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HEATHER COX RICHARDSON, JAN 22 (Continued)
Today the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner ruled that the death of 55-year-old Cuban-born Geraldo Lunas Campos detained in Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, was a homicide. Camp East Montana…
HEATHER COX RICHARDSON, JAN 22
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this morning, a visibly exhausted president of the United States of America rambled in angry free association in a speech before the world’s leaders. At one point, spe…
Not gonna happen unless some really nasty inflation breaks loose in the economy. That's why I took one 1-year and one two-year. Unlike that other guy I have no idea what the future holds, so I try to stay as flexible as possible.
@Crash- Since you mention a 4% divvy and I believe that you like income, you might be interested in knowing that I just picked up a couple of non-callable 3.7% FDIC CDs at Schwab, one for 1 year and 1 for two years.
One was Wells Fargo and the othe…
I really appreciate you guys reading or even just skimming this stuff. I know it's long and sometimes repetitive, but it's very important to have an understanding of reality. Unlike another poster that we're unfortunately familiar with.
Following is an unedited current editorial paper by Thomas L. Friedman in The New York Times:
I have never trafficked in the conspiracy theories about Donald Trump and Russia. I never thought that he was a Russian asset or that Vladimir Putin had s…
The Great American Cash Grab: 1 Billion, 408 Million, 500 Thousand Dollars
Following is a current editorial in The New York Times. This should be a free link.
This New York Times editorial is a well-documented report of how Donald Trump has used…
"How can a military leader judge what is or is not legal?"
Précisément. That is why if a majority of congressional members were to declare that any attempt to use military force in Greenland will be an illegal order, it will provide the military th…
Following are excerpts from a current essay in The New York Times:
By Alain Berset
Mr. Berset is the secretary general of the Council of Europe.
When I took my post as secretary general of the Council of Europe just over a year ago, I did not think…
Following are excerpts from a current essay in The New York Times:
By Alain Berset
Mr. Berset is the secretary general of the Council of Europe.
When I took my post as secretary general of the Council of Europe just over a year ago, I did not think…
If the "men" in the United States Congress had any vestige of gonads they would declare, RIGHT NOW that any order to use military force re Greenland WILL BE an illegal order. Lets give those guys some protection.
Following are excerpts from a current BBC commentary::
US President Donald Trump's apparently coercive threat to force Western allies not to oppose his proposed annexation of Greenland, or face further damage to their trade with the US, is without b…
After Trump Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland, Europe Weighs Hitting Back
Old_Joe
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
Europe’s dependence on the United States for NATO security limits its options. Its strongest re…
Following are excerpts from a current report in The New York Times:
Europe’s dependence on the United States for NATO security limits its options. Its strongest response would be a trade “bazooka,” and other options are possible.
In a single post …
HEATHER COX RICHARDSON, Jan 18 (Continued)
Bloomberg reported today that the draft charter for the proposed organization makes Trump the board’s first chair and gives him the power to choose a successor. He would decide what countries can be member…
HEATHER COX RICHARDSON, Jan 18
After the extraordinary pushback on President Donald J. Trump’s bizarre demand for Greenland, he has responded with what economist Paul Krugman called “a howl of frustration on the part of a mad dictator who has just…
Following are excerpts from a current BBC commentary::
US President Donald Trump's apparently coercive threat to force Western allies not to oppose his proposed annexation of Greenland, or face further damage to their trade with the US, is without b…
From the above: "Nobody sees this as a rally drive by the fundamentals,” said one market participant in London. “It’s more of a retail investor bandwagon.”
I dunno... that sure isn't @rono 's take:
Industrial demand is huge. Silver is the best cond…
Following is the opinion paper in The New York Times originally referenced by @Mark:
Not since the British occupation of Boston on the eve of the Revolutionary War has an American city experienced anything like the blockade of Minneapolis and its su…
Following is the opinion paper in The New York Times referenced above by @Mark:
Not since the British occupation of Boston on the eve of the Revolutionary War has an American city experienced anything like the blockade of Minneapolis and its surroun…
"A 29.83% gain in six weeks—not too bad!"
Thanks, @Observant1, but all the credit goes to @rono. I did have the guts to increase my original couple of thousand original stake on a couple of pretty good dips, but other than that rono is The Man.
@S…
Some six weeks ago @rono woke me up to the special situation in silver. As most of you know, we, being in our 80s, have all of our serious money in Treasuries, CDs, and US govt MMKT funds. This may (or actually, given our current government, may not…
