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These fools who refuse to vaccinate are endangering their communities and causing major disruption.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) appointed by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
is partially responsibile for the current si…
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1791, America’s first national bank, the Bank of the United States, opened.
It immediately went on a wild credit binge, lending largely to speculators in the emerging U.S. stock market.
…
Do folks know much about Diamond Hill?
I don't, but do invest with First Eagle.
The following information was excerpted from Morningstar's Parent Rating (Oct. 14, 2024)
for Diamond Hill Capital Management.
"Diamond Hill Capital Management’s clear i…
"Concerned about control of Congress after 2026, Trump and members of his administration
are pressuring state legislatures to redraw their congressional districts in order to favor Republicans.
In Indiana, Republican state senators have resisted the…
"Voters turned to Trump in 2024 in large part because he promised that his understanding
of the economy would enable him to bring down the prices that had risen in the
global inflation spike after the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the world economy."…
@DrVenture,
I've previously seen some Mark Rober YouTube videos including a few about Glitter Bombs
and one about the squirrel maze.
This guy is brilliant!
I haven't watched Rober's videos in a while and didn't realize there were six iterations of …
Thanks for all of these!
I am particularly fond of Jungleland.
"Born to Run" was Springteen's breakthrough album.
Another one of my all-time favorite rock/pop albums!
Really nice to see IBM surviving from punchcards to quantum bits.
When I was an air traffic controller back in the early 70's we were still using IBM punchcards.
I worked at a large insurance company on the East Coast in the mid-80s to early-90s.
Th…
Thanks, hank!
"Abbey Road" was the last album recorded by the Beatles.
The Beatles "Let It Be" album was their final release in May 1970 — after the group disbanded.
"Abbey Road" is one of my all-time favorite rock/pop albums.
some vids are faked, dont get clickbaited.
they know what you like unless using decent browser shields.
https://www.kiplinger.com/personal-finance/why-this-porch-pirate-cant-get-a-lawyer
I realize some of the video clips (and many YouTube videos in…
"The Committee is strongly committed to supporting maximum employment
and returning inflation to its 2 percent objective."
I question the Fed's committment to its 2% inflation objective.
"'It’s a signal of the approach that E.P.A. will take and has consequences for other carcinogens,' he said.
'It’s antithetical to the rhetoric of ‘Make America Healthy Again.’ This will do the opposite.'”
"The move was the latest from an agency tha…
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Spencer Jakab.
On this day in 1984, Sandy Lerner and Leonard Bosack founded Cisco Systems
to make improved network-switching equipment.
The duo were professors in different academic departments at Stanford University…
The Week in Charts (12/09/25)
The State of the Markets, including...
00:00 Intro
00:27 Stocks
15:23 Bonds/Fed
25:20 Real Estate/Housing
32:23 Commodities
36:18 Currencies
40:30 Crypto
45:46 Intermarket
51:43 Economy
Video
Blog
"In conjunction with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting held on December 9-10, 2025,
meeting participants submitted their projections of the most likely outcomes for real gross domestic product
(GDP) growth, the unemployment rate, and …
"We all know by now that whenever Trump is cornered, he deflects attention.
He distracts the public from whatever is causing him problems by doing something even bigger
and more outrageous, like a magician diverting an audience while he hides the ra…
Trump Unhinged - Part LVI
"In addition to the Medical, I have done something that no other President has done, on three separate occasions, the last one being recently, by taking what is known as a Cognitive Examination, something which few people …
Has Donald Trump Finally Lost It?
"Donald Trump’s mental decline has gotten worse.
Why is the media only barely starting to report on it?
And why won’t they ask who’s really making the decisions in the White House?"
"Unfortunately, around year 2000 an ultra-conservative outfit took over the station
and turned it into a right-wing talk outlet devoid of music."
There has been major consolidation within the radio industry.
Local radio stations are increasingly ow…
Actually, Trump may deserve at least part of the Nobel prize (a semi Nobel?) for
having "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations".
He has succeeded in driving most of the European nations closer together
in their reaction to hi…
I did not own many LPs as a teenager/young adult since I often listened to the radio in those days.
I started building a sizable CD collection a few years after they became available.
Some music aficionados do swear by LPs — many praise a "warmer" s…
@FD1000,
Will you be supporting Donald J. Trump's nomination for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize?
Are you going to stand by your glorious leader during this critical time?
After all, Trump, — almost single-handedly — stopped 8 wars in 10 months!
Who cou…
From Markets A.M. newsletter by Aaron Back.
On this day in 1906, Grace Murray Hopper (née Grace Brewster Murray) was born in New York City.
She later served in the U.S. Navy, rising to the rank of rear admiral,
and invented the COBOL computer langu…
[snip]
Comments: It's a "a politically motivated attack" when someone notes that Trump did it,
it's “deceitful and potentially criminal” if others do the exact same thing. How very Trumpian.
[snip]
It's just a matter of interpretation!
Good is bad…
@FD1000,
Many U.S. farmers voted to elect Donald J. Trump in 2024.
Trump's tariffs have had a devastating impact on farmer's livelihoods!
"Trump’s tariffs have hit farmers particularly hard, making imported goods like machinery and fertilizer mor…
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on Trump's tariffs imposed via the IEEPA.
No other president has used the IEEPA (passed in 1977) as a means to justify tariffs.
The Trump administration will unfortunately use other regulations to impose tariffs…
" In the late 70s or early 80s while away during the summer, it got so hot inside the house
that most / or all of the library of 33 rpm albums partially melted and were warped beyond use."
What a terrible experience!
It hopefully wasn't too difficu…
+1 @Anna.
If I were Summers I wouldn't want to show my face anywhere and I don't feel bad for him at all.
AND most importantly where is the support and outrage with respect to these now young women
who were harmed along the way. Such 'effed up prio…
I'm wary of recent efforts to allow private equity and private credit in retirement plans.
Retirement savers may not benefit financially although it may be lucrative for firms
offering these investment products.
Larry Summers exhibited poor judgement with his association to Jeffrey Epstein.
However, no criminal charges have been made against Mr. Summers.
It appears that the American Economic Association's lifetime ban is extremely punitive.
@FD1000, what gift are you going to bring Old_Joe from Costa Rica?
@FD1000,
May I provide a suggestion?
Costa Rica is well known for high-quality Arabica coffee.
Quality coffee purchased from a plantation or a reputable local roaster
paired with a …
On a somewhat related note...
"MFO’s founding mission is to 'write for the benefit of intellectually curious, serious investors—
managers, advisers, and individuals—who need to go beyond marketing fluff,
beyond computer-generated recommendations an…
