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[cubsfan]

52 minutes ago, cwericb said:

 

Where did our regular poster go that was so adamant that there would  be no inflation this year under Trump and mocked anyone who disagreed? Haven't seen him posting much lately. Guess he doesn't buy groceries. Course Trump supporters seem to have a different definition of "groceries".

 

Trump: "GROCERIES"  "Who uses the word?" "I won on groceries. Very simple word, groceries. Like almost, you know, who uses the word. I started using the word. The groceries. When you buy apples, when you buy bacon, when you buy eggs, they would double and triple the price over a short period of time."  December 8, 2024

 

... and Trumpers don't think the man is out of touch with reality? As I have said several times here, It is irrational to think that having a bunch of billionaires running the country will have the average tax payer's best interests at heart.

 

Shit, we don't have a 9% inflation print like we did under the Biden shit show.

 

What else is there to say?

[Gregmal]

Lmfao sorry I had some spare time and out of boredom responded rather than ignoring you like usual.
 

But anyway, what percentage of your posts involve Trump, me or cubs? I’d probably take the over at 90%.

 

How long have you been a member here and outside of an occasional pity engagement from @John Hjorth, does anyone care about or value ANYTHING you have to say?
 

What would you say you contribute here? You offer nothing of value on anything, and only like a child, bitch about the exact same things that really have nothing to do with why one would participate on an investment board.
 

How do we know what you’re referring to? Because that’s the only thing you do lmfao.

 

So maybe I’ll ask you, based off the above, at best you resemble a forum gnat. Do you deserve anything other than to be ignored or mocked?

 

Anyway, have a nice day little boy.

Edited Friday at 05:04 PM by Gregmal

[Gregmal]

13 minutes ago, cubsfan said:

 

Shit, we don't have a 9% inflation print like we did under the Biden shit show.

 

What else is there to say?

I think they claimed 6+ by this summer/fall, not 9. I forget when we had 9. They must’ve too

 

As I’ve said all along 3-4% is nothing warranting any material portfolio adjusting, and generally speaking, probably the sweet spot for a lot of businesses and the economy 

[Blake Hampton]

3 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Lmfao sorry I had some spare time and out of boredom responded rather than ignoring you like usual.
 

But anyway, what percentage of your posts involve Trump, me or cubs? I’d probably take the over at 90%.

 

How long have you been a member here and outside of an occasional pity engagement from @John Hjorth, does anyone care about or value ANYTHING you have to say?
 

What would you say you contribute here? You offer nothing of value on anything, and only like a child, bitch about the exact same things that really have nothing to do with why one would participate on an investment board.
 

How do we know what you’re referring to? Because that’s the only thing you do lmfao.

 

So maybe I’ll ask you, based off the above, at best you resemble a forum gnat. Do you deserve anything other than to be ignored or mocked?

Trump dominates your thoughts just like the rest of us. You don't have to be a dick.

[Blake Hampton]

Irrationality abounds.

 

And Donald Trump and Kevin Warsh are our gods. Their actions and beliefs will hold immense sway over the futures of many.

 

It's amazing to me how little attention is paid to our national bank. Trump absolutely dominates the minds and conversations of everyone, but so few people pay any heed to the great Fed chairman. Many don't understand how a national bank works or why it's important. But they still go to work 40 hours a week in exchange for dollars.

[Gregmal]

4 minutes ago, Blake Hampton said:

Irrationality abounds.

 

And Donald Trump and Kevin Warsh are our gods. Their actions and beliefs will hold immense sway over the futures of many.

 

It's amazing to me how little attention is paid to our national bank. Trump absolutely dominates the minds and conversations of everyone, but so few people pay any heed to the great Fed chairman. Many don't understand how a national bank works or why it's important. But they still go to work 40 hours a week in exchange for dollars.

Eh, less now, but as recently as 2022/3 there was a huge chorus of people whom regularly espoused that all you had to do to make money was “follow the Fed”. 

[cubsfan]

1 hour ago, Blake Hampton said:

Trump dominates your thoughts just like the rest of us. You don't have to be a dick.

 

You haven't really noticed Blake. Greg ain't much of a Trump fan, although seems to approve of some of his policies, which have mostly worked out.

 

Me on the other hand....

 

Happy 4th!

[Sweet]

May have been posted already:

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj0gp88q4l4o

 

Poland’s prime minister has said the country is preparing for “various” scenarios and that the coming months could be “critical” concerning the threat from Russia.

 

Donald Tusk was responding to media reports that Moscow was planning an armed "provocation" in Poland to test Nato's resolve, citing US intelligence.

 

"I don't mean to scare anyone but the coming months may truly be critical, also due to the changing nature of the war. These concerns are particularly palpable in the Baltic states," Tusk told reporters on Friday.

 

Polish news outlet Onet reported that sources close to President Karol Nawrocki had said the US had issued several warnings to Warsaw about a plot to attack the country.

The White House and US State Department did not respond to the BBC's requests for comment.

 

Under the purported plans, also published by the Telegraph in the UK on Friday, Polish infrastructure could be targeted by missiles or drones, or soldiers could be sent into the Nato state.”

 

Edited Saturday at 12:07 AM by Sweet

[cwericb]

59 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Lmfao sorry I had some spare time and out of boredom responded rather than ignoring you like usual.
 

But anyway, what percentage of your posts involve Trump, me or cubs? I’d probably take the over at 90%.

 

How long have you been a member here and outside of an occasional pity engagement from @John Hjorth, does anyone care about or value ANYTHING you have to say?
 

What would you say you contribute here? You offer nothing of value on anything, and only like a child, bitch about the exact same things that really have nothing to do with why one would participate on an investment board.
 

How do we know what you’re referring to? Because that’s the only thing you do lmfao.

 

So maybe I’ll ask you, based off the above, at best you resemble a forum gnat. Do you deserve anything other than to be ignored or mocked?

 

Anyway, have a nice day little boy.

 

Well, now let's see...

 

"How long have you been a member here..."

What has that got to do with anything? I believe you joined about ten years ago. Des that gives you some sort of entitled or superior status where you can take personal shots a various other board members and call them childish names and insult anyone who dares to disagree with you? Your constant arrogance and childish name calling towards other board members  is an embarrassment to many other board members. And by the way, I have been on this board and its predecessor since 2006, twice as long as you.

 

"... have a nice day little boy."

This sort of remark is childish and petty, but unfortunately typical. 

 

"... does anyone care about or value ANYTHING you have to say?"

That is amusing because obviously you do.

 

But just FYI, I am probably old enough to be your father. However, if I were your father I would certainly have brought you up better and taught you some manners and shown you that arrogance is not a becoming personality trait. As far as the rest of your rant is concerned, as Shakespeare would have described it  "...full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

 

Gotta go have a nice day.

 

 

 

 

[Parsad]

8 hours ago, Gregmal said:

Lmfao the “big inflation” surge predicted was a, drumroll…massive surge to…3-4% almost entirely driven by temporary rise in oil prices. Friggin guy obsessively stalks me and posts about Trump nonstop on an investment board…hope you had fun celebrating pride month, clown. 

 

7 hours ago, Gregmal said:

Lmfao sorry I had some spare time and out of boredom responded rather than ignoring you like usual.
 

But anyway, what percentage of your posts involve Trump, me or cubs? I’d probably take the over at 90%.

 

How long have you been a member here and outside of an occasional pity engagement from @John Hjorth, does anyone care about or value ANYTHING you have to say?
 

What would you say you contribute here? You offer nothing of value on anything, and only like a child, bitch about the exact same things that really have nothing to do with why one would participate on an investment board.
 

How do we know what you’re referring to? Because that’s the only thing you do lmfao.

 

So maybe I’ll ask you, based off the above, at best you resemble a forum gnat. Do you deserve anything other than to be ignored or mocked?

 

Anyway, have a nice day little boy.

 

Greg, have a Happy 4th of July!  Restricted from posting till midnight tomorrow.

 

You were already right, no need for insults or a homophobic response. 

 

Cheers!

[John Hjorth]

YouTube - The Alex Marlow Show [June 30^th 2026] : Lara Trump on America 250, AI Data Centers & Greenland with Gov. Jeff Landry

 

 

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Grenland comments starts at around the 14:40 mark. POTUS' Greenland special envoy is simply put a notorious liar. Period. Pure *BS*.

Edited Saturday at 10:11 AM by John Hjorth

[John Hjorth]

No need to post such like this in Egons [ @EgonKuhns ] USA anniversary topic of today on a day like this:

 

DR - Northern Jutland [July 4^th 2026] : Trump should not trump Danish US celebration

 

Honestly : Wtf?! - So, the American Ambassador to Denmark not invited as usual, because of of some boneheads elected to Aalborg City Council now putting ''non-Trump elected' conditions' on a subsidy of DKK 300 K ?!

 

You got to be kidding me! -This is just soo un-Danish towards our most important ally!

 

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Wikipedia : Rebild Festival

Rebild National Park Society

[John Hjorth]

Berlingske - Commentary column - Samuel Rachlin [July 4^th 2026] : Putin seeks way out, but is entangled, stuck  in a war that keeps his utopia about Russian greatness and triumph alive

 

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The whole situation is absolutely depressing to think about - I personally have a hard time to see a feasible alternative to just continuing the warfare activities, with continued massive losses of human lives. *sigh*

Berlingske - Samuel Rachlin - Putin søger en udvej men er spundet ind i en krig der holder liv i hans utopi om Ruslands storhed og triumf - Opinion - English - 20260705.pdf Berlingske - Samuel Rachlin - Putin søger en udvej men er spundet ind i en krig der holder liv i hans utopi om Ruslands storhed og triumf - Opinion - Danish - 20260705.pdf

Edited 16 hours ago by John Hjorth

[Spekulatius]

Since we discussed authoritarism here is a specific issue, since Antifa was brought up. Antifa literally Means Anti fascist which to my knowledge not illegal. It’s not an “organization” either. There is no Antifa leadership. It’s a loose term for left organization and typically small groups that have little if any coordination that range from those who do throw Molotov cocktails to college student groups who demonstrate on the college grounds. How this is designated a terrorist organizations shows how far we have drifted off to authoritarian side here. Declaring an organization a terrorist organization based on nebulous associations is done by intent to scare people and now creates the perception of an enemy within - a very old autocratic scare tactic.

 

Say what you will about free speech in Europe, but I don’t think this would be possible. 

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/designating-antifa-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization/

[Spekulatius]

2 hours ago, John Hjorth said:

Berlingske - Commentary column - Samuel Rachlin [July ^th4 2026] : Putin seeks way out, but is entangled in a war that keeps his utopia about Russian greatness and triumph alive

 

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The whole situation is absolutely depressing to think about - I personally have a hard time to see a feasible alternative to just continuing the warfare activities, with continued massive losses of human lives. *sigh*

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Hard to ignore that this is going downhill for Russia ,even for those living in Moscow. They are importing fuel from India:

https://youtu.be/WvgIQV45tEo?is=5lddlfyPJsnwhU9o

Edited 23 hours ago by Spekulatius

[Spekulatius]

Pretty good, interview:

Key sentence: Trump runs the Democratic Party.

 

I think he is right about that.

[John Hjorth]

4 hours ago, Spekulatius said:

Pretty good, interview:

Key sentence: Trump runs the Democratic Party.

 

I think he is right about that.

 

That one-liner key sentence  is actually kind of clicl-bait, @Spekulatius LoLz!  - Furthermore I simply lost my focus and attention after a quarter of the interview because of Anthony Scaramuccis T- or sweat shirt and the view to his bookshelf [nosy!] I swallow the rest of the interview after some sleep.

 

The take is very interesting for a European citizen like me.

[Maverick47]

14 hours ago, Spekulatius said:

Pretty good, interview:

Key sentence: Trump runs the Democratic Party.

 

I think he is right about that.

Very enlightening.  Thanks for sharing!

[Sinbius]

EU has already chosen and moved towards decoupling vs U.S big tech and defense dependence...

[John Hjorth]

1 hour ago, Sinbius said:

EU has already chosen and moved towards decoupling vs U.S big tech and defense dependence.

 

@Sinbius,

 

I'll take the freedom to respectfully challenge that statement above of yours.

 

EU has nothing to do with and no control over EU members' defence spending, however each EU members defence budget matter for each country, especially versus the relation to NATO membership, if NATO member.

 

There doesen't even exist a NATO Army, a NATO Navy or a NATO Air Force. It's all mirages and wet dreams in the heads om some persons  in Brussels.

 

What EU does against Big Tech can the same way be challenged. Nobody here where I live [Denmark, both NATO and EU member] are on the hunt after Big Tech. 

 

It's a general misperception outside Europe, that EU decides 'everything' inside EU. EU simply doesen't. 

 

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@Sinbius, Are you Danish? -I'm asking because you have linked to a YouTube video with Danish text translation. Please feel free to decline to answer my question - I respect you privacy, if you decline to answer my question.

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[Sinbius]

49 minutes ago, John Hjorth said:

 

@Sinbius,

 

I'll take the freedom to respectfully challenge that statement above of yours.

 

EU has nothing to do with and no control over EU members' defence spending, however each EU members defence budget matter for each country, especially versus the relation to NATO membership, if NATO member.

 

There doesen't even exist a NATO Army, a NATO Navy or a NATO Air Force. It's all mirages and wet dreams in the heads om some persons  in Brussels.

 

What EU does against Big Tech can the same way be challenged. Nobody here where I live [Denmark, both NATO and EU member] are on the hunt after Big Tech. 

 

It's a general misperception outside Europe, that EU decides 'everything' inside EU. EU simply doesen't. 

 

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@Sinbius, Are you Danish? -I'm asking because you have linked to a YouTube video with Danish text translation. Please feel free to decline to answer my question - I respect you privacy, if you decline to answer my question.

Hi, I am from Italy.

 

I know just what I have read and see on videos...
They have already introduced WERO (already 48 millions registered users on it...to not be only reliable on V and MA...)

They have banned Palantir (at least 5 countries...more to come...)

French ditched Microsoft for all his entire public sector...

Avoiding using U.S server too...

 

The direction is clear...

 

The document about this stuff:

Major official legislative proposals, communications, and strategy papers that form the framework for Europe's de-risking and tech decoupling.

The core official documents and frameworks include:

 

1. The European Technological Sovereignty Package (June 2026)

This is the most direct legislative push to date. It is aimed explicitly at forcing European businesses and public services to examine and reduce their massive structural reliance on foreign technology providers. [1, 2]

• The Official Factsheet: You can read the official summary via the European Commission's ⁠Factsheet on Tech Sovereignty. [1]
• Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA): The core legislative pillar designed to develop homegrown, secure alternative clouds so public sector data isn't locked into U.S. infrastructure. [1, 2, 3]
• Chips Act 2.0: A revised expansion of the original legislation focused on accelerating permits and boosting domestic AI chip production. [1, 2]

 

2. The EU Economic Security Strategy Framework

The foundational blueprints for identifying and stopping high-risk global dependencies rely on a few central documents:

• The "High-Risk Dependency" Doctrine: The official guidelines on what constitutes a security risk can be found in the European Commission's ⁠Joint Communication on Strengthening EU Economic Security. It sets precise rules, such as labeling it high-risk if 60% or more of a critical supply chain is controlled by a single non-EU country. [1]
• Foreign Investment Screening Regulations: Formally adopted by the Council in June 2026, these rules require all EU member states to screen and block outside investments targeting "hyper-critical technologies," military goods, and digital infrastructure. More details are hosted on the Council's ⁠European Economic Security Policy Page.
   

 

3. Supply Chain & Raw Material Defense

• RESourceEU Action Plan: An official December 2025 amendment to the Critical Raw Materials Act. It establishes concrete stockpiling pilots and strict diversification mandates for large industrial operators to protect supply chains (such as AI data centers, defense, and electric vehicles) from single-source foreign blockades. [1, 2, 3]

 

Happy to have pushbacks...I have nothing to prove just collecting data...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 38 minutes ago by Sinbius