Pete Smith
@smithpete.bsky.social
Retired Real Estate Executive - Pearson Partners | Blackstone | Capital Trust
Meta’s “Trusted Experts” helped me run scam ads on Facebook and Instagram - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta’s “Trusted Experts” helped me run scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
A Reuters reporter created ads promising unrealistic investment returns and easily placed them on Meta's social media platforms.
www.reuters.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Meta’s “Trusted Experts” helped me run scam ads on Facebook and Instagram - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
A Reuters investigation reveals the owner of Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp decided to accept high levels of fraudulent advertisements from China. Internal company documents show Meta wanted to mini...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Disclosure: I closed all my Meta accounts last year because Zuckerberg is scum.
Disclosure: I closed all my Meta accounts last year because Zuckerberg is scum.
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Disclosure: I closed all my Meta accounts last year because Zuckerberg is scum.
Disclosure: I closed all my Meta accounts last year because Zuckerberg is scum.
My dad in his Antifa uniform and B-17 (circa 1945).
October 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My dad in his Antifa uniform and B-17 (circa 1945).
Wall Street advances as Trump cools China rhetoric - www.reuters.com/world/china/...
If he had waited until tomorrow we could have had TACO Tuesday.
If he had waited until tomorrow we could have had TACO Tuesday.
Wall Street futures climb after Trump cools rhetoric on China
U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday following Friday's pullback, as investors returned to risk assets after President Donald Trump's softer tone eased concerns over renewed U.S.-China trade tensions.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Wall Street advances as Trump cools China rhetoric - www.reuters.com/world/china/...
If he had waited until tomorrow we could have had TACO Tuesday.
If he had waited until tomorrow we could have had TACO Tuesday.
Polar bears take over abandoned research station in Russian Arctic - www.reuters.com/business/env...
Polar bears take over abandoned research station in Russian Arctic
Polar bears have taken over an abandoned Soviet polar research station on small island off Russia's far northeastern cost.
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October 2, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Polar bears take over abandoned research station in Russian Arctic - www.reuters.com/business/env...
McLaughlin-Levrone runs fastest time for 40 years to win 400 metres gold - www.reuters.com/sports/mclau...
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September 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
McLaughlin-Levrone runs fastest time for 40 years to win 400 metres gold - www.reuters.com/sports/mclau...
Newspeak: Mr. Zeldin boasted about the changes and said his agency’s mission is to “lower the cost of buying a car, heating a home and running a business.”
E.P.A. Declares ‘Greatest Day of Deregulation Our Nation Has Seen’
Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, said he would revise or repeal dozens of air, water and climate protections to help industries.
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March 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Newspeak: Mr. Zeldin boasted about the changes and said his agency’s mission is to “lower the cost of buying a car, heating a home and running a business.”
Haven’t seen any mention of this in the mainstream press.
DOGE Lease Terminations Top 2.3M Square Feet
Savings of about $145 million are attributed to real estate cost-cutting.
www.globest.com
February 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Haven’t seen any mention of this in the mainstream press.
Odd Lots: The US Payment System Musk Now Has Access To (Podcast) www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2...
If you weren’t scared already, we now have 20-something’s mucking around in COBOL.
If you weren’t scared already, we now have 20-something’s mucking around in COBOL.
Odd Lots: The Treasury Payment System Elon Musk Now Has Access To - Bloomberg
Understand every aspect of the global economy – and know how to make your next move.
www.bloomberg.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Odd Lots: The US Payment System Musk Now Has Access To (Podcast) www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2...
If you weren’t scared already, we now have 20-something’s mucking around in COBOL.
If you weren’t scared already, we now have 20-something’s mucking around in COBOL.
Oh, and while the king was looking down,
The jester stole his thorny crown.
The courtroom was adjourned; No verdict was returned.
And while lenin read a book of marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.
The jester stole his thorny crown.
The courtroom was adjourned; No verdict was returned.
And while lenin read a book of marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.
February 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Oh, and while the king was looking down,
The jester stole his thorny crown.
The courtroom was adjourned; No verdict was returned.
And while lenin read a book of marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.
The jester stole his thorny crown.
The courtroom was adjourned; No verdict was returned.
And while lenin read a book of marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.