Ben McKenzie
@ben_mckenzie
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Michael Lewis thinks SBF is innocent, I thought SBF was full of it
@Slate
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If this really is the end of
@twitter
, I’d like us to keep mind one final thing before we go. Ted Cruz sucks.
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20 yrs ago today, “The OC” premiered. I keep showing my kids pics to prove how cool I was. For some reason, they don’t seem to get it.
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Let’s do this
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Free advice for celebs who have profited from crypto: disclose how much you were paid, say you are sorry, and give the money to victims of crypto fraud. Career saved.
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If you think FTX is the worst/biggest fraud in crypto, I have bad news for you. Good luck to the players remaining at the table.
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If there is a bailout of the crypto industry and one penny goes to the crypto corporations that defrauded millions of Americans out of their hard earned dollars, you will see me lose my shit on this platform. And I have a few receipts.
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I’m just a former teen idol standing here (alone?) asking people to consider downside risk and the possibility of fraud. I hope I’m wrong, but pretty sure we’ll find out soon enough. Good luck folks - don’t take financial advice from celebs, including me.
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“CRYPTOCURRENCIES” ARE NOT IN FACT CURRENCIES AT ALL AS THEY FAIL TO ADEQUATELY PERFORM ANY OF THE THREE FUNCTIONS OF MONEY: THEY ARE A POOR MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE, STORE OF VALUE AND UNIT OF ACCOUNT. THEY ARE, RATHER, UNREGISTERED AND UNLICENSED SECURITIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
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I’m writing a book about crypto and fraud. 🧵
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Sup
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It’s our last chance to stop GOP cheating in Texas.
If we flip the Texas House, we can unrig the maps and beat Trump too!
@ImpactSlates
has identified 10 amazing candidates in close races - let’s raise the
#TexasTen
$100K so they can win!
Donate here:
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I'm done. I will never again vote for a politician who does not make the passage of reasonable gun laws a priority in this country.
#orlando
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Not how it works, but I’ll take it. Thanks for using a pic of me from when I was younger :) ❤️
Happy birthday my love!! 🎂 2020 doesn’t count so you don’t age this year.
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So proud of our
@Gotham
cast and crew! And the biggest thanks of all to you guys, the fans, for making this possible!
#GothamSeason4
🎉👊
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You’re never gonna believe this, but someone appears to be committing crimes in broad daylight in crypto
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Apologies for how technical this is gonna get, but here’s my full analysis of how the crypto industry actually works (1/245) 🧵:
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To clarify one thing for those of you who care: I’m writing the last episode of
@Gotham
that will be filmed, but not the series finale. That episode has been beautifully penned by our show-runner and EP
@johnrstephens
. It’s complicated. Apologies for any confusion.
#seasonfive
💯
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I am not good at parenting
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Can confirm
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Gonna take a break from
@twitter
for the foreseeable future. Don’t like what’s happening to my fellow journos + this site is not as much fun as it used to be. Will leave account up, but if you need to contact me, please use other means ✌️
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If you want to know who’s winning the culture war,
@Barbie
is tracking in the range of $150-200 million this weekend alone. Cry harder, dude. (Also take some pot and chill out.)
My producers dragged me to see ‘Barbie’ and it was one of the most woke movies I have ever seen. My full review of this flaming garbage heap of a film will be out on my YouTube channel tomorrow at 10am ET.
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Strange time to put this out there with all that’s happening in the world, but it was a pleasure to talk to
@NYMag
about my weird new hobby, crypto skepticism.
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As I have been saying, most crypto investors have now lost money. This was entirely predictable. Good times.
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So...still having the conversation about whether the President’s a racist, or can we just kinda call that one now?
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I’m sorry, but Greta Gerwig not getting nominated is absurd.
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Well, if I wasn’t motivated to do all I can for
@JoeBiden
before...
NEW: Joe Biden is expected to announce his decision to create a task force that would work to unite the 545 children — separated at the border from their parents under Trump — through executive order on day one of his presidency, a campaign source tells
@MariannaNBCNews
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Muhahaha 👹
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So sad to hear about Anthony Bourdain’s passing. I always imagined he had the best life - food, travel and adventures galore. A reminder that depression has no relation to outward success. 1-800-273-8255 for help, 24/7
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So because I'm an actor, I should not exercise my constitutional rights? Hmm...Also, I believe you meant "you're". God bless.
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Yes
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Very successful witch hunt so far! Got lots of witches!
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Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the real crypto crash probably hasn’t happened yet. Good luck to players involved.
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I have no idea how Matt Levine writes so quickly and so well with such depth, but it really pisses me off.
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If you are going to further escalate a diplomatic crisis in the form of a tweet at 7:30 AM on Saturday, at least get your spelling right.
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@zacguignard
I’ve spent over a year looking at it, including traveling to the only country in the world where they are trying to use it as money. Instead it’s being used as a tool for political repression, corruption and crime. Respectfully, I have not found any of what you said is true.
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Not to state the obvious, but gambling on unlicensed, unregistered securities through an app on your phone isn’t bravery. It’s gambling.
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I had the pleasure of running across Penny Marshall a few times back in my early years in LA. She always referred to me as “The OC Kid”. I’ll take it. She was as fearless and funny as they come.
#RIPPenny
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Anyone in the crypto industry wants to come at me, feel free. Fwiw, I have spent 20 years in showbiz, I can take a punch. Just a couple words of advice:
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Oh, and given enough time, we’re probably gonna find out how much money you were paid anyway. Just in case you want a little extra motivation to do the right thing 😉
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This is how I wooed
@missmorenab
- can’t teach those moves 🕺
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My daughter (age 5) wrote this poem and I love it so I’m posting it. Have a good weekend everybody ❤️
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Haven’t checked social media in the last few minutes. Anything going on?
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No one could have seen this coming
Crypto has been having a horrible time:
A massive sell-off in cryptocurrencies wiped over $200 billion of wealth from the market in just 24 hours. It’s big enough to risk infecting the non-crypto markets, too
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Season 2 of
@Gotham
is official. Thank you, thank you to everyone watching and to the best cast/crew/creative team around. What a thrill!
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Fue un placer poder hablar con usted. Gracias por su tiempo y perspicacia. Quizás fue mejor que Batman no respondiera la llamada; este Comisario aprendió más de usted.
@ClaudiaOrtizSV
Fue un gusto conversar con
@ben_mckenzie
y
@SilvermanJacob
sobre lo que ha sucedido en El Salvador con el bitcoin. Gracias por la oportunidad de contar el lado de la historia que no se dice en la propaganda del gobierno.
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If you are wondering how it’s going in crypto rn: Sam’s in jail, Binance is circling the drain, and Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher’s “Stoner Cats” NFT thing paid a $1 million fine to the SEC to settle charges against it. Don’t worry tho - we’re still early.
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😊😊😊
One of the best developments of this year is discovering The OC/Gotham's Ben McKenzie has now devoted his existence to non-stop dunking on crypto
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My bf's Zooms w his guy friends are like "wow king that homemade cheesesteak looks amazing, really great work by my boy" & mine with my girl friends are like "I would cut off my right hand to do 45 lines of cocaine in Miami & my left hand to get railed by Ryan from the OC"
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It was a pleasure to speak with
@SBF_FTX
for “Easy Money”, the book on crypto and fraud I’m writing with
@SilvermanJacob
. Thanks for talking to us on camera Sam!
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Just when the world seems to be spinning out of control into oblivion,
#moonlight
wins an Academy Award. Hallelujah.
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Covering crypto means you’ll say things like ‘academic papers suggest 70% of the volume on the exchanges is wash trading’, everyone looks at you like you are crazy, and then you find out that 70% is sometimes FROM ONE PERSON:
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Apparently Solana is down. If you don’t know what that means, congratulations. You have won in the game called life.
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This is why I’m angry
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Oh, Alex. We have you on camera, too, remember? Would you like for me to release some clips from our interview? I promise I won’t put lipstick on you 💋
This is beyond priceless
@ben_mckenzie
and
@SilvermanJacob
, who relentlessly attack Bitcoin, have been out here putting lipstick on one of the biggest scammers of all time
Have fun with your “fraud” book guys
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Don't be a copycat, just a cat. Donate to North Shore Animal League and get this rad T in honor of
@camrenbicondova
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I remember once arguing "alternative facts" with my ex-gf. It did not go well.
#alternativefacts
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Just so we are clear what’s at stake here 👇🏼
As
@KamalaHarris
goes up against
@Mike_Pence
in tonight's
#VPDebate
, let's be clear: reproductive freedom is on the ballot. That means we MUST
#VOTEPROCHOICE
at every level.
Use
@VoteChoice
's Voter Guide to find the pro-choice candidates on your ballot:
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Well this was a blast. Slurp juice!
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For the layman, what’s happening in crypto is simple: the companies owe each other a bunch of fake money. It’s awesome when the number goes up. Not so much when it goes down.
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I’m going to bed. (I have young kids.) We have a country worth fighting for. Good night!
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If you believe that Sam and his pals lived together, slept together, and ran FTX and Alameda out of offices next to each other, and yet Sam never knew about commingling funds I have a fake currency to sell you oh wait
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I absolutely loved this interview. It’s nice when someone gets it!
@Independent
Actor-turned-investigative journalist Ben McKenzie (
@ben_mckenzie
) tells Bevan Hurley that cryptocurrency is one giant scam fuelled by greed, manipulation and many of his fellow Hollywood stars
🔗
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That was actually me
Customer came in today who looked just like
@ben_mckenzie
and I almost got super excited lol huge disappointment in today
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