> notorious womanizer despite being fat and bald
> retires at 42 as the richest man in the colonies by building a fortune on posting
> world-leading scientist in his SPARE TIME despite little formal education
> hired by the government during the revolution to schmooze people in France
> founded the future most powerful country on earth
> died at an old age universally admired
Reminder: Ben Franklin was the biggest baller of all time
If you're wondering why JD Vance is so hostile to Pope Leo, it's because this is the man who incubated and bankrolled his entire professional career, from Vance's time at Thiel's Mithril Capital to getting $15 million from Thiel for his 2022 Ohio Senate campaign. Vance even said that it was Thiel who sparked his interest in Catholicism, which ultimately led to Vance's supposed conversion and his being denounced by two popes and U.S. Catholic bishops for not really being a Catholic in any meaningful sense.
Total nonsense. Larry Fink's sudden admission that aggressive ESG and DEI "went too far" is just BlackRock repositioning after client backlash and state divestments cost them billions. What BlackRock actually does is manipulate narratives to maximize profits by creating and pushing politicized markets—**renewables** being a prime example.
They spent years pressuring companies via stewardship votes and letters to prioritize "sustainability" and diversity quotas, while simultaneously investing hundreds of billions in both fossil fuels **and** renewables (including through funds labeled "sustainable" or "transition"). This wasn't neutral client service; it was steering capital toward sectors boosted by subsidies, regulations, and public pressure they helped amplify. Now, with shifting politics and pragmatism winning out, they're dialing back the rhetoric—but the core model of using influence over trillions to shape markets for fees remains unchanged.
Fink's "failed experiment" line conveniently ignores the real-world costs: distorted energy policy, higher bills in some cases, corporate distraction from core business, and the backlash that followed. BlackRock's job is fiduciary returns for clients, not social engineering—yet they treated it as a profit opportunity until it wasn't. 🤨🤔
everyone wants a village, but no one wants to be a villager
> drive your friends to the airport
> go to their party even when you're tired
> stop cancelling last minute
> host at your place
> support the wins & losses
it's worth every ounce of effort
@tedcruz No one said that Ted. You couldn’t quote the Bible properly and you can’t quote Tucker properly.
Are you back from Israel yet? How was your vacation with your handlers, I mean bosses?
So, without telling anyone, Dave Grohl brought his giant smoker and cooked/fed barbecue and sides for 500 folks at Hope Mission in L.A. during the storms. Paid for it all. Worked 16 hours. So, when the aliens get here and ask “who’s in charge?”, I think we take them to Dave Grohl.