Casinos hold a certain amount of cash reserve on hand to cover all daily activities. Now imagine everyone playing starts winning big all at the same time. Slots, tables, etc and the House is losing huge. /2
I am shocked...SHOCKED...that nobody in the media or political sphere can understand what is going on behind the scenes that is causing clearing firms to block trading in certain ridiculously volatile securities.
Casinos hold a certain amount of cash reserve on hand to cover all daily activities. Now imagine everyone playing starts winning big all at the same time. Slots, tables, etc and the House is losing huge. /2
That's kind of what is going on behind the scenes here, in the plumbing of the markets. /4
See below: /5
https://t.co/a5Cyr4WOGZ
wow, @apexclearing now blocking @public from allowing customers to trade specific stocks
— Mike Dudas (@mdudas) January 28, 2021
wall street norms imploding in real time, fallout is gonna be wild pic.twitter.com/gUyhufV32t
They can also provide financing to accounts through Margin or Risk-based leverage, on both long and short side of the market. /6
So while some of these WSB traders are ok risking insane amounts of money, these firms are not. /10
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There is co-ordination across the far right in Ireland now to stir both left and right in the hopes of creating a race war. Think critically! Fascists see the tragic killing of #georgenkencho, the grief of his community and pending investigation as a flashpoint for action.

Across Telegram, Twitter and Facebook disinformation is being peddled on the back of these tragic events. From false photographs to the tactics ofwhite supremacy, the far right is clumsily trying to drive hate against minority groups and figureheads.
Be aware, the images the #farright are sharing in the hopes of starting a race war, are not of the SPAR employee that was punched. They\u2019re older photos of a Everton fan. Be aware of the information you\u2019re sharing and that it may be false. Always #factcheck #GeorgeNkencho pic.twitter.com/4c9w4CMk5h
— antifa.drone (@antifa_drone) December 31, 2020
Declan Ganley’s Burkean group and the incel wing of National Party (Gearóid Murphy, Mick O’Keeffe & Co.) as well as all the usuals are concerted in their efforts to demonstrate their white supremacist cred. The quiet parts are today being said out loud.
There is a concerted effort in far-right Telegram groups to try and incite violence on street by targetting people for racist online abuse following the killing of George Nkencho
— Mark Malone (@soundmigration) January 1, 2021
This follows on and is part of a misinformation campaign to polarise communities at this time.
The best thing you can do is challenge disinformation and report posts where engagement isn’t appropriate. Many of these are blatantly racist posts designed to drive recruitment to NP and other Nationalist groups. By all means protest but stay safe.
