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Yes, both parties gerrymander. I should be more clear:
Here are some state distortions at a glance:
1. TX - GOP received 56% of the vote and received 79% seats
2. NC - GOP received 10-11 of seats despite close vote share
3. WI - GOP received 75% …
The photo represented the most gerrymandered states in 2024. In no particular order: TX, UT, LA, AR, WI, OH, KY, WV, PA, MD, SC.
I think Harris won only MD, with all the other states, including battleground states, voting for Cheeto.
I’m with OJ. These people and their mentality have been here all along. Gerrymandering has helped them a lot. The days of Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite speaking for the nation are long gone, replaced by an enormous quantity of media outlets spew…
How would Jan. 6, 2021 been different if the Wash. DC police dept. had been operating under federal control and the national guard were already deployed by the president?
Think about it!!
My parents first bought into FCNTX about 35 years ago and have been happy with the returns. They didn’t get exorbitantly wealthy but it has provided a nice cushion for their retirement. The star manager (Will Danoff) seems to be relinquishing some…
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/04/politics/social-security-administration-trump-bill-email
I’m too young for social security and didn’t receive the email, but this CNN article seems to indicate the partisan nature of this email.
Looks like I was having a "confefe" moment when starting this thread. My young son had been up during the night and I was tired!
I meant to ask, "What has become of this arrogant proclamation?". Looks like we got our answer today as the goal post…
“DNI Tulsi Gabbard just released this absolutely unhinged video, straight from the mouth of Putin and every single hate-America Russian propagandist, claiming that standing up to Russian terrorism is really an effort to start nuclear war,” one user …
This is actually an excellent example of how well the American middle class is doing which is one of the key takeaways from this article.
I knew I chose the wrong profession!
The article is kinda lengthy :)
“Go to college” turns out to have been good advice. The boom jobs of the new era are in things like management, STEM, education, and health care
I've started small positions in CGGR and CGDV. Both are new funds and were recommended by a friend who owns a wealth management firm. I have no idea how these etfs will perform in the near term but I like their portfolios and hopefully they'll bec…
$1.4 trillion was erased from the markets today. The USA 2024 trade deficit for goods was $1.2 trillion, therefore the loss in equity market cap today equals 1 trade deficit.
This highlights the need to quickly close these trade deals.
There really is no plan, no genius, and no serious strategy behind 90 percent of what Trump does. The last 10 percent is mostly stuff people around Trump are doing that he doesn't understand.
“And fear of what may come next”
In 2016 Trump told the journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa, “Real power is - I don’t ever want to use the word - fear”. Cheeto’s used fear for decades to intimidate opponents, critics, and allies to give up, …
Lots of talking heads the last few days recommending buying at these lower prices. The main lesson I learned about markets from the GFC is this - they can always go lower.
Don’t rush in. We’re not even 3 months Into Cheeto’s 2nd term. If he does…
Trump is following through on his promise to his base to disrupt the system because his base perceives that the system hasn't worked for them.
Reminds me of the following quote - "How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political power to keep…
The British didn't understand what Brexit meant for their economy. But they wanted it, they voted for it, and they've gotten it. Now it's the Americans' turn
