Anti-Christ & global deception - The Mark of the Beast in 10 Minutes

David C. I have a stupid question. When I look at insider transactions (presumably major individual holders,) I see insider sentiment, but often the transactions listed are sales of options, or small percentage insider sales, or none at all.

So, my question is, what is considered a major move by an insider?

Another question. Many stocks are held by intstitutions (banks, mutual funds, unions, etc...) How can one research what these holders are doing. I don't see an avenue to watch what say, Bank of America or Blackstone is doing behind the scenes on a stock. Where does that show.

A number of years ago I followed a pharmacutical stock a friend of mine made a fortune on. It was out of the developement of a treatment for rhumetoid arthritis. The drug, I forget the name, was revolutionary and cured the disease in about 60-70 percent of the sufferers. The original drug's name was the stock's name. When I looked at insider trading disclosures on Yahoo finance, it would show literally hundreds of doctor's names who had been awarded options or preferred stocks. Almost as if the marketing arm of this pharmacutical was giving stocks away to doctors as a bribe to get them to prescribe this drug.

Anyway, the drug stock got taken over, but it was fun to watch for the ride. I want to say Amgen absobed the product, but I can't be sure...

Insider trading is interesting to me.

Also, the social media pages are showing that Warren Buffett has amassed a huge mound of un invested cash, some 354 billion...almost

He may be just feeling the need to end with a winning legacy...or, maybe he does not trust a growing robust future and is waiting for a fall or allowing his Berkshire A/B future a buy low strategy...there by giving confidence to those who follow him...

08/26/25 02:25 PM

#33547

Bob Wainner

Hey Lawrence;

I think President Trump SHOULD declare "Marshall Law" in some U.S. Blue Cities.....they are just totally out of control. I know that seems "extreme".....but those Blue City Mayors aren't going to do anything to help the citizens of those major cities!!! I don't understand WHY so many Democrats don't believe in "the rule of law" any longer.....if they ever did.

We have well-known Dems like Obama, Hillary Clinton, Biden, Bill Clinton.....all very corrupt - not very good examples for American citizens. The Clintons have this huge "Clinton Foundation".....and it doesn't give any $$$ to charities....it's for their personal use. Trump just blocked a $2 Billion deposit that was supposed to go into the "Clinton Foundation". Dang....they both should be locked up.....Ha! What ARE they going to do with all of the millions of dollars they've scammed? Give it to Chelse...LOL. Bill & Hillary are getting just too old to actually enjoy all of that $$$. Same deal with Nancy Pelosi. Why doesn't she just buy an Italian Villa and go enjoy life for a change?

Thanks for the NEWS, Lawrence......interesting.

Bob

08/26/25 03:44 PM

#33548

Lowell,

There is a bit of confusion about insider trading and trading on insider information. Insiders -- highly ranked executives and board members -- are always buying stock in their companies (because they have faith in the company) or selling stock (because they need cash fot something, like child's education, purchase of second home, etc.). The illegal aspect is if they have knowledge that is not publicly available and are trading based on that knowledge. Of course, it is rather difficult to prove. Recall that Martha Stewart was charged with trading on insider information that she received from a corporate officer, but that's not why she went to prison. It was because she lied to the FBI.

When insiders buy, presumably they expect the stock to do well. An important issue is that analysts can see what insiders are doing. If they see that insiders are buying, they assume that they have confidence in the stock, and the analysts incorporate that information in their valuation of the stock, i.e. what they think it is worth. That is, the concept of an "efficient market" suggests that, whatever information there is about insider trading, it is quickly reflected in the price of the stock. It is very hard to make money by legally trading based on legal reports of insider trading. Sometimes, people trading illegally on insider information bet burned because, although they have insider information, they may not be capable of evailuating how the market will react to that information once it becomes legal.

About 40 years ago there was an announcement that IBM's earnings increased by 20 percent. Sounds great, and maybe an insider would have thought that it would increase the stock price. But the market expected 30 percent. The stock price dropped precipitously.

08/26/25 04:20 PM

#33549

All,

I read the "Watchdog" in the Dallas News. He said fire detectors have a 10 year life on the sensors,. You can look on the back and it will have date of manufacture or expiration date. I just bought a 3 pack of Kidde smoke dectors with a 10 yr life battery for $110.00 at Home Depot.

08/26/25 07:52 PM

#33550

Jim Bedwell

I just heard that Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift are NOW engaged. Thank God; now I can die in total bliss........

Reminds me of a news item - when Trump married his 2nd wife Marla Maples, a reporter interviewed wedding guest & talk show host Howard Stern briefly. Howard was asked how long he expected the marriage to last; his reply: "About 4 months."

08/26/25 08:50 PM

#33551

Just watched the show Sunday Best on Netflix. It is about how influential Ed Sullivan was in bringing black performers into the mainstream. That never really occurred to me. Lots of brief performances and interviews of performers. Worth watching, even if just for the for the nostalgia. He went off the air in 1971 and died three years later -- on a Sunday night.

08/26/25 09:18 PM

#33552

Wayne, are you trying to say ''Smoke detectors?"

You are correct. We also have two fire extinguishers, one CO 2 detector, and one of those fancy fire blankets.

They say if you have that stuff, you'll never have a fire. If you have none of them, you will...

Keep your electric panels in good shape on these older homes.

Plus, if you have faulty switches, fixtures, or plugs...watch out. A fire could be caused by those...and, if it comes out in a post homeowner loss interview with a fire adjuster, they get you to reveal said prior issue. It is considered poor maintenance and a lot of policies exclude or limit fire losses from this type issue...(those insurer dirtbags...)

08/27/25 12:49 PM

#33553

I have been thinking a lot about this mulitple mortgages considered primary address "fraud" which apparently has become front and center with both Paxton and Lisa Cook, our Fed member under Trumprutiny....

I am sorry, but most people complete applications for underwriting insurance, loans, etc...as quick as can easily be done. And, busy people (rich) probably don't complete them at all, someone else does...

You get to a question with a dropdown box. (This happens in homeowners insurance all the time, so I am assuming it is the same with mortgage loan disclosure documents.) What is this property going to be used for? Vacation? Tenants? Secondary? Primary? You select an entry. An underwriter reviews or even AI reviews the answers to the questions. Financial score? 850 is the highest, so Transunion/Choicpoint/Equifax all review these default questions and answers. It is really a minor thing at the stage of completeing the application. Then they ask for copies of stuff pertinent and they get submitted...The mortgage broker submits and chooses the best known mortgage company (or the one which pays the most commission.) The investors/lenders are happy to get such a prominent score and it all goes through, closing...the underwriters, title company people take over...they review most of the questions...If someone selected Primary in the dropdown, probably it is assumed they'll be selling their prior residence, or changing it to secondary or vacation, because who wouldn't want to live in this new residence.

The County (or whatever tax office) gets the deed data and everything looks good an goes through. Eventually there is a County tax office circumstance...and perhaps a screening at the tax records shows someone has violated or mis construed, or even downright defrauded the system...

In any case, the jurisdiction of the tax office (and remember, we have big property taxes here in Texas, Ms. Lisa Cook may have minimal property tax rules in effect in her area,) would take over here.

Someone at the tax office picks up the discrepancy, sends out the different property tax (non homestead) amount and the owner either pays or disputes, showing they have some exemption to the rule that applies.

As we all know, mortgages are bought and sold and rated at a certain level based on a lot of criteria...We all witnessed what happened during thee 2006-2008 mortgage crises as they don't just have investors one mortgage at a time, but in bundles...

The only thing that makes this process illegal is the rules of Federal mortgage insurance requirement. I don't think there is a mortgage fraud enforcement bureau out there gathering evidence and bring actions against people doing this. Certainly if a person is buying a 1 million dollar home or more...as they probably don't even have mortgage insurance. The protection of this is all for the investors. Pay more than 20% down and you don't even have to have mortgage insurance.

1 or 2 points on a mortgage is what we're talking about getting out of. Personal favors for rich people is de riguer in Texas and in financial lives. If there is ever a problem, the reposession and sale takes care of the investors...The exception being a casualty loss, which is where insurance comes in.

So, calling Paxton and Cook mortgage crooks is a pretty bit lunge. More than likely they don't even know what they did was illegal...Some kid underwriter filling out the form just clicked the wrong dropdown box...Nobody ever taught them better...

At least that's the benefit of the doubt thought of the day.

I would defer to Ron Knight on this issue...Is there any enforcement of this issue going on I don't know about?

I guess enemies of Ken Paxton (lots) or enemies of Lisa Cook (Trumpies?) somehow figured out the interest rate these two persons might be paying lower than they should on these secondary properties.

I wonder how they got that information? It would seem to me to be a violation of the Fair Credit and Reporting Act to randomly use investigative websites or financial availabilities to get that data. The penalty for violating those rules and regulations are just as significant as the mortgage fraud penalties...

It's like violatin HIPPA...

08/27/25 03:14 PM

#33554

Lowell,

I don't think you should give a pass to Lisa Cook. She is an economics professor who sits on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, which is HIGHLY influential in setting market interest rates. It is highly likely that she received a lower rate, and that she knew what she was doing when she declared the Georgia property to be her primary residence.

I don't know if Georgia has a homestead exemption, but if it does, there is an obvious tax advantage to declaring the property to be a primary residence. Cook apparently began renting out the property immediately.

In the olden days we used to say that someone needs to be like Caesar's wife, i.e. far above reproach. Cook apparently isn't.

If Trump is on a retribution/revenge tour, I'm OK with that. After all, Letitia James went after Trump for mortgage fraud even though the counterparties claimed that there was no harm to them -- they were sophisticated financial institutions that did their own due diligence. Now James has her own problems, as does Cook.

Democrat squawking about this is similar to their complaints about Texas's gerrymandering. That is, "It was OK when we did it, but you are a fascist tyrant threatening democracy if you do it!"

08/27/25 03:23 PM

#33555

Bob Wainner

Cost of COVID-19 Vaccination:

Yeah.....you guys can all be my guest and get another COVID-19 vaccination.....most of them cost $250.00. Though, you may find them cheaper through your health insurance plan.

Madalyn & I never got a single COVID-19 vaccination. Those Vaccination IMO have not been properly tested for ANYONE to get. And I've read that the COVID-19 Vaccinations killed a lot of people too. I recall the story about a very healthy 32 year old nurse who got the COVID-19 vaccination (think she was required to by her hospital).....she dropped dead the next day.

Madalyn & I never have had ANY symptoms they speak of that's related to COVID-19. I even read an article that said they felt that because former President Joe Biden got several COVID-19 Vaccinations & boosters....that it caused his "cognitive abilities" to get worse than they already were!

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On a different subject......President Trump's Executive Order to outlaw "burning of the American Flag". I totally agree with this new Executive Order! Yesterday, I came across (2) different videos....of both Biden (back when he was a Senator)...and Hillary Clinton back when I believe she was First Lady....they BOTH called for a BAN against burning the American Flag. Oh, but NOW, the Democrats are making a fuss about President Trump's Executive Order banning burning of the American Flag....you'll get (1) year in prison.

I remember many years ago when I was in the U.S. Navy and visiting various European Countires. I learned a lot about their Laws, Traditions, Customs, Culture, Etc. In Greece, if you steal a "Greek Flag" that's posted on top of a Greek Government Building.....you could get the death penalty.

Bob

08/27/25 04:57 PM

#33556

Ron Knight

Lowell

I suppose you are maybe wanting me to interject or give an opinion of mortgage fraud. It is stated clearly on the 1003 ( standard mortgage loan application form), whether you fill it out in person or online that everything you have listed on your application is true and correct under penalty of law. It would be unwise and unusual to have your application done by proxy. I have done many applications with very busy, high wealth clients and we did them all face to face by appoinment either at their place or mine. I've done several Cowboy players, Maverick players and Texas Ranger players home loans and many very high end doctors and corporate executives. Once the initial loan apps were done, then yes I would deal with secretaries and appointed proxy persons to accumulate any other documents needed along the way to back up statements on the apllication. I NEVER had an application done by another person other than the borrower in my career. It's highly sensitive information that borrowers are very private with.

Don't know if that helps. That's why I have a problem with Leticia James and her declared New York apartment building as a 4 plex when she SURELY is smart enough to know that when the appraiser comes out he will easily find it's a 5 unit building. I have no clue why the underwriter did not catch the appraisal to see it was a 5 unit building. It should have stopped there and underwritten it as commercial. Sounds fishy all the way through the process. Even her out of state home claiming as primary residence on the application. She knows she is responsible for what is stated on the application. All law schools teach real estate law as part of your overall schooling in law. In Texas when you pass the bar, you also recieve a real estate license as well. I don't know, but would guess the same in other states. I haven't asked my daughter in Atlanta

And btw I have also done many lawyers home loans. All face to face. And I became good friends with Tony Dorsett and Bill Wennington of the Mavericks/Bulls.

08/27/25 05:14 PM

#33557

Bob W.

I agree the flag burning is wrong. The Supreme Court ruled on a case from Dallas after the Republican Nat'l Convention that the burning of a flag is protected 1 st amendment as a form of freedom of speech. Trump was wrong when he said the SCOTUS and never ruled on the subject.

Wikipedia

Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held, 5–4, that burning the Flag of the United States was protected speech under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as doing so counts as symbolic speech and political speech.

08/27/25 08:56 PM

#33558

Great fun.

"I Taut I Taw A Puddy-Tat" reached No. 9 on the Billboard pop chart during a seven-week chart run in February and March 1951, and sold more than two million records.^[

08/28/25 05:58 AM

#33559

Sent to me by a lurker.

A Little Senior Wisdom...

01. If a bottle of poison reaches its expiration date, is it more poisonous or is it no longer poisonous?

02. Which letter is silent in the word "Scent", the S or the C?

03. Do twins ever realize that one of them is unplanned?

04. Every time you clean something you just make something else dirty.

05. The word "swims" upside-down is still "swims".

06. Over 100 years ago, everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars and only the rich own horses.

07. If people evolved from monkeys, why are monkeys still around?

08. Why is there a 'D' in fridge, but not in refrigerator?

09. As I've grown older, I've learned that pleasing everyone is impossible, but ticking everyone off is a piece of cake!

10. I'm responsible for what I say, not for what you understand.

11. Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it the most never use it.

12. My tolerance for idiots is extremely low these days. I used to have some immunity built up, but obviously, there's a new strain out there

14. It's not my age that bothers me - it's the side effects. (This one is a, "NO SHIT".)

15. I'm not saying I'm old and worn out, but I make sure I'm nowhere near the curb on trash day.

16. As I watch this generation try and rewrite our history, I'm sure of one thing: it will be misspelled and have no punctuation.

17. As I've gotten older, people think I've become lazy. The truth is I'm just being more energy-efficient.

18. I haven't gotten anything done today. I've been in the Produce Department trying to open this stupid plastic bag.

19. If you find yourself feeling useless, remember: it took 20 years, trillions of dollars, thousands of lives and four presidents to replace the Taliban with the Taliban.

20. Turns out that being a "senior" is mostly just googling how to do stuff.

21. I want to be 18 again and ruin my life differently. I have new ideas.

22. I'm on two simultaneous diets. I wasn't getting enough food on one.

23. I put my scale in the bathroom corner and that's where the little liar will stay until it apologizes.

24. My mind is like an internet browser. At least 18 open tabs, 3 of them are frozen, and I have no clue where the music is coming from.

25. Hard to believe I once had a phone attached to a wall, and when it rang, I picked it up without knowing who was calling.

26. My wife says I keep pushing her buttons. If that were true, I would have found mute by now.

27. There is no such thing as a grouchy old person. The truth is that once you get old, you stop being polite and start being honest.

08/28/25 02:33 PM

#33560

Janalu Jeanes (Parchman)

I was just listening to a radio program where the local speaker was saying that he had heard the guns used at the Minneapolis Catholic church/school were ordinary guns that many citizens possess. He said a deer rifle was used, a shotgun, and an ordinary pistol. If those are reported as the actual guns used, then those who are saying 'military-style guns' need to be heavily regulated or banned all together to all civilians, should be informed.

Addendum: NOW I HAVE READ THAT THE SHOOTER HAD SOME TYPE OF AUTOMATIC-FIRING RIFLE, THAT USED MAGAZINES.--------Why did he buy that type of gun? -----I think that if a person wants to buy that type of gun, he should have to explain the reason. Of course, I guess he could lie. I know that these types of guns can be bought on the black market, so even if there are check points brought to bear, what is to stop a determined person from obtaining an automatic-firing gun by underground means? I believe men and women want to be able to defend themselves by having equally equivalent firearms available for defense wherever they happen to be, when confronted. The horse is already out of the barn, seems to me. No matter how many laws are passed to try to slow down the purchase of automatic guns, the bad guys will never be stopped, at this point. There is no way I can see to rid our country of these guns which can spray bullets viciously. There are too many of them around everywhere, and can be acquired easily from the right contacts sought out.

Continuing from previous written text:

It sounds like to me, this male identifying as female, had major metal issues, and I'm wondering if his parents had sought mental health professionals to help him.

The shooter perpetrator told others he had been having suicidal thoughts for several years. He also said that whenever he made his final decision to kill himself, he wanted to kill others at the same time, I suppose, to gain a sense of retribution in his demented mind, giving himself satisfaction, he figured, for the torment he had suffered.

Again I say, mental illness in our country is endemic to our problems with murders.... and mentally-ill people need to be kept totally away from firearms at all times.

Was the shooter's father involved in the earlier life of the mixed-up guy? I haven't heard.........

I heard one report that the shooter had several brothers and sisters, but I'm not sure.......

Many questions remain.

Kinda' sounds like this MN shooter was imitating the Nashville transgender shooter from a couple of years ago, quite a bit......

08/28/25 03:49 PM

#33561

Bob Wainner

Wayne;

I'm glad to read that you agree with me.........that there should be a BAN on anyone burning the "American Flag".

To me, ANY Patriotic American Citizen "should" be offended by anyone who burns an American Flag. I spent (4) years of my LIFE serving the U.S. in The United States Navy....serving under our American Flag....so, Yes, I am very offended when I see someone on the news burning the American Flag.

Yes, I understand we have "free speech" in the U.S......but sometimes, "free speech" goes to far and should not be protected......like, you're NOT supposed to yell "Fire" in a crowded movie theatre. WHY would that be a lesser offense than burning the American Flag?!

Sometimes.........I just believe that there is a little "too much freedom" in our Country.....and people come here from other Nations and take advantage of us.

Just a P.S.......I think I mentioned before here on the Forum...that I feel that one of the reasons I'm a "Conservative" is due to the fact I earned my undergraduate degree @ Texas A&M University. I read an article yesterday that stated Texas A&M University is Ranked as the 13th most "Conservative" University in America. Though, when I was a student @ A&M....I didn't sense any politics from anyone....even from any of my professors. I was there to study & earn a degree....not get involved in politics like so many college students are today.

Bob

08/28/25 07:00 PM

#33562

Parsons traded to GB as he signs an extension with them for 47.2 million a year for four year.

Don't know what or who Dallas go.

Googling Packers salary cap, it says they have room and that they are managing it to affect the contract's later years...

I see the Pokes get two first round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark.

I say that's (188 m over 4 years) too much. Good for the Cowboys. Astros lost Springer, Gerrit Cole, Alex Corea, Justin Verlander, and Alex Bregman to free agency...and traded Kyle Tucker to avoid big pay days and also avoid messing up their salary budget...and then, they stayed in the top 4-5 teams in player salaries anyway...They managed to sign extensions with Altuve, Alvarez, and some other pitchers and kept winning in the playoffs 10 times in eleven years with two WS and two mor WS appearances.

Something tells me the Pokes will be playing with a new rookie QB and still paying their current one five years from now with no Super Bowl, but if they get 2-3 more first round picks, it may be like when they made the Minnesota trade 30 years ago and got two Super Bowls out of it...

May be too late for Jerry though...and perhaps us...I hope not...

But, in MHO they did a marvelous job here...

Oh. And they increased their cap space by 19 million...to over 42 million...I don't know if that includes the Kenny Clark salary or not...

08/28/25 08:40 PM

#33563

Jim Bedwell

Lowell et al,

Yes, they got a 1st-round pick in 2026 & a 1st-round pick in 2027 plus the defensive tackle that may help against the run. But I still think Jerry not only ran off Jimmie Johnson and Bill Parcells, but now has run off Micah Parsons, the best player on Jerry's team. He should have kept and paid the big money to Micah & CeeDee Lamb, NOT Dak & Lamb. Plus last year he could have had Derrick Henry at running back and Dan Quinn as his head coach. In my mind Jerry is BONEHEADED as always but time will tell if what he got for Parsons really helps. At least so far I think Schottenheimer may be an improvement over Mike McCarthy, but that's not really saying much.

08/29/25 09:05 AM

#33564

Bob W.

When I was a fish in 70 there was a small anti- war rally on the Drill Field in front of the MSC. Acting president Gen. Ludike said anyone attending would be subject to disciplined There were more students in cars around the field watching than were at the rally. Near the end a man got to the mike and said "tu was having an anti-war demonstration on Sat and Aggies were welcome" and left the stand. He was immediately arrested and charged with "disorderly conduct" and fined $50.00.

Gen Ludike had only been in the position a few weeks. This was after Gen. Rudder had passed away.

08/29/25 09:51 AM

#33565

The miracle drug I was refering to in a prvious post is/was Enbrel. Also known as Etanercept.

I believe the stock before it was aquired by Amgen, was Imunex.

That's the stock I watched. Insider trade shown were hundreds if not thousands of MD's...apparently became owners of the stock somehow and registered for buys/sells to legally transact as an insider.

Oh well...It appears these transactions were in the 1980's and early 1990's. The guy I knew who was getting rich trading the stock had owned a couple of Handy Dan hardware stores in Katy back then, and a bunch of the real estate surrounding those two retail stores...sold them and moved to Tiki Island...pretty nice place just before taking the causeway down...homes with boat docks/piers on Galveston Bay...

08/29/25 11:42 AM

#33566

I read where a guy bought a 14 piece patio set.

2 chairs and a 12 pack of beer.

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What does the buffalo say to his child when he gets on the bus?

Answer: BISON

08/29/25 07:53 PM

#33567