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Brian Sapient

@briansapient.bsky.social

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On a journey to live the most fact-based life I can possibly live. Atheist, humanist, tree-hugger, educator, golfer, and science advocate. Kinda into stocks. Follow my BlueSky List of reputable news sources! Follow me to comment.

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Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · May 16

If you only ever take one thing away from my page, I hope it's my list of reputable #news sources. If you haven't embarked on a similar journey, I think my effort may change your life for the better. Here's a list to follow (free) and I'll follow up with more info 🧵

bsky.app/profile/bria...

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Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 20h

Put it in to your truth decoder... Always the opposite. Something more like: we're losing 350 billion due to lack of free trade.

Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 1d

I think Steve Grasso on @CNBC might be an idiot... Also probably a Trump voter.

Anyone feel similar?

#EconSky

Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 1d

He's referring to his book that came out September 30th. NVDA is up like 10%+ since then.

Maybe come up with a new schtick?

Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe come up with a new thing?

Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 1d

I bought a few shares in Microsoft today to try to make the broader bubble pop. #MSFT

#ECONSKY

Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 2d

The struggles will still exist if the Democrats don't get ACA tax credits extended.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 2d

"Trump got very upset to discover that the Republican political hero hates his signature policy."

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Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 2d

We can agree on those points.

Fwiw: I find it offensive to abstain from critical thought as an adult on life's big issues.

Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 2d

That's not the power of prayer. The power of prayer is to comfort the person praying so that they think they did something while doing nothing.

Let's encourage things like donations and continuing to attempt to thwart the climate crisis (a very uphill battle right now).

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Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 2d

"too cute" translates to, "because I only have a 🍄"

Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 2d

"too cute" translates to, "because I only have a 🍄"

Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 2d

This feels like the type of thing that would happen at the top of an AI bubble, right before Warren looks brilliant for sitting on an S&P474 of cash.

Barchart @barchart.com · 2d

BREAKING 🚨: Warren Buffett

Berkshire Hathaway has been downgraded to sell by KBW 🤯 WOW!

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#Psyops 🤡

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“.. The question is why this hasn’t all collapsed yet. The answer is actually simple: time.”

@kyla.bsky.social @nytopinion.nytimes.com
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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 4d

"We lead the world because, unique among nations, we draw our people -- our strength -- from every country and every corner of the world."

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The last speech of Ronald Reagan as president was on immigration

YouTube video by Montclair Immigration Network

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Brian Sapient @briansapient.bsky.social · 5d

Percentage chance this is a head fake?

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d

“.. on Tuesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation demanded that the White House pause the demolition and submit the ballroom plans to ‘the legally required public review process.’ But it takes almost no time to reduce history to rubble ..”

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