I’ve had repeated problems with Substack not accepting payments from me to various other “writers.” Payments always go through for some and never for others. There is an apparent correlation to the politics of the writer. Also I’m sure I’ve been on “the list” since I bought my first copy of Bill Cooper’s BEHOLD A PALE HORSE.
I know it looks a bit cheesy but I’ll recommend buymeacoffee again. Never had an issue with payments or receipts.
Godspeed Rudy, i used to think you were an amazing comedian (you still are) but everytime twitter bans you and you go long form over here on the stack. I am truly amazed at your research and knowledge of financial history. I will be unsubscribing from Grants Pub as there can be only one!!
Mar 17, 2023·edited Mar 17, 2023Liked by Rudy Havenstein
I will be subscribing - the site declined my card but will keep trying (does it take foreign credit cards?). Happy St Patrick’s day from Dublin!!
Not sure which I enjoy more - the writing - the memes or the music choices! Don’t know how you find the time - your memory must be the envy of the world.
"There’s no way that Biden and the Democratic Party was going to let any wealthy person in Silicon Valley lose a penny of their deposits, because it knows that it’s going to get huge campaign contributions in gratitude for the 2024 election."
Biden is a human vegetable, he didn't make any decision. Stop giving him agency. His job is to keep a chair warm and read teleprompters. I doubt he'll even be alive by 2024. Anybody notice the White House Youtube channel has gone all but silent?
They currently produce one video a week or so, they used to produce something like 5 a day just a few months ago. Something is going on. I think the time that is needed to get the hair sniffing corrupt weirdo coherent enough to stumble through a teleprompter speech is becoming so large, they just gave up on it. They need to move to CGI and deep fakes, that's what they were created for.
We would all be better off if monkeys were actually running the Fed, or pretty much everything in DC at this point.
I'm at whatever stages happen after outrage. Well beyond in fact.
All I want to do now is escape to a virtual realty machine a la the Hollodeck in Star Trek so I can relive youthful drunken revelry at an early nineties Beat Farmers roadhouse show in Colorado.
"donated over $70 million to “BLM Movement and Related Causes”"
I've heard people object that there is no documentation of this, and I looked but can't find anything substantial myself. The source given is https://dc.claremont.org/blm-funding-database/
I don't see any proof there. Would be nice if BLM kept good public records themselves, but that seems unlikely. Please reply if you find proof of these donations.
On the other hand, it's easy to prove the wokeness of SVB from their own site, for example:
I’m subscribing. And the lead singer of Spandau Ballet reminds me of Tim Geithner. And re. Geithner, from Jimmy Cayne (probably high): “Like he was the determining factor, and it’s like a flea on his back, floating down underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, getting a hard on.” Some people are clerks, after all.
i assume Stripe is/was a part of SVB. I hope you reach a billion subscribers despite Stripe, then you could become a modern-day Donna Reed. by saving the next SVB.
I’ve had repeated problems with Substack not accepting payments from me to various other “writers.” Payments always go through for some and never for others. There is an apparent correlation to the politics of the writer. Also I’m sure I’ve been on “the list” since I bought my first copy of Bill Cooper’s BEHOLD A PALE HORSE.
I know it looks a bit cheesy but I’ll recommend buymeacoffee again. Never had an issue with payments or receipts.
You are a national treasure. My stomach hurts from laughing so hard. And, yes, I will be subscribing.
Thanks for being sane in a world of insanity!
Hey Rudy, I just signed up no problems man.
Thanks for doing god's work
Godspeed Rudy, i used to think you were an amazing comedian (you still are) but everytime twitter bans you and you go long form over here on the stack. I am truly amazed at your research and knowledge of financial history. I will be unsubscribing from Grants Pub as there can be only one!!
I will be subscribing - the site declined my card but will keep trying (does it take foreign credit cards?). Happy St Patrick’s day from Dublin!!
Not sure which I enjoy more - the writing - the memes or the music choices! Don’t know how you find the time - your memory must be the envy of the world.
Oh and Liesman? Secret’s in the name I reckon ;-)
"There’s no way that Biden and the Democratic Party was going to let any wealthy person in Silicon Valley lose a penny of their deposits, because it knows that it’s going to get huge campaign contributions in gratitude for the 2024 election."
Biden is a human vegetable, he didn't make any decision. Stop giving him agency. His job is to keep a chair warm and read teleprompters. I doubt he'll even be alive by 2024. Anybody notice the White House Youtube channel has gone all but silent?
https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHouse/videos
They currently produce one video a week or so, they used to produce something like 5 a day just a few months ago. Something is going on. I think the time that is needed to get the hair sniffing corrupt weirdo coherent enough to stumble through a teleprompter speech is becoming so large, they just gave up on it. They need to move to CGI and deep fakes, that's what they were created for.
We would all be better off if monkeys were actually running the Fed, or pretty much everything in DC at this point.
I'm at whatever stages happen after outrage. Well beyond in fact.
All I want to do now is escape to a virtual realty machine a la the Hollodeck in Star Trek so I can relive youthful drunken revelry at an early nineties Beat Farmers roadhouse show in Colorado.
RIP Country Dick Montana.
"donated over $70 million to “BLM Movement and Related Causes”"
I've heard people object that there is no documentation of this, and I looked but can't find anything substantial myself. The source given is https://dc.claremont.org/blm-funding-database/
I don't see any proof there. Would be nice if BLM kept good public records themselves, but that seems unlikely. Please reply if you find proof of these donations.
On the other hand, it's easy to prove the wokeness of SVB from their own site, for example:
https://www.svb.com/globalassets/library/uploadedfiles/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-svb_january-2023.pdf
I’m subscribing. And the lead singer of Spandau Ballet reminds me of Tim Geithner. And re. Geithner, from Jimmy Cayne (probably high): “Like he was the determining factor, and it’s like a flea on his back, floating down underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, getting a hard on.” Some people are clerks, after all.
I don’t usually follow people behind paywalls, but I’ll likely make an exception here.
Me to you, just like Howard Beale to Arthur Jensen: I have seen the face of God!. We're not worthy. You rock
The Inverse Jim Cramer ETF managers are having a joygasm.
I'm feeling some microagression coming on. Great post!
i assume Stripe is/was a part of SVB. I hope you reach a billion subscribers despite Stripe, then you could become a modern-day Donna Reed. by saving the next SVB.