Mark Stopa

It’s time to (re)tell the story of my prior (law) career. You might find it interesting w DOGE stuff we see now. The short version: From 2008 - 2018, I was Florida’s best foreclosure defense lawyer (by a lot). Won 2,000 cases for homeowners. (For comparison, nobody else in FL won 200.). I also created many of the favorable appellate decisions for homeowners. After my work cost banks billions (yes, not exaggerating), banks hired private investigators to create a dossier against me in an effort to take me out, which they then circulated anonymously to FL gov’t. This dossier was never the subject of any court proceeding, but it became justification for govt to attack me relentlessly. Endless attacks by my state Bar. A “raid” on my office, w the raid leaked to media. Then media hit pieces. I was never arrested, much less charged or convicted, of anything. Heck, I wasn’t even sued in civil court about any of the false stuff they alleged. And I’d spent my career helping the poor. So why did govt use the dossier as an excuse to keep attacking me, esp when I’d devoted my career to helping the less fortunate? I got a judge to testify that the pay raises of all FL judges, statewide, were tied to their foreclosing faster for the benefit of banks. Judges got large pay raises for capitulating — $2M in extra pay (lifetime) for highest judges in state. That’s when it all clicked for me. The hostility I so often felt from the judges before whom I appeared was a byproduct of their large personal incentives to rule against me & my clients. The whole system went into the tank. Not one judge stood up & said “this is wrong” bc they were all benefitting from it. In aftermath of 2008 GFC, the judiciary went into the tank, aligning w Wall Street & throwing Main Street under the bus. Why? So judges w de-facto lifetime appointments could get more pay (This same dynamic existed across USA. It’s why no bankers went to jail after crashing global economy in 2008 GFC) The result? Two million foreclosures pushed thru the system in FL alone … homes taken from middle class & redistributed to banks, hedge funds & investors. Ever since, home prices have continued to grow faster than median income, making housing unaffordable for so many. All by design A illustration of how badly the judiciary twisted the laws to help banks (and themselves)? Florida now has a statute of limitations for everything except homicide & mortgage foreclosure. And it’s now almost impossible to find a lawyer who can help homeowners. They didn’t just crush me—they eliminated help for consumers altogether When I wrote a book about this, I thought I could change how the system operated. The story was so compelling, it felt like a movie script. What did I realize? A Pulitzer winning journalist told me she couldn’t cover my story bc her editors wouldn’t let her. A national PR firm liked my story so much they worked on it for a year for free, only to realize media was never going to cover it Freedom of the press was created to expose govt secrets, but in practice, it protects corrupt govt. (This is why Elon is now getting attacked, even though he’s a grifter (corporate subsides) too) Wall Street, government and media aren’t just in bed together. They’re all the same thing And the public? It ensures the system never changes by arguing D v R endlessly Some people will never believe me. That’s ok. My life is great. I use my unique knowledge of the system to make a career in investing, and I love my life That said, I’ll always be sad at how many ppl got crushed in aftermath of 2008 … How many couldn’t pivot like I did … And part of me will always want my friends to see just how corrupt & irredeemable govt is … so they can tune out the endless BS and improve their lives So, if you see me post about corruption, this is part of where I’m coming from. It’s real, it’s worse than you think, and it absolutely fucks the bottom 99% 😊💪

@TheBillsGuys Exactly. It’s like Epstein stuff (on a much smaller scale, obv) in this sense: People don’t “move on” when it’s not ever addressed.

Move on? The NFL refuses to acknowledge it.

@Ihartitz Next time, NFL will tip off govt in advance. Allow insider trading, prevent criticism.

NFL: “Don’t be so poor”

@ThHappyHawaiian Amen. So much dissension on my TL about short term moves that are impossible to predict bc they’re all manipulated. Like … who cares? Medium & long term, long is right … the rest is just noise.

Is there as much directional arguing about other sectors as there is for silver and gold? Is there a corner of this site I’m not tuned into where people are bashing each other about the next direction of semis?

@thadbrown7 The meat in the Jets/Dolphins sandwich … 5-game stretch in Nov/Dec … is brutal. All good teams. Three on road. No Sunday 1pm games. Four different days of the week No bye to break it up.

What to make of the #Bills schedule? Welp... Josh Allen and company are still real popular. But this slate is brutal. Especially late in the year. And there were plenty of prime time surprises. We go through it all. #Billsmafia spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/FEEWOjug92b

@Ihartitz You’re saying there’s room to improve?

Dallas Goedert had 10 targets inside the 10-yard line last season. 9 went for touchdowns.

@LawrenceLepard Stacking assets not tied to US dollar … The investing play of this generation. What % will see it before it’s too late to do anything about it? Unfortunate. Sad, even. Yet this gives an edge to those who do.

This 👇 As my book outlines, things that can't be printed will outperform. (Au, Ag, Btc)

@AaronQuinn716 You mean +1 for everyone except +2 for Bryson, right? (Ha ha)

Throwing clubs and grounding your club into the turf should be a penalty. Change my mind.

@YahooSchwab I’d have liked to see Mendoza on a Thursday game. That omission is an error imho.

For years the NFL gave every team a primetime game. They've been slowly ditching that, and now this year multiple teams get none. Good and bad. I like every team having a standalone game. But wow the primetime/holiday/international schedules are strong.

@amicsta Burden > Odunze is weird, man. Shiny new toy syndrome on overdrive. Give me all the Odunze. Esp w Moore gone & narrower target tree

I dont really understand the Odunze FUD I’ve seen around the industry. He was pretty awesome last year prior to a pretty significant foot injury? Why is he all of a sudden not as good as Luther Burden? Feels like a fantasy hipster take.

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leaked Bills schedule so far is brutal both MNF games on the road - vs the Rams - vs the Vikings playing in Denver on a Friday (Christmas)

As a #BillsMafia fan, this schedule looks brutal Rough opening 5 games 5-game stretch in back half, meat of NYJ/Mia sandwich, is a brutal stretch w 3 on road, none on Sunday 1pm

@TheBillsGuys Five-game stretch later in year is even more brutal. The meat of Jets/Dolphins sandwich.

Gonna be a gauntlet

@bvelaski A second bye is so obv needed. Wouldn’t be nearly as bad if the byes were strategically put before these teams play these games.

I’d never say do away with Thanksgiving games because it’s a tradition, but continued addition of more mid-week games will be a contention for the players not to mention hurt the actual on-field product.

@TicTocTick By design. Since 2008 Have you ever read my pinned tweet? Check it out some time

Banks have snatched 42000 homes from Americans and evicted them and their families, in one year alone as foreclosures rise. Florida, South Carolina, Indiana and Texas are the worst hit states.

@YardsPerPass Give me Packers w parsons coming off rehab.

For the Bills week 1 opponent, we are down to 4 teams already at HOU at GB at MIN (edited out LAR, which are in AUS) I'm guessing they won't make them travel to HOU b/c of the TNF game week 2. So, either at GB (a monster for week 1) or at MIN, which is now my guess

@AaronQuinn716 I used to think your Bryson hate was dumb/corny/insert pejorative attitude here. Yet you’re so open & satirical about it, all good.

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It’s 55 out in Philly this morning. 🤦‍♂️ Dude looks like a little league mom heading to the field for a 40 degree game.

@WyattB_FF Fault lies w the teams, not the players.

Happy Breece Hall and De’Von Achane got the bag, they deserve it. But boy is it annoying that they signed their prime away to bad teams.

@YahooSchwab Yup. And bc it was such a meh Super Bowl, that will heighten the Vrabel angle even more.

@MarkStopa I'd get it more if it was coming off one of the great Super Bowls of all time or something and you want to lean into that. But it ... was not.

Actually surprised by this. Yes, Super Bowl matchup. But that game was not competitive or interesting. And the leadup to this game will bring extra attention on the Vrabel situation. Bears-Seahawks seemed so easy for this matchup.