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@DrVenture - totally agree. A good read from Huffington.
@Old_Joe - A lot of folks were worried especially those who might have been on his list. Frankly I'm surprised that he didn't plug himself. That's generally the path chosen by similar cowards.
Local sign: :Stop trump; cut off his little Johnson.
In St. Paul, MN, despite strong words of caution from safety officials to stay away from the No Kings rally at the state capital more than 80K folks assembled to protest and maybe share their gri…
It appears as though that in MN the days protests started with the shootings of 2 state congressional representatives. Scant details at this point.
Update: Speaker of the House, Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed. Sen. Hoffman and his wife…
"Why isn’t Congress legislating? Because legislating means picking sides. Writing a law means taking a vote. Taking a vote means owning consequences. And nothing terrifies today’s politicians more than being held accountable for something they did o…
:I wonder where Jared and Ivanka are these days?" Mostly I try to never think about it and just hope that they stay gone. However I saw an article were they were trying to constuct a new real estate tower in Serbia which has come into a mess of prob…
When did the WSJ become an unbiased source of information? They've been pro-conservative in their musings for as long as I can remember.
And as long as we're here when did NPR become biased? They'll slam anybody if they've got it coming.
From the article: "Free cash flow and dividends are better predictors of small-cap performance than earnings growth rates."
If you're a believer there's a fund for that - CALF. I used it awhile back probably when there was another banging of the dr…
F>>>>0 - if you believe the thread is heading into no-no land why do you even bother reading it? These days one could make nearly any topic political w/o much effort at all. Just like you do with some of your comments.
Can you give the board another, or any other, reason why Tesla was down 16% today other than the blatantly obvious? I won't be waiting while you come up some irrelevant data point.
Right on! @gman57. One would think that two geniuses would have know that their love couldn't possibly last.
I do wonder who in the inner circle wanted him out and if Thiel will move into the empty side of the bed.
"Trump: “The easiest way to save money is to TERMINATE Elon’s government subsidies and contracts.”
That’s the latest shot fired in the public meltdown between Donald Trump and Elon Musk — and it’s happening out in the open, post by post, platform by…
I don't shop at Walmart but I applaud their efforts here.
Not every business/company/entity can screw over their contractors, subcontractors and clients to increase or maintain their margins. If anyone should be eating these tariffs it should be 4…
Good point @Crash. When the worth of ones presidency is valued by how high the stock market rises I become very dubious about sticking more of my dollars in same.
Heather Cox Richardson, June 2, 2025
"There is also no doubt Trump continues to demonstrate that he is more committed to fantasy than reality.
Last night, he reposted a longstanding conspiracy theory that former president Joe Biden was executed in…
Will Mr Buffett manage that ETF or will somebody else be making their best guess on how he does/did it? Waiting in anticipation to find out who will be the lucky dawg.
Tell your friend - "If you wish to settle in The Philippines and you are at least 35 years old, you may apply for a Special Resident Retiree's Visa (SRRV). The SRRV is granted by the Philippines Retirement Authority (PRA), and you may reside indefin…
