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No, he didn't neglect his health. He was in very good shape and took care of himself before he became ill. He was in long-term care and physiotherapy to learn to do things again and walk again. It's just the way things are...when it's your time, it's your time. Cheers!

Everything in moderation. Neither is 100% good for you and neither is 100% bad for you. Life is too short to completely exclude either...unless you have a problem with one or the other...then you must abstain. Cheers!

I read this story with interview comments by Rubio and Vance. We all know Graham's comments on Trump. Now they all kiss his ass day and night. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-trumps-potential-running-mates-harshly-criticized-him-in-the-past So do you really think their comments have any validity at all compared to a guy leading his country through war, who got seriously bum-rushed by the very same guys when he came to visit the White House? This is crazy that you put any credence at all to what these guys say. I thought Ted Cruz was a turtle, but these two are even worse! They not only would sell their mothers to get what they want, they'd sell their children! Cheers!

No one in any other administration was bitching about attire...and bitching is the appropriate word. Fucking pussies in the White House! Cheers!

Modi didn't wear a suit. He wore Indian formal dress, but not a suit...should he be told to change attire? When Trump was about to entertain the Taliban at Camp David, I don't think there was a request to change attire...although the meeting was then cancelled. Cheers!

Well, he had four years plus the first 40 days of this term to repeal or overhaul Obamacare. If that's anything to go by, you'll be waiting a long time. Incidentally, I don't hate all of his goals...I think many have merit...but he's doing it in the most brutish way possible. Now if he was getting results...then you could live with it. But he's not getting results, so I'm just suggesting a lot of his efforts could have been handled differently so that they were achieved without alienating half the country and most of the world! Cheers!

Cubs, if your country was being attacked every day by Putin, and then the U.S., Putin and a handful of others with no representative from your country meet privately to negotiate a peace settlement...wouldn't you be wary of any deal? Zelenskyy said that his people would not support any agreement without security guarantees to Chris Murphy. it's the same thing he was saying to Vance, when they lit him up. How is that ungrateful, conniving or poor negotiating? He's just trying to make sure that if he hands over his country's resources, he's getting actual peace with guarantees of support from the West if Putin breaks any agreement. Cheers!

Vinodh Loganadhan, Fairfax VP and Prem's brother-in-law, passed away after a long struggle recovering from a devastating heart attack/stroke. Vinodh, like JoAnn Butler before him, was incredibly generous with his time and would help us any way he could for our Annual Fairfax Financial Dinners over the years. He was a wonderful person, friend and worked tirelessly for Fairfax. I'm very sad to hear his passing, and my thoughts go out to Prem, Nalini, the Watsa Family and the Loganadhan Family! https://www.humphreymiles.com/obituaries/Vinodh-Abel-Loganadhan?obId=38060201

Awww c'mon...that's an AI fake created by the left-leaning woke media! Who are you trying to fool here? Donald's hands in real life are much bigger, as is his signature with those new presidential Sharpies. Cheers!

That's probably because Zelenskyy isn't a real politician. He was a popular vote...someone thought to have some integrity and would change things. Not sure he knows how to play games. That being said, Trump may think he's the king, but Zelenskyy was his guest. Trump tries to play the everyday man with the golden dick...eats McDonalds and everyone loves him...but he's a shyster and hypocrite. The atmosphere had become toxic as soon as that fucker in the crowd made a dig at Zelenskyy's attire. Not a very Christian thing to do...mock a guest who has come to regrettably sign over his country's resources, so that they don't get screwed over by a friend of the same person he's signing the resource over to and hoping to guarantee his country's security! Cheers!

Well so far MAGA has: Ended the war in Gaza...maybe Ended the war in Ukraine...maybe Brought down the price of eggs...nope Stock market is up...nope Economy is booming...nope Measles has been eradicated...was 15 years ago, but now is back Global allies are awed by Trump's negotiating skills...nope Epstein files show all of the non-Trump-related culprits...mostly Trump, Ivana, Ivanka US generosity is spreading across the world...nope Closest allies all love Trump...nope U.S. anthem is heralded all over the globe...nope U.S. diplomacy is at an all-time high...nope DOGE has saved a total of 0.05% of the U.S. budget over the next 4 years...yup! Great start to the Trump era for the first 40 days! Cheers!

Also, what's with the attacks on Zelenskyy's attire? Elon prances around every day in a t-shirt and jeans at the White House. SNL did a hilarious cold opening with Mike Myer's playing Elon last night. Cheers!

+1! Cheers!

Same as rape victims...skirt was too short, she had lipstick on, she was drinking, she wanted it! She should be apologizing to him! Ukraine gets fucked over by Russia with a third of their country decimated and the U.S. wants an apology for breach of etiquette! Zelenskyy himself knows clearly well that if there is no deal for peace, no U.S. support, he will also die at Putin's hands...probably sooner, rather than later. Yet, Vance and Rubio keep talking about disrespect and that Zelenskyy probably doesn't want a deal. So of course he's apologizing...to save his people, to save his country and ultimately his life and probably his wife's life. Cheers!

And like stocks, you also look for the outlier event...the one that no one expects. Hitler was that outlier event...that's why it's referred to over and over again. A lesson learned...no? Cheers!

Doo and Cubs...you are both treading a fine line on getting banned. I don't want to do it, but stop berating each other...make salient arguments rather than getting personal. Otherwise, we'll see you both in 30 days! Cheers!

Trump is already the most powerful President in U.S. history. What worries me is the future. Trump espouses nationalistic, isolated beliefs, but he's willing to take advantage of any nation faster than anyone. He'll use all of his economic and judicial power to get people to bend the knee...when does he decide he wants to use military power as well. People were laughing at me 10 years ago when I worried about him getting into power or that there could be civil discord and massive division in the U.S. Now, I'm not worried so much about Trump, but who his successor will be, and I think I've figured out the front runner. If that person somehow manages to take power at some point, and he may not have to if he already controls some of the most crucial and valuable components of the global economy, then we may simultaneously be also creating the most powerful human being in history. Fuck Genghis Khan or Alexander the Great...Musk is slowly positioning himself to be the Emperor of humanity. The next 50 years may be great for the world or it could be sheer catastrophe! I probably won't be here to witness it...thank God! Cheers!

They tried peace with Hitler...did it work? You invade another sovereign nation, there is going to be destruction. The point is to make sure the destruction ends there, and not further into Europe or again 5, 10, 20 years down the road. Is the U.S. worried about Iraq? Afghanistan? Japan? Where was peace then? Cheers!

Vance actually instigated the whole thing. He should have kept his mouth shut and let the President and Zelenskyy talk. Vance put Zelenskyy in a defensive position insinuating that Ukraine has never tried diplomacy. Zelenskyy was a guest of the White House, Vance should have taken a back seat to the two leaders. Cheers!

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/business/elon-musk-faa-air-traffic-control-failing-spacex/index.html He wants Verizon's traffic controller contract for Space X. But of course he's not getting paid for his work at DOGE. Cheers!

One of the great American actors...death of Hackman and his wife look suspicious according to police. https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/entertainment/gene-hackman-betsy-arakawa-death/index.html

I tried this, but you cannot use emoji's in the thread titles. I've added " - Political" to four threads (Ukraine/Russia; Elon Musk; China; Israel/Gaza). Please keep anything political isolated to those four threads. If and when other thread subjects arise, where there may a political discussion around it, I will continue to indicate that it is a political thread. If anyone posts outside of designated "political" threads, it will be an automatic 30-day ban. Cheers!

I can't get rid of the politics stuff...even I get sucked into it over and over. But let's keep it polite and cordial, rather than antagonistic and rude. I'm going to allow political discussion around the war threads (Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Gaza) and on threads regarding Elon, Doge, etc. But don't start adding threads...use the ones already there. For anyone going to non-political threads and starting political discussions...automatic 30 day ban. No politics allowed at all outside of those mentioned threads on the General Discussion area...so not in BRK, FFH, Investment Ideas, or anything else...automatic 30 day bans otherwise. Cheers!

I can't get rid of the politics stuff...even I get sucked into it over and over. But let's keep it polite and cordial, rather than antagonistic and rude. I'm going to allow political discussion around the war threads (Ukraine/Russia and Israel/Gaza) and on threads regarding Elon, Doge, etc. But don't start adding threads...use the ones already there. For anyone going to non-political threads and starting political discussions...automatic 30 day ban. No politics allowed at all outside of those mentioned threads on the General Discussion area...so not in BRK, FFH, Investment Ideas, or anything else...automatic 30 day bans otherwise. Cheers!

When you are talking about integrity, you don't believe there should be barriers to conflicts of interest or awarding of contracts based on price and service? Cheers!