TheOldGuy @TheOldGuy@social.cleverlibre.org

Ladies and gentlemen, heeeeere’s Grace! #GraceJones #blackfriday #blackmastodon #blackjoy #music

Have you heard of Mary Fields? More about her in the comments. She drank whiskey, swore often, and smoked handmade cigars. She wore pants under her skirt and a gun under her apron.
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Crypto boy announces the Conservative Party is shutting down, citing 55% loss of support.

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"Another Crypto Investment Firm Shuts Down, Taking Over 55% of Customers' Funds"

"I am writing to you today with a heavy heart to announce that the Midas platform is closing down"

https://m.slashdot.org/story/408946

This part got me, from the NYT story on Dec. 19:

"His financial disclosure forms suggest a life of some wealth. He lent his campaign more than $700,000 during the midterm election, has donated thousands of dollars to other candidates in the last two years and reported a $750,000 salary and over $1 million in dividends from his company, the Devolder Organization.

Yet the firm, which has no public website or LinkedIn page, is something of a mystery. On a campaign website, Mr. Santos once described Devolder as his “family’s firm” that managed $80 million in assets. On his congressional financial disclosure, he described it as a capital introduction consulting company, a type of boutique firm that serves as a liaison between investment funds and deep-pocketed investors. But Mr. Santos’s disclosures did not reveal any clients, an omission three election law experts said could be problematic if such clients exist."

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyregion/george-santos-ny-republicans.html

Something tells me the SEC and/or the FTC know a lot about his, er..."clients."

Kyrsten Sinema has been planning this move for years. She’s been openly moving toward this with every hypocritical, self-serving move she’s made. This has been the most cynical marketing effort in American politics and the worst kept secret in D.C.

She hasn’t been a Democrat for years but even “independent” is inaccurate. That word suggests an openness. Sinema’s true political affiliation is herself. Her own narcissism is her political party. Her entire platform is her self-preservation.

I can feel it. 2023 is going to be the year I finally stop writing 2014 on all my checks

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I believe the conventional wisdom is wrong

So I want to highlight a few stories we broke this year on Popular Information

Newsletters aren't just for rants

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https://popular.info/p/the-year-in-popular-information-97d

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Apparently, my son thinks he's too old to play tickle monster in front of his little friends. He threw a little temper tantrum because his HR manager sent him an email saying I'm not allowed at his office anymore. They grow up so fast!