Gregmal

Not think, know. So it's really just about giving people back the shit sandwiches they deserve. Towards the end of Trump 1, I said I thought Biden would win, and I honestly didn't mind it, because I dont believe that any president really has that much control over the variables in my life. Ive so far, been better off under democrats. I also just couldn't stand all these whiny losers who would wake up searching for something Trump did to be outraged about and call an existential threat to democracy. When Biden won, all I said was that folks legit elected a retard. And we were all told that Bidens cognitive declare was a far right conspiracy theory. Other than that? I really just got on with my life. From the second it became clear Trump had a chance to get in again, the same widespread circus bullshit from the same sources came back 10 fold. I mean, even when it was clear as day he was the victim of an assassination attempt...remember how MSM refused to call it that? Because they thought it would help him? The "let's make Kamala "brat" campaign"...the "Harris is up in Iowa" attempt to influence the election? And then starting on literally Jan 20...the usual suspects turned it up again. Recall it "Trumps fault" that a couple planes crashed a few days into his term? So yea, there's people on both sides playing the same games, but the widespread root of the problem is the need for many, especially ones whom are capable of knowing better, creating these constant situations where we all need to get up in arms and behave as though our existence is being threatened. And that largely comes from one side. Like just look, there's millions of brainwashed idiots out there this weekend, thinking they are protesting a "king" LOL. Get a life.

Like swing this around the other way, and just imagine the instantaneous reactions from the mongrels if somebody Trump appointed did something like this? My god it would be insane. They certainly wouldn’t “wait for the facts”…

Sure, but only if everyone agrees to do this. Cuz 100% of the time prior to this, for the last decade, the instantaneous reaction from the TAFFI mob, is “orange man bad”. Even here, first post, it was “Trumps rhetoric”….

How many of the “No Kings” protestors do you guys think also fell for Russiagate?

Well, those “poor” folks had the job market of a lifetime in 2021-2022, literally impossible for anyone with a pulse not to be making $25+ an hour. Workers finally had leverage, and all the moneyed up folks got together and unleashed Jerry Powell on them in the name of “fighting inflation”…now, they’re back to normal and stuck, as they largely had been for decades. Hooray system working the way it should!

Whereas last decade the dumb dumbs turned every little thing into evidence of racism, today the brainwashed framework behind their warped lens is that every little thing is “a threat to democracy”. Perhaps at some point we cross the line of no return for folks….idk. Social media and msm has probably pushed a lot of society into that bucket. But it’s sad and pathetic folks can’t simply stand how great life is and instead need to rot their brains with the daily obsession of nitpicking the hell out of every single word, breath, or step Trump takes.

Aaaaand this is already aging terribly as it's believed to be a Tim Walz appointed Democrat whom targeted these people for working on a bipartisan measure to cut healthcare for illegals that theyre refusing to do anything about. In the suspects car, they found these dumb "no kings" posters, which again mirrors that retarded and ignorant rhetoric that many(again check here) regularly throw out in emotionally charged, deranged fashion, even though they've likely already been educated on how nothing occurring right now fits the definition of "dictator", "authoritarian", "king", etc....but they continue at it anyway because in theyre minds theyre really "getting Trump" by incorrectly slinging around these terms...

Exactly, it’s pathetic. As @Milustated in the crypto thread, it’s so pitiful that folks who worship at the knees of Buffett and fully support an idea of his, go full deranged loony to find a reason to call Trump trying to adopt the same idea…the stupidest and craziest thing in the history of the world. Extremism and crazies are present on both sides, but when we look at the root causes it’s the widespread media coverage, social media, etc; the insane way folks justify the radicalization of the press over the last decade, and then of course folks who need to scream and cry over every little stupid thing. Like look at someone like @DooDiligencewhom pretty much only posts emotionally charged loony clickbait, and genuinely believes we re on the verge of Holocaust 2.0. It’s funny and amusing to watch until these nuts get too wound up and take it to the next level and tragic things happen.

Ripple is again(second time in 6 months) tendering for 5% of shares outstanding at $175 per share or a roughly $25-30b valuation. Gift that keeps on giving

I think the overriding logic is that there's different rules for "real" assets, and "fake" assets. Same way Tesla having a few years of trading sideways is "evidence" of the jig being up, but Fairfax have a lost decade was just part of "investing".

Yup, still waiting for the "oil = inflation" crowd to start up again. $75-85 oil is like the 4.50% 10 year....so much hooting and hollering. And proof of rampant inflation couldn't be more stark than.....20 year's ago's oil prices...Outside of TVs, I can't really find much that UNCH or lower from 10, 15, 20 years ago....except oil....but it's proof of inflation LMFAO We already saw how this shit played out with Ukraine a few years ago.

Seems obvious to me that Trumps negotiation with Iran was basically a “take the deal or we ll let Israel kill the nuclear ops” situation. Of course now Trump can say he has nothing to do with it.

Perhaps we're talking about different posts. Yes @changegonnacome mentioned the issue about sending vs receiving, which is pretty plainly straight forward. Prior to that, there was a somewhat different discussion about Cali being a dumpster fire and the "gotcha" retorts claiming it wasn't were basically "GDP" and "net sender".

As has been mentioned in other threads, great locations without jobs dont work for most. Most people are slaves to a job and where there's work. That's just life. In terms of desirability, migration numbers are really all that matters. Florida, Arizona, Carolinas and Texas have been straight lines literally for decades. California was the same thing for decades, until the last 8-10 years or so. Some people either dont know this, or are lying about it. There is almost a direct correlation between some of these states adopting pro criminal, lawless, racist policies, and said exodus. There's even probably a legitimate argument to be made that the high taxes by themselves are not necessarily the issue. Many wealthy folks dont even mind the taxes provided they feel protected from the masked colorful sneaker crowd.

Yes, high density city centers will have more jobs and more tax payers than smaller cities and rural areas. Those areas are almost always blue by nature. To demonstrate, here in NJ, our highest density and employment areas are places like Trenton, Newark, Paterson…total dumps that no one with a positive net worth would want to live in. It’s almost irrelevant in every aspect of what everyone was talking about(people and businesses fleeing California because it’s turned into a shithole). But was mentioned by a bunch of people as evidence that California hasn’t significantly deteriorated and it was even oddly stated that people and businesses aren’t leaving and that those that are are returning lol

Exactly. But the argument people are trying to make would still conclude that California is better than Reno or Austin because of GDP lol. Politics really rots the brain.

#Respect

To further demonstrate, it’s hilarious how we ignore the other elephant in the room and that’s the benefit of big tech to California which again, has been there before the rot and deterioration occurred. So those massively “successful” companies and subsequent jobs and taxes….we re trying to portray that they are there because of today’s politics in California rather than in spite of it? GTFOH

I prefer the tweets to this kinda stuff https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/12/15/u-s-senate-staffer-filmed-in-gay-sex-act-in-senate-hearing-room/

And you don’t think any of this simply relates to the long historically easy to trace history of cities and population centers? So like we re shocked NYC or Chicago which I think pretty much everyone can agree are a mess and have major structural issues…simply rank high on those lists because they are where mass jobs are located, simply as the result of having been there decades and even centuries? We re shocked JPM headquarters is in New York and there’s plenty of jobs there and this makes it a superior run place to say, Charlotte? Like what does this have to do with success or current issues?

Buy when they’re scared and whiny and sell when they’re talking about tacos! $50/60s on Novo was too easy

Sold NVO

Yea but if they go through with tariffs they have to raise prices which means people have to pay more!

“Continued weakness in energy and services prices helped offset some of the increases, and a handful of other key items expected to show tariff-related increases, vehicle and apparel prices in particular, actually posted declines.” LOL tell me more about inflation

I agree, 100%. But the reason, outside of yes this macho man stunt Trump is known for doing fairly frequently, is that LA and SF refuse to adequately police themselves. Either they are incapable or unwilling. Given their apparent annual tax hauls, it's clearly not a funding issue. At this point it just seems deliberate? Choosing to harbor these sort of types of people. That needs to be fixed. But...as I originally said way up thread...I dont like this one bit. Get the military out of there. Leave them to burn. They earned it.