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This person opened one book by describing himself as a “traitor to my class,” and later coined the “Goldman Rule” in that book. This person suggested hiring Destiny, Bill Maher, and Aaron Rodgers after acquiring an 8.37% stake in BuzzFeed. With his childhood friend Anson Frericks, (15[1])this person founded the “anti-ESG” company Strive Asset Management. This person lauded Ann Coulter’s “guts to speak her mind” after the latter told him she could not vote for him. (15[1])This (15[1])founder of (*) Roivant Sciences first came to prominence after authoring Woke, Inc. At the first Republican debate, this person was the first to raise his hand when the candidates were asked whether they would support Donald Trump after a felony conviction. In November 2024, this person was tapped to lead the Department of Government Efficiency alongside Elon Musk. For 10 points, name this Indian American politician. ■END■

ANSWER: Vivek (Ganapathy) Ramaswamy
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nathaniel HullBerkeleyCry of the Common Loon4515
Vinu HariharStanford+Where are the ACF Nationals recordings?7515
Neil GurramA is for Amy Robsart who fell down the stairsnumber of tang poems = 75 times number of lines in a shi = 100 times number of lines in a haiku7615

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%100%0%65.33
2024 ARGOS Online03/22/2025Y3100%33%0%77.67
2024 ARGOS @ Brandeis03/22/2025Y3100%0%0%94.33
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y5100%20%0%86.00
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y367%0%33%90.50
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y6100%50%17%75.33
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%100%0%65.33