Senator Gillibrand's son graduated on Sunday. Today it's reported that he's received $30 million in venture capital funding to launch a derivatives exchange
10 hours ago by Lurian to c/politics
How frequent is this?
His mom sat on the Senate Agriculture —which has jurisdiction over derivates — until this past year
I'm rarely going to fight too hard on throwing any of our politicians in jail, but are there any actual concerns on legality going on here?
Would be nice to see some more regulation here, but this sounds perfectly legal.
there any actual concerns on legality going on here?
Yes: many of us are concerned (or fucking furious) about the fact that none of this obviously awful bullshit is even illegal.
Would be nice to see some more regulation here, but this sounds perfectly legal.
That's the main problem, yes.
Ugh. Gillibrand is the one that led the charge against Franken.
She can go fuck herself. Same with her privileged son.
I think executions are in order, not just autoforniation.
What didn't you guys get thirty million dollars after you graduated from Stanford University?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqWYm2C39rM&pp=iggUQAFKEEQxMVZfNFpMdDhBZ1hfc0E%3D
TL;DW: Kids get picked at Stamford and given money. It's a thing, and a way for grifters to get early access to people who are likely to have "access" in the future.
And they say the first million is the hardest...
"Who was it that said that the first million is the hardest? Was it Hitler?"
-- Anthony Jeselnik, Thoughts & Prayers
"The first million is from Daddy."
-Trump
Least corrupt ""'moderate-centrist""' Democrat.
It ain't me, it ain't me
I ain't no senator's son, son
Anyone could just go beat the shit out of her kid at school tomorrow. Anyone could do that
Anyone
Location irrelevant
I'm pretty sure why Joe Rogan got 200 million from Spotify is because he made a deal with the elites. Everyone was saying that show was not worth that much but now he can see all these politicians and billionaires he has on it and then it answers that question. Everything is rigged. It reminds me of that movie skull and Bones as soon as that one character joined The secret society got $100 million dropped into his account.
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Then throw her in jail also. We don’t give a fuck. If Dems are corrupt criminals, then they can fuck themselves also. Anyone breaking the law from a position of power should go the fuck to prison.
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