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At Andy. JBP has the significant disadvantage of being a member of a religious group that has never been elected president. Seems remarkable but it’s a fact.
At catch. I am of course familiar with Project 2025. They are serious people, not like the clown in orange. The pessimist in me does not agree with your last sentence. Right now political and legal challenges are quickly weakening. They are so con…
At Old _Joe. I think you absolutely nailed the problem. It’s not that the contemporary group of Dems are so horrible,,, it’s the morons who vote maga. It’s apparently not cool for talking heads to talk about the morons but that’s the real issue.
At Hank. Thanks for your comment… that’s an oft repeated thread on bogleheads. I have concluded that if I am not taking the div, I am really going to be selling shares at some future time and thus total return is what matters. And now for me the …
Soon the regime will not allow any negative reports,,, inflation will be low all the time,,, as will be unemployment. The GDP will forever be growing and those individuals questioning the numbers will be subject to disappearance by masked armed thu…
Taking a 30,000 foot view , it seems obvious that the head of the regime is a pathological liar, an incompetent narcissist and more generally a MADMAN. And let’s not ignore that he is surrounded by a brown nosing bunch of clowns. How long can the …
@Junkster. Some observers think this time is different….. the sum total of everything that has happened since Inauguration Day is so far from normal that analogues to other markets, other wars , other trade wars just don’t hold water. But the mark…
@Hank. I must have missed that call but if I did answer that one I certainly would not have believed it. But I sure went to sleep last night expecting a really bad day …what do I know? Nothin.
Sunday night futures are reflecting a nothing out of the ordinary weekend. The street really seems to be disconnected from the news right now. How long might that last? Who knows?
At Sven. As I have repeated too many times we are only the next “national emergency “ from the 2026 mid-term elections being called off. The regime is not ruling as if it cares about any future election…… if we are counting on the mid terms saving…
Sail cruising relatively luxurious compared to living in the dirt but a tent couldn’t sink ,,,hit a whale or get run down by a container ship at night. But lots of similar themes…
Andy J. The number of thru hikers is astounding. In a few hours on trail yesterday we saw a half dozen or so. I sort of compare it to cruising in a small boat. The weather, the next anchoridge, water, health,,,, that was all that mattered. Ironic…
Maybe that is the way trump negotiates with his many wives but that is not the way to negotiate with another country. What could possibly go wrong? Or::::: another TACO?
Until they do. Who will stop him? The rules no longer apply. Sad but true. He has come to realize that his power (at this point) has no limits. From bad judgement to just plain illegal he can do anything he wants. All we can do is await the nex…
This thread motivated me to research the author of the book being discussed. His website is of course an exercise in self promotion. I am by no means a watch expert but he appears to be sporting a Richard Mille watch which makes any of his advice …
At Crash. If Israel disbanded the I.D. F tomorrow do you think Iran would disband its forces, quit exporting terrorism and everyone would live in peace and harmony?
I just read an article advising folks not to bring their own phones to any demonstration. The regime will be able to identify you if they so choose. It’s come to that.
The state of tension between Israel and Iran existed before Bibi and will continue after he leaves office unless Iran has a regime not dedicated to Israel’s destruction. Yup. Truth. It takes both sides to make peace.
Crash. Your first sentence could be interpreted as questioning Israel’s legitimacy from the start. I don’t know how to do links but give a listen to Neighborhood Bully by Dylan from 1983.
At Crash. Your antipathy towards Israel is well documented. I wonder if you can separate Israel’s behavior in Gaza from the way they deal with Iran, which is an existential threat to their very survival? Or put another way, do you think that Isra…
Moron wanted a fast deal for GAZA and Ukraine too. How did those deals work out? His attention span is short except for destroying Democracy and seizing total power for himself. He sticks to those resolutely.
At SVEN…. Do you really think there will be a 2026 election for any Federal office? The run of “ emergency “ declarations is obviously practice for the BIG ONE! Calling out the Marines for a garden variety protest with the usual hooliganism is just…
