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More WSP - aecon announcement gives me more confidence I'm not wrong.

edit - nevermind

Apricate! This is probably the best piece of advice in this entire thread! And it can be applied by everyone…for free!

Coupang needs to list some shares on the Korean exchange so it can join the rally

Beats me but I don't really focus on any of that stuff. Warren is concerned with his legacy and reputation and can stop granting them shares. His family foundations have scaled and he no longer has the problem he had when he "needed" a vehicle with the capability and scale of the Gates Foundation. He also wasn't thrilled with their incredible overhead and I'm sure the 4 Buffett family foundations are run extremely lean compared to Gates Foundation

@73 Reds, Using Google AI, as I'm not razersharp on the personal Buffett stuff in my memory about the timeline about this, I got this : - - - o 0 o - - - So, in a way, a double diworse, we may express it. Edit : We don't know who knows what, and why, and we likely never will.

The “chess players” beat Brazil some 10 years ago 7-1 or something like that … that was memorable https://youtu.be/a7IMPsyQg6k?si=th0L0-CHOe-1pK3r

Yeah but Melinda's imprint is all over the work that they do. Do you think what he learned has anything to do with the work of the Foundation? If so, is there any recourse for clawbacks? Gives charitable giving a sour name any way you look at it, which is why it is so important to know who you are giving to when making charitable gifts (i.e. don't assume a 501c designation is all that matters).

Melinda is no longer involved in that foundation at all. The Epstein files that were released publicly contained new information that Warren was not aware of. Something about Boris Nokolic, I'm not an expert on Epstein stuff at all. "I'm learning things I didn't know" - WEB

Agreed, the Red card wasn’t justified. It could have really tilted the game the other way but the US team covered the loss of a player well.

Yes, @gfp, That may well be the case. So, we perhaps now have just left a period, where the B share traded at what we could get it for in February 2025, and the stock has pretty much done squat since then. Such so typical for this stock over time. Meanwhile bliions of USD roll in the coffers - every month!

Thx Gfp

It is interesting that just this year Buffett decides to delay gifting to the Gates Foundation even though Bill Gates has been tied to Epstein for many years and the Foundation and its work is entirely separate and apart from anything Gates may have been involved with concerning Epstein. Melinda is every bit a part of the "Gates" name associated with the Foundation and clearly she had nothing to do with Epstein.

Terrible Red against the US team...Yellow card no doubt but Red?! Where was the intent? Going to be tough to overcome the loss of Balogun.

Well, maybe if the socialists take control. If that happens, my guess is many of us would already be living elsewhere.

I’d like to think so. Although I suppose if any massive capital control or special one off ‘solidarity’ tax was going to be rolled out in some emergency situation, the last thing they would want to do is telegraph is in advance and lose all the potential money they would be trying to seize.

Bullion as in gold? As has been discussed before in this thread, gold has both other uses and historical and biblical significance. In short, gold is unique. To me BTC is a figment of very creative imagination, subject to hype, speculation and the end result of just about every widespread hype and speculation since the beginning of time. Makes for a good gambling vehicle but what fun is it to gamble on something closely watched by the govt for tax purposes?

The point is that there is no freedom of speech in Europe

I understand your point but truly hard to envision anything happening overnight that would jeopardize your assets and that couldn't be planned for well in advance.

I wonder if there is a BRK.B supply (Gates foundation is a daily seller since the donations started) dynamic that the market is picking up on. All the BRK.B stock will eventually be sold by the family foundations but any delay or discontinuation of the Gates Foundation share grants delays some of that supply and slightly changes the supply/demand for BRK.B shares

@jm25, Thank you for sharing! - It's just awesome humor!

@RichardGibbons Nuff said

Wall Street Journal - Business [June 29th 2026] : Warren Buffett Skips Midyear Donation to Gates Foundation as He Awaits Epstein Review Subtitle : Billionaire expected to delay decision on his ‘lifetime’ pledge to see results of Gates Foundation’s review. - - - o 0 o - - - Please make up your own mind and opinion about WSJ sources here. Last year, the donation press release was on the Berkshire website from Warren Buffett 27th June 2025. I have checked up on EDGAR just before posting this.

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