Mephistopheles

I actually really like Trump, the man. No I wouldn't have daughter marry him, but it's clear that he's got a quality that few have - making the person he is in the room with feel like the most important person in the world. He's entertaining to watch and kind of hilarious. The ones that are unbearable are the syncophant/cultists. Those politicians who are prostituting themselves to curry favor with him...how embarrassing. The funny thing is that Trump can't stand them either. He respects those who are willing to stand up to him. This is why he likes Nancy Pelosi and Gavin Newsom. In case you don't know what this is referencing, look up Fleischer shoes

I agree with all of this. I think the harm to the Gulf states isn't talked about enough, to your point the evaporation of tourism and Dubai in particular being a major trade/business center and getaway for the wealthy. The IRGC doesn't have a central command right? Their goal is to disrupt the West, not do what's best for their people of course. My concern is: what kind of ceasefire deal would be palatable to the Gulf? And why would Iran even make a deal when they don't mind sacrificing their own people, and where there is no central authority? Trump will likely declare victory and leave. Israel will be satisfied at significantly diminishing the regime. But for the Arab Gulf states, nothing short of complete defeat of the IRGC would bring back wealthy foreigners IMO. Why would anyone travel to Dubai, even after a ceasefire, if the IRGC is still in charge? May take years of no conflict/violence for people to return. So now the Arabs will need the U.S. to provide ground troops. Nothing short of a major terror attack will make this politically possible in the U.S. Scary world.

Disappointing https://www.nbcnewyork.com/video/news/national-international/olympian-kaillie-humphries-trump-order-of-ikkos/6475964/ This men in women's sports thing has got to end

I was an undergrad in finance during the 07-08 oil bull market. Crude had gone up to $140/barrel. I remember my Working Capital Management professor, during one of his rambling monologues, say to us: "The price of oil doubled in 6 months, are we really to believe that oil demand has doubled in 6 months?" For this and many reasons, I regret majoring in finance to this day.

One of the 3 abovementioned crazies just got fired!

I know this has been suggested in the past, but would you consider charging us an annual fee, perhaps $100 or whatever makes sense, and then use the proceeds to make this into an app and get rid of ads? Or does the time/economic value equation not make it worth it?

Kristi Noem getting neutered by both sides in Congress and Pam Bondi subpoenaed by a GOP led committee. I sense a spine sprouting at Capitol Hill! And Jeannine Pirro drops the auto pen case, and doj also drops the case against the law firms. Good news for my fellow antifas

The easiest thing for Trump to do to profit is buy a ton of FNMA/FMCC and then do the IPO or uplist to NYSE. Given how corrupt this administration is, it amazes me that nobody is taking advantage of this simple layup.

All of these can be true at once: 1) Khamennei’s was a brutal terrorist regime 2) Killing him is good for the world 3) The legal justification is questionable, as has been so with many military operations since Congress handed their power to the President post 9/11. But who cares given 1) and 2) above ? 4) Trump is an authoritarian

Agreed. Remains to be seen. But maybe they can put in the Shah like we did in 1953. And, really if they’re killing tens of thousands of their people, it’s a justifiable attack. The Venezuela thing also remains to be seen but all in all it’s nice that he’s shown some restraint overall

Trump’s foreign policy is solid and it’s nice to see dictators fall with such precision without broader long wars (remains to be seen). And nice to see someone walking the walk with red lines. The liberals should totally admit it. Not that he’s not a fascist

Well I have a mix of stock and longer term options. Figured it’s worth putting a small amount of money here.

YOLO Coupang $20 calls expiring on Friday. Earnings Thursday

lol I almost spit my coffee out at the last line. I agree with the sentiment that not every Trump supporter is in a cult

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice Man, this is infuriating. I wonder how many of the cult (and the non cult) Trump supporters are also Munger supporters. Take power of incentives, add a dash of the Stanford Prison experiment, while pissing all over the constitution and you end up with this insanity. Locked in a prison cell with the lights on 24/7? That’s what they do in Russia. 60 days, no due process, for a 65 yo white grandma legal tourist from Britain. I wonder how much in bonuses the guards at Auschwitz got paid?

We all know why

Who would’ve thought the puppy killer that runs the Gestapo would be a crazy bitch?

Yea, I've learned that these are just trading sardines. Shares are down 50% from the peak, sentiment is low. I bought a bunch more. Sentiment will shift and they'll run up and will sell. But, if they actually do introduce legislation should be a huge short term catalyst given the current price.

https://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/republicans-crafting-bill-to-end-conservatorship-of-fannie-mae-and-freddie-mac/ Not the White House this time...but Congress?!

Really not trying to make the following post political. This Pam Bondi is such an embarrassment, so hard to watch:

Hm, not sure I get the WW2 reference here

There's a reason we have Trump, and there's a reason why Trump won a record black vote among Republican Presidents. Latino votes too. How could it be when Democrats labeled them correctly as "LatinX"?!?! lol People are individuals, not groups. The left uses them as pawns to draw support from their extremist base.

Maybe he lost some of those record black votes over this. Most likely he did. You gotta hope that he keeps posting stupid shit. He has dementia and it will only get worse. Thank God

Not trying to defend Trump but who cares about the video? Its meant as a distraction from what is really happening: trying to steal the 2026 election, which is where all of our focus should be. Maybe he is racist, maybe he is not, but it's a fact that he got the highest share of black voters of any Republican president in a long time. The people, especially black Americans, are tired of making everything about race. BTW: We don't talk enough about the blatant racism and sexism on the left.

lol! "Why won't you let the cop search your car/home if you have nothing to hide?"