'Looking down their nose at you': GameStop frenzy showed a fresh contempt for hedge funds. Why do Americans hate them? Updated 2:25 pm EST Feb. 11, 2021 In the middle of a pandemic and slow economic recovery, Americans think they’ve identified their Wall Street villain: hedge funds. Their nemesis is summed up in a few searing images: a hedge fund manager who makes millions betting that the subprime mortgage market will collapse, without warning them. Or another relaxing on a yacht as the economy tanks. Years of anger culminated late last month when a group of angry small-time investors on Reddit took on a few of those firms in the GameStop “short squeeze” frenzy. That spurred millions of others to join in, as their effort to drive up the price of a stock perceived as undervalued soon shifted to a campaign to “Stick it to Wall Street." They used the "squeeze" to rally the share price and make profits for themselves while forcing the hedge funds who had bet it would fall to buy it to prevent greater losses. What are these funds, and where does this resentment come from? Hedge funds, known for using higher risk investing strategies, are private investment vehicles that typically wealthy individuals use to get higher returns. They control more than $3 trillion in assets globally. They've angered many Americans by gutting companies such as former American retail icon Sears, causing layoffs and engaging in questionable financial practices that contributed to the near collapse of the U.S. financial system in 2008, experts say. 'This is life changing': Meet the Redditors behind the GameStop saga “Most people see it as guys in suits looking down their nose at you,” says Adam Bixler, 28, an active user on the WallStreetBets Reddit forum, whose members led the charge against the funds. “How I feel is probably how a lot of people feel when thinking about the financial crisis and the massive wealth inequality that exists in this country.” Radio Shack, Toys ‘R’ Us and Payless ShoeSource, along with mall-based retailers such as the Limited, Wet Seal, Claire’s and Aeropostale faced further financial woes after hedge funds and private equity firms loaded them up with debt. A fight is raging in the stock market: Should you worry about your 401(k)? Where to get vaccines: CVS, Walgreens to begin delivering COVID-19 vaccines on Friday “The idea that you can crack open a hedge fund like a piñata and redistribute all this money to people in the form of a short squeeze is very appealing,” says Bixler, who lives in Boonton, New Jersey, and works as a product manager for a company that makes software and tools for the advertising industry. “These are the stimulus checks that everyone wanted.” Proponents of hedge funds say the firms identify and support distressed industries such as retailers and newspapers. These funds are owned by groups of big investors pooling the savings of millions of unionized workers, such as teachers and firefighters, who count on hedge funds to grow and protect their nest eggs. Even so, hedge funds are viewed as vultures by many Americans. Kaysha Apodaca, an emergency room nurse in Dallas, was furious last summer when she lost thousands of dollars after CytoDyn, a biotechnology company she owns, was hammered following a negative report from a “short selling” research firm, about one of CytroDyn's drugs in clinical trials. The post with the research was later pulled. This year, Apodaca thought she missed the opportunity to jump in and buy GameStop or AMC, so she supported the Reddit campaign against hedge funds by investing a few thousand dollars into shares of Nokia, another beaten-down stock discussed on the forum. “I hate hedge funds. Even if this goes to zero, I’m OK with it. I’m not selling, just to prove a point,” Apodaca said. “Hedge funds have unfairly made money off retail investors for years. Now they’re getting a taste of their own medicine.” For Iris Findlay of Orlando, Florida, joining the movement was a way for Americans to show their strength in numbers. “I’m definitely not OK that there are so many billionaires hoarding their wealth while people are struggling, especially during the pandemic,” said Findlay, 31, who is disabled and retired from the Air Force. A large portion of hedge-fund assets are owned by institutional investors, such as pension funds and endowments. Hedge fund research has been critical in exposing an array of accounting fraud scandals in recent decades, including the one involving energy firm Enron. “Hedge funds do play a very important role in the financial ecosystem, but at the same time, they have a PR problem,” says Andrew Lo, a finance professor at MIT Sloan School of Management. They are an easy target, experts say, because some high-profile managers' massive wealth offends Americans who struggle to make ends meet. Michael Burry, founder of Scion Asset Management, is an investor whose billion-dollar bet against the housing market was chronicled in Michael Lewis' book "The Big Short." He personally collected $100 million and made $750 million in profits for his investors. These managers “are seen as multibillionaires that really don’t care about the public good and are focused on enriching themselves and their investors,” Lo says. “But I think that’s a caricature, especially given that hedge funds now have become much more institutionalized as pension funds and endowments are investing in these financial vehicles.” Who do Americans blame? When asked who was the “most in the wrong” in the trading mania that set off one of the biggest short squeezes in history, nearly half of Americans polled said it was either hedge funds (27%) or online brokerage Robinhood (22%), according to a Harris Poll survey conducted Jan 29-31 that was given to USA TODAY exclusively. Just 8% said it was the Reddit retail investors on the WallStreetBets forum, who angered hedge funds that had bet GameStop's stock would remain low. The small-time investors used the forum to help drive up the prices for shares such as GameStop, theater chain AMC Entertainment and several other companies. Many respondents were angry that hedge funds were shorting stocks – betting that the share prices would fall – of companies that average people use and love, according to John Gerzema, CEO of the Harris Poll. “This wasn’t just an attack on a few weak companies,” Gerzema says. “These are companies that are a part of middle-class America and ordinary people’s lives.” How did these funds begin, and how did they grow into such big villains in the minds of so many? What are hedge funds? Hedge funds are financial partnerships between a professional fund manager and investors who pool their money into the fund to earn active returns. Hedge funds can be traced back to the 1940s when Alfred Winslow Jones, an investor, sociologist and former Fortune magazine writer, created a "hedge" by “shorting" stocks he thought were poised to fall. The "hedge" was meant to reduce risk and protect against market fluctuations. It was unconventional at the time but remains the basic strategy for these funds. Hedge fund strategies today are more diverse and run the gamut of extremely risky to fairly conservative. There's another theory about the origin of hedge funds, and this one is connected to a more beloved figure. Some people credit the founding of hedge funds to Benjamin Graham, a mentor to Warren Buffett and the author of "The Intelligent Investor" – the bible of everyone who loves Buffett's method of investing. Buffett, one of the world's richest people and a folksy inspiration to small-time investors, argued that Graham managed a fund with a "hedge"-like strategy in the 1920s. So you made a bundle on GameStop: Get ready to pay the taxes How did hedge funds evolve? Hedge funds have gained in popularity over the past two decades after many of them delivered hefty outsize returns in either up or down markets, an attractive selling point for savvy investors. Some of the world's largest hedge funds include Bridgewater Associates, founded by billionaire Ray Dalio; Renaissance Technologies, founded by billionaire Jim Simons; and Pershing Square, run by Wall Street billionaire Bill Ackman. They have historically charged much higher fees than mutual funds, which are professionally managed funds that invest in stocks, bonds or money market instruments. Since hedge fund managers are nearly always paid a performance fee, or percentage of the gains they create, they have a strong incentive to make money for their investors. For the hedge fund managers to earn performance fees, their investors have to make money first. Hedge funds charge an expense ratio and a performance fee. The common fee structure is known as two and twenty – a 2% asset management fee and a 20% cut of generated gains. How did they become villains? While many Americans lost money during the depths of the financial crisis, some big-time investors did astonishingly well, including those who predicted and profited from the buildup and collapse of the housing and credit bubble in 2007 and 2008. For those Americans who had their livelihoods upended in the financial crisis, it left a bad taste in their mouths, experts say. “They’re associated with ruthless financial institutions that are out there to make money and not care where it’s coming from,” says Itay Goldstein, a professor of finance and economics at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. A big winner from that time is billionaire investor John Paulson, a hedge fund manager who netted $20 billion in profits when he bet against subprime mortgages at the peak of the credit bubble in 2007. In general, short sellers keep stock prices in check by voicing their opinion on where they believe a stock is valued, says Dennis Dick, head of markets structure and a proprietary trader at Bright Trading in Las Vegas. “I’m concerned with this public image that ‘evil short sellers are betting against America’ and that it’s ‘un-American to short stocks,’” Dick says. “It’s not like every short seller is making bets against America. They’re making calls on whether a stock is overvalued or not.” GameStop: Reddit ran a 5-second Super Bowl ad in honor of WallStreetBets, GameStop stock volatility The hedge fund industry has faced a rough stretch in recent years and underperformed the broader stock market but produced its best return in a decade at 11.6% in 2020, according to data provider Hedge Fund Research. Some received a boost from shares of technology firms and companies that focused on goods that people used when stuck at home during the pandemic. Americans who don’t invest directly in hedge funds still receive a benefit from the returns that hedge funds generate, according to Daniel Smith, a partner at ACA Compliance Group, an advisory firm for financial services. Of the $4.5 trillion in state and local pension plans, about 6.9% is allocated to hedge funds, according to data published by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, the Center for State and Local Government Excellence and the National Association of State Retirement Administrators. ”Hedge funds help secure the retirement of more than 26 million teachers, firefighters and other public employees by helping pensions navigate all market conditions and meet long-term financial obligations,” says Bryan Corbett, president and CEO at Managed Funds Association, a hedge fund lobby group. GameStop and questions of power The rollercoaster involving GameStop, Reddit and Robinhood has prompted Capitol Hill’s harshest criticisms of Wall Street in years. Several prominent lawmakers on Capitol Hill have warned of such moments, cautioning that companies and hedge funds have too much power. One of these lawmakers, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who is well known for her disapproval of Wall Street, called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to address the dramatic swings surrounding these companies. Warren wrote in a letter that it is “long beyond time for the SEC to act” and asked it to investigate the rallies in GameStop, AMC Entertainment and others that “have seen huge shifts in their share price driven by similar internet reading schemes.” "These wild fluctuations are just the latest indication that many private equity firms, hedge funds, and other investors, big and small, are treating the stock market like a casino, giving little consideration to the companies, communities, workers, and consumers that may be affected by these risky bets," she wrote. The House Financial Services Committee will hold a virtual hearing Feb. 18 regarding “recent market volatility” involving GameStop and the other companies. According to Politico, the CEO of Robinhood, Vlad Tenev, is likely to testify. GameStop-Robinhood stock revolution: Not a secure retirement plan Does the movement have legs? Questions have been raised as to whether the populist movement threatening to disrupt the financial system will be sustained. It’s too early to tell, experts say. “It has the potential to gather momentum. It depends on whether we see other related episodes in the next few weeks that show the same kind of patterns in the financial markets," Goldstein says. "We live in a period of so many unusual things going on that it will probably take the edge off this event." Hedge funds such as Melvin Capital Management took the brunt of losses from soaring stock prices of GameStop and other heavily shorted stocks. Others made a ton of money on the rally, including Senvest Management, which had a profit of nearly $700 million, The Wall Street Journal reported. “Is it sticking it to Wall Street? Only temporarily, but in the long term probably not,” Goldstein says. “At the end of the day, the sophisticated financial institutions will find ways to recuperate and make money out of this.” Lo of MIT agrees. “This incident highlights the growing dissatisfaction, distrust and dislocation that many people feel with respect to the financial sector,” Lo says. “It suggests that people are sick and tired of being disenfranchised and being pushed around by large financial institutions.” Contributing: Savannah Behrmann
Robinhood Banning GameStop demuestra que el mercado libre es una mentira
Robinhood es una aplicación de negociación de acciones que existe para "democratizar las finanzas", pero también, en ocasiones, le prohibirá comprar acciones porque expertos democráticamente irresponsables las han declarado sobrevaloradas. Este fue el mensaje desconcertante que Robinhood envió a sus lectores el jueves por la mañana, cuando la locura por las acciones más desconcertante en la memoria moderna empujó el precio de una acción de GameStop por encima de $ 440. Al momento de escribir este artículo, el rally de GameStop parece estar desvaneciéndose . Pero las preguntas que el fenómeno ha planteado - sobre la ética de aplicaciones-stock de comercio gamified, las desigualdades entre los inversores grandes y pequeños, cómo se determinan en realidad precios de las acciones, y lo que el mercado de valores es para - parecen crecer más numerosos e irritantes por la hora. Afortunadamente, Chris Arnade puede tener algunas respuestas. El ex comerciante de bonos pasó dos décadas en Wall Street antes de desilusionarse con la cultura de cinismo y codicia de su profesión. En los últimos años, ha invertido la mayor parte de su tiempo en fotografía y escritura, por lo general sobre la clase social y la pobreza en los EE. UU. Pero ha protegido estas actividades productivas con no poca cantidad de ocio al acecho en Reddit. Lo que hace que su cerebro sea más apto para picar. Intelligencer habló con Arnade el jueves sobre cómo la prohibición de GameStop por parte de Robinhood destaca la fraudulencia del "mercado libre", por qué los toros de GameStop de Reddit serían aclamados como genios en Wall Street (si solo tuvieran las credenciales adecuadas), y qué "el goteo la corrupción de los ricos ”le está haciendo a la cultura estadounidense, entre otras cosas. Ustedescribió en Twitterel miércoles “La horda Reddit través de la acción colectiva está haciendo a los fondos de cobertura lo hacen los fondos de cobertura a los inversores normales todo el tiempo.”¿Qué quieres decir con eso? Los fondos de cobertura pueden operar de diferentes formas. Pero uno clásico es tomar una posición y luego "hablar bien". Entonces, vas a Davos, vas a cenar a conferencias de inversión y usas todo el conocimiento que obtienes de estas conversaciones con funcionarios gubernamentales y otros inversionistas para realizar un intercambio. Y ejecuta esa operación de una manera que le permite aprovechar al máximo su inversión mediante la explotación de productos financieros complejos y lo que llamamos "tecnicismos" en el mercado: la forma en que otras personas están posicionadas, las posiciones que tienen las personas. Luego ingresa a CNBC, envía boletines matutinos, envía mensajes directos a través de Bloomberg a sus amigos y vende a todos en su comercio. Ese es un comportamiento aplaudido en Wall Street. Estás burlando a la sala y le estás diciendo a la gente que estás burlando a la sala. En muchos sentidos, eso es lo que sucedió en Reddit durante los últimos seis meses. Pero no lo hizo una sola empresa; lo hicieron 2,3 millones de autodenominados degenerados. Y realmente hicieron ambas cosas: ¡tomaron una posición y hablaron su libro! De hecho, alguien hizo una presentación bastante buena sobre por qué se infravaloraba GameStop, una presentación que habría tenido bastante éxito en los círculos de los fondos de cobertura hace un tiempo. Y luego construyeron sobre eso y todos se apilaron. Lo hicieron de una manera muy inteligente para aprovechar el posicionamiento de Wall Street. ¿Es posible resumir brevemente lo que hizo que su oficio fuera inteligente (de una manera que un lector lego entendería)? Lo hicieron a través de "opciones de compra". Que es cuando compra el derecho a comprar una acción a un precio fijo dentro de un período de tiempo específico. Digamos que GameStop cotizaba a 20 dólares la acción. Los Redditors comprarían una opción de compra que les da derecho a comprar una acción de GameStop por $ 50 en algún momento en el futuro cercano. Y puede comprarlo muy barato porque nadie cree que el precio de una acción de GameStop supere los 50 dólares. Los agentes de bolsa venderán las opciones de compra a un precio bajo porque creen que es un evento de baja probabilidad. Pero los Redditors saben que no es un evento de baja probabilidad porque van a hacer subir las acciones. Ahora, los corredores de bolsa no quieren correr riesgos, al contrario de lo que mucha gente parece pensar. No quieren apostar a que las acciones de GameStop no superen los 50 dólares. Entonces, cuando venden las opciones de compra, cubren su riesgo. Y lo hacen comprando sus propias acciones de GameStop, por lo que obtienen algún beneficio si las acciones de alguna manera superan los $ 50. Pero parece un pequeño riesgo. Entonces, si vendieron una opción de compra por 100 acciones, solo comprarán cinco o diez. Entonces los Redditors comienzan a subir el precio. De repente, los corredores de bolsa tienen que comprar más acciones de GameStop para cubrir su riesgo. Pero cuando hacen eso, el precio de las acciones sube aún más. Se convierte en lo que se llama una "compresión gamma". Y los Redditors también saben, como escribiste en tu artículo , que muchos jugadores importantes estaban acortando GameStop. Entonces sabían que podían hacer un pequeño apretón , lo que desencadenó compras adicionales en todo el espectro por parte de los fondos de cobertura que estaban cortos y luego de los banqueros que se quedaron atrapados en un apretón gamma y tuvieron que proteger sus coberturas. Así que se dirige a la luna. Todo eso se considera un juego limpio en Wall Street. Esa inteligencia se ve recompensada. Es por eso que a la gente de los fondos de cobertura se les paga mucho. ¿Crees que los inversores de Reddit sabían lo que estaban haciendo? Eso no me queda claro. Creo que acaban de darse cuenta de que podrían sacar mucho provecho de su inversión comprando opciones de compra. Y luego creo que algunos notaron: "Oye, a medida que subimos el precio, esto hará que tengan que comprar más y luego se convertirá en una profecía autocumplida". Sin embargo, sucedió, lo que la multitud de Reddit hizo colectivamente fue un intercambio inteligente. Es el tipo de cosa que le haría ganar la admiración de Wall Street. Para jugar al defensor del diablo (es decir, de los fondos de cobertura): cuando los fondos de cobertura ejecutan ingeniosas hazañas de manipulación del mercado, los perdedores son generalmente otras personas ricas. Por el contrario, cuando los carismáticos carteles de Reddit (que entraron en el comercio de GameStop temprano) intentan la misma maniobra, lo hacen alentando a un grupo de inversores aficionados no adinerados a que se amontonen en un comercio que muchos probablemente no entienden. De modo que los perdedores están potencialmente menos protegidos contra las luchas financieras. Ese al menos parece ser el tipo de distinción que losWallStreetBetsde CNBC quieren hacer. ¿Hay algo en ese argumento paternalista? Creo que eso llega al meollo de la cuestión: o crees en el libre mercado o no. Para ser claro, no lo hago. No estoy sugiriendo que lo que hacen los fondos de cobertura sea legítimo y, por lo tanto, lo que hace Reddit sea legítimo. Estoy diciendo que tienes que aplicar tus estándares por igual. Personalmente, no estoy particularmente feliz de que Reddit esté copiando los fondos de cobertura. Ojalá los fondos de cobertura dejaran de hacer lo que están haciendo. Pero si es legal para los fondos de cobertura, puede comprender por qué las personas en Reddit se indignarían cuando las personas actuaran como si no fuera legal para ellos hacer lo mismo. La ideología de Wall Street es el libertarismo. Es que las personas tienen albedrío y se les debe permitir ejercerlo. Es una cosmovisión no paternalista. Es "Todo el mundo sale por sí mismo, y la razón por la que ganamos dinero no es porque seamos más egoístas, sino porque somos más inteligentes". Si esa es tu actitud, está bien. Esa no es mi actitud. Creo que el espíritu de Wall Street - "Beneficios a toda costa, todo es un mercado, el mundo es un casino, solo quiero ganar dinero para poder comprar mis pepitas" - es realmente negativo. No me gusta que la actitud corrupta de los ricos se haya filtrado. Pero si los ricos van a poder jugar a este juego, ¿por qué te sorprende que los menos ricos empiecen a jugar? Sospecho que sé tu respuesta, pero: ¿Estuvo mal que Robinhood prohibiera a sus usuarios comprar acciones de GameStop (aparentemente para evitar que su base de usuarios aficionados perdiera mucho dinero comprando cerca del pico de una burbuja)? Si. Yo pienso que fue. Mira, no creo que todo esto vaya a terminar bien. Creo que cuando se aclare el polvo, probablemente verá que no hubo una transferencia neta de riqueza de Wall Street a los inversores minoristas, sino una transferencia de riqueza de Wall Street a Wall Street, de algunas empresas a otras empresas. Pero tienes dos opciones aquí en mi mente. El primero, que preferiría, es regular todo Wall Street, de modo que el engaño intelectual que está legitimado por la clase acreditada se reduzca un poco y los Redditors también se regulen. O puede desregular y dejar que la multitud de Reddit haga lo que está haciendo: admitir que es un jugador nuevo y tan legítimo como usted. Es la hipocresía lo que frustra. ¿Cuál es el costo de la hipocresía paternalista en su opinión?¿Que sirve para deslegitimar el sistema y alimenta la reacción populista?¿O se trata solo del principio? En última instancia, es contraproducente porque todo lo que haga para tratar de detener a estas personas, solo los hará más cínicos y más convencidos de que el sistema está manipulado y, en consecuencia, más propensos a hacer cosas que son simplemente divertidas . Cosas que las élites consideran disruptivas. Cuando el sistema es tan descaradamente injusto, la gente se va a enojar cada vez más. Me enoja más y lo entendí bastante bien. No debería estar sentado aquí enojándome por esto, pero me están haciendo querer apoyar más a la multitud de Reddit. Deja de hacer esto. Sea justo, hombre. Creo que lo que la "clase acreditada", en su frase, encuentra escandaloso sobre el comercio de los Redditors no es solo que las personas que lo hacen son extraños groseros, sino también que el "pequeño apretón" específico que están ejecutando es casi satírico: se burla de la noción de que el precio de las acciones de una empresa está determinado por sus "fundamentos", por estimaciones racionales de su potencial de ganancias basadas en sus ingresos netos y la salud de su industria. Las acciones de GameStop no se dispararon porque la venta minorista de videojuegos de ladrillo y mortero se convirtió en una mejor propuesta comercial. Se dispararon porque GameStop se convirtió en un "meme". Y una vez que demuestre que esto puede suceder, surge la posibilidad de que las meras narrativas y el pensamiento grupal estén impulsando las valoraciones en el mercado de valores, aunque de manera menos atroz.¿Crees que WallStreetBets está socavando la racionalidad de los mercados financieros, o haciendo más visible su irracionalidad, de la misma manera que una caricatura ilumina los defectos de un rostro humano? Creo que lo dijiste perfectamente. Es una caricatura. Uno de los secretos sucios de invertir en Wall Street es que solo tienes que conseguir que la gente compre tu historia. La mayoría de los precios están en gran parte libres de "valor", en mi opinión. Valor es una palabra difícil de definir de todos modos. Pero la clase acreditada, los profesionales, las personas legítimas, han definido la forma legítima de valorar GameStop, o la forma legítima de valorar a Nike. Y vamos a jugar el juego según esas reglas. Y vamos a CNBC, y vamos a Davos, y vamos a conferencias de inversores y vamos a conferencias del FMI para construir esa historia, para construir esa narrativa de valoración. Y nosotros, los inversores, salimos todos a cenar, y todos llegamos a la conclusión de que así se debe valorar. Y todos saltamos. Es muy parecido a una cosa de Reddit. Todos acordamos hacer esto. Eso es lo que creo que falta en muchas historias. Mucha gente en Wall Street tiene las mismas operaciones. Todos llegan a la misma conclusión. Hay dinero moviéndose mientras la gente pelea por esto y aquello, pero en general, por lo que hice, con el macro comercio, casi todos tienen las mismas posiciones. Entonces, cuando la administración de capital a largo plazo explotó en 1998, todos perdieron porque todos tenían la misma posición. Lo mismo en el 2007 con la crisis financiera. Todo el mundo explotó, porque todos tenían los mismos intercambios; porque todos habían llegado a la misma conclusión; porque básicamente todos habían hecho el equivalente a lo que hicieron los Redditors. Pero dónde somos diferentes de los Redditors: creemos que realmente hay algo subyacente llamado valor y que podemos saberlo. Una de las cosas asombrosas de este rally de GameStop es que expusieron nuestra noción de valor como un fraude. Así que mucha gente miró a GameStop cuando costaba $ 20 y dijo: “No hay absolutamente ninguna manera de que vaya a $ 40. Pero realmente, realmente no hay manera de que vaya a $ 120. La idea de que esté a 120 dólares es simplemente absurda. Según nuestro modelo de valoración, eso haría que GameStop fuera tan valioso como Ford o GM. No hay forma de que las acciones puedan hacer eso ". Y los Redditors dijeron: “¿A quién le importa? No me importan tus ecuaciones. No me importan sus modelos de valoración. Voy a hacer que el precio suba porque lo único que tengo para mí es un número en la pantalla ". Así que simplemente quitaron toda la pretensión de Wall Street y lo usaron para exponerlo y arruinarlo. Creo que eso va a tener consecuencias a largo plazo. Cuando todo esto se calme, la gente tendrá que ser mucho más cautelosa acerca de dónde pueden ir las cosas, mucho más cautelosa al decir "Esto no puede ir a X porque eso no se ajusta a mi modelo". Porque una vez que simplemente no te importa el valor, o una vez que dejas de fingir que te preocupas por el valor, una vez que lo ves por el fraude que es, el precio puede ir a donde quiera. Usted fue comerciante en Wall Street durante 20 años antes de salir de la industria, después de haber estado tan desilusionado con su vocación que ahora se identifica como socialista.¿Esa desilusión reflejó cambios en la cultura o las prácticas de la industria financiera, o simplemente su propio agotamiento con la forma en que siempre fueron las cosas? Fue un poco de ambos. Definitivamente hubo cambios en la cultura. Creo que a la gente le cuesta creer que en los años 80, Wall Street realmente tenía un sentido de responsabilidad fiduciaria hacia sus clientes. Pero lo hizo por el localismo. Había más conexión entre las empresas, los productos financieros que ofrecían y la comunidad inmediata a la que servían. Ahora, hay una seguridad respaldada por activos. Puede negociar un valor respaldado por activos y, literalmente, no saber a quién se otorgaron esos préstamos. No sabes quién es la persona afectada. Hay 30 capas entre tú y el resultado final. Entonces simplemente se convierte en un juego. Realmente es solo este juego. Estás cambiando números en la pantalla. Creo que eso es lo que me fascina de todo esto. La multitud de Reddit abrazó el cinismo de Wall Street, que trata todo como un juego, y lo tomaron y dijeron: “Está bien, esto es un juego. Y encontré un error en el juego ". Les están diciendo a todos sus amigos que hay un juego con un jefe débil. Y van a atacar a ese jefe. Porque son jugadores. Y los jugadores juegan.
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New images of Dave Bautista and the cast of Zack Snyder's 'Army of the Dead' - A group of mercenaries plot a heist on a Las Vegas casino during a zombie outbreak. Comments || Link
Netflix’s next big science fiction movie is set to debut next week: Outside the Wire, a military science fiction thriller starring Damson Idris as a soldier assigned to assist a classified military robot (played by Anthony Mackie) in a war zone. Comments || Link
A great white shark may grow and use 20,000+ teeth in its lifetime. Also, it has 5 rows of teeth at any given time & will never run out of teeth because if one is lost, another spins forward from a coil-like tooth reservoir of backup teeth in the jaw and spins forward to replace the old one. Comments || Link
During the four years of the Civil War, Ft. Stevens was the closest the confederates got to Washington. During the insurrection on the US Capitol building today, supporters of Donald Trump carried the confederate battle flag through the Capitol as they committed attempted sedition. Comments || Link
The door to the dining area of the Alcobaça Monastery in Portugal was made narrow so that monks who got too fat were forced to go into fasting. Comments || Link
update: Tsarukyan's gold mine didn't have a license
Back in July we learned that Nature Ministry issued a $200 fine to BHK leader Tsarukyan's Mkhart gold mine for operating without an environmental audit. The Ministry sent the case to prosecutors for examination. The report says: // Tsarukyan's Multi Group company operated the mine without a license to use water since 2011. The structures were built without a SHMAG environmental assessment, and the pollution exceeded the legal limits. The mine underwent an audit on Feb-12-2018. This audit revealed a document that exposed the existence of these unauthorized structures (factory and mine's tailing). // https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1028576.html
ex-official's company fined for damaging a river
Former Investigative Committee chief HHK Aghvan Hovsepyan's family runs a hydro-plant called Astghaberd. It was licensed in April 2020. It received a $400 penalty (second occurrence) for blocking too much river water. https://hetq.am/hy/article/121829
Vedi Reservoir / new and expensive
85 reservoirs were built in Armenia during USSR. New ones are needed to solve the water shortage. Vedi Reservoir is being built, since 2017, near the Ararat province's Vedi river. The $90m project is co-funded by France (75) and Armenia (15). It'll be completed by 2022. irrigation 4,000 hectares land in 8 settlements of Ararat valley will be auto-irrigated without electricity use. Part of these lands is already irrigated with Hrazdan river water. It remains to be seen whether the $90m project is "worth it". seismic stability Armenia was divided into 4 seismic zones after the 1988 earthquake. On the scale of 1-4, the Vedi reservoir is in the Level-3 danger zone. The builders took this into account and will make it resistant to 9-10pt quakes. "Even during the 1988 quake no reservoirs were destroyed in Armenia," said the builder. More: https://www.civilnet.am/news/2020/09/23/Վեդիի-ջրամբարը-ոռոգման-համակարգի-հին-ու-նոր-խնդիրները/395799
Kocharyan's lawyer is in trouble for not disclosing properties / Grants from George Soros
You're supposed to disclose your income and property if your spouse is a judge. Kocharyan's top lawyer Hayk Alumyan's wife Armenuhi Badiryan is a judge. Alumyan hasn't filed declaration paperwork for 9 years. CivilNet outlet contacted the Corruption Prevention Committee (CPC). The CPC then asked Alumyan to explain why the docs are missing. Alumyan claims his record contains attorney-related legal secrets that are protected under law, so he's exempt from the declaration. CPC, citing a law, made a counter-claim. If Alumyan fails to submit the docs, CPC will launch an ethics hearing which could turn into a felony case. CPC only needs the 2019 documents. "Our primary job is to prevent corruption and to give a person a chance to correct their mistake." Alumyan is currently preparing the documents.
HHK tatik roasts Pashinyan with a diss track / Thanks America / Asks Putin to wire cash
HHK party has a fangirl grandma known as "HHK tatik". She used to stay outside of HHK office and Parliament to ask for handouts while praising Serj. Today she thanked the United States Congress and the government for recognizing the Armenian genocide. She also thanked Vladimir Putin. "I love you very much, Vladimir Putin. My father died in WW2 at the age of 40. I'm his only child. I ask you to help with an apartment for my 7-child family. I'm sending you my bank account. Can you wire some cash to grandma?" She then badmouthed Levon Ter-Petrosyan and read a poem about Nikol Pashinyan being a liar. (gotta give it to grandma, she knows how to appease Putin) Full: https://youtu.be/Pr5m5Tj-Lf0
former officials busted with stealing money dedicated for elderly
The report says: // Labor Ministry officials and social services employees embezzled public funds in 2015-2018. The budget envisioned funds to help thousands of lonely elderly and disabled. For the funds not to be cut, the officials exaggerated the number of recipients by entering thousands of fake names. $373,000 was embezzled. A felony case is launched. // (HHK tatik should get apartment money from Serjik instead of Vlad. Change my mind.) https://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/196472
U.S. authorities arrest former HHK MP Arthur Gevorgyan
Tsarukyan's Multi Group director Sedrak Arustamyan is a suspect in 3 cases: bribing HHK's IRS boss to give Tsarukyan's business favorable conditions, North-South highway fraud, and knowingly continuing an illegal construction in Yerevan despite being told to stop. Today's trial is for the latter. He asked Yerevan deputy mayor to appear for questioning. It's about construction on Abovyan 5/1, 5/2, 5/5 address. https://armtimes.com/hy/article/196538
Tsarukyan's "voter bribery" case
BHK leader was earlier charged with buying voters during the 2017 elections. Two dozen people are facing charges. 162 people have been questioned, including ex-BHK officials, some of whom confessed. https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30856187.html
Privet Rob
19 years ago today, Kocharyan's bodyguards murdered his co-villager in the Paplavok restaurant's toilet for simply greeting Kocharyan with "privet Rob". That case was recently sent for retrial after new evidence and witnesses emerged. The old verdict was a slap on the wrist. https://youtu.be/9MZe1xxLloo?t=237
drone footage contradicts former police chief's claims
Ex-top-cop Vladimir Gasparyan allegedly assaulted Azatutyun journalists for filming his [illegal] Sevan mansion with a drone. He claimed the drone endangered his health and privacy by flying 10 meters away and intruding in his backyard. The police investigated the drone footage and found that the drone was at least 40 meters above and "couldn't even identify people by face". The police refused Gasparyan's petition against journalists. https://www.panarmenian.net/arm/news/285445/
NSS busted one of their own agents w/corruption
The report says: the agent defrauded 6 citizens of $2,700 by giving fake promises about being able to "solve" their DUI cases and giving them driver license in exchange for a bribe. A felony case is launched. https://armtimes.com/hy/article/196523
still no air travel to Russia
On Monday, Russia lifted the COVID-related travel ban with three EAEU states, but not Armenia, which prompted criticism and accusations of purposeful discrimination. Dozens of people gathered in front of the Armenian govt building demanding the ability to return back to Russia. EAEU states have agreed to meet in Yerevan to discuss travel and other issues on October 8th. https://armtimes.com/hy/article/196492
COVID stats / Govt warns not to lose vigilance
+3,913 tested (the number is high due to mass testing of teachers and co-workers of infected people). +374 infected. +240 healed. +3 deaths. 3,748 active. 272,235 tested. Pashinyan: there is an increased physical movement activity. The numbers are rising. We need to remember about personal responsibilities. Inspections will become stricter. Healthcare Minister Torosyan: 30% of beds are free. 5+3 hospitals are handling COVID. Next week we'll find out if the resumption of schools caused a big spike. https://armtimes.com/hy/article/196511 https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1028611.html https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1028612.html
consumer product prices
Product prices +0.8% YoY in the January-August period. August YoY: all together +1.8%, food & beverages +1.6%, fruits +31%, sugar -4%, meat -4%, cheese and eggs -4%, eggs -21%, fuel -23%. https://factor.am/286292.html
25th COVID aid package approved / tourism
The govt will support transport companies in the tourism industry by reimbursing 75% of unpaid interest, between April 2020-2021. https://armtimes.com/hy/article/196512
tuition aid for university students?
Education Minister Harutyunyan says they're discussing multiple ways on how to help students who can't pay tuition. Details available soon. The 14th COVID aid package provided tuition subsidy but was mainly for those with A and B grades. The students want a new aid package that applies to everyone. https://armtimes.com/hy/article/196528 , https://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/196561
deputy Education Minister and anti-plagiarism chiefs are sacked
Grisha Tamrazyan had disagreements with QP MP Julfalakyan over sorts (Education Ministry includes Sports Ministry). This resulted in the MP's resignation. He had problems with Tamrazyan. Tamrazyan was also criticized by his fellow Education Ministry official Gogyan in a case involving plagiarism investigation of Economics university's rector. There was a back and forth argument. The anti-plagiarism chief Gogyan will also leave his position. https://armtimes.com/hy/article/196544 , https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1028720.html
old HayFilm movies will be digitized
Education Ministry and Cinema Center began a process to digitize old Armenian movies and documentaries that were left abandoned in the HayFilm office. They're mostly from the 1980s and 90s. https://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/196554
freedom of speech / the U.S. Library of Congress
You may remember that when the Emergency State was declared, per legacy law, the media was required to circulate only official info about the virus. After prompt criticism about free speech, the govt quickly lifted the restrictions. Pashinyan would later complain that the removal of restrictions allowed conspiracy theories to aid the spread of the virus. Nonetheless, the restrictions weren't re-implemented.
The Library of Congress prepared a report about the fake news and how various countries dealt with it, and also mentioned the aforementioned process in Armenia. It mentions another law drafted by Nature Ministry that could allow the Ministry to keep certain info secret from the public. Critics say it will hinder environmental activists' efforts, while the Ministry says it's needed to protect rare animals/plants by keeping their location/details classified. The Library also mentioned a law that restricts the entry of foreign channels in Armenia's free over-the-air public airways, unless an agreement is signed first. The govt says it's aimed as "protecting the Armenian language" and "prioritizing programming in Armenian" by preferring Armenian channels over foreign ones. https://www.amerikayidzayn.com/a/5595119.html , https://factor.am/286364.html
Russia-Armenia shipping costs will drastically reduce
High-Tech Minister Arshakyan: // HayPost and Russian Post signed an agreement to reduce shipping fees beginning in October 1st. 3x reduction between the Moscow region, and 1.5x reduction with the rest of Russia. To Moscow region: $6 for 1kg and extra $2.6 per additional kilo. To other regions: $12.5 for 1kg and extra $3 per additional kilo. This is great for our small and medium online businesses. // https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1028623.html , https://www.panarmenian.net/arm/news/285439/
relations with USA, RUS, EU, and neighbors
Security Councilman Grigoryan: a Russian analytical agency published a report about CSTO bloc cooperation which gave Armenia a very high mark. Pashinyan: we'll soon hold the second round of strategic cooperation talks with the U.S. We have unusual but effective relations with our colleagues. The U.S., EU, and Russia are very important to us. There will be an EAEU meeting in Yerevan soon. Relations with Iran and Georgia also remain warm. https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1028641.html
police reforms enter a new stage
Armenia will have a new high-paying and better-equipped police patrol. The U.S. is aiding with the reforms. The applicants will be tested in 3 phases: Step one (complete): check the applicants' computer and tech skills. Step two (ongoing): check their physical skills. 1km run, strength measurements, etc. (էլ պուզատիկ միլիցյա չենք տեսնելու? 😞😞😞) Step three: 5-month learning courses in the police academy. https://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/196579
a new bridge near the Georgian border
The govt formed a committee tasked with preparing the construction of a new bridge on Debed river near the Sadakhlo-Bagratashen border point. Some nearby lands will be legally taken from villagers in exchange for compensation to allow the construction of the bridge. https://armenpress.am/arm/news/1028670.html
... to Armenia, who is based in Armenia. He expects to see more Swedish companies operating in Armenia. President Sarkissian spoke about high-tech cooperation. https://www.armtimes.com/hy/article/196571
they are taking a bath
A group of volunteers are helping Nature Ministry to save storks by washing them. In some areas, as much as 60% of the population is covered in dirt and oil waste. The theory is that stonks look for food from above, notice a fish breeding facility with plenty of fish, land there, and submerge in facility's pollutants. Photos: https://armtimes.com/hy/article/196536
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aquí están mis ideas de star powers y gadgets para brawl stars, no todos son inventados por mi, si alguien quiere hacer algún video o algo así, no tiene que pedirme permiso, dejar ideas en comentarios lo nuevo estara puesto asi ire usando este post como una lista online de ideas
SHELLY
stars powers
empuje final = la super de shelly empuja hasta el final de su super
gadget
ultra perdigones = la próxima super de shelly tiene un aumento de amplitud y alcance del 10%
NITA
stars powers
hijo de la manada = cuando el oso de nita muere, deja uno más pequeño, el cual hace 10 de daño y tiene 500 de vida (no es compatible con gadgets) oso veloz = la velocidad de el oso de nita aumenta un 25%
gadget
zarpazo espiral = el oso de nita hace un ataque en espiral (como el gadget de mortis) que quita 1500 de daño
COLT
stars powers
doble rafaga = la velocidad de carga de colt disminuye un 40% pero dispara dos rafagas de balas una a la derecha y otra a la izquierda chaleco protector = los primeros 2000 de daño de colt son protegidos por su chaleco el cual es renovado cuando reaparece
gadget
cuerpo a tierra = colt salta hacia delante pero al saltar cae al suelo teniéndose que levantar
BULL
stars powers
hombre de hierro = bull pierde todos sus efectos(veneno, ralentización,) tanto positivos como negativos freno de mano = mientras bull usa su super puede atacar y cancelarla y este ataque tendrá un aumento de daño del 10%
gadget
quítate del medio = bull hace una pequeña carga hacia delante la cual empuja como la super
JESSIE
stars powers
triple acción = ahora jessie puede poner tres torretas pero estas tienen un 40% menos de vida y de daño plasma curativo = el básico de jessie, puede rebotar en los aliados, curandolos 150 electrozap = los básicos de jessie ahora electrocutan, haciendo 10 de daño por segundos durante 2 segundos
gadget
rebote asegurado = el próximo básico de jessie rebotara aunque no de a ningun enemigo torreta 360º = jessie pone una torreta la cual dispara en 360º (como el gadget de darryl, pero todo el rato y gira mas lento) estas balas hacen 100 de daño y tiene 1000 de vida (sinergia con star powers)
BROCK
stars powers
cohetes serpentina = los cohetes de brock dejan un rastro de fuego el cual hace 500 de daño si lo pisas
gadget
misil volador = el próximo básico de brock es lanzado hacia arriba (como barley) (tiene sinergia con la primera y tercera star power) (no rompe paredes) (sinergia es el término de cuando dos cosas combinan, especialmente si lo hacen muy bien)
DYNAMIQUE
stars powers
menos mecha = los básicos y super de dynamique explotan un 10% más rápido bomba mortal = cuando dynamique muere con su super cargada, esta se activara automaticamente
gadget
dynamina = dynamique entierra una dinamita en el suelo la cual explota cuando alguien pasa por encima(como las minas de bo) haciendo 1000 de daño
BO
stars powers
minas rápidas = las minas de bo se activan un 10% antes gadget
águila voladora = bo llama a un águila la cual tiene 1500 de vida empieza a seguir al brawler más cercano haciendo 300 de daño (como la sombra de tara)
TICK
stars powers
aumento de cuerda = las minas de tick tardan 3 segundos en explotar
gadget
muerte por muerte = si tick muere en los próximos 5 segundos , su cabeza se activará como su super
8-BIT
stars powers
daño extra = la super de 8-bit aumenta el daño un 10% más de lo normal
gadget
maquina expendedora = 8-bit crea un batido el cual aumenta el daño y la velocidad un 15% reproductor portatil = 8-bit empieza a reproducir música durante 5 segundos, lo cual hace que los brawlers cercanos no puedan atacar (rango como la super de max)
EMZ
stars powers
nuevo modelo = el básico de emz se mueve de manera regular(en vez de avanzar y quedarse quieto , se mueve de manera regular)
gadget
spray toxico = el próximo básico de emz envenena el cual hace 100 de daño por segundo durante 5 segundos
PRIMO
stars powers
puños grandes = el ataque del primo recibe un cambio el cual aumenta la amplitud del final del básico (como la beta)
gadget
super salto = el primo salta hacia delante, cayendo con el puño hacia delante haciendo 500 de daño
BARLEY
stars powers
subidon de azucar = cuando barley usa su super bebe de las botellas y le da un subidón que aumenta su velocidad un 20% durante 10 segundos
gadget
formula secreta = el próximo básico de barley tiene un aumento del daño de 200 y un aumento del rango del 10%
POCO
stars powers
resurrección = si poco tiene su super al morir, la usará automáticamente reviviendo con 2000 de vida melodia protectora = los basicos dan a los aliados un escudo del 5% y la super del 25%
gadget
cultivo de hongos = poco usa un hueso como abono para crear una zona con hongos la cual cura 500 por segundo durante 10 segundos
ROSA
stars powers
super arbustos = cuando rosa está en un arbusto, se le recarga la super (como el tótem de bo, pero un 50% más lento)
gadget
vegetación = rosa crea un escudo a ella y a sus compañeros cercanos del 30%
RICO
stars powers
pelotas de goma = el alcance de las balas de rico aumentan un mas 10% por cada rebote (básico y super)
gadget
balas de colores = el próximo básico de rico dispara bolas de colores las cuales tienen diferentes efectos (rojo=+200 daño, azul=+10% alcanze, verde=veneno, amarillo=ilumina) (ilumina, efecto que si es sufrido, eres visto mientras estás en los arbustos) canicas trampa = rico deja canicas suyas por todo el suelo las cuales hacen un efecto resbaladizo como si fuera hielo
DARRYL
stars powers
disparos rodantes = mientras darryl usa su super, va disparando por sus laterales
gadget
camuflaje = darryl se camufla como un barril , esta acción se cancela si es golpeado, si se mueve , si ataca o después de 15 segundos, se puede curar mientras esta transformado rodamiento = darryl empieza a rodar, mientras tanto, puede ser controlado y aumenta su velocidad un 10% durante 10 segundos (tiene sinergia con sus star powers)
PENNY
stars powers
más oro = ahora penny tira cuatro monedas las cuales aumentan la amplitud del básico oro puro = las monedas de penny ahora hacen 1000 más de daño
gadget
sorpresa = penny tira una bolsa hacia el suelo, por lo que crea una onda de monedas que hace 500 de daño en todas las direcciones
CARL
stars powers
pico minero = carl puede romper paredes con su super pero al hacerlo, pierde 0,1 segundo de su super lanzamiento curvo = carl tanza su pico un poco curvo lo cual hace que aumente su radio de ataque
gadget
carrito escudo = carl le da la vuelta a su carrito de mina , lo cual le da un escudo del 70% durante 5 segundos, mientras lo usa no puede atacar
JACKY
stars powers
aumento del neumático = el rango del ataque de jacky aumenta un 15%
gadget
ajuste del casco = jacky se ajusta el casco, lo cual le da un escudo del 30%
PIPPER
stars powers
aumento de granadas = la super de pipper ahora usa 5 granadas
gadget
granada voladora = el próximo básico de pipper lanza una granada, la cual puede ser lanzada a través de muros (como barley) la cual rompe paredes y hace 1500 de daño (y empuja) tiro inverso = el próximo básico de pipper funciona al revés, es decir, cuanto mas cerca esta, mas daño hace
PAM
stars powers
sabanas de madre = el radio de la torreta de pam aumenta un 15% (afecta al gadget)
gadget
chatarrilla = pam pone una mini torreta la cual tiene 1000 de vida y cura 10 de vida por segundo
FRANK
stars powers
movimiento rápido = frank tarda un 20% menos en usar su super y básicos
gadget
super martillazo = el próximo básico de frank stunea 0,3 segundos
BIBI
stars powers
ultimate knockdown = todos los básicos de bibi empujan pero un 75% menos ultra pegajoso = el chicle de bibi ralentiza 0,5 segundos
gadget
chicle de fresa = bibi se pone a mascar chicle , lo cual hace que se le cargue la super pasta pegajosa = bibi escupe al enemigo más cercano, lo cual lo stunea 1 segundo burbuja escudo = bibi hace una pompa de chicle, lo cual le da un escudo del 10% (sinergia con 2 star power) home run = si bibi es atacada en 5 segundos, hara un batazo rapido y devolvera el ataque
BEA
stars powers
deliciosa miel = cada vez que bea ataca, se cura 150 por abeja normal y 450 por abeja grande
gadget
abejas voladoras = bea llama a sus abejas, las cuales la hacen saltar a través de paredes (un poco más que brock y el proceso más lento)
NANI
stars powers
derrape magistral = las curvas que hace beep al girar son un 30% más cerradas explosion = si nani pulsa el botón de atacar, beep explotara automáticamente aumento de rendimiento = el básico de nani ahora usa 4 esferas
gadget
piloto automatico = beep empieza a seguir al enemigo más cercano y deja de ser controlado por nani
MORTIS
stars powers pala protectora = cada vez que mortis ataca, se le activa un escudo de 0,5 segundos, que lo protege del 25% gadget escudo curador = los murciélagos de mortis lo recubren, lo cual hace que se cure 500 por segundo durante 5 segundos si alguien está cerca
TARA
stars powers
partida de poker = ahora tara ataca con 4 cartas lo cual aumenta su amplitud un 10%
gadget
suelo de casino = tara deja cartas clavadas en el suelo, alrededor de donde esta, las cuales ralentizan y hacen 100 de daño por segundo durante 5 segundos
GENIO
stars powers
mano aliada = ahora el genio puede atraer a aliados, lo cual solo gasta la mitad de su super
gadget
chocala = la próxima super del genio empuja a los enemigos (y los aliados con la tercera star power) (no rompe paredes)
MAX
stars powers
ingrediente secreto = la super de max ahora produce un aumento del daño de 10% mientras tiene su velocidad
gadget
derrame = max esparce su bebida por todo el suelo, lo cual crea un radio en el que ella y los aliados, si lo pisan, aumenta su velocidad, este se evapora después de 5 segundos (radio parecido al de pam) pirueta = max encadena una serie de piruetas hacia delante, con las cuales puede saltar paredes y moverse más rápido durante 3 segundos
MR.P
stars powers maleta de viaje = cuando la maleta se abre, llega un 25% más lejos, y su rango aumenta un 50% gadget maleta trampolín = mr.p pone una maleta en el suelo, la cual lo hace saltar hacia delante (es literalmente como el trampolín de gale,solo que se destruye después de usarse)
SPROUT
stars powers
semilla germinante = si en básico de sprout da al enemigo nada más caer hace 20% mas de daño
gadget
circulo seguro = sprout crea unas paredes alrededor suya (a tres cubitos, justo cuando dejas de ver en los arbustos)
SPIKE
stars powers
daño de espinas = si alguien esta cerca de spike recibe 1000 de daño por segundo (el radio es un poco más pequeño que el tótem de bo, como la primera star power de jacky)
gadget
con extra de espinas = el próximo básico de spike tira 8 espinas en vez de 6 (sinergia con segunda star power)
CROW
stars powers
efecto duradero = el veneno dura 2 segundos mas de lo normal veneno contagioso = si un aliado envenenado se acerca a un aliado este es envenenado también
gadget
salto venenoso = crow salta hacia delante y antes de caer lanza una zona de plumas la cual hace 500 de daño y envenena (como el gadget de brock, pero hace el daño donde cae y envenena) (sinergia con star powers)
LEÓN
stars powers
paso sigiloso = mientras león usa su super tiene que estar un 50% más cerca de lo normal para ser visto
gadget
sigilo invisible = león se vuelve invisible y, aunque estes cerca, no te ven, este efecto solo dura 5 segundos
SANDY
stars powers
tormenta cegadora = cuando un enemigo entra en la tormenta de arena, se le reduce su campo de visión un 5% sonámbulo = si sandy está quieto, se empieza a curar 150 de vida por segundo
gadget
bostezo contagioso = sandy bosteza, ralentiza a los enemigos cercanos durante 5 segundos (radio parecido al tótem de bo)
GALE
stars powers
nieve pegajosa = cuando la super de gale impacta a un enemigo, se le reduce el campo de visión un 10% durante 2.5 segundos
gadget
bola de nieve = gale lanza hacia el enemigo más cercano una bola de nieve la cual ralentiza 2.5 segundos y puede ser lanzada por encima de paredes (radio parecido al tótem de bo)
SURGE
stars powers
energía canalizada = surge recarga su super un 25% más rápido
gadget
aprovechando al máximo = el próximo básico de surge lanza 20 splash en vez de 6, solo puede usarse en la última mejora (explota siempre)
COLETTE
stars powers
daño extra = colette añade 200 de daño a todos sus básicos
gadget
solo un billete = la próxima super de colette solo hace un viaje de ida english version making in the coments by me pls like to be in the top comment
i make this traduction with goggle traductor, but i make some changes and correct bugs here are my ideas for star powers and gadgets for brawl stars, i dont make all, if someone want to make a video or something, wont have to ask, leave ideas in coments new things be like this i will use this post like a online list for ideas
SHELLY
stars powers
super to the end = shelly's super push to the end of the super
gadget
ultra pellets = next shelly's super increases breadth and reach 10%
NITA
stars powers
son of the herd = when nita's bear dies, leaves a little one, that damages 10 and have 500 point of live (cant use gadgets) speed bear = nita's bear speed increases 25%
gadget
Spiral Claw = nita's bear makes a spiral attack (like mortis gadget) that dealing 1500
COLT
stars powers
double burst = Colt's charge speed is decreased by 40% but he fires two bursts of bullets one to the right and one to the left protective vest = Colt's first 2000 damage is protected by his vest which is renewed when he respawns
gadget
jump to be save = colt jumps forward, but when he jump falls to the ground having to get up
BULL
stars powers
iron man= bull loses all its effects (poison, slow,) positive and negative hand brake = while bull uses his super he can attack and cancel it and this attack will have a damage increase of 10%
gadget
get away = bull does a little charge forward like his super
JESSIE
stars powers
triple actión = now Jessie can put three turrets but these have 40% less health and damage healing plasma = Jessie's basic, can bounce off allies, healing them 150 electrozap = los básicos de jessie ahora electrocutan, haciendo 10 de daño por segundos durante 2 segundos
gadget
Bounce assured = Jessie's next basic will bounce even if it doesn't hit any enemy 360º turret = Jessie puts a turret which fires 360º (like darryl's gadget, but all the time and spins slower) these bullets do 100 damage and have 1000 life (synergy with star powers)
BROCK
stars powers
Serpentine rockets = Brock's rockets leave a trail of fire which deals 500 damage if you step on it
gadget
flying missile = brock's next basic is fired straight up (like barley) (synergizes with 1st and 3rd star powers) (doesn't break walls) (sinergia es el término de cuando dos cosas combinan, especialmente si lo hacen muy bien)
DYNAMIQUE
stars powers
less wick = dynamique basics and super blast 10% faster deadly bomb = when dynamique dies with her super charge, it will automatically activate
gadget
dynamina = dynamique buries a dynamite in the ground which explodes when someone passes over it (like bo mines) doing 1000 damage
BO
stars powers
fast mines = bo mines activate 10% earlier
gadget
flying eagle = bo calls an eagle which has 1500 health and starts following the nearest brawler doing 300 damage (like tara's shadow)
TICK
stars powers
rope rise = tick mines takes 3 seconds to explode
gadget
death by death = if tick dies in the next 5 seconds, his head will activate as his super
8-BIT
stars powers
extra damage = 8-bit super increases damage 10% more than normal
gadget
Vending Machine = 8-bit creates a shake which increases damage and speed by 15% portable player = 8-bit starts playing music for 5 seconds, which makes nearby brawlers unable to attack (range like super max)
EMZ
stars powers
new model = emz basic moves regularly (instead of moving forward and standing still, it moves regularly)
gadget
Toxic Spray = Emz's next basic poisons which does 100 damage per second for 5 seconds
PRIMO
stars powers
large fists = el primo's attack receives a change which increases the amplitude of the end of the basic (like beta)
gadget
super jump = el primo jumps forward, landing with his fist forward doing 500 damage
BARLEY
stars powers
sugar rush = when barley uses his super drink from the bottles and gives him a high that increases his speed by 20% for 10 seconds
gadget
secret formula = barley's next basic has a damage increase of 200 and a range increase of 10%
POCO
stars powers
resurrección = si poco tiene su super al morir, la usará automáticamente reviviendo con 2000 de vida melodia protectora = los basicos dan a los aliados un escudo del 5% y la super del 25%
gadget
cultivo de hongos = poco usa un hueso como abono para crear una zona con hongos la cual cura 500 por segundo durante 10 segundos
ROSA
stars powers
super bushes = when pink is on a bush, it recharges its super (like bo's totem, but 50% slower)
gadget
vegetation = pink creates a shield to herself and her close companions of 30%
RICO
stars powers
rubber balls = the range of Rico's bullets increases more than 10% for each bounce (basic and super)
gadget
color bullets = Rico's next basic shoots color balls which have different effects (red = + 200 damage, blue = + 10% range, green = poison, yellow = light) (light, effect that if suffered, you are seen while you are in the bushes) Trap marbles = Rico leaves his marbles all over the floor which make a slippery effect like ice
DARRYL
stars powers
rolling shots = while darryl uses his super, he is shooting from his sides
gadget
camouflage = darryl is camouflaged as a barrel, this action is canceled if it is hit, if it moves, if it attacks or after 15 seconds, it can be healed while it is transformed rolling = darryl starts rolling, meanwhile he can be controlled and increases his speed by 10% for 10 seconds (has synergy with his star powers)
PENNY
stars powers
more gold = now penny use four coins which increase the breadth of the attack pure gold = penny coins now do 1000 more damage
gadget
surprise = penny throws a bag to the ground, creating a wave of coins dealing 500 damage in all directions
CARL
stars powers
mining pick = carl can break walls with his super but in doing so he loses 0.1 second of his super curved throw = carl has his beak slightly curved which increases his attack radius
gadget
shield cart = carl flips his mine cart, giving him a 70% shield for 5 seconds, while using it he cannot attack
JACKY
stars powers
pneumatic hammer increase = Jack's attack range is increased by 15%
gadget
helmet fit = jacky adjusts the helmet, giving him a 30% shield
PIPER
stars powers
grenade increase = pipper's super now uses 5 grenades
gadget
flying grenade = pipper's next basic throws a grenade, which can be thrown through walls (like barley) which breaks walls and deals 1500 damage (and knocks) reverse shot = next pipper basic works reverse, that is, the closer it is, the more damage it does
junk = pam puts a mini turret which has 1000 life and heals 10 life per second
FRANK
stars powers
quick move = frank takes 20% less to use his super and basics
gadget
super hammer blow = frank's next basic stunea 0.3 seconds
BIBI
stars powers
ultimate knockdown = all bibi basics knock but 75% less ultra sticky = bibi's gum slows 0.5 seconds
gadget
strawberry gum = bibi chews gum, which makes his super load sticky paste = bibi spits at the nearest enemy, which stuns him for 1 second shield bubble = bibi makes a bubble gum bubble, which gives him a 10% shield (synergy with 2 star power) home run = if bibi is attacked within 5 seconds, she will hit a quick hit and return the attack
BEA
stars powers
sweet honey = each time bea attacks, she heals 150 per normal bee and 450 per large bee
gadget
flying bees = bea calls her bees, which make her jump through walls (a little more than brock and the process is slower)
NANI
stars powers
masterful drift = turns that beep when turning are 30% tighter explosion = if nani presses the attack button, beep will explode automatically performance boost = nani's basic now uses 4 spheres
gadget
autopilot = beep starts following the closest enemy and stops being controlled by nani
MORTIS
stars powers protective shovel = every time mortis attacks, a shield is activated for 0.5 seconds, which protects it from 25% gadget healing shield = mortis bats cover it, causing it to heal for 500 per second for 5 seconds if someone is nearby
TARA
stars powers
poker game = now tara attacks with 4 cards which increases its amplitude by 10%
gadget
casino floor = tare leaves cards pinned to the floor around where he is, which slows and does 100 damage per second for 5 seconds
GENE
stars powers
friendly hand = the genie can now attract allies, which only spends half of his super
gadget
hive five = the next super of the genie pushes the enemies (and allies with the third star power) (does not break walls)
MAX
stars powers
Secret Ingredient = Max's Super now produces a 10% damage increase while you have your speed
gadget
spill = max spreads her drink all over the ground, which creates a radius in which she and allies, if they step on it, increase their speed, it evaporates after 5 seconds (radius similar to pam's) pirouette = max does a serie of forward pirouettes, with which he can jump walls and move faster for 3 seconds
MR.P
stars powers
travel suitcase = when the suitcase is opened, it goes 25% further, and its range increases 50%
gadget
trampoline suitcase = mr.p puts a suitcase on the ground, which makes him jump forward (it is literally like gale's trampoline, only it is destroyed after use)
SPROUT
stars powers
germinating seed = if in basic sprout it hits the enemy as soon as it falls, it does 20% more damage
gadget
safe circle = sprout creates walls around it (three cubes, just when you stop looking at the bushes)
SPIKE
stars powers
spike damage = if someone is close to the spike they take 1000 damage per second (the radius is a little smaller than bo's totem, like jacky's first star power)
gadget
with extra spines = the next spike basic rolls 8 spines instead of 6 (synergy with second star power)
CROW
stars powers
lasting effect = poison lasts 2 seconds longer than normal contagious poison = if a poisoned ally approaches an ally, they are also poisoned
gadget
poisonous jump = crow jumps forward and before falling he throws a zone of feathers which does 500 damage and poisons (like brock's gadget, but does the damage where it falls and poisons) (synergy with star powers)
LEON
stars powers
stealth step = while lion is wearing his super he has to be 50% closer than normal to be seen
gadget
invisible stealth = lion becomes invisible and even if you are close, they do not see you, this effect only lasts 5 seconds
SANDY
stars powers
blinding storm = when an enemy enters the sandstorm, their field of vision is reduced by 5% Sleepwalking = if sandy is still, he begins to heal 150 health per second
gadget
contagious yawn = sandy yawns, slows nearby enemies for 5 seconds (radius similar to bo totem)
GALE
stars powers
sticky snow = when gale's super hits an enemy, their field of view is reduced by 10% for 2.5 seconds
gadget
snowball = gale throws a snowball towards the nearest enemy which slows 2.5 seconds and can be thrown over walls (radius similar to bo totem)
SURGE
stars powers
channeled energy = surge recharges his super 25% faster
gadget
making the most of it = surge's next basic throws 20 splash instead of 6, can only be used on the last upgrade (always explodes)
COLETTE
stars powers
extra damage = colette adds 200 damage to all her basics
gadget
just one ticket = colette's next super is only one way trip
Someone to show me ropes around Orange County or maybe life in USA (34/M)
Ok, with my terrible English, I'll try to do my best to explain myself. I got a green card a couple of years ago (2017 to be exact), and I met someone through a friend who is Turkish like me and moved to his house (NY, Port Jefferson) for a couple of months, Airlines lost all my belongings. Then moved to Astoria (NY) worked at a terrible job, (oriental rugs and stuff) then I moved to my boss's house because my money ran out and he was paying me late (he offered a room in his house) additionally; the person who rented his room to me was a total dick.So moved to NJ. One day, my boss yelled at me and I quit and moved to a guy's girlfriend's (50ish age) house who was working for us, weeks before this she saw how jerk he is being to me and offered to me if one-day things go sideways that I can stay with her. She was all alone with her dog. So I took the liberty to call her and ask if I can stay with her once she said yes, I got back inside and I said I quit, then same take packed my stuff took a plane to Colorado, (with my last 600 dollars) long story short looked for jobs for a long time, then a company in Europe looking for a developer, I got the job it was paying well. Since my dream was moving to San Fransisco, I thought LA might be a good step before going there, So with the pre-payment I got, I moved to Huntington Beach, CA. I opened my business (home office), I've completed my project (which they didn't deliver the whole payment) Then covid hit, and some of the big jobs were canceled. Now I'm trying to stay alive. I've found a couple of minor jobs so I can pay my rent fine. Anyway almost since the day, I moved in, (which is April 1st last year) Pretty much I don't know a single soul around here. I was able to go to a bar before covid, now I can't even go outside. I'm a bit homesick, although it's fine, not being able to hang out with anyone or talk or to do something is really killing me. I'm spending almost every day at home. (not having a monthly paid job = no colleagues to hangout) So far this is my life in the USA. I've worked in advertising agencies as a developer & creative. Worked for online casinos in Cyprus. Studied communication & design but I'm a self-taught developer working since 2005. Lived a bit in Denmark and the rest is in Turkey. I'm a person who is a bit nerd and can be easily distracted. TLDR: I'm an immigrant looking for a friend(s) in preferably near Orange County P.s. Story is longer but, since it's a Reddit to find friends, I tried to keep it short and at the same time wanted to give information about my background. If you are interested I can explain more to you more one day.
London & COVID-19: stay alert, control the virus, save lives. SOCIAL DISTANCING REMAINS IN EFFECT
Stay alert, control the virus, save lives
You can now go out and your household can now meet people from another household in any setting (indoor, outdoor, private or public) as much as you want. You can also meet up to six people outdoors from any number of households. Gatherings of more than 30 people are strictly illegal. Stay 2m (6ft) away from people that you don't live with where practical, and at least 1m (3ft) away at all times. Do your very best to maintain hygiene, washing your hands and shared surfaces at every opportunity. There are tighter rules for vulnerable people who are shielding. And of course, you should only do what you're comfortable with. If you have any symptoms of COVID-19, even mild, stay home for at least 10 days until you no-longer have a temperature. Get a test through the gov.uk testing website or calling 119. Others in your household must stay home for 14 days. Treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms is paracetamol and cough syrup. If you're very ill, call 111, or in an emergency, call 999 - DO NOT go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital with COVID-19. Source on gov.uk
Useful links
Check out our daily Isolation Observations thread posted by lodge28
Almost all shops (with capacity limits and social distancing)
Pubs and restaurants are mostly open with capacity limits, so reservation may be required. Some venues will use apps to order food/drink from the table, others will use disposable menus. Due to the potential need to do contact tracing if there's an outbreak you may be asked to provide contact details. Remember: only two households can meet indoors and you should stay at least 1m from people you do not live with. Barbers and hairdressers are now open, but there will be no walk-in appointments - you'll need to book in advance. Most of them are taking these reservations online or on the phone.
Nail bars, beauty salons, spas and tattoo parlours with social distancing and PPE. Booking is likely be needed.
Many museums, libraries and cinemas will be opening through July. The Exhibition Road (big three) museums are opening in August (see below).
Outdoor theatre performances and concerts provided the outdoor rules on social distancing are maintained
Places of worship can now open for individual prayers.
Dentists (with full PPE)
Schools for certain years (check with your child's school)
Some professional sports - such as London's football clubs and cricket teams - are now playing again behind closed doors, and grassroots sports are allowed again now too
Gyms and swimming pools - expect reduced capacity for sessions and classes, and the need to book in advance.
Obviously there are exceptions to the general guidelines and some places have not reopened even if they theoretically can. It's a good idea to check before going somewhere.
What's still closed
Nightclubs, theatres, casinos, ice rinks and bowling alleys remain closed for now. Professional sports are still happening behind closed doors, with no spectators. The big three Exhibition Road museums are reopening in August:
Natural History Museum - 5 August, then open Wednesday-Sunday
Victoria & Albert - 6 August, open Thursday-Sunday
Science Museum - 19 August, seven days a week until 6 September, then Wednesday-Sunday
What about work?
You should now be working unless your work is still closed and you are furloughed. However, avoid public transport if you can, travelling by car, foot or bike. Bus, train and tube capacity is limited due to the need for social distancing and you must wear a mask.
Can I visit London now?
Yes, although some tourist attractions are still closed or operating in a very limited way. Hotels and AirBnBs have now resumed operating again (with some restrictions). Incoming international travellers from high risk countries including the USA face a two week mandatory quarantine. There's a list of countries here.
Face masks
Face coverings are compulsory on all forms of public transport and in all shops, takeaways, hospitals and care homes. They will be compulsory in more spaces such as cinemas and museums from August 8th. This is a law and you can be fined if you do not comply. You don't need to buy a fancy respirator, instead think about buying or making your own from fabric, or use a scarf or bandana. As long as you wash them at a decent heat between uses this is much more environmentally friendly than disposable surgical masks.
How to help
Mutual Aid groups are local groups organised to support the most vulnerable in our communities. Offer help or get help - find your group here. You can also Volunteer for the NHS. You can post information, questions or thoughts here. Please note this post should be treated as informal information only and should not be construed as official advice.
‘Where can I play online poker in the USA?’ There has been an enormous influx of people asking where to play poker online over the last few months. There has also been a massive influx of people advertising poker app clubs on this subreddit (we remove these posts otherwise the top 20 posts on the sub would be spam for clubs). Before the quarantine, it was mainly just Americans asking where to play, but now that live poker has shutdown worldwide there are people all over the world asking where to play poker. Our policy so far has been to remove the ‘come play on my club’ spam and to direct everyone to the quarantine mega thread. Despite this I know users are being spammed with offers to play on ‘Super Big Action Gamble Bluff Special’ club (in part because I get these same PMs). So generally the answer to ‘where can I play online poker in the USA’ has been ‘IDK maybe play on ignition or global poker or ACR, or try some pp poker club that a friend of a friend is an agent for.’ If someone asks ‘which app poker club should I play on’ the current policy is ‘we won’t answer that question’. Some users then give up, but I think the vast majority just ask elsewhere (or are messaged) and find a club to play on. Some of these people are playing on incredibly sketchy clubs where they have no clue who is running the club and they get scammed in various ways. I know a bunch of people both online and IRL from the London poker scene who are either playing in these clubs, running clubs or acting as agents for these clubs. The main benefits are the ability to play from any country in the world, the ease of moving money around, and the soft player pools. Reddit poker has two options at the moment regarding the club situation: 1) Ban promotion of all app clubs. If someone comes to the sub asking where to play we just ban anyone who comments with an answer. This is what we are doing at the moment. 2) We could start our own club. I am making this post to gently float the idea of starting a club for reddit poker users. This is absolutely NOT a diktat where I tell the sub that you should all play here, this is me offering an idea and seeing what the community thinks. There are a few things that a lot of the clubs get wrong 1) They don’t protect the player funds. 2) They don’t care about running a fair game. 3) They ban winners simply for winning. 4) They take ages to withdraw money. 5) They extend credit to players, which inevitably causes problems when people don’t pay up. 6) They rake a ton. 7) They are run by people who have no clue how poker works and are just trying to make quick $. 8) They get involved in unions which causes inevitable problems. 9) The club manager is isolated from the players. You cannot contact them and have to deal with them through a network of agents and subagents. Most of these things are easily remedied: 1) There has to be a trusted person running the club who safeguards the player funds. 2) This person should be experienced in both live and online poker. 3) The in app settings to prevent cheating and collusion should be used. Allegations of cheating or collusion should be investigated and dealt with appropriately. 4) All player types should be catered for. 5) Nobody should get credit. If you want to play in the game, you have to have the funds on deposit. 6) The rake should be reasonable. 7) There should be a way to directly get into contact with the person running the club. 8) Eliminate agents as far as possible. 9) The club should be standalone and not become involved in unions. I think I would be able to provide this and I will go ahead if I have the backing of poker Wait, didn’t we have an Poker mod set up a club before? How did that go? Yes back in the day a fellow mod named Stixx set up a club and it did not end well. I have never met Stixx, we aren't friends on FB and until the club he was involved in tanked I had messaged him maybe twice lifetime to clear up minor mod issues. I never played on his club or had any involvement in it whatsoever. When Stixx set up his club back in the day that was him running on his own. He did a few things that I think were awful mistakes. He essentially speculated with depositor funds on crypto and lied about it, which is a terrible terrible decision. I cannot really stress enough how stupid this was. Also when crypto dropped he just decided to delete his accounts, cease contact and bounce, which isn’t the GTO approach. He also was shy about telling people who he was, so you were dealing with a SN instead of a human. Who are you and why should we trust you $? You might ask, ‘Why should you run this club, what makes you special?’ Below is all my personal and poker info, so you would know you are are dealing with at the source. Here is a link so you know who you are dealing with: My name is Conor Nocher aka myimportantthoughts. I play on PS as ‘TheRedRascal’. I play on Sky as ‘EmmaWatson’. Here is my Hendon Mob page with my name and picture so you know who you are dealing with: https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=700945 I am a professional poker player based in London. I am 26 years old. I have played thousands of hours of live poker in London, mainly at Empire where I am very well known. I have played live poker, online poker, app poker, private games, casino poker and homegames at everything from 0.01/0.02 up to 10/20. I have coached people playing microstakes online and ½ live. I have done business with various people including buying and selling action, buying packages, swapping currencies etc. and I have never had any issues with anyone. I have blogged for Grosvenor, which is the biggest UK casino brand (it owns the Vic Casino in London). Before I got into poker I studied management at the London School of Economics. This reddit account is 7 years old and I have moderated /poker for years and made 0000s of comments and posts over the years. I am posting all of this information not because I am trying to be famous but so that everyone knows who they are dealing with. If you think a random newly created account that messages you asking for $ is a better bet, by all means hop into their club. Wouldn’t a reddit poker club be super tough? Would a reddit poker club be insanely tough and full of sickos? I know everyone in this thread is basically a GTO bot who beasts 5KNL and is taking lobbies off Linus, but we get quite a few posts on this sub with some guy asking why his 22 lost to A3 on TT994. Further, the number of visitors /poker is getting has more than doubled over the quarantine period and I think it is likely that this mostly represents more casual players. So I think there will be value. Conclusion In summary: For Americans, we could offer a club that gives them the freedom to sit at home in their underpants playing online poker, just as the founding fathers intended. For players in the rest of the world we could offer a club where the majority of the playerpool are Americans sitting at home in their underpants. Let me know what you guys think about this. If you like this idea then I will get the ball rolling, if not I will just scrap it and the current policy on app clubs stands.
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