In the News II

Interest Payments almost a double since the Covid recession.

That's why the credit default swaps are going crazy while Biden wants to spend more.

Delusional spending like there are no negative consequences.

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Federal government current expenditures: Interest Payments

https://imgur.com/upwHwLZ

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Quote: ams288

Honest question for the woke brigade: is this “woke”?

Mattel unveils a Barbie with Down syndrome

I don't think that's accurate; I looked at it in the store for a bit, and it's pretty good at maintaining eye contact.

Quote: DoubleGold

Anything that leads to sterilization could be considered as woke.

All persons are just as valuable as anyone else.

To encourage a person not to be able to reproduce is unethical.

We agree that people are all equally valuable; we likely disagree as to what that intrinsic value is. LOL

Quote: AZDuffman

That one I do not agree with. Some people have conditions so bad they will be incapable of caring for the kid. Others you need to pull aside and tell them that a kid born to them is going to have a very rough time, do they want to do that?

Sometimes this is why people who do not want kids do not want kids.

I tell you what would be interesting: What if there was some sort of medical procedure that a person could have in order to prevent them from having a baby, should they decide they are better off not doing so, after they have already become pregnant?

I wonder what one might call such a thing and by what mechanism it might be possible.

(Patent pending)

Quote: Mission146

We agree that people are all equally valuable; we likely disagree as to what that intrinsic value is. LOL

It's good to have common ground.

Supposedly came out in a court document:

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Bombshell filing: 9/11 hijackers were CIA recruits

APRIL 18, 2023

At least two 9/11 hijackers had been recruited into a joint CIA-Saudi intelligence operation that was covered up at the highest level, according to an explosive new court filing.
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https://thegrayzone.com/2023/04/18/9-11-hijackers-cia-recruits/

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"Morgan Stanley Sees US GDP Contraction Of 0.4% In Q2".

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I like MCD bearishly at $300.

Also, AAPL bearishly at $176, up from $169.

Then also LLY bearishly at a little over $400 ($420?).

All are overvalued IMO.

Bullishly, TLRY and VMEO look good at the lows but preferably below the all-time lows.


All my positions are scaled in exponentially.

So if my timing is off, I make larger bets to average cost.

Otherwise, I'll let the small position ride as it is.


I usually stay in a position for a month or two for about a 20% gain using options.

But generally I stay in cash to prevent risk.

The more time I'm in the market the more risk is present.

So in and out.


My annual returns are about triple the largest returns of any Congressional member.

And they have access to insider information.


I'm generally a bear, but the general market bias is for bulls.

During this close to a recession, I rarely establish a bull position.

stats on crime


from the article dated July of 2022 :


"Despite politicized claims that this rise (homicides) was the result of criminal justice reform in liberal-leaning jurisdictions, murders rose ROUGHLY EQUALLY in cities run by by Republicans and cities run by Democrats."


https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/myths-and-realities-understanding-recent-trends-violent-crime?ms=gad_crime%20statistics_617000456634_8626214133_143843260761&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_62mvsTM_gIV6gutBh1b6AE7EAAYAiAAEgIYBPD_BwE

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Quote: PotPie

stats on crime


from the article dated July of 2022 :


"Despite politicized claims that this rise (homicides) was the result of criminal justice reform in liberal-leaning jurisdictions, murders rose ROUGHLY EQUALLY in cities run by by Republicans and cities run by Democrats."


https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/myths-and-realities-understanding-recent-trends-violent-crime?ms=gad_crime%20statistics_617000456634_8626214133_143843260761&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_62mvsTM_gIV6gutBh1b6AE7EAAYAiAAEgIYBPD_BwE

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"The Center pursues a left-wing issue agenda, supporting liberal activist policies on ethnic preferences, restrictions on political campaign speech"

Nuf said

Quote: PotPie

stats on crime


from the article dated July of 2022 :


"Despite politicized claims that this rise (homicides) was the result of criminal justice reform in liberal-leaning jurisdictions, murders rose ROUGHLY EQUALLY in cities run by by Republicans and cities run by Democrats."


https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/myths-and-realities-understanding-recent-trends-violent-crime?ms=gad_crime%20statistics_617000456634_8626214133_143843260761&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_62mvsTM_gIV6gutBh1b6AE7EAAYAiAAEgIYBPD_BwE

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you can prove anything by twisting statistics. Note the use of "murders rose" which would indicate a *rate of change*, not a total, for a time period that can be cherry picked

I think we know what cities have the murders