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Re "stealing" threads: As you all know, for better or worse I do start a fair number of threads. I don't think of them as "my" threads- they're MFO community threads. And if they sometimes take off in unexpected directions, that's great- all of this…
"They are no better than the Communist."
Wow, never any "hate names" from @Hondo, right? Speaking of "Communists", how's Trump doing with his best buddy Putin?
Following are excerpts from a current report by The Associated Press:
Nothing that a little glue won't fix...
U.S. safety regulators on Thursday recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road, the eighth recall since deliveries to customers began j…
@rforno asked- "Are we heading toward some kind of inflection point and global realignment in the coming years?"
I've been telling my wife: history shows infrequent but sometimes seismic shifts in the general order of the world every so often. I th…
"How long will it take the people wearing badges, and the military to REFUSE to do the bidding..."
Don't count on that, I'm afraid. History suggests that those entities almost never rise to the occasion in situations like ours. The glorious leader …
Says BS1000-
"I'm so glad that this thread like many before had a "huge" influence on my portfolio.
The abvious he (sic) economy doesn't equal the markets and why you shouldn't invest based on it."
@FD1000, @Edmond: So lemme think on this... OK, I …
Well, even leaving the money in the Vanguard sweep account currently earns 3.65%. That's a lot better than Schwab's approach. One side benefit to Schwab is that I visit the account every day to see if anything needs to be transferred, and that's a g…
"The real question is what happens next."
Yes. If Trump blatantly challenges the courts I can't begin to imagine what consequences might flow from that. And, given the man's obvious contempt for any base of power other than his own, I'd bet that's …
She seems to be maturing nicely/wisely. I suspect that Ms Pelosi has been patient in helping her to understand that a frontal attack is not always the best tactic.
Everyone in favor of actively promoting the continued degradation of the earth's environment and handing a crippled planet to the grandkids, raise your hands.
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but...but...but... our PRESIDENT said “This will be great for the... Champagne businesses in the U.S.”
It seems to me to be very disrespectful to suggest that he doesn't have a f...ing clue about much of anything.
@PRESSmUP- What an interesting question. Not my best knowledge patch, but I'd think that maybe some state's finances will come under significant pressure due to the removal of federal support, especially if there are significant cuts in Medicare pay…
Here are edited excerpts from a statement by Senator Schumer as reported in The New York Times:
Trump and Musk Would Love a Shutdown. We Must Not Give Them One
Over the past two months, the United States has confronted a bitter truth: President Tru…
Following are excerpts from a new report by The Guardian:
In remarks on the Senate floor, Chuck Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, just indicated that he and other Democrats will vote for the continuing resolution passed by House Republicans, …
@Crash- You have to remember that when I was 20 (1959) Tanduay and San Miguel were not sold outside of the Philippines (at least, certainly not in the US). I'm sure that both have improved substantially since then,
I would think that there would be little point in continuing to buy US product if the retail price were doubled- the customer base would seriously shrink and make the whole thing impractical. I'd surmize that just using up the current stock and then…
@Mark- Same here, with respect to beer. However: In traveling through Europe I became aware of a number of beers that I really liked. After return here, the medical folks told me to knock off the alchohol... gout, kidney, and potential diabetes prob…
When I was 20 years old I was stationed for a year at an "Isolated Duty" station on Palawan Island in the Philippines. This was one of many U.S. Coast Guard stations world-wide which broadcast navigational signals used by aircraft and shipping, way …
