Gregmal

Well again Id also point out the fact he's operating on a different level than us, but those whom have incentive to weave stories portray it however it suits them. In April, there were no shortage of "Buffett called the crash by unloading stocks"...but the reality is Buffett starting selling Apple in the 150s years ago and his sale of banks is looking worse by the day now as well.

Yea it was stunning being a young and healthy mid 20s dude trying to run and business and finding out that I was gonna get fucked with a big ass fine if I CHOSE not to have any health insurance! Imagine that? If I chose to take the risk of not being insured the government would fine me…

Ok I stand corrected, twice its happened, prior to that 2008 or so... Eric was awesome and he was often right there in the mud with us, having these stupid, spirited debates. Thats good company to be in. Otherwise it was a lot of tongue in cheek. Those poor souls whom have to "endure" the hardships of choosing to read others! Oy vey! Frankly I have no clue why people care about anything I say. It's just surprising to me that despite the moaning, the numbers dont lie. It's definitely different. A whole other class of nuisance gnat comes out for conservative posters here. God I remember around Jan 6 some jerk off, Doughisere or something suggest I get banned in response to the jan 6 protests lmfao. It's all good. We swat em away.

It’s all good and we do have a decent core of the “both sides” stuff in terms of OGs…I’m just particularly taken back, and amused by, the fact that there are indeed a bunch whom feel like they’ve endured hardships for having their relatively meaningless opinions challenged. Can you imagine?

Agree, but I don’t think it’s fair to consider them opponents lol. It’s just been a little odd here how many from one particular side, have regularly cried for bans and censuring, and to Sanjeevs credit, I think all in all, he’s been reasonable. There’s been a ton of center/right posters who just leave rather than deal with some of these babies after relentless whining. Not my style, but again, that’s something we only really see happening on one side. Why get so hot and bothered lol, like I don’t get it at all. It’s just stupid internet bickering and if it’s not fun, why do it? 75% of the people I bicker with I know personally. Maybe there’s a few outsiders whom get wrapped up and then think it’s personal. Get over it.

Rugby games are more fun when you have two teams. Especially when there’s shared pints afterwards and then a friendly bar brawl. I’ve never understood the point of only having one team who’s rocking Vuori short shorts and drinking matcha lattes. Disclosure: over the years I’ve come around to matcha lattes!

lol totally! The poor board was dominated only by two people… During a period in which, during half of it(ok 4 years to be exact)…there was little to no politics here at all! Make no mention of the incredibly left leaning natural tendency of many on this board, and the overwhelming chorus of non contributors that only seem to jump in for the “good fight” as well. How many folks, quality ones, latest example being @james22 get run out of here for either being conservative or not bearish enough…they only do so too cuz of cubs and I…meanwhile, so tormented, I suppose, is this poor board, that despite the burden, more people seem to follow or care about what I say than either Sanjeev or Viking..wtf, so weird! You were even one of them til Trump took over your peace of mind. Or that when I was off here in early 2021, folks collectively engaged in “peaceful protest”(not the kind that involves burning down cities thank goodness) with a bring Gregmal back movement…the first and only of its kind in COBF history. What did I do to get the ban? Called then NYC governor and liberal hero Cuomo a disgusting liar and creep. As with most things again, I was just way ahead of yall there too… go figure. Anyway, I hope you poor souls can endure. It’s just too much having to constantly be dominated by two people who hold different views. One day this board will be great again when it’s 100% composed of left leaning people with the same views!

Happens all too often. I see things for what they are way earlier than most and then just have to be patient as consensus eventually comes around. Unfortunately there wasn’t really a ton of actionable investment angles to the Ukraine situation other than just treating it as a pointless distraction and exiting my oil calls northof $110 a barrel.

That’s the thing, but they refuse to acknowledge this. I think earlier it(Russia and the entire sabotaging of Trumps first term) was even entirely dismissed as just typical “political gamesmanship” or something. But then they whine about what Trump is doing now and say it’s so much different. It’s a game and “just typical politicking” for them, but now it’s a constitutional crisis?? Nope, it’s all just a game and now they’re butthurt cuz it turns out the game they were playing was checkers…. Like I said before, you didn’t care about our rights and these sort of things then…so we ll save our tears when it comes back to bite your asses twice as hard.

Sorry bud, I have no control over that

What are the odds the collusion to censor dissidents with big tech would’ve shown up in public record if Elon hadn’t bought Twitter or Trump hadn’t won?

We re not sitting back and doing anything except marveling at how much faith you guys continue put in your news sources. To which of course you guys will attest to me watching Fox News or some of the usual shit, similar to the claims I’ve supported Trump grifts or whatever despite plenty of evidence to the contrary, just dumb blanket “mah team!” nonsense, and then Poodiligence will tell us he loves Chicago so much he’s not leaving his Florida residence but he’ll surely show up for the next Woodstock like event!

Lmfao remember the laptop story where all your heroes signed a letter lying about Russian misinformation and all the gold standard news outlets colluded to ignore and censor the story? Now you claim they’re above such behavior? Good golly!

Nah. When have I condoned or turned a blind eye? I just listed a half dozen Trump family grifts. I’ve long stated politicians shouldn’t be allowed to own stocks or benefit from being in office financially. I believe when Biden was in office, many of these same people always referred to something like “Hunter isn’t in office” or some crap like that….of course now that Dons in there he’s going to supersize his grift like he does with everything he touches…and that’s what’s ironic, people make claims, like you just did, that when it happened prior it was peanuts but now we need to care….that is what’s BS. That’s the attitude that enabled most of this. In relation to the topic of the day, someone ignorantly took a bunch of fool journalists from the WSJ seriously and believed that enrichment was occurring because a company retained CF for an IPO, and because Don Jr was granted a board seat after leading a funding round….thats spit your drink out laughable. Up there with “spending the money elsewhere” when talking about tax abatements…just kind of mind blowing on a very basic level. That’s all

I actually saw a piece about some Vancouver Pol crying in an apology for offending some trans Nucks for “allowing” a Harry Potter event to occur. It was peculiar to say the least.

Sure. If you’re going to make the argument…at least be competent. That’s what’s so laughable about some of these dopes. Like claiming they can “spend the money elsewhere” on a theoretical tax cut….of course we re gonna laugh at them. If you wanna make the case Trump is a grifter, there’s soooo many clear examples, @changegonnacome nails those. The shoes, the cell phones, the jpegs and crypto scams….like you can find so many of them using like a quarter of your brain power. Yet you choose Don Jr being asked to the board of a company who’s funding round he lead? Lmfao and then try to make the case it’s comparable to Hunters antics?

Happy to help the confused. Today we learned that Cantor Fitzgerald specialized in SPAC IPOs the past decade and that yes, in venture capital, investment firms leading funding rounds often get board seats! Silly libs…shoulda learned that in those expensive university courses you levered up to take.

And then the girl who wins it dedicates it to Trump.... https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/trump-nobel-peace-prize-machado-cheung.html They totally "got him" again. For some reason this reminded me of when Steely Dan "beat" Eminem for album of the year and everyone just kinda rolled their eyes and laughed at the obvious bias of the blowhards whom present these dumb "awards"....they make the Baseball Writers Association look competent.

Oh my. So full circle we ve come. YOU start by posting something demanding answers from people; basically saying Hunters Burisma gig was the same as a lead investor getting a board seat or an IPO specialist getting an IPO, and now walk it all back to “he had the money to make the investment and get the board seat cuz dads rich”….to which I chuckle and just shrug, cuz yea, that’s the way the world works, sport.

Sure if you totally ignore the context in which his firm was the lead investor of the most recent funding round….if you have any clue how the world works, especially private/venture capital, no it wouldn’t be shocking and no you wouldn’t think it’s “questionable” at all that a lead investor gets a board seat. Sheesh! This is pee wee stuff.

Shucks...seems we already threw in the towel on the "he gone got enriched cuz that little company doing dem IPO hired the most prominent IPO firm to lead da IPO!" argument.....I thought it had to be true cuz I read about it in the WSJ?

100% That and I'd also add that theres plenty of platforms in today's day and age where investors can own these private companies.

Ooof again…you were the one who sought out/asked why no one that was critical of Hunter Biden was up in arms and then seemed to equate Hunters $80k a month no show director job at a massive Ukrainian energy firm with….Don Jr accepting a board seat after leading a series D funding round for a $2b company, and …..a SPAC going to the SPAC industry leader for an IPO as somehow being equivalents…. It’s ok though. You guys just need to stop falling for the crap the MSM feeds you and you’ll be alright!

Anyone remember when these stupid Libs shot down Amazons Long Island City HQ because “we re not giving Jeff Bezos a $3b handout?”…only to later fall silent after it was explained to them what a tax break was and that Bezos wasn’t actually getting anything? Good times!

I honestly just thought they were scared of the coronavirus and following the science?