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Not sure how I can be partly to blame for electing leaders in a country/continent that I do not live nor vote in. I live in the States where the far right already holds too much political influence and is trampling on the Constitutional rights of Americans. If you think the solution to preventing fascism is to implement fascist policies, I don't know what else there is to say. Good luck with that.

@Sweet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_papers,_please

Arguing the merits with Trump is a waste of time. Trump has no merits, principles, or "policies". Everything he says is a "negotiation" that is subject to change at any moment, if the right buyer comes along. You cannot take him at his word, it is meaningless.

It's where it originates. It's the reason the "mistakes" are mostly people of a certain color. It's the reason MAGA is willing to, again, burn their Constitutional rights at the alter of "illegal immigration". And it is gestapo-like. If ICE operated with warrants, due process, "innocent until proven guilty"...then it would be acceptable as a reasonable process. But that is not what is happening - it's masked agents abducting people off the streets without cause or accountability. Gestapo-like.

@whiskybravo Trump has decided the Constitutional rights of Americans and people in America can be sacrificed for his agenda. And his supports love MAGA more than they love the Constitution. And I'll go one step further - it's every President, Governor, Congressman, voter, and masked ICE agent who supports the way ICE operates, as described in the NPR article you referenced. All the arguments about illegal immigrants committing crimes and the same stuff happening under prior administrations doesn't change the basic principle of the matter.

Why was a green card holder who lived here for 40 years deported to a random country? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/20/ice-secretly-deported-grandfather

Why are federal government agents assaulting, detaining, and deporting US citizens?

Disabled US veteran arrested by ICE, held for 3 days in inhumane conditions, no lawyer etc.... same old gestapo story: The real question: does MAGA hate brown people more than they pretend to love US vets?

What? Our Rapist in Chief goes back on a commitment? Who woulda thunkit.

https://newrepublic.com/article/198120/stephen-colbert-cancellation-ellison-trump Stephen Colbert’s Cancellation Is Exactly What It Looks Like Mock a Trump bribe on Monday, get canceled by Thursday. The Late Show’s death reveals how billionaires and presidents are reshaping American media.

She sort of reminds me of Gollum in this picture with her and Trump's BFFs:

LOL what a POS: Trump Kept Gold Club World Cup Trophy for Himself So FIFA Had to Give the Winners a Replica https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-kept-gold-club-world-cup-trophy-for-himself-so-fifa-had-to-give-the-winners-a-replica/

You can also try one of the grading/authentication services that can provide a certificate that the signatures are real. I've purchased artwork with similar certs so I imagine they must do it for things like this as well. Cool stuff!

I agree with @Spekulatius My take is Israel acted in its own interests but at the expense of the civilized world. And there was probably some quid-pro-quo with Trump to buy America's support - something we (the USA) will pay for but he individually (Trump) will gain from. The whole "the world is safer today than yesterday" is short-sighted type 1 thinking.

You've got to be realistic too - I wouldn't expect a 10 year old to grasp themes in some classic literature or understand their importance. Some stuff is better saved for adulthood. That said another book I really enjoyed was Ten Days that shook the world (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Days_That_Shook_the_World) Incredible account (IMO) of the political events of a global superpower. With implications still being felt today. Highly recommended even for the adults in the room.

What age? Assuming they are children: I give out copies of Robinson Crusoe and Call of the Wild to my brother for my nephews - I loved those books as a child. Detective books were fun (Hardy boys etc.), those "survival" books as well (e.g. My side of the mountain) More important at early ages is time spent reading vs. topics. High schoolers? I'll throw out Kurt Vonnegut - one of my favorite authors of all time.

Nicer units rent to higher income tenants - less problems.

I picked up that bottle of nikka barrel aged whiskey from Costco, I thought it was a good value for a 50$ bottle. Has a strong woody/barrel finish if you enjoy that flavor!

We’re actually having Japanese whiskey currently, but happy 4th nonetheless!

A good way to gut check this would be to find failures which meet this criteria, and analyze why they failed. Newspapers perhaps: disrupted by a structural technology change

Yeah I'd imagine more debt = more incentive to lower rates?

Good point - Trump is indeed a much better thief, probably due to his sleazy nature getting started as a NYC slumlord.

+16% YTD as of this morning. Above statement still drives the portfolio: Returns buoyed by FFH, weighed down by Aecon which is down 20% YTD. Next 6-12mos will determine what I do with that Aecon position, as the legacy costs should finally roll off in Q2/Q3 and we will get a glimpse at "clean" financials at the back half of this year / Q1 '26. At least, that is the investment thesis. Average cost basis is ~$10 USD so it will either be an "OK" return, or hopefully something much better.

The goal is to rationalize and hand-wave away Trump's unethical and criminal behavior.

Expectations of market softening?