The Vanguard CEO gaslighting on ESG with the βwe donβt play politicsβ schtick in the FT.

Meanwhile, they have tons of lobbyists in action:

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?id=D000022305
β¦and they didnβt start yesterday:

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/vanguard-group/summary?id=D000022305
Most lobbyists come in from the revolving door:

CEO Buckley on a list of contributors for the Vanguard PAC. It has an almost even split of contributions between the 2 main parties:


β¦and the coup de grΓ’ce - the company charity program is managed by Bill Gates Seniorβs old law firm K&L Gates. But hey, they donβt play politicsβ¦

https://www.opensecrets.org/Lobby/clientlbs.php?id=D000022305
Wow, those images loaded perfectly! /s
Seriously was trying to avoid the blue bird thread model for this post while including images but hey itβs early days. A threadβll do.


The Vanguard CEO gaslighting on ESG with the βwe donβt play politicsβ schtick in the FT.

Meanwhile, they have tons of lobbyists in action:

https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/clients/summary?id=D000022305
β¦and they didnβt start yesterday:

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/vanguard-group/summary?id=D000022305
Most lobbyists come in from the revolving door:

CEO Buckley on a list of contributors for the Vanguard PAC. It has an almost even split of contributions between the 2 main parties:


β¦and the coup de grΓ’ce - the company charity program is managed by Bill Gates Seniorβs old law firm K&L Gates. But hey, they donβt play politicsβ¦

https://www.opensecrets.org/Lobby/clientlbs.php?id=D000022305
Good description. Also when can I start zapping you with some sΜΆhΜΆeΜΆkΜΆeΜΆlΜΆsΜΆ sats?π
Zapped!
Hereβs J. Pow setting up his Nostr account:

Richard Feynman on thinking through ideas:

βStay humble, stack sats, send zaps!β
- attributed to Albert Einstein

Thank you for coming to my bullshit TED talk.

Yes. #[0]
Reminds me of this old favorite chart showing the fiat state of American βhealthcareβ post 1971:

- Quick Note on Raising Nostr Awareness IRL -
I just went shopping at the dispensary and I see their βsocialsβ list and ask if theyβre on here yet.
As much as Iβd like to discuss protocols and monetary policy with them they probably arenβt freaks like me so I keep it simple and plant a seed.

Youβve heard of Neuralink but Bezos and Gates backed brain implant startup Synchron is currently testing mind-controlled computing on humans:
Oh no the zap didnβt go through! Said the LN address isnβt set up yet.




