"If the statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one percent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of star dust lost in the blaze of the Milky Way. Properly the Jew ought hardly to be heard of, but he is heard of, has always been heard of. He is as prominent on the planet as any other people, and his commercial importance is extravagantly out of proportion to the smallness of his bulk.
His contributions to the world's list of great names in literature, science, art, music, finance, medicine, and abstruse learning are also away out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers. He has made a marvelous fight in the world, in all the ages; and has done it with his hands tied behind him. He could be vain of himself, and be excused for it.
The Egyptian, the Babylonian, and the Persian rose, filled the planet with sound and splendor, then faded to dream-stuff and passed away; the Greek and the Roman followed, and made a vast noise, and they are gone; other peoples have sprung up and held their torch high for a time, but it burned out, and they sit in twilight now, or have vanished.
The Jew saw them all, beat them all, and is now what he always was, exhibiting no decadence, no infirmities of age, no weakening of his parts, no slowing of his energies, no dulling of his alert and aggressive mind.
All things are mortal but the Jew; all other forces pass, but he remains. What is the secret of his immortality?"
Mark Twain
"Concerning the Jews”, September, 1899"
Here’s the real mechanics. When you sell puts “secured” by your VOO/QQQ instead of by cash, the shares are serving as collateral. That’s not a free second return — it’s leverage. You now hold more than 100% long exposure: the shares’ equity beta plus the short-put exposure, both riding on the same underlying. In calm or rising markets both legs pay, and it looks like alchemy. The problem is what happens when the market stops being calm.
The two legs are perfectly correlated on the downside. In a crash your shares fall AND your puts go in-the-money and get assigned — at the same moment. You’re forced to buy more shares above market while the shares you already own are bleeding. If the $100k is “in two places,” there’s no cash to meet the assignment, so you’re either selling into the drop or leaning on margin — and portfolio-margin collateralization is the leverage, which quietly contradicts the “never on margin” line.
As a believer in equal treatment for all fans, I am writing to urge FIFA to immediately address the discriminatory treatment of a Jewish and Israeli supporter at the 2026 World Cup.
On June 15 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, a fan was directed by stadium security to surrender his Israeli flag while fans displaying Palestinian flags nearby were permitted to continue without interference. FIFA Rule 4.2.23 states that all flags must be used in a "festive and friendly manner," and security can request removal of ANY flag that violates this standard. However, equal rules must be applied equally.
I urge FIFA to take immediate action by:
-Publicly clarifying conduct standards that apply to all fans equally
-Explaining publicly why this fan’s conduct was singled out when other fans displaying different flags were not Reaffirming that the Israeli flag is welcome at all FIFA events
-Committing to mandatory training for all security and venue staff on equal enforcement of flag policies
I expect FIFA to stand firm in its commitment to creating welcoming and respectful spaces for all participants and fans. The 2026 World Cup should celebrate global unity, not discriminate against any community.
@BillAckman@FIFAWorldCup@FIFAcom
@BillAckman@X Bill, our country suffers from the so called attorneys that try to extort those that they believe will fold. Having been through the same, the only way to stop the nonsense is to fight them until the end. The law should be changed to looser pays others legal fees like in the UK.
@HumairaWajahat sadly, they really had you fooled. In london alone these people have a few billion dollars of real estate in homes. And its out in the open. Public knowledge. Sad. Bless you though
@UJAfedNY Perhaps we should channel our monies / support elsewhere as you seem to be cowaring to antisemitism. Wondering what
@BillAckman thinks about this.
Right now in America there are Protesters Protesting the death of a man that murdered Protesters for Protesting.
@DavidM_Friedman@DonaldJTrumpJr
how ironic !
As I value your opinion, please comment with your thoughts on this recent OpEd I wrote published by The Times of Israel. #jesseJackson
https://t.co/FfxdXGmTb4
@Scott_Wiener به مردم ایران: صدایتان خاموششدنی نیست. حتی با قطع اینترنت، جهان میبیند و میشنود. مراقب هم باشید، حقیقت را ثبت کنید، و بدانید تنها نیستید. #ایران
@BillAckman@realDonaldTrump به مردم ایران: صدایتان خاموششدنی نیست. حتی با قطع اینترنت، جهان میبیند و میشنود. مراقب هم باشید، حقیقت را ثبت کنید، و بدانید تنها نیستید. #ایران
To the people of Iran: your voice can’t be silenced. Even when the internet is cut, the world is watching and listening. Take care of each other, document the truth, and know you’re not alone. #Iran
به مردم ایران: صدایتان خاموششدنی نیست. حتی با قطع اینترنت، جهان میبیند و میشنود. مراقب هم باشید، حقیقت را ثبت کنید، و بدانید تنها نیستید. #ایران
Let's not forget that "A harmful group that happens to be Jewish in membership may be “Jewish” demographically, but its actions are not representative of Judaism and run counter to our core values"
Eli Verschleiser
@MosabHasanYOSEF Great messaging
What the world fails to realize is that :
A harmful group that happens to be Jewish in membership may be “Jewish” demographically, but its actions are not representative of Judaism and run counter to it's core values.