him that did a duet with Guns N' Roses? What was the video, a song from Guns N' Roses with a video where they're up on like a water tower and they jump into the water or something. I forget what it was called. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe they did it with him.
Thinking Crypto News & Interviews
A highlight from SEC GARY GENSLER HEARING & SUBPOENA SOON? COINBASE CRYPTO ADVOCACY WITH NANCY PELOSI!
"Welcome back to the Thinking Crypto Podcast, your home for cryptocurrency news and interviews. If you are new here, please hit that subscribe button as well as the thumbs up button and leave a comment below. If you're listening on a podcast platform such as Spotify, Apple or Google, please leave a 5 star rating and review. It supports the podcast and it doesn't cost you anything. Well, folks, as you all may know, Gary Gensler testified before the House Financial Services Committee today. He got grilled. He got a lot of pressure questions and things that he was shaking and unable to answer. It's the same old nonsense. And I'm sure many of you saw the clips, so I'm not going to play a whole bunch of clips for you, but I'm going to give you the big takeaways. What can we expect next? And McHenry, Patrick out of the gate, started grilling Gary Gensler. He asked him, is Bitcoin a security? And Gary was like stumbling, like he couldn't even answer it. And of course, you know, Patrick McHenry was like, what are you doing, man? I'm giving you softball questions. You can't answer me. Is Bitcoin a security? So Gary Gensler continued his clown show. This guy's a scumbag regulator, as I've been saying for a long time, and needs to be fired. But the big takeaway from what Patrick McHenry said, folks, he threatened Gary Gensler and said, don't make me have to send a subpoena. And he highlighted that Gary has not sent documents about FTX. He highlighted Gary's losses in court and much more. So I think the next step, you know, I haven't seen this level of threat about a subpoena from these folks. So I think we're getting there, folks. And I'm actually going to be interviewing Congressman Warren Davidson, who also did a great job grilling Gary tomorrow. And he's going to I'm going to ask him about the subpoena and what are the next steps. And of course, he highlighted his SEC Stabilization Act, which essentially fires Gary Gensler and replaces that chair seat, adds another commissioner and an executive director. So it makes the SEC less political and more balanced. And he has some great questions to Gary. You know, he even alluded to the EITH Ethereum free pass. Some of you may have seen the clip. So he did a great job. And once again, I'm interviewing him tomorrow. So be sure you're subscribed on the podcast as well as the YouTube channel. And Tom Emmer also brought some heat on Gary Gensler saying, I'm convinced you are not an impartial regulator. And he went on and did a press conference about this. And Gary Gensler is a bureaucrat who does not answer to Congress and much more. So, you know, similar types of comments that we've seen historically. But I think the subpoena threat was the big takeaway for me. The other stuff was, you could argue, was said historically and said before and other hearings with Gary Gensler. Now, Democrat Richie Torres did a great job of talking to Gary and getting specific, like he highlighted, is buying a Pokemon card a security? Gary said no. So he said, well, what if that Pokemon card got tokenized on the blockchain? It's a den of security. And that's where Gary was going back and forth and saying he needs more details and yada, yada. But great questions by Representative Richie Torres, very laser targeted in detail where Gary is just like caught off guard and he's trying to dodge the questions. So Gary continues to get exposed. And I like what happened today. I think the clips and all the news that are coming out of it, while they may not be very much actionable, where Gary is getting kicked out tomorrow, right? They do paint Gary Gensler in a very bad light. And remember, I've said many times, a lot of politics is simply optics. And if you have bipartisan support against Gary Gensler, that's not good. He's not going to be in that seat for very long. So it's great to see Democrats coming out against Gary Gensler. Now, quick word from our sponsor folks, and that is Uphold, which makes crypto investing easy. I've been a user of Uphold since twenty eighteen. They have ten plus million users, two hundred and fifty plus crypto currencies, and they're available in one hundred and fifty countries. You can also trade precious metals and equities on Uphold. If you'd like to learn more, please visit the link in the description. Also, a great comment from Representative Andy Barr to Gary Gensler on capital markets. He said, if the U .S. capital markets are a gold medalist, you are the Tonya Harding of securities regulation because you are kneecapping the United States capital markets with the avalanche of red tape coming out of your commission. Wow. That is a pretty strong remark there. Many of you know about the Tonya Harding story. If you don't look it up, Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harden and someone who was sitting behind Gary Gensler started flashing the Coinbase stand with crypto NFT shield. Many of you have seen that. And someone also highlighted the stand with crypto logo on a piece of paper. So this is similar to what happened with the guy who did the buy Bitcoin behind Janet Yellen years ago. So they put this right behind Gary. So it's pretty funny. This is another one that's going to go in the record books. And on that note, the SEC did acknowledge that the 1 .5 trillion dollar asset manager, Franklin Templeton, spot Bitcoin ETF application. Now, that doesn't mean anything because we need an approval. But things are moving ahead for these new applicants. Now, as all this was happening, guess who was in D .C.? Brian Armstrong and the Coinbase folks. Pretty incredible. And they did this whole campaign where they're at the Hill and a Brian Armstrong tweet out here at our nation's capital for a stand with crypto day with 40 founders from across the country. It's time for America to join the rest of the G20 and get some clear rules on the books. So great move here by Coinbase because the juxtaposition of what Gary is saying and what a big publicly traded crypto company is doing with a whole bunch of founders in D .C., educating and providing advocacy is really, really great. So I love this. And you hear you see Brian posted some photos, he said a great meeting with Speaker Pelosi. Now, all feelings about Nancy Pelosi aside, this she's a Democrat, folks, and I think this is a very smart move, Brian. Very, very smart move, because today even Maxine Waters was praising Gary Gensler. Oh, he's the knight in shining armor. And Gary, you know, you've been doing your thing, protecting Americans from these crypto scammers. Right. So remember, just like two years ago, she was hugging up FTX saying she loves Sam Beckman Fried, blowing kisses, taking campaign donations from FTX. So she's can be bought and sold right pretty easily. And I really like this. Coinbase is playing chess here while Gary Gensler is getting grilled. I love it, love it, love it. And they took a whole bunch of photos here at the Capitol Hill. So smart move by Brian. Really, really smart move. Now, finally, Kraken sets sight on stock trading. So Kraken, the crypto exchange, they're looking to expand their services. And, you know, this makes sense. If you're ordering already an exchange where you sell crypto, you can easily move to stocks. And then I know some other folks have been looking to tokenize stocks and sell those. So this is a pretty big move. And we're going to see that these crypto exchanges are going to expand to other markets. And with the advent of tokenization, you know, they're going to tokenize a lot of the traditional financial markets and assets and commodities and much more. And allow people to easily get access to them globally, 24 seven trading and much more. So obviously this would put them up against like Robinhood, essentially right where you have stocks and you've got crypto in the mix. So I think it absolutely makes sense. Well, folks, that's the news. Let me know what you think. What did you think about Gary today in the hearing? And once again, I'll be interviewing Congressman Warren Davidson tomorrow. So be sure to check out that interview once it's published on Friday. And I'll talk to you all later.
Career Relaunch
A highlight from Embracing Change with Anne Tumlinson- CR100
"I could make a big mistake, make a bad decision, and it will affect a lot of people. I can only just do the best that I can. Showing up is everything. Consistency is everything. Welcome to the Career Relaunch Podcast. For the past seven years, we've shared the personal stories of people from around the world who have decided to reinvent their careers. My name is Joseph Liu, and I believe clarity, confidence, and courage allow you to make brave changes that bring you more career fulfillment. In each episode, I feature people who have boldly stepped off the beaten path to relaunch their careers. We talk through the setbacks and successes of their personal journeys to help you understand what it takes to relaunch your own career. Today, for this special 100th episode, the very first guest I ever interviewed for this show is returning to talk about how things have gone for her in her personal and professional life since we first spoke in 2016. Afterwards, during today's Mental Fuel, I'll summarize my top takeaways about managing the dynamics of career change I've learned from all the guests on this show. Ideas of where you could take your career typically emerge in subtle ways. You could read something or hear something or feel something one day that plants a seed in your head about a project, initiative, or path that kind of sparks your interest. Now, in most cases, you may just dismiss the idea and refocus on the things already filling your time like your day job, work projects, or life demands. But in some cases, the idea kind of just hangs around like a shadow and nags you until one day you feel like you just have to address it. And if you don't, it just keeps bugging you or even haunting you until you do. For me, the idea to create this podcast emerged about seven years ago after I started to see that while my clients on the cusp of making a career change do benefit from how -to advice, expert guidance, or prescriptive tutorials, what they really want and often lack is companionship and inspiration to sort of normalize the idea of following an unconventional career path but also to amass the emotional motivation to make a brave change. So in 2016, I decided to record a few conversations with people willing to share their honest perspectives about how they change careers to see if listeners would find something helpful in these stories. Ninety -nine episodes, seven seasons, and nearly half a million downloads across 170 countries later, we've now arrived at the 100th episode of this podcast. And I thought, who better to invite to be our guest today than the very first person I ever interviewed for the show, Ann Tomlinson, who's kindly agreed to join us again to share an update on how things have been going for her since her episode aired in September 2016 when this show first launched. Ann and I first met way back in 2002 in Washington, DC. She was the first manager I had at a consulting firm I joined a couple months after I dropped out of medical school, which was my first experience with changing career paths myself. At the time, I was feeling confused about what to do next, questioning my place in the professional world and experiencing one of the lowest points in my life. As someone who had been set on becoming a doctor, I was actually a bit skeptical about working at a for -profit company, but Ann had a direct role in helping me realize that you could actually do a lot of good in many different sectors when I was in the midst of trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life instead of medicine.
The Breakdown
A highlight from Chokepoint Across the Pond: Chase UK Says No Crypto Transactions
"We've got election season coming up, remember? And if the Dems win and Gensler comes back to the same office, he doesn't care because he has the wind at his sails. And if he loses, he also doesn't care because he's out of the job. I would expect, in other words, for every court decision that goes against the SEC to be answered not with a rational shift in policy and approach, but instead two blazing middle fingers from a bureaucrat potentially on his way out the door. Welcome back to The Breakdown with me, NLW. It's a daily podcast on macro, Bitcoin, and the big picture power shifts remaking our world. What's going on, guys? It is Wednesday, September 27th, and today we are talking about this crazy, strange Chase UK letter banning people from accessing crypto from their bank accounts. Before we get into that, however, if you are enjoying The Breakdown, please go subscribe to it, give it a rating, give it a review, or if you want to dive deeper into the conversation, come join us on the Breakers Discord. You can find the link in the show notes or go to bit .ly slash breakdown pod. Well, friends, I have to start the show by eating some crow. In the morning yesterday, a letter started going around that people were, of course, breathlessly posting as fact long before it was confirmed, and it just did not read right to me. So much so that as more and more people started tweeting about it, I actually posted it saying, I think this letter is fake. Let me just read the whole thing to you. So it's not long, so you have a sense of why I was skeptical. The header says Chase, and it says our policy around crypto is changing. Here's what it means for you. Hi. To help keep your money safe from fraud and scams, we're changing the type of payments you can make from Chase. From 16th of October, 2023, if we think you're making a payment related to crypto assets, we'll decline it. If you'd still like to invest in crypto assets, you can try using a different bank or provider instead, but please be cautious as you may not be able to get the money back if the payment ends up being related to fraud or a scam. Please head to our website for more info about how to protect your money. We've made this decision because fraudsters are increasingly using crypto assets to steal large sums of money from people. Declining these payments is one of the ways we're help keeping you and your money safe. All the best, the Chase team. So a couple of things that really stood out to me. One was the tone in general non -professionalism of the letter. The use of the word fraudsters seemed very, very strange from an official corporate communication. This is obviously quite a colloquialism and so the idea that it was being used as a formal explanation for why a bank would be denying an entire category of payments options to its users seemed a little crazy. Continuing that questionable tone was the ending, all the best. That's how I sign off my emails. That's not how a major bank signs off its emails. Now, of course, there was also the general grossness of the policy if it were to become real, but that really wasn't even what I was thinking about initially. And yet, shockingly, it was confirmed to be real. I was wrong and somehow a bank associated with Chase had sent out that letter. Now, later in the day, it became clear that the policy was for Chase UK rather than the broader US or international banks. But even if it was only a domestic UK policy, the aggressive move still rubbed many people, perhaps most people, I would say, in the industry the wrong way. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tweeted, Now, Andrew Griffith is the UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury and Minister for the City of London and Rishi Sunak is, of course, the Prime Minister who was formerly the Chancellor of the Exchequer who said while he was at that post that he wanted to make the UK a crypto hub. LightSpark CEO and former head of the Libra project at Meta, David Marcus, added, Now, UK commenters were surprisingly quiet and that's perhaps because Chase is a relatively minor player in the UK despite being a major global banking brand. Chase has, in fact, only had a presence in the UK for around two years and has less than two million customers. They're also limited to offering online services, so are, in practice, a lot closer to a fintech platform than a traditional bank. Just by way of comparison, relative to the population, Chase UK has a similar footprint to Huntington National Bank in the US. Now, if Huntington banned crypto transactions in the US, you can bet we would be chattering about it, but it wouldn't ultimately be seen as that big of a deal which perhaps explains the lack of outrage from UK crypto investors. That said, of course, Chase isn't Huntington. Regardless of whether they have a large customer base, Chase UK is still a subsidiary of the largest western bank in the world and because of that, the important part of the policy change is unpacking whether this is an idiosyncratic decision of an insignificant bank or speaks to a broader policy outlook at JPMorgan Chase. Now, the reason given in the letter for this policy change was, of course, to prevent fraud. When fielding questions from media throughout the day, a Chase spokesperson doubled down, saying, Austin Campbell rightly points out, quote, Bitcoin attorney Crypto Hat responded, Austin, eminently reasonable as he always is, responded, and other financial institutions to fight said fraud, not turtling. Now, of course, even if this policy change only affects a couple of million Brits, it still matters in the broader fight to ensure crypto investors and firms have fair access to banking services. This has, of course, been one of the biggest themes throughout this year. The pushback from the US crypto community matters in order to ensure that banks can see that these sort of blanket bans are simply not an acceptable way to deal with issues around fraudulent transactions. And for a place that said it wants to be a crypto hub, the UK in particular has had a string of larger banks rejecting crypto payments over the past year. In February, a group of CEOs from major UK banks appeared at a parliamentary hearing. Multiple CEOs said their banks were blocking crypto payments, and although they listed fraud as a major concern, they also mentioned the volatility of crypto investments. The problem became so large that the UK's Financial Conduct Authority published a report on de -banking earlier this month. The report stated that the regulator had facilitated conversations between banks and crypto firms to ensure that they would be able to open and maintain accounts. Still, some large UK banks, including NatWest, are currently refusing to service crypto firms across the board. Now, one alternative opinion came from Francis Pulio, the founder at Bull Bitcoin. He said, via video chat, and essentially interrogate them to make sure they aren't being sucked into a yield, cloud mining, or other crypto ponzis. Still, as you might imagine, even among Bitcoiners who share Francis's disgust with crypto scams, this wasn't the primary opinion out there. Indeed, by and large, the sentiment was, and this is the end -then -they -fight -you phase. So what to do? Well, some, like dGen Spartan, basically say vote with your feet. They write, but getting banks to open accounts for crypto individuals and companies is another. Just vote with your money. My crypto -friendly banks get my highest share of account. The others? Meh. Now, another response is the entrepreneurial opportunity. Rama Lawalia, the CEO of Lumida Wealth, said, Although, indeed, later he tweeted, I don't know, man. All in all, it feels a little choke pointy to me. Remember, the whole point of Operation Choke Point and why it's problematic is that it creates a scenario where government and regulators don't have to ban anything because they just make it so economically untenable and politically risky for big service providers like banks to work with crypto companies that a de facto ban is the natural response. And speaking of de facto bans, let's turn now to the intransigent SEC, a bipartisan group of House Financial Service Committee members have written to SEC chair Gary Gensler calling for the regulator to immediately approve spot Bitcoin ETF applications. Mike Flood, Tom Emmer, Willie Nickel and Richie Torres penned the letter, which asserted that, The SEC's current posture is untenable moving forward. Following the Court of Appeals decision, there is no reason to continue to deny such applications under inconsistent and discriminatory standards.
Ethereum Daily
A highlight from CCIP Goes Live On Base Mainnet
"Welcome to your Ethereum news roundup, here is your latest for Wednesday, September 27th, 2023. CCIP goes live on base mainnet, Pimlico releases a typescript library for ERC4337 operations, Michael Igorov fully repays his Aavev2 position, and Rated Labs raises 12 .8 million dollars. All this and more starts right now. The Arbitrum on Gitcoin Grants round is now live, if you'd like to support this podcast please consider contributing by visiting ethdaily .io forward slash gitcoin. Chainlink's Cross -Chain Interoperability Protocol or CCIP is now live on base mainnet, an OP stack chain by Coinbase. Developers can now build CCIP -powered cross -chain solutions on base, including arbitrary messaging, cross -chain transfers, cross -chain collateral, and cross -chain account abstraction. CCIP also provides simplified token transfers, a bridging solution that uses audited token pool contracts for burning and minting tokens. Several projects have already integrated Chainlink CCIP on base, including Raft, Noun, Folks Finance, and Polychain Monsters. CCIP was first launched to mainnet in July of this year. Pimlico, a provider of account abstraction infrastructure, released Permissionless .js, a typescript library that functions as an SDK for handling ERC4337 user operations, bundlers, and paymasters. Permissionless .js is built on VM, an alternative Ethereum typescript interface to Ether .js and Web3 .js. The library is designed to eliminate complexity by using small bundle sizes, optimized network calls, and improved type safety. Developers can integrate the library into their existing VM client using a single command. Pimlico already offers developers an ERC20 paymaster and ERC4337 bundler written in typescript. Curve Finance founder Michael Igorov has completely repaid his Curve collateralized position on ClickOnChain, Igorov deposited 68 million Curve tokens into Silo Finance as collateral and borrowed more than $10 million in Stablecoin, which he used to clear his outstanding AveV2 position. Over the summer, Igorov partially repaid various DeFi positions amid a decline in Curve's price. Due to the potential risk of bad debt on the protocol, Ave considered suspending Curve as a collateral type on AveV2. Igorov still holds over $40 million in debt that is collateralized by Curve tokens spread across Silo Finance, Fraxland, Inverse Finance, and Cream Finance. And lastly, Rated Labs raised a $12 .8 million Series A funding round led by archetype. Rated Labs is the project behind validator rating platform Rated Network. The project plans to use the fresh capital toward improving existing products, extending support to new proof -of -stake chains, and upholding transparency and data integrity. Rated Labs has also collaborated with the Liquid Collective to establish standards for monitoring performance and governing active validator sets. This has been a roundup of today's top news stories in Ethereum. You can support this podcast by subscribing and following us on Twitter at ethdaily. Also, subscribe to our newsletter at ethdaily .io.
Coronavirus
A highlight from CCIP Goes Live On Base Mainnet
"Welcome to your Ethereum news roundup, here is your latest for Wednesday, September 27th, 2023. CCIP goes live on base mainnet, Pimlico releases a typescript library for ERC4337 operations, Michael Igorov fully repays his Aavev2 position, and Rated Labs raises 12 .8 million dollars. All this and more starts right now. The Arbitrum on Gitcoin Grants round is now live, if you'd like to support this podcast please consider contributing by visiting ethdaily .io forward slash gitcoin. Chainlink's Cross -Chain Interoperability Protocol or CCIP is now live on base mainnet, an OP stack chain by Coinbase. Developers can now build CCIP -powered cross -chain solutions on base, including arbitrary messaging, cross -chain transfers, cross -chain collateral, and cross -chain account abstraction. CCIP also provides simplified token transfers, a bridging solution that uses audited token pool contracts for burning and minting tokens. Several projects have already integrated Chainlink CCIP on base, including Raft, Noun, Folks Finance, and Polychain Monsters. CCIP was first launched to mainnet in July of this year. Pimlico, a provider of account abstraction infrastructure, released Permissionless .js, a typescript library that functions as an SDK for handling ERC4337 user operations, bundlers, and paymasters. Permissionless .js is built on VM, an alternative Ethereum typescript interface to Ether .js and Web3 .js. The library is designed to eliminate complexity by using small bundle sizes, optimized network calls, and improved type safety. Developers can integrate the library into their existing VM client using a single command. Pimlico already offers developers an ERC20 paymaster and ERC4337 bundler written in typescript. Curve Finance founder Michael Igorov has completely repaid his Curve collateralized position on ClickOnChain, Igorov deposited 68 million Curve tokens into Silo Finance as collateral and borrowed more than $10 million in Stablecoin, which he used to clear his outstanding AveV2 position. Over the summer, Igorov partially repaid various DeFi positions amid a decline in Curve's price. Due to the potential risk of bad debt on the protocol, Ave considered suspending Curve as a collateral type on AveV2. Igorov still holds over $40 million in debt that is collateralized by Curve tokens spread across Silo Finance, Fraxland, Inverse Finance, and Cream Finance. And lastly, Rated Labs raised a $12 .8 million Series A funding round led by archetype. Rated Labs is the project behind validator rating platform Rated Network. The project plans to use the fresh capital toward improving existing products, extending support to new proof -of -stake chains, and upholding transparency and data integrity. Rated Labs has also collaborated with the Liquid Collective to establish standards for monitoring performance and governing active validator sets. This has been a roundup of today's top news stories in Ethereum. You can support this podcast by subscribing and following us on Twitter at ethdaily. Also, subscribe to our newsletter at ethdaily .io.
Crypto News Alerts | Daily Bitcoin (BTC) & Cryptocurrency News
A highlight from 1414: Bitcoin Will Reach $10 Million By This Date - Adam Back
"In today's show, Bitcoin priced the $30 ,000 in October, says analysts as the Bitcoin price climbs 2%. And check it out, Coinbase CEO slams Chase UK for a totally inappropriate crypto move. And I'd say the same thing. Also, breaking news, the SEC chairman Gary Gensler says Bitcoin is not a security, but refuses to say it's a commodity. Max Keiser's response, Bitcoin is a synthetic commodity willed into existence by humanity's greed as a species for perfect money. It regulates itself, and it obviates the need for the nation state preach. Also in today's show, we'll be discussing the SEC pushes back the deadline for ARK 21 shares, spot Bitcoin ETF to January, continuing to kick the can down the road. However, breaking news, US lawmakers call on the SEC chairman Gary Gensler to approve a spot Bitcoin ETF immediately. Key word, immediately. Also in today's show, we'll be discussing Bitcoin price can hit $10 million within the next nine years, according to the Blockstream CEO, Adam Back. And speaking of a $10 million Bitcoin price, did you know Hal Finney was calculating a Bitcoin price of $10 million per coin just one week after the Genesis block on January 3rd of 2009? Talk about an absolute legend. We'll also be taking a look at the overall crypto market, all this plus so much more in today's show. Yo, what's good crypto fam? This is first and foremost, a video show. So if you want the full premium experience with video, visit my YouTube channel at cryptonewsalerts .net. Again that's cryptonewsalerts .net. Welcome to everyone just joining us on our live stream. This is pod episode number 1414. I'm your host JV and today is September 27th, 2023. We've got another action packed show for you today. Let's kick it off with our market watch. It's good to see a lot of the cryptos are back in the green with Bitcoin holding on to $26 ,200 as support and checking out coinmarketcap .com we can see the crypto market cap pretty stagnant at just above a trillion dollars, we're roughly $28 billion in volume in the past 24 hours with a Bitcoin dominance pretty stagnant as well at 48 .9 % and the ether dominance at 18 .3 % and checking out the top 100 crypto gainers of the past 24 hours. We got Bitcoin cash leading the pack up 7 % trading at roughly $230 followed by the infamous Pepe up 5 .6 % followed by Chainlink up three and a half percent trading at $7 .65. Which altcoins if any are you most bullish on right now? Drop it in the comment section right down below and at the end of the show I'll be reading everyone's comments out loud and checking out the top 100 crypto gainers of the past week we can see it's a mix between a sea of red and a sea of green. We have Bitcoin cash up 7 % again link is up three and a half percent and RLB up four and a half percent and checking out one of my favorite indicators which is the crypto greed and fear index you can see we're currently rated a 46 in fear yesterday was a 47 last week a 46 and last month a 38 in fear so there you have it fam how many of you are bullish for this upcoming October which is only a few days out? Let me know your honest thoughts in the comments right down below and speaking of technical analysis let's dive into today's ta and check out the charts and what is popping with the king crypto.
Dennis Prager Podcasts
A highlight from Meaner
"Hi everybody, welcome to The Dennis Prager Show. There are a couple of articles, interestingly, at the same time on a question that is worth discussing. And that is, David Brooks of the New York Times had a long piece in the Atlantic and there was another one before that and also in the Atlantic as it happens. Which is on the left but the subject is, the thesis may be on the left but the subject is not left or right. And the subject is, are Americans becoming meaner? Have you thought about that? Does that strike you as a phenomenon that's taking place? For example, the number of people kicked off airplanes for rowdy behavior, for screaming, shouting, cursing, is much more than it was in the recent past. Yeah, I think people are becoming meaner. You think people are becoming meaner? I think there are lots of reasons for that. Yeah, well that's the issue. So there are two issues. Are people becoming meaner? And if so, what would the reasons be? And sense I it too. The ease with which I see people on the road flipping off other drivers, for example, especially younger people, though I think the phenomenon is more widespread. You know, I've traveled, as many of you know, I've been to 130 countries. I've traveled abroad every year of my life since I was 18, except for 20, was it 20, 21? 20. Or 20, 20? 20, 20. 20, 20. I even went, yeah, I even went to East Europe in 2021. It was not easy to travel on. So I had developed a certain sense, and it may be completely erroneous, I don't claim that it's infallible, but I did develop a certain sense of the world's friendliest people. And I've always included Americans on that list, and very many Americans remain, of course, quite friendly. But there's a sense of tension out there, and it's hard to put one's finger on it. I'll tell you one thing that may be related and may not be, because there was yet another article that I was reading, and that is with regard to service by the airplane or airline industry, that they're shifting as much as possible to artificial intelligence chats, which I find, personally, I find useless. Some airlines have abandoned human interaction completely, which is, by the way, another subject that I will cover. I doubt many listeners know this, but the only example I remember in my life of being for government intervention as opposed to non -intervention with regard to business was the airline industry. It was done, I believe, under Ronald Reagan, and I did not believe… Oh, it was Jimmy Carter, yeah? Well, at least it shows that I wasn't partisan in my outlook. But of course, the conservatives supported it, and I totally understand why. You don't want to regulate industry. But I remember thinking, if the airlines start competing solely on price, then I don't know how the excellence of the airlines will not be diminished. Do you ever see, for example, do you see… I don't watch TV, so are there airline ads on TV? Are you aware? You know, Fly American, Fly Delta? You don't watch TV either. Zach, you live in front of the television. Right, so are there airline ads, Fly Delta, Fly American? Yes. There are? That's fascinating. I wonder why, because in so many cases you have no choice. I mean, those of you listening in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Twin Cities, if you don't fly Delta, essentially you drive to a city that you can have some options for. seats So the got crampier. They no longer serve meals. It's very, very hard to get somebody on first try if you call in to the airline, and that's because everything is devoted to the bottom line. Now, I don't lose perspective. I know how lucky I am that I fly first class, and my height I have essentially no choice. But I was on that… when was it on? Which airline? Oh, JetBlue, yes. I flew JetBlue from Fort Lauderdale to L .A. Saturday night. And room the in the first row, which has always had a lot of rooms, the bulkhead in first class, it was a little more than the somewhat roomier seats in coach. And the flight attendant was very open. She said, oh yeah, they reconfigured the plane, so there's just less room in the seats. This was first class. Because you make more money if you sell more seats. It's obvious. So, back to the issue of the meanness, and the many articles about it. The question is why, if it is happening, and if it is, that's a very, very bad sign in America. How America got mean is the article. And it begins here, in a culture devoid of moral education, generations are growing up in a morally inarticulate, self -referential world. his So, theory is they're not taught to be an ethical human being. Well, ethical is not the same as nice. You could be not nice and ethical. So, he calls it morally or inarticulate, self -referential world. Over the past eight years or so, I've been obsessed with two questions. The first is why have Americans become so sad? The rising rates of depression have been well publicized as have the rising deaths of despair from drugs, alcohol, and suicide, but other statistics are similarly troubling. The percentage of people who say they don't have close friends has increased fourfold since 1990. The share of Americans ages 25 to 54 who weren't married or living with a romantic partner went up to 38 % in 2019 from 29 % in 1990, a record high 25 % of 40 -year -old Americans have never been married. So, one out of four Americans 40 years old have never been married. I've reported on that. These are data that I have given you over the course of the past year. The percentage of high school students who report persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness shot up from 26 % in 2009 to 44 % in 2021. Do you remember in high school having persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness? No. I was talking to the usual teen. No, the usual teenage angst, of course, but this is persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Yeah, I don't think we were atypical in that way. My second question is why have Americans become so mean? I was recently talking to a restaurant owner. That's exactly whom to talk to, restaurant owners. He's right, back in a moment. Natural disasters, airline cancellations and runway near misses, supply chain issues, inflation, rising interest rates and sky high government debt. This is Dennis Prager for AmFed Coin and Bullion. There's a lot in the news about what consumers cannot control. So, let's talk about what you can control. You can control how you choose to invest and protect your wealth. That's why I choose to do business with Nick Grovitch and his company AmFed Coin and Bullion. 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CoinDesk Podcast Network
A highlight from SBF TRIAL: 09/27 UPDATE
"Welcome to the SBF trial, a Coindesk podcast network newsletter bringing you daily insights from inside the courtroom where Sam Bankman -Fried will try to stay out of prison. Follow the Coindesk podcast network to get the audio each morning with content from the Coindesk regulation team and voiced by Wondercraft AI. Judge Lewis Kaplan will indeed let Sam Bankman -Fried's defense team ask certain Department of Justice witnesses about their recreational drug use, sort of. The judge, who has overseen the case for nearly a year now, inched closer to resolving outstanding issues ahead of trial. Last week, it was the Daubert motions regarding expert witnesses. Yesterday, it was resolving most of the motions addressing testimony and evidence questions. The defense team can cross -examine cooperating witnesses about issues like privileged company information and their recreational drug use, though the attorneys need to notify the court beforehand. The prosecution can present evidence tied to FTX's bankruptcy during the trial over the defense's objections. We'll also see information about the FTT token and whether its price was manipulated by other FTX insiders. Separately, as reported yesterday, Bankman -Fried is once again trying to get himself out of second and through the duration of his trial. The FTX founder was locked up in August after Judge Kaplan ruled he'd likely try to tamper with witnesses. Earlier this month, his request to overturn that decision was denied, and last week, an appeals court refused to alter the ruling. But in a Monday letter, lawyers for the disgraced crypto CEO asked a New York court to let him stay at a temporary residence in the city with a security guard. They also asked the judge to let Bankman -Fried travel to his attorneys' workspaces during the trial itself because it was exceedingly difficult to prepare for the trial from jail. The security guard, who the lawyers say will remain with Bankman -Fried at the residence, will also make sure he doesn't have any visitors or access to any computers, cell phones, the internet, television, or any other electronic devices, the letter said. It's unclear if p the five .m. Eastern time today for the DOJ to weigh in on the application. Defense attorneys have also requested that Bankman -Fried be allowed to wear a suit during the trial. During his last appearance before Judge Kaplan, he wore a prison uniform and was shackled. We're still waiting for the trial to start. The trial will start with jury selection on October 3rd at 930 a .m. Eastern time. The DOJ anticipates this taking the better part of a day. White -collar attorneys believe it'll take longer. Either way, opening statements will likely begin the day after a jury is seated. The DOJ also anticipates bringing some witnesses up to testify as soon as next week, with the court docket hinting that those witnesses may well be FTX insiders like Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison, and Nishad Singh.
Bloomberg Radio New York - Recording Feed
Monitor Show 16:00 09-27-2023 16:00
"With Bloomberg, you get the story behind the story, the story behind the global birth rate, behind your EV battery's environmental impact, behind sand, yeah, sand, you get context, and context changes everything. Go to Bloomberg .com to get context. It does feel choppy. That's AI at work, right? In the stock market, no clear direction there, but then you take a look at the bond market, the message is clear, yields are higher right now. Yeah, absolutely so, and as you appear to be the good driver, about half the stocks in the S &P are lower, about half the stocks in the S &P are higher, you put it all together, and the net effect is really a market that is unchanged on the day. Of course, it takes time for these numbers to settle, but right now the S &P 500, right around 4 ,274, which is right around where it was yesterday at the close, basically unchanged here on the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average did move a slightly lower here on the day, down by about two tenths of a percent, the NASDAQ Composite higher on the day by two tenths of a percent, while the Russell 2000 is gonna finish the day. As the relative out performer, higher on the day by about 17 points. Alright, we're gonna get into industry groups in just a moment, but I do want to point Energy, really the out performer, this is oil jumps to a one year high, has to do with levels at Cushing dropping to the lowest since July of 2022. Again, the supply demand dynamics at play, but you know, Katie, I feel like we continue to talk about Energy being really an out performer. I'm gonna do that right now, you take a look at the industry groups, Energy up about two and a half percent, we all know the story, oil prices in particular through the roof, that's benefiting the equities as well. Capital Goods also saw a strong day, as too did some of the semis, and of course we're awaiting Micron results after the bell. You go down the list, there is more red than green, you can see down at the bottom, Autos not doing too hot today, and Utilities, interesting, one of your defensive plays off by about 1 .9 % today, Carol.
The Financial Guys
A highlight from Rising Auto Theft Rates: Urban Consequences and Solutions
"Well, you see how easy this is now. Now you look at how they move money around and how the in your face money laundering folks, this is what this is. This is corruption and fraud. Some of the Bidens are great at the money laundering part. They got 20 shell corporations, but guess who's getting the guess who's going to be controlling the funding to rebuild Ukraine. We pay to destroy it. And guess what? The Hillary Clinton Foundation gets paid the rebuild Welcome right. to the podcast. We are in the same studio today, which is kind of nice. So thanks again for downloading. If you're just listening, if you're watching or watching the clips, uh, thanks for watching as well. And just for a quick mention, so I don't forget, if you haven't downloaded our app yet, I'm noticing we're getting a lot of downloads and the cool thing is when the morning Mike's program is going Monday, Wednesday, Friday, I'm the, seeing the view count go up and up and up, which is awesome. So I know we're only, you know, we're still in the dozens. I'd like to get into the hundreds and eventually thousands, um, but it's a cool program. If you haven't listened to it, it's a quick 15 minutes to quick by morning, run down three days a week of the top five topics, three minutes each. Do a great job. They do an awesome job when we're, when we fill in the stuff. We screw the whole thing up. Yes. Yeah. We, we blow the whole, the whole, uh, the schedule, but, um, but they do awesome and they're funny. I love it. It's a quick, you know, down and dirty 15 minutes, top five items of the day. And now you get your day started off on the, uh, they, you know, I think on the right foot, they were saying this week, like, Oh, it's so negative all the time, but I think they're hilarious. They take the negative stuff that's going on, but of course the negative stuff isn't the news. Yeah. Yeah. That's what we're seeing. I mean, carjackings again, Rochester had another, you know, record night. I mean, it's incredible how that was going on. And so it's amazing is, is like the Democrats just sit around and watch this happen in every city and every city. It's insane. Yeah. I sent you an article earlier this morning about Philadelphia. Let's see. I can find it. It's, uh, not that it's anything out of, you know, anything that we don't know about, but let's see here. Philadelphia swarmed by alleged juvenile. Come on, come on. Juvenile looters targeting the Apple store, Lulu lemon and footlocker. Yeah. So, cause they're starving. They're starving. They just, just need a little piece of ham and some Turkey. They need clothes and food. That's, that's only fair. I mean, they, you know, and once again, I know we've all heard this joke, but footlocker is not missing one pair of working boots. No, no, all the Nike's, all the Nike. Yeah. Well, some of those Nike's, I mean, Oh my God. Crazy. You know, talking about like, you know, thousands of dollars for a pair of, thousands, thousands of dollars. I was talking to my daughter and she said to one, one of her friends has a, as a pair of shoes were $1 ,200. I'll never forget the most expensive pair of shoes I ever bought. We were just starting a business. This was like 30 years ago now. Right. Crazy to think. And I remember somebody told me that maybe my dad was like, you got to have a decent pair of shoes. Right. And so I went up and I bought a pair of Justin and Murphy's. They're like 120 bucks at the time. Yeah. The most money I have ever spent on a pair of shoes. Now boots, I've spent more money on since because boots are more expensive, you know, hunting boots. Well, there's a purpose to them. I still don't spend more money on shoes. Like I'm wearing like Skechers or like $40. Like some of these Nike's $500. You can't tell me you're running faster. It's different when you're going to go out and buy a pair of like waders or something. You're going to use them. First of all, you're going to use them for the next 30 years. Right. And there's a purpose to them, right? Like, okay, they're more expensive, but I can walk through the water with them. Right. But if I bought like, if I had five, 600 hour pairs of shoes, I'd be afraid to leave the house. I wouldn't, I wouldn't get off the carpeting. Well, they're targeting the Apple store here, Glenn, because they'll buy jobs. And that's the only way to get a job is to make sure you've got an Apple iPhone. So it'll be like Chicago. We talked about this the other week with, with, uh, with Mike Speraza, Chicago is now forced to open or, or just talking about opening, you know, a, a government run grocery store in the inner city because they've all that. Well, they're going to, so they're going to, they're going to, the plan is to fight the communism with more kind of communism, right? That's going to work really well. But could you imagine how inefficient, first of all, Walmart's pulled out, Costco's pulled out, all the stores have pulled out because now target, have you heard targets now closing stores across the country? So target is now going through and discussing all the stores across the country, liberal target, liberal target. They put a black lives matter that they ripped down the smash of the window. I thought that'd be some sort of a shield or that we're just going to put up this, uh, this plywood and we're going to spray black lives matter on it. Hashtag hashtag BLM. And we'll be safe as they rip it out and use that same plywood to smash the window with. It's pathetic. There'll be nothing left in these inner cities. The problem is when it starts to spill over into the, into the, Oh yeah. This is, this is where it gets ugly. Well, they want it. That's what they want. That's, that's why people like, uh, the governor of New York, uh, you know, Kathy, the ice queen, Kathy Hochul is, is, you know, they first tried the push for section eight housing in the suburbs because that was only fair. Yeah. Now they couldn't get that through because the people in the suburbs are like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Now they're busing in illegal immigrants in the middle of the night. And I tell you something, if these Democrats like Mark Poland cars were proud of what they were doing, they would have a welcoming party at noon at noon, high noon. They'd have a press conference welcoming our newest community members off the bus so that the whole community could see these family units that are getting off. You got the husband, the wives, the two kids, you know, the things that we see in our country, right? No, it's not happening. They're bringing them in at two o 'clock in the morning. So nobody sees, they're all, they're all 23 year old males, right? Or 18 to 25 year old males. Some of which are from the Congo. I don't know about the, uh, you know, the, some of the social norms in the Congo, but I'm just thinking that maybe they're a little bit different than the Western world. I don't know. I'm just thinking maybe not. Maybe they're exactly like us. I don't know. But they're exactly like us. Why would they want to come here? Why are they aspiring to come here? I don't know. Anyway, it's a fentanyl fentanyl up again, by the way, there was another report. I think it was on a Fox news. Well, good for the Republicans. I mean, at least part of them, I should say good for the five or six Republicans that are the extreme right wing, according to the media, that's holding this garbage up. No, shut the government down, shut it down, shut it down until there's no more money. Take the money, go into Ukraine and send it to Texas, which they did right to the border, which they didn't do last time. Right. Kept it open. That's what do you need? What do you need? We're out of control. The founding fathers gave the power of the purse to Congress and the, and the Pentagon, the Pentagon goes, yeah, you know what? We're just going to exempt Ukraine funding from the budget. So ha ha. We just went over 33 trillion. If you go online and look at the clock, it's moving fast, right? So we're on our way to 34 or 35. Can you even see the numbers anymore? They just blur blur now. So, so fast. Oh no. And, and good news, by the way, we're refinancing this debt at 5 % now, not at 1 % or zero like we were doing. Yeah. It makes a lot of sense. Yeah. It'd be great. Yeah. The fence talk about keeping rates higher for longer. I don't know. They're not going to be able to do that. They'll be cutting interest rates by next year. Mark by where? And the number one reason I say that is because when you talk to every economist, I say, that's not going to happen. And they are typically wrong. So if you take the, it's like saying betting against the casino, it's like saying, you know what? I don't think MGM is going to make money in the sporting books next year. Ma, they're going to figure out a way to make money. They'll rechange the lines, right? Well, you, all you need to do is look at it and get a bunch of economists in a room and ask them where they think the market's going to be and then do just the opposite and you would be way better. Yeah. Pretty much that's usually the way to go. No doubt about it. So the, the, the, the Pelosi, we were talking earlier about the Pelosi stock trader. Yeah. You can follow online. Now, some of these folks, we did the game show game last week. We talked about the, uh, the net worth. I picked the poor ones too. They were like 23, 21, you know, $20 million. Some of these folks are amazing. I mean, really just, you know, the wizards of smart on some of these are just really, timing is impeccable up here. This is somebody who is selling some software that I'll track it, which you can, you, you've pointed out, you can get it for free online, but, but the, the numbers are really astonishing. This Democrat Senator sold her Aspen vacation home for $25 million. That was just after she sold her Lake Tahoe vacation house for $36 million. Well, by the way, why, why do they own these big $25, $36 million homes? Well, a big, big part of it is because the taxation of it, right? So a Feinstein who's telling you your ordinary income tax rates are too low. She's shifting that to a capital asset, which is going to create a capital gain in the future or no gain. Or no gain. I mean, they're 10, 10 31. This is why when Donald Trump looked at Hillary Clinton right in the eye and said, you will not get rid of the carry interest deduction and you know it because all of your, I use it, of course, all of her bigger donors donate money to Hillary Clinton. And this is exactly the truth, right? They will never get rid of some of these things. Like they talked about, we're going to get rid of the 10 31 exchanges. Yaha. Yeah. Uh huh. Yeah. So the big developer strokes a giant check to the, to the Democrats off the table. Let's listen to her success though. Amazing. A Senator sold her Aspen vacation home for $25 million just after she sold her Lake Tahoe vacation house for $36 million. Only two years earlier, Diane Feinstein has been a member of the political scene for 32 years and her salary is only $130 ,000 per 130 grand a year. Now it's more now. That's a little bit dated, but it's up, it's up to probably 180 now. But, but listen to this. First of all, if it was up to 580, you're not buying $23 million homes, $36 million homes. No, no, we're going to put in multiple homes. We're going to, we're going to put the Paul Pelosi onto our research committee. You make a million dollars a year. First of all, most of, most business owners that make that kind of money, they didn't make it throughout their whole life, right? They didn't start making a million dollars at 20 years old. They started making a million dollars at 50 years old and it took 30 years to get to that point. Right? So my point is, you're not at a million dollars a year at age 50. If you did it the right way, the hard way, and you did it yourself, you're still not affording a $23 million home, right? Multiple ones. Yeah. Multiple, multiple. Right. Those aren't even her primary residence. Those are her vacation homes. She lives in, she lives in California. Listen to this though. And it's, it's all of them. It's all of them now. This is a, this is from Nancy Pelosi, stock trader. Uh, this is a tweet, uh, a Twitter feed. You can follow Pelosi tracker is what it's supposed to track or underline or something like that. You'll find it. Anyway, uh, three weeks ago, sitting politician bet against the U S economy so far. He's been right. Tom Carper bought $45 ,000 of PSQ and inverse ETF on the tech sector on eight 23, August 23rd. Since then he's plus 3 % while the market is negative 4%. Go figure. Wow. Go figure. Man, these guys are so good. Yeah. And they're not by, they're, I mean, these are, that's some pretty technical strategy. You started getting into options strategies and stuff. I mean, yeah. Yeah. These guys have become very, very slick. It's not just about buying a, you see, it used to be, okay, I'm going to buy X, Y, Z. Then I'm going to vote for or against something. You know, I'm going to short the stock and then I'm going to vote against them for both that, that, that. So the stock goes down or I'm going to vote for something, knowing that it will benefit the company. The stock will go up and in a sense front running. No, they're, they're in the options strategies now. They're in the market. Yeah. They're doing butterfly spreads. Yeah. Crazy stuff going. They're very sophisticated. They shouldn't be allowed to two things. When you go into Congress, I, you know, I would love to have a Congress person run on or present around the following platform, right? Number one, term limits, term limits, top of the list. Number two, though, while you're in Congress for the eight years, or wherever we allow you to serve 10 years, 12 years, whatever it is, you could not invest in a stock market at all. All your investments are frozen or your choices, a model, some kind of a model liquidated go to cash, or you could buy the fidelity balance to counter. You could buy the, you could buy the T -rope price, you know, target retire, whatever, you know, or you go to goes into a blind something or other where you have no idea. Right. It just goes into what you picked a one through five tolerance for risk and somebody else invest. Maybe it's just broad indexing. Maybe that's it. Right. Something that doesn't allow this kind of garbage to go on where, you know, they buy, you know, Tesla stock and then approve a huge, you know, oh, we're going to, guess what? We're going to build a, you know, for government funded battery stations all the country. Of course, Elon comes out and goes, we already got those, you idiots. I did that like four years ago, you morons. Amazing what Elon can do and what the, what the government can. Going back to target for just a second, not to digress, but I found WGRZ, thankfully came up with a list of the, uh, the target stores that will be closing, Mike, the full list of locations all in, all in Republican run. You'll be shocked. Yeah. Yeah. Right in the, uh, the thriving, the, uh, you know, thriving, the Minneapolis, uh, location, the retailer said the decision, the close was really difficult. I wonder if that was after half. That was the one they put the BLM on. Yeah. Oh, that was the one they put the sign on that said, please don't burn our store down. We love you. I hashtag BLM lit it on fire. Yeah, that's right. Yeah. Uh, let's see. I'm shocked though. I wouldn't, I'm surprised you wouldn't stay. I mean, you know, like just collecting, you love them. You love, you support them. This is what you supported. Remember you, you, you raised money, you gave money. Yeah. And guess what they did with that money. They agitators hired to whip up people in the community to smash and burn down your store. You idiots. So there you go. There you go. Nice, nice work. What else do you think, Mike? Uh, New York city's East Harlem neighborhood. That's going to be one that's goes down. I wonder why. Chicago, San Francisco for sure. San Fran. Yeah. San Fran. Uh, by the way, before I forget San Fran, Democrat San Francisco mayor, announces plan to require drug testing, which is good in an effort to, if you're going to receive homeless benefits. Right. But the funny thing was in this same passage, they're going to Texas to try to recruit police officers. The funny thing is is that the people they sent from San Francisco to try to recruit people. They didn't come back. They defected like North Koreans. Some of them got jobs. They get over the wall. They come out, they get over the wall. It was hilarious. No, they didn't go back. Well, the other five stores, Mike, three in Portland, Oregon and two in Seattle, five, three in Portland. They're pulling out of Portland together. All of these inner cities folks will be food deserts. You're going to hear that term. It'll be business deserts. It'll be nothing. Well, business deserts, nothing left, but there'll be, but target, don't forget target. Does target sell food? Yeah. Well, yeah. They sell food. Yeah. For sure. Yeah. Well, I don't go on target. So Walmart I know does Costco for sure. Costco is a food store. I don't think target is as big as Walmart as far as like fresh fruit, but definitely frozen food, all that kind of stuff. You know, aisles of pop and water and chips and right, right, right. And all that kind of stuff. But you can definitely frozen food. You can buy bulk frozen food there. So, so there's going to be food deserts, all over the place, business deserts, whatever you want to call them. You know, it's amazing because you know, the, there's no policing. And the sad thing is that is the problem. It's not, there's no policing. I shouldn't say that. Excuse me. No, you're policing your asses off. I get it. There's no ability. There's no prosecution. There's no bill. You guys are arresting people, putting them in and they go right back on the street. They're getting, they're getting appearance tickets. It's a joke. Your point is no, there is no policing anymore because of the system, the Democrats put together where the police officers aren't going to bother. If you're a police officer and you know that somebody is going to be this, this carjacking or whatever is robbery. And you know that there's a potential, you're going to get an altercation where you're in New York state. There's two police officers that have been brought up on charges recently with almost a hundred percent chance that if you do catch that person, that person will be right back. Yeah. A hundred percent. Why would you bother? Why would you bother? You're not going to put your life in line. No way. You want to go home to see your wife and kids too, and your mother or your husband or whatever. You want to be able to spend your Christmas with your family. Why would you do that? And they know that, right? The Democrats know that. This is, you can't be this stupid. I mean, who allows these people to go right back on the streets and say, this is a good idea without correcting this right away. You can say, okay, bail reform. Our intentions were one thing, but when you look at the fact that in New York state, we are now breaking records in towns like Rochester and Buffalo for the most amount of vehicles being stolen. We can say, okay, look at bail reform, put it in place. It clearly did not work. It's been a total disaster. These towns have turned to shit. We absolutely need to go back in the other direction. They're not doing that. They don't care. They want to, and they're doubling down, tripling down on it, tripling down. We invited this liberal on, you actually were on the show with him and he said, things are actually safer since bail reform. That's what his argument was. His argument was, and by the way, his argument was if we have even less police officers, cities like Buffalo will get safer. Well the thought was less police officers, less arrests. Less arrests means less crime. Dude, you got the whole thing backwards, bro. And not only that, but now we know that, right? Now we know, now you can, I mean, literally auto thefts are up 360 % in Rochester. They're not up 3%. You can say, well, you know, in Buffalo and we're in second place. And they can't play, they can't play in COVID. They're trying to like, well, it was a lockdown. People were at pent up, whatever. Remember that was the, that was the reason for the rioting and the ballooning and burning like, well, people had a lot of pent up. We probably should have locked them down. That was a little bit of the reason for the increase in suicides. You guys, you guys increased suicides because you locked kids in their homes, but it wasn't the reason that they went and decided to steal Nike sneakers from a footlocker. So check this out. Speaking of COVID, this is huge. This is, I don't know if you saw this or not, but this is absolutely ginormously huge. Dr. Fauci was smuggled into CIA headquarters without a record of entry where he participated in the analysis to influence the agency's COVID -19 investigation according to the house select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic. Did he need to do much with these left -wing CIA agents? Probably not. No, no, no. That's what they're smuggling him in for. Well they smuggled him in because they didn't want anybody to know that he was part of the PSYOP operation, which was hydroxychloric. By the way, the I think it was a Mayo clinic and some other hospitals now have come out as well as the CDC and said hydroxychloroquine, yes, indeed is an effective treatment for COVID. Oh, by the way, ivermectin also an effective treatment. The CDC now approving that. Now mind you, we're going to keep in mind that if there was any other treatments that couldn't get the emergency use authorization for these vaccines that clearly don't work. Amazingly, I'm still seeing people online go signing off my sixth booster on our way for the sixth shot, proud to get our sixth shot. How about how about one the other day, local left -wing nut job got her sixth booster shot, six shot and she still got COVID and then she said, well, I was so good hiding and it got all my shots and then I went to a concert and I got it at this concert. Well, first of all, you don't know that, but second of all, if you have six shots and you six shots and you still got COVID and you actually think that was a good idea, you don't need a vaccination. You need a mental, you need a mental check. I tell you, I know people during the during the COVID, the height of the COVID that were older, some of our clients actually that were prescribed by a doctor a hydroxy quirk when they were taking it once a week as a as a preventative measure. Yeah. And they, to this day have never had COVID. Yeah. And it's, it's, I mean, so it, but the sad thing is again, you know, we couldn't, it's all about the money now. And that's, you know, when people talk about the evils of capitalism, you're seeing some of that. Now, capitalism is the best thing on the planet, right? As far as, you know, lifting the masses out of poverty and creating amazing amounts of wealth. But the problem is this isn't, this isn't capitalism. What's going on. This is cronyism is what's going on. It is, Hey, look at, I will give you these government dollars. You're going to get this patent. You're going to get this. Unholy marriage between business and government. Mark my word. We were talking about Feinstein selling 25, $30 million homes. This Fauci will be on the board of Pfizer. He'll be on the board of Moderna. He's going to get shares of those companies. He will be blessed with with with millions and millions of dollars. His family watch and see, we'll be talking if we're, if you and I are fortunate enough to be around 20, 30 years from now, we'll be talking about the Fauci trust and watch and monitor that trust and see how big that family trust. Well, you see how easy this is now. You look at how they move money around and how the in your face money laundering folks. This is what this is. This is corruption and fraud. Some of the Bidens are great at the money laundering part. They got 20 shell corporation, but guess who's getting the, guess who's going to be controlling the funding to rebuild Ukraine. We pay to destroy it. And guess what? The Hillary Clinton foundation gets paid to rebuild it. Right. And guess who's going to get the contracts to rebuild. Oh, that'll be probably one of the Biden family members or somebody else's politically connected. Right. Remember it was, it was a Joe Biden's brother who got the contract, the multi -billion dollar contract to rebuild Iraq. No building experience, never been a contractor, right? No idea. Right. This is why these projects cost 500 times what they're supposed to cost. This is why when money comes into Buffalo, for example, $25 million to build homes, five get built. And you were, wait a minute, five, are these $5 million homes in the East side? Each of those homes would have been built for a quarter million dollars or less. And yet where did the rest of the money go? And the, the answer is never, we don't know. We don't know. We can't account for it. Or we'd have no idea. Or I mean, how many times have we've seen that in so many places that whether right down the local level or God forbid at the federal level between, you know, Iraq and others. I was telling you last week on the radio, I was reading an article about the grants that were coming into the city of Buffalo to plant trees. And I thought, okay, wow, like this could be sweet. Okay. You know, like I'm a big tree guy. I love trees. I plant trees every year. I do think, okay, that's one way to, first of all, I think it's one way to make a community look great. When you, when you drive around, let's say North Buffalo, all the streets are all tree. They look beautiful. You drive around the East side, it looks like shit, right? So, okay. You're going to take some of my tax money and you're going to directly plant trees. Okay. It's a win for the environment. It looks nice. It's going to bring things together. I'm like, well, where's the catch? This is a government agency. Where are they going to screw it up? You read through and you find out that they're paying $1 ,000 a tree. Now you and I both know that if they're saying it's $1 ,000 a tree, by the time it's done, it'll be two to $3 ,000 a tree. Now you, you're talking about $13 million worth of trees. You and I just planted trees. Every year we plant a few trees around our office, you know, three, four in the spring, three, four in the fall, just so they can start to grow and work their way in. And then, you know, plant more. We pay $250 a tree, plant it. Right.
The Dan Bongino Show
Donald Trump Jr.: Bank Witnesses Signed an Affidavit, Saying No Fraud
"Property for loans and the judge put in the court document a number so ridiculous to anyone forget about being a Florida resident anyone who has sense any of real estate at all I mean this has got to be I go you guys have to be thinking yourself what what the hell do we have to do they're never gonna stop yeah no it's like listen I've been in real estate for a time long before I started screaming about politics because I was firsthand witness to all of the insanity going on that I had to start getting involved and fighting back that's what I did for 25 years I was going through it with the lawyers last night I'm like but I don't understand and they're like we don't either we've never actually seen this before I mean imagine they're saying you know we defrauded banks that were paid back in full with interest I didn't like there's no allegations there's no allegations from the bank there's no victim Dan there's not even a victim the banks gave sworn testimony that of course we do our own valuations you know we're Deutsche Bank and I get trillion dollar bank yeah oh yeah we're just gonna believe what every person tells us I mean any one of your listeners who's ever bought a home or an apartment or anything there's a third -party appraiser in the tiniest of transactions think you that goes away on hundreds of millions of dollars of transaction no the scrutiny is so much but you know and those by the way those bank witnesses signed the affidavit under oath of course we did it it doesn't mean that we there's no victim they say that he just ignores it he chooses to just ignore that and says summary judgment no jury we're just going to say no jury and we're going to say we agree with everything that the Attorney General has said without actually hearing from any of the people we're just going to agree with everything that person the who literally campaigned on taking down Trump prior to ever seeing any of the evidence but ran campaign a on taking down Trump she can say whatever she wants and I'm just going to agree 100 % with everything that they say no jury
Bloomberg Radio New York - Recording Feed
Monitor Show 14:00 09-27-2023 14:00
"With Bloomberg, you get the story behind the story, the story behind the global birth rate, behind your EV battery's environmental impact, behind sand, yeah, sand, you get context, and context changes everything. Go to Bloomberg .com to get context. So I mean, why disappoint so many school -aged children? Always the best time with Rick Davis and Jeanne Shanzano, even in times like these. Our two of Sound On starts right now. Bloomberg Sound On, politics, policy, and perspective, from DC's top names. Federal spending combined with too -laxed monetary policy has produced this 40 -year hot inflation. China policy is driven basically by domestic politics. American families are finding themselves further behind the eight ball. To get anything done in this Congress, it's going to have to be done in a bipartisan way. Bloomberg Sound On with Joe Matthew and Kaylee Lines on Bloomberg Radio. The government shutdown appears unavoidable at this point. So who should we pay? Welcome to our two of Sound On as the Biden administration considers spending options now. In the case of a full shutdown as soon as this weekend, it might be unavoidable. And we'll have the latest on negotiations from Capitol Hill. And we'll discuss the fallout with Michael Linden, former executive director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Biden White House, the man who would have had to make those decisions this weekend. SEC Chair Gary Gensler gets his latest grilling in the House. And a cannabis banking bill.
The Aloönæ Show
A highlight from S13 E14: Sean: Multi-Role Expertise & Career Insights
"Hello, welcome to The Loney Show. I'm your host, John May Loney. In this episode, we don't have Regulus because, well, raisins, as always. As for our guest, he's from Ontario, Canada. He's an electrician, volunteer firefighter, and a project manager. Hmm, intriguing. Ladies and gentlemen, I'll give you Sean Robinson. Hi there. How are you? I'm excited to be here. Yes, me too. So, how is life? Life is going great. I've got three young kids who keep me busy and I've learnt through this journey that it's better to look more positively than to complain about things. Exactly. Couldn't agree more. And have you been up too much recently? Yeah, recently. Other than my kids keeping me busy. Just trying to stay true to this new path that I found for myself and to just challenge myself to try things that I haven't tried before or wouldn't have tried before. Okay, that's cool. That's cool. So, for all that being the electrician, volunteer firefighter, and project manager, what was the journey between the three? So, the journey that brought me here, basically, working construction, working as a volunteer firefighter. I've done each for about 20 years total. And very, very masculine, very toxic masculine environment. And with that and my dad's mechanic, just a very masculine upbringing, I felt like I couldn't talk about issues. I couldn't bring things forward that were bothering me that I had to just toughen up and fix it. And my drinking alcohol kind of rhyme routine and habit circulated those things. And it was kind of separate, but also related. And it just got to a point where I was 320 pounds, feeling both mentally and physically miserable and needed to make a change. I thought I knew what I needed to do, but regardless, it just wasn't happening. So, I reached a bit of a rock bottom for myself and needed something to change. Decided that removing alcohol was a good first step to healthier living and a better attitude.
The Café Bitcoin Podcast
A highlight from Self-Custody, CoinJoins, and Q&A with Craig Raw, Sparrow Wallet - September 27th, 2023
"Hello, and welcome to the Cafe Bitcoin Podcast brought to you by Swan Bitcoin, the best way to buy and learn about Bitcoin. I'm your host, Alex Danson, and we're excited to announce that we're bringing the Cafe Bitcoin Conversations Twitter Spaces to you on this show, the Cafe Bitcoin Podcast, Monday through Friday every week. Join us as we speak to guests like Michael Saylor, Len Alden, Corey Clifston, Greg Foss, Tomer Strohle, and many others in the Bitcoin space. Also, be sure to hit that subscribe button. Make sure you get notifications when we launch a new episode. You can join us live on Twitter Spaces Monday through Friday, starting at 7 a .m. Pacific and 10 a .m. Eastern every morning to become part of the conversation yourself. Thanks again. We look forward to bringing you the best Bitcoin content daily here on the Cafe Bitcoin Podcast. All right. All right. Let's go. I don't know about you guys, but I'm getting fired up. Bitcoin is next week. Dude, I am so excited. I'm I'm visiting three Bitcoiners on the way down. Super excited. It's going to be a hell of a lot of fun. Yeah, man. All right. Good morning and welcome, Dom Bay, Mickey. I assume that's Jordan on the Bitcoin Veterans handle, Terrence, Peter, Shane Hazel on the audience, throwing you an invite. Right. OK, quick little update. So next week, next week, we are not doing Cafe Bitcoin on Monday and Tuesdays. Swan team is traveling on Monday. Tuesday, we're going to be having like an offsite. So not going to be around Wednesday. We are resuming our regular schedule. Broadcasting from the hotel Thursday. Broadcasting live from the Swan dome Thursday morning and Friday morning. So on Thursday, we've got our crew plus BTC sessions. Ben Perrin on Friday. We are going to have Tip Enzi and Tomer Strohlight. We'll do it live. Do it live. I can write it and we'll do it live. Yeah, finally, dude, that's what I'm talking about. That's preparation. Asking Tip Enzi if she wants to perform Cantillionaire's game live. I don't know if that's going to happen, but we're going to ask her. If she does that, I will need padded area around me because that that would be insane. That's that's a tough song to do live, though, for sure. Oh, shit. Yeah. Right. You need to do some Wim Hof breathing exercises before spitting that that verse. Dude, I mean, she told me that like she's not really a rapper, right? She did a lot of editing to make the songs come out the way she wants. Good morning, Shane. How are you doing? Good morning, brother. I am working away here in the background, just enjoying a nice respite from the heat down here in North Georgia, man. It's pretty nice, but I'm getting pretty excited for PV next week. And I have a lot of people. I'm actually hosting a panel out there and looking forward to it. Yeah, that's right. That's the other thing. We're going to be doing a Bitcoin Veterans panel live at the Swan Dome. I think that's going to be on Friday. So that'll be cool. That's going to be myself, Shane Hazel. It will be Gabe Lord, Mickey Koss and Jordan Ganrel. The Swan Dome has some firepower this year. I'm not going to lie. Yeah, man. I don't know. I think this is the test run. They're not sure if they want to let Bitcoin Veterans on the main stage yet. They're testing, they're seeing, they're like, what are these crazy fuckers going to do? Like, let's see what's up. Yeah, let me just apologize in advance for screwing up our chances at that. Let me go ahead and apologize for Jordan in advance, too, because, I mean, I think if we don't burn it down, it's a huge success. We all are apologizing to Jordan and for Jordan in advance and considering getting an extra insurance rider for this particular event. OK, what time are you all going up to five? No, no. So Bitcoin Veterans is going to we're doing Cafe Bitcoin 9 a .m. Sharp Eastern and then there will be a short intro and then we're going right into Bitcoin Veterans starting at 10 a .m. on Friday in the Swan Dome. God, I was only asking because if you were going after myself in blue collar, it would for sure be already burned down. So it's checking. Any update on the flamethrower? Having a little trouble in the marshal's office. They don't seem to think that 30 to 40 foot flame lengths that I can handle that. So it's it's a back and forth. It's unlikely, but, you know, never say never. All right, we'll hold out hope. Let's get rolling into the show today. You are listening to Cafe Bitcoin. This is episode 443. Shout outs to our supporters on Fountain and Noster Nests. Our mission for this show is to provide the signal in a sea of noise. Teach the other seven billion people on this planet why there's hope because of this bright orange future that we call Bitcoin. Today, we are discussing Bitcoin news, covering some lizard alerts and talking about what's going on in the real estate markets as well. Later today, we have Craig Raw, the founder of Sparrow, looking forward to that. We're going to we're going to dig in. Last time we had Craig here, we did kind of a lot of background stuff like what is Sparrow all that. Today, we're going to get a little deeper into the weeds. We're going to go straight into the technical stuff. So if you want to know about Sparrow, have questions, whatever. We're going to go straight into that. Right. What's the most interesting breaking news? There's a congressman beating up Gary Gensler now to get those ETFs approved. And then at the same time, the SEC just delayed like three ETFs, I think, even though they're not even, you know, like a month from the deadline. And so they're starting to kick the can earlier, I guess. So it's sort of a strange situation. Maybe they're trying to line up all the timelines or something. Good morning, on the four elected officials in their open letter asking, demanding Gensler approve the Bitcoin ETF. They mentioned Fidelity, BlackRock and Grayscale, thanks to probably the lobbying by Barry Silbert and his compadres. Grayscale doesn't belong in that group. It just doesn't because BlackRock and Fidelity together manage about 13 trillion freaking dollars. Grayscale is a pimp. It's a fly on the windshield. It's very small. And Barry has a lot of problems with his ethics and genesis, GBTC kind of co -mingling funds or whatever they were doing. I understand that a lot of people who have GBTC, I have GBTC, want the conversion to happen sooner. But they're just not in the same class, ethically and just practically. That's like saying a corner grocery store belongs with Walmart. Well, all right then. So Franklin Templeton just filed a 19B -4 for its spot Bitcoin ETF application, which is officially starting the clock with the SEC. Franklin Templeton manages another one and a half trillion dollars. So the big boys are looking like the big boys are wading into the game. Yeah, the big four are besides Franklin Templeton, which is about one and a half trillion. The last one is Invesco, which is also about one and a half trillion. And those are all much bigger than the biggest of the also RANs or the smaller spot BTC applicants like ARK. And Valkyrie and so forth, they're much, much smaller, maybe tens of billions or less. Hey, Terrence, for a liquor store, doesn't Grayscale have a lot of Bitcoin in custody? They do. It's going to be pretty minor compared to the rush of cash that should flood in. Assuming like, you know, the DOJ stuff with Binance and stuff is looks like it's there's more certainty around that. They're trying to they're talking about maybe having a plea deal with CZ and Binance. So if that gets resolved, then yeah, you have a pretty big green light. I will say like one thing with the gold ETFs when those took off and gold prices shot up. That will also correlated with massive problems in the fiscal and monetary policy. And we definitely have that on the fiscal side. I would say on the monetary side rates are, you know, higher than you'd like for liquidity, money supplies going down. But on the fiscal side, with a ridiculous spending debt and deficits, that sets up a big that's a great setup for a big flood of cash to come in. As long as one of the big four launches a big Bitcoin ETF. Hey, Alex, not to not to revisit an old horse, I know that's a butchering of the phrase, but, you know, I know yesterday we were talking about institutional. And for those listening again, like, you know, the ETF comes up a lot again because it is a vehicle for institutional funds to hold commodities. I know you guys were talking about it yesterday, but like other commodities, as far as I know, funds like pension funds, any commodities they hold, none of it is physical. All of it is futures or ETF indexes. And a lot of that has to do with being able to liquidate, move things around, balance the fund, etc. All right, well, you would you mind explaining that a little more in depth for people who don't get that? Because so many I've run into many people who don't understand that they're like, why don't pension funds just buy the underlying asset? Why don't they buy the Bitcoin directly? Why don't they buy gold directly? Why don't they buy corn directly? Why don't they buy oil directly? What's the problem with that? Yeah, so one of the things with pension funds is there's a lot going on.
What Bitcoin Did
"a year plus ago" Discussed on What Bitcoin Did
"That would be about a year plus ago now, inflation hit 9.1% CPI on the reading and then started to go down pretty sharply by October. We had seen four or five months of consecutive declines in the inflation readings, and I believed at that point, hey, CPI is coming down sharp enough. The Fed can slow down its aggressive, hawkish rhetoric, meaning the Fed doesn't have to say we are we're going to be relentless in our rate hikes. They can they can ease up a little bit because inflation is clearly coming down and it has it's down to 3%, right? So it's come down a lot. But the Fed is not willing to do that. And I was definitely too early or wrong about how quickly I thought that the Fed would level off their interest rate increases or at least their hawkish rhetoric. So why do you think they're doing that? Could they overshoot the other way? Yes, and they will. I mean, and I absolutely believe that they will and go deflationary. So right now we are in late cycle. Right. So the business cycle cycles. And when you're in late cycle, you're in the time when the Fed is raising rates or has raised rates a lot. And then that starts to feed into the economy. Right. So from a general cycle theory, we'll go from a tightening cycle into a recession. Right. Generally speaking, that's what an inverted yield curve often signals about two years in soon in the next year. I don't think that that would surprise anybody. Right. It wouldn't even surprise the Fed. The Fed has admitted this year that we believe a recession is probably coming sometime next year. They said that mid year, they've eased off that a little bit, but they are fully aware of all the lagged effects of their tightening and what that can do and how it can cause a recession. The reason that they are going too far right now, I believe, is deeply rooted in some vanity issues and some ego issues that stem from this is at an institutional level, the transitory. You know, word that they used, but also from the QE infinity that they've basically employed since 2009, they have to show that they have the other side, right? They're hawks and they're doves. So they went dove, they went dove, then they went dove. So does it make sense that we might get 15 years of too much hawkishness as an effort to repair the reputation of the institution? Maybe, yes. This show is brought to you by the Orange Bill app, the Bitcoin only social network. Now, if you're like me, you like talking about Bitcoin all the time, you know how difficult it can be to find local Bitcoiners to maybe grab a beer and talk about hyper Bitcoinization. So it was great to find the Orange Bill app because it makes it super easy to find nearby Bitcoiners to connect with. And it's also the largest repository of Bitcoin only events. And if you go into the Orange Bill app, you'll see all the rail Bedford matches listed there. 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WLS-AM 890
"a year plus ago" Discussed on WLS-AM 890
"At the Stop the Steal rally, a number of people were caught by the government or prosecuted and investigated by the government, some involved in some stuff, others involved in other things, we know but from the warrants that the geofence existed. So it's the strangest thing that this geofence, to catch every cell phone pinging in that area, worked to grab people they thought were involved in the January 6th incident, yet the pipe bomb, the geofence seemed to work that well, which is really strange because there were thousands of people there the next day and it seemed to work well then, but there was only one person in that area dropping bombs in front of the DNC and RNC late at night the day before. Revolver News, Darren Beattie. This is where the story gets crazy. So Jim Jordan and Tom Massie wrote a letter asking this FBI guy who was in charge of the investigation into the January 6th bomber, his name is DeAntono? These two Republican congressmen asked DeAntono whether they attempted to identify the pipe cell phone geofencing and received the following shocking answer. The data was corrupted. Oh my gosh! Wow! The data was corrupted! Holy God! The data wasn't corrupted the next day on January 6th. It was corrupted early morning January 6th, late night January 5th when the mysterious guy, bomber Big Magga Nut they tell us, when he was there. But it was seriously uncorrupted the next day the rally started. Corrupted? Corrupted. Corrupted? Uncorrupted. When was the demarcation point between the corruption and uncorruption? Corruption and not corruption. It's almost like they think you're stupid. Here's the exact line from this guy DeAntono. By way, the you're supposed to believe this. I remember when I did the Wuhan lab story first. Liberals, dumbest SOBs on planet Earth. Liberals. We'll take this and face mine. We'll never question it. These are the same idiots who think there's a PP tape. Believe Hunter Biden's laptop signed for by Hunter Biden with Hunter Biden's emails and texts on his laptop dropped off by Hunter Biden was a Russian laptop. These are the same idiots who believe the geofence only worked at the Stop the Steal rally, but not the night before. They're like, yeah, man. Freaking dopes. Here's the here. This is hilarious from the FBI guy. This is this is like if you believe this really seek medical seek attention immediately. He says, We did complete a geo. We did a complete geofence. We have complete data. Well, not complete, because there's some data that was corrupted by one of the providers, not purposely by them. Right. Right. Like he's this guy's not even smart to not say it like it's a question. Did you rob the bank? No, I didn't. Right. Oh, what do you mean? Right. Did you rob the bank or not? This guy in the FBI is not even smart enough to not answer the question like it's a question. Hey, yeah, we got the data back, but it was corrupted, but but they didn't do it on purpose, right? Right. He says it's just an unusual circumstance that we have this corrupt data from one of the providers. I'm not sure. I can't remember right now which one. This is so great. This is something I can't believe how stupid these people think we are. Liberals are. They're like, oh, yeah, makes perfect sense. The data was corrupted. Really? The same data they grabbed the next day to lock up a bunch of people who were protesting on the mall. They did same data, but it was the night before was no good. Good. No good. Good. No corrupt. Folks, they don't to want find the January 6th, January 5th bomber. The media is not interested and the FBI keeps coming up with excuses and reasons why they can't find this person, which says to me it's another episode of corruption FBI who I don't trust as far as I can throw them, and I can't throw them very far. Thanks for Good that. point. Jim threw out there. Well, maybe they already know. I think the latter. I think Jim is absolutely correct. I think they know, and they just don't want you to know, because it would kind of blow up the whole narrative of the crazed MAGA wingnut crazies if one of the guys who was leaving the bombs at the RNC and DNC either had a relationship with the FBI or a relationship with the Left. Thanks The story gets even weirder, of course. Now the FBI is finally admitting that the bombs were not set to go off. As a kitchen timer, a kitchen timer, like this is freaking Inspector Gadget time here. People fell for this on the Left. A kitchen timer attached to the devices could not have detonated them. In a critical concession, DeAntono admitted that the timer on the bomb couldn't have detonated the bomb on January 6th, given the time already elapsed between placement and discovery. Sounds like something we told you like a year plus ago. So the Left is married to this theory as well, that well, okay, the bombs couldn't go off. Just a diversion. They were a diversion to get law enforcement away from the Capitol so we could attack the Capitol MAGA people and take it down! Well, Darren Beatty notes that the diversion theory would only make sense if the pipe bomber knew someone would specifically discover and report the devices to authorities shortly before 1 p .m. when the attack on the Capitol happened. He notes and that's where things get weird. As mentioned in the summary above, not only was the first pipe bomb discovered near the RNC building at 1240, it was discovered with the mechanical timer stuck on the 20 -minute dial. So convenient the attack on the Capitol happens at 1 and some random person finds it at 1240, the bomb that can't work, with a timer stuck on 20 minutes. Look, scheduled to go off at 1, just like the diversion. If the timer was stuck on 20 minutes, they would have if found it at 12 o 'clock, what would have been the time it would have been scheduled to go off? 1220, which wouldn't have made the diversion theory possible, right? It's a big coincidence, folks. Trust the FBI.
The Bill Simmons Podcast
"a year plus ago" Discussed on The Bill Simmons Podcast
"Is it like, do I just put 6 D backs in? How do I stop this? The Celtics are a bad as well equipped as anybody to stop it because they have size. They have multiple guys to throw at them and my whole thing is, I'd rather, I feel this about anybody. I'd rather have somebody score 50 points than give up 30 wide open threes. I just rather have him score and let everyone stand around and watch it. I feel like I'm better off doing that. Oh, totally agree, because if everybody's making shots, they're playing defense harder, they're boxing out. I mean, it's all connected. If you're sitting around watching somebody go off, like, cool for that guy, but you just know it's human nature as a basketball player. You're just not going to play as hard the rest of the way. In 2000 5, when they did that to Nash, that now go ahead, Nash, get 40 a game, that's just like, but I have no one in the past too. I guess I'll score again and it completely fucked their team up. That's what I would do with Philly. Indeed, have 50, go ahead. But I know you love the revisionist history like alternative paths. Yeah. And this isn't new or groundbreaking stuff, but to see it play out. And it'll all be together. You know, embiid gets hurt last year, hard was hurt, so we didn't really get the full brunt of it. The Simmons thing, we still weren't sure quite how that was going to play out because it was like, man, if he actually just healthy with the nets, he's going to have all this freedom on these cuts with all these other dudes around him, like your life will actually be pretty fucking easy, man. And you're out of Philly, you're not the number one pick there. And to think, what could have happened, like what you would get indoors. Sabonis was available and on eBay for three months. And I remember talking to you about, I thought, if you got to sell on Simmons last year before hard to pop up, just takes the bonus, figure it out for a year, at least he's an asset versus this declining asset. I think that Halliburton healed package was available. There was stuff that they could end up with. But I think they really believed in Simmons. You go back and read the stories from a year plus ago. And then that's why this guy's great. It'll only take a couple of weeks to wind them back into shape. Nobody seemed to be alarmed that he was living like in England in LA and didn't seem very interested in playing basketball during his sabbatical. Clutch dropping him was the final ignominy of the whole thing, right? Even clutch is like, we're out. Okay, but that was after they like, I remember that summer, and it was like, he's never playing for Philly again. Yeah, when I was like, okay. And then I remember even going like, oh, cool. He didn't go. He didn't go back injury. Mysterious, although it isn't a mysterious back injury because it's happening again, which is what teams always fear. And it's like, no, no, no, no. It's just like mental well-being, and I was like, oh, okay. At one point, there's some nice stuff. There was some impingement, there was some soreness, just seeing the heart and being thing look right in spacing and what it means being able to do and probably wouldn't an MVP. And you're like, you got lucky at the right time because all Kyrie had to do was play. And harden would have been more into it, and I don't blame hard. Like, I don't love guys just going ham and a suck now for a while. Trying to get out of here. But I don't blame harden forever going like, oh, so what's the deal with this team? Well, the flip
The Ray & Dregs Hockey Podcast
"a year plus ago" Discussed on The Ray & Dregs Hockey Podcast
"It was pretty close to a rebuild, but there was fan surveys and ownership and management meetings about it. And that ended up with a four year member. It was right down to the wire. It was right before the free agent period that malkin signed, and that chance is gone. And so now you have to wait out these contracts to see what you can get out of them, but also what can you bring in, like, what can you fit in the cap? To help them be better. What is it? How much is it? Are you going to do something about a goalie like that? I don't see a scenario where Tristan jarry's back. I do wonder if the next thing we're going to hear on a Pittsburgh is a complete reshuffling of everything of the front office of the management, I wonder if that's the first thing we hear. Crosby retired a penguin. I know. We have to think about it, but I remember mentioning this a year plus ago, right? Because honestly, because of what you just said, the direction of the organization where they embracing a renovation, all of those things, it was conceivable. There were discussions about whether or not they considered to do what the fan base would consider to be unthinkable, but I don't know. Chase and other cheesy to think this, but isn't there a way that you go cheese wouldn't him and Nate McKinnon be fun to watch on the scene? But then I go, but then when I see that, I'm like, well, that's just fantasy because it's Sid gonna play anytime soon for a $1 million? No, no. Wherever he's been the most underpaid guy in the game. Forever, yes. And Pittsburgh's lucky, they are, I hope the people there understand that, you know, when they talk about Crosby of all the commitment and dedication he's given to the penguins, but he's also left buckets of money on the team.
Thinking Crypto News & Interviews
"a year plus ago" Discussed on Thinking Crypto News & Interviews
"Could happen. I'm not saying it will happen, but it certainly could happen. What if they said, you know, your cash no longer works? Only CBDCs work. It's kind of what they did in India with oddar, right? They basically said, your money no good. It's not good. So you got to use this digital system and we can control it. Now, India hasn't gone so far down the dystopian nightmare yet that aadhaar is still pretty well received by the Indian community, but there was a period of time where it was pretty ugly, right? People who were living in a cash world couldn't spend their money. They had to convert it somehow into the digital form. So I do worry that we're running down this path. And in fact, miss Lagarde, this morning. Said, they're going to get there by October. And anyone who thinks this isn't a plan is just missing the plot. This is absolutely a plan. This is absolutely a response. Now think about this. This is 14 years in the making, right? Bitcoin was created 14 years ago. The first 5, 6 years, first they ignore you. A bunch of nerds and geeks plant their magic Internet money. I don't even know how it works. I don't care. Well, then they laugh at you. So 2016 to 21. It's like, ha ha ha, a bunch of nerds and geeks, you know, a couple $1 billion. Whatever. Well then they fight you. So rather than they fight you face. And then I fight you face kind of started a year plus ago. Working on this construct of how to fight back against a true decentralized system for a while. And I think the fight is about to get ugly. Honestly. Yeah, I mean, we're just seeing enforcement actions coming from multiple government agencies, certainly coordinated. Let's jump back to the fed real quick because a lot of eyes are on the fed, will they pivot or will they continue to pain and continue to raise rates? What's your outlook? I know it's a hard thing to predict or, you know? It is. What is hard to predict? And yet when I think about what they're doing, it makes some sense and the collateral damage, if their intent is to do what I think their intent is to do, then you're okay with that. I don't think my personal opinion, I don't think they anticipated what was going to happen with SVB, but let's talk about that. So from basically 2010, or 2009, really, to 2000 21, you basically had a decade of a little over a decade of zero interest rates. Were we really in financial crisis for a decade? No. I mean, you could argue that by 2013, everything was back to normal post global financial crisis. But the problem that was trying to be solved was not the regular folks. It wasn't the regular economy. It was the fact that the banking system had been hollowed out. The banking system, the real global financial crisis, was bad, right? I mean, banks made really bad loans to nonexistent properties in some cases or to sliced and dice securities that weren't money good that never triple a and they vaporized. Most of their equity. Okay? So that was a real crisis. So the reason they cut interest rates to zero was you basically say, okay, banks, now you can pay your depositor zero.
Pray the Word with David Platt
"a year plus ago" Discussed on Pray the Word with David Platt
"Hey, I want to personally invite you to this year's secret church. We're going to learn about and pray for the church specifically in Iran, and we're going to go word for word through the book of Jonah, and as I've been studying this book, I can not wait to dive into it with you. Most people just know it's a story about a fish swallowing a man, but it is so much more than that. And it contains shocking relevance to our lives and the world around us today. So I hope you'll join us, invite your family, Friends, small group, church to be a part of it, so make sure to register today. Radical dot net slash secret church. Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from radical .NET. John chapter 13 verse 7. Jesus answered him. What I am doing, you do not understand now. But afterward, you will understand this first has meant so much to me over recent years amidst challenges and trials of various kinds to use language from first Peter. And I just want to encourage you with it today, especially if you were walking through challenge trial in your life. In any way, this picture of Jesus washing his disciples feet and Simon Peter sang. You're in a wash my feet and he's resisting what Jesus is wanting to do in his life. And she just looks at him and says, what I am doing, you don't understand now, but afterward, you will understand. And there was a moment. I was a year plus ago, and I was walking through something in an older brother in Christ, I passed her for decades who I respect deeply. I was sharing with him some of the struggles that I was walking through and he looked at me and he just quoted this verse and he said, David, you don't understand now what God is doing. But afterward, one day, you will understand. I was talking to another pastor friend later that exact same day who said something very similar. He'd been studying heaven and he said David I just don't think based on what the Bible teaches about who God is, what heaven is like, that we're going to get there one day and God's going to say to us, you know that trial, that difficulty, that challenge you walk through. Yeah, I don't know what that was about. No. And one day, we're going to understand that God was working in ways we couldn't see and didn't understand. But all throughout that challenge and trial, he was faithful, and he was wise. He was loving toward you. And so I just want to encourage you with that today amidst whatever you might be walking through that you don't understand now. One day, you will understand. And you will see in a much clearer way than you see now that God is in control and God is good, and he's loving, and he's wise, and he is always working for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose. God, I just pray that over people who were walking through challenges right now in their lives, I pray that they would hear you by your spirit, speaking, encouraging truth over them right now that though they don't understand now one day they will understand. God we praise you that you see all things. You see and know how all things are working together. You are the one who is working them together for our good and for your glory. How do we trust you? We love you. We worship you. And we wait for that day. Confident that you're working in this day. And we wait for that day when we will understand confident that you are working in this day when we don't understand guys pray that you would encourage hearts right now with that truth and God even as we are encouraged by that. We pray for people who don't know that kind of confidence because they don't know you that don't know Jesus that we pray for the aurora people of Pakistan. Hundreds of thousands of them no known followers of Jesus, no access to the gospel right now, a God please cause the good news of your grace of your sovereign love and power and wisdom to spread to the aurora people of Pakistan. That they might be brought in to this family of those who will one day understand how you were working all things together for their good for the good of every nation tribe and tongue in people to know your Salvation go bring it about we pray. Because of the aurora people to know your love, your wisdom and your grace, even as we do as we read John 13 7. In Jesus name we pray all of this, amen..
The Crossover NBA Show with Chris Mannix
"a year plus ago" Discussed on The Crossover NBA Show with Chris Mannix
"Just step back for a minute on this? Because I see a lot of backlash to the Westbrook backlash and I get it. You know, people are saying, listen, don't put this all on Russ. Of course, in the most literal sense, people who are trying to defend Russ honor or feel bad for him. In the most literal sense, you are correct. But Westbrook's performance is his performance, right? Like no one should absolve him of the way he's playing or just where he is at the stage of his career. But yeah, it's an organizational decision and he's not the only problem they have obviously. We've addressed some of those other problems shooting defense, whatever. But it is the organization that decided to trade for him. A year ago, a year plus ago. And they get some point. I'm curious to see if the frustration and the backlash and the criticism shifts from Westbrook to the person who is responsible for making that decision and that's rob pelinka. Rob pelinka, it was revealed that a couple of weeks got an extension through 2026, listen, sometimes teams will, you know, proactively extend their top basketball executive. Reward them for great work, maybe. You do it early, or you want to prevent losing them to another team. Neither of those factors is at work here. I can say safely. So I don't know what the incentive or the motivation is other than, again, what was reported was, well, they wanted his term to align with darvin ham's new contract so that you've got the stability of front office and coach. No, I'm sorry. I somewhat get that. But no, not when the person who is running the front office has as shaky of a record as this one has. And I mean, look, it's not just the Westbrook trade, which everybody in the league knew was bad at the time that the Lakers made it. Nobody agreed with this move for the Lakers. No one. It's also that going back multiple years here, we've seen time and time again. Rob plinko deconstructed the roster that won the championship. He and Magic Johnson failed to get shooting their first time out, then they got shooting, then they got rid of shooting and they haven't recovered and gotten more shooting again since I say they, but Lincoln and staff obviously magic has moved on, although he still is an adviser to Genie bus, unofficially. Rob plinko got nothing done of value this summer. He didn't unload Westbrook this summer. He overvalued Taylor Horton Tucker and kept him what he could have gotten Kyle Lowry for him season and a half two seasons ago whenever that was.
SI Boxing with Chris Mannix
"a year plus ago" Discussed on SI Boxing with Chris Mannix
"All right, finally, on the undercard of this show is what I think is going to be the best fight of the show. 440 pound champion going up against Blair, the flair cobbs in a welterweight fight, Sergio. This is exactly what an undercard fight should look like. You've got a crossroads fight between two guys over the age of 30 who are looking to get back in contention. Both these guys coming off knockout losses for hooker, it was a year plus ago against Virgil Ortiz for Blair cobbs, more recently, against Alexis Rocha, the winner will get right back into the welterweight picture for a big fight. The loser probably done as a high level fighter or at least a contender in the 147 pound division. What do you think of this fight? No, not probably. They are. They are because they realize not only especially if they lose by another knockout. Yeah. There's phases in a fighter's career and they're in their 30s already. They already experience what it's like to fight a formidable opponent. It's not even championship level. Alexis Rocher wasn't a championship fighter yet, but he got, it was a hell of a fight, Blair cobbs, he put on a good show, there were the main event, but he came up short and got stopped by a guy that has been proven himself on the championship level either. So you already got stopped by someone that's not that was hooker, at least got stopped by champions. He has amateur pedigree. He's already picked up a strap, and he's only lost to really hard punches. Ramirez a beast, you know? So Virgil Ortiz, a future beast, and he's proved that on the championship level 'cause he's been former champions Ortiz has. So that's why I got a favorite Maurice hooker in this fight. The technique, the long jab, the 80 inch span in order to get past that. And then the body shots for a tall fighter. Very good body. Excellent body punching. Yeah, I just think it's gonna be too much for our flare. A Blair flair because cobbs has a bad, a bad thing about leaving this chin up. And it cost him with Rocha. You know, once the fight starts getting into the later rounds, his technique goes out the window and it's gonna catch him in this fight as well.
Bloomberg Radio New York
"a year plus ago" Discussed on Bloomberg Radio New York
"A warning not a precedent As which is frankly what I think you're going to have to do something to re anchor inflation expectations but it's quite likely that getting only up to neutral or a little past neutral which is what the fed is basically confirmed that going to do may be enough I think there's a risk that summers and play chart and permit are right about this But I still think that there's enough differences in terms of inflation expectations labor markets and so on Versus the 70s that the inflation will come down Adam and I point not that long ago when you and I would talk about the dangers of deflation you said they shouldn't be using a 2% target They should move it up to three or even north of three Now I hear some people saying we should do that for a somewhat different reason which is basically it's changed the curve so we can meet our goals What do you think about the suggestion we should have like a 4% target for inflation In the abstract I in the past would have been in favor of a 4% inflation target but I've learned something I think we've all learned some things through this episode that even when you're coming out of secular stagnation David orient you're coming out of a very low inflation environment People still hate information And not only do they hate it there is still room for momentum I think even though I was among those a year plus ago saying inflation could come and hire an fed things I didn't expect to get this high And so I do think there's reason that I would say 3% up 4% Also because if you look like you're doing it just to make an excuse and define deviancy down essentially and say okay this is the pleasure rate we now have That would be bad for the fed's credibility which would have real effects That said as you and I've talked about previously David and many other gifts of yours in this program talk about there are risks having inflation be too low And the 2% target is too low And so if we could stop this disinflation at roughly 3% I think that would be a good compromise And but that would require Congress approving either explicitly or implicitly that the fed recess the target at three and I'm not sure that will happen But it would be okay assuming that they have to do a very serious 300 basis points from here set a rate hikes independent whatever costs are Including to the equity markets Then I think it would be credible to maintain the 3% rather than 2% target Adam as always this is terribly helpful Thank you so much for being with us It's just Adam posen He's the president of the Peterson institute Coming.
The Crossover NBA Show with Chris Mannix
"a year plus ago" Discussed on The Crossover NBA Show with Chris Mannix
"Up Taylor Horton Tucker and a deal that would have brought Kyle Lowry back at the trade deadline a year plus ago, which I think the Lakers would be in a better position for right now. But and Lakers fans hate to hear me say this, but magic overpaid for Anthony Davis. He did. I know they want a championship, and that's great. You can't take that away. Banner number 17 is up in the rafters at fake Staples, crypto dot com, whatever you want to call it right now. Because of Anthony Davis. He was brilliant in the bubble. So I get it. But Howard, that team had the pelicans over a barrel. Like, Anthony Davis had made it completely clear he didn't want to go anywhere, but Los Angeles. I don't think Lakers need to give up all that they gave up to get day of, and because of that, it left them a little short on capitol to make other deals. More flexibility to do other things down the line. That to me was a sign of an inexperienced executive. Yeah, you got your man, but you gave up everything to go and get him. And I think that is part of the reason the Lakers in this predicament right now. I just, I can't believe he still has a voice in all this. I can't believe that I can't believe that organization. Like, it's magic. It's rob Polanco, who should be the final say, rob polanka. It's kirtland Linda rambus for some reason. Genie bust at the top, like there's so many voices and cooks in the kitchen that I don't know who's got the most influence at this point. I wrote at the time that the Anthony Davis trade was made and I'll say it again now. The Lakers won the trade and lost the negotiation. It was both things. If you get the best player fine, you won the trade. You won a championship too, so you can now, you could say that everything is justified. Everything's vindicated. But it's not really the case. You overpaid for him at a time that as you just said, they had all the leverage in the world. The pelican should have had no leverage whatsoever. Anthony Davis was a walk away free agent who wanted one team and one team only. So that should have meant that the pelicans had no leverage and the Lakers should have had all the leverage and instead they gave up absolutely everything picks up the wazoo multiple good players, including Brandon Ingram who becomes an all star and Lonzo Ball and Josh Hart, who is really good for the pelicans, has now been really, really good for the blazers..
Creatively Christian
"a year plus ago" Discussed on Creatively Christian
"And i'm doing so much sometimes actually after turn people down. That's that's a good place to be. And in riley kinda miraculously and i'm using that word in the christian sense to go that for it to happen as quickly as it has for you you know for you to say hey. At a year ago or a year plus ago. I wasn't even doing this right. I wasn't on anything for anybody. So i mean that really does show god's blessing on you and really it shows your dedication to your work and your crafts in that you have a skill matt craft so you're using your gifts for god and he's blessing in that. I'm really really excited to see it. And i'm looking forward to seeing what's coming as well So speaking of what's coming you have kind of any any projects on the horizon. That's really super excited about or that. You'd like to tease anybody or mention at this time. Yes let like it says in my bio on. I'm an aspiring novelist. And i do have a high fantasy project that's in the works And i hope it's going to be very unique like it's gonna play on some of the tropes of high fantasy and so it's going to have that high fantasy feel that i love but i think it in terms of the characters and some where the story is going. I think it's going to have a really unique feel and it's really going to talk a lot about some issues that are current and even some like some especially Christian oriented issues it. It's going to have that that kind of undercurrent where if like if if you're a christian you're going to read this and see something like. Oh yeah. I know exactly what he's talking. 'cause i kinda i kinda take my cue from from tolkien on that. We're like he doesn't in his fantasy world of middle earth. There's nothing explicitly like christian about it. But when you look at like the themes that he's leaving in and some of the imagery you're like. Oh yeah like a has a christian reading lord of the rings you get it that that some other people you know or nonbelievers reading lord of the rings. Sometimes they don't get. I also like an while i love fantasy does like i fell in love with the lord of the rings when i was thirteen around the time that peter jackson movies were coming out. I went and bought a backs of the trilogy. And i just devoured but my first love is actually science fiction. I read michael crichton jurassic park. When i think i was in the fourth grade which why how i wouldn't recommend jurassic park is a very adults book but some reason it didn't harm me in any way. But i i read jurassic park and his sequel loss world when i was in fourth grade. And that's actually. When i knew that whatever i did in life i wanted to have writing be apart of it as a kid. I was into dinosaurs like wow. You can make a living writing a book where dinosaurs chase any people you know. So i'd like that that's amazing so i definitely have some science fiction. Projects on the horizon including the one. I mentioned which is kind of creative nonfiction but incorporates sci-fi stop including dinosaurs are very cool very cool. That one sounds super interesting as well. I'm excited. I'm excited for both of these. So i wanna kinda seeing if we can get some more by star listeners in our watchers if you had to go back a year or two years ago at a younger thomas who was kind of sitting in dreaming maybe on that beach you know about being a writer..
Swing Left - How We Win
"a year plus ago" Discussed on Swing Left - How We Win
"Twenty twenty was a test case of how important this work is. How important voter education is. How important voter mobilization is people are just going to have to redouble their efforts. Welcome to episode eighty seven of how we win all over the country people doing extraordinary things. We're giving you the tools you need to make a difference right now. We don't agonize organize we won some battles but we've still got more work to do. Our voting rights are under attack. The for the people act is in the senate but the filibuster stands in the way of its passing. how do we fight back against the biggest voter suppression campaign. Since the reconstruction mother jones reporter and voting rights expert ari bourbon returns to skoda. Give us some historical context. And help us figure out what we can do. Without i'm steven pearson mariah graven and this is how we win. I can't wait for people to hear our conversation with our old friend of our podcast ari. Berman is good. It's a good conversation. It gets a little dark. Well i you know what i say i said. Afterwards steve walked away feeling feeling hopeful and good about things so we must have turned it around. I'm always in the republicans. Put us in a dark place but we reverse it. I'll tell you one thing that actually did. I don't know if it made me hopeful but it puts some good context to where we are last time we talked to him was in april of last year. And we were in yes lifetime ago and we were in such a dark place and even with all the problems that we're having right now with Our own democratic senators that we wished were You know in favor of abolishing the filibuster and helping us more and not blocking things. I mansion high cinema swim talking about specifically And how difficult it is to get the slow fricken deliberative body of the senate to take action that we need. God you know. I just think about the feeling we had after the election before the georgia special election. When we really didn't win a couple of those senate seats that we're really hoping we were gonna win and and it looked really dark like it was exciting that we won the presidency. But without the senate what was mitch. Mcconnell gonna do that gavel still in his hand and To be reminded the dark place. We were in a year plus ago and now where we are still fighting. It's not easy. It's a slog but it did give me some context. We've got Tips on how to how to do that. And some important. Historical contexts from ari So we're gonna put everybody to work by the end of this. Podcasts get ready. That's right good there we go. There's some optimism mariah.
The Bower Show Podcast
"a year plus ago" Discussed on The Bower Show Podcast
"Match all that much. I didn't like it coming in tickets to me. The match should have been coding. because that's where the rava restarted so bringing in a go go into the spot thought was. Let's try get him a little bit of you. Know a little bit of a buzz off of wrestling with cody. And like you said he can go for the first five minutes in those are well scripted. Out cody planned out his matches in their entirety But there's times especially when you're working for life prayed yet to make adjustments. I think this mesh showcase that ago goes not ready to make those on the fly adjustments. You know where guys calling it in the ring Was like he sees other magical. The goes like yeah. He looks the part. You can do some things but then like a kidney punches finisher like that's where we're going with like that's really hard to sell to a crowd in this whole this whole match at no point that you feel like cody was actually in danger of losing. Its and that's what you do. You're trying to build up a nurse up. Il is create tension that eur euro can lose as sammy is ramming messy boy. Jerry sags is hood into the steel post of bed. Wow not a big fan of the nasty boys Of the armpit spots that he hates figures but was just beat the crap out of them next match for the eight of you. Tnt championship miro defendant against lance archer. We both had mirror mirror did get the victory physical match defined both of their styles. Really well. I was surprised that they had archer pass out to muros game over submission. Hold a solid match. Dr trae mean it is what you would expect from two behemoths in merrill charter Your thoughts here mayor defeating lance archer to retain the awt title. I thought it was a pretty good. Big members is big massive and mirrors very athletic lance orchestra israelis. Letting so you get the power a little bit of lettuce system so i thought it came off pretty well but i'm with i'm now. I am burnt out on the pass out finishes for baby faces like it's okay if guys have that every now and then or hey. Let's hit him with a different mood. Like an actual move is three seconds to get a pit like at times it feels like wrestling has forgot that. It's okay to make a mistake in get caught and losing three seconds like we have to come these creative finishes where the he'll look strong. The baby face look strong. Nobody looks back. Coming out of the mac. I mean really of mirror had caught him with a with the patented sidekicks does out of nowhere in the three cow. Visiting going Has a crappy finch. We'd be like. Oh wow that came out of nowhere but it looked good. It made sense i. I'm just over. Pass out benegas. I guess now in professional wrestling it's protects the other star right. I mean that's what you're doing. Basically you're showing showing the heart that no matter what i'm not going to submit my body just gives out you know but you see it so much. Now it's kinda lost the point that you go back to brenton stone cold you know wrestlemainia that that was really the first big ties. We've seen that happen and then. Wb protected that type of finish for year and say the for big moments. This was you know a match on the middle of the card for the mid card title and reuse that spot it just. It just didn't feel like the right spot for that benefit. Do you think that this is what they're trying to do with miro. Though because they they did have darby. Pass out to the game over as well. Yeah i mean you're trying to make mirrow look strong dot hurt your baby faces at the same time but after a while it's kinda like if it happens all the time. Is it really that great. I mean the iron sheik who patented the clutch guys. Didn't tap our guys in pass out with the sheet. They tapped out. You look at scott steiner. When senator kleiner which would be maybe the worst camel clutch in the history of wrestling guys typically didn't pass out they tapped out. It's okay for a guy to tap out or get caught with a quick pin or your quick move the pass out of happens. All the time loses its luster. You know that's just my that's my point on it Next match here was carl she to defending the awa women's world championship against number baker. Dr train i both had baker and bert baker did win and became the new awa. Women's world champion I thought the match was okay. It had parts of flowed really well and spots did not has been a long time coming for doctor bert. Bakker should who should have been the awa women's world champion like a year plus ago. I know she had her injury but I don't know if they were waiting for the fans to come back. But i i've always felt like since nearly day one of w dot trooper should be the awa women's world champion and now she is so we've a new women's champion after caro to held the title for over a year your thoughts as bigger cheetah. Thought it was a good match. I mean i like the div in real maj was probably better matt agreed but i think the excitement level the anticipation. I think everybody that building was waiting for brit to get the win. And it it's weird. You mentioned like i think you know. Maybe they're holding off for the crowd back. She's a he'll but she got kind of a pop where she won like the crowd was amped up for. Because it's something fresh something different. The women's division. You know she does a great champion but you know outside of nyla nairobi row. She'd never really had that strong challenges that you felt that she was danger against losing against You know britt was the first one outside of nihilo where you're man this could be in. We've all been sitting around loving what brit been doing the last year and a half. It's just great to finally come off because now you can start building up your baby-faced faith women and division. Because nobody in out promo breaker. So she's going to generate a lot of eat. We're gonna make fans want to roofer hoover. She's up. I guess as way build up the rest of your roster is this the turning point for data women's division. You think i'm hoping it is. I mean plus. And i'm sure we'll we'll get into a little later. You've got a couple of other women who have become on the free agent market that have that have eighty w snatched up with for that division as well But you guys aren't really met depth and having somebody like brits you know we've seen in the past you know shayna on eric see you could dominate. He'll female champion and you can make your baby faces look strong By running them up against her. So i think it's a good move very w to help them build some depth Next metro was sting. Darby allin taken on scorpio sky and even page. We both had singing. Darby allin singing. Dr beyond didn't get the victory Sting looked great for a man in his sixties who has arrested in six years darby carry the match rightfully so and this was a good spot to also showcase scorpio. Sky nathan page. I was happy for all four men. Get the spot on the double or nothing. Card futures brian. W with guys like darby scorpio. Sky ethan page sting has really helped. Darby become a star. That's something that is often forgotten. When you put her a veteran with young star you know you kind of forget like oh is the rub really working here and the sting darby combination may be the best. I've ever seen in professional wrestling from veteran to a young star standpoint or at least in some time overall i know the big thing was that sting look fantastic. But but he did. Don't get me wrong but But when you watch the match. Because i watched it like a day or two after it actually aired and i read it. Everybody was going nuts for him. I watched the match. I thought he wrestled for fifteen twenty minutes and he rustled for maybe five to seven minutes. it was great to see. Don't get me wrong but I don't wanna see a six year old man russ law that much so the spot was fine. He did look a lot better than he did in any of his matches in w e stinging. darby allin. victory dr trays. We throw it back with sting wrestling in two thousand twenty one. So you know. I was thinking about this. The other night with this match was was to happen. You know when we have guys who have long off and then come back. Typically they wrestle somebody they know or somebody.
Majority 54
"a year plus ago" Discussed on Majority 54
"This week and misinformation we are going to talk about a covert nineteen particularly this. This claim that has been on the national stage since the beginning which is that. The virus originated in a chinese lab and not through a wet market There's been some news this week. It seems like some prominent scientists have been calling on the biden administration all their health experts to reopen or at least leave open the possibility that disclaim that it was born in in a lab in china That that that might be some credibility to that or at least plausible What should we make of this given that if we're being honest like that claim that was born in chinese lab was widely ridiculed. I think on the left in among the media like is this a dangerous point where we should probably take a step back and say hey like we to examine how we got to the point. Where so many of us box ourselves into corners on this this is a really interesting misinformation segment right because this is us revisiting what we thought was misinformation and saying maybe it wasn't misinformation and so isaac you report things for a living. How do you approach like do i give credence to this. Is this real. How should we urge the sort of thing. So i i should start by saying i know nothing about the origins of the virus. Or how any of that stuff works. I it's hard enough for me to keep up with politics. claim to know anything about epidemiology overall. Aji a but in general. I think that this is what happened. Here is that there were a year ago. You're plus people who wanted to push this story line and they had some scraps of basis for it but for them to say now that they knew all along is also not Honest right Is that. They wanted it to be true a year plus ago. Now they're seeing evidence that maybe there's more to look into a as a reporter. I think there was too much of reporters people who were supposed to be analytic about this dismissing it as completely wrong just because there were people who were pushing it for their own agenda thing that the way a report that at the time could have been. We don't know the answers here. There's a lot that's unknown but we do that. This is one idea that's out there. It's an idea that's being pushed by really have a lot of evidence of true and that's hard in. The coronavirus overall has been really hard for reporters to cover in a way that builds trust with readers because the situation has just been changing so rapidly and the information from the people who do theoretically know what they're talking about changes around. Oh well don't don't touch your vegetables okay. Well you can do that. You know all these things and now the mask guidance from the cdc was lifted all of a sudden people are walking around outside without their masks on a lot of people Feel weird abandoned So what does that mean that. We should have never been wearing masks now. It means that the the science changed chain. More people got vaccinated and we have to just keep with it and hope that people can trust it. The situation is changing. What it reminds me of actually is about two weeks before the lockdown in a before lockdown last year so like toward the end of february. I was in new york. And i did stephanie rule. Show on msnbc. And i can't remember the name of the gentleman the doctor who receded to my left. But i remember this moment where he started talking about where things were headed and it was like you know if you remember that time whether you were like doing a hit on. Msnbc or sitting around your kitchen table talking to people like the news was coming so fast and the informed opinions. Were coming so quickly. That it was genuinely shocking. What was happening. And i remember there was this or he was explaining what was going to happen. And stephanie rule. And i looked at each other off camera like almost forgetting that we were like making television show because what he was saying was so frightening and we're just like holy crap right and then they kicked back to me and it was sort of what the politics of this and what i said at the time that i think applies here was i said look. I no idea what's going to happen. But this is why president telling the truth about stuff matters because i said if in two weeks and when i said this i thought this was a crazy thing to say. I said if in two weeks the president needs to come out and say we have to shutdown chicago. It would help if someone who had been lying about everything so that people would take that order seriously right well now. We know what happened. Which is he didn't shut enough stuff down and everything else. But now i'm reminded of like how important it is that we have a president who has a reputation for telling the truth because whatever. The conclusion of this investigation is there will be just a lot. More people who win biden says this is what we think happened will go. That's probably what happened. Then because he hasn't been lying about everything every day for years and years and years right the scientists who wrote this letter in the journal science are not saying that the lab leak theory is the likely scenario. They're just saying it is a plausible theory right now. It has not been knocked down. Just as animal to human theory has not been proven or not down. Either and part of the issue that we're dealing with is that the chinese government is not cooperate with investigations here. and so. that's that's that's what we're dealing with the end until unless they truly open up and provide real access to public health experts. We're just gonna have to deal with uncertainty and so it is just as wrong to say that that lavishly theory is impossible as it is to say that it is likely or the only scenario from which virus emerged having two meals. So there's a question of what matters and what doesn't matter about the threat like it matters to find out how the virus originated Because if it was a leak from lab like let's get more security on labs that are doing this if it was about wet markets. Let's figure out what to do with whatever it is like that but doesn't matter is like it doesn't change the fact that in america and around the world at the response to the pandemic was almost universally terrible And that hundreds of thousands of people died in america and more around the world because governments didn't get it right and there is an element of people talking about this which is meant to say. Let's just talk about this fun interesting thing and not think about all those people died and not focus on all the things that are part of this and actually yes. Let's talk about If there are new security measures that need to be put in place in labs true but let's also talk about what needs to be done so that should there be another outbreak of something that comes from a lab or wet market from anything that we have the piece by set that we have all of those things that we found out that america was not ready for and that our government knows something to to do about it. 'cause that's that's really what i think at least as big if not bigger question of.
WFAN Sports Radio_FM
"a year plus ago" Discussed on WFAN Sports Radio_FM
"Oh, Adam feeling with a touchdown he has to and the Vikings have taken a 19. 13 lead. You know, I think he's had a good year. Um, you know, it's unfortunate that you know we couldn't do a little bit better, and when a few more games so he could showcase himself even more. I don't believe it. The most amazing, sensational, dramatic heart rending. It's d A's top story. He goes, It's your cold Open. That, of course, was the great Paul Allen on Vikings radio. And that's Adam feeling talking about his quarterback? You know when, frankly, I'm looking at Kirk cousins and the only thing I can see where I'm going to say advantage. Cousins over Jimmy G is durability that cousins has played. Every game of the season essentially for the last five years last six years Availability is obviously huge at that position for the 40 Niners because Garoppolo just has not been durable or available, so okay advantage there, but In terms of being on the field. Can we really say that cousins is an upgrade or much of it upgrade? I would say no. Maybe slightly because we've seen cousins have a couple of games where all right, he can sling it and cousins did go down to New Orleans and when a road playoff game Year plus ago and you know, Cousins had a couple of very solid seasons in Washington and has had a pretty good sees into Minnesota. He's thrown for more than 4000 yards. Two of the last three years with the Vikings. He had 4000 yards the three seasons before that. And those air good passing numbers in today's league. They're not great passing numbers in today's league. He had 30 touchdowns. Let this past season 35 them. In fact, it had 32 years before that. So he said the 30 touchdown mark two of the three years of Minnesota as well. That say, serviceable to good quarterback that the Vikings have had. But I really think that if.
WTOP
"a year plus ago" Discussed on WTOP
"With 20 D. C. Metro area. Medical centers. It's 11 41 President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, says he is working on the president's impeachment defense team. With 10 Republican members joining the effort. The House of Representatives voted last week to impeach President Trump a second time charging him with inciting supporters to storm the U. S. Capitol. Giuliani tells ABC News. He is prepared to argue that the president's claim of widespread voter fraud did not constitute incitement to violence because, he says, The widely debunked claims are true political White House correspondent Anita Kumar joined W. T. O. P S. Dimitri and Michelle on the night of the impeachment. We never thought we would be here a second impeachment. You know what's really striking to me from the White House is the president really hasn't pushed back that much. When we saw the first impeachment a year plus ago, we saw a team of lawyers, a media strategy. We saw people out on TV trying to defend the president. We didn't see that this time. Time. There's only a few days left in. The president feels like it doesn't really matter. At this point. In terms of he's going to finish out his term. Have you had an opportunity to call around a little bit and get a sense of how he's feeling? You know, he's been feeling what he's been feeling. I think for the past week, which is he does not feel like what happened was his fault. He's tried now three times to come out publicly and say something about the protest. And what he's finding is that his aides and his allies are thinking that it's just not enough. There are many, many people who blame him for what happened and it's not just Democrats. It's a lot of Republicans and I think that that has been difficult for him to understand and realize tonight. He put out this video a third one now in the last week because there were more people saying, You've got to take another step. You've got to take another crack at this. And try to talk about this a little bit more. There is a fairly modern buzzword called decoupling typically used to describe the end of a relationship. Is the GOP trying to decouple from Donald Trump. Now, well, you know, it's interesting because I think you are seeing more and more people. More more Republicans feeling that they can part ways with him because as soon as he leaves office, he's gonna lose that influence. Every president when they leave office loses some influence. History shows us that so I think that they are thinking that now we don't know what he's still thinking about 2024 remember, he hinted that he was gonna run. Think a lot of people think that's not gonna happen. But the problem really isn't Donald Trump. It's that 75 million people voted for him. And for Republicans, the problem is, they still want to appeal to all of those Americans. Across the country, so while they might want to part ways with Donald Trump, they don't want to part ways with his supporters. Political White House correspondent and associate editor Anita Kumar on Skype Still ahead on w T. O p a multi million dollar settlement in the heat stroke death of a University of Maryland football player sports is next. It's 11 44. If you came across someone struggling with hunger, how would you recognize them? Would you.
Good Seats Still Available
"a year plus ago" Discussed on Good Seats Still Available
"I wanna say halcyon days but yes resources. I think that's the better word right. You're traveling with the team. You're going around other complete. You're you're covering this team fulltime. And then some and writing expansive stories on a regular basis. I mean that's almost just short of a luxury these days. It seems well. I don't want to get to whistle on people. But when i worked at iraqi news and college it was very end of the hot days. We i'd die. Silver crave kite. Yes i heard of it but Yeah i i just remember doing. So that's and And When i walk into the denver post i can remember the very first pictures i had worked for. I worked for three years directly matt. Colorado isn't completely naive. When i walked into the newsroom at the denver post full-time Four days after graduating from college I i saw was Was a veteran reporter. Frank heroin wearing one of those visors. Remember those visors kind of plastic visors. Sure kim typing on a typewriter with carbon taper and And smoke throughout the room and it changed very quickly. We entered the computer age right after that. But i very very happy that i got a taste of those kind of front page Allusion to movie that there. Nobody leslie cats Member walter matthau whatever I was exposed to different figure. And i was very very proud to be part of it. in the transition the computer age but they travel the actual mechanics of covering ocoee team and traveling with major league teams. At the time was different you traveled with the team. The team had the plane tickets. And did you and your plane ticket new york. Seven and smoking section. I remember that and traveled with the team. Rode the bus with the hotel and they build the team for all of it. Saw the you were not ethically compromised at all but You travel with the team. And the one thing i can say. Tell young quarters now that they really miss out on getting to know the players getting to be around everybody got. I have friends from that. From that era to this day from actually. I haven't traveled with the team. Been a part of it and you're not a part of the team. But you're on the periphery and it's enjoyable. And i really enjoyed it when i did. What the nuggets after the rockets which the nuggets feed and very much enjoyed that too nets you wrote on. I was on a pm cycle for much of meeting. The i could like file next morning. I was traveling with. The team. Is just a very very enjoyable experience and one that i still to this day. Our pal john. Sterling was on the show year plus ago yankee broadcaster grain. Aba guy and what guy and stuff he he recounted you know his some of its net stays for example. I mean you almost felt like an extended member of the team. Which i kind of. I remember conversation correctly kind of cut both ways..