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Yeah, that jump was something! Great day for football. First the Packers, then Bears, and finally the Chiefs tonight. Perfect Sunday lineup for me. The wife found a $128 brisket, marked own to $20, as it had to be sold. So, smoked brisket - old scho…
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Your Packers got robbed today. Great game to watch though. I said to my wife around the 3:45 mark, "this game isn't over". About 10 seconds later, the Browns intercepted.
Yes, everyone, please keep adding whatever items or comments that you have.
@Old_Joe I know, right? I generally have no use for either of them. To be fair, they are both educated enough to know how badly a policy like this could backfire on their …
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/19/trump-no-longer-free-speech-00574219
The thin-skinned buffoon has declared war of criticism of him.
"President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his claim that critical television coverage of him is “illeg…
Now CNN and FoXNews can compete for the biggest Trump butt-smooching award.
They will be competing for eyes among an aging conservative population, who still pays for cable. A battle for irrelevancy, that ends in extinction. Like a couple dinosaur…
The entire process is screwed up!
First, there is budget fight.
Second, there is appropriations fight.
Third, President can unilaterally block/stop appropriated funds.
Fourth, after the money is spent, there is debt-ceiling fight.
Imagine how a…
https://www.newsweek.com/disney-plus-subscribers-quit-jimmy-kimmel-axe-2132535
"User Jody Vance wrote that the website crashed when she tried to cancel her subscription. "Weird. @DisneyPlus keeps crashing when I try to cancel my subscription," she …
All I can say is that the Trump base is actively involved in spreading anti-Israeli and anti-semitic conspiracies, rumors and innuendo. Of course, this is in direct opposition with the Trump administration trying to deport Palestinian activists for …
"... I don't need constant parades with flags celebrating sixteen varieties of sexual preference.
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To me, parades are like TV shows, radio shows, hip-hop concerts or pickleball. As long as I can choose not to attend, watch or participate, I cou…
Not a good week for the country, democracy or for Trump's border Czar Tom Homan, either.
The cat is out of the bag that he accepted a $50K bag of cash in exchange for favors from Trump to "business executives" in an FBI sting operation. The prosecu…
I certainly respect people's doubts. And my opinions are not meant to convince anyone.
Meanwhile, let's look at what FCC Chairman Carr is quoted as actually saying:
“I do think that again, we are in the midst of a massive shift in dynamics in the …
Beware the Straw Man. The notion that the S&P is up because of Trump, without any realistic causation offered. The opposite is true, the S&P is up despite Trump. Despite his taxes on corporations and people. Taxes that drive inflation. Despi…
@DrVenture. I hope I am wrong and you are correct.
I hope so too. We must have hope or the fight would be over before it really begins. El Trumpo's own corrupt instincts will be what essentially drives away all rational folks. His cult will remai…
@DrVenture. While no one can argue with your statement that the administration is imploding,,,
I CAN!
This past week, the S&P500 was +1.05% , the DJIA +1.22%, the Nasdaq +2.21%, and the R2000 +2.24%, all reaching new highs. My 2-3 OEF bonds f…
In terms of the Kimmel Affair, I suppose it is time to start boycotting all of the advertisers who advertise on ABC and CBS. It all comes down to money. They do not function without ad dollars. Let them bleed out.
General Motors, Sanofi, AbbVie, …
None of that is lost on me. I felt that way with Pence too. Though he eventually displayed that he had limits. Not so with Vance. But, this rigamarole with Trump is going to make Vance a very hard sell to swing voters, persons of color and anyone in…
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"Some voices on the right who, in the past, were protected by the laws and norms of democracy are now calling out its loss. Last night, after the administration pressured ABC to suspend Kimmel’s show, right-wing media host Tucker Carlson explai…
Anyone who cheers for the government to shut down free speech, doesn't deserve freedom. They are displaying their love of fascism. And apparently too clueless to even perceive that. Perhaps that sort of person was not born/raised here, and has a cor…
To add to the conversation, I just threw in 2 WD Blue spinners for my desktop RAID / video server the other week. :)
SSDs in everything else (desktop, laptops, tablet)
Same here, I use HDD mainly for video. In anything that runs on battery and w…
Yes, good one! Her satire of a right-wing propaganda minister is spot on. Better than even Colbert could do. And she does the work of three men: Moe, Larry and Curly.
Yessir! I exclusively use WD Black HDD for speed/reliability. And will occasionally use Red/Blue for storage/reliability. I have several in use right now. I only use SSD for boot drives and to load games - some games require SSD for their access spe…
@Old_Joe No, not a coincidence, I think.
The Epstein thing will not go away. It is a conspiracist's dream issue. And a gift that will keep on giving. Sort of a Frankenstein's monster for this administration. A bit like a tire fire that cannot be e…
I will add that despite seeing this differently from some, I am not attempting to put any forum members in an uncomfortable position, just stating my views.
Not only was Kimmel not wrong about Trump's seeming lack of real concern. He was not wrong that MAGA tried to immediately lay the act of a disturbed individual at every Democrat's feet. Nor was Kimmel wrong about the hypocrisy in this heinous act ve…
I've followed several links to the show that got him fired. I have found nothing all that bad. Does anyone have a link to the portion of his show that upset the government so badly?
It is a giant nothingburger. If you are looking for a smoking gun t…
I would add that the FCC Chairman's phrasing will not go in their favor. It "appears" Kimmel "misled". So weak, as to be laughable.
Again, I understand I am being optimistic here. Anything else at this point is to give up on Democracy entirely. I …
I understand how you may see it that way. But, this is a slam dunk First Amendment violation. That sort of precedent will be very hard for even conservative legal scholars/observers to swallow. The outrage from their own quarters would be significan…
Was there another thread about Kimmel that was deleted? Did that have something to do with the site outage yesterday?
I believe that Trump and ABC have handed Kimmel a massive lawsuit on Constitutional grounds. I believe that even this SCOTUS will…
Trump's negativity towards NATO, and ambivalence about helping our European allies, is what Putin is really testing. NATO will step up. Will Trump?
What will Trump do if the European component of NATO acts unilaterally? They may have no choice. A…
LarryB’s observations are clearly correct. Merely take a look at some of the leaders of the Republican Party. Sen Cancun, Sen Hawley, Secretary Rubio and others we’re all originally moderate Republicans, but when they realized the voting power of …
I used to like him too until he started spouting wacky theories and taunting opposing teams fans. I might expect that from some young running back. But, not a mature QB.
The question now is can he make it through an entire season.
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if and when the economy is undeniably weak with LAGGING indicators, i expect the gop to implement YCC to avoid real pain. they may first attempt reversals of tariffs and other such by declaring a victory.
That seems correct. And tariff reversal…
I guess someone needs to get their eyeglass prescription checked. I don't see anywhere in DrVenture's post where it talks about owning PDI from 2023 to whatever. Also preparing for rate cuts does not equate to owning the fund either.
You are absolut…
That, as I am certain you are thinking, is even worse. And says a lot about how they perceive their "marks". Easy to fool, eager to 'believe" something/anything. Easy to lead to anyplace their "shepherds" choose to lead them.
