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This is Naked Capitalism fundraising week. 779 donors have already invested in our efforts to combat corruption and predatory conduct, particularly in the financial realm. Please join us and participate via our\u00a0donation page<\/a>, which shows how to give via check, credit card, debit card, PayPal, Clover, or Wise. Read about\u00a0why we\u2019re doing this fundraiser<\/a>,\u00a0what we\u2019ve accomplished in the last year<\/a>, and our current goal,\u00a0bonuses for our guest bloggers<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udfff I should also announce that we will<\/em> be having a Presidential Debate Live Blog this evening. Doors open at 8:30pm ET (when this link will work<\/a>). The debate proper starts at 9:00pm. ABC<\/a> will broadcast it; here also is a \u201chow to watch<\/a>\u201d post. Bring popcorn! See you there!<\/p>\n Our debate live blogs have become an important community feature at Naked Capitalism; besides cheering (or groaning) as the cut-and-thrust of the debate proceeds, inventing drinking (or, I suppose, eating) games, and watching aghast as a campaign implodes, the live blogs provide a chance for readers to exchange information and display their analytical chops, something that social norming in \u201cthe real world\u201d doesn\u2019t always permit. But this community experience can only continue as long as the site that supports them endures; therefore please give generously at the Tip Jar<\/a> placed conveniently to your right \ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udfff <\/p>\n Let us continue with our catbirds (which somehow vanished mysteriously during yesterday\u2019s sturm and drang).<\/p>\n Bird Song of the Day<\/strong> <\/p>\n