Society's Child
So, what's really happening with Robinhood et al...?
As @Compound248 details in this excellent thread, "this is a 'plumbing' issue. It is esoteric, even for those on Wall Street."
Here is the explanation of how the toilet is clogged.

Police officers close off a street after an explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, India, January 29, 2021.
A screenshot circulating on social media purportedly shows a group called 'Jaish ul Hind' claiming responsibility on Telegram for the bombing.
"The soldiers of Jaish ul Hind were able to infiltrate a high security area in New Delhi and carry out an IED attack," the message said, promising more attacks in "major Indian cities." The group also accused the Indian state of unspecified "atrocities."
As protesters marched near the Place de la Republique in Paris, police also took to the streets in riot gear, and several clashes between demonstrators and officers took place.

Animals, like this dog wearing a mask, may need to have the COVID-19 vaccine, according to scientists.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Earlham Institute, both in the UK, and the University of Minnesota warned about the "significant long-term risk to public health" from such transmission in an editorial for Virulence.
"It is not unthinkable that vaccination of some domesticated animal species might ... be necessary to curb the spread of the infection," the experts wrote in the peer-reviewed medical journal, the UK's Independent reported.
While there are no known cases in which a human contracted COVID-19 from a furry family member, Cock van Oosterhout, a professor of evolutionary genetics at UEA in Norwich, said we should prepare "for any eventuality."
Christopher Paslay has spent 24 years working as a Philadelphia teacher, and has a background in multicultural education. He told the Daily Caller that celebrating diversity in the classroom used to include tolerance and understanding, but schools across the country are taking a different approach to educating about different cultures by hiring "anti-racism" trainers, who accuse others of being complicit in racism.
"I think it's gotten to the point where people fear [being accused of not participating in racial justice efforts]," Paslay said. "People still don't know what anti-racism is. They think it's just social justice, but they don't know the other components to it."
Paslay is the author of "Exploring White Fragility: Debating The Effects Of Whiteness Studies On America's Schools."
The trainings have a variety of names. Conservatives refer to them that as "critical "race theory" sessions. Progressives have called the sessions "sensitivity" and "diversity" training. Paslay's book explores research and presents alternative recommendations on approaching diversity and inclusion in the classroom to bringing in guest speakers to conduct "anti-racism" trainings. While school and workplace administrators may invite such experts with admirable intentions of remedying disparities, Paslay claimed such trainings carry the potential of being counterproductive in achieving social justice.
Comment: See also:
- 'White Fragility' is an exhausting, dull, racially obsessed book that only serves to deepen divisions
- The dehumanizing condescension of 'White Fragility'
- If America really wants unity, it must do away with critical race theory
- Political indoctrination: The truth about critical race theory
The order, which goes into effect Monday night just before midnight, mandates the use of face coverings at places such as bus terminals, airports, train stations and subway stops as well as in taxis and while using ride-hailing services.
"People must wear masks that cover both the mouth and nose when awaiting, boarding, traveling on, or disembarking public conveyances. People must also wear masks when entering or on the premises of a transportation hub in the United States," the CDC said in its announcement.
The CDC said that masks can be reusable or disposable and can be homemade, but they must meet certain requirements to deter transmission of the coronavirus. Items such as bandanas and face shields worn without an underlying mask do not meet the requirement.
Comment: First, there's no evidence masks work. Second, there's evidence cloth masks don't work. So the fact that bandanas and face shields don't count makes it all the more clear that this has nothing to do with "deterring transmission" of the virus.
The mandate offers few exceptions, including "while eating, drinking, or taking medication, for brief periods."
Comment: France is also crazy:
Speaking in a televised address after meeting with President Emmanuel Macron and senior ministers, Castex said that officials had decided against introducing a new national lockdown in a drastic bid to curb new Covid infections. Instead, tighter border controls are being introduced alongside tougher action against covid rule-breakers.
"We know the grave impact [lockdown has]. Tonight, looking at the data of the past few days, we consider that we can still give ourselves a chance to avoid one," the PM said, while outlining the new measures.
He said that, starting from midnight on Sunday, a ban will be in place on anyone arriving from outside the EU or leaving France for a non-EU country, apart from essential travel. Travelers coming in from EU states will need to show evidence of a negative PCR test.
Meanwhile, working from home must be supported wherever possible by companies in France, Castex added.
More police will be mobilized to ensure adherence to the existing 12-hour overnight curfew, Castex said, warning that "particular firmness" would be shown to anyone not complying, or who was gathering for illegal parties.
"As of this Sunday, non-food shopping centers with a surface area of more than 20,000 square meters, which most favor the mixing of populations, will be closed," he added.

According to a Forbes post, the billionaire is funding a project that would help dim sunlight.
The research called " Stratospheric Controlled Disturbance Experiment " (SCoPEx for its acronym in English) is carried out by scientists from Harvard University and has the purpose of achieving that the sunlight is reflected outside the atmosphere of our planet.
Comment: Changes are happening on all the planets of our solar system, not just the Earth. The honest data show that our planet is in a process of global cooling. We can already feel and see the huge changes in Earth's weather patterns and climate.
It is a natural cycle, but the psychopathic elites want people to believe it's their fault that the earth changes are happening now, and will intensify even more in the near future unless the elites are allowed to "dim the sun".
The elites are gaslighting people. They don't really have the power to change the global climate on the whole planet. They are the masters of deception and manipulation. When the upcoming Ice Age hits our planet hard, people will see the big "Houdini" behind the curtain.
- Propaganda! Global Dimming threat equal to Global Warming
- Controversial Bill Gates-funded plan to dim the sun's rays moves forward quietly
- US geoengineers funded by Bill Gates to spray sun-reflecting chemicals into atmosphere to artificially cool the planet
- Data doesn't support global warming theory
- What You Never Hear About Global Warming
- What the Science Really Says About Global Warming
- Global Cooling is Here! Evidence for Predicting Global Cooling for the Next Three Decades
It appears to conflict with the reports of doctors and nurses who are insisting that they are indeed busy and are working overwhelmingly long shifts to keep up with the added stress caused by COVID-19. So what's going on?
The answer appears to be complicated. Here's a summary of the situation according to the data:
Comment: For insight into the manufactured hysteria surrounding the coronavirus, see: The Inanity of RNA Vaccines For COVID-19
Also check out SOTT radio's: NewsReal #34: Covid By Numbers:

Tim Zook worked with COVID patients • Rochelle Zook and family photo
Zook, 60, was an X-ray technologist at South Coast Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, California. A couple of hours later, he had an upset stomach and trouble breathing. By 3:30 p.m. it was so bad his colleagues at work walked him to the emergency room. "Should I be worried?" his wife, Rochelle, texted when she got the news. "No, absolutely not," he texted back. "Do you think this is a direct result of the vaccine?" she typed. "No, no," he said. "I'm not sure what. But don't worry."
There were suspicions of COVID and a diagnosis of congestive heart failure. Zook was put on oxygen, then — just four hours later — a BiPAP machine to help push air into the lungs. Multiple tests came back negative for COVID.
That's how Gov. Cuomo callously responded Friday to the damning state attorney general's report that revealed his administration downplayed the total number of nursing home residents killed by COVID-19.
During his first remarks on the spiraling controversy, Cuomo said:
"If you look at New York state, we have a lower percentage of deaths in nursing homes than other states. A third of all deaths in this nation are from nursing homes. New York state, we're only about 28 percent — only — but we're below the national average in number of deaths in nursing homes. But who cares — 33 [percent], 29 [percent] — died in the hospital, died in a nursing home? They died."Cuomo's stunning remarks sparked a furious backlash, with Timothy Dunn tweeting: "My uncle died in a nursing home from COVID two weeks ago. I care @NYGovCuomo," added Dunn, whose website says he's from upstate Malta and runs a consulting company.
Comment: See also:
- Cuomo under fire as probe finds Covid-19 nursing-home deaths in NY were undercounted by up to 50%
- Sent to die: 4,300 Covid-19 patients sent to New York's vulnerable nursing homes under Cuomo directive
- New York: Nursing home coronavirus patients admittance to underused fed hospitals denied
- New York required nursing homes to admit 'medically stable' coronavirus patients. The results were deadly
- New York's true nursing home death toll cloaked in secrecy
- Cuomo: Nursing homes blamed for following HIS Covid-19 mandate that killed patients - after its removal from website











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