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mahatmakanejeeves

(69,640 posts)
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 01:09 PM 9 hrs ago

Maybe it was Barron's first time trading, and he just got lucky, you know?

Kevin M. Kruse
‪@kevinmkruse.bsky.social‬

The company knows just who that somebody is and I'm pretty sure a government that gave a shit would have no trouble prying that information loose.

‪Michael J. Stern‬
‪@michaeljstern.bsky.social‬
· 3h
Somebody is making a fortune on the war with inside information and it is grotesquely corrupt.


12:11 PM · Mar 24, 2026

The company knows just who that somebody is and I'm pretty sure a government that gave a shit would have no trouble prying that information loose.

Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) 2026-03-24T16:11:13.352Z


Michael J. Stern
‪@michaeljstern.bsky.social‬

Somebody is making a fortune on the war with inside information and it is grotesquely corrupt.


9:33 AM · Mar 24, 2026

Somebody is making a fortune on the war with inside information and it is grotesquely corrupt.

Michael J. Stern (@michaeljstern.bsky.social) 2026-03-24T13:33:04.858Z
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Maybe it was Barron's first time trading, and he just got lucky, you know? (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 9 hrs ago OP
Rule of law is for malaise 9 hrs ago #1
just like taxes. Kid Berwyn 9 hrs ago #3
"Rules are for thee, not for me" NCDem47 9 hrs ago #4
The entire system is effed up beyond belief malaise 9 hrs ago #7
To be honest, I am not sure why we are waiting for them. OldBaldy1701E 4 hrs ago #23
K&R UTUSN 9 hrs ago #2
This is the biggest crime spree in American history. yellow dahlia 9 hrs ago #5
I doubt it malaise 9 hrs ago #8
Good point. I stand corrected. yellow dahlia 9 hrs ago #9
And they all called some gawd's name malaise 8 hrs ago #12
That skip Easter vacation and legislate against our citizens in the name of Jebus comment - 25th A now! yellow dahlia 8 hrs ago #15
And yet most of the corporate media barely touched it malaise 7 hrs ago #17
What would Jesus do? yellow dahlia 4 hrs ago #20
Don't rule out a Good Friday attack malaise 4 hrs ago #21
It's true. yellow dahlia 4 hrs ago #22
This is fucking insanity. This garbage should be illegal. Initech 9 hrs ago #6
I worked with with investments and the SEC would look at every trade I made for myself. kerry-is-my-prez 8 hrs ago #10
And if it was made via internet, it should be traceable with IP, right? Initech 8 hrs ago #16
The fox.... SergeStorms 8 hrs ago #11
That family is a crime syndicate robbing this country blind. nt allegorical oracle 8 hrs ago #13
Not his first rodeo... jmbar2 8 hrs ago #14
Volume in stock and oil futures surged minutes before Trump's market-turning post LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #18
Mind blowing is right. 🤯 ShazzieB 5 hrs ago #19
Lock them up, FGS Evolve Dammit 4 hrs ago #24
corrupt trading maliaSmith 2 hrs ago #25
Someone may have engaged in insider trading LetMyPeopleVote 1 hr ago #26

malaise

(295,779 posts)
7. The entire system is effed up beyond belief
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 01:40 PM
9 hrs ago

Hope the young folks tear it down and start over

yellow dahlia

(5,799 posts)
5. This is the biggest crime spree in American history.
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 01:33 PM
9 hrs ago

And we are forced to sit helplessly in the bleachers.

Congress - do something! 25th Amendment would be a start.

malaise

(295,779 posts)
8. I doubt it
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 01:42 PM
9 hrs ago

Millions of stolen Africans were considered property and millions of indigenous people were murdered for land and resources.
Man to man is so unjust.

malaise

(295,779 posts)
12. And they all called some gawd's name
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 02:08 PM
8 hrs ago

while destroying lives.
Donvict now wants to steal elections for Jebus.
I’m about ready to jump off this planet.

yellow dahlia

(5,799 posts)
15. That skip Easter vacation and legislate against our citizens in the name of Jebus comment - 25th A now!
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 02:37 PM
8 hrs ago

yellow dahlia

(5,799 posts)
20. What would Jesus do?
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 06:02 PM
4 hrs ago

Persecute his neighbors?

Take away peoples' rights?

Conspire to steal an election?

Why isn't little Mikey Johnson taking the grifter to Bible study?

(And I ask these questions as an atheist.)

malaise

(295,779 posts)
21. Don't rule out a Good Friday attack
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 06:10 PM
4 hrs ago

Atheists know more about religion that most zealots.

yellow dahlia

(5,799 posts)
22. It's true.
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 06:20 PM
4 hrs ago

Mr. Dahlia likes to debate the Bible with people who pretend to follow the Bible.

Initech

(108,674 posts)
6. This is fucking insanity. This garbage should be illegal.
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 01:34 PM
9 hrs ago

I'm starting to feel that SCOTUS decision that legalized online betting may have been a mistake.

kerry-is-my-prez

(10,267 posts)
10. I worked with with investments and the SEC would look at every trade I made for myself.
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 02:03 PM
8 hrs ago

That was back in the 80’s. I guess that since Barron doesn’t work with investments they don’t watch what he’s doing or they’re falling down in the job. Trump probably put some corrupt dumbass in charge. They usually know who made a transaction.

SergeStorms

(20,532 posts)
11. The fox....
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 02:05 PM
8 hrs ago

was given free access to the hen-house for some bribes, kickbacks, and a tax dollars. Legalized gambling ruins lives, families' lives, and makes very few people wealthy, and the wealthy people are those who run the online sports books and casinos, not the people betting.

There's no putting that toothpaste back in the tube, either. Excuse my mixed metaphors. 😉

jmbar2

(7,970 posts)
14. Not his first rodeo...
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 02:32 PM
8 hrs ago

He made a shit ton on a bitcoin trade a couple of months ago, just ahead of news.

LetMyPeopleVote

(179,446 posts)
18. Volume in stock and oil futures surged minutes before Trump's market-turning post
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 04:33 PM
6 hrs ago

There may be some significant insider trading taking place. trump may have tipped someone who is going to make some significant money on this information.



https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/23/volume-in-stock-and-oil-futures-surged-minutes-before-trumps-market-turning-post.html

S&P 500 futures and oil futures flashed an unusual burst of activity early Monday minutes before a market-moving social media post from President Donald Trump.

At around 6:50 a.m. in New York, S&P 500 e-Mini futures trading on the CME recorded a sharp and isolated jump in volume, breaking from an otherwise subdued premarket backdrop. With thin liquidity typical of early trading hours, the sudden burst stood out as one of the largest volume moments of the session up to that point.

A similar pattern was observed in oil markets. West Texas Intermediate May futures also saw a noticeable pickup in trading activity at roughly the same time, with a distinct volume spike interrupting otherwise quiet conditions.

Roughly 15 minutes later, at 7:05 a.m., Trump said on Truth Social that the U.S. and Iran had held talks and that he was halting planned strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure. That announcement prompted an instant rally in risk assets, with S&P 500 futures soaring more than 2.5% before the opening bell. West Texas Intermediate futures dropped nearly 6% following the announcement......

The timing of the earlier volume spikes across both equities and crude caught the attention of traders, particularly given the absence of an obvious catalyst at the moment they occurred.

Early-morning futures markets are typically less liquid, which can make short bursts of buying and selling more noticeable than during regular trading hours. Still, the trades raised some eyebrows because whoever purchased a large amount of stock futures and sold or shorted crude futures at that moment made a lot of money just minutes later.

ShazzieB

(22,557 posts)
19. Mind blowing is right. 🤯
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 05:34 PM
5 hrs ago

Unfortunately, my mind has been so violently blown so many times since the Orange Hellbeast got reelected that there must not be much left to blow. I should be horrified and outraged, but instead I'm just numb. I think something must have switched off in my brain temporarily to keep me from going completely insane.

The outrages just keep piling up and piling up, until I feel like we're all getting buried alive under them. Thank goodness for the No Kings protest that's coming up on Saturday (my birthday, btw). I am really looking forward to it.

maliaSmith

(196 posts)
25. corrupt trading
Tue Mar 24, 2026, 08:18 PM
2 hrs ago

After Kankles is out of office and Democrats control Congress, investigate the trading done by Trump family, cabinet and elected GOP senators and congress members. Plus, the Kushner's and their ilk.

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