Chris Tobe, CFA, CAIA
@christobeky.bsky.social
Author consultant advocate for Transparency in Investments
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Why have so many corporations donated to Trump’s White House ballroom project?
Could it be because many of them have lucrative government contracts?
Or because they have mergers and other regulatory business before Trump?
I’m sure they just thought a ballroom sounded nice…
Could it be because many of them have lucrative government contracts?
Or because they have mergers and other regulatory business before Trump?
I’m sure they just thought a ballroom sounded nice…
Trump’s Ballroom Corruption Exposed
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Why have so many corporations donated to Trump’s White House ballroom project?
Could it be because many of them have lucrative government contracts?
Or because they have mergers and other regulatory business before Trump?
I’m sure they just thought a ballroom sounded nice…
Could it be because many of them have lucrative government contracts?
Or because they have mergers and other regulatory business before Trump?
I’m sure they just thought a ballroom sounded nice…
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A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone comp
popular.info
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
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Workers at Caesars Horseshoe Casino in Indiana this week are voting to form a union in the face of aggressive and illegal union busting.
I applaud their courageous effort and strongly support their fight for a union against outrageous corporate greed.
I applaud their courageous effort and strongly support their fight for a union against outrageous corporate greed.
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Workers at Caesars Horseshoe Casino in Indiana this week are voting to form a union in the face of aggressive and illegal union busting.
I applaud their courageous effort and strongly support their fight for a union against outrageous corporate greed.
I applaud their courageous effort and strongly support their fight for a union against outrageous corporate greed.
House Republicans so captured by Private Equity & Crypto that they want to override a 9-0 Supreme Court decision protecting 401(k)s.
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/11/29/r...
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/11/29/r...
Rep. Randy Fine files bill to force Private Equity, Annuities and Crypto into 401(k)s
Why Rep. Randy Fine’s ERISA Bill Looks Like a Gift to Private Equity, Annuities, and the Pro-Israel Finance Donor Network Behind Him** In April 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down one of the m…
commonsense401kproject.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
House Republicans so captured by Private Equity & Crypto that they want to override a 9-0 Supreme Court decision protecting 401(k)s.
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/11/29/r...
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/11/29/r...
Trump pardons Private Equity Criminal www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...?
Trump grants clemency to executive convicted in fraud scheme – report
David Gentile had just begun to serve a seven-year sentence for role in $1.6bn scheme that defrauded thousands
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Trump pardons Private Equity Criminal www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...?
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Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Why do so many feel like they've fallen behind?
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
It's not because of immigrants, trans people, DEI, the “deep state,” or any other bogeyman trotted out by the GOP.
It's because big corporations and billionaires have rigged markets and siphoned off most of the economy's gains.
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New revelations show that Jeffrey Epstein’s interests extended far beyond money and sex with underage girls. Epstein used his influence to push aggressive solutions to geopolitical problems, particularly against America’s and Israel’s traditional adversaries.
Jeffrey Epstein Wanted More War
New revelations show that Jeffrey Epstein’s interests extended far beyond money and sex with underage girls. Epstein used his influence to push aggressive solutions to geopolitical problems, particularly against America’s and Israel’s traditional adversaries.
jacobin.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
New revelations show that Jeffrey Epstein’s interests extended far beyond money and sex with underage girls. Epstein used his influence to push aggressive solutions to geopolitical problems, particularly against America’s and Israel’s traditional adversaries.
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I’m accused of politicizing Pope Leo. But here’s the truth: my newsletter is simply illuminating what the pope has said and done.
He’s the leading moral bulwark against MAGA authoritarianism.
We stand with Leo. We will defeat Trump.
He’s the leading moral bulwark against MAGA authoritarianism.
We stand with Leo. We will defeat Trump.
Opinion | Pope Leo Doesn’t Want to Be the Anti-Trump. But He Is.
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I’m accused of politicizing Pope Leo. But here’s the truth: my newsletter is simply illuminating what the pope has said and done.
He’s the leading moral bulwark against MAGA authoritarianism.
We stand with Leo. We will defeat Trump.
He’s the leading moral bulwark against MAGA authoritarianism.
We stand with Leo. We will defeat Trump.
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BREAKING: The newly released Jeffery Epstein emails have been released.
See them all here in one central place: unusualwhales.com/news/emails-...
See them all here in one central place: unusualwhales.com/news/emails-...
Here are the emails released by the House Democrats from Jeffrey Epstein where he discussed Donald Trump
Oversight Democrats, along with Ranking Member Robert Garcia, have released a set of previously unseen emails obtained from the latest document dump provided by Jeffrey Epstein’s Estate — marking anot...
unusualwhales.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
BREAKING: The newly released Jeffery Epstein emails have been released.
See them all here in one central place: unusualwhales.com/news/emails-...
See them all here in one central place: unusualwhales.com/news/emails-...
Private Equity out to stop @katieporteroc.bsky.social from being CA GOV
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November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Private Equity out to stop @katieporteroc.bsky.social from being CA GOV
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November 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Who do you believe — the ICE spokeswoman or Pope Leo?
White House Doubles Down, Accuses Pope Leo of Lying About ICE's Eucharist Ban
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin is claiming Pope Leo XIV got it wrong on migrants denied Communion — a claim that’s easily disproven by the facts on the ground.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Who do you believe — the ICE spokeswoman or Pope Leo?
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Donald Trump and JD Vance are on pace to deport one million Catholics by the end of the year.
Nearly 7,000 priests are also at risk of removal.
Nearly 7,000 priests are also at risk of removal.
Trump’s Raids Terrorize Catholics — Pope Leo’s Top Cardinal Calls It an ‘Assault on Millions’
Seminarians are leaving the country, priests worry they could be next, and Pope Leo XIV insists the Church must stand with its most vulnerable faithful.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Donald Trump and JD Vance are on pace to deport one million Catholics by the end of the year.
Nearly 7,000 priests are also at risk of removal.
Nearly 7,000 priests are also at risk of removal.
Business School Students Seize Opportunity To Learn About Public Pension Mismanagement
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Business School Students Seize Opportunity To Learn About Public Pension Mismanagement
It's time business, accounting and law schools started teaching the ugly realities of public pensions.
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Business School Students Seize Opportunity To Learn About Public Pension Mismanagement
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In Catholics’ steadfast witness against Trump’s abuse, these believers echo Christ’s own words: “I was in prison and you visited me. Whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for me.”
Trump-Vance’s ICE Blocks Catholic Bishop From Delivering Eucharist at Detention Center
Responding to Pope Leo's call, it was their second attempt in three weeks to minister to detained migrants, and once again the answer from the Trump Administration was simply “no.”
open.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
In Catholics’ steadfast witness against Trump’s abuse, these believers echo Christ’s own words: “I was in prison and you visited me. Whatever you did for one of the least of these, you did for me.”
Ohio AG runs sham trial to protect excessive salaries and secret fees Sham trial to protect excessive salaries and fees commonsense401kproject.com/2025/10/31/c...
Columbus: The Highest Public Salaries in America — and Ohio Teachers are Paying for It
In a shocking irony, the highest-paid public employees in the United States are not Governors, Presidents or Cabinet officials— but staff at the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS), bas…
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October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Ohio AG runs sham trial to protect excessive salaries and secret fees Sham trial to protect excessive salaries and fees commonsense401kproject.com/2025/10/31/c...
Thank you
@SenWarren
@SenSanders
@SenJeffMerkley
@ChrisMurphyCT
@SenTinaSmith
@RonWyden
for standing up to Trump to keep Private Equity & Crytpo out of 401ks
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@SenWarren
@SenSanders
@SenJeffMerkley
@ChrisMurphyCT
@SenTinaSmith
@RonWyden
for standing up to Trump to keep Private Equity & Crytpo out of 401ks
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October 31, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Thank you
@SenWarren
@SenSanders
@SenJeffMerkley
@ChrisMurphyCT
@SenTinaSmith
@RonWyden
for standing up to Trump to keep Private Equity & Crytpo out of 401ks
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/10/27/p...
@SenWarren
@SenSanders
@SenJeffMerkley
@ChrisMurphyCT
@SenTinaSmith
@RonWyden
for standing up to Trump to keep Private Equity & Crytpo out of 401ks
commonsense401kproject.com/2025/10/27/p...
Senators warn against Private Equity, Crypto in 401k www.napa-net.org/news/2025/10...
Senators Warn: Keep Private Equity, Crypto Out of Retirement Plans
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) wrote to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins on Tuesday, raising concerns ...
www.napa-net.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Senators warn against Private Equity, Crypto in 401k www.napa-net.org/news/2025/10...
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Public financing of campaigns turned NYC from the Tammany Hall capital of corruption into a city where a candidate like @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can run a competitive campaign against oligarch money trying to buy City Hall.
NYC’s public financing system can be replicated everywhere.
Pass it on.
NYC’s public financing system can be replicated everywhere.
Pass it on.
How Zohran Mamdani Fought The Master Plan
The key factor isn’t his ads or charisma — it is a public campaign finance system that can be replicated across the country.
www.levernews.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Public financing of campaigns turned NYC from the Tammany Hall capital of corruption into a city where a candidate like @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can run a competitive campaign against oligarch money trying to buy City Hall.
NYC’s public financing system can be replicated everywhere.
Pass it on.
NYC’s public financing system can be replicated everywhere.
Pass it on.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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No war is holy. No border wall is Christian. No leader is above God's call to peace.
Pope Leo spent the entire day lambasting our political leaders: “We must ensure that this period of history, marked by war and the arrogance of power, soon comes to an end.
“Enough!”
Pope Leo spent the entire day lambasting our political leaders: “We must ensure that this period of history, marked by war and the arrogance of power, soon comes to an end.
“Enough!”
Pope Leo: “War Is Never Holy” — Leaders Must Tear Down Walls and End Violence
Pope Leo is done watching self-described Christian leaders praise God with one breath and glorify cruelty with the next.
open.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
No war is holy. No border wall is Christian. No leader is above God's call to peace.
Pope Leo spent the entire day lambasting our political leaders: “We must ensure that this period of history, marked by war and the arrogance of power, soon comes to an end.
“Enough!”
Pope Leo spent the entire day lambasting our political leaders: “We must ensure that this period of history, marked by war and the arrogance of power, soon comes to an end.
“Enough!”
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This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic party.
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
Zohran Mamdani represents the future of the Democratic party | Robert Reich
Democratic party leaders like Chuck Schumer refuse to endorse Mamdani, and the New York Times wrongly cautions against h
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This dark time should wake us up to the bankruptcy of the corporate Democratic party.
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
It should mark the birth of the people’s Democratic party.
Zohran Mamdani and others like him are its future. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party
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Across the country, folks are facing skyrocketing prices everywhere from the doctor’s office to the grocery store.
Meanwhile, Trump and his family are raking in cash.
They’re grifting off the presidency while Americans suffer. It’s just wrong.
Meanwhile, Trump and his family are raking in cash.
They’re grifting off the presidency while Americans suffer. It’s just wrong.
Inside the Trump family’s global crypto cash machine
The U.S. president’s family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found, on top of potentially billions more in unrealized “on paper” gains. Much of that cash came from foreign sources as Donald Trump's sons touted their business on an international investor roadshow.
www.reuters.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Across the country, folks are facing skyrocketing prices everywhere from the doctor’s office to the grocery store.
Meanwhile, Trump and his family are raking in cash.
They’re grifting off the presidency while Americans suffer. It’s just wrong.
Meanwhile, Trump and his family are raking in cash.
They’re grifting off the presidency while Americans suffer. It’s just wrong.