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Good question....I think they'd certainly have veto power. But the outfit running the facilities at either end of the waterway is private, not a gummint agency.
Anyhow, Because Beijing is an oppressive scum regime, it seemed like a weak spot, a potential threat. No offense to CK Hutchinson. They are HK-based, but Beijing has been clamping down on rights and freedoms for years. Kinda like the Orange P.O.S. i…
No plans to watch, here. AOC and some others will boycott. Why validate the coup d'etat with one's presence? Remember Nancy tearing up her copy of the Orange speech? "Why did you do that?" ..."Because it's more polite than the alternative." Lies, li…
My friend Crash::::after agent orange disbands the Fed,,… he will control interest rates like everything else.
OMG. Just kill me now. Am I the only one willing to actually say it? Orange is a Russian Asset. A Manchurian Candidate in the White Hous…
...I wonder what the Boys of Pont du Hoc and other heroes of hot and cold wars past would make of this moment.
You and I and everyone else who are paying attention know the answer to THAT.
'Ashamed' is a most appropriate word.
Inflation will come with the Orange Tariffs. Rate cuts? Naw. Nope. Can't see that in the cards. "You have no cards," someone lately warned a fellow world leader. Our old allies are making their own plans these days, with the US not in the picture. …
Fentanyl? Canada? Almost zero comes from Canada. Illegal immigration? I recall a story from many months ago: A couple and their young child from India FROZE TO DEATH near the US border in Manitoba, after their coyote left them, abandoned them. Most …
Many in this forum have published in professional journals. Then there are professional writers like @linter. Publishing was just a means to an end for me. Seems like even for @junkster publishing was a means to an end.
If one is not trying to p…
crash: or you can publish yourself on amazon, bask in all the negative reviews (which in my case may or may not be richly deserved [most likely the former]), and earn not even a handful of pennies for your efforts. still, it's kinda fun to do. h…
The Orange Russian Agent will simply give his attention to something else he can take apart. The damage to this country will take decades to reconstitute. "And the beat goes on." ... "And the coup goes on." Repugnants in Congress are traitorous by t…
Over On "Bluesky" I've seen a posting from a guy who claims he was summarily fired from 18F. A big pile of people. I'll say it again: we are fucked. Our systems and laws and rules work only when in the hands of people operating in good faith. This A…
"Collateralized" = betting, not investing, what? I am also reminded of the S & L crisis in the '80s or was it the early '90s? The bad guys will always find a way around the regulations; but that does not mean we should forget about regulations c…
Motherlover Orange Russian White House Asset. Un-fucking-believable. But yes, coming from this Administration (coup) the unthinkable happens every 5 minutes. Jayzuz PUS!
Found dead TOGETHER? Sounds quite unusual. I'm saddened. One of three dogs was found dead, too. Arakawa sounds Native Hawaiian. Anyone know for sure? I know someone here with that surname. ....Edit to add: yup, I was right. I'm so smart, I hate myse…
Washington Free Beacon. Honestly? The slogan under their template transparently expresses their pre-tainted point of view. Joe Friday used to say: "Just the facts, Ma'am."
MAGA couldn't identify a FACT if it kicked them in the ass. It's all spin: …
28 Feb, '25:
Nisha Patel: 10-Year may well be offering a lower yield by year-end. "Close to 4 or sub-4%."
Michael Goosay: Outlook is for slowing growth, moderating inflation, and the Fed could be more active than what's priced into the Market. 4…
Just due to age, I'm decreasing equities some, and the bonds are a tad bigger than my equities now. Growing cash in MM, but that's for an earmarked expenditure later in the year.
Markets over and over show themselves to be amoral and apolitical. As…
@Crash
Have you tried the MSN link WABAC posted above?
Works for me...
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"Shown above are the rankings for 2024 and 5 years (all #1 to #5, then only selected families).
There are also tables for 10 years and for each category - 5 best and …
...Circling back to the Musk email demanding the 5-item list: Orange Pus answered a reporter's question and specifically mentioned that "we don't know if some of those people even exist." That is plainly and obviously Conspiracy Theory 101. The best…
Workforce layoffs, both private and public sector. (Or firings.) Take some time to ripple through the economy. The inflation report today came in, in line with expectations. By now, I think the FED is dreaming, with their 2% inflation goal, unless w…
First generation immigrants are hard pressed to learn English. Their kids who grow up here do much better. Something about brain-mapping. I don't understand it. I always thought all of those silent letters in French were very pesky. In Spanish, you …
