Jim Barrineau
@jwb12.bsky.social
Foundation CIO. Consultant for RIAs. 25 years Wall Street, portfolio manager ($6B AUM at peak) and strategist. Follow our dynamic beta approach here:
www.barrineau.substack.com
Ex-USN, ex-CIA
www.barrineau.substack.com
Ex-USN, ex-CIA
Come on Spike, that jersey is going in the sock drawer as any Chicago guy would do…
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Come on Spike, that jersey is going in the sock drawer as any Chicago guy would do…
In the annals of Trump corruption this is hardly worthy of a mention…
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
In the annals of Trump corruption this is hardly worthy of a mention…
So the Fed as a government institution stuck to its regulations and upheld standards for its key employees without exception. It really is the last outpost left, which makes its eventual demise under Trump so scary.
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So the Fed as a government institution stuck to its regulations and upheld standards for its key employees without exception. It really is the last outpost left, which makes its eventual demise under Trump so scary.
In her defense, you can only put so much lipstick on a pig…
November 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
In her defense, you can only put so much lipstick on a pig…
So she naps in meetings too?
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
So she naps in meetings too?
In so many interviews Vance implicitly suggests that facts don’t matter, it’s all vibes and “free speech for me but not for thee”
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
In so many interviews Vance implicitly suggests that facts don’t matter, it’s all vibes and “free speech for me but not for thee”
Spot on. In addition to everything else, Trump’s age and increasing incoherence is going to embolden challenges and attempts to pick up the mantle of the party, such as it is
November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Spot on. In addition to everything else, Trump’s age and increasing incoherence is going to embolden challenges and attempts to pick up the mantle of the party, such as it is
You’re correct but if you were spending hundred of billions on data centers you would make everything you do AI-something
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
You’re correct but if you were spending hundred of billions on data centers you would make everything you do AI-something
I would write a scathing response to this but I don’t have the talent to pull it off, sorry.
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I would write a scathing response to this but I don’t have the talent to pull it off, sorry.
Might want to tell the carrier task force steaming in circles in the Caribbean that.
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Might want to tell the carrier task force steaming in circles in the Caribbean that.
Check. Check. Check. Check. And check. Mission accomplished. R party: Now let’s pretend none of that happened.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Check. Check. Check. Check. And check. Mission accomplished. R party: Now let’s pretend none of that happened.
Will Elon’s Optimus be used to stand behind him and smack him in the head as he posts stupid/racist/hateful content?
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Will Elon’s Optimus be used to stand behind him and smack him in the head as he posts stupid/racist/hateful content?
Given their track record, if Softbamk is chasing it, maybe that’s bubble confirmation…
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Given their track record, if Softbamk is chasing it, maybe that’s bubble confirmation…
Removing dictators by force has always worked out fine. Iraq and Libya, for example, are flourishing garden spots
November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Removing dictators by force has always worked out fine. Iraq and Libya, for example, are flourishing garden spots
I think he is expected to personally call everyone with a net worth of &10M plus resident in NYC to ask how they are feeling
November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I think he is expected to personally call everyone with a net worth of &10M plus resident in NYC to ask how they are feeling
Building Tesla—credit deserved. But from some point in the recent past he morphed into being paid billions for being the world’s best bullshit artist
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Building Tesla—credit deserved. But from some point in the recent past he morphed into being paid billions for being the world’s best bullshit artist
“Lies” should be in quotes since what they are saying about prices is objectively true. Politico just keeps getting worse
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
“Lies” should be in quotes since what they are saying about prices is objectively true. Politico just keeps getting worse