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You’re spot on about the GOP in the early 2000s. We’ve been scammed by the GOP and the Democrats. I was scammed by the GOP for decades. CBDCs will be the final death blow to liberty. Both parties are authoritarian, just in different ways, and will use CBDCs for their particular flavor of tyranny. I feel like there is still some small chance it can be stopped.

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May 25, 2023Liked by Rudy Havenstein

Hey Rudy! if you're so smart why didn't you buy a bunch of out of the money $NVDA calls yesterday??

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May 25, 2023Liked by Rudy Havenstein

Also "bloody greedy!" https://youtu.be/WQYSOWEd8_w

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Nicely done.

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May 26, 2023Liked by Rudy Havenstein

The thread on how we got to Trump is interesting. As a former Democrat in California, our state paying Eric Holder's salary to challenge Trump legislation made me sick. Way back when, the entire Castro area in SF celebrated Bill Clinton's election & yet look at what he & Hillary did to the country. There's plenty of blame to pass around for the political class.

There are two things that I think are really important right now in my mind: making sure that CBDCs are not rolled out, either in the front door or the back door & making sure that lock downs never happen again. RICO laws and anti-trust laws need to be enforced now as the concentration of assets and resources into a smaller group of corporations and government continues.

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May 25, 2023Liked by Rudy Havenstein

Does the number 30 mean something after your political doom loop? (Loved that BTW - your ability to be concise is an art form). Matt Stoller’s story is something else too. Obama - what a disappointment - I owe my aunt an apology for always hating on him.

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Maybe in an alternate universe things are going well for USA USA USA.

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Hard for me to be sad for BB&B, having endured 5 years of Study Buddies in college awash in cucumber melon body spray that coats all that it touches.

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So many great posts here recalling how trump got elected. There is a great DVe Chappell video with similar observations. I voted for Trump the first time despite insights over his years in real estate partly because he spoke the truth and partly because I would not have voted for HRC with a gun in my back. And also immediately deflated when I saw the Goldman alumni all over. Oh to have a normal and likes me person tell the truth and cut through the oligarchy which has been created

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What are the other books, (not counting graphic novels) other than My Pet Goat are in the GWB presidential library? Four?

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