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THE MORNING RANT - “Surreally Good” Economy: Incomes Are Falling, Prices Are Rising, Sales Volumes Are Declining, and Consumer Delinquencies Are Increasing
It is not my intent to resurrect Monty’s DOOM format in today’s post, nor is this a prediction of a recession or other economic turmoil. However, there are some strong signals that consumers cannot keep up with inflation and therefore have been forced to reduce the actual volume of goods they are purchasing.
Most economic reporting from the legacy media giddily reports increases in consumer spending as proof that the economy is roaring, but if spending is increasing by an amount that is less than the actual inflation rate, then there is a net reduction in actual products being sold. Before I get into the meat of today’s rant, here is an example of the elite media shamelessly spinning that current economic data is “surreally good,” with Christiane Amanpour and Paul Krugman puzzling about the “disconnect” among people who don’t appreciate this great economy.“The economic data have been just surreally good. Even optimists are just stunned,” says Nobel Prize-winning economist @paulkrugman. So why do polls show most Americans don’t think the economy is doing well? “There’s a really profound and peculiar disconnect going on.” pic.twitter.com/MNFhzZ2hh3
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) September 12, 2023
Surging inflation gobbled up household income gains last year, making 2022 the third straight year in which Americans saw their living standards eroded by rising prices and pandemic disruptions. Americans’ inflation-adjusted median household income fell to $74,580 in 2022, declining 2.3% from the 2021 estimate of $76,330, the Census Bureau said Tuesday. The amount has dropped 4.7% since its peak in 2019.Hmmm, median household income peaked in 2019. Who was President then? And now, adjusted for inflation it’s persistently decreasing under President Biden. While the following headline follows the cliché of ”World Ends, Women and Children Hit Hardest,” the story itself is an indictment of how destructive Biden’s inflation is to those living payday to payday. America's Poverty Rate Soared Last Year; Children Were Among the Worst Hit [CBS – 9/12/2023]
The surge in poverty is "stunning," Sharon Parrott, president of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said in a statement. The rise in poverty amounts to an increase of 15.3 million people around the U.S. living in poverty, according to the left-leaning think tank.That is 15.3 million people who might disagree with Paul Krugman.
The Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), which measures whether people have enough resources to cover their needs, was 12.4% for U.S. households in 2022, an increase of 4.6 percentage points from a year earlier, the Census said on Tuesday. The child poverty rate, as measured by the SPM, jumped from a historic low of 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2022, the Census said. That's the largest change in child poverty since the Census began tracking the SPM in 2009, Census officials said.With consumers unable to keep up with rising prices, they are cutting back on their purchases, resulting in fewer actual product units being transacted in many cases, even though inflation is still pushing the total price tag higher. For example, Kraft Heinz is selling 7% less total product, even though its actual revenue is up due to inflation.
Kraft Heinz Sales Miss Estimates As Higher Prices Hit Demand [Reuters – 8/02/2023]
Kraft Heinz's product prices rose 11 percentage points in the second quarter ended July 1, driving a 7 percentage point decline in volumes. In the prior quarter, volumes had fallen 5.3 percentage points year on year.Of note in that quote about Kraft Heinz, they have raised prices by 11% over the past year. The politically-motivated prevaricators at the Bureau of Labor Statistics claim that the inflation rate is under 4%. Procter & Gamble is also seeing a decline in total sales volume… Procter & Gamble Sales Rise Slightly, Fueled By Higher Prices [CNBC – 7/28/2023]
For roughly two years, P&G has been raising prices on its products to mitigate higher commodity costs. Yet customers haven’t been as willing to stick with P&G’s brands, leading to five consecutive quarters of volume declines.In another recent story in a trade publication about P&G’s sales volume decline, it notes that “The prices of Pampers and Gillette were also up the last two quarters and are 10% more year over year.” That is 10% real-world inflation, which is triple the phony inflation rate being published by the Department of Labor. One more… General Mills Warns Against Promotions to Boost Declining Volumes [Food Navigator – 9/08/2023]
General Mills, Conagra, McCormick and many other CPG companies all reported strong organic net sales gains during their most recently reported quarterly earnings this summer, but almost all this was driven by multiple rounds of price increases over the past year that masked unusual declines in volume during the same period.With consumers facing a loss of purchasing power and making fewer purchases by volume, every supplier and vendor involved in manufacturing those consumer goods and bringing them to market will also see a loss in sales volume too, an effect that ripples through the economy, which would explain the crash in cardboard box sales: Worst Cardboard-Box Recession Since 2008 Could Be A Sign Of Broader Economic Weakness [Business Insider – 7/26/2023]
Cardboard-box sales have seen the biggest contraction since the Great Recession of 2008-2009. Packaging Corp. of America just reported an almost 10% year-on-year slump in second-quarter shipments. Cardboard, often overlooked, can be a reliable economic indicator given its key role in e-commerce and the shipping of goods.Unsurprisingly, trucking freight volume is down 9% year over year because there are fewer products being shipped. Truck Freight Volume & Spending Decline by Sharpest Amount Since Early COVID-19 Pandemic [Monitor Daily – 8/02/2023]
Truck freight volume and spending in Q2/23 declined by the highest levels since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index. Spending by shippers dropped 10.9% in the quarter compared with Q2/22, while shipment volume dropped 9%.Maybe everything has just bottomed out. Maybe trucking and cardboard and diapers and all the other products that have seen unit declines are about to start seeing volume increases again. Maybe we’re about to enter an economic rebound that is as rosy as Paul Krugman’s make-believe world. But where is the money going to come from? Credit cards and auto loan delinquencies have surged and continue to rise rapidly. Take a look at this chart:
Consumers are tapped out and their paychecks continue to lose ground against inflation. Again, I’m not predicting a formal recession (which this administration would never declare anyhow) but consumer spending behavior is certainly indicating that an economic contraction of some sort is already under way. [buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Eric in Atlanta at September 14, 2023 09:36 PM (xfP4L)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:00 AM (vdAjJ)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 15, 2023 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 15, 2023 11:01 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: red speck at September 15, 2023 11:01 AM (0Id0S)
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LOL.
Because raw numbers don't mean dick when the amount of shit you can buy is declining while the amount of shit you must buy is remaining - more or less - stable?
Or is it because some people aren't total smoothbrains and can acknowledge while his own personal situation might be okay, the country at large is doing less well?
I dunno. You tell me, Paul. You're the friggin' Nobel laureate.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:02 AM (t0OGg)
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I remember when we literally had one and the media said no.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:02 AM (vdAjJ)
Posted by: red speck at September 15, 2023 11:02 AM (0Id0S)
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Surreally good.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:02 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: SH (But Prefer Clark Griswold) at September 15, 2023 11:02 AM (sX1BW)
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Surreally good.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:03 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 11:03 AM (I/Qkd)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 15, 2023 11:04 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at September 15, 2023 11:04 AM (N3zMI)
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THE DISCONNECT IS THAT KRUGMAN FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THAT ONLY THE TOP 1% ARE DOING WELL IN THIS ECONOMY, WHILE THE REMAINING 99% ARE GETTING SCREWED AT EVERY TURN BY INFLATION, STOCK VALUE LOSSES, JOB LOSSES, ETC.
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at September 15, 2023 11:04 AM (izj35)
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Which is surreally good.
Actually, this time. It's surreal because the BLS plays a lot of games with it. After taking into account the entire "basket of goods," converting housing to "Owner Equivalent Rent" and performing a whole host of "hedonic adjustments," the numbers look okay.
Just don't look at the bottom line of your receipt. It might make you cry.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:04 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 15, 2023 11:05 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Inigo Montoya at September 15, 2023 11:05 AM (PiwSw)
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at September 15, 2023 11:05 AM (lf83v)
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at September 15, 2023 11:06 AM (lf83v)
Why, he would walk around the Upper West Side of New York, where he lives, and things looked just great!
Why were the peasants in flyover country whining?
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:06 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: red speck at September 15, 2023 11:06 AM (0Id0S)
(Both gleefully rub each other’s hands)
Posted by: Dick Cheney And Oprah Winfrey, Sex Partners at September 15, 2023 11:06 AM (R/m4+)
"You have angered the Economy!"
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at September 15, 2023 11:06 AM (fKIdX)
Posted by: Dave Ramsey - buy my book! at September 15, 2023 11:06 AM (dhxes)
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at September 15, 2023 11:06 AM (N3zMI)
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at September 15, 2023 11:07 AM (fKIdX)
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 11:07 AM (bWsRe)
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 15, 2023 11:07 AM (Zz0t1)
Posted by: Skip at September 15, 2023 11:07 AM (czU04)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:07 AM (2tUFv)
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Which is actually important. P&G is a bellwether in some ways, because they make consumable necessities. It ain't cell phones or ceiling fans or cars, it's soap and toothpaste and razor blades and the like. When those sales rates decline, it means either that people are using less (shaving less, cleaning less, etc.) or that they're pivoting to substitute goods.
I doubt people are using appreciably less, which means they're shifting to generics or lower-quality items. Giffen Goods are back, baby!
I would be interested to know about some other similar bellwethers like Unilever and SJ Johnson.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:07 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Surreally Stochastic Housekeeper at September 15, 2023 11:07 AM (PiwSw)
We base pay on "cost of labor", not "cost of living". -- direct quote from my corporate "leadership" right before they gave themselves some extra fancy titles and bonuses
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:07 AM (GYIa4)
Never believe the rosy numbers.
Posted by: red speck at September 15, 2023 11:07 AM (0Id0S)
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at September 15, 2023 11:08 AM (lf83v)
- black trans worker
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 11:05 AM (bWsRe)
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Lots of DEI positions getting ended, at the higher end even, recently.
And those companies that keep them on will just continue to suffer as a whole.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:08 AM (vdAjJ)
New York Post
@nypost
Cuomo blames Biden administration for NYC’s migrant crisis: ‘A federal responsibility’
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:08 AM (FVME7)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:08 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 11:08 AM (bWsRe)
Hey, Z-Man is going to be in New York next week!
Get your checkbook out!
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:08 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:09 AM (ynpvh)
"You have angered the Economy!"
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at September 15, 2023 11:06 AM (fKIdX)
*beheads a chicken*
*starts playing kazoo*
Posted by: Aha! Bailout it is! at September 15, 2023 11:09 AM (dhxes)
Posted by: Roy at September 15, 2023 11:09 AM (ZNfDC)
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 11:09 AM (bWsRe)
https://twitter. com/tomselliott/status/1702426570156380401
Posted by: SMOD at September 15, 2023 11:09 AM (RHGPo)
New York Post
@nypost
Cuomo blames Biden administration for NYC’s migrant crisis: ‘A federal responsibility’
The memo has gone out. It's okay to dump on Biden now. The Night of the Long Knives is going to happen.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 11:09 AM (I/Qkd)
Posted by: Biergood at September 15, 2023 11:09 AM (PwgSL)
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What a great move bussing end up being.
Posted by: SH (But Prefer Clark Griswold) at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Mark1971 at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (xPl2J)
And what do y'all expect Krugman to say? His point isn't even reflective of his experience. He's just a good dem. A year from now he could be eating scraps from some Chinese restaurant dumpster and tell you that you need to still vote Biden because the scraps are plentiful.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (KbCG3)
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The end of last summer marked the surge in credit card usage. The consequences - micro-level, for individuals - can be deferred with credit cards, but only for so long. Once those are maxed, it's game over. A lot of people were hoping (or just assuming) that inflation was transient and they could bridge the gap.
It wasn't transient.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (t0OGg)
I believe it was the 1950 Census where they stopped asking everyone the question about whether you have indoor plumbing or not.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:08 AM (t0OGg)
I can assure you my wife is doing her best to keep the economy afloat with all the...stuff...she orders...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (vdAjJ)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (KbCG3)
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Krugman is the kind of academic hanger-on of the political establishment that Ayn Rand, for all her faults, nailed perfectly.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:11 AM (t0OGg)
Insider Paper
@TheInsiderPaper
JUST IN - Biden told a group of rabbis on Thursday that he was “raised in synagogues in my state [Delaware]” — after previously claiming to have been raised by Delaware’s then-tiny Puerto Rican community, NY Post reports
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:11 AM (FVME7)
Posted by: red speck at September 15, 2023 11:11 AM (0Id0S)
I believe it was the 1950 Census where they stopped asking everyone the question about whether you have indoor plumbing or not.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (2tUFv)
Yet, when it comes to inflation, steak disappeared, replaced by hamburger. Why? Steak became too expensive for the lower classes to order.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:11 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:07 AM (GYIa4)
And people wonder why "quiet quitting" (which is NOT the same as quitting in place) and "antiwork" get traction...
Posted by: Corporatist dicks don't get a pass at September 15, 2023 11:11 AM (dhxes)
AS SURREALLY GOOD AS THIS?
https://tinyurl.com/mrp775n9
EVERYTHING IS GREAT! CHECK OUT SUGARTITS THERE ON THE LONG-LEGGED ELEPHANT!! WHAT"S ALL THIS DOOM AND GLOOM, NORMIES?!!!
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (izj35)
Posted by: red speck at September 15, 2023 11:11 AM (0Id0S)
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To be fair, it would be racist to ask them to move.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (vdAjJ)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (bbiUj)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Mark1971 at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (xPl2J)
Also: # of FIB agents arrested, tried, and jailed for entrapment? Also zero.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (ynpvh)
Dumb and dumber.
Posted by: Diogenes at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (uSHSS)
Stay strong, Joe! We need you to be the Democratic nominee next year!
Don't listen to them!
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (2tUFv)
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Depends. It is assumed now. If you get the long-form Census, it still has that stuff. But it isn't a yes/no, it's a "how many?"
As in, "how many bathrooms does your home have?" The answers range from zero to something like "more than five" (it's been a few years since I got a long-form survey). But "zero" was still an option the last time I got one in 2021.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Gaff at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (jPS2y)
Ever hear a self checkout register laugh?
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (5apCz)
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (bbiUj)
It sure is, if the goal is to bring this country to its knees. So yes, it is working!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (ynpvh)
. . . and also attending black church services following Catholic mass on Sundays!!
Posted by: Lizzy at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (izj35)
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (pLaQB)
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Well, they were Jewish Puerto Ricans, Jack!
Like Juan Epstein on Welcome Back Kotter.
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (lf83v)
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Surreally Stochastic Housekeeper at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (PiwSw)
Government workers fall into 3 groups:
1. Military - the non-political people don't count for this discussion.
2. Normal workers - they cannot lose their job, their pay will always be increased, they get a pension which the citizens will be taxed to provide, some of them get kickbacks from the industries they "regulate".
3. Elected officials - they can raise their own pay whenever, they get a pension which the citizens will be taxed to provide, they are not affected by insider trading laws allowing them to become rich in an unethical manner.
Yeah, a disconnect exists but it ain't on our end.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (GYIa4)
https://tinyurl.com/mrp775n9 ...
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (izj35)
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I never that Big Ben was a man of culture, to boot!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (pLaQB)
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They'll still vote for him.
Because Biden understands and will do something, unlike Republican man who wants rich people to eat them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:14 AM (vdAjJ)
It just so happens that bogyman is always the same group.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at September 15, 2023 11:14 AM (Q4IgG)
. . . and also attending black church services following Catholic mass on Sundays!!
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He's rayciss cuz he didn't mention the fagz.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:14 AM (pLaQB)
. . . and also attending black church services following Catholic mass on Sundays!!
Posted by: Lizzy at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (izj35)
Biden's been everywhere and done everything. Sorta like how Beau has died in Ukraine, Iraq, Vietnam...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:14 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: The ARC of History!
Have it. Since moving to the country, don't necessarily use it every time.
I measure freedom in being able to pee outside.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:14 AM (5apCz)
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:12 AM (5apCz)
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Not the register itself, but I do hear people using them laugh. Sad laughter - the kind of laughter that is used as a substitute for tears.
Not kidding. It happens fairly routinely. That an and exclamations along the lines of, "holy shit!"
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:15 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at September 15, 2023 11:15 AM (/EuRN)
Posted by: SH (But Prefer Clark Griswold) at September 15, 2023 11:15 AM (sX1BW)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 11:15 AM (nC+QA)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 15, 2023 11:15 AM (xTRSc)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (GYIa4)
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Not at all! It's a government of the people, comrade!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:15 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Not to mention gas and everything else at September 15, 2023 11:15 AM (dhxes)
And then a depression.
Prove me wrong, surging prices and higher inflation....
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:16 AM (xcxpd)
Because Biden understands and will do something, unlike Republican man who wants rich people to eat them.
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I don't think this will happen. Getting hit with reality does sober even the dullards. My guess is they won't vote at all.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:16 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO, AI Expert at September 15, 2023 11:16 AM (pIx7m)
Try telling a senile guy with a bad temper that he has to do something that he doesn't want to do.
Fortunately, DOCTOR Jill isn't going to stand for any talk that Joe won't run again, and she is the primary influence on Joe.
And, as David Ignatius notes, if you are going to boot Joe out, you only have about a month - the camping schedule starts getting set in stone after that.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:16 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:16 AM (pLaQB)
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But Republicans hate the gays, and Republicans aren't talking about giving them free money for going to college. Democrats are.
It's cultural, not policy based.
They're Democrats.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:17 AM (vdAjJ)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 11:15 AM (nC+QA)
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My guess is that it's a trinary root cause, but it's just a guess.
1. COVID supports falling away and people suddenly having to dig out of several years of accumulated financial problems that were deferred until the reckoning
2. Border control (or lack thereof)
3. Loss of purchasing power, forcing anyone on the hairy edge off into the abyss
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:17 AM (t0OGg)
And I'm not sure if it even ever gets there. 2022 was "worse" from just about every angle, with the added bonus of inflation shocks that we hadn't seen in like 40 years. Gas was $5 a gallon and we were in a bear market.
I almost think to really move the needle anymore, you need a straight up financial panic like we experienced in 2008.
Posted by: Blago at September 15, 2023 11:17 AM (wMRY8)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:17 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:17 AM (xcxpd)
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The price increases and the product shrinks. Bidenomics.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:17 AM (pLaQB)
Not kidding. It happens fairly routinely. That an and exclamations along the lines of, "holy shit!"
Posted by: Joe Mannix
I can remember when a $100 worth of groceries required multiple trips to the car to bring in. Not one trip with both hands full.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:17 AM (5apCz)
Justin Trudeau tells grocery stores to control skyrocketing prices or he'll "take further action," including "tax measures" 🤡
https://tinyurl.com/abrtpkd6
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:18 AM (FVME7)
Posted by: 1984 v2.0 at September 15, 2023 11:18 AM (PiwSw)
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (GYIa4)
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Not at all! It's a government of the people, comrade!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:15 AM (t0OGg)
We haven't been that for, oh, going on 150 years.
Posted by: It's just gotten more stark over time at September 15, 2023 11:18 AM (dhxes)
And then a depression.
One of the reasons why they want to get rid of Biden.
They're going to need someone to blame.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:18 AM (2tUFv)
that feeling you get when you find out your electric bill is approaching $500.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Joe Biden at September 15, 2023 11:01 AM (Zz0t1)
My utility sends a chart around about how much electricity I use compared to my neighbors. I'm about half their usage but I still got hit with a $400 bill one month last winter.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at September 15, 2023 11:18 AM (enJYY)
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I legit think the dollar is worth 30-40% less pre versus post Covid.
Posted by: Blago at September 15, 2023 11:18 AM (wMRY8)
And I'm not sure if it even ever gets there. 2022 was "worse" from just about every angle, with the added bonus of inflation shocks that we hadn't seen in like 40 years. Gas was $5 a gallon and we were in a bear market.
I almost think to really move the needle anymore, you need a straight up financial panic like we experienced in 2008.
Posted by: Blago at September 15, 2023 11:17 AM (wMRY
With interest rates on the rise and housing prices dropping, AND the non-fix to what actually caused 2008, I wouldn't be surprised of a redux of 2008.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:19 AM (ynpvh)
So scratch Kristi from Trump's list of possible running mates.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 11:19 AM (sWM8x)
2. Normal workers - they cannot lose their job, their pay will always be increased, they get a pension which the citizens will be taxed to provide, some of them get kickbacks from the industries they "regulate".
3. Elected officials - they can raise their own pay whenever, they get a pension which the citizens will be taxed to provide, they are not affected by insider trading laws allowing them to become rich in an unethical manner.
Yeah, a disconnect exists but it ain't on our end.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:13 AM (GYIa4)
For 3, you forgot that even once they get out of office, they are basically guaranteed a cushy job in some lobbyist group making at least as much or more than their government salary.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at September 15, 2023 11:20 AM (fKIdX)
Posted by: PaleRider at September 15, 2023 11:20 AM (3cGpq)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO, AI Expert at September 15, 2023 11:20 AM (pIx7m)
It's cultural, not policy based.
They're Democrats.
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It is amusing and ironic that the Pubbies have become the Slavers. Those rascally Demons are something.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:21 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: PabloD at September 15, 2023 11:21 AM (TSf4b)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 11:21 AM (nC+QA)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
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Our culture honestly needs a bad recession. It's a twisted thing to wish for, but it needs to happen.
I honestly think student loan payments restarting will do more to drag the economy down than interest rates. Consumer spending is what has always propped up our economy. Our citizens are really, really stupid with their money but eventually even they can't get a hold of more debt to feed their spending addiction.
Posted by: Blago at September 15, 2023 11:21 AM (wMRY8)
Posted by: Aaron Rodgers at September 15, 2023 11:21 AM (CaJIi)
Justin Trudeau tells grocery stores to control skyrocketing prices or he'll "take further action," including "tax measures" 🤡
https://tinyurl.com/abrtpkd6
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:18 AM (FVME7)
Like the Police telling the rape victim it was her fault for the way she dressed, so she deserved it.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:22 AM (ynpvh)
Yes - the Census Bureau still tracks indoor plumbing on the specialized surveys, but prior to 1950 it was a question that they asked everyone.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:22 AM (2tUFv)
1) Most try to describe the current economy in terms of previous economic events/periods. This economy is unique because we haven't done most of these things before. Old patterns won't hold. This is a unique distortion of the markets.
2) The Fed is stuck. In order to mitigate the massive liquidity injection, the obvious tool is selling the securities on the FED balance sheet. They bought them to inject cash, now they need that cash out of the economy. However the higher interest rates have driven the market value of the securities under water. So they can't sop up the cash reverberating around.
C) Don't be surprised to see rate cuts sooner and faster than most believe. The interest on the debt FUBARs the spending curve, and Dems want a juiced economy for the election year. Political pressure will be huge to cut rates in the 1Q of '24.
4) There are people here smarter and with better info than me. What am I missing?
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 15, 2023 11:22 AM (z+89e)
So scratch Kristi from Trump's list of possible running mates.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 11:19 AM (sWM8x)
Corey gets around. I thought he was banging someone else from Trump's circle.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:22 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- Persian cats are nothing more than 24/7 shedding machines. at September 15, 2023 11:22 AM (6TzTY)
Posted by: Mark1971 at September 15, 2023 11:22 AM (xPl2J)
Posted by: This is Jim Cramer at September 15, 2023 11:22 AM (RIJkV)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 15, 2023 11:22 AM (z+89e)
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Boobs?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:23 AM (vdAjJ)
Posted by: BoLS at September 15, 2023 11:23 AM (SYTee)
But every "initial"--and the only reported--numbers have been positive.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at September 15, 2023 11:23 AM (bbiUj)
Posted by: runner at September 15, 2023 11:23 AM (2USv1)
Some other VP hopeful had his oppo research pay off.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:23 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (KbCG3)
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Krugman is the kind of academic hanger-on of the political establishment that Ayn Rand, for all her faults, nailed perfectly.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:11 AM (t0OGg)
He was the kid in high school the cool kids used for rides. Then when they'd ditch him, he'd go back to the rest of the nerds to brag of his exploits.
They hated him, too.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:24 AM (KbCG3)
Posted by: Lahaina Homeowners Association at September 15, 2023 11:24 AM (CaJIi)
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Talk about slumming it, Corey is a complete loser.
Just some advice to Republicans, don't nominate attractive women. I really can't think of a single time it went well.
Posted by: Blago at September 15, 2023 11:24 AM (CLrvk)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 15, 2023 11:22 AM (z+89e)
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Boobs?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:23 AM (vdAjJ)
*nods*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:24 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:19 AM (ynpvh)
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Maybe. There is a key difference that might support prices and prevent a full-on crash like we saw in 2006-2009: inventory, driven by the interest rate environment.
People who bought new houses (or refinanced) with 3% money are going to be very, very disinclined to disgorge the asset. When you have to borrow at 7.5% or more, it will be a financial death blow. Those people are stuck where they are and with what they have for the foreseeable future and they won't move unless they're forced to (job loss, divorce, death, etc.). Some people are going to royally fucked by this - especially those who moved during COVID assuming that asymmetrical wages courtesy of the work-from-home revolution were permanent - but most people are "just" stuck.
The shocking lack of inventory will provide some degree of price support even in the face of rising interest, unless a lot of people get in trouble all at once and are forced to sell anyway, come hell or high water.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (FVME7)
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Doesn't Ace cover all the expenses? What is he, a monster?
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (pLaQB)
More like the Soviet Union every day...
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (2tUFv)
My paycheck just increased by an apricot setting fire to a rhinoceros!
Posted by: naturalfake at September 15, 2023 11:26 AM (QzZeQ)
Posted by: OceanGate Expeditions at September 15, 2023 11:26 AM (t0OGg)
If you need any more examples of just the absolute buffoons Trump surrounds himself with. Boy, this wouldn't have blown up and sunk the ticket. A president's advisor fucking his married Veep.
Posted by: Blago at September 15, 2023 11:27 AM (CLrvk)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (t0OGg)
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I'm really surprised at how our move is happening under these conditions, but we're going to end up ahead.
Part of it was that we were not going to spend $900K on a house. We just refused to acknowledge they existed, so we cast our net wider until we found something more in our price range.
Once the recast is done, our monthly payment will be a few hundred dollars more than our current house, and we could potentially refinance, assuming rates drop in a year or two, to the point where we are paying less.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:27 AM (vdAjJ)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (t0OGg)
Good points, but still makes housing unaffordable with the high interest rates. So as you said, someone's gonna get soaked. Bonus for Kali: You can't afford to leave Kali.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:27 AM (ynpvh)
Markets are where the affluent measure their wealth. The rise in interest rates, inflation, and other metrics mean little. So what if a multi-millionaire has to pay $800 more a month for stuff? It's not moving the needle.
So when hack shiteaters like Paul Krugman say the economy is strong, he's correct -- for him and those like him.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 11:28 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 11:21 AM (nC+QA)
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Hotels have increasingly been demanding prepayment to hold a reservation for a couple of years now. I suspect it has more to do with cancellations than inflation, but I'm not sure. It burned me more than once. I'd reserve a room and then the *hotel* would cancel it without notice because someone walked in the door. I didn't *prepay* the reservation, you see, which means I'm a deadbeat they can fuck over without compunction.
Those hotels are now on my shit list and I will not patronize them for any reason. Since those experiences in 2021, I now prepay my reservations.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:28 AM (t0OGg)
Apparently the Maui cops are prohibiting everyone from photographing or filming in the disaster area.
Nice to live in a tropical dictatorship.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:29 AM (2tUFv)
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Umm, we become South Africa?
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:29 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:27 AM (ynpvh)
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Oh yes. "House prices didn't collapse" does *not* mean that housing is a healthy market or that affordability is there.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:29 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Salvador Dali at September 15, 2023 11:29 AM (Eqssc)
The shocking lack of inventory will provide some degree of price support even in the face of rising interest, unless a lot of people get in trouble all at once and are forced to sell anyway, come hell or high water.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
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At least here in AZ, there's a shit load of houses that were bought as investments purely for short term rentals like AirBnB.
I know some people that dabble in this world, and they said it's really bad in this space when it comes to finding renters.
Eventually I think these people lose these houses as rents won't support the mortgage.
In my perfect world, you ban these short term rental investments. It's destroying home ownership for new buyers and it's also destroying neighborhoods.
Posted by: Blago at September 15, 2023 11:30 AM (CLrvk)
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:30 AM (5apCz)
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Are there no Starbucks? Are there no Italian delis or prosciutto emporia??
Posted by: kevvy williamson at September 15, 2023 11:30 AM (krqg6)
"My Son Was Dying": Biden’s Rationale for Ignoring Ukraine Conflicts of Interest
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:30 AM (FVME7)
"My Son Was Dying": Biden’s Rationale for Ignoring Ukraine Conflicts of Interest
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:30 AM (FVME7)
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"I let my personal problems affect my personal judgement" is not a very good defense.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:31 AM (vdAjJ)
Posted by: Mark1971 at September 15, 2023 11:22 AM (xPl2J)
If you haven't been paying attention, it's "creeps" like Corey Lewandowski who are getting all the poontang.
Posted by: Women do not put out for "nice guys" at September 15, 2023 11:31 AM (dhxes)
Nice to live in a tropical dictatorship.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
If it's a simple grass fire, what's to hide?
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:31 AM (5apCz)
"My Son Was Dying": Biden’s Rationale for Ignoring Ukraine Conflicts of Interest
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:30 AM (FVME7)
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"I let my personal problems affect my personal judgement" is not a very good defense.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:31 AM (vdAjJ)
At least not with someone likely to fumble the nuclear football.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:31 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 15, 2023 11:32 AM (yJ432)
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:30 AM (5apCz)
Pretty sure flies can't breathe underwater or survive the pressure at that depth either.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at September 15, 2023 11:32 AM (fKIdX)
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 11:32 AM (KI858)
If Beau hadn't died fighting off the enemy hordes in Iraq, Biden would have had to kill him.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:32 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 15, 2023 11:22 AM (z+89e)
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This is the one I question, and it comes down to history. Yes, things are weirder than ever and lots of trends are breaking, but this one is a very strong trend.
Historically, the Fed plays politics and fucks around for long periods of time but when the chips are down, it defends the Dollar. Eventually, political expedience and favors take a back seat to defending the currency. My bet, right now, is that the Fed will remain true to form. If the US budget detonates, then so be it - but the Dollar will be defended. I will retain this outlook until either there is a meaningful change or until Jerome Powell is replaced as the Fed chairman. When the new guy comes in, he might be of a different type and all bets are subject to change when the rules change.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:32 AM (t0OGg)
"My Son Was Dying": Biden’s Rationale for Ignoring Ukraine Conflicts of Interest
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:30 AM (FVME7)
The most useful dead son in history.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:32 AM (xcxpd)
Oh, yeah, my recent trip to Kitty Hawk, hotel needed to be paid in full, in advance, with NO refunds possible for any reason whatsoever. It was a startling new development for me.
AND, good morning, all.
Posted by: gourmand du jour at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (MeG8a)
This occasionally breaks. Colorado senator Udall ran on "Rs will take away your abortions" after having done bupkis to protect and expand Federal jobs in his congressional district and the state and Udall lost to GOPe Gardner who did wind and solar subsidies as well as pushing to keep oil and nat gas.
Posted by: PaleRider at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (3cGpq)
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=UpN7WWmOIwU
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (z+89e)
Posted by: The Government of Hawaii! at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (2tUFv)
So scratch Kristi from Trump's list of possible running mates.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 11:19 AM (sWM8x)
Yeah, what a coincidence. She endorses Trump a couple of days ago, people start floating her name as possible VP running mate, and a story full of hearsay and innuendo, just happens to show up.
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (gmo/4)
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:30 AM (5apCz)
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A couple of months ago, yeah. The amount of panic and shouting was probably actually surreal.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (t0OGg)
CDC Data: mRNA COVID Shots for All Teens Will Prevent One Death, Cause 100k-200k Severe Side Effects
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (FVME7)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:32 AM (t0OGg)
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"Hello, my name is Jeromo Powello, and I will run your fed for you."
-Not Jerome Powell
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (vdAjJ)
Nice to live in a tropical dictatorship.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
If it's a simple grass fire, what's to hide?
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:31 AM (5apCz)
It was an outdoor crematorium.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Tom Servo at September 15, 2023 11:34 AM (KI858)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO, AI Expert at September 15, 2023 11:34 AM (pIx7m)
Posted by: kevvy williamson
We have a Starbucks soon to open here in a town of 10k. They won't make their first six month lease.
Two has two grocery stores. Wal Mart and Brookshire's. Wal Mart is the biggest employer in twon.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:34 AM (5apCz)
A few more stimulus checks should do the trick.
Thank you President Biden! 4 more years!
Posted by: Harriet And Blah Blah Nyborg, Boomer Democrats at September 15, 2023 11:34 AM (R/m4+)
Some other VP hopeful had his oppo research pay off.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:23 AM (2tUFv)
Assuming, of course, that the report is true. How many times over the past year have we been told, for example, that final victory for Ukraine is only days away.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:35 AM (GYIa4)
This occasionally breaks. Colorado senator Udall ran on "Rs will take away your abortions" after having done bupkis to protect and expand Federal jobs in his congressional district and the state and Udall lost to GOPe Gardner who did wind and solar subsidies as well as pushing to keep oil and nat gas.
Posted by: PaleRider at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (3cGpq)
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Also, there's a massive cheating apparatus that Republicans have allowed to metastasize over the decades and entrench without question over the past couple of years.
Philly won't let any Republican win PA.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:35 AM (vdAjJ)
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LOL. Nice. Too bad about the tattoo, but nice.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:35 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at Sept15, 2023 11:19 AM (sWM8x)
As much as I've been shocked by how few helicopter rides it would actually take to stop the active prog saboteurs, the R side isn't much better. The same names *all* the time.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 11:35 AM (nC+QA)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:23 AM (vdAjJ)
*nods*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:24 AM
I'm right here, you know.
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(.) (.)
Posted by: Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at September 15, 2023 11:36 AM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: Mishdog at September 15, 2023 11:36 AM (is/pM)
https://tinyurl.com/3efbbxea
For some reason, Krusty's ad for the Canyonero comes to mind, probably the deer squishing
Posted by: Jamaica NYC at September 15, 2023 11:36 AM (Eeb9P)
Powder blue nail polish while wearing a pink business suit just screams "Take me seriously, you male chauvinist pig!"
It also screams "I may be 65, but I'm still a sexual honey badger!" I can't wait for the candid video of her twerking at a wedding.
Actually, I can wait. A LONG time.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at September 15, 2023 11:36 AM (n+4am)
It apparently was an affair of long standing - lots of evidence.
How many times over the past year have we been told, for example, that final victory for Ukraine is only days away.
We just need to capture one more village!
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (2tUFv)
Good thing criminals won't steal from the People's Grocery.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (GYIa4)
DESANTIS!!!!
Posted by: Trump acolytes at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (I/Qkd)
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I don't know what VFX are but if they have anything to do with Marvel movies they should be banned!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (FVME7)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 11:35 AM (nC+QA)
They can go for helicopter rides, too.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (yJ432)
https://is.gd/UMaSy3
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
The fundamentals of the Enron business model are sound!
-- Paul "Trillion Dollar Coin" Kruggerand,
economic genius
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at September 15, 2023 11:38 AM (xG4kz)
Posted by: brak at September 15, 2023 11:38 AM (BouGb)
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=UpN7WWmOIwU
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (z+89e)
Great rack and a great attitude
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:38 AM (xcxpd)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (2tUFv)
Images of Soviet state stores with nothing on their shelves come to mind.
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 11:38 AM (gmo/4)
Posted by: Skip at September 15, 2023 11:38 AM (czU04)
CDC Data: mRNA COVID Shots for All Teens Will Prevent One Death, Cause 100k-200k Severe Side Effects
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (FVME7)
And how many did it kill to save that 1?
Sorta like that episode of Police Squad! where they were trying to figure out the angle the bullet took to kill the bank teller.
Couldn't find vid, but a huge pile of bodies at the end.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:39 AM (ynpvh)
https://is.gd/UMaSy3
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
She looks ready to ride.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:39 AM (xcxpd)
I can't imagine how much money the government-owned grocery stores in Chicago are going to lose.
"How difficult can it be to run a grocery store?"
--Guy who has spent his entire career in the Chicago Teacher's Union
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:39 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:39 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: BignJames at September 15, 2023 11:39 AM (AwYPR)
Posted by: Blago at September 15, 2023 11:27 AM (CLrvk)
I guess you've verified that everyone on Team WhoeverTheFuckYouSupport is as pure as the driven snow.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (GYIa4)
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:34 AM
You can buy the White Lily flour needed for real Southern biscuits at Brookshire's. At Wal Mart, you cannot.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (2tUFv)
This will be funny.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (yJ432)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:23 AM (vdAjJ)
*nods*
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:24 AM
I'm right here, you know.
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Posted by: Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at September 15, 2023 11:36 AM (a3Q+t)
Tits like a hog?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (2tUFv)
Images of Soviet state stores with nothing on their shelves come to mind.
Posted by: Archer
Escorted thru store by three very large & unhappy looking thugs.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (5apCz)
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks,
Visual Effects. AKA all that computer vomit you see in every fuckin' Marvel movie.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (IG4Id)
Posted by: kevvy williamson
Starbucks, the Auschwitz of coffee drinks.
https://tinyurl.com/4uvc2y6k
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (FVME7)
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:30 AM (5apCz)
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A couple of months ago, yeah. The amount of panic and shouting was probably actually surreal.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:33 AM (t0OGg)
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I think the engineers there all saw it coming. Any idiot with any structural or mechanical experience would have seen in coming. Even some potential passengers did. It was the starry-eyed idiot investor class and the even richer idiot passenger class that fell prey to fatally unrestrained hubris. Tale as old as time . . . .
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (dKiJG)
Posted by: White Rabbit at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (83IzV)
Shorter version: any poor dumb mofo trying to shop for a family of five in this wretched regime can tell you the CPI numbers are complete horseshit.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (0FoWg)
https://is.gd/UMaSy3
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
Whatever TJM says about this girl is wrong.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (KbCG3)
Why would people vote for someone who promises to gut the government by 75 percent? He's a silly man who apparently never thought cutting that many jobs would affect governmental services all over the nation.
Smarmy also doesn't realize that federal employees make sure your SS and Medicare sign ups and claims are finalized and paid. Machines don't do that. GOP is intent on making federal employee's bad guys.
The brain dead people who would embrace this person and his aims are too stupid to stop and say "well if 30% are leaving in 5 years doesn't somebody have to do the work they were doing?" our ludicrous media treats him as a serious matter and gives him airtime. Just like that pathetic RFK Jr.
Republicans should just admit that they are promising to increase unemployement when talking about cutting federal spending and cutting federal jobs.
Why not campaign on repealing the entire New Deal while he's at it?
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (2tUFv)
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Do the city run grocery stores have armed guards?
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (pLaQB)
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OK
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (FVME7)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:08 AM (t0OGg)
Not just the shipping aspect. Look at all the grocery products that are sold in cardboard boxes. Cereals, rice, pasta, laundry soap, TV dinners, etc.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (lXePW)
But box sales are down over 10%
Posted by: JM in Ill -- Behold the Manchurian Candidate at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (uRUXS)
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In one year.
Immediately after the greatest economy in 50+ years.
On purpose.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (9nwlC)
https://is.gd/UMaSy3
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
She looks ready to ride.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:39 AM (xcxpd)
https://youtu.be/0R6WIbx8ysE?si=RukzQ-4LEPBROhHj
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: The ARC of History!
That would make for a great docu for any enterprising film-maker. The time-lapse shot wouldn't have to be for more than a few hours.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 15, 2023 11:42 AM (IG4Id)
Power.
You'd think that these people would retire and play with their grandchildren at some point, but that sweet, sweet power is more important than anything else.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:42 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (2tUFv)
This will be funny.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (yJ432)
Free groceries and an endless supply of taxpayer money.
This will be a lot of things. Funny might be one of them.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:42 AM (KbCG3)
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at September 15, 2023 11:08 AM (lf83v)
When was she ever hot? Ummm, never. Plus she's a midwit at best, a talking parrot.
Posted by: Ganowicz Commie Exterminators, LTD. at September 15, 2023 11:42 AM (gLYp7)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!)
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Not enough microchips because of COVID. Duh.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 11:42 AM (9nwlC)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:32 AM (2tUFv)
Beau was always doomed. He invented a 100 mpg carburetor that ran on water.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:42 AM (GYIa4)
- tens of millions of wymynses
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (+KMfL)
Posted by: PaleRider at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (3cGpq)
Why not campaign on repealing the entire New Deal while he's at it?
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (JCZqz)
Excellent idea!
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (ynpvh)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:27 AM (ynpvh)
That's what we're afraid of for Inspector's sister. She's wanted to leave for a while, but was held up by health issues. Now she may not be able to unload her house once the health issues are resolved.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (nC+QA)
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (JCZqz)
Saaaaay......
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (N3zMI)
https://is.gd/UMaSy3
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
She looks ready to ride.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:39 AM (xcxpd)
https://youtu.be/0R6WIbx8ysE?si=RukzQ-4LEPBROhHj
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (ynpvh)
Fun pairing of image and song. Well played.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (xcxpd)
As an aside, a couple wealthy docs here are all in on cryptocurrency. I think it's balderdash. But they keep swearing they are trading and making lots of money. Money they can't access and is ethereal and will go "poof" as soon as the power goes out.
Or am I behind the times?
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (FSWTk)
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions
Um, yeah, about that...
Posted by: weft cut-loop at September 15, 2023 11:44 AM (IG4Id)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:25 AM (2tUFv)
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Ahhh, yes. A Party-run store for your necessities. The queues will be spectacular.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:44 AM (t0OGg)
- tens of millions of wymynses
Posted by: Montec
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It's probably an accurate portrayal of upper middle class suburban women.
They haven't really felt any economic pain yet.
Posted by: Blago at September 15, 2023 11:44 AM (CLrvk)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 15, 2023
In general, I find it best to osculate boobs, not, how you say, masticate them.
Posted by: Paolo at September 15, 2023 11:44 AM (a3Q+t)
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Ooooh! A Coffee Party!!
I'm in!
Posted by: kevvy williamson at September 15, 2023 11:45 AM (krqg6)
Power.
You'd think that these people would retire and play with their grandchildren at some point, but that sweet, sweet power is more important than anything else.
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I think its fear.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:45 AM (pLaQB)
Historically, the Fed plays politics and fucks around for long periods of time but when the chips are down, it defends the Dollar. Eventually, political expedience and favors take a back seat to defending the currency. My bet, right now, is that the Fed will remain true to form. If the US budget detonates, then so be it - but the Dollar will be defended. I will retain this outlook until either there is a meaningful change or until Jerome Powell is replaced as the Fed chairman. When the new guy comes in, he might be of a different type and all bets are subject to change when the rules change.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:32 AM (t0OGg)
Fair point about defending the dollar. I'm guessing the sheer size of the float will be the bigger fire over the medium term. Or they can just admit to the world that the Fed balance sheet is just a bottomless Pandora's box and complete fiction.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 15, 2023 11:45 AM (z+89e)
Why would people vote for someone who promises to gut the government by 75 percent? He's a silly man who apparently never thought cutting that many jobs would affect governmental services all over the nation.
1,000,000,000 / 50 = 20,000 per state. Not hard to do.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM (5apCz)
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM (VcxjF)
Posted by: BignJames at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM (AwYPR)
Protect family and finances. Like Joey, born into corruption.
Posted by: L - Practice makes perfect. They know their enemies at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM (GshMh)
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Umm, we become South Africa?
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:29 AM (pLaQB)
But without the rich diamond resources.
Posted by: Detroit does pretty well as a stand in for Johannesburg or Cape Town now at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM (dhxes)
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 15, 2023 11:32 AM (yJ432)
Recently? I should have Inspector make sure they haven't done that to him.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM (nC+QA)
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:14 AM (5apCz)
This.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM (lXePW)
Oh well, probably nothing.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM (9nwlC)
Why would they need armed guards?
Chicago has really strict gun laws.
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 15, 2023 11:47 AM (ZJj0q)
This angelic brunette in lingerie thinks the only thing surreal about the economy is how trolls like these guys can say such crazy lies with straight faces:
https://is.gd/UMaSy3
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
Whatever TJM says about this girl is wrong.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM (KbCG3)
Indeed. One of Mannix's better girls.
Besides, even if she does have crazy eyes.... I. Don't. Care. Rule #1 is bullshit anyway.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at September 15, 2023 11:47 AM (n+4am)
Posted by: Adirondack Patriot at September 15, 2023 11:08 AM (lf83v)
When was she ever hot? Ummm, never. Plus she's a midwit at best, a talking parrot.
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She was War Slut.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:47 AM (pLaQB)
Posted by: JT at September 15, 2023 11:48 AM (T4tVD)
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OK
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (FVME7)
There have been stories about him for years. One of the many, many reasons I hate Rick and Morty.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:48 AM (xcxpd)
https://is.gd/UMaSy3
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
She looks ready to ride.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:39 AM (xcxpd)
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Another weird bellybutton in the middle of her stomach. Too much shopping. Who knows what she really looks like. She could have a dick. Too risky to bang without seeing in person first.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 11:48 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (FSWTk)
Nope. Crypto, IMO, is all a big scam. Some here will vehemently deny that, right up until they loose their money.
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 11:48 AM (gmo/4)
To be replaced by two million "contractors".
I know how the Federal government works - when there is a "hiring freeze" for some reason, it's time to ramp up the "contractors".
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:49 AM (2tUFv)
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 11:14 AM (5apCz)
This.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM
You think that's great? You can SHIT in public out here!
Posted by: India, San Francisco, other 3rd world shit holes at September 15, 2023 11:49 AM (JCZqz)
Or am I behind the times?
You are not wrong, but I don't think power going poof will be what makes crypto worthless. It will be some organic process of its lifecycle.
People won't keep clapping for Tinkerbell.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at September 15, 2023 11:49 AM (CnLzB)
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 11:48 AM (gmo/4)
Lose. LOSE their money, goddammit.
Posted by: Sorry. Pet peeve. at September 15, 2023 11:50 AM (dhxes)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM
So, if he issues an 8/10, WB, it's wrong?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 15, 2023 11:50 AM (a3Q+t)
Might want to rethink that, mate.
Posted by: Prince Harry at September 15, 2023 11:50 AM (ZJj0q)
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 15, 2023 11:45 AM (z+89e)
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Oh yes. The Fed's balance sheet is definitely underwater right now and will be for a long time to come. For most enterprises, that would mean bankruptcy. The Fed is different, in that it - sort of by definition - can't have a cashflow problem.
The underwater balance sheet means that it *can't* extract the excess cash from the economy through asset sales. It can remove some of it, but not as much as it injected over the past 20+ years of interest repression and QE. It lessens the impact of asset sales as a policy tool, but it won't result in bankruptcy.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:50 AM (t0OGg)
You can make a lot of money betting against the investment decisions of wealthy doctors.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:50 AM (2tUFv)
Power.
You'd think that these people would retire and play with their grandchildren at some point, but that sweet, sweet power is more important than anything else.
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I think its fear.
Posted by: Pudinhead at September 15, 2023 11:45 AM (pLaQB)
I take it as an indication that the Dims think Trump might win.
Pelosi did a good job stymieing Trump with endless BS impeachments, etc.
Either she wants back becuz "she's the best at fucking over Trump".
Or, the DNC Elite want her back for the same reason and are giving her a bunch of incentives(money).
Or both.
Posted by: naturalfake at September 15, 2023 11:51 AM (QzZeQ)
Posted by: Intercepted DU Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (JCZqz)
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I'd vote for him, then.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:51 AM (LvTSG)
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (FSWTk)
Nope. Crypto, IMO, is all a big scam. Some here will vehemently deny that, right up until they loose their money.
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 11:48 AM (gmo/4)
I got some NFTs; would you like to buy them from me?
/sarc
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:51 AM (ynpvh)
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OK
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (FVME7)
There have been stories about him for years. One of the many, many reasons I hate Rick and Morty.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, anti-Marxist, buy ammo at September 15, 2023 11:48 AM (xcxpd)
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It's a stupid, unfunny show. But a certain younger demographic (under 25) finds it hilarious. I don't get it.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 11:51 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 11:51 AM (gmo/4)
I know how the Federal government works - when there is a "hiring freeze" for some reason, it's time to ramp up the "contractors".
Cynicism is valid here, but IF Vivek were elected, he'd probably try. He has Elon's firing of most of the Twitter "workforce" as a template.
Protip: he won't be elected.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 11:51 AM (I/Qkd)
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 11:48 AM
Transphobe monster! Embrace (and recieve) the lady-penis with enthusiastic consent...or else.
Posted by: Dylan Mulvaney and the Gaystapo at September 15, 2023 11:52 AM (JCZqz)
https://is.gd/UMaSy3
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
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Weirdly shaped elbows.
3/10
Would not bang.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 11:52 AM (LvTSG)
Or am I behind the times?
You are not wrong, but I don't think power going poof will be what makes crypto worthless. It will be some organic process of its lifecycle.
People won't keep clapping for Tinkerbell.
Posted by: Bandersnatch at September 15, 2023 11:49 AM (CnLzB)
I have never understood crypto and therefore stayed away from it as an investment.
My cousin, on the other hand, paid off his house with his Bitcoin profits. This is a cousin who can barely tell his right from left.
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:52 AM (KbCG3)
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM (nC+QA)
This happened a couple years ago. Good to inquire once in while.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 15, 2023 11:52 AM (yJ432)
Posted by: Eddie Baby at September 15, 2023 11:52 AM (wpJDK)
Nope. Crypto, IMO, is all a big scam. Some here will vehemently deny that, right up until they loose their money.
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 11:48 AM (gmo/4)
I would argue that crypto is actually more akin to a religion. It represents an ideal for the libertarian-minded person, gives vague promises of a time to come when things will be better.
And like all religions, is filled with people looking to grift off of that and take the money from the faithful.
Posted by: joe, living dangerously at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (fKIdX)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:08 AM (t0OGg)
Not just the shipping aspect. Look at all the grocery products that are sold in cardboard boxes. Cereals, rice, pasta, laundry soap, TV dinners, etc.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 11:41 AM (lXePW)
!
Posted by: mime at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (SYTee)
You can make a lot of money betting against the investment decisions of wealthy doctors.
Posted by: The ARC of History!
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I can't buy into crypto, but it really is no different than any other fiat currency in terms of it being backed by absolutely nothing.
I have a friend that's a crypto hedge fund manager. He has worked for bigger hedge funds in the past, he's convinced it's here to stay. Says all the major funds will be operating in the space.
Posted by: Blago at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (CLrvk)
So scratch Kristi from Trump's list of possible running mates.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 11:19 AM (sWM8x)
I thought she was married? If she is still married, and is running around with another man, that right there is a disqualifier: basic dishonesty.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (lXePW)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (UfJWu)
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:40 AM
So, if he issues an 8/10, WB, it's wrong?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at September 15, 2023 11:50 AM (a3Q+t)
No, but he won't. See #268.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (KbCG3)
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (CecP5)
Posted by: zombie Earl Butz at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (a3Q+t)
Posted by: SMOD at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (RHGPo)
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (FSWTk)
Nope. Crypto, IMO, is all a big scam. Some here will vehemently deny that, right up until they loose their money.
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 11:48 AM (gmo/4)
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I wouldn't use the term "scam" because you can make money trading it, but it's incredibly risky. It's all a game of hot potato. If you happen to buy at the right time and sell at the right time -- and CAN sell at the right time -- you can make tons of money. If, if, if. But you are more likely to lose most or all of it. It's like playing penny stocks.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 11:54 AM (iFTx/)
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:54 AM (2tUFv)
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
He really only had to get lucky once. If you pull your money out before the whole thing implodes, you're lucky.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 11:54 AM (I/Qkd)
Ask the people holding her markers.
Posted by: davidt at September 15, 2023 11:54 AM (SYTee)
Posted by: Java Joe at September 15, 2023 11:55 AM (WaLgG)
Conversation between two Chicagoans queuing at the government owned store.
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 11:55 AM (gmo/4)
Posted by: Java Joe at September 15, 2023 11:55 AM (WaLgG)
I follow Krugman closely.
Posted by: Jim Kramer at September 15, 2023 11:55 AM (ynpvh)
*cough*
Posted by: BJ Clinton at September 15, 2023 11:55 AM (I/Qkd)
Or am I behind the times?
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (FSWTk)
P T Barnum effect.
Posted by: BignJames at September 15, 2023 11:55 AM (AwYPR)
Might want to rethink that, mate.
Posted by: Prince Harry at September 15, 2023 11:50 AM
Harry, buddy...the matrix is a hot/crazy scale, which means she has to be hot, too. I know this is going to be hard to accept, but Meghan is a kebab stand 5...a 6 at best, stumbling home drunk from the pub at 2am.
Posted by: Reality-based Intervention at September 15, 2023 11:55 AM (JCZqz)
Posted by: SMOD at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (RHGPo)
He's screwed the pooch into dust on this one.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 15, 2023 11:56 AM (yJ432)
Because we still need one person in Congress who f*cked JFK.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:56 AM (2tUFv)
Oh well, probably nothing.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM (9nwlC)
It was not intentional, just a happy accident.
Posted by: Prog at September 15, 2023 11:56 AM (53oGX)
Posted by: Son of Dad at September 15, 2023 11:56 AM (8JB5s)
Step 1: Governments make owning non-government crypto illegal.
Step 2: Person who has access to the "real" money skips town for a better life.
Step 3: You haz the sadz.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:56 AM (GYIa4)
Because we still need one person in Congress who f*cked JFK.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:56 AM (2tUFv)
Wasn't that an amendment?
Posted by: Inogame at September 15, 2023 11:56 AM (53oGX)
Yeppers.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at September 15, 2023 11:54 AM (2tUFv)
Vows don't mean shit anymore. "Until death do us part" has become "until I no longer feel like it."
Posted by: But he doesn't make me haaaaappy anymore at September 15, 2023 11:56 AM (dhxes)
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (FSWTk)
Nope. Crypto, IMO, is all a big scam. Some here will vehemently deny that, right up until they loose their money.
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 11:48 AM (gmo/4)
Crypto is a bubble.
You can make a HUGE amount of money in a bubble if your timing is right.
If your timing is wrong though, you can be irreversibly fucked moneywise.
Eventually, everyone in Crypto's timing will be wrong if they're still in when the bubble bursts.
Posted by: naturalfake at September 15, 2023 11:57 AM (QzZeQ)
Posted by: SMOD at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (RHGPo)
Funny, the pharmas involved all held back the release of the vaccine until after the election.
It was all so purely political, in service to a vaccine that couldn't be proven to work in that amount of time.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:57 AM (KbCG3)
People should be applauding.
Posted by: Paul Krugman at September 15, 2023 11:57 AM (CaJIi)
The problem now seems to be how to cash out without setting off all kinds of IRS alarms.
You know, that might be part of the reason for the 80K new armed agents now that I think about it.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 11:57 AM (9nwlC)
Posted by: Ben Had at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (UfJWu)
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That's Speaker Emerita Pelosi to you, rube!
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:58 AM (t0OGg)
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 11:58 AM (gmo/4)
https://is.gd/UMaSy3
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
Should be noted that her lingerie is lace and, therefore, see-through making this particular photo more NSFW than usual.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:58 AM (GYIa4)
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Joan Collins.
“Dynasty” Star Joan Collins Reveals Her Relatable Shopping Habits: “I Love Target”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 11:59 AM (FVME7)
Posted by: Son of Dad at September 15, 2023 11:56 AM
If this keeps up it'll be Heyronomous Bosch territory soon.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 15, 2023 11:59 AM (aQy7p)
Posted by: The ARC of History!
That's like my entire career~!
Posted by: Rian Johnson at September 15, 2023 11:59 AM (IG4Id)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 15, 2023 11:59 AM (xTRSc)
Imagine if Tony Blinken was removed, Lloyd Austin was placed under investigation and top generals in charge of US nuclear missiles were sacked. That is what is happening in China.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:00 PM (I/Qkd)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 15, 2023 12:00 PM (0QPbs)
Or am I behind the times?
Posted by: nurse ratched, otter 841 superfan at September 15, 2023 11:43 AM (FSWTk)
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It's very trendy to brag about trading crypto. It's for super-wealthy tech-savvy investment experts, right? I'll bet all those doctors are lying or hugely exaggerating.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:00 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 15, 2023 11:59 AM (xTRSc)
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Nancy held open Marilyn Monroe's butthole when JFK anally raped her.
It's needs investigation. It's the seriousness of the charge that determines that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:01 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Skip at September 15, 2023 12:01 PM (czU04)
So he's both steal my savings with inflation, AND my income is not keeping up with Bidenflation. He's making me poorer.
I suspect this is true for everyone not connected to the Dem money machine and not working for the government.
Posted by: 18-1 at September 15, 2023 12:01 PM (XqcwY)
For roughly two years, P&G has been raising prices on its products to mitigate higher commodity costs. Yet customers haven’t been as willing to stick with P&G’s brands, leading to five consecutive quarters of volume declines.
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I am curious about the word "yet" in the 2nd sentence of the story. Is that the result of ignorance of the English language or of basic economics. I suppose, since we are dealing with a journalist, I should assume both.
Posted by: Eeyore at September 15, 2023 12:01 PM (brAQZ)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO, AI Expert at September 15, 2023 11:34 AM (pIx7m)
I fucking hate all those affinity programs. They all offer you some pie in the sky, and never have to deliver on it. I refuse to participate in them.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 12:01 PM (lXePW)
Posted by: Elric Blade
Tech-savvy, world-stupid.
Posted by: Brother Tim sez Max Headroom for President! at September 15, 2023 12:01 PM (OUMaO)
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:52 AM (KbCG3)
Inspector's bosses, a married couple who are both CPAs, bought the company from the previous owner partially using proceeds from Bitcoin. Now they have a company instead of a questionable instrument, so it certainly worked for them.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at September 15, 2023 12:02 PM (nC+QA)
https://is.gd/UMaSy3
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
Should be noted that her lingerie is lace and, therefore, see-through making this particular photo more NSFW than usual.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at September 15, 2023 11:58 AM (GYIa4)
There seem to be nude-colored materials under the woman bits. I guess to protect her modesty?
Posted by: Jim Kramer at September 15, 2023 12:02 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at September 15, 2023 11:59 AM (xTRSc)
She worked for his campaign back in the day.
Posted by: Jim Kramer at September 15, 2023 12:03 PM (ynpvh)
She didn't know how to deal with what the FNM was telling her and her own personal data being completely at odds...
Posted by: 18-1 at September 15, 2023 12:03 PM (XqcwY)
Posted by: 18-1
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Marxism in a nutshell.
Be willing to grovel and try to get a job with the party. It's your only hope for a decent life if you're not related to the leaders.
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 12:03 PM (9nwlC)
Posted by: Braenyard at September 15, 2023 12:03 PM (OxHMd)
Posted by: Skip at September 15, 2023 12:01 PM (czU04)
She's breathing heavy.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at September 15, 2023 12:03 PM (yJ432)
She didn't know how to deal with what the FNM was telling her and her own personal data being completely at odds...
Posted by: 18-1 at September 15, 2023 12:03 PM (XqcwY)
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"Why is Biden letting the CEO stiff us?"
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:03 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 12:01 PM (lXePW)
Can I interest you in our new Strength Through Joy automobile ownership program?
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 12:04 PM (gmo/4)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:04 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:05 PM (I/Qkd)
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:05 PM (+KMfL)
Posted by: Jim Kramer at September 15, 2023 12:02 PM (ynpvh)
This is the only time I would ever listen to Jim Kramer saying "go all in."
Posted by: Blind squirrel, pumpkin, etc at September 15, 2023 12:05 PM (dhxes)
Posted by: davidt at September 15, 2023 12:05 PM (SYTee)
Posted by: Smell the Glove at September 15, 2023 12:00 PM
Former Enron Advisor Krugman is lying. He knows he's lying. He knows we know he's lying.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at September 15, 2023 12:05 PM (aQy7p)
So he's both steal my savings with inflation, AND my income is not keeping up with Bidenflation. He's making me poorer. ...
Posted by: 18-1 at September 15, 2023 12:01 PM (XqcwY)
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Yup. My company had three raise tiers for the past two years:
1. Critical people who are flight risks. They get like 8% or so.
2. People they want to keep. They get 3%-5%
3. Everyone else. They get 0%.
I dunno what it's like other places.
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 12:06 PM (t0OGg)
https://tinyurl.com/4m8waeeh
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:05 PM (I/Qkd)
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He's certainly less awful than I expected.
But we still haven't gotten more than theater from him. His collapse on the debt ceiling fight is far more important than him putting an AP reporter in her place.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:06 PM (LvTSG)
@amanpour
“The economic data have been just surreally good. Even optimists are just stunned,” says Nobel Prize-winning economist @paulkrugman. So why do polls show most Americans don’t think the economy is doing well? “There’s a really profound and peculiar disconnect going on.”
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Bubbles, they turns me upside down
Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles
They're like a merry-go-round
I see you under the gulag / All shackles and woes
The high dues / With the meals of crickets
A temperamental glow
Oh, we got a hold on you / We got a hold on you
(Got a hold on you) / That's right
(Uh oh, it's magic) / When I'm with you
(Uh oh, it's magic) / Just a little magic
You know it's true / We got a hold on you
Oh, twisted / Under, sideways, down
I know you're getting twisted / And you can't calm down
I see you under the gulag / Hate darts in your eyes
How far can you take it / 'Til you realize
There's no hope in your eyes
Posted by: ShainS -- Deplorable AND Listless Vessel AND Overimaginative Scamp at September 15, 2023 12:06 PM (MaIsZ)
'Why would people vote for someone who promises to gut the government by 75 percent? '
Because they are a bunch of people like the assholes on DU. You can assume they are doing nothing good for you but are burning the country down to benefit democrats.
That's why.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at September 15, 2023 12:06 PM (vNbzm)
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Kids in cages, damn it! Kids in cages!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? at September 15, 2023 12:06 PM (FVME7)
She didn't know how to deal with what the FNM was telling her and her own personal data being completely at odds...
Posted by: 18-1 at September 15, 20
Lots of people out there who would believe an “expert” or a govt agent who says it’s sunny outside, while standing in the rain.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:07 PM (+KMfL)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 15, 2023 12:07 PM (ZJj0q)
That's why.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at September 15, 2023 12:06 PM (vNbzm)
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They don't even pay lip service to waste in welfare programs anymore. It's 105% are vital workers, and if you don't fund it at 110% then you want America to collapse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:07 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:01 PM
Cut. Jib. Newsletter?
Posted by: Pierre Delecto at September 15, 2023 12:07 PM (a3Q+t)
But we still haven't gotten more than theater from him. His collapse on the debt ceiling fight is far more important than him putting an AP reporter in her place.
Agreed, but I was impressed that he walked the idiot "reporter" through a series of questions that made her look like the utter hack she is. He clearly has a mental checklist he went down.
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (I/Qkd)
Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper 7m
JUST IN - Total chaos at New York City event on migrant crisis
https://tinyurl.com/5n8mud7h
1:12 minutes
Insider Paper @TheInsiderPaper 24m
BREAKING: Chaos erupts as protesters confront top Dems including AOC over migrants at NYC hotel: 'close the border'
https://tinyurl.com/yc57cr45
8:08 minutes
Nadler and AOC -- Communist whore.
Posted by: andycanuck (krqg6) at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (krqg6)
https://is.gd/UMaSy3
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
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Feminine
Posted by: Braenyard at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (OxHMd)
She didn't know how to deal with what the FNM was telling her and her own personal data being completely at odds...
Posted by: 18-1 at September 15, 20
Lots of people out there who would believe an “expert” or a govt agent who says it’s sunny outside, while standing in the rain.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:07 PM (+KMfL)
♪ Beyond the clouds,
The sun is shi-iining,
Even though, you can't quite make it out...♫
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (ynpvh)
'Kids in cages, damn it! Kids in cages!'
They were chanting *that* at Donkey Chompers?
They really are mad.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (vNbzm)
AOC died during the J6 insurrection, dammit.
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (gmo/4)
They haven't really felt any economic pain yet.
Posted by: Blago at September 15, 2023 11:44 AM (CLrvk)
Most of whose ovaries have long since dried up.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (lXePW)
He's certainly less awful than I expected.
But we still haven't gotten more than theater from him. His collapse on the debt ceiling fight is far more important than him putting an AP reporter in her place.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:06 PM (LvTSG)
Modern GOP in a nutshell. Wicked Democrat burns on Twitter then give Democrats everything they want policy wise.
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (+KMfL)
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (I/Qkd)
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The impeachment inquiry is going to end with, "We will let the people decide."
He will fold on the budget fight when the Senate refuses to pass anything but an omnibus CR.
He will ask for your money.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:09 PM (LvTSG)
AOC died during the J6 insurrection, dammit.
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (gmo/4)
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Only 25% of New York will vote, and she'll win by 80%.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:09 PM (LvTSG)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (ynpvh)
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:05 PM (+KMfL)
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Bitcoin is only one facet of crypto. Even bitcoin has only really be trading in any remotely public arena for maybe 5 years. And it's been heavily volatile during that period. As I mentioned above, you can make money trading it -- if you are very very lucky. There will always be a market for trading anything that can make money, even if mostly depending on luck, and especially if the trading exchanges and brokers are making money.
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (iFTx/)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 11:53 AM (lXePW)
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Yeah, both she and Lewandowski are married.
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (sWM8x)
Posted by: Archimedes at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (I/Qkd)
Posted by: Montec at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (+KMfL)
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To be completely fair, it's a step up from Paul Ryan who refuses to even give us mild rhetoric in favor of things we wanted.
Baby steps on the pathway to national collapse.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, searching for more with John Huston at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (LvTSG)
'if you don't fund it at 110% then you want America to collapse.'
I do want their side of America to collapse. So we're in partial agreement.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (vNbzm)
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I remain disappointed until the inquiry gavel falls.
Posted by: Braenyard at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (OxHMd)
Posted by: 18-1 at September 15, 20
Norman, coordinate!
Posted by: Archer at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (gmo/4)
'Kids in cages, damn it! Kids in cages!'
They were chanting *that* at Donkey Chompers?
They really are mad.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at September 15, 2023 12:08 PM (vNbzm)
Chaos as AOC is confronted by hundreds of people looking to date her.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (KbCG3)
and I trust him because of the cute hat.
Posted by: Kindltot at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (xhaym)
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (ZJj0q)
Posted by: Commissar of Plenty and Lysenko stuff at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (x2i4F)
AOC died during the J6 insurrection, dammit.
Posted by: Archer
New Yorkers shit themselves over 1200 people. Let's send them 5.2 MILLION.
Posted by: rickb223 at September 15, 2023 12:11 PM (5apCz)
Posted by: Braenyard at September 15, 2023 12:03 PM (OxHMd)
It's a totally anonymous untraceable currency based on blockchain, which indelibly records each and every transaction. Put as much as you want on your ice cream and then use the rest to wax the floor.
In fairness, I bet you could get a decent measurement of the background rate of kidnappings, extortion and ransomware by following crypto, if you can extrapolate from the trading.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (z+89e)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (9nwlC)
My cousin, on the other hand, paid off his house with his Bitcoin profits. This is a cousin who can barely tell his right from left.
There's a lesson in there somewhere.
Posted by: The Central Scrutinizer at September 15, 2023 11:52 AM (KbCG3)
The early investors in all pyramid schemes make out like bandits if they sell before the edifice topples.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at September 15, 2023 12:13 PM (lXePW)
Posted by: Moron Robbie - There's no widespread evidence of Biden family corruption at September 15, 2023 12:13 PM (9nwlC)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
When did the HQ turn into a softcore porn site?
Posted by: Outside of Life at September 15, 2023 12:13 PM (89Sog)
Posted by: Elric Blade at September 15, 2023 12:10 PM (iFTx/)
....and there's a ready supply of suckers.
P T Barnum.
Posted by: BignJames at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM (AwYPR)
Posted by: Joe Mannix (Not a cop!) at September 15, 2023 11:37 AM (t0OGg)
When did the HQ turn into a softcore porn site?
Posted by: Outside of Life at September 15, 2023 12:13 PM (89Sog)
I guess you missed the Morning Art thread...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 12:14 PM (ynpvh)
Twitter link:
https://tinyurl.com/44nu4sx9
Buenos Aires Herald analysis (English)
https://tinyurl.com/ycxnx4uc
Posted by: Kindltot at September 15, 2023 12:21 PM (xhaym)
In fairness, I bet you could get a decent measurement of the background rate of kidnappings, extortion and ransomware by following crypto, if you can extrapolate from the trading.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at September 15, 2023 12:12 PM (z+89e)
That is not correct, the transaction history is held in the bitcoin. What it does do is to allow transfer without and intermediary by means of the open ledger that everyone can see.
It is to banking what email is to the US Postal Service or the Western Union Telex system
Posted by: Kindltot at September 15, 2023 12:24 PM (xhaym)
That offsets the fact that ketchup and diapers cost more.
That's how the new CPI works, you see. Oh, and you can always buy hotdogs instead of steak. So, you see, you're actually doing GREAT!!!
Posted by: deadrody at September 15, 2023 12:29 PM (qf6NU)
Posted by: SMOD at September 15, 2023 12:34 PM (RHGPo)
Posted by: SMOD at September 15, 2023 12:36 PM (RHGPo)
The same is true of their investment decisions, likely to crash.
Posted by: An Observation sez China Joe not my president at September 15, 2023 12:37 PM (CecP5)
Protect family and finances. Like Joey, born into corruption.
Posted by: L - Practice makes perfect. They know their enemies at September 15, 2023 11:46 AM (GshMh)
Nancy is not a "boomer".
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at September 15, 2023 12:40 PM (Zvtjl)
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy now with twice the crazy at September 15, 2023 12:41 PM (Zvtjl)
That's their fix to the economy: word spells.
Posted by: Voyager at September 15, 2023 12:51 PM (dX3I7)
Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at September 15, 2023 01:29 PM (K58O6)
Posted by: mnw at September 15, 2023 01:36 PM (NLIak)
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at September 15, 2023 11:10 AM (ynpvh)
I'm not married to you!
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