Some of you may have seen this astonishing article in the Wall Street Journal (of all places). It is an amazing expose of the Fed’s QE program, inasmuch as an insider declares that it is, in his own words, “the greatest backdoor Wall Street bailout of all time.” (more…)
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
A Nation of Twits
As everyone on the planet knows, Twitter is being priced Wednesday afternoon and hits the public markets (e.g. the bag-holders) on Thursday. This not-for-profit organization is, of course, the big IPO of the year. And who could blame citizens for being excited? Just take a look at the luminaries topping the charts of Twitter popularity…… (more…)
The Future of Twitter
I guess it’ll be pretty much the advertising to which we’ve all been accustomed for the past 70 years or so, just in a different medium………..va-va-voom/same old, same old……and from a staid old insurance company, no less. Exhibit A :
A Great Documentary
Today I watched a documentary about Bill Hicks (the adjunct Patron Saint of Slope, 2nd only to George Carlin, blessed be his name). It was fantastic. Here’s a trailer for it: (more…)
Ten Minutes of Your Sunday is Well Worth This
I got an email from beloved Sloper BDI (who, even among those he verbally assails and from whom he demands physical favors, is adored day in and day out) with a link to the clip below. I originally didn’t want to bother watching, but hey, it’s BDI, I gave it a shot. And, oh my God, it’s fantastic. It only deepens my conviction that Cramer is an idiot whore, and that Bartiroma is an overly-masquera’d kind-of-cute-thirty-years-ago Wall Street shill. (more…)
