The case for a stock trading ban
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
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December 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The case for a stock trading ban
This was probably someone’s favorite trading card.
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This was probably someone’s favorite trading card.
YES
As is Trading Places.
As is Trading Places.
December 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
YES
As is Trading Places.
As is Trading Places.
Ban Congressional Stock Trading
After becoming a congressional leader, a politician’s stock portfolio beats out those of peers by 47 (!!!) percentage points a year through trades timed around bills and firms that later get government contracts
www.nber.org/papers/w34524
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December 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Ban Congressional Stock Trading
Wrong. If you want to make money trading stocks, get the hell out of Congress.
December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Wrong. If you want to make money trading stocks, get the hell out of Congress.
It’s time to ban Congressional stock trading, now!
The American people deserve elected officials who unequivocally represent them, not their stock portfolios.
The American people deserve elected officials who unequivocally represent them, not their stock portfolios.
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 AM
It’s time to ban Congressional stock trading, now!
The American people deserve elected officials who unequivocally represent them, not their stock portfolios.
The American people deserve elected officials who unequivocally represent them, not their stock portfolios.
Just in: "90 former members of Congress urge passage of bipartisan stock trading ban this year"
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December 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Just in: "90 former members of Congress urge passage of bipartisan stock trading ban this year"
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oh I guess the credit trading probably matters
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
oh I guess the credit trading probably matters
apache canyon trading post, gas station, routes 62 & 180, whites city, new mexico, 1993
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
apache canyon trading post, gas station, routes 62 & 180, whites city, new mexico, 1993
I will give an *extremely* limited defense of this in that a congressional stock trading ban probably should be coupled with a significant bump in congressional pay.
Rep. Roger Williams defends members of Congress trading stocks: "I think we gotta be careful that we don't limit Congresspeople to where they can do nothing ... from a financial standpoint, it's not easy being up in Congress."
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I will give an *extremely* limited defense of this in that a congressional stock trading ban probably should be coupled with a significant bump in congressional pay.
Rep. Roger Williams defends members of Congress trading stocks: "I think we gotta be careful that we don't limit Congresspeople to where they can do nothing ... from a financial standpoint, it's not easy being up in Congress."
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Rep. Roger Williams defends members of Congress trading stocks: "I think we gotta be careful that we don't limit Congresspeople to where they can do nothing ... from a financial standpoint, it's not easy being up in Congress."
Luna pushes to force a vote banning congressional stock trading
Luna pushes to force a vote banning congressional stock trading
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) said in a brief interview Tuesday that she’s pushing forward with a discharge petition to end run Speaker Mike Johnson and force a vote on a congressional stock trading ban.
The politically-explosive topic is still divisive within House Republicans, but broadly popular with the public. Luna said she’s done with waiting around for accountability on Capitol Hill.
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), who is working on the effort with Luna, said they are “tired” of the GOP leaders pushing off the legislation.
It’s just the latest internal GOP fight facing Johnson. Almost simultaneously Tuesday afternoon, Johnson faced a GOP revolt on the House floor over a procedural move involving legislation to regulate name, image and likeness compensation in college sports.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Luna pushes to force a vote banning congressional stock trading
Ordinary citizens trading on stocks based on insider information would be prosecuted for a crime.
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Ordinary citizens trading on stocks based on insider information would be prosecuted for a crime.
Trading Places (1983)
Directed by John Landis
Directed by John Landis
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Trading Places (1983)
Directed by John Landis
Directed by John Landis
I mean, that room is basically just a bunch of white people trading in Klan robes for suits.
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I mean, that room is basically just a bunch of white people trading in Klan robes for suits.
they're giving stock trading money to babies now
December 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
they're giving stock trading money to babies now
Getting renditioned by a sec special forces team for insider trading on my own appallingly bad posts.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Getting renditioned by a sec special forces team for insider trading on my own appallingly bad posts.
What is “fuck that guy specifically“
trading for right now?
trading for right now?
December 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
What is “fuck that guy specifically“
trading for right now?
trading for right now?
Giancarlo Esposito.
Trading Places, King of New York, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Bob Roberts, plus all of Homicide, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Boys, Mandalorian …
Trading Places, King of New York, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Bob Roberts, plus all of Homicide, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Boys, Mandalorian …
This is a Bill Simmons game, but you’re stranded on a desert island. You can only have one actor’s filmography. You get it all, including cameos. But just the one performer.
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
I’m taking Cate Blanchett: Talented Mr. Ripley, LOTR, Life Aquatic, Black Bag, Tár, Ponyo, Hot Fuzz, Eyes Wide Shut, Thor
December 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Giancarlo Esposito.
Trading Places, King of New York, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Bob Roberts, plus all of Homicide, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Boys, Mandalorian …
Trading Places, King of New York, Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Bob Roberts, plus all of Homicide, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Boys, Mandalorian …
Thoroughly enjoyable Kevin O’Neill art for 1994’s Star Wars Galaxy trading cards.
November 30, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Thoroughly enjoyable Kevin O’Neill art for 1994’s Star Wars Galaxy trading cards.
Had to build a new Frost DK transmog around this sick axe from the Trading Post!
December 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Had to build a new Frost DK transmog around this sick axe from the Trading Post!
Florida Rep. Luna files petition to force vote on stock-trading ban
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Florida Rep. Luna files petition to force vote on stock-trading ban - UPI.com
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December 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Florida Rep. Luna files petition to force vote on stock-trading ban
Stop trading with Russia.
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Stop trading with Russia.
The hegemony people are trying to preserve by portraying police and soldiers as victims of Trump is the very hegemony they’re trading in to target vulnerable people.
December 4, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The hegemony people are trying to preserve by portraying police and soldiers as victims of Trump is the very hegemony they’re trading in to target vulnerable people.
Trump coin is trading at its lowest value ever, too. Sad!
Bitcoin drops 5% below $90,000; bearish factors rack up reut.rs/48JMD0n
Bitcoin drops 5% below $90,000; bearish factors rack up
Bitcoin fell back below $90,000 on Monday, extending losses after its steepest monthly decline since the 2021 crypto crash, as renewed risk aversion drove investors out of stocks and digital assets.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Trump coin is trading at its lowest value ever, too. Sad!