Episode #6: Gamers Rise Up

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After discussing a wide array of blood-boiling topics – from Andrew Cuomo’s deadly incompetence with nursing homes, to the FBI getting off scot-free for their role in the “Russian collusion” hoax, and Black Lives Matter getting a Nobel Peace Prize nomination – Jacob and Eric tackle the big story of the day: The GameStop rebellion against Wall Street. They focus on the major socio-political implications of this Reddit-organized bucking of the financial system, including the furious response from Wall Street hedge fund managers, and how this is just the beginning of a new generation of the populist revolt against the political and economic establishment.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
01:00 Ms. BLM goes to Washington
04:34 NY Attorney General’s report embarrasses Governor Cuomo
18:00 The Department of Justice enforces America Last
29:15 Klinesmith’s get-out-of-jail-free card
33:51 BLM nominated for Nobel prize?!?
38:52 Featured Topic: Redditors buck the system and anger the elites

SHOWNOTES

Biden State Department Spox once said cops are the greatest national security threat: https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops/

New York Attorney General reveals that Andrew Cuomo significantly undercounted COVID nursing home deaths: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-nursing-home-deaths-topped-12k-cuomo-health-chief-reveals

Cuomo’s January 29th press conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-8HHOCL7AA

FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith gets off scot-free for his role in fabricating FISA documents related to the “Russian collusion” hoax: https://www.fox7austin.com/news/ex-fbi-lawyer-kevin-clinesmith-given-probation-for-altering-email-in-russia-probe

Black Lives Matter nominated for Nobel Peace Prize: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/29/black-lives-matter-nobel-peace-prize-petter-eide-norweigan-mp

Former SEC Commissioner Laura Unger demands new regulations in response to GameStop trading rebellion: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2021/01/28/fmr-sec-commissioner-on-gme-frenzy-certainly-valid-questions-about-market-manipulation.html

Marshall Gittler compares GameStop rebellion to storming of the U.S. Capitol: https://www.yahoo.com/news/stock-market-28-january-ftse-cac-dax-reddit-gamestop-amc-wall-street-sell-off-fed-084154037.html

Washington Post says hedge fund managers are “the good guys” of the story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/30/good-guys-gamestop-story-its-hedge-funds-short-sellers/?fbclid=IwAR3Y7JZ6lXjZFwVPvNhFDrDZeo0CZjG2zjewuF2wvT1qR5d2MG6xB02npuc

Discord bans server for r/WallStreetBets: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/536222-discord-bans-server-tied-to-reddit-stock-surge-page

More info on the GameStop rebellion: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/technology/roaring-kitty-reddit-gamestop-markets.html

https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/2/2/22261097/gamestop-wallstreetbets-short-seller-hedge-funds-losses-robinhood

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