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I expect there will be many lawsuits coming. Heck it might even be a new "asset class'. People pooling their funds (gofundme?) to sue the government on Constitutional ground, then sharing in the huge payouts.
No surprise at all. Never would have even considered it before MAGA revealed who they really are, in heart and mind. I do think about it now, occasionally.
I have had zero negative run-ins with MAGA family members (only a few) or MAGA friends (aga…
No soup for you! Even if you voted for me. Your kids can go hungry, so we can dismantle the ACA, despite your needing that too. "K" is for "King". And for "K-shaped" economy. Making Authoritarians Great Again.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/5…
Some of you may not be aware of Dave Grohl's history/background. He was the drummer for Nirvana. After Kurt Cobain died, Grohl formed the Foo fighters. The first album was a studio creation, where he wrote all the lyrics/music and played all the ins…
I was working in Elk Grove village Illinois, not far from that DC-10 catastrophe in 1979, when it occurred. The plane came down on the boundary of Elk Grove and DesPlaines. I recall that disaster well. It could have been a lot worse as that is a hea…
I like the analogy. I understand where you are coming from in terms of risk management.
In both choosing longer-term investments and health insurance, a person's ability to cover unexpected costs (or losses) is a major consideration. When choosing…
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/politics/aca-enrollment-premiums-increase-impact
"ACA premiums skyrocket"
Helping the little guy again! So much empathy. Starve them and take away their healthcare. Tax the crap out of them with tariffs feeding infla…
@catch22 Great story and well told.
Hi @Mark Thanks for that, too. Aw, too; to Mr. Joe Cocker.
Leon Russell, brought another thought that I was going to post separately, later but......
--- ME, August 14, 1970, the Spectrum, Philly. I'll call …
"Well I was flying half mast
On the 4th of July
In a bar in Lake City
With a western tie
And I was thinkin' hard
About changin' my name
And heading for Miami
When the daylight caaaame"
Perfect! The musings of a long night.
Telegraph Road. If you have ever seen How The West Was Won (you should), this reminds me of that very much. The journey from dirt trails to "six lanes of traffic, 3 lanes moving slow".
Busy morning! Good stuff. Love Edmund Fitzgerald. Good story.
Nils Lofgren has performed/toured with Springsteen since 1984. Great video.
Love Dire Straits - Mark Knopfler's guitar work is superb.
Another cover, you all know the original.
@Observant1. That is a very interesting read, and it is what I believe is likely. That the hype will be overblown in many investors minds, there will be corrections, maybe a few really big ones. But overall, this could be a sea change. Most of us wa…
I am absolutely certain that when King Donald sits atop his throne, that he truly believes that he extrudes gold. Why the entire throne room is so fancified!
Those round towers in the picture for the song are Marina Towers in Chicago - very unique. You can also see the WCFL call sign, a media fixture in Chicago for many years "The Voice of Labor".
Cool song. @Observant1
Wait, I get it! They are lowering the price of weight loss drugs, so that people eat less. This will lower the impact of food inflation on their budgets! Pure genius.
In that light, MAGAs aversion to vaccines also makes sense - less people to be v…
More info on the shafting of the little guy.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/how-trumps-tariffs-are-crushing-small-businesses.html
-While large retailers have mostly been able to brush off President Donald Trump’s tariffs, many small businesses ha…
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/11/07/no-world-where-teslas-valuation-makes-sense-says-analyst.html?
Basically, saying that the goal is unachievable. So, let him try. And that TSLA's valuation is already ridiculous. He will have to deliver on robot…
Now Trump wants an emergency injunction to block giving food to hungry people!
You just cannot make this stuff up! Starving, even his own voters, for political purposes.
The cruelty is bizarre. What MAGA calls a "good week", I think.
https://www.…
@hank Thrilled that you enjoyed it!
Other similar songs that you may like are Jungleland and Thunder Road
And if you are interested in the Western Stars, I would suggest Springsteen's Nebraska album. He tends to be genre bending in his musical ev…
@Junkster Good info. Thanks. Since insurance companies have been fleeing from risk for a while now, that shouldn't be too surprising, I suppose.
I was, of course, making a joke. Still, most riskier bond funds have been doing quite well for 3 yea…
Seriously though, aside from empathizing, what can Mayors or Governors rapidly do bring down current prices enough for affordability?
Nothing much, when the rising prices, and job losses, emanate from unchallenged (and unhinged) Federal policy.
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MAGA coalition has crumbled, may spell bad news for the mid-decade gerrymandering Republicans
have pushed in states they control, like Texas. Republican lawmakers created the new Republican-leaning districts by moving Republican voters into Dem…
Sold my TDS preferreds to lock in some TLH offsetting on some large gains this year.
May sell other paper-loss holdings going into year-end too since PRWCX looks to be delivering another large payout as well.
@rforno. So, you did have "TDS", but g…
i dont see scotus ruling much more than a loyalty test.
trump has several paths to implement tariffs, or effective equivalent. but all those options are binding and more serious, and trump will lose his ability to make daily tariff threats & c…
Isn't that only part of the picture? Not that I disagree. But, what of inflation? The jobs numbers have only recently solidified into a pattern, and inflation has been steadily trending upwards at the same time.
What will they favor, if inflation …
