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Thanks Judd for making a complicated subject a little more human-sized. Hard to know just what changes might have prevented this from happening - fwiw Reddit has made some changes, seems more proactive re spreading of Covid misinformation, but doesn’t really seem amenable/easily adaptable to investor protection. Caveat emptor, as usual.

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Some reg folks made money on this. But the 1% with big bucks control the game. Every game. Not just financial markets.

Bannon said he wanted tear everything down and start a new world order. Should be interesting to see if the 1% money rescues him.

I know my grocery bill has gone haywire in the past few months and my gasoline bill makes my BP go up. Question to ponder...The regular guy feels the pinch in all of these "experiments" like Robinhood/Gamestop. The trickle down of the 1% losing money reappears as a hand in our wallets, methinks.

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If Bannon succeeds in tearing everything down, there won't be anything for the 1% to rescue him with. If the U.S. government collapses, the dollar collapses with it.

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You can bet your 401K YOU will. But I hold the 1% will land lightly upon their feet and be where they have been conspiring to be whether its dollars, gold or bit coi .

You want to buy some mountain top vistas in Florida? Bannon and ilk in the Federalist Society are selling you some.

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Bannon and the Federalists aren't working toward the same goal. The Federalists don't want to tear the system down, they just want to take it back to the days when the "right" people were the only ones to benefit from it.

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Right - my ex husband did well in a similar sitch that developed around Bed Bath & Beyond. And I guess he’s “reg folks,” as “reg” as anyone obsessed with trading stocks can be…

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One of my kids did as well. Pretty much hit his sell button when it topped.

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whoo, congrats Mama!!

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