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I'm going to leave now, so my barfing does not disturb other people. "I think I should be where other people are not." ---Hugh Grant as "Charley" in Four Weddings And A Funeral.
Debt bubble: "How Countries Go Broke." Ray Dalio.
I just bought this item and started in. Lots of charts, graphs. Ugh. Not my cup of meat. And his style is appropriate to his explanations, so I can't complain. It's just very plodding and detail-focu…
"That rug really tied the room together." ---Jeffrey Lebowski. Despite himself, The Dude abides.
I remember reading here at MFO that (CrossingBridge) David Sherman severely dislikes REITS, because at any moment, new shares can be created, thus dilu…
Thanks for the responses. Real Estate? I've sworn off R.E., but can't help tracking Ryman Hospitality. RHP. It's down -0.68% on the day, while the markets generally are surging today. Monday, 20 October at 2:40 p.m. in the East. Stock Rover sees 31%…
Candor is wonderful to see. I seldom buy or sell. Still holding my Latam banks. Last week sucked. But Schwab just upgraded one of them from "B" to "A." As ever, my confirmation bias is happy when such a thing occurs. No changes since... forever re: …
The Orange Criminal is a criminal. That pleases you? Criminal President? Medical coverage for illegals? Clearly you're watching too much Fixed Noise.
Due process is a throwaway for you, eh? @FD1000.
Somewhere in human history there must have been at least one king with an altruistic or benevolent streak. A better question, @Old_Joe, is to ask if FD1000 desires to restrict liberty and justice for all except his cronies.
He's not responding, of…
Same here: a great many Boomers, I'd guesstimate. But I wonder about the median age here in Hawaii? And what was actually the age-mix at the Honolulu rally at the State House? We did have lots of others, not grey-haired or bald. A boomer-era guitari…
Is this Buy, Sell, Why Thread? Seems like off topic should be someplace else.
Yes, we need to start a different thread. Anyhow, I guess the off-topic stuff has run its course.
Here's a report. The McCay woman is full of shit. But the rally was a huge success.
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/record-crowds-rally-across-hawaii-for-no-dictators-demonstrations/
Honolulu's rally was a great success, too. I was there. Even the cops were friendly. A few tRump vehicles drove by, one sporting an Israeli flag as well. It was less than a tiny diversion. It was a monster crowd. I'd love to hear more about the prot…
...To say nothing of the glaringly huge security considerations. Russia is a Mafia-ocracy, and Putin wants to dismember and destroy The West. The Orange regime is a kleptocracy and a kakistocracy. No ethics, no principles, no rule of law. Not much t…
Crash - Did you raise a stink when Biden pardoned Hunter?
Your WAH (What about him?) argument might apply if we were talking about wrongful or illegal actions. But citing past precedent regarding the exercise of a constitutionally granted power…
Well, Trump also pardoned convicted (former) Democratic Illinois Governor. Was there any yelling and screaming then?
Link.
I did.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Blagojevich
What about-ism, @hank? You can do better, I know.
https://en.wikipedia…
17 Oct, '25: Scarlet Fu hosts again. After all these years, still delicious. Not much that's terribly news-y, to my mind.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-10-17/real-yield-10-17-2025-video
Was justice ever really blind? I doubt it. A myth we were taught perhaps in civics class somewhere. If you can afford a god enough legal team or makes a very large contribution to the right party or partisan judicial campaign you’ll be rewarded...
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My Irish grandmother used to say: "There's favors (even) in hell." Criminal scum look out for other criminal scum. They do favors for one another. No conscience. No morals. No worries.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/17/trump-commuted-…
In deference to the legitimate Royal Line from whom the United States stole the Kingdom of Hawaii, our protests here will be dubbed, "No Dictators!"
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/10/17/no-dictators-protests-against-trump-planned-across-hawaii/
Tiny starter position in ETF EWS. Singapore stuff, mostly. But not exclusively. Weak dollar. Singapore is solid. Decided to buy a basket of stuff, this time, rather than a single stock. 3.7% dividend. Paid June, Dec.
https://www.barrons.com/market-…
