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[John Hjorth]

1 hour ago, rogermunibond said:

https://asm.org/articles/2025/september/new-word-screwworm-rise-fall-resurgence

 

A good article on the rise, fall, and rise again of NWS.  Reasons for resurgence in the Darien Gap of Panama related to reduced sterile fly release due to Covid and possibly illegal importation of cattle into Central America carrying NWS.

 

Whatever the case may be, coordinated international cooperation across US, Mexico, and Central America is needed to eradicate it again.

 

1 hour ago, Gregmal said:

The issue has been raised on several public company earnings calls. It’s not the largest factor influencing higher beef prices, but is certainly one of them.
 

Nevertheless, it didn’t stop “that crowd” from attempting yet another peculiar “got Trump” tantrum….

 

Thank you to Roger @rogermunibond and Greg [ @Gregmal ] for setting things straight for a European CofB&F member like me.

[adesigar]

Republicans cultists and their alternative facts and reality.

[Sweet]

56 minutes ago, adesigar said:

Republicans cultists and their alternative facts and reality.

Shrug.  Epstein hating Trump’s gut isn’t the slam dunk some people think it is.  And Megan Kelly’s description - so what - she qualified and clarified multiple times.  What is this supposed to show?

 

John Olivier struggles with the whole male and female thing, he’s immediately disbarred in my view from being an authority on just about anything when he can’t even get the most obvious ones correct without parroting his chosen sides propaganda. 

[Parsad]

1 hour ago, adesigar said:

Republicans cultists and their alternative facts and reality.

 

I can't stand Trump or his MAGA cronies, but Oliver is an asshole too!  Cheers!

[Marco Van Basten]

18 hours ago, Spekulatius said:

LOL:

 

Spek, you should not quote incompetent morons who don't know history like Warren or spend their time watching gay porn.    Theodore Roosevelt led Rough Riders.  Like Freud stated, sometimes a horse is just a horse.  

[Spekulatius]

1 hour ago, John Hjorth said:

 

 

Thank you to Roger @rogermunibond and Greg [ @Gregmal ] for setting things straight for a European CofB&F member like me.

Beef prices have been going up pretty much in a straight line since 2021. Of course this was and still is blamed on Biden and what not, but it’s pretty clear that beef prices don’t care about politics and immigrants and do what they want to do.

 

 

Edited November 17, 2025 by Spekulatius

[Sweet]

12 minutes ago, Spekulatius said:

Beef prices have been going up pretty much in a straight line since 2021. Of course this was and still is blamed on Biden and what not, but it’s pretty clear that beef prices don’t care about politics and immigrants and do what they want to do.

 

 

Pretty sure that European beef used to cost a decent amount more than comparable US beef.  This seems to have changed recently and now European beef is cheaper… don’t get how.

[John Hjorth]

2 hours ago, Spekulatius said:

Beef prices have been going up pretty much in a straight line since 2021. Of course this was and still is blamed on Biden and what not, but it’s pretty clear that beef prices don’t care about politics and immigrants and do what they want to do.

 

 

 

2 hours ago, Sweet said:

Pretty sure that European beef used to cost a decent amount more than comparable US beef.  This seems to have changed recently and now European beef is cheaper… don’t get how.

 

5 hours ago, Gregmal said:

The issue has been raised on several public company earnings calls. It’s not the largest factor influencing higher beef prices, but is certainly one of them.
 

Nevertheless, it didn’t stop “that crowd” from attempting yet another peculiar “got Trump” tantrum….

 

It's actually the same here, as in the US, the Lady of the House says that beef prices actually have doubled in a short time period here, even veal prices, too, but not as much as beef, In general the inflation in food products as of lately has been double of the general inflation. I have noticed she is preparing dinners much more often based on some kind including fish of sort, especially salmon, which I also enjoy, and chicken and turkey, totally free af any kind of fat.

 

Danmarks Nationalbank [September 25^th 2025] : Global factors are driving high food prices in Denmark and abroad.

 

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Developments in food prices have a major impact on the price changes that Danes experience in their daily lives. Food and non-alcoholic beverages are purchased frequently and in predictable patterns, making price changes noticeable from week to week. Since 2021, prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages have risen by 32 per cent, twice as much as the overall consumer price index. Price increases have been particularly pronounced for coffee, cocoa, and beef and veal, where supply has been constrained by factors such as weather-related production challenges and a shrinking cattle population. Meanwhile, food consumption has remained relatively stable, reinforcing the view that price developments have been driven primarily by supply-side factors.

 

Edited November 18, 2025 by John Hjorth

[Parsad]

Epstein files fallout will be much bigger than Trump!  I think it will be very interesting to see which leaders/celebrities become fallen idols after they are released. 

 

Prince Andrew and Lawrence Summers are the first ones getting cancelled...there will be tons on both sides of the aisles and in many walks of life that will disappear from the spotlight.  They call it "step back from public roles", but no one will touch them with a ten foot pole now...they will all become radioactive!  Cheers!

 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lawrence-summers-faces-scrutiny-over-212904185.html

[Gregmal]

I do think it's worth highlighting the circle jerk we just saw in real time yesterday re:beefgate. So some liberal loser posts something completely out of context and misrepresented on Twitter trying to "get Trump". Some other twitter user whom appears to be an aspiring politician, further misrepresents that same bit for "platform points"...then Spek sees it and takes it at face value and posts it here. Then others with the same disposition do the literal or figurative +1s....and then later on much of that same crowd will be the first ones to scream that " @cubsfan posted a fox news piece"....yup LOL the sophistication of the operation... is that of cavemen. 

Edited November 18, 2025 by Gregmal

[73 Reds]

14 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

I do think it's worth highlighting the circle jerk we just saw in real time yesterday re:beefgate. So some liberal loser posts something completely out of context and misrepresented on Twitter trying to "get Trump". Some other twitter user whom appears to be an aspiring politician, further misrepresents that same bit for "platform points"...then Spek sees it and takes it at face value and posts it here. Then others with the same disposition do the literal or figurative +1s....and then later on much of that same crowd will be the first ones to scream that " @cubsfan posted a fox news piece"....yup LOL the sophistication of the operation... is that of cavemen. 

The intelligence of cavemen would be insulted by much of what is posted in this thread.  The good news is some of the worst culprits share valuable contributions to the reason we are all here.  So take the bad with the good, kind of like sitting around the Thanksgiving dinner table.

[backtothebeach]

It was a funny image though, migrants sneaking across the Mexico-U.S. border herding cattle.

[Gregmal]

2 minutes ago, backtothebeach said:

It was a funny image though, migrants sneaking across the Mexico-U.S. border herding cattle.

True, they are good for laughs. I’ll give them that. 

[Red Lion]

17 hours ago, Spekulatius said:

Beef prices have been going up pretty much in a straight line since 2021. Of course this was and still is blamed on Biden and what not, but it’s pretty clear that beef prices don’t care about politics and immigrants and do what they want to do.

 

 

I’m pretty sure culling of herds around that timeframe make a big difference. Much more so than immigration, tariffs or politics. 

[NnnnotSoSmart]

13 hours ago, Parsad said:

 

Prince Andrew and Lawrence Summers are the first ones getting cancelled...there will be tons on both sides of the aisles and in many walks of life that will disappear from the spotlight. 

 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/lawrence-summers-faces-scrutiny-over-212904185.html

Clinton has already been canceled. More recently Bill Gates was canceled by his wife and some formerly close friends (Warren Buffett).  It's clear what "side of the aisle" Clinton, Summers and Gates were on.  Will be fun to see which side of the aisle ultimately has the highest Epstein headcount.  I have my suspicions. Maybe we should ask Polymarket for a prediction?  

 

Gates recently praised president Trump for incredible leadership:

 

"Thank you for incredible leadership, including getting this group together. So the work being done by the people at this table is changing the world. It's coming fast, so it's great we all get to get there and talk about how the U.S. can lead in this key area and apply it — even to the course outside the U.S. — as well as to our great citizens." 

 

Perhaps Gates is hedging for a presidential pardon when the full content of the Epstein files are brought out into sunlight?

 

 

[Parsad]

15 minutes ago, NnnnotSoSmart said:

Clinton has already been canceled. More recently Bill Gates was canceled by his wife and some formerly close friends (Warren Buffett).  It's clear what "side of the aisle" Clinton, Summers and Gates were on.  Will be fun to see which side of the aisle ultimately has the highest Epstein headcount.  I have my suspicions. Maybe we should ask Polymarket for a prediction?  

 

Gates recently praised president Trump for incredible leadership:

 

"Thank you for incredible leadership, including getting this group together. So the work being done by the people at this table is changing the world. It's coming fast, so it's great we all get to get there and talk about how the U.S. can lead in this key area and apply it — even to the course outside the U.S. — as well as to our great citizens." 

 

Perhaps Gates is hedging for a presidential pardon when the full content of the Epstein files are brought out into sunlight?

 

 

 

Well, we know that the current President already has 2,020 mentions in the currently released documents by the estate of Epstein...will he double that number when the actual total files are released?  I wonder how many will get pardons!  Cheers!

[changegonnacome]

31 minutes ago, Parsad said:

current President already has 2,020 mentions in the currently released documents by the estate of Epstein...will he double that number when the actual total files are released?

 

Fairly clear IMO that what we witnessed over the last week is/was quite a clever strategy by the Trump White House to attempt to get control of the Epstein situation....and to your point about Trump's name ticking up past the 2,020....my guess is sure it might go up....but whats to come will be benign....cause these guys have a pretty good plan in place.....lets look at the facts - 

 

- it began with Trump begging Congresswoman Boebert in the White House situation room & Nancy Mace to pull their names off the Epstein release petition. BEGGING them! They refused the strong arm tactics. What became clear later that day was that actually 20-30 congressional republicans would end up crossing the aisle to sign the release bill. Trump, on this issue at least, had lost total control of the GOP and he knew it.

 

- So Trump & Co kicked into high gear knowing they we're dealing with an inevitability....and not signing a bill to release the Epstein files that had passed the House and Senate was just not an option.

 

- So first they announced that the justice department was looking into Bill Clinton, Reid Hoffman & Larry Summers links to Epstein (throw democrats under the bus is always a good day at the White House).....the Epstein files therefore went from a dormant legacy case to an ACTIVE case (very important reclassification).

 

- then Trump in a full 180 truthsocials out Friday that Republicans SHOULD vote for the release of files, that he wanted them too (as if he didn't have the power to release them for months now and hadn't been actively trying to stop the bill for months)

 

The final part of the game of course is back to the reclassification from a dormant to active investigation......the active portion allows the DOJ to hold back parts of the Epstein files....they now have huge discretion with justification. Their ability to redact and whithold files just went through the roof because this is now active investigation. They've also regained the ability to update MAGA on new and exciting development re: the Epstein CASE involving democrats....red meat to keep the gullible hyenas chewing & distracted for a while.

 

All very clever......i wish the minds that came up with this plan we're the ones that had been in control of Trump's brain when he dreamed up the tariff boondoggle (although I should be thankful it resulted in some unbelievable opportunities for me)....and to be clear I dont think Trump is paedophile.....but what I do think is that the period in which Donald and Epstein we're best friends is a deeply embarrassing period of Trump's life involving affairs, tax dodging, money laundering and other unseemly activities....stuff he knows Epstein had intimate knowledge on...etc. 

 

What I would say is the left ought to move back to kitchen table politics (affordability, economy)...Epstein stuff is over and was always a stupid distraction anyway........Trump has very skillfully IMO put a fork in this Epstein stuff and neutralized it (albeit leaks now from Ghilaine Maxwell, Maxwell Camp and/or the Epstein estate remain a vector of risk for the President). Ghilaine is on side right now after getting her quid pro quo.....she's busy working on commutation application playing with puppies in prison and ordering room service

 

[changegonnacome]

 

He's not worried about this Epstein stuff at all!!!!!!......not sure acting like a cornered rat is a good 'look' for any President.

 

Note Trump's use of the word "insubordinate" to a member of the Press no less......asking IMO a VERY legitimate question which is why the house vote at all given the President can just release this stuff himself....makes total sense.....what doesn't make sense is the last what three months of dodging the Epstein files release only to do a 180 on it a few days ago!

 

Edited November 18, 2025 by changegonnacome

[Gregmal]

So when this stuff does come out, any guesses why they do?

 

a) ignore everything but stuff they can try to wrap Trump into

 

b) claim it’s still not enough

 

c) move on to the next hoax

 

I mean it’s pretty well known and pretty obvious that, Trump included, the Epstein friend group was basically 90s democrats and big blue city  business guys….not surprising, after all this is the party of Harvey Weinstein; whom for anyone that conveniently forgets, was a HUGE Democrat ally and funding partner. They loved him til they had to tell the outlets to create some separation, after which they pivoted to the Clintons and Bill Gates LMFAO

[Gregmal]

I also missed it being posted here, must not have been any Twitter, Reddit or YouTube stories covering the news that in 2019 democrats, including elected officials, where colluding/buddying up with Mr Epstein to “get Trump”, but like all the other times, failed there too. 
 

 

Wapo is “good enough” for yall right?

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/14/epstein-text-messages-cohen-house-hearing/

 

Such losers

[cubsfan]

42 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

I also missed it being posted here, must not have been any Twitter, Reddit or YouTube stories covering the news that in 2019 democrats, including elected officials, where colluding/buddying up with Mr Epstein to “get Trump”, but like all the other times, failed there too. 
 

 

Wapo is “good enough” for yall right?

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/14/epstein-text-messages-cohen-house-hearing/

 

Such losers

 

Such a great story:  Democratic Congresswoman texting Epstein during the Congressional hearing - as you would do with one of your best friends. This long after Epstein is known to be a convicted pedophile. She uses him as her closest confidant!     Hilarious 

[Gregmal]

11 minutes ago, cubsfan said:

 

Such a great story:  Democratic Congresswoman texting Epstein during the Congressional hearing - as you would do with one of your best friends. This long after Epstein is known to be a convicted pedophile. She uses him as her closest confidant!     Hilarious 

Uh huh! As I’ve asked many times, what exactly does this party stand for? All I keep hearing is “against Trump”, even to the extent of conspiring with and giving credibility to, a guy like Epstein. Wonder if they ranked Jeffreys credibility as better or worse than Christopher Steele?

[cubsfan]

1 hour ago, changegonnacome said:

 

He's not worried about this Epstein stuff at all!!!!!!......not sure acting like a cornered rat is a good 'look' for any President.

 

Note Trump's use of the word "insubordinate" to a member of the Press no less......asking IMO a VERY legitimate question which is why the house vote at all given the President can just release this stuff himself....makes total sense.....what doesn't make sense is the last what three months of dodging the Epstein files release only to do a 180 on it a few days ago!

 

Pretty entertaining take-down of the ABC reporter!

[Parsad]

1 hour ago, Gregmal said:

So when this stuff does come out, any guesses why they do?

 

a) ignore everything but stuff they can try to wrap Trump into

 

b) claim it’s still not enough

 

c) move on to the next hoax

 

I mean it’s pretty well known and pretty obvious that, Trump included, the Epstein friend group was basically 90s democrats and big blue city  business guys….not surprising, after all this is the party of Harvey Weinstein; whom for anyone that conveniently forgets, was a HUGE Democrat ally and funding partner. They loved him til they had to tell the outlets to create some separation, after which they pivoted to the Clintons and Bill Gates LMFAO

 

Frankly, I'm interested in them getting everyone...not just Trump.  I hope it rips a hole through the fabric of the elite and brings them all down to earth!  Cheers!

[changegonnacome]

4 minutes ago, cubsfan said:

Pretty entertaining take-down of the ABC reporter!

 

But @cubsfan why has Trump waited for Congress to vote to release the Epstein files....why hasn't he just done it already?