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Grey

@jgreyfriend

Building cool stuff. Co-Founder @trykashu. Systems engr

Joined September 2016

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@jgreyfriend
Aug 12, 2025
In 1910, the 6 most powerful men in America vanished. They boarded a private train using fake names & disappeared to a remote island. What they created in total secrecy now controls $30.5 trillion in U.S. money. Here's what happened in that secret meeting held on Jekyll
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@jgreyfriend
Jul 31, 2025
This Scottish mathematician bankrupted France in 1720. He invented paper money & created the first central bank. Printed money out of thin air. And made the entire economy collapse overnight. Here's how one man accidentally invented modern banking while stealing from French:
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@jgreyfriend
Jul 29, 2025
Jeff Bezos hasn’t paid a dollar in taxes for decades. He makes billions and pays $0 in taxes, LEGALLY You make $60k/year and lose $10k in taxes to the IRS. Millionaires/Billionaires know a secret that you don’t Here’s how they live lavishly without ever triggering a tax bill:
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@jgreyfriend
Aug 12, 2025
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Who were the 6 men? They represented nearly 25% of global wealth at the time: • Nelson Aldrich – Senator, father-in-law to John D. Rockefeller Jr. • Paul Warburg – Partner at Kuhn, Loeb & Co., key architect • Frank Vanderlip – President of National City Bank (Citibank) •
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@jgreyfriend
Aug 12, 2025
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What did they actually create? In 9 days on Jekyll Island, they drafted a blueprint: • A national reserve system • 15 regional Reserve Banks • A central governing board • Ability to expand/contract currency supply • Privately owned but federally supervised It wasn’t
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@jgreyfriend
Jul 23, 2025
Titanic didn’t hit an iceberg by accident. It was planned by its owner, JP Morgan. He killed 1500 passengers just to eliminate his 3 richest rivals on the ship. JP Morgan canceled his trip 3 hours before departure. Here's the wild theory behind the $700M 'unsinkable' Titanic:
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@jgreyfriend
Aug 12, 2025
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Between 1800 & 1910, America’s banking system was broken: • The U.S. had no central authority over currency • Over 30,000 types of banknotes were in circulation • Banks failed regularly (major panics in 1873, 1893, 1907) • No lender of last resort meant a single rumor could
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@jgreyfriend
Aug 14, 2025
Billionaires hate paying taxes. So they use debt to avoid it. Jeff Bezos borrowed $8.5B using stocks & Zuck borrowed $100M to buy properties. Even I borrowed $300k & built a startup doing $100M in volume. Here’s how the billionaires use debt to avoid taxes & create wealth:
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@jgreyfriend
Feb 28, 2021
You had to be there
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@jgreyfriend
Aug 12, 2025
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A “duck hunting trip” was planned. In November 1910, Senator Nelson Aldrich, head of the National Monetary Commission, arranged a meeting. But it wasn’t in Washington. It was on Jekyll Island, Georgia, owned by J.P. Morgan and other elites. Aldrich gathered 5 men. All boarded
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@jgreyfriend
Aug 12, 2025
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Why this story matters today Every time: • The Fed changes interest rates • Prints emergency stimulus • Bails out a bank • Talks inflation or recession… It’s executing a plan conceived in secrecy by unelected bankers on a private island over a century ago.
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@jgreyfriend
Aug 12, 2025
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From secret draft to national law The plan, dubbed the Aldrich Plan, was introduced to Congress. At first, it failed. But in 1913, with Woodrow Wilson in office and after political tweaks, it passed as the Federal Reserve Act. The Fed was born, and the public had no idea how.
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@jgreyfriend
Aug 12, 2025
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Why the secrecy? Because if the public knew private bankers were designing a central bank, it would’ve been political suicide. "We were as secretive as conspirators... we knew that what we were about to do would be criticized." – Frank Vanderlip So they used first names only.
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@jgreyfriend
Jul 5, 2025
My startup crossed $80M in revenue today. 2 years ago, I was buried in $300K debt. What do I do? I help people turn their credit line into cash. Here are 8 tricks to squeeze free money from your credit cards:
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