Two days ago the NYT posted an investigation into politicians trading stocks
They found that 81 Democrats & 101 Republicans filed up to 3,700 trades and $100M in possible volume
Many had 100% winners, with some perfectly timed
Here’s examples of just how good they were
Thread: As Democrats push for $10.5 billion for 100,000 more cops next week, I'm thinking about Cindy Rodriguez. She was a 51-year-old mother of two living with a physical disability. Police arrested for shoplifting from a grocery store. What happened to her next is important.
This week really shows the absurdity of comparing the far left and the far right. A far-right white supremacist just killed 10 people in cold blood, while the establishment spent the week calling the left “too aggressive” due to peaceful protests at the houses of the powerful.