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Yokem

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Around here, I am what I have to say. No more, no less.

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Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 10h

He a)underestimated the extent of fuckery going on to keep the bubble pumped up and b) he over-tested his investor's patience for chasing an investment strategy they weren't happy with. It wasn't for nothing that the FBI showed up on his doorstep to see if he'd run away with the investors' money.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 10h

He could have saved himself (and his investors) a lot of angst by being later.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 1d

It's more of a vibe than a policy.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 1d

This is where some regulation needs to kick in. The higher the PE ratio - the more disclosure there needs to be and more restrictions on using the stock as collateral for loans.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 1d

This was kind of happening before the war. It just meant Europeans were buying a fuck ton of Russian gas for energy. You'd think the greens would take issue with that.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 2d

For those folks, it's less about the genders involved and more about the level of consent and mutuality of pleasure.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 2d

The neocons really did believe in "democracy by force".

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 2d

You seem more pessimistic then others. But I'm not picking up despair or hopelessnes.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 2d

My understanding was that simple flaking or scratching is fine, but excessive heat causes the Teflon to break down into stuff that isn't good.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 2d

I would like a law though automatically admits new states to the Union from a subdivision of existing states - as long as they accept a model constitution and have a minimum of 5M people.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 2d

I mean, if folks dont have snap money to buy food with, can they really be considered to be snap customers?

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 2d

Pence even went to go see it as VP Elect. And there was a bit of a controversy because the cast called him out at the end - thanking him for coming and calling on him to honor the message of the show. I'd kind of like to think that had some impact on why he did what he did on 1/6/21.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 2d

We all want to be George McFly and punch Biff in the face.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 2d

The only improvement would be if you can self host a vaultwaden/bitwarden setup.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 3d

Thought experiment: How many USN carrier groups can operate in the Taiwan Straight? Probably zero. How many SSN's can? A whole bunch more.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 3d

And they have all the same problems that everyone else's aircraft carriers have: they are massive sitting ducks without a flotilla of defense ships around them.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 3d

This whole thread is a perfect example of why it is deeply misleading to model politics on a linear left-center-right spectrum. It enables bullshit narratives that mask the combo of interests, values & priorities people are really voting on and how the cultural/info environments shape those things.

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 3d

I guess here on Bluesky it's controversial to note that the Democrats, once the majority across this country, were reduced to national minority (in stages, from 1968, to 1980, to 2016) by moving left.
But if you'd rather think I'm just making Trump's point...well, whatever helps you cope.

Wishing You Well 🇺🇦 🌻 @klaaskid8.bsky.social · 3d

I'm questioning this statement, "the left started to lose the public (who to this day don't see Reagan the same way they do.)"
Who is this *public* you speak of? Wouldn't the left be a subset of it?
This feels like the current Trump regime's feelings that Democrats aren't real Americans.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 4d

It really is a fantastic place to spend an evening. Supposedly you can even watch some baseball being played as well.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 4d

That shower is ... uh ... golden. Trump might have appreciated that.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 4d

There's a period of life where this might make sense. Like maybe early middle age, with no kids and healthy/strong enough to still be able to do a decent amount of physical work. But outside of that - the lack of access to education and health care make it a real non-starter.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 4d

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Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 4d

Obama was good at this. Especially in 08. He weaved his policy proposals into a cohesive story that even when people didn't like any particular individual policy, they could still feel like he was directionally right.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 4d

Might have something to do with his use of mortar fire in Iraq (seemingly) against orders.
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Ben McCombe @benmccombe.bsky.social · 10d

All good I downloaded pullpush and found it.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 5d

If they keep the tranches covering similar scale companies, with similar lease terms (especially on what recourse there is for default or cancelation), it could work out. If junk gets mixed with good stuff though, it becomes much harder to assess and price.

Yokem @yokem.signalfd.com · 5d

The whole point of setting things up like this is to minimize Meta's risk. If the leases have onerous cancelation or default penalties, they basically are no different then the direct loans that Meta wants to avoid. Which means if meta has little to no risk, the bond holders have all of it.