• masterofn001
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      869 days ago

      That was in part caused by peter thiel who called for a run on those banks.

      Peter thiel is also the guy that wants these banks. That wants “freedom cities”. That want to make sure you have zero freedom and privacy. That bank rolled JD Vance, and trump. And has explicitly stated his desires to destroy western society and financial order.

      So…

      Yeah, I remember.

    • sunzu2
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      199 days ago

      SVB loaded up on us treasuries right before covid, then fed raised the rate and they were sitting on ton of collateral that was now materially under water.

      Daddy sam bailed them out and made all depositors whole, ie they paid in excess of what FDIC insures.

      Depositors were obviously better people such as VC types and start ups…

      Must be nice being in the club.

    • @wampus@lemmy.ca
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      57 days ago

      SVB was intentionally crashed by tech bros like Peter Thiel, likely as a strategic move to lobby for change in the banking sector / to gain more access for tech companies. The bank operated in a risky space, with too high a concentration of tech bro customers. This left them exposed to Thiel and crowd going “Hey, look at the balance sheet, if we all withdrew our money at once we can pop this bank and trigger a discussion about banking regulations / reform!”.

      So, no one forgot, it’s all part of the same larger plan really.

  • Snot Flickerman
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    429 days ago

    I’m so sick of Democrats helping fuck us over and pretending that we should be happy about it.

    Instead of fighting this kind of shit tooth and nail the best they do is water it down and then send it to be passed.

    Fucking maddening. Part of the fucking problem. Stop making deals and concessions to these fascist fucks.

    • @Zealousideal_Fox_900@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      179 days ago

      Thanks to the ancient fucking men being the ones ruling th Dem’s, people like AOC will have to wait another like 30 years to have a chance :/ And then the Greens are just disguised russian bootlickers (Leader had dinner with Putin).

  • katy ✨
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    177 days ago

    this is why i always pick luigi in super mario 2

  • sunzu2
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    159 days ago

    Hold on… didn’t we already go through this grift with crypto already?

  • @Guidy@lemmy.world
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    149 days ago

    The fucking healthcare conglomerate (owned by UnitedHealth, yes that one) that bought up the majority of medical practices in my region just sent me a completely unsolicited debit or credit card.

    They don’t provide my health insurance. They’re just who owns most of the doctors offices around here.

    • @mPony@lemmy.world
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      17 days ago

      T_mobile doesn’t force its users to get their credit card, or force them to use it, or force them to enlist their friends and family to get one.

      If Big Tech has their way, all of these things and Andy Rooney will be yours in less than 60 minutes.

    • katy ✨
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      47 days ago

      yeah but most of those are all just branded while being backed by synchrony or barclays

  • @Internetexplorer@lemmy.world
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    49 days ago

    No one is being "forced"to do anything. What a bullshit, psyop article.

    You are forced to use the US dollar though. Or not be able to buy anything.