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Harrison Barnes plays for the Spurs. He also owns a bank.
In August, he put a reported $25 million of his own money into Community State Bank in Paton, Iowa, through his family's firm, Barnes & Company. The bank has been around since 1956 and has one office, on Main Street.
Federal filings list about $45.9 million in total assets for the bank, so his investment is more than half the size of the whole thing.
He's from Ames, about 40 minutes away. He starred at Ames High, played at North Carolina, went seventh overall to Golden State in 2012, and won a ring there in 2015. Spotrac puts his career earnings at $224.1 million over 14 seasons.
He also went back to school for it. During the NBA Finals, while the Spurs were playing, he signed up for the Iowa School for Banking through the Iowa Bankers Association.
He called it "not a vanity project" and said the goal is "Iowa's next great bank." The bank keeps its name, its CEO and its staff.
Tyrese Haliburton, his old teammate in Sacramento, wasn't shocked. "He told me this was the plan my rookie year!!" he posted.
Barnes & Company also holds shares in a group of public banks, including Live Oak Bank and Triumph Financial.
He's still in the league, on a one-year, $8 million contract with San Antonio.
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
Hearings aren't enough. Accountability means trials. The only way to restore faith in the system is to hold Trump and his people accountable.
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
Let's go!!! Game on! Thank you @ChrisVanHollen! We need a real leader and a real Democrat. Van Hollen is both. Now, let's see how the other "Democratic" senators vote. Voting for Schumer is a vote for the status quo - the exact opposite of what the voters wanted.
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
In this election, Americans called on us to unrig an economy rigged against working people & fueled by political corruption.
To deliver, we need new leadership. This isn't about any one person – it’s about answering that call.
That's why I’m running for Senate Majority Leader.
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
Over $100M in stablecoin now on XDC Network.
The stablecoin supply on @XDCNetwork is up +77.0% in the past week, surging to more than $100M.
At time of writing, XDC's stablecoin market cap stands at $107.5M, making it now the 27th largest blockchain network by such metric.
Read more about XDC: bsc.news/tokens/xdc-network
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
The Russo Bros tease Doctor Doom in 'Avengers: Doomsday'
“Doom is a Gothic character. He says, ‘Hell answers to me,’ and he’s not kidding. He’s a very powerful character with some very dark magic, and he’s not above selling his soul to get what he wants. He’s worth being scared of"
"He’s a father who’s a victim of trauma. He has lost a child. When people see the film they say it’s a very scary movie. It’s scary because he’s so profoundly damaged"
“Doom is much more ego-driven than Thanos. Thanos believed he was serving a greater good"
(via @empiremagazine)
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
A young man wanting to verify his girlfriend's famous "girls' night out" catches her kissing a stranger.
Rather than making a scene, he decides to laugh it off and turn the page without looking back.😢😮
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
The GOP blocked immigration reform & weaponized racism to empower ICE, America's Gestapo. Under Trump 2, ICE has murdered 11 civilians while 65 have died in custody.
Congressional Republicans' response? Deafening silence.
That changes January 3.
#AccountabilityForCorruption
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Don Leonard gives an exclusive update to Joy Reid on his conversation today with Hakeem Jeffries:
“I said, ‘Look, the Democratic Establishment is in the toilet, they think we’re as bought out by the corporate interests as the Republicans, and to be totally candid, Leader Jeffries, your name is synonymous with the Democratic Establishment…”
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
Hakeem Jeffries voted for:
H.Res. 719 — Honoring Charlie Kirk
H.R. 8034 — Arming Israel's genocide
H.R. 6090 — Making criticism of Israel a hate crime
H.Res. 883 — Designating "from the river to the sea" as antisemitic
H.Res. 888 — Made denying Israel's "right to exist" antisemitic
H.Res. 798 — Condemned anti-genocide protests on campuses
H.Con.Res. 57 -- Declared Israel as not racist and not apartheid (yes, that was a real thing that he really voted yes on)
H.R. 5323 - $1 billion more Iron Dome (in 2021)
H.R. 7006- Cut funding for UNRWA and stated USA would not recognize the international criminal court
H.Res. 481-Called anti-zionism antisemitism
H.R. 6408-Removed tax-exempt status for groups opposing genocide
H.R. 6679-Restricted admission to the USA for PLO reps
H.Res. 927-Condemned college presidents over bogus allegations of campus antisemitism
H.Res. 11-Objecting to the UN resolution criticizing Israeli occupation in Palestine
H.Con.Res. 58 - Denouncing the "horrors" of socialism
S. 1582- let Crypto do whatever it wants
H.R. 1346- Fuel "choice" bill that increased fossil fuel emissions by 25% through added ethanol
H.R. 5009 -Supported defense authorization that restricted gender-affirming care
H.R. 6544- Weakened nuclear regulatory power
H.R. 5110-Allows the government to give money to school programs that teach kids how to shoot guns
H.R. 3746-Gutted NEPA, approved controversial pipeline, tighter restrictions on SNAP
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
A sit-in at @SenSchumer’s
(From @sunrisemvmt)
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
It’s interesting how the incoming members of the House all made it to picture day without getting stuck in traffic.
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This is not progress. This is the insanity of the capitalist duopoly where every election Americans replace one corrupt party with another corrupt party. If the people actually want change we need to fight for a new party, a new system, and a new world!✊
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
As calls grow for Ayanna Pressley to challenge Hakeem Jeffries to be the next House Speaker, today she gave a speech on the House floor where she said “incrementalism is a recipe for failure” and that Democrats “cannot let money and the special interests dictate our fight”
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
You've already failed taking out the biggest "mess" on day one.
How big is "big money"?
AIPAC money doesn't count?
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
The American people were very clear: They want to see an end to Trump’s senseless & illegal Iran war - and now!
I will not vote for any funding bill that continues to fuel this reckless war.
Tobias Cryptonian retweeted
Sandro Mamukelashvili with a very open answer on why he hasn’t been able to just blindly accept the Lakers’ trust in him based on how the start to his career went: “I hope I’ll get better. I hope I’ll start believing in myself as much as they do. …”
