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In other news: Rebuilding Gaza after the 15-month Israel-Hamas conflict will cost over $50 billion, according to an assessment by the U.N., EU, and World Bank. [Al Jazeera]
by Gunnar Larson 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

In other news Rebuilding Gaza after the 15-month Israel-Hamas conflict *will cost over $50 billion*, according to an assessment by the U.N., EU, and World Bank. [Al Jazeera <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYvRFxwTzSjL7Bxv0426BhwgogKLHtDKPFS9-…> ] *Rwanda suspended development ties with Belgium*, accusing it of sabotaging the country’s access to financing amid tensions over the conflict in eastern Congo. [Bloomberg <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYvRFxwdi0e7nDWX4FPgoiGnfYtDVZfW9LqvH…> ] The Japan International Cooperation Agency announced *a $1 billion contribution* to support the Inter-American Development Bank’s private sector arm. [Reuters <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGYvRFxwsKmHXZCYTRJGIlHpl0qC_18MmkWccp…> ]

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Barron’s Releases Audio of Jamie Dimon Cursing Out His Workers at a Town Hall, as Dimon Plans to Dump Another One Million JPM Shares
by Gunnar Larson 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2025/02/barrons-releases-audio-of-jamie-dimo… By Pam Martens and Russ Martens: February 19, 2025 ~ Jamie Dimon Sits in Front of Trading Monitor in his Office (Source -- 60 Minutes Interview, November 10, 2019) Jamie Dimon Sits in Front of Trading Monitor in his Office (Source: 60 Minutes Interview, November 10, 2019) Something is seriously wrong in the House of Dimon – also known as JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States. Barron’s, part of the Dow Jones Company that publishes the Wall Street Journal, has released an audio of the Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, dropping F-bombs in a profanity-laced tirade during a Town Hall with his employees last Wednesday. We carefully transcribed a portion of that audio. Dimon said this: “We also had—and you know I’m right about this one—a lot of you on the f***ing Zoom and you were doing the following, okay: looking at your mail; sending texts to each other about what an a**hole the other person is, okay; not paying attention; not reading your stuff, you know. And if you don’t think that slows down efficiency, creativity, creates rudeness — it does. Okay.” Apparently, in Jamie Dimon’s billionaire brain, projectile vomiting a stream of profanities at your employees during the workday is not rude – especially if you are making an average of 366 times their compensation. Dimon continues: “And when I found out that people were doing that—you don’t do that in my goddamn meetings. If you’re going to meet with me, you’ve got my attention, you’ve got my focus. I don’t bring my goddamn phone. I’m not sending texts to people. It simply doesn’t work. And it doesn’t work for creativity. It slows down decision-making. “And don’t give me this sh*t that work-from-home-Friday works. I call a lot of people on Friday, and there’s not a goddamn person you can get ahold of.” Barron’s has delivered a great public service with this audio. It confirms what we have been telling our readers for the past 15 years: Jamie Dimon is not the great statesman of Wall Street. He’s a closet potty mouth running a very dangerous megabank. One of the things that has Dimon so highly agitated is that he is getting pushback, in a very public way, about his mandate for workers to “RTO,” shorthand for Return to Office, and give up their hybrid work arrangements. Workers have set up an online petition to lobby to keep hybrid or WFH (Work from Home) arrangements. They are also posting comments when they sign the petition, raising the possibility that JPMorgan’s internal secrets might spill out. As of this morning, 1,692 workers have signed the petition. According to Reuters, Dimon dismissed the petition with this statement during the Town Hall: “I don’t care how many people sign that f**king petition.” Causing more angst among JPMorgan Chase shareholders is the bank’s recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (see page 2 here), revealing that, for the second year in a row, Dimon and his family plan to sell one million shares of JPMorgan Chase stock. (It is not customary for a long-tenured Chairman and CEO of a company to dump large amounts of shares in the company he heads before he retires.) Dimon and his family cashed out approximately $182.8 million in JPMorgan Chase stock last year. At the current stock price, this year’s haul could add approximately $279 million more to the family’s wealth, bringing the two-year cash out to close to half a billion dollars. The same SEC filing also revealed that the Board of Directors had raised Dimon’s total compensation for 2024 to $39 million from $36 million the prior year. The Board called out the bank’s “fortress balance sheet,” its “fortress principles,” and Dimon’s “longstanding exemplary leadership of a premier financial services firm….” Compare that assessment to the facts on the ground. Under Dimon’s “leadership,” JPMorgan Chase has racked up five felony counts and a rap sheet that resembles a mob operation. The U.S. Department of Justice, instead of reining in the recidivist crime wave, has doled out non-prosecution and deferred-prosecution agreements to the bank for crimes to which it admitted. The bank spent much of 2023 generating scandalous headlines for a decade of funneling tens of thousands of dollars per month, in hard cash, to the international sex trafficker of children, Jeffrey Epstein. (See JPMorgan’s Settlements Reach $365 Million Over Civil Claims It Banked Jeffrey Epstein’s Sex Trafficking of Minors; Criminal Charges Could Lie Ahead.) If you are scratching your head as to why the Board of Directors of JPMorgan Chase hasn’t sacked Dimon and why it chooses to live inside this delusion that the bank has “fortress principles,” you might want to read this.

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RIP to my friend from Culdesac, Idaho, Anna May Greenstreet Maye Musk: https://www.facebook.com/MayeMusk/videos/1793857438109391/?mibextid=CDWPTG
by Gunnar Larson 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

RIP to my friend from Culdesac, Idaho, Anna May Greenstreet Maye Musk: https://www.facebook.com/MayeMusk/videos/1793857438109391/?mibextid=CDWPTG

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Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel - Cambridge Union Society (Video w/ Protests)
by Gunnar Larson 20 Feb '25

20 Feb '25

Wednesday 8 May 2024 Debating Chamber - Peter Thiel - Cambridge Union Society (Video w/ Protests): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-UzMRXxN5cy1rpUEa9Zn1tC1kSo-sI4a/view?usp=… Gunnar Larson

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Fwd: AI Agenda Live: Join Jared Kaplan and more in San Francisco
by Gunnar Larson 19 Feb '25

19 Feb '25

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Congressman Byron Donalds: It has been 500 DAYS since genocidal Hamas terrorists committed the worst mass-murder of Jews since the Holocaust and other unspeakable war crimes. TO THIS DAY, Hamas is STILL holding 21 y/o Edan Alexander of NJ hostage and the remains of 4 other Americans. BRING THEM ALL HOME. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15qrR2eoUr/
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19 Feb '25

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ABkNQpm9U Happy Presidents' Day🇺🇸 Official White House Photo Taken by Molly Riley -- It has been 500 DAYS since genocidal Hamas terrorists committed the worst mass-murder of Jews since the Holocaust and other unspeakable war crimes. TO THIS DAY, Hamas is STILL holding 21 y/o Edan Alexander of NJ hostage and the remains of 4 other Americans. BRING THEM ALL HOME. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15qrR2eoUr/

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Fwd: Exclusive: Google’s AI Efforts Marred by Turf Disputes
by Gunnar Larson 19 Feb '25

19 Feb '25

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Fwd: Elon Musk
by Gunnar Larson 19 Feb '25

19 Feb '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: KamalaHarris.com <contact(a)e.kamalaharris.com> Date: Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 11:32 AM Subject: Elon Musk To: <g(a)xny.io> As you read this, an Elon Musk-backed dark money group is spending more than $1 million supporting the Republican candidate in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race. <https://act.kamalaharris.com/go/2780?t=1&akid=403%2E2337821%2EkMHg2z> ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ In just a moment, we are going to ask you to rush a donation to the Democratic National Committee. Please give us a chance to explain why this request -- especially today -- is so important. Here's the truth: As you read this, an Elon Musk-backed dark money group is spending more than $1 million supporting the Republican candidate in a Wisconsin Supreme Court race. The money is going toward massive television ad buys in markets across the state. Why is he doing this? Because this race is to replace a left-leaning justice, and if Republicans win they can swing the court in their favor. That will have an impact on things like drawing Congressional Districts in Wisconsin, where Republicans have taken a 50/50 state and given Republicans 3/4 of the seats in Congress. So Wisconsin Democrats need our help to fight back. We don't have Elon Musk, but we do have lots and lots of folks who care who are willing to chip-in a few bucks where and when they can. And giving to the DNC today gives them the ability to allocate resources where they are needed, when they are needed most. So if control of Congress is important to you -- especially when Republicans have such a small majority -- Kamala Harris is asking: *Can you please rush a $10 contribution to the Democratic National Committee today? They need your help electing Democrats in Wisconsin and all across the country. There has never been a more important time to give.* <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/em-dnc?refcode=em250219a&refcode2=403_233…> *If you've stored your info with ActBlue, we'll process your contribution instantly.* *Donate $3 <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/em-dnc?express_lane=true&amount=3&refcode…>* *Donate $25 <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/em-dnc?express_lane=true&amount=25&refcod…>* *Donate $50 <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/em-dnc?express_lane=true&amount=50&refcod…>* *Donate $100 <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/em-dnc?express_lane=true&amount=100&refco…>* *Donate $250 <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/em-dnc?express_lane=true&amount=250&refco…>* *Other Amount <https://secure.actblue.com/donate/em-dnc?refcode=em250219a&refcode2=403_233…>* Thank you, Team Kamala Paid for by Harris Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee authorized by Harris for President, the Democratic National Committee and the State Democratic Parties in these states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. This email was sent to *g(a)xny.io <#m_2144458199350257171_>*. Thank you so much for being a supporter. But we don't want to bother you. If you’d like to unsubscribe, you can *click here. <https://harris.actionkit.com/cms/unsubscribe/unsubscribe?t=2&akid=403%2E233…>*

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Fwd: Spotify is booming except for its ad business, early-stage founders turn to ‘seed-strapping’, Meta’s AI may not be as good for ad growth: this week's top news
by Gunnar Larson 19 Feb '25

19 Feb '25

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Watch "Sen. Schumer on President Trump's Comments on Ukraine" on YouTube: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY): "President Trump amazingly blamed Ukraine for Putin's invasion...It's disgusting to see an American president turn against one of our friends and openly side with a thug like Vladimir Putin...the people of Ukraine did not start this war. Vladimir Putin did." https://www.c-span.org...
by Gunnar Larson 19 Feb '25

19 Feb '25

https://youtu.be/I3IeJTWZ8VU?si=lx8DdO6Hh7YZYCxU Watch "Sen. Schumer on President Trump's Comments on Ukraine" on YouTube: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY): "President Trump amazingly blamed Ukraine for Putin's invasion...It's disgusting to see an American president turn against one of our friends and openly side with a thug like Vladimir Putin...the people of Ukraine did not start this war. Vladimir Putin did." https://www.c-span.org...

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