{"id":17786,"date":"2021-01-29T08:33:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T15:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=17786"},"modified":"2021-01-29T08:33:36","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T15:33:36","slug":"overnight-news-understanding-oligarchy-its-a-big-club-and-you-aint-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/17786\/overnight-news-understanding-oligarchy-its-a-big-club-and-you-aint-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight News: Understanding oligarchy: \u201cIt\u2019s a big club, and you ain\u2019t in\u00a0it.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"attachment_16586\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16586\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16586\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BHBNewTopImage-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ya think it's easy?\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BHBNewTopImage-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/BHBNewTopImage.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHide my toys? That&#8217;s not fair. Hide my food? That&#8217;s\u00a0war!\u201d<\/p><\/div>I saw this on Facebook, and it sums the world up perfectly:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Are the people who can get trading stopped in the middle of a trading day the same people who can get vote counting stopped in the middle of an election night?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wall Street is red-pilling America so well that it is making the election fraud that much more plain.<\/p>\n<p>We know we live in a two-tiered justice system, and yet we know we cannot do this and sustain a Ds economy. Leadership can try to wear other hats, but followership is a loyalty borne of mutual love.<\/p>\n<p>Our would-be leaders are palpably self-seeking, and most do nothing to hide their contempt for ordinary people. This will not have happy consequences.<\/p>\n<p>More underground Gamestop news:<\/p>\n<p><strong>is the squeeze squoze yet?:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/isthesqueezesquoze.com\/?fbclid=IwAR1zJjhm51tKG-za__zkMGofDAeyjVIJMZfygmRzfa7hB5k9YZnJX4D14Q4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as of January 29, the squeeze has <em>not<\/em> been squoze.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In other news:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Housing Wire:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/mortgage-rates-dip-back-down-to-2-73\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mortgage rates dip back down to 2.73%.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CNBC:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/01\/29\/december-pending-home-sales-drop-as-buyers-face-record-high-prices.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December pending home sales drop as buyers face record high prices and low supply.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redfin:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/housing-market-update-55pct-of-sales-within-2-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">55% of Homes Under Contract Within 2 Weeks, a New Record.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Housing Wire:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housingwire.com\/articles\/new-home-sales-historically-high-in-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New home sales historically high in 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redfin:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/home-supply-decline-rural-neighborhoods\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Housing Supply in Rural Areas Drops a Record 44%, Helping Drive the Overall Shortage of Homes for Sale.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sean Davis:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/01\/29\/the-gamestop-saga-isnt-about-finance-its-part-of-the-ongoing-war-between-elites-and-populists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The GameStop Saga Isn\u2019t About Finance, It\u2019s Part Of The Ongoing War Between Elites And Populists.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Taibbi:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/taibbi.substack.com\/p\/suck-it-wall-street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suck It, Wall Street.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Daniel Greenfield:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontpagemag.com\/fpm\/2021\/01\/when-resistance-became-sedition-and-sedition-daniel-greenfield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When Resistance Became Sedition and Sedition Became Resistance.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joel Kotkin:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmind.org\/memo\/woke-politics-are-a-disaster-for-minorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woke Politics are a Disaster for Minorities.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>David Marcus:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/01\/28\/how-equity-will-destroy-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How Equity Will Destroy America.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHide my toys? That&#8217;s not fair. Hide my food? That&#8217;s\u00a0war!\u201dI saw this on Facebook, and it sums the world up perfectly: Are the people who can get trading stopped in the middle of a trading day the same people who can get vote counting stopped in the middle of an election night? Wall Street is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,26,6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"hentry","6":"category-group-therapy","7":"category-lending","8":"category-marketing","9":"category-real-estate","11":"no-featured-image"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3282,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3282\/casual-friday-caption-this-photo\/","url_meta":{"origin":17786,"position":0},"title":"Casual Friday: Caption this photo","author":"Greg Swann","date":"June 27, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"My entry: \"Because I happen to like Argyle socks, that's why!\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Casual Friday&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Casual Friday","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/casual-friday\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3822,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3822\/caption-this-photo-president-bush-at-the-olympics\/","url_meta":{"origin":17786,"position":1},"title":"Caption this photo: President Bush at the Olympics","author":"Greg Swann","date":"August 9, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"My entry: \"A gentleman always makes eye-contact.\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Casual Friday&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Casual Friday","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/casual-friday\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8385,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/8385\/caption-me-this-magnum\/","url_meta":{"origin":17786,"position":2},"title":"Caption Me This Magnum","author":"Brian Brady","date":"May 13, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"My vote?\u00a0 \"Who let Higgins in to your closet, Thomas? \" Sometimes, you just gotta have a sense of humor.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Casual Friday&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Casual Friday","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/casual-friday\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3289,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3289\/shout-out-a-toast-to-life-abundant-and-caption-this-photo\/","url_meta":{"origin":17786,"position":3},"title":"Shout out a toast to life abundant &#8212; and caption this photo","author":"Greg Swann","date":"June 28, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Sez me: \"Bill Gates stole this facial expression from me and I want it back!\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Casual Friday&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Casual Friday","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/casual-friday\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":14685,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/14685\/caption-obama-before-his-face-freezes-like-that\/","url_meta":{"origin":17786,"position":4},"title":"Caption Obama &#8212; before his face freezes like that.","author":"Greg Swann","date":"June 15, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"My vote: \"I don't get it. This stunt always used to work with my Gammy.\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Big Mother&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Big Mother","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/big-mother\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":8372,"url":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/8372\/caption-this-photo-todd-carpenter-at-the-nar-mid-year-flamboozlepalooza\/","url_meta":{"origin":17786,"position":5},"title":"Caption this: Todd Carpenter at the NAR Mid-Year flamboozlepalooza","author":"Greg Swann","date":"May 12, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"My votes: \"MIBOR? That's above my pay grade.\" And: \"No, this is not a clip-on tie!\"","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Casual Friday&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Casual Friday","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/category\/casual-friday\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17786"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17787,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17786\/revisions\/17787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}