John Hempton
@johnhempton.bsky.social
Manage a little money. Cheap, smart and opinionated.
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Now THAT's a cease and desist letter
July 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Now THAT's a cease and desist letter
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Historical Fact: Between March 1946 and August 1947, our airport was used for housing prisoners of war. This taught us everything we know about handling passengers today. #CustomerService
June 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Historical Fact: Between March 1946 and August 1947, our airport was used for housing prisoners of war. This taught us everything we know about handling passengers today. #CustomerService
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Those who don't criticize the government have nothing to fear.
June 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Those who don't criticize the government have nothing to fear.
All corporate assets belong to the State.
Buy stocks.
Buy stocks.
The exact moment was probably Abrego Garcia's kidnapping, but what's happening in LA makes it abundantly clear that the United States is no longer a democratic republic and has unmistakably lapsed into authoritarianism.
You should adjust your behavior accordingly.
You should adjust your behavior accordingly.
June 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
All corporate assets belong to the State.
Buy stocks.
Buy stocks.
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The most important achievement of the right in the C21st has been the invention of an all-powerful "establishment" that does not include the editor of the Sunday Telegraph, the world's richest media moguls, the party that was in govt for 14 years, Boris Johnson or the billionaire president of the US
May 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The most important achievement of the right in the C21st has been the invention of an all-powerful "establishment" that does not include the editor of the Sunday Telegraph, the world's richest media moguls, the party that was in govt for 14 years, Boris Johnson or the billionaire president of the US
A little bit of pork on a rotisserie, round and round it goes...
May 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A little bit of pork on a rotisserie, round and round it goes...
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Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Pete Hegseth using the nuclear codes as his password on Pornhub, both parties have ignored our nation's security.
April 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Pete Hegseth using the nuclear codes as his password on Pornhub, both parties have ignored our nation's security.
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While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
April 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
While the gospels say that Judas led the Romans to Jesus, a new theory is gaining traction with some Biblical scholars. There is evidence, some say, that Judas merely shared Christ's location on an insecure group chat that accidentally included several Roman officials and journalists.
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Pontius Pilate’s savvy decision to crucify Jesus was a political masterstroke, but ultimately he was removed as Governor of Judea after his costly tariff war with neighboring Roman provinces devastated Judeans’ 401ks.
April 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Pontius Pilate’s savvy decision to crucify Jesus was a political masterstroke, but ultimately he was removed as Governor of Judea after his costly tariff war with neighboring Roman provinces devastated Judeans’ 401ks.
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He’ll fold like a cheap suit & declare victory. He’ll announce imaginary deals & point to imaginary numbers on a chart.
And that’ll be it.
And that, depressingly, that will be sufficient for the mouth breathers & Murdoch media rage meth addicts. He won’t ever poll below 40% approval.
Sad but true
And that’ll be it.
And that, depressingly, that will be sufficient for the mouth breathers & Murdoch media rage meth addicts. He won’t ever poll below 40% approval.
Sad but true
April 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
He’ll fold like a cheap suit & declare victory. He’ll announce imaginary deals & point to imaginary numbers on a chart.
And that’ll be it.
And that, depressingly, that will be sufficient for the mouth breathers & Murdoch media rage meth addicts. He won’t ever poll below 40% approval.
Sad but true
And that’ll be it.
And that, depressingly, that will be sufficient for the mouth breathers & Murdoch media rage meth addicts. He won’t ever poll below 40% approval.
Sad but true
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If it is any comfort, this will be reversed within a month. It might not last even a fortnight, for just 1 plain simple reason:
He’s a coward.
Trump has literally always been a coward in business. The one who bluffed himself into losing all of his chips each time.
Here’s how that works:
He’s a coward.
Trump has literally always been a coward in business. The one who bluffed himself into losing all of his chips each time.
Here’s how that works:
April 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If it is any comfort, this will be reversed within a month. It might not last even a fortnight, for just 1 plain simple reason:
He’s a coward.
Trump has literally always been a coward in business. The one who bluffed himself into losing all of his chips each time.
Here’s how that works:
He’s a coward.
Trump has literally always been a coward in business. The one who bluffed himself into losing all of his chips each time.
Here’s how that works:
Recession in San Diego
It’s genuinely funny that the US thinks is can go full isolationist, treat the world like crap and then expect everyone to still treat them with kid gloves.
US officials have told European allies they want them to keep buying American-made arms, amid recent moves by the European Union to limit US manufacturers' participation in weapons tenders, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters reut.rs/4jjPyj7
April 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Recession in San Diego
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I remember a time long ago (early January) when a high federal officer manufacturing a gang conviction out of thin air in order to justify disappearing a completely innocent American resident into a foreign gulag without any due process or means of retrieval would be considered some kind of scandal
April 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I remember a time long ago (early January) when a high federal officer manufacturing a gang conviction out of thin air in order to justify disappearing a completely innocent American resident into a foreign gulag without any due process or means of retrieval would be considered some kind of scandal
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Godwin's second Law: "Anyone who uses 'woke' as a pejorative will turn out to be a fuckhead."
March 31, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Godwin's second Law: "Anyone who uses 'woke' as a pejorative will turn out to be a fuckhead."
Not often I advertise a new blog. But this guy (whoever he may be) very elegantly gives the case for Regeneron.
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A Deep Dive
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March 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Not often I advertise a new blog. But this guy (whoever he may be) very elegantly gives the case for Regeneron.
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As a fund manager I know what it is to do worse than you would expect. Shit happens. Too regularly for my taste.
But I am amused by the language some use to describe losses: "the fund contracted 2.7% in February"...
I guess they had no flows.
But I am amused by the language some use to describe losses: "the fund contracted 2.7% in February"...
I guess they had no flows.
March 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
As a fund manager I know what it is to do worse than you would expect. Shit happens. Too regularly for my taste.
But I am amused by the language some use to describe losses: "the fund contracted 2.7% in February"...
I guess they had no flows.
But I am amused by the language some use to describe losses: "the fund contracted 2.7% in February"...
I guess they had no flows.
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The long-term always arrives sooner than one expects
I would argue as of today there are many, many EMs with greater rule of law than the United States
I would argue as of today there are many, many EMs with greater rule of law than the United States
March 14, 2025 at 5:21 AM
The long-term always arrives sooner than one expects
I would argue as of today there are many, many EMs with greater rule of law than the United States
I would argue as of today there are many, many EMs with greater rule of law than the United States
Got an actual neo Nazi advert, showing swastikas approvingly, on twitter
March 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Got an actual neo Nazi advert, showing swastikas approvingly, on twitter
A challenge. Can someone make a right wing and beautiful AI that eventually induces Elon Musk to proposition them via DM?
The new Turing test is can a computer program be indistinguishable from an Elon momma?
The new Turing test is can a computer program be indistinguishable from an Elon momma?
February 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A challenge. Can someone make a right wing and beautiful AI that eventually induces Elon Musk to proposition them via DM?
The new Turing test is can a computer program be indistinguishable from an Elon momma?
The new Turing test is can a computer program be indistinguishable from an Elon momma?
Winner winner, chicken dinner.
February 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Winner winner, chicken dinner.