smokeppb

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[–] smokeppb@hexbear.net 15 points 1 hour ago

You're right to notice because he tweeted out right after the election "Your body, my choice. Forever."

 

"his house our choice"

[–] smokeppb@hexbear.net 21 points 3 weeks ago

Add that to the $EVIL etf, jeez how did I miss them. I guess it's a smaller company which means per cent growth is a bit easier for them, but yeah they grew right out the gate when Oct 7 happened.

[–] smokeppb@hexbear.net 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

NVIDIA is great because it sits as the material base for AI and crypto both. Even if one scam runs out of steam, you still got the other. And I guess they also have gaming and other stuff too.

I think Marx would have done well as a crypto influencer, at least in the early days when it was all still mostly nerds. Guy like him knowing the ins n outs of capital would know to milk these dorks for all the money they're worth.

[–] smokeppb@hexbear.net 28 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah that's true these companies don't just get hype when a war starts, they get hype for promise of future profit. End of Afghanistan -> Ukraine for example had a 1 year gap, and a lot of these companies seemed flat for that time period. Well, not GD, you can see the story of the whole war with them. War begins -> small spike in price -> Biden says no F-16s or other too powerful weaponry to Ukraine -> that spike goes away -> slow increase in price as these promises to limit the scope of the war fade.

[–] smokeppb@hexbear.net 30 points 3 weeks ago

You bet. I also neglected to mention the S&P 500 has Raytheon, Caterpillar, and other $EVIL ETF companies included.

[–] smokeppb@hexbear.net 77 points 3 weeks ago (21 children)

Since it's been one year on since the Gaza War started, I decided to look at some defense stocks to see how profitable the genocide machine has actually been. Overall, it seems pretty profitable for the companies with relevant weapons and supplies for the war at this stage, but if I was a vampire capitalist and just threw my money into defense as soon as I thought war demand was coming I'd be pretty disappointed at the outcome so far. One year in NVIDIA outperforms all of them by a ton, and the S&P 500 keeps pace in the middle of the pack.

  • Raytheon (+70.05% 1 YR) is the best performer by far. It makes sense since the Iron Dome missiles are made by them. They are making a whole new facility in Arkansas for the purpose of making more of these things that won't be online until 2025, apparently. Whose to say whether the entity known as Israel will even last that long but hey, that just means money in Raytheon's pockets.

  • Caterpillar (+47.03% 1 YR) a construction company that makes bulldozers for the IOF, so it's part of the genocide machine obvs. Recently they've been downgraded by Morgan Stanley so we'll see if this keeps up.

  • L3Harris Technologies (+39.97% 1 YR) military helicopters and aircraft electronics. Great year for them, Oct 7 represents the bottom of a 2 year losing streak for them.

  • Lockheed Martin (+38.14% 1 YR) has a sudden jolt right around the time the US authorized the production of more F-35s. It also happens to be the week where Netanyahu visited the US Congress. Below I have a photo of other companies that have a little jolt around that time as well.

  • General Dynamics (+23.92% 1 YR) naval and communications. The stock seems to have been doing well before Oct 7 though so IDK.

And some losers...

  • Boeing (-19.49% 1 YR) you know why. But you could have sold when the news was still breaking and done well for yourself.

  • Elbit Systems (-0.56% 1 YR) they make drones and they made the Gaza wall defense towers that got owned on Oct 7. Israel doesn't care for defending its citizens right now because genocide but they seem to be pivoting towards the genocide business judging by the swing towards profitability recently.

[–] smokeppb@hexbear.net 9 points 3 weeks ago

https://www.wbtv.com/2024/10/14/fema-contractors-ordered-stand-down-hotels-after-security-threats-messages-show/

“Effective immediately, disaster-wide -- cease inspections today and return to your hotels,” an alert from Vanguard Inspection Services read on Saturday. “FEMA received news that the Title 10 (active military unit deployed to NC) came across some trucks of militia units who said they were out hunting FEMA personnel.”

[–] smokeppb@hexbear.net 67 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I remember when hurricane katrina was God's wrath for greater gay marriage approval in the country. Where did this energy go? Now apparently the jews are making the hurricanes with the illegal immigrants with their weather machines. I miss biblical rage against your political opponents. This is Allah's doing. Allah sent this hurricane for the sins of the Great Satan.

 

I think this stuff was in a BMF rant - crunchy granola PMC hipsters read a book challenge.

 
 

In the company’s zany promo video, a voiceover promises Eve will protect owners from burglars, unwanted animal guests, and any hapless passersby who fail to heed its “zero compliance, zero tolerance” warning.

The consequences for shrugging off Eve’s threats: Getting blasted with paintballs, or perhaps even teargas pellets.

frothingfash

This will signal to the suburban betas that you are the alpha of Cape Coral, FL.

PaintCam’s Kickstarter is set to go live on April 23. No word on release date for now...

Oh it's a scam, how much money did they raise?

€74,190 pledged of €12,000 goal

LOL what's getting developed with 12k of anything? Add a zero to the end of that and maybe you get 1/4th of what's promised here.

 

Melanie Ward, CEO of the Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) charity, faces major backlash from volunteers and workers after deciding to run as a Labour Party candidate in Scotland. Some 2,250 healthcare workers, medical volunteers, supporters, and donors signed a letter expressing concern.

On June 5, a protest letter was filed by workers and volunteers at MAP, expressing their dismay to the board over Ward’s candidacy with the UK Labour Party. To run for the position of MP in Scotland’s Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency, Ward has taken a leave of absence but has not stepped down from her position.

Despite Ward’s pledge to make real progress for the Palestinian people if elected to Parliament, MAP is currently without an acting CEO during a healthcare collapse in Gaza. Some fear her actions could jeopardize the aid organization’s efforts on the ground, leading to threats of referring MAP to the Charity Commission.

To make matters worse, Ward has a history of pro-Israel sentiment that many fear is compromising the effort to aid Palestinians:

Ward has a history of affiliations with pro-Israel lobby groups, starting with her first trip to Palestine, organized by the Israeli Embassy-funded Union of Jewish Students (UJS). She blogged about meeting Israeli politicians and visiting settlements but shifted her perspective after a second visit to the West Bank. However, her relationship with UJS continued, including participating in a 2017 UJS panel called “Bridges Not Boycotts,” opposing boycotts of Israel.

In 2017, Ward publicly congratulated Israel lobbyist Danny Stone on receiving a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) award for his work combating antisemitism, which she praised as “excellent.”

Ward also supported the anti-Semitism “witch hunt” during Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership, which purged much of Labour’s pro-Palestinian base, including many Jewish anti-Zionists. She tweeted, “Farewell to Jeremy Corbyn, who really was a truly terrible Labour Party Leader. He will be missed not one little bit by those of us who want to see Labour in government again.”

In 2016, she signed a letter calling for Corbyn’s resignation, shared an article urging the public not to vote for him and tweeted the former Labour leader in 2015, “Corbyn unable to think of situation where he’d commit Forces to military action. Should think a bit harder if he wants to be PM,” in response to his anti-war stance.

I've always been worried about the leadership behind some of these charities since they take in a ton of money these days and they seem to be based in Western countries. Now my worries have been justified.

 

The students replied with boos and "we're going to let them leave".

Video in thread: https://twitter.com/DSAWorkingMass/status/1784215260280369552

 

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2311083

I don't think I agree with the ending, but this is still good to share with anyone you know touting AI accomplishments that are present today.

 

I don't think I agree with the ending, but this is still good to share with anyone you know touting AI accomplishments that are present today.

 

Newton teachers have won through their "illegal" strike almost everything they bargained for.

4 yr contract

• Significantly increased salaries for all aides -with some increases totaling 50%

• Adjustments to salaries for increased cost of living

• Additional social workers at the elementary level

• Additional staff to reduce class sizes at the high school level

• Expanded parental leave (60 days, 45 paid)

• Guaranteed student admittance for non-resident school system staff

• Agreed-upon procedures for educators on directed growth plans

• Adjustments to funding of insurance benefits and healthcare structure

The union will pay the fines in full, all $600k + of them.

The win does come after 11 days of missed school and the Governor threatening binding arbitration. I wonder if she will try to get rid of the law making teacher strikes illegal after this.

Big fat L for kulak NIMBYs who earlier voted to keep taxes low and not raise pay for the teachers. They were caught pulling the ladder from under them. Tough.

 

In preparation for the presidential visit Thursday, UAW Region 1 headquarters in Warren, Michigan was transformed into a virtual bunker. The building was encircled by heavy-duty municipal dump trucks filled with road salt to protect the president from attack. Secret Service agents, Michigan state police and local cops from Warren and nearby Centerline blocked all streets leading to the UAW hall and kept protesters hundreds of feet away.

New Settlers chapter just dropped.

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