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Lifelong Democrat who believes in equality. Avid reader & news junkie, except when turning it off to unlug. Spent career in financial services distribution. Managing Editor of advisorsquawk.com & author of the On Wholesaling column & podcast host in 2024.

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Who is watching the UEFA finals? I'm hoping for a win by England. It's been a long time since they've won anything. Big sports week for the UK.

@rickhavoc.bsky.social & @bretbatson.bsky.social it's great to see you both.

Hey Bluesky, my apologies for the extended absence. Work life has gotten in the way. I hope everyone is well.

Jill and I took Teddi to the dog park this morning. She really seems to enjoy running around and exploring her environment. Whippets love to run. She is like a mini greyhound.

This kind of came out of left field. Assange Agrees to Plead Guilty in Exchange for Release, Ending Standoff With U.S. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/u...

Assange Agrees to Plead Guilty in Exchange for Release, Ending Standoff With U.S.www.nytimes.com Barring last-minute snags, the deal would bring to an end a prolonged battle that began after the WikiLeaks founder became alternately celebrated and reviled for revealing state secrets in the 2010s.

This is a free read. How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safety www.nytimes.com/2024/06/22/t...

How Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Failed Children on Safetywww.nytimes.com The C.E.O. and his team drove Meta’s efforts to capture young users and misled the public about the risks, lawsuits by state attorneys general say.

Today, I completed my 62nd trip around the sun. Sharing space with this little puppy is a wonderful way to spend my birthday.

Olbermann is on Bluesky!!! Life is good.

TRUMP ACTUALLY CALLS BIDEN “JOE BRIDE” in Milwaukee speech as campaign bosses LaCivita and Wiles reportedly panic ROGER STONE caught hinting Aileen Cannon will dismiss documents charges WILLIE MAYS dead, at 93 GET THE WEDNESDAY COUNTDOWN PODCAST: tinyurl.com/4ah4tybw

TRUMP CALLS BIDEN "JOE BRIDE"; And Willie Mays Passes - 6.19.24 - Countdown with Keith Olbermanntinyurl.com SERIES 2 EPISODE 196: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: Yesterday in Milwaukee the melting of Trump's brain reached - or at least neared - its completion. He called the ...

Teddi is trying to perfect her look as a baby kangaroo. Yeah, I know it's also called a Joey.

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President Biden’s campaign on Monday began its most aggressive effort to accurately describe Donald Trump a felon after largely avoiding the subject by introducing a new TV ad that focuses on Trump's criminal conviction.

Biden Campaign Factually Describes Trump as a Convicted Felonwww.nytimes.com Democrats have been urging the president to more forcefully attack Donald Trump after his felony conviction by a New York jury.

I saw one of these new Tesla vehicles today. They are more ugly in person than in the photos.

Before it's too late, I want to wish all the dad's on Bluesky a Happy Father's Day.

@laurenmeidasa.bsky.social Do you write for MeidasTouch.com?

Teddy decided to join me outside for a celebratory Father's Day cigar.

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Alex Jones was ordered to liquidate his personal assets Friday, as a bankruptcy judge was still considering forcing him to sell his far-right website InfoWars to begin paying the roughly $1.5 billion in damages he owes for claiming the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.

Alex Jones ordered to sell personal assets as InfoWars’ fate hangs in balancewww.washingtonpost.com Courts have awarded Sandy Hook families nearly $1.5 billion in damages against Jones, who used his platform to peddle conspiracies about the school shooting.

Here's a Teddi update for anyone interested: Teddi seems to believe that Jill and I are her personal play toys. And I guess we are in the canine world she resides. BTW, her foster family did a great job with crate training. Not so much with feeding her human food. But, it is what it is. 😀

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It is depressing when I look over an acct new to me, they seem interested & interesting-then come the “How dare the Jews” posts. Can everyone just try to imagine what they would want our govt to do if YOUR family members were hostages? Hate on Netanyahu, but leave peace loving Jewish ppl out of it.

Teddi Update: After spending most of the night under the covers of our bed, we are looking forward to a chill day. Hopefully, we can take a nice walk sometime this afternoon. But before then, Teddi decided to take a nap buried in some pillows.

Today was adoption day for Teddi. We are excited to have him home with us. And from the looks of it, Teddi seems to enjoy hanging with me.

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Hey, here's an idea: Let's create an investigative body within the Supreme Court that could look into ethics issues like Justice Alito's flags and Justice Thomas's secret trips, and report findings to Congress. There's a bill for that: goldman.house.gov/media/press-...

Congressman Dan Goldman Introduces ‘Supreme Court Ethics and Investigations Act’ to Restore Accountability and Transparency to the Supreme Court | Congressman Daniel Goldmangoldman.house.gov Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Hank Johnson (G...

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Bluesky and Mastodon users can now talk to each other with Bridgy Fed

Bluesky and Mastodon users can now talk to each other with Bridgy Fedtcrn.ch Bridgy Fed is one of the efforts aimed at connecting the fediverse with the web, Bluesky and, perhaps later, other networks like Nostr. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

I had an idea for a satire last night. The plan is to take a show like the Andy Griffith Show and/or Mayberry RFD & update the characters to present times where Andy, Floyd, Goober, Aunt Bee, etc. are all MAGAts. Of course, I've got no time to write it, but it kind of writes itself. Thoughts?

Meet the newest member of our family. Her name is Teddy, in honor of the movie Ted. Teddy is a Whippet mix and is very chill. We couldn't be more excited about her arrival.

Great read from Joyce Vance on Trump's conviction on 34 felonies. joycevance.substack.com/p/felon?utm_...

Felonjoycevance.substack.com Last night, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that what happened to him wasn’t a prosecution. He called it a persecution. He was wrong. It’s a conviction. Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. Amer...

This is a free article. Donald Trump, Felon www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/o...

Opinion | Donald Trump, Felonwww.nytimes.com The former president’s conviction in a New York criminal trial revealed, yet again, why he is unfit for office.

I came across this piece while I was putting together today's edition of Advisor Squawk. As I am a total cynic, especially when reading this kind of puff piece, I'm just going to leave it here. It's suffice to say, I think the author is full of sh!t. realinvestmentadvice.com/no-corporate...

No, Corporate Greed Is Not The Cause Of Inflation.realinvestmentadvice.com Is corporate greed the cause of inflation? Learn why blaming corporations for higher prices is a flawed argument.

@gbdhhehdhgd.bsky.social--Thanks for the follow. I am also a Corgi lover.

Who didn't see this coming? www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc...

Some employers are reluctant to hire college grads who attended pro-Palestinian protests, survey findswww-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org Some employers are reluctant to hire college grads who attended recent pro-Palestinian protests over fears they are liabilities, an Intelligent.com survey found.

Some people need not be given a forum to spew their hate and intolerance. Sometimes, STFU is all that can be said to haters. nypost.com/2024/05/22/s...

Michelle Beadle rips Harrison Butker over his controversial speech:...nypost.com Harrison Butker is facing more backlash for his controversial speech.