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The blogs blend humor, storytelling, and insightful commentary about the experience of attending top-industry events as an outsider trying to learn. I document what is said (and not said).

Kelly K 1/12/26 Kelly K 1/12/26

Will the SEC Finally Capitulate to the Inescapable Grip of Diamond Hands? An MMTLP Press Conference Confronting Years of Regulatory Negligence and Collusion

TLDR: Author live-blogs an MMTLP press conference held outside the SEC in DC, where retail investors and advocates detail how FINRA allowed unauthorized trading, froze shareholders' positions, and colluded with Wall Street to cover up naked short selling affecting tens of thousands of investors.

Kelly K 12/10/25 Kelly K 12/10/25

Can’t Stop Being Obsessed with GameStop: 2025 Awards Show Reaction Blog

TLDR: The author live-blogs her enthusiastic reaction to GameStop's 2025 Awards Show on Twitter, celebrating the gaming community's humor and culture while balancing dinner and parenting duties before rushing out to pick up her daughter.

Kelly K 11/7/25 Kelly K 11/7/25

Can Not Stop, Will Not Stop: The First Ever “Pull Party”…?

TLDR: A chaotic and comedic account of the author trying to attend GameStop's first-ever Pokemon "Pull Party" event, bouncing between two store locations where staff didn't know about the event, broke their own rules by picking winners early, and ultimately failed to deliver the advertised experience.

Kelly K 12/9/24 Kelly K 12/9/24

Retail Investors IRL: Activism for a Transparent Stock Market

TLDR: Kelly flies to Ft. Lauderdale for Bill Pulte's retail investor conference, documenting the GameStop/BBBY/MMTLP community's fight against naked short selling, market manipulation, and regulatory failures while building real-world activist connections.

Kelly K 9/1/24 Kelly K 9/1/24

Gaming Convention, 2024

TLDR: A sprawling 10-floor gaming convention featuring live Tekken competitions, massive Nintendo exhibits, indie games, and immersive brand experiences. While the scale and energy were impressive, the post calls for more wholesome, educational games in the industry and critiques the prevalence of dark, violent, and oversexualized content aimed at young audiences.