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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…
at Old-Joe. Are you using “left wing” as some sort of bad thing? You know,,,, like the regime does as in “left wing lunatics “? The regime considers anyone who opposes them as left wing. I get the feeling that your definition of the middle is very …
Just think,,, destroying public health and the constitution and the economy and our role in the world all at once. Sorry for the run on sentence. R.I.P America as we knew it.
@Anna. I hope not as well. I think we need to be realistic about what who we are dealing with. The regime and followers of the regime would cheer. Your fears are an appropriate response. Look,,, the SecDef is itching to unleash the Marines. Wh…
Does anyone doubt we will have another Kent State event in the next 90 days? Clearly the regime relishes the opportunity … they don’t even hide it,,, just like the grift. It’s all out in the open.
At Sven. Thanks for that link. I was horrified that I was having a senior moment and looked it up. Neil Young wrote it and CSN&Y recorded it. I was pretty politically active at the time and the events at Kent State were very upsetting. Tha…
Neil Young will be writing a song about what happens next. Just like the grim classic “ Four dead in Ohio. The inevitability of this is so predictable. Kent State when I was a young man and now this will be a sad bookend.
@lynnbolin. I have been watching Global Wellesley but have not pulled the trigger because of the almost six year duration of the substantial bond portfolio. With all the uncertainty surrounding the bond market that seems an issue. Your thoughts?
At Crash. Well stated. And it’s only getting worse by the minute. Soon there will be no reliable data . No laws and no whistleblowers. We are living through the end of America as we knew it. Invest at your own peril.
At Old_Joe. They have the guns and they will not hesitate to use them on citizens. Why do you think the regime purged the military of leaders they felt might not follow a clearly unlawful order. Like shooting demonstrators,,,,? And they got rid o…
Any experts here who can provide some historical context to the wanna be dictators pressure tactics? Is this name calling and threats without any parallels in American history or has been tried before,,,, perhaps with more subtlety?
At JD_co. You nailed it. How bout two wars at once. As the navy sets a blockade around Greenland the Army is massing troops in Detroit,,, preparing to cross the Ambassador Bridge into Windsor, Ontario. This will be the most troops in
my hometown…
at Hank. Speaking for myself I would go crazy trying to trade this rollercoaster….Too many variables,,,, if the trend is your friend,,,, what do you do if no semblance of a trend is discernible? Yesterday it was the TACO trade,,, tomorrow the court…
At davidmoran…. I held three of your old holds as well. We thought they were good funds till they weren’t. I have come to accept that Bogleheadism has some truth to it. But what fun is that?
@Hank. For reasons of preservation of capital I live in the world between TRBUXX and common old Money Market Funds. For the last several years my Schwab MM has been more than satisfactory. I became overly enthusiastic about CD’s yielding above 5%. …
Thanks all for your thoughts ….. @a2z. Thanks for sharing Prof Atwater. Imagine, macropolitics “should be the first priority in investing…” who woulda thunk it?
Thanks all for sharing your thoughts. My current risk assets are limited to TRIGX,, CGDV and DODLX. All actively managed and not low cost by any standards. It’s not business as usual for me,,,
At Davfor. sma3 ‘s post is valuable , relevant and belongs where the most folks will see it. Right where it is posted ! If you don’t like it,,,, close your eyes. It simply is not your role to tell people where to post.
