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by EhhhhSql 1980 days ago
It's worth noting that quite a few politicians hold facebook stock, most notably Nancy Pelosi. I believe most of her current personal wealth is from facebook stock.

My point is not to be skeptical of Pelosi from some partisan perspective; I have never voted Republican. I merely aim to cast doubt on whether anything will fundamentally change.
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jiofih 1980 days ago
Did a quick fact check on this. Her husband is an investor and traded options* for tech companies including Facebook, which she disclosed out of their own will since she was attacking them at the time. Basically everyone has been trading FAANG in the past year so that tells you nothing.

* which also means most likely he never actually held the stocks

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vinay_ys 1980 days ago
This should be a pretty easy to verify claim. Do you have any source for this?
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