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[Parsad]

Is Kash Money the next one to go...rumors are Patel's drinking bothers Trump!  I say Patel is gone soon.  Cheers!
 

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/white-house-officials-openly-discuss-183542952.html

[John Hjorth]

1,000 pages in a bit more than 11 years! It's the joke of the day! - I suppose most participants in this topic are damn bored long term buy and hold investors! 

[John Hjorth]

Denmark - Prime Ministers Office [April 19^th 2026]: Denmark endorses joint Frenck-British Statement on the Strait of Hormuz

 

Please see download link upper-right.

 

The Statement is endorsed by the Leaders of Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Somalia, and Sweden.

Edited April 19 by John Hjorth

[Spekulatius]

13 hours ago, cubsfan said:

US & Israel loading up to hit Iran again.

Yep, major escalation is likely. The truce will be over soon. Looks like the US has anmmassed even more assets in the region.

[John Hjorth]

13 hours ago, cubsfan said:

US & Israel loading up to hit Iran again.

 

13 minutes ago, Spekulatius said:

Yep, major escalation is likely. The truce will be over soon. Looks like the US has anmmassed even more assets in the region.

 

A POTUS gone rogue against a rogue state. Great. What can possibly go wrong? 

Edited April 19 by John Hjorth

[73 Reds]

16 hours ago, Parsad said:

 

No one said that October 7th was the first such instance. 

 

I'm just trying to remind Ourkid8 that it happened recently...that the attempted genocide of Jews isn't some long ago experience during the Second World War...and why Israel is justified in seeking some revenge against the perpetrators.  

 

Also, thank you for the backhanded compliment...that's probably the nicest knife ever put in my back!    Cheers!

Sorry you took it that way, Sanjeev.  Don't think too many here would argue that what's posted here on the politics thread has almost nothing to do with any individual stock or investment yet this thread garners most of the attention on an investment board.  Some have suggested alternatives which I agree would likely cut down on the number of silly comments posted daily.

[Spekulatius]

9 hours ago, lnofeisone said:

Israel was kinder and gentler. It allowed Gazans to come and work within its periphery, only to be repaid with Oct 7th. The people who were murdered by Gazans on Oct 7th were amongst the biggest peacenicks in Israel, with some being involved in helping treat Gazan sick children (see Vivian Silver). So where is this "kindler and gentler" side of Gaza? Oh, right. 

 

Seriously, why do you even bother? Your position is clearly anti-Israel. There is absolutely nothing Israel and Israelis will do to appease you other than disappear from the map. What's the purpose of your posturing? Just own it. 

There are legitime gripes with some of things Israel (shooting at clearly marked ambulances etc) did but Hamas being a victim here is a stretch by any imagination.

 

Also this regarding no Hamas in the West bank:

Large crowds were celebrating the attack and hauling around the dead bodies in the streets on Gaza on Oct 8. Hamas is deeply embedded in Gaza , less so but still significant in the West Bank.

 

@ourkid8 attitude is on par with Holocaust deniers, plain and simple.

[John Hjorth]

12 minutes ago, 73 Reds said:

Sorry you took it that way, Sanjeev.  ...

 

Sanjeevs [ @Parsads ] back is coated with a nice  blend of kryptonite, asbestos and teflon! He can take it! Please mind the smiley in his post! 

[73 Reds]

2 minutes ago, John Hjorth said:

 

Sanjeevs [ @Parsads ] back is coated with a nice  blend of kryptonite, asbestos and teflon! He can take it! Please mind the smiley in his post! 

I know.  He does a standup job administering a bunch of bickering children.

[Hektor]

37 minutes ago, John Hjorth said:

A POTUS gone rogue

Behind Trump’s Public Bravado on the War, He Grapples With His Own Fears

The president’s impulsive style has never before been tested during a sustained military conflict; ruminating on Jimmy Carter

 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-public-bravado-private-fear-59814dca

[John Hjorth]

23 minutes ago, Hektor said:

Behind Trump’s Public Bravado on the War, He Grapples With His Own Fears

The president’s impulsive style has never before been tested during a sustained military conflict; ruminating on Jimmy Carter

 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-public-bravado-private-fear-59814dca

 

@Hektor,

 

Please note I'm severely biased :

 

[Hektor]

2 hours ago, John Hjorth said:

 

@Hektor,

 

Please note I'm severely biased :

 

You have a sense of humor. The only thing you got wrong is the center of the universe. In reality, it’s an Orange further west.

[John Hjorth]

Reuters - Investigations [April 17^th 2026] : A REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT - MAGA figures are pushing Trump’s campaign to grab Greenland. But it’s tough sledding

 

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Take it for what it is. Reuters stuff. Please try to take it down.

 

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And then :

 

 

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Especially the comments to the post are interesting, mind provoking.

 

-If you can't take the content down [Reuters, try that, by providing proof of foul, invalid work!], then just go for the legs of the messenger! [ -And Orla just doesen't give a damn f*** fart about the comments! , ignoring everything!]

 

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This 'Greenland thingy' isen't over yet.

[Parsad]

4 hours ago, 73 Reds said:

Sorry you took it that way, Sanjeev.  Don't think too many here would argue that what's posted here on the politics thread has almost nothing to do with any individual stock or investment yet this thread garners most of the attention on an investment board.  Some have suggested alternatives which I agree would likely cut down on the number of silly comments posted daily.

 

I was joking.  We've tried alternatives before, including a whole separate attached site on just Politics...failed every time.  It would seep it's way back to the main board or other threads.  This way, I can get people to keep it to one thread where they can vent.  Anything else, anywhere else...just gets deleted.  So for the most part, people have learned to try and keep their political opinions to this one thread.  Cheers!

[Parsad]

3 hours ago, John Hjorth said:

 

@Hektor,

 

Please note I'm severely biased :

 

 

LOL!  Nice map.  Cheers!

[John Hjorth]

2 hours ago, Parsad said:

LOL!  Nice map.  Cheers!

 

I think the 'sour fish' label on Sweden needs a little elaboration : Wikipedia : Wikipedia : Surströmning.

 

It's friggin' ... disgusting, just plain awfull, It makes everyone puke, I think!

 

-Every patient entering a psychiatric department with the comment :'I want to make an end to my life, all my sufferings!' should be served a meal instantly, : 'OK, Just eat this [Surströmning, John], and it would be over, fast!'

 

-Simply put, awefulness taken to extreme perfection!

 

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Now that I think of it, perhaps it is a good idea to send boxes of it to the White House and the Kremlin?! -All aggressions would stop immedially, because both gents would spend their time on toilets!

 

- To me personally, much more mean and gruesome than getting hit by an umbrella, and more sofisticated than just getting thrown out of a 4^th floor window by a gorilla!

Edited April 19 by John Hjorth

[John Hjorth]

Mike [ @cubsfan ] and @Spekulatius,

 

It just started a couple of hours ago :

 

[cubsfan]

23 minutes ago, John Hjorth said:

Mike [ @cubsfan ] and @Spekulatius,

 

It just started a couple of hours ago :

 

 

Thanks John!   Iranians have to push the envelope and try and rattle Trump..

[Gregmal]

Damn, so much for all those BBC reports about the US Navy being a joke an how all enemies are just passing on thru! 
 

Wonder what they’ll say now? Nah, probably something to the effects of “bbbbbut Trump said the SOH was open!”…

[Spekulatius]

8 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Damn, so much for all those BBC reports about the US Navy being a joke an how all enemies are just passing on thru! 
 

Wonder what they’ll say now? Nah, probably something to the effects of “bbbbbut Trump said the SOH was open!”…

I bet you can’t find the BBC article that says exactly what you are claiming they reported.

[cubsfan]

1 minute ago, Spekulatius said:

I bet you can’t find the BBC article that says exactly what you are claiming they reported.

 

If he can't, he's sure to find it here along with Epstein and Cult...

[Gregmal]

18 minutes ago, Spekulatius said:

I bet you can’t find the BBC article that says exactly what you are claiming they reported.

I guess you missed it a few pages back…..

[LC]

18 hours ago, Parsad said:

Is Kash Money the next one to go...rumors are Patel's drinking bothers Trump!  I say Patel is gone soon.  Cheers!
 

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/white-house-officials-openly-discuss-183542952.html

 

Trump's political career really is just one, long WWE storyline.

[Parsad]

Just now, LC said:

 

Trump's political career really is just one, long WWE storyline.

 

I think Trump should meet Patel in the center of the WWE ring...point at him and scream "You're fired!"  Then pick him up and body slam him! 

 

Oh, sorry...he's already done that before!    Cheers!

 

[Gregmal]

2 hours ago, cubsfan said:

 

If he can't, he's sure to find it here along with Epstein and Cult...

They need to have this constant amnesia, otherwise any semblance of shame would take over as they continuously find themselves on the wrong side of the forecasts and prognostications!