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Batman John

@batmanjohn.bsky.social
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Not to be confused with the other, less talented, bat person Tech + Finance

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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Yes investing is still primarily to buy a stake in stocks/bonds/commodities, but there are instruments that can basically act the same as regular gambling. AFAIK thankfully isn't the amount of predatory behavior as sports gambling, but the risk is still available for people
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
From my POV, the recent trend seems that investing is being marketed (or at least socialized) to new investors like gambling. 0DTE's, crypto funds, gold/silver ETFs, and leveraged ETF's are all very risky speculation. Plus many investing sites present crypto + prediction markets on equal footing
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👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Absolutely lost my shit at this co-op mode for Hearts of Iron, which you play as the Army, Navy, Emperor, and Government. All have their own win conditions aside the Government, which lost the game automatically in 1925. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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True Imperial Japan Experience
True Imperial Japan Experience A Hearts of Iron 4 Game This is a counteroperative roleplaying game. The resolution system is a game of multiplayer Hearts of Iron 4 and a number of discord chats. Requi...
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
I'm not a fan of Warsh's but the stuff he said today seems like the base case for what was expected going in (less forward guidance, dovish bias, data changes TBD)
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Gonna be the buzzkill and note that he stopped speaking around 3:15pm (stocks flat it looks like). The real selloff is unfortunately stupider (Trump's stirring up a trade war with Canada/Mexico)
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
"JEFFERIES, WELLS FARGO ALSO AMONG LENDERS TO COLLAPSED MFS" fixed it
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 23/02/2026
>they're going to vibecode cobol so, who's stocking up on canned food and shotguns?
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Interesting reporting by Fox on Iran buildup. If true, the Abraham Lincoln isn't making haste towards Iran. This lines up with what I've been seeing in OSINT re: the carrier group isn't making top speed
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
What do you have in mind? A few things that I've been looking for but haven't seen yet: - Evidence of probing Iranian radars - Forward deployment of support aircraft (AWACS, EW), excluding the carrier air wing - Public statements building legitimacy for strikes
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Meta is another (but those could just be bc poor VR profitability) www.usatoday.com/story/news/c...
usatoday.com
Hundreds set to be laid from Meta's Reality Labs division
As Meta continues to shift its business model away from developing the metaverse, the company confirmed plans to lay off hundreds in California.
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mel in ballhalla 🏳️‍⚧️🔰♨️ @astruckpersonn.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
lots of this website needs to fill this out
Sky Marchini Apology Form
From:
Date:
Reason for behavior:
The media convinced me that posting was activism
I miss bullying people in high school
I was jealous of their nonbinary swag
I never actually read their work
I didn’t realize that explaining something is not an endorsement
Mercury was in retrograde

I will hereby respect Sky Marchini and I will NOT talk down on the future New Jersey congressperson
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I'm not a volatility product expert so I'm curious whether this will change when SPX option trading opens
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
VIX Futures are flat/slightly down right now. Very interesting that all this Greenland/sanctions news is not moving volatility pricing up at all
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Djinn & Tonic @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Abolish Border Patrol Establish Birder Patrol
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Birds will be just one part of the newly reformed CBP (Critter and Birder Patrol) Operations away the border will continue to be the domain of ICE (Interesting Critter Expos)
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Tobias Harris @tobiasharris.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Thinking a lot about this moment from literally the first chapter of "1984."
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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
More posts from FL congressman, really hope this guy isn’t exposing our forces by his lack of OPSEC
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Yeah that's a good point. My speculation would be that things would be harder for OSINT in the VZ situation (shorter distances for any aircraft, several false alarms already from show-of-force missions, lots of sea-based assets) but maybe we'll get some signs
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
I imagine it is a combination. Her ambitions (and Trump interfering) is her motive to break with trump. The Epstein files is her opportunity.
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Not a mil/OSINT expert, but I doubt that flight trackers will give us any timely signals besides an inventory of aircraft in the buildup. We've already had B52's + B1's doing show-of-force right outside the VZ border. I doubt we'll have any signs of imminent action until Tomahawks are in the air
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
FWIW KC-135R traffic like that seems to be normal (at least normal for these times). The same aircraft (59-1459) was spotted doing a similar trip back in September
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Cárcel para Maduro🚨🇻🇪 on X: "🇺🇲U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker, reg. 59-1459, hex #AE04C2, procedente de MacDill AFB, Tampa, en rumbo sur. https://t.co/87Sg5FlfDg" / X
🇺🇲U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker, reg. 59-1459, hex #AE04C2, procedente de MacDill AFB, Tampa, en rumbo sur. https://t.co/87Sg5FlfDg
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Breadth is still week on this market rally. $SPY is outpacing $RSP and $IWM is outpacing $IJR. Declines + New Lows > New Highs.
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Replacing the BLS could be a lucrative opportunity
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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
everyone gets so mad at the mods here for doing basic mod shit. sometimes you gotta make a little murder joke and eat a three day ban for it. that’s life baby, there’s beauty in that.
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Yeah, even if the initial campaign can be narrow + mostly bombing/SOF, there's a lot more potential for the U.S. for the scope to expand in order to stabilize things post-Maduro I think the worst case is not Vietnam 2.0 but Iraq 2.0, where the U.S. gets sucked into a messy nation-building project
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Makes me thing their staff + comms folks are paralyzed with the PR crisis here
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The one in Labor Day? Yeah he (or at least his account) still posted through it, and some of the posts actually made suspicions more intense (ex. golfing with Gruden may have been using an old pic as "proof of life")
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
A DoorDash spokesperson confirmed the same to me. I followed up by asking is "inflation has been tamed" not something one should conclude from this report? The spokesperson said: "The White House can use the language that they are using on that. I’m not going to speculate on that."
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
That's about where he bottomed out in his first term (excl. his very bitter end) We'll find out soon whether how committed his base really is
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
We'll see what eventually happens with the Epstein files votes + any happens, but this is a reminder that RW media *will* circle the wagons for Trump. The information ecosystem is really bad right now, and we've see that Trump scandals have a very weak effect at moving the needle on support
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The "SPIN DOCTORS" label on the Fox story kills me lol
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
RW media spin-cycle is still in effect. NYP has the Epstein story front and center but is spinning it as a Clinton scandal. Fox and WSJ have it buried on their home page, Fox is basically turned into a Michael Wolff story, WSJ is spun less but still leads with a GOP vs. D "cherry-picking" framing
NYPost headline on Epstein - "Epstein emails reveal he stopped talking to Clinton for mysterious reason"Fox news headline on Epstein: "House GOP releases Epstein emails showing media contacts and advice on repairing image"WSJ headline on Epstein: "Democrats Release New Epstein Emails Referring to Trump"
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 12/11/2025
If you're concerned, please blow in a paper bag for a sec, drink some water, and then read this thread. If you're *still* concerned, I'm not sure what to tell you.
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 12/11/2025
i know a lot of people have valid concerns about the mods here but you simply cannot be mad that they don't allow death threats lol
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I'm guessing we're gonna see a tweet from Trump this week endorsing her for governor + her mind will change real quick
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Tom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
getting that bad feeling that Trump is going to successfully squeeze someone to keep the Epstein files from being released
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
It sounds like the tech CEOs have more sway here than the immigration hardliners (Miller/Vance). Or maybe he's just a sucker for something he can charge a price for ($100k H1B fee)
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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 10/11/2025
the president of the united states, for some reason apparently:
insane clown posse's "fuckin magnets how do they work" meme
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
AI profitability worries are OVER. Next stop: A financed Blackwell GPU for every household!
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
RTY also tracked S&P 600, so it looks like overall small cap underperformance. There was also the huge diff between SPX vs. equal weight. The weak breadth / flight to mega-caps has me worried. I'm interested to see where VIX levels out given the increasing concentration.
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
At what point does the asset-based economy just become the Mag7-based economy $QQQ
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Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Still could be $RSP's worst day vs $QQQ since April 9. Very close here.
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Started to see the pressure in 2024 and it has picked up way more in 2025
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I'm seeing this too. It feels grim in security... we've accumulated so much knowledge on risks + mitigations, but the business interest is steamrolling everything right now
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 10/11/2025
Trump just celebrated Schumer's cave by pardoning 75+ co-conspirators including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
First page of pardonsSecond page of pardons
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I was curious about whether this might end up as an implied directive to governors to use their own pardon power on the state-level convictions, but it looks like it can't/won't happen... - AZ has a D governor (Hobbs) - GA has a R governor, but the governor doesn't have pardon power
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I was curious about whether this might end up as an implied directive to governors to use their own pardon power on the state-level convictions, but it looks like it can't/won't happen... - AZ has a D governor (Hobbs) - GA has a R governor, but the governor doesn't have pardon power
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Batman John @batmanjohn.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
In addition to the Georgia cases, there's also one charged in convicted in AZ (Lorraine Pelligrino) azmirror.com/briefs/first...
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First guilty plea in AZ fake elector case comes from GOP activist Lorraine Pellegrino | Arizona Mirror
Lorraine Pellegrino, who previously served as the president of Ahwatukee Republican Women, entered a guilty plea to a misdemeanor charge of filing a false instrument
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