- IPO (Initial Public Offering)
- The first time a private company offers its shares to the public on a stock exchange, allowing early investors and employees to cash out their equity.
- ILIT (Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust)
- An irrevocable trust that owns a life insurance policy; the grantor cannot change its terms, ensuring the named beneficiaries receive the proceeds no matter what.
- Living Trust (Revocable Trust)
- A trust established during a person's lifetime that can be changed or revoked; used for estate planning to specify who controls assets and leadership of organizations upon death.
- Retail investor
- An individual, non-institutional investor who buys and sells securities for personal accounts, as opposed to institutional investors like banks or hedge funds.
- Equity (in employment context)
- Ownership stake in a company granted to employees as part of compensation, which can become extremely valuable if the company goes public or is acquired.
- HODL
- Crypto slang (originally a misspelling of 'hold') meaning to retain an investment through market volatility rather than selling; used here as a broader buy-and-hold investment philosophy.
- GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance)
- A framework organizations use to manage regulatory requirements, risk assessment, and internal governance; Vanta is described as automating this process.
- SAVE Act
- Proposed U.S. legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections; discussed as failing the Senate by two votes.
- GiveSendGo
- A Christian crowdfunding platform used as an alternative to GoFundMe; cited in relation to funds raised for Karmelo Anthony's defense.
- Victim mentality
- A psychological pattern in which a person attributes their problems entirely to external forces and feels powerless to change their circumstances; used here as a social and political critique.
- Soft bigotry of low expectations
- A phrase describing the condescending tendency to expect less from minority groups, which Adam Sosnick invoked in the context of the Karmelo Anthony case.
- Regime Change (book)
- An upcoming book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan (due June 23) about internal White House chaos, including the handling of the Epstein files.
- Cabal
- A secret political faction or group conspiring together; used here in the context of conspiracy theories about Epstein's network of powerful clients.
- Palisades fire
- The devastating January 2025 wildfire that destroyed thousands of homes in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu areas of Los Angeles; central to the Karen Bass lawsuit story.
- Ballot harvesting
- The practice of collecting and submitting completed mail-in ballots on behalf of voters, legal in some states like California but criticized for enabling potential fraud.
- trillionaire
- A person whose net worth exceeds one trillion dollars; Elon Musk is expected to become the first in history upon SpaceX's IPO.
- volcanic mood
- An elevated, literary way of saying someone was in an explosive state of anger; used in 'Regime Change' to describe Dan Bongino's demeanor at the Situation Room meeting.
- indefensible
- Unable to be justified or defended; used by the New York Times in its criticism of California's lengthy vote-counting process.