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You said Zuck has been "selling data to the government for a decade". You did not support your wild claim with any facts. So yes, you just make stuff up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy_concerns_with_Facebook https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Facebook#Privacy_issues https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook–Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal https://www.businessinsider.com/well-these-new-zuckerberg-ims-wont-help-facebooks-privacy-problems-2010-5 And I agree with Zuck here on his assessment of his users.

That's fantastic development. The social media with short video, infinite feeds and algorithms optimized for "engagement" are definitely harmful. They fry brains.

Do you seriously have a source for any of your wild claims or do you just routinely make stuff up? Where on META's 10-K do they report revenue from selling data? You sound like a conspiracy theorist. Except you're a conspiracy theorist who doesn't mind the government getting access to everything. Like I said, your logic makes no sense.

BTW, in that table, what does vol mean? It doesn’t seem to mean volume, here, or at least, if it does, it would just be the volume of shares purchased by Fairfax. For instance, in the first line, $944,698,824 is clearly the amount paid (in $C), +416,600 vol seems to be the number of shares purchased, $2267.6400 is the price paid per share (in $C, surely as a block trade), and 500,140 seems to be the cumulative number of shares repurchased within some period of time - is it 30 days? Or quarter to date? Where is this table coming from? The 416,600 shares represent about 2% of shares outstanding, and the cumulative total of 500,140 is clearly higher than 2%. I think they can exceed the 2% 30-day limit, not because they are buying them on another exchange (these are in $C so I presume they are on the TSX) but rather because that 2% clause only applies to investment funds, not insurance companies or conglomerates. The 2 limits that apply to Fairfax are the 5% of all outstanding shares in a year and the 25% of average daily volume, but with the latter rule not applying to block trades like the 416,600 shares purchased in the week before June 30 and filed on July 9.

I am sharing this sauna with you. I'll bring the beers. I bought a 1% position. I also bought some JOE and DPZ.

Nobody handed the keys to the government yet, but Zuckerberg has been selling data for more than a decade. So far it's the US that is pioneering hostile controls so far, as Newsom signed the law to require an ID to use any operating system in California. That is truly ridiculous. And he is a possible candidate to become the next president.

Used to be a big Yankee fan, but ever since I moved out of home, never got cable so haven't watched unless it's on over the air TV. Same with Knicks, except I splurged with Sling for the playoffs.

Share buybacks are clearly the dominant use of capital for Fairfax. At 0.9% yield, the dividend is small. But when combined with the buybacks, the total of $2.8 billion over nine months is significant. The interesting thing is this is not the only thing Fairfax is doing on the capital allocation front. Here are a few things from 2026: AGT Foods: converted sponsor notes to equity ($249M) + add to position ($146M) Under Armour: add to position ~$265M? Exit Occidental for proceeds of ~$303M? Foran was taken out by Eldorado Gold Sale of ~50% of Poseidon for proceeds of $1.9B Purchase of Kennedy Wilson for $1.6B Purchase of Peller Estates for $279M Pending: Orla Gold takeout by Equinox Gold: set to close in Q3? Sale of Eurolife's life insurance business: set to close Q3? Fairfax has also been very active with debt issuance (and some cancellation). Of note, the insurance business continues to grow modestly. Bottom line, there is a lot going on under the hood in addition to meaningful stock buybacks.

Surprise, surprise.

I’m eyeing quite a few companies, but Fairfax keeps winning my money. I’m not sure if it’s the constant influx of Fairfax news that’s making me more convinced than I should be. The setup just seems too good to pass up.

Where are you watching the World Cup? Live Sports is the biggest market with the highest viewership that is only growing. Netflix has a very diverse global content catalogue to begin with so I can see them chasing down things like World Cup coverage a positive. You're also seeing leagues like the NFL expand internationally with a more games every year being played abroad. Netflix is a great platform with a global audience to capture that market. https://www.thestreet.com/entertainment/netflix-disney-youtube-bidding-world-cup-streaming

If they think that markets are overvalued, then they are not looking hard enough. Plenty of great businesses at very attractive valuations

Bought some Comcast, the most hated company in America. Much prefer trophy assets. This could go terribly wrong. I’m assuming, as capitalists, they will rationalize their shit. The parks sparkle in the dung heap. I’ll get in the sauna now and sweat it out.

Finally got my first round of CBRS shares, and immediately spiked them into the bid.

Sure Blake, like humans have always been a peaceful species. The reason we have government is to protect us from one another. Humans have always been flawed. You live in la-la land. You sound like a social justice major that will legislate away all human flaws.

More CPRT, JOE, TVK and BLDR. Also mini position in DPZ and CSU.

Have been thinking of hedging portfolio systematically. Gemini gave an idea of using 1-3% of portfolio on 1Y SPY puts (or alternate indexes) at .12 delta. Check monthly, harvest 50% of gains if delta slowly gets to .25 or .35 otherwise leave the hedge alone. During fast crashes, aggressively roll the puts lower (use 4x as the trigger). Similarly, roll the puts higher if delta falls to .05 during recoveries. I believe 3% hedge comes from Nassim Taleb (author of black swan book). Thinking of using Shiller PE as guidance to adjust percentage of hedge between 1-3%. Is this a viable hedge? Are there any other commonly used hedging strategies for small portfolios?

Another excellent move by Canada. It would be advisable for Europe to do the same and get serious about their own continental defense. The British Navy used to be the most powerful in the world for decades.

And what is one of the single most important ingredients necessary for human progress? What is the one thing that has distinguished us the most as a species above all others? Unity. Our ability to come together and solve problems as a collective. Humans excel most when they can successfully find a way to work together. And that is ultimately the reason Trump fails as a leader. His greatest strength is promoting division, both within our country and around the world. We will never prosper having a leader like that in office. Never.

Added some Buzzi and CPRT this week.

It depends on what you get or if you are interested in sports. I am not interested and I know many who are not either. The high cost of sport content is one thing that broke the cable bundle so it makes no sense to bring it back unless it becomes optional add on. I personally would cancel Netflix , if the raise the price by 2x for content that I don’t watch.

I’m sure AI has the capacity to do amazing things, and it reflects exactly how I feel about human beings in general. Humans are exceptional creatures with seemingly infinite potential. In the past, our species has multiple-times displayed great levels of strength, intelligence, adaptability, all in order to overcome enormous obstacles. I’m sure that with current technology we could do similar things squared in the future. However, many of the things that I see today: the enormous asset bubbles, broken politics, huge global imbalances and debt levels, stupid behavior being encouraged, will all have to revert before we can get to that point. It will be extremely painful, so painful that I often fear it may drive people completely crazy. And we’re already acting quite coo-coo. Humans have done some stupid stuff getting us here.

https://www.engadget.com/2212152/meta-facebook-instagram-eu-addictive-design-finding/ https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/10/meta-instagram-facebook-addictive-design-breach-eu-laws.html Seriously, Europeans--this is what your leaders are focusing on???