From CNN:
America’s annual price increase was worse than economists had forecast
A key measure of inflation climbed to a near-40-year high last month. Economists are hopeful that America will reach the peak of the pandemic-era price increases in the early months of 2022. Here’s to hoping.
The consumer price index rose 7.5% in the 12 months ending January, not adjusted for seasonal swings, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. It was the steepest annual price increase since February 1982 and worse than economists had forecast.
Stripping out food and energy prices, which tend to be more volatile, prices increased by 6% between January 2021 and January 2022, marking the largest increase since August 1982. Food prices rose 7% over the same period, while energy prices rose 27%, led by fuel oil and gasoline prices.
In January alone, prices rose 0.6%, including seasonal adjustments, the same rate as in December and more than economists had predicted. That served up some bad news for people who hoped the monthly data would indicate a slowdown of the price hikes.
White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein acknowledged that the administration has “way more work to do” on inflation.
Foist
Biden does not care one shit about workers ….. this is proof , freedom truck protest !
CDC out with a new warning this morning.
Medium rare hamburgers are dangerous now.
O’Biden needs to up the ante and start handing out $400 per week to the proletariat muppets to curtail the skyrocketing expenses. The cost of buying votes can be pricey you know… but it’s all for the good of the sullied masses. And the children, of course, the children!
Oh, and remember to follow the science, folks! Wear your face diapers proudly!
Gary eat a d-ck.
The O’Biden administration economic achievements in one year:
Nat gas +81%
Oil +66%
Agricultural commodities +24%
Rent +13%
Used car prices +44%
Gasoline +36%
Cattle prices +20%
Lumber +15%
Coffee +92%
Hotel Prices +37%
Gary eat a d-ck.
It really should be well done.
Well that escalated quickly..
QE and QT at the same time. Glorious.
400/week.
Where do I sign up?
Eddie,
Is this what that equation looks like?
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/CoffinCornerU2.png
Did she hook up with Mark Cuban?
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) appeared with President Biden in her district Thursday to speak with him about federal action to lower the cost of prescription drugs, part of Biden’s Build Back Better agenda and one of the congresswoman’s foremost priorities as she heads into a heated reelection campaign.
Looks like the Chinese gas prices will be going down.
How much to fill that F150, Tubby?
The Russian strongman was one step ahead of the American president, however. Putin, in Beijing on Feb. 4 for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, announced $117.5 billion of new oil and gas deals with China. “Our oilmen have prepared very good new solutions on hydrocarbon supplies to the People’s Republic of China,” he declared.
Would be cool if we were able to have similar economic impact with our own natural resources.
American police would love a chance to go up there and do target practice. Biden (American President) and Gretchen Whitmer (Governor of Michigan) need to learn to MIND THEIR OWN BUSINESS and not interfere in another countries affairs.
What part of ( Canada is none of your business) don’t you get?
Biden urges Trudeau to drive Freedom Convoy out with even TOUGHER clampdown as Ontario authorizes cops to seize vehicles and fine drivers and government asks court to freeze millions donated to truckers on site GiveSendGo
If this strike would happen on American soil American police would light those truckers up like the Fourth of July even if it was their own relatives in those trucks.
Don’t believe me.
Try it and find out. At least the Canadians have some restraint.
And yes Lib
Convoy sucked.
Still liked Ali Mc Graw anyway..
Canadian Truckers now Hate Americans.
They are now chanting “Let’s go, Brandon.”
Didn’t hear Putin, Jinping, or Jong un make a comment about the truckers.
All three are smarter than the American Dolt in charge.
I gotta say, if anything the Canadian truckers have changed my perception on the overall passiveness of Canada and Canadians in general. Honestly, I didn’t think they had it in them.
If this strike would happen on American soil American police would light those truckers up like the Fourth of July even if it was their own relatives in those trucks.
Gotta agree with this, there would have been tear gas by the 3rd day.
Oh wait, not sure that would apply to Trudeau though. I keep confusing him with the French guy who married his mother.
American PoPo arrest the wrong middle schooler, put her in handcuffs and lock her up.
Lesson of the week children. America is a country where you are guilty before proven innocent.
And by the way, enjoy your legal bills. Don’t worry, we won’t legislate Lawyer pay. It’s Un American to do that.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10501349/Pembroke-Pines-Florida-police-arrested-13-year-old-girl-November-FRAMED-ex-classmate.html
Grim,
American police would have done a false flag and 600k rounds would be flying by the next day.
Grim: I agree on the Canadians, never thought they would do this. It says a lot.
Some dismal approval numbers for Biden after his first year.
Americans will shoot their own mothers in the head for twenty bucks.
Cash.
It’s the fuel America runs on. Not honor. Not trust, not hard work. Just cash. Doesn’t matter how you get it. Steal it from a gas station, cheat on your taxes, overcharge someone for medications that you need, evict them from a home after swindling them. Just get the money.
And then, when someone wants justice, extort them in Americas fake azz legal system.
Americans are so brainwashed they think it actually works for them.
Better off going back to the Wild Wild West.
Only question now is does the Fed do their baby steps 25 bp increase, or 50bp increases. If they are serious it should be 50 bp increases.
3b,
You should see the dismal numbers on his BIS monitor.
My wife has horror stories about children who steal their parents money. It’s always about the money.
3b,
A video representation of the American Economy when the fed starts making it’s adjustments. Try not to laugh.
https://youtu.be/D0O18pQUzS8?t=143
Trudeau tried “false flag” stuff but was too cheap. They hired one guy to bring a Trump sign and confederate flag to the trucker protests and then he and his whole state run tv apparatus claimed the whole gang was racist and thought that would solve his problem. The truckers had signs with swastikas calling Trudeau a nazi but he was so dumb that he thought those swastikas meant he could call them nazis.
Trudeau has been chanting his usual woke incantations but he got upset when he discovered they stopped working on people.
Phoenix: The country is in a sorry state. We had the lunatic Trump for 4 years and all the Democrats could offer was a corrupt career politician with 50 years in Washington, who seems to be totally out of it. But not to worry we have Harris!! Meanwhile the Republicans won’t get rid of Trump. And the people are fighting over who is offended, who is offensive, who needs to be canceled, and what I do don’t identify as.
Well, there is some French there:
https://youtu.be/JSuXdyY0gsQ?t=55
Phoenix: That could sum it up on what might happen to the economy. Criminal that Jerome repeatedly lied when he said inflation was transitory, supply chain issues.
American’s don’t have this in them.
Cowards the whole bunch. Slaves to corporations.
Corporate run police forces are their heroes.
Even a rotting scrotum smells better.
Grim (or anyone),
What is the name of the inflation protection bonds you mentioned the other day? You said something about putting some money into these bonds. Were they Treasury Bonds? E-bonds? I-bonds?
Gotta love this one.
Won’t bother you with the whole video.
Can’t set aside her own personal viewpoints in order to look at the large picture.
Oh, we are victims because it’s women. Men are doing this to her (as if men’s salaries haven’t been going down for years)
Men aren’t in this career-well, yes, there are plenty, more than there are female roofers or masons.
And then this part, the choosing of “Florence Nightingale” day.
Well, I’ve never met Florence. I’m all for getting rid of her “hero” status if she was racist.
But can that be done after the main objectives are met? Wouldn’t it be smarter to get yourself a raise and better working conditions first?
Come on lady, set priorities. Don’t divide the Army before the battle begins. It’s just dopey. I just don’t understand the thought process.
https://youtu.be/6c9vfRRu–E?t=301
Were they Treasury Bonds? E-bonds? I-bonds? I-phones?
Eddie
Better to put your money in Chinese Yen.
Learn to speak Mandarin.
Learn to Stir Fry.
Hahaha.
3b
If the next election doesn’t turn America into a fully engulfed dumpster fire I will be thoroughly surprised.
Awww, shucks.
They look so cute together.
Hahaha
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/02/11/13/article-10501225-54065275-631_964x561.jpg
Awww, shucks.
They look so cute together.
Hahaha
https://bit.ly/3JkWUAN
Phoenix: I don’t see anything on the horizon to indicate otherwise. On the rotten scrotum description, I have to say that’s a new one!!
Greed is a flaw of human nature. What Phoenix and I spoke about last year…raising prices because they could. Now they are going to shoot themselves in the foot unless they raise wages. The coming earnings seasons are going to be horrible unless they quickly raise wages to maintain consumer consumption. Record profits…go!
“Exxon Mobil: highest profit in 7 years
Chevron: highest profit in 7 years
Shell: highest profit in 7 years
BP: highest profit in 8 years
Gas prices: highest in 7 years
guess it’s just that inflation”
https://twitter.com/danpriceseattle/status/1491968731278458880?s=21
Coke just raised prices. Had no choice they said, but look at their earnings.
“It’s time to separate the wheat from the chaff, the men from the boys, the awkwardly feminine from the possibly Canadian.”
Going to be a good morning…still have my PYPL/AFRM pairs trade on that was hurting the past couple weeks (long P/short A). That will seriously print this morning with AFRM down 30%.
Thanks to Lib for starting a conversation on auto parts and a tip of the hat to our FL tennis player (intentionally or not) as I went long some GT…and still long my Zillow…
That last one is where I’ll beat the drum again…the vol in this market – as shown yesterday just by Bullards comments – is off the charts. No one knows where or when this inflation and the Fed hikes are going to resolve and the results will binary, swift, and strong…GARP is my safe space, especially in services, bullet proof balance sheets are a must…and especially at the proper prices (remember Exhibit A, demented grandma, entry prices do in fact matter).
Invest according to your own personal financial situation, portfolio structure, and goals…I’m still just going sit here and pick of the easy ones while letting the harder shots just fly by until this storm passes probably not until Nov elections become clear…..crazy markets, feels like a hair trigger up and down…..
If the shoe fits. Hahaha.
https://bit.ly/3GQ3GNq
Interesting nuance that popped on my screen but did not confirm/research is that the volumes on the fountain side of Coke’s business exceeded 4Q19 implying higher eat out traffic than that period?
Doesn’t seem right, maybe with restaurant food prices being what they are (!) people are just foregoing beer and spirits for free refills?
Might be worth looking into, was on my to-do list to search for some food chains with pricing power or at least some ability to pass on higher labor/input costs and a beaten down share price….
I am appalled at what even mid-range restaurant prices are, and even at those prices they are crying poverty and margin compression….
Fast Eddie says:
February 11, 2022 at 8:35 am
“What is the name of the inflation protection bonds you mentioned the other day?”
Here you go, Ed…
https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/products/prod_ibonds_glance.htm
Sad, all future housing will be pretty much townhouses or condos. If they are single family homes, they will be on top of each other like they do in Texas developments.
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/02/nj-town-appoints-redeveloper-to-reconstruct-nations-first-shopping-outlet-into-housing-units.html
GP
“Liberty Village used to have a $35 million tax assessment, that’s a lot of taxes,” Driver said. “Now it’s $3 million. So that difference in taxes, the taxes paid between $35 million and $3 million, is significant, and that cost has been shifted on to the other borough property owners.”
Thank you, SGC!
Pumps
They’re going to build them on a floodplain . What could go wrong?
Ahh, corruption is a beautiful thing. Wonder how much it took from the developers to grease these hands.
Hold my beer says:
February 11, 2022 at 9:59 am
Pumps
They’re going to build them on a floodplain . What could go wrong?
Phoenix
What white person wasn’t racist during nightingales lifetime? There was slavery in the US and when Europeans weren’t fighting each other they were colonizing Asia, Africa, and South America. Even most of the whites who were opposed to slavery and colonialism viewed non whites as inferior and would be labeled as white saviors or worse nowadays.
Pumps
I think Flood zones should be left as parks and soccer fields and parking lots, not mitigated and turned into affordable housing. We actually have flood gauges where the roads cross creeks showing how deep the water in the road is that measure up to 5 ft. When it floods the cops put up barriers and the gates to the parks are closed.
Interesting charts on the effect of $11T of money pumping into US economy from Govt in 22 months, along with essentially payment moratoriums of all stripes . . .
https://wolfstreet.com/2022/02/09/it-only-took-11-trillion-in-free-money-plus-forbearance-eviction-bans-to-perform-this-miracle-on-delinquencies-foreclosures-third-party-collections-and-bankruptcies/
2.0430
The Great Pumpkin says:
February 11, 2022 at 10:06 am
Ahh, corruption is a beautiful thing. Wonder how much it took from the developers to grease these hands.
Ironically the NJEA is more corrupt than any builder/ developer . The NJEA thinks nothing of spending millions to get their own into BOE’s and political positions for their own gains. Remember it is all for the children LOL
What would you have done if somebody put their hands on you?
https://twitter.com/ShannonJoyRadio/status/1491204980988129284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1491204980988129284%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fnew-york-parent-maskless-booted-school-board-meeting-days-after-school-officials-posed-maskless
Is that you refusing to wear a mask somewhere that requires it? You did say you’d do that, so good for you for following through on your promise.
I don’t know, Jim, there are some really corrupt developers out there. How bout we just agree that they are one in the same.
Jim says:
February 11, 2022 at 11:58 am
The Great Pumpkin says:
February 11, 2022 at 10:06 am
Ahh, corruption is a beautiful thing. Wonder how much it took from the developers to grease these hands.
Ironically the NJEA is more corrupt than any builder/ developer . The NJEA thinks nothing of spending millions to get their own into BOE’s and political positions for their own gains. Remember it is all for the children LOL
There is the possibility of an emergency increase. Also, we have data coming at 3PM today too.
3b says:
February 11, 2022 at 8:12 am
Only question now is does the Fed do their baby steps 25 bp increase, or 50bp increases. If they are serious it should be 50 bp increases.
Relates to this story from three months ago.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2021/11/07/mans-genitals-suffer-bite-by-snake-in-toilet-causes-them-to-rot/?sh=fd3c9096b02a
3b says:
February 11, 2022 at 8:52 am
Phoenix: I don’t see anything on the horizon to indicate otherwise. On the rotten scrotum description, I have to say that’s a new one!!
easy to blame the Fed when everyone else has blood on their hands too…..
Obviously MMR is a crock…. it always was…
crushednjmillenial says:
February 11, 2022 at 10:46 am
Interesting charts on the effect of $11T of money pumping into US economy from Govt in 22 months, along with essentially payment moratoriums of all stripes . . .
https://wolfstreet.com/2022/02/09/it-only-took-11-trillion-in-free-money-plus-forbearance-eviction-bans-to-perform-this-miracle-on-delinquencies-foreclosures-third-party-collections-and-bankruptcies/
Refusing to comply Ed. I have read that refusing to comply means you deserve to get choked to death by knee or chokehold. Did faux new run their hypocrisy angle?
I meant MMT
I think Flood zones should be left as parks and soccer fields and parking lots, not mitigated and turned into affordable housing.
Well, we probably shouldn’t be supporting the wealthy either by giving them money for repairing their homes on the shore and paying for beach replenishment.
You build a house on sticks near the ocean, suck it up when the sea decides it wants to have it for it’s own.
“Private Security team ASSAULTS a tax paying citizen for the Webster, NY school district at a Board of Ed meeting. Police stand by and WATCH. Absolutely insane.”
Police stand by and WATCH?
I thought you backed the blue?
“Obviously MMR is a crock…. it always was…”
We found a closet anti-vaxxer ;-)
Bystander,
Are you talking about the George Floyd incident? I was asking what would anyone here do if that so-called security guy started pulling you by the collar.
Aside from all that, the ongoing charade by the democrats to force people to “comply” for as long as THEY tell you to is too much. That’s the easiest way I could say it. Deep down, I can’t stomach the left and what they stand for. They’re a sickness, a disease and represent little to nothing that epitomizes the spirit of America.
joyce,
Booster number four is up next. Booster five and six will be required by Q1 of 2023. A picture ID and vax status to enter most physical locales is required. Failure to do so will result in prosecution and possible prison time. Masks are required in public, including outdoor venues and decision to ease restrictions will be assessed in Q4 of 2022.
Sounds so far-fetched and ridiculous, doesn’t it? Doesn’t even deserve a response, right? But gee, it does make you wonder what edict the government will proceed with next based on the next disaster. In the meantime, keep that mask on and practice safe distancing!
Since vaccinated people can still catch and transmit Covid vaccine mandates seem pointless to me. I think the people who don’t want to get vaccinated should pay more for health insurance. I also think unvaccinated hospitalized patients being treated for Covid should get kicked out of hospitals when the hospitals get filled up. Boot them out by seniority. The ones who have been hospitalized the longest get kicked out first. They can have the right not to get vaccinated. I should have the right not to subsidize their choices and have my medical care negatively impacted by them.
Don’t forget, these ass-clowns (including your freak show governor) shut down outdoor spaces. Can post my video of Morris County parks or the shore from May 2020 for anyone thinking Eddie is being dramatic.
Kind of disappointed in the upstate NYers in that video…would have hoped (expected) that part of the world would have jumped the ‘private security’ when they became forceful with the parent.
Separately, contrary to my smiley face this morning and in support of my point on volatility GT went from +5% to -25% in minutes when management on the earnings call, despite very solid results and reasonable forecasts, said those three magic words…’future inflation outlook’……
Oh, by the way, here’s a picture of the school board members from the same district where they dragged that guy out from. Notice the masks they’re wearing:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FK2OHKsXoAA7fmp?format=jpg&name=900×900
You are so full of shit. If a republican was in the Whitehouse, you’d be signing a completely different tune. All of your comments being concerned about liberty and individual rights are phony.
Furthermore, most areas are doing away with restrictions… even very blue New Jersey.
Oh, by the way, if your last name begins with a consonant, you’re allowed out of your house on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If it’s a vowel, then Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Sunday will be for those of minority status only since they suffer the most. You know… in the spirit of diversity, equity and inclusion.
HMB,
We had this discussion in here before, I think most are in agreement and want it extended to other lifestyle choice health issues.
Hold my beer says:
February 11, 2022 at 2:05 pm
Since vaccinated people can still catch and transmit Covid vaccine mandates seem pointless to me. I think the people who don’t want to get vaccinated should pay more for health insurance. I also think unvaccinated hospitalized patients being treated for Covid should get kicked out of hospitals when the hospitals get filled up. Boot them out by seniority. The ones who have been hospitalized the longest get kicked out first. They can have the right not to get vaccinated. I should have the right not to subsidize their choices and have my medical care negatively impacted by them.
HMB, totally agree, with the below annotations….
“I think the people who don’t want to get vaccinated should pay more for health insurance.”
Likewise, provided anyone with a BMI exceeding their healthy range is similarly charged more.
“I also think unvaccinated hospitalized patients being treated for Covid should get kicked out of hospitals when the hospitals get filled up.”
Ditto for any coronary patients with the aforementioned BMIs.
Because, you know, there is no inherent right to stuff your face with saturated fats and sugars thereby potentially negatively impact my healthcare.
Likewise, to give Phoenix and his colleagues some breathing room, anyone shattered in a highway crash who was exceeding the speed limit by more than 25mph should just be left outside on a stretcher with a morphine drip until someone claims them. No inherent right to excessive speed, either.
Not being facetious to make a point. Let’s go full on, hard core behavior modification. Ante up, motherfuckers.
joyce,
All you have to remember is that when the government says jump, you say, “How high?”
Hold, totally agree.
I’m not for mandates, but if you don’t want a vaccine, you pay for your risk. I don’t want to get stuck paying the bill for your risk. Simple as that. That’s the point these people miss. I don’t want to socialize the cost of your risk. Pay for it yourself. God knows how much these people drove up healthcare costs the past 2 years by having to go to the hospital for emergency care when a simple vaccine would have kept them away.
Hold my beer says:
February 11, 2022 at 2:05 pm
Since vaccinated people can still catch and transmit Covid vaccine mandates seem pointless to me. I think the people who don’t want to get vaccinated should pay more for health insurance. I also think unvaccinated hospitalized patients being treated for Covid should get kicked out of hospitals when the hospitals get filled up. Boot them out by seniority. The ones who have been hospitalized the longest get kicked out first. They can have the right not to get vaccinated. I should have the right not to subsidize their choices and have my medical care negatively impacted by them.
Market is acting funky. Never saw the ten year move so quickly. Did Fed say anything? Or is Yahoo finance feed being dumb again?
Nails it.
“MMT, like many philosophies, works great on paper; in practice, not so much. Because at some point it butts up against human nature. In this case, the key points of MMT are (1) governments print money when they need it to buy stuff, and (2) you gotta collect the excess dollars later, somehow. It flips the script from “tax and spend” to “spend, then tax”. Problem is, spending is Economics, but taxing is Politics. We are great at the former but awful at the latter.”
I guess Putin just gave us the 48 hour notice…
All you have to remember is that I’ve criticized nearly every action taken by the various government entities related to the pandemic as wrong and provided reasons why. I guess remembering something for longer than it takes to copy/paste a tweet is asking too much. I don’t know how you’re incapable of seeing the blatant hypocrisy in your comments. Or you just don’t care which I’d argue is worse.
Let me know when you want to go protest the Federal/TSA overreach since 9/11.
Lib, PBS and WH now talking about imminent Russian invasion.
I guess it wasn’t Biden’s red flag after all.
Time to pay back the military industrial complex. They are pretty big donors too, no? Is there really any difference between say, Goerge H Bush and Joe Biden?
Just saw a headline. Could Walmart be a Metaverse stock?
I know, the couple of times I’ve gone in there, it definitely feels like an alternative reality.
Left: Apparently, if the Russians are going to do it, now is the time as the ground starts to thaw in March, making it difficult for tanks.
Yeah, everyone thought they’d wait until after the Olympics as a courtesy to Xi….State Dept said from the podium to US citizens get out in 24-48 and if not, we’re not risking US lives to extract you later.
Still don’t believe anything coming from any ass-clown from any party standing at a podium with that seal….may very well happen, but not for/because of any benefit to our populace….
In retrospect orange dolt is correct – vice-president should be allowed to overturn any election result. Leave it to Kamala. Religious nut jobs like Pence, Amy Coney Barrett, or delusional Catholic school teachers believing in sky daddy shouldn’t be allowed to decide anything.
Sky daddy…
lmao!! I like that one. Am I going to he11 for laughing at that one?
Pence held the line, refusing to yield to the wanna-be dick-tater
Gary you are already in hell. Ya meat stick.
AstroTurf Trucking, sounds like a great band name.
https://twitter.com/sandibachom/status/1492216863924838402
Sandi Bachom @sandibachom
Trudeau on CBC now. Money to fund the truckers is coming from the US they jammed the emergency phone lines yesterday with calls from US and Americans are part of the occupation staying here in Ottawa. I saw signs and T-shirts from infowars yesterday. #OttawaOccupation
Fast
Going to he!!? You live in Jersey. You’re already at least in purgatory
Ed,
Well except the left’s music. Lawrence Welk, Stryper, and Ted Nugent would make for one boring world.
What should we do if security guard asks you to mask up or leave? Umm, leave? Do you tell a bouncer to f-off too? Not cops but they have been given authority to remove you, forcefully if needed. Why is this any different?
If Belarus takes a jab at Poland, it’s going to be far uglier than y’all think. This is the wildcard that’ll make this really bad, really fast. Putin’s not an idiot, but Lukashekno is.
Grim: I don’t think Lukashenko would do anything without Putin’s OK. Don’t know why Unless Putin wanted to provoke NATO/ west. If so then it’s a world war.
Ole Brandon still got it.
“Following one executive’s remarks about her company’s solar and wind energy resources, Biden asked: “Are all of you — generic question ― are you getting less resistance when you start talking about wind and the windmills? I know they cause cancer.” Laughs heard from energy execs around the room.
I thought polands military is 3 or 4 times Belarus and more modern.
US and Canada in a Civil War at the same time America is going to be in a World War.
Don’t think that’s ever happened in history before.
“Canadian judge orders Freedom Convoy to clear bridge by 7pm TONIGHT: Trudeau says ‘everything is on the table’ – including using the military – and promised ‘quick action’ after call with Biden to discuss Americans backing the protest”
God help America if this troll wants to restart her engine.
Hillary Clinton ‘will speak at New York State Democratic Party Convention to galvanize the party’ amid mounting speculation that she will run for president in 2024
Criminals are getting more creative every day.
Gunman used baby to LURE cops and shoot them: Man placed baby on doormat during five-hour stand-off with police – then suspect inside the house shot them, leaving nine injured in Arizona
Crash and burn:
One Adele of a hangover! Drunk singer bursts into tears and asks ‘how do they know it’s me?’ after she’s spotted in gay club… where she stripped to her bra, admired topless dancers, fell over, pole-danced and gave swearing rant about being female
Once the first round is fired, that F150 is going to cost 150 to fill.
F150 will mean Fill ‘er up for 150 dollars.
Better buy some locking gas caps.
Phoenix: And Obama weighing now too. He is violating the unwritten rule of a former President interfering with a sitting President.
3b,
It’s Bizarro world now. The Canadian truckers are holding firm. America is sticking its nose in their affairs.
Putin isn’t a Dolt like Biden. I’ll bet he has changed his Depends five times today.
Once a war starts, no telling where its going to end.
This isn’t Iraq. or Af ganny Stan.
A clip from a favorite of mine:
https://youtu.be/cIpTE-aHEZ0?t=4
Doesn’t look like anyone is moving..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzIUk3BL5Zw
At least we don’t have to worry about one thing.
Biden won’t remember the launch codes.
Hahaha
Phoenix: Biden had a disastrous interview with Lester Holt of NBC. He is completely out of it. He is just as scary as Trump was. What an absolute shite show.
I remember when the generals were criticizing Trump saying he set the bar really low on foreign policy. He came in and said “no new wars”. I guess Biden has met their approval. The media is drooling for a war. It’s disgusting.
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Left: they got smoked again like a cheap cigar
https://cornellsun.com/2022/02/09/whats-wrong-with-mens-hockey/
Pura Vida has free range goats?
https://pagesix.com/2022/02/11/tom-brady-and-gisele-bundchen-stroll-costa-rican-beach/?_ga=2.248121794.430151980.1644119818-1584686691.1627740273
Trump wore a diaper, snorted adderall and painted
his fat face orange. Biden is a Rhodes Scholar by comparison.
Is Tom the pretty one in that relationship?
Funny how that works. Tom Brady was not the best skilled qb but ended up being labeled the goat. Guy always had a great team behind him that caught a lot of breaks, but he gets all the credit.
The boomers knocked it out of the park. See ya.
“The world’s richest man couldn’t hold a candle to the United States government’s dues.
On Thursday evening, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk noted that the national debt — which hit a record high of $30 trillion last week — is not sustainable. Commenting on a headline from The Babylon Bee — “Biden Goes Double Or Nothing On National Debt By Placing $30 Trillion On The Bengals” — Musk pointed out that the financial implications of the debt is no laughing matter.
“True national debt, including unfunded entitlements, is at least $60 trillion — roughly three times the size of the entire US economy,” he said. “Something has got to give.”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 11, 2022”
And we are worried about nj’s debt? Lmao.
Trump was the nail in the coffin when he lowered tax rates again. Look how much that debt has gone up since his tax plan came about.
Trump wore a diaper, snorted adderall and painted
his fat face orange. Biden is a Rhodes Scholar by comparison.
Maybe, but he largely avoided military conflict better than any other president in my lifetime. Biden’s itching to go to war to distract from his failures in just about every issue of the country.
US no longer has the capacity to not be engaged in war.
The minute a war ends, we start picking fights.
Are we here?
“The 1929 crash mainly resulted from an asset bubble that saw the Dow on a bullish run for nearly a decade. Moreover, margin buying had become commonplace, intensifying concerns around asset valuations.”
https://www.dividend.com/dividend-education/inside-the-10-worst-days-of-dow/
We had a bull run for a decade. We have margin buying driving the market.
BRT,
He is only pres in 30 years to be a one term loser. Big deal. He was a moron who changed military leadership like he changes his burnt orange clown makeup each day.
Trump is still the focus of the left which means the left will never get over the fact that he was successful while their side, lead by a dementia patient who shits himself, is a frightful disaster.
Bill Maher says Freedom Convoy truckers have a right to be ‘pissed off’ at elitists who ‘sit at home in their Lululemons’ before comparing Canadian PM Justin Trudeau to Hitler for questioning if the unvaccinated should be ‘tolerated’
Trump is the focus because he’s a criminal.
His actions are still unpunished.
Eddie
I agree with your post.
It’s why America is doomed without a third, fourth or fifth party.
I think they were both horrible and we are paying the price for 6 years of complete governmental incompetence.
Once Trump is in prison he’ll be largely ignored by everyone except
the true believers like the mouth breathers on this board.
I guess you can’t say anything good or bad about the Nazi’s anymore.
https://www.nj.com/morris/2022/02/nj-boe-member-removes-anne-frank-pic-from-anti-covid-mandate-facebook-post-after-backlash.html
Ex,
We only punish certain people in America.
Others get a walk.
Currently trying to get a QDRO done. Yes, still not settled after years of divorce.
All paperwork given to attorney from corporations who have changed hands and outsourced employee HR so many times they can’t find your paperwork. (And when you ask me why I don’t have it or kept a copy, it’s because law enforcement escorted me out of my house in 8 minutes, and my ex stole the computers, hard drives, and everything else with the police assisting her in looting me).
So they get my paperwork, Next I get billed by the lawyer, claiming that the QDRO company has been called and contacted many times with no response, they ask me if I want them to write subpoenas for more information. I call the QDRO company yesterday- they claim to have received nothing-even though the lawyer has sent me time and date stamped emails.
Who is lying, and why am I paying? Because I live in America, a land of no way to get justice.
400/ hr in 6 minute increments. Sure, let’s keep talking about a simple email and write more letters.
Last time I checked no congressman has written a letter to limit the pay of these individuals. But they want to limit the pay of mine and my colleagues.
LW,
Sorry about the grammar.
Haha.
Joyce,
You can’t say anything about anyone anymore.
You can thank the #metoo movement for that.
An allegation marketed correctly to the world is better than the truth.
Goebbels was right.
https://bit.ly/3uMonHG
Link wasn’t correct. It’s the one on the right with the Big Lie.
“Accuse the other side of that which you are guilty”
My ex did that as well.
Well, she may think like him, at least she didn’t look like him when I married her. Kinda does now.
Hahahaha.
He is only pres in 30 years to be a one term loser. Big deal. He was a moron who changed military leadership like he changes his burnt orange clown makeup each day.
At least he never bombed and killed people in foreign countries. Bombing Syria as soon as he took office was a disgrace. Not starting a war is a big deal to me. Maybe one day karma will kick in and your 6 year old will get drafted and killed in a foreign country then let’s again see how you feel about a warmongering Dem president?
No one is getting drafted Boomer. K?
nice!
joyce says:
February 11, 2022 at 1:30 pm
“Obviously MMR is a crock…. it always was…”
We found a closet anti-vaxxer ;-)
Department of Homeland Security is ‘surging additional staff’ in California this weekend and utilizing ‘extensive air resources’ in anticipation of a US Freedom Convoy forming at the Super Bowl
Ex I am not saying it applies to you, but the left is still focused on Trump because they can’t bring themselves to criticize Biden. I don’t understand that rationale, but it appears to be the case. The fact is away from Trump, Biden is a disaster across the board. And, I think many on both sides including the left are coming to that realization. As for Trump going to jail that ain’t happening.
This is funny. SNL, but non political so it works-don’t worry repub or democrap, it won’t offend you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZQsW7VPhj8
He didn’t change the military leadership. Just refused to greenlight their BS war mongering. We have an old senile fool looking to get us into a European military conflict. This ain’t fun and games anymore fighting battles with guys in pickup trucks wearing sandals.
TV prez, steak seller and pageant t*t greaser suddenly Patton. You can’t fix cult membership. Remind me who gave 100 billion to military budget than requested in short 4 years? Fiscal conservs, my @ss. Imagine for Defense sec saying this..but we know the cult answer..he is disgruntled being fired, throw him over side, what did he ever do..blah.
3b,
How about R dumping guy as he in insane but know let’s get rid of fellow Rs who criticize orange overlord or dont promote stop steal lies. Please..TDS is on right as obsessed that he was great when he was pure lying shit. Biden might suck but he stays f off twitters and has thicker skin.
Per Mattis, “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people — does not even pretend to try,” he wrote. “Instead he tries to divide us. We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort.”
Whoever inherited America Post-tRump gets a shit sandwich. Pure and simple.
Someone call the doctor and get an order to up his Aricept dosage. Or some Ketamine and knock him out before he does any more stupid things.
“Ukraine crisis on the brink: Russia says it caught US submarine in its waters and ‘drove it out’ while blasting Western ‘provocation’ as Biden holds phone call with Putin and airlines stop flights to Kiev – hours after invasion warning”
Bystander: I have no argument with any of that. However, it does not change the fact that Biden is a disaster. I honestly don’t understand why a reasonable rational person like yourself has such difficulty acknowledging that.
Ex,
It ‘s Hillary’s fault. That Arrogant Dolt should have stayed home and rekindled her marriage or played Bingo.
Senior citizens have no business running the country.
3b
Exactly the problem. For many it’s one side or the other.
So myopic they can only see one thing in front of them.
Breaking news: Biden threatens Russia, puts nuclear subs in Russian waters, then threatens them.
If I were Putin I would call his bluff.
Just for the F of it. Arrogant shriveled p r iiik.
President Biden told Putin in HOUR-LONG phone call that Russia would face ‘swift and severe’ economic and political costs if it invades Ukraine – making a last ditch effort to prevent ‘widespread human suffering’
“but he largely avoided military conflict better than any other president”
Was it 4 of 5 deferments for Donnie?
you see, you are focusing so much on Trump, you don’t care if we start war with Russia. Why does the president now get free reign to attempt to ignite WW3? Thank god we stopped Trump.
Fab,
Now that’s funny. You get the win for that one!
Ex says:
February 12, 2022 at 1:31 pm
“Whoever inherited America Post-tRump gets a shit sandwich.”
You Dem dopes probably said the same about NYC when BigBird deBlasio took over from Rudy/Bloomy. Face it, the modern Dem party is incapable of good governance. Bankrupt Detroit, crime-infested Baltimore/Chicago/NYC, filthy San Fran, dead-broke Illinois — all brought to you by Dems. And now Joe is doing the same to the good ol’ USA; in case you haven’t noticed, the world is literally spinning out of control — thanks Joe!
Putin should have rammed that sub in Russian waters. Then offered it to the Chinese.
Let the Americans explain what it was doing there.
America needs to be a country, not an empire.
Genius who let cobra escape gets charged. The neighbors are freaking out and unhappy. Meanwhile I’ve had 2 snakes on my sidewalk already this year and usually run into cottonmouths 3 or 4 times a year in local parks.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/grand-prairie-missing-cobras-owner-031750961.html
Well, American troops landed in Rzeszow, Poland.
“Well, American troops landed in Rzeszow, Poland”
Purposely?
They were murmuring something about a submarine with a screen door.
3:47 go jerrymander a post.
Aides were scared to give former President Donald Trump classified information because they feared he would leak it, former Homeland Security aide Miles Taylor told MSNBC on Friday.
Taylor served as chief of staff to the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security during the Trump administration.
He made the comments while discussing a New York Times article that called out Republicans who criticized Hillary Clinton for her emails but remain silent about reports that Trump took boxes of White House documents to Mar-a-Lago.
Taylor said that Republicans were being hypocritical and that Trump was “mind-numbingly incompetent” when it came to protecting classified information.
re: submarine
Not much to see there Kuril islands north of Japan, in the freezing north Pacific, definitely not the hunt for Red October. Would be more exciting if it snuck past the Dardanelle straights into the Black Sea.
Ex – You are still sucked into the Trump nonsense from the MSM??
Make no mistake here the President can declassify anything and everything. Nobody withheld info. The kid who penned an anonymous article in the NY Times back 2018 about a resistance inside the trump administration is just trying to raise his profile to sell a book.
Beer – No way that Cobra snake can survive in Texas for long too cold now and way too many guns.
Juice: All the media has now is Trump. They are just ignoring Biden’s disastrous policies across the board. Biden and his administration is just as bad as Trumps.
Their stats are all B#S# my food shopping prices are up 50%- hence they strip out food prices.
My husband resigned from his hospital IT job because he didn’t want to get boosted and boosted and boosted due to King Murphy’s “we want to be the Mini CA” mandates….too much every time a booster is approved…..all health care workers..even if you don’t go near patients and work remote…..you gotta get boosted.
How many of you characterized Biden as a p#ssy in his approach to Putin and Russia? Now the same people are calling Biden a warmonger. Funny how the people who claim the opposition has TDS are suffering from BDS.
This type of division and infighting will be the undoing of the United States. We are our own worst enemy!
Excellent read.
“But although Putin missed the euphoria of the ’80s, he certainly took full part in the orgy of greed that gripped Russia in the ’90s. Having weathered the trauma of the Berlin Wall, Putin returned to the Soviet Union and joined his former colleagues in a massive looting of the Soviet state. With the assistance of Russian organized crime as well as the amoral international offshore-money-laundering industry, some of the former Soviet nomenklatura stole assets, took the money out of the country, hid it abroad, and then brought the cash back and used it to buy more assets. Wealth accumulated; a power struggle followed. Some of the original oligarchs landed in prison or exile. Eventually Putin wound up as the top billionaire among all the other billionaires—or at least the one who controls the secret police.
This position makes Putin simultaneously very strong and very weak, a paradox that many Americans and Europeans find hard to understand. He is strong, of course, because he controls so many levers of Russia’s society and economy. Try to imagine an American president who controlled not only the executive branch—including the FBI, CIA, and NSA—but also Congress and the judiciary; The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Dallas Morning News, and all of the other newspapers; and all major businesses, including Exxon, Apple, Google, and General Motors.
Putin’s control comes without legal limits. He and the people around him operate without checks and balances, without ethics rules, without transparency of any kind. They determine who can be a candidate in elections, and who is allowed to speak in public. They can make decisions from one day to the next—sending troops to the Ukrainian border, for example—after consulting no one and taking no advice. When Putin contemplates an invasion, he does not have to consider the interest of Russian businesses or consumers who might suffer from economic sanctions. He doesn’t have to take into account the families of Russian soldiers who might die in a conflict that they don’t want. They have no choice, and no voice.
And yet at the same time, Putin’s position is extremely precarious. Despite all of that power and all of that money, despite total control over the information space and total domination of the political space, Putin must know, at some level, that he is an illegitimate leader. He has never won a fair election, and he has never campaigned in a contest that he could lose. He knows that the political system he helped create is profoundly unfair, that his regime not only runs the country but owns it, making economic and foreign-policy decisions that are designed to benefit the companies from which he and his inner circle personally profit. He knows that the institutions of the state exist not to serve the Russian people, but to steal from them. He knows that this system works very well for a few rich people, but very badly for everyone else. He knows, in other words, that one day, prodemocracy activists of the kind he saw in Dresden might come for him too.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/putin-ukraine-democracy
“It’s a long way from the Donbas to France or the Netherlands, where far-right politicians hang around the European Parliament and take Russian money to go on “fact-finding missions” to Crimea. It’s a longer way still to the small American towns where, back in 2016, voters eagerly clicked on pro-Trump Facebook posts written in St. Petersburg. But they are all a part of the same story: They are the ideological answer to the trauma that Putin and his generation of KGB officers experienced in 1989. Instead of democracy, they promote autocracy; instead of unity, they try constantly to create division; instead of open societies, they promote xenophobia. Instead of letting people hope for something better, they promote nihilism and cynicism.
Putin is preparing to invade Ukraine again—or pretending he will invade Ukraine again—for the same reason. He wants to destabilize Ukraine, frighten Ukraine. He wants Ukrainian democracy to fail. He wants the Ukrainian economy to collapse. He wants foreign investors to flee. He wants his neighbors—in Belarus, Kazakhstan, even Poland and Hungary—to doubt whether democracy will ever be viable, in the longer term, in their countries too. Farther abroad, he wants to put so much strain on Western and democratic institutions, especially the European Union and NATO, that they break up. He wants to keep dictators in power wherever he can, in Syria, Venezuela, and Iran. He wants to undermine America, to shrink American influence, to remove the power of the democracy rhetoric that so many people in his part of the world still associate with America. He wants America itself to fail.
These are big goals, and they might not be achievable. But Putin’s beloved Soviet Union also had big, unachievable goals. Lenin, Stalin, and their successors wanted to create an international revolution, to subjugate the entire world to the Soviet dictatorship of the proletariat. Ultimately, they failed—but they did a lot of damage while trying. Putin will also fail, but he too can do a lot of damage while trying. And not only in Ukraine.”
Powerful post. Team red is one big powerful propaganda machine these days thanks to trump. It all started with “fake news” movement and has become an absolute monster at brainwashing and telling republicans how to think and what to say. Sad part, they don’t even realize it…try telling them to see the light and you become “fake news.” It’s sad to see, it really is. Russia did a hell of a job dividing this nation in 2016. Knocked it out of the park in getting Trump to become president and used as a vehicle to stir division and hate in democratic countries.
Old realtor says:
February 13, 2022 at 7:10 am
How many of you characterized Biden as a p#ssy in his approach to Putin and Russia? Now the same people are calling Biden a warmonger. Funny how the people who claim the opposition has TDS are suffering from BDS.
This type of division and infighting will be the undoing of the United States. We are our own worst enemy!
That’s what Trump did from day 1. Make america great again by destroying its democratic principles and ability to work together politically. He absolutely destroyed that and might have taken our country down with it. I don’t know how you stop this anger or division now. It’s out of control from the anti vax movement to truckers shutting down aupply lines. Russia did a hell of a job creating this current instability in our economy and society, and they have Trump to thank. He did a hell of a job putting it in place, esp with his parting gift that elections are rigged. Once you plant that seed in your cult followers, almost no going back.
Is it no coincidence that the left party got hijacked by the extremists during the reign of Trump? That’s exactly what russia was hoping would happen as a result of Trump coming to power and it did. Why do you think russia attacked Hillary and took her out. They put propaganda in place to give Bernie the spotlight. Then comes AOC and the likes. Then BLM comes out of nowhere to create endless protests and occupations in our country.
How much more evidence do you need to know Putin got us f’ing good. Real good. Remember, he is a decorated spy (kgb). He has no one to check his power. So with technology he was able to manipulate and pretty much take down American society as we knew it. Well played, well played.
How many of you characterized Biden as a p#ssy in his approach to Putin and Russia? Now the same people are calling Biden a warmonger. Funny how the people who claim the opposition has TDS are suffering from BDS.
This isn’t BDS. The US is hopelessly addicted to war and you could see that Clinton was eager to start 2 or 3 more the instant she got in office. The Dems have been hijacked by the military industrial complex along with the media. That’s why there is currently an unholy alliance between war mongers from inside like John Bolton, neocons like GWB and Liz Cheney with the Dems/Media. The Democrats now mirror the republicans of the 2000, and they’ve even become best friends.
The way out of this is sanctions, unfortunately, the idiots in Europe completely hamstrung their ability to do that immediately with their disastrous energy policy. It’s no different than the idiotic things we’ve done domestically allowing us to be completely dependent upon China. We all need to decouple, and fast.
Come on, just look at the mafia. Power structure states that someone is always coming for the top. Have to constantly defend and attack to maintain said power. You think we can maintain our position with peace? They will never stop coming.
“The US is hopelessly addicted to war”
From yesterday. Why doesn’t it end? You know why. It’s the same reason america has to maintain its military and act against threats.
“Pay or Burn: An Italian Mafia’s Message to Businesses
A southern Italian province thought it had the local mafia on the run. Now the mob is fighting back, with a wave of arson and bomb attacks.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pay-or-burn-an-italian-mafias-message-to-businesses-11644681601?reflink=share_mobilewebshare
And stop blaming america for Russia building up its troops along the Ukraine border. They already moved in at 2014. We have to draw a line for our allies like poland. Once Ukraine goes, Poland is next. Do we just keep letting Putin do wtf he wants?
BRT and team red sound like Putin sympathizers. Well, i guess putin did help get their boy in office in 2016.
Donald Trump said his presidency was a ‘glamorous’ and ‘romantic period’ while promoting his photo memoir
The former president said he believed the book was selling well because during his presidency, “We were just beating everybody.”
Trump told Fox & Friends that his book has sold more than 300,000 copies, despite supply-chain delays.
A review in The Washington Post said the book “captures Trump’s wandering mind and self-sabotaging bitterness.”
BRT,
Nice tale of conspiracy theories and projections. You never addressed my point, you just said it doesn’t exist. The p#ssy is now a warmonger. This total change in position occurred with amazing speed. How do you explain this phenomenon?
Pumps: We do create wars , Iraq, Afghanistan to name those two. There were 2 countries ruled by two not nice guys. Which one from the US perspective is the biggest threat to the US ? China hands down. What do we do drive the Russians into the arms of China. That was disastrous policy. Right or wrong Putin and many Russians feel their country was humiliated by the US and the west at the breakup of the Soviet Union. We expanded NATO right up to their door step, and told Ukraine and Georgia they can join to someday. Why antagonize Russia like that? Ukraine was a line in the sand , and Putin won’t back down unless he receives something concrete in return. Ukraine should be neutral like Finland in my opinion. I think it will be a disaster all around if Russia invades , but the US and the west screwed up here. One final thought why has the US been raising the alarm on a Russian invasion while at the same time the Ukrainian President has been urging calm.
November 8th.
Tick… tick… tick… tick…
Pumps: I know you are Polish background so it’s emotional for you, but Putin won’t attack Poland as it’s a NATO country and he won’t risk a world war; he is not that reckless. As for 2014, yeah he did, he took back Crimea for Russia which it was part of prior to Kruschev symbolically signing it over to Ukraine. It was not nice , but it was not like Ukraine was going to give it back. As for eastern Ukraine yeah they did, complex area Ukrainians, Russians , Ukrainians that speak Russian but identify as Ukrainians. That whole part of Europe is very complex.
Coincidence that elon musk sold 10 billion at the peak of the bubble?
Best part, he is a genius…put the poll out there whether he should sell or not to the public knowing they would say sell. So it doesn’t look like he is dumping at the top of the market. Pure genius.
Was there a better signal of a market top in hindsight?
“Putin is preparing to invade Ukraine again—or pretending he will invade Ukraine again—for the same reason. He wants to destabilize Ukraine, frighten Ukraine. He wants Ukrainian democracy to fail. He wants the Ukrainian economy to collapse. He wants foreign investors to flee. He wants his neighbors—in Belarus, Kazakhstan, even Poland and Hungary—to doubt whether democracy will ever be viable, in the longer term, in their countries too. Farther abroad, he wants to put so much strain on Western and democratic institutions, especially the European Union and NATO, that they break up. He wants to keep dictators in power wherever he can, in Syria, Venezuela, and Iran. He wants to undermine America, to shrink American influence, to remove the power of the democracy rhetoric that so many people in his part of the world still associate with America. He wants America itself to fail.
These are big goals, and they might not be achievable. But Putin’s beloved Soviet Union also had big, unachievable goals. Lenin, Stalin, and their successors wanted to create an international revolution, to subjugate the entire world to the Soviet dictatorship of the proletariat. Ultimately, they failed—but they did a lot of damage while trying. Putin will also fail, but he too can do a lot of damage while trying. And not only in Ukraine.”
3b says:
February 13, 2022 at 9:05 am
3b,
He is attacking us without physical weapons. He has been at war with us since the hacked hillary emails.
Pumps: Trump did not destroy the ability to work together, thirty have not really worked together since the Clinton days. As well, the extreme left was taking over the Dems before Trump, that’s why he won. Now the Dems are back and round we go.
You should watch the game of thrones if you haven’t. It illustrates how the game of power is played and it’s ruthless. You can’t be in charge of the world and be a pacifist. They will eat us alive and take everything. Peace exists in this world since WW2 because of our muscle. Understand this.
3b says:
February 13, 2022 at 8:58 am
Pumps: We do create wars
Pumps: Putin is many things , but he is not a communist , Lenin / Stalin. He is not trying to create world revolution and recreate the Soviet Union. Empires cost money to
maintain that’s one of the reasons the Soviet Union collapses. We expanded right up to Russia’s door step as I said we pushed it with Ukraine.
Name another empire that allowed for this many people to come out of poverty in the era since WWII to present. Yet, we are hated, even by our own populace crying about the very military that made this all happen. Capitalism is the engine, but the military is the oil…the life blood that keeps it going.
Pumps: The Chinese have done and are continuing to far more harm than the Russians and the Hillary e mails.
Iraq was a direct threat to the world economy. They didn’t want to sell oil in dollars and were a threat to its stability. So see ya…bat to the head. For the good of all…sacrifices must be made.
So anyone crying about Iraq invasion needs to understand the big picture. We did what we had to do for the stability of all.
That was a positive of trump’s presidency. Opened our eyes to how much of a threat they were. Spying on us through their electronic products.
His problem: he was blind to russia. He was their puppet.
3b says:
February 13, 2022 at 9:18 am
Pumps: The Chinese have done and are continuing to far more harm than the Russians and the Hillary e mails.
Pumps I don’t want young Americans going off to die in foreign lands. Young White , Black Hispanics and others primarily from working class/ poor backgrounds that’s who will be doing the fighting and dying, and then we can buy blankets for the ones that come home limbless. Let Bill O Reilly and Hunter Biden go over and fight.
Nice tale of conspiracy theories and projections. You never addressed my point, you just said it doesn’t exist. The p#ssy is now a warmonger. This total change in position occurred with amazing speed. How do you explain this phenomenon?
You find one quote from me saying that, and then you can argue that point. I’ve been against war on this forum since it’s inception. It’s easy to explain this phenomenon, Trump’s greatest accomplishment was allowing the right to say it’s ok to be against war. Prior to that, they were brainwashed by Bush/Cheney’s whole you are unpatriotic if you oppose it campaign. They’ve since moved on to the left with other methods with incredible effectiveness. Just look at our resident moron’s war mongering support of the Iraq war in his latest post.
I’m not concerned with people taking the position to oppose war. They aren’t going to get us into one. I’m more concerned with the populace that is now being goaded by the media to support this nonsense. You know…when Obama and Hillary wanted to go to war with Syria, pretty much everyone was like “F this”. We all had the same opinion and it didn’t happen. That’s where we need to be.
Last week was a big shot in the arm stock-wise, but it was quick and over in a day as far as my #1 is concerned. Volatile markets require a laser-like focus and perfect timing.
I get it, 3b. Just sacrifices have to be made. If we don’t fight back in these little skirmishes, then the big ones will follow. Those will cost millions and millions of lives as we witnessed during WWI and WWII. Those wars happened because no one was significantly more powerful to check the power and say sit the fk down.
As per the WSJ Ukrainian govt officials say Russian destabilization campaign is under way and believe that is more likely than a Russian invasion. Meanwhile Biden is screaming invasion!!
Pumps: Who is fighting back in these little skirmishes as you call them? You don’t not joint up to fight in Iraq twenty odd years ago. We have enough going on in our country without getting involved somewhere else militarily
Ex,
Not saying it’s going to happen, but we def have a chance for a black Monday event. No one knows, but there is definitely a chance for a significant sell off come monday. Will it happen, prob not, but the odds have increased to the point that the risk can’t be ignored.
3b,
Biden is a puppet. The powers that be know that russia is trying to take out the Ukraine govt. So they are trying to get the public on board with doing something about it.
Pumps: Biden and the Dems are hyping up the war rhetoric to take peoples mind off of the disastrous Biden administration.
Old realtor says:
February 13, 2022 at 7:10 am
“Funny how the people who claim the opposition has TDS are suffering from BDS.”
OldApologist doing the only thing that Dem stooges know how to do — deflect. Just admit it, Joe is a disaster and the world is suffering because of it.
As for Putin’s ultimate aim on Ukraine, who knows? He may just be winging it; seeing how much dissention he can sow within NATO and between Europe and the US, and taking a wait-and-see approach as to an actual invasion. One thing you can be sure of, this is happening because of Joe’s feckless and incompetent leadership — just as Putin’s prior invasion of Ukraine, and his re-establishment of a Russian footprint in the middle east/Syria happened because of Oblama’s feckless and incompetent leadership.
Are they telling Putin to amass an army on the border? It’s a real threat. Putin is playing chess. He’s making moves and we have to make moves in response.
3b says:
February 13, 2022 at 9:49 am
Pumps: Biden and the Dems are hyping up the war rhetoric to take peoples mind off of the disastrous Biden administration.
Ignoring the problem isn’t going to make it go away.
Pumps: What is your solution? What are you advocating for? War between the US and Russia? The President of Ukraine has repeatedly asked Biden s administration to tone down the war rhetoric. Why isn’t the administration listening to him? I
Stand by my comment that Biden is doing to it to deflect from his disastrous performance at home.
Pretty good argument. Long read, but good.
“I’ve recently come to believe that public (permissionless) ledgers/blockchains (aka Web3) are a dead end. This post by David Rosenthal does a fantastic job of explaining the issues I identified and more: blog.dshr.org/2022/02/ee380-…”
https://twitter.com/markrussinovich/status/1492174833945231360?s=21
3b,
I don’t know the answer. I don’t have access to intelligence reports. Only thing I can do is justify why we do what we do in hindsight. Whatever they are doing, it’s for the good of the nation whether we realize it or not. Mistakes like Vietnam will be made because they are human, but make no doubt about it, we were in Vietnam for a reason. We were indeed there to try and make our capitalism model not succumb to communism.
Pumps: Your last response makes absolutely no sense.
I’m simply stating that whatever our govt is doing is sourced in good intentions. They are not starting a war over a political approval rating I will tell you that.
“This type of division and infighting will be the undoing of the United States. We are our own worst enemy!”
US needs to be undone. There are two separate countries already, separated by unbridgeable social, economic, and philosophic divides.
Pumps the comedian. Government acting out of good intentions. 😂
Start the day with the appropriate song:
https://youtu.be/A1OqtIqzScI
Pumps: I can’t believe you are that naive.
There is no “BDS” re: Ukraine….that senile old fool is like my ex-wife’s best “friends” as our marriage ended….
Just as Biden is explicit he will not put a boot in Ukraine they had no direct vested interest in the outcome…they would not be on the hook for attorneys’ fees, the impact on the children, or her well being going forward.
Yet they, like Biden, had no problem running their mouths and inflaming the situation through their rhetoric, views, and “positions”.
The President of Ukraine – a sovereign state that Biden has explicitly said will not receive US military support – is openly stating to the world that Biden is making the situation worse and that he needs to STFU.
Will someone please muzzle this old fool.
Good intentions meaning protecting their capitalist economy/power at all costs. If we lose our power position can’t ready for fight after fight until someone becomes powerful enough to bring stability again. Human nature is a bitch.
Not can’t—get ready
Phoenix, re: QDRO, why in the world is any attorney involved?
I can pull my files if it helps but my memory is very clear…there are QDRO firms that do this as a singular business, soup to nuts. IIRC ours was fixed fee, $5k or so. They deal with the employer’s pension plan and are retained, again from memory, by both parties. Pretty sure on that since all documents from them were copied to both of us, ie. no privilege. And they’re not attorneys anyway. Think ours was FL based.
The whole QDRO process is a PITA but that is why they are there and they are very above board, if pedantic and slow.
You should absolutely not be paying attorneys a dime to deal with this….and if it has been years (that long, wow) since your settlement the attorneys should be well in the rear view mirror…tear up their business cards, inform them they no longer represent you, and that any materials received by them regarding your case need to be forwarded to you directly. And make sure to get your files from them.
History may very well repeat itself- you can only control someone so much before they have had enough of you and are willing to take you on.
New American Nation E-N Embargoes and Sanctions
Embargoes and Sanctions – World war ii
In July 1940, a cabinet change in Japan signaled a more aggressive Japanese policy in South-east Asia. With that, the United States imposed an embargo on aviation gasoline and high-grade scrap iron to Japan. This embargo affected only a fraction of exports to Japan, and the U.S. government went to some lengths to justify the embargo on the grounds of American domestic needs rather than any displeasure with Japan. Still, the embargo signaled the Japanese that the United States would oppose any moves against Southeast Asia.
Instead of backing down, Japan accelerated its search for more secure sources of vital raw materials. It extorted concessions from the Dutch East Indies, coerced Vichy France into allowing Japanese occupation of northern Indochina, and began negotiations for an alliance with Germany and Italy. The United States responded with a complete embargo on scrap iron, but this was followed the very next day by the formal announcement of the Axis pact. The United States continued to expand its embargo, extending it to tools, iron, steel, copper, bronze, and many other critical metals. When the United States intercepted Japanese messages detailing plans for further expansion in Southeast Asia and reports arrived that Japanese transports were moving on southern Indochina, Roosevelt decided on a last-ditch gamble to stop Japanese expansion. He issued an order freezing all Japanese assets in the United States. Only a special license from the U.S. government could release Japanese assets to pay for American exports, including, most critically, oil. When the British and Dutch joined the oil embargo, it cut off the vital Southeast Asian sources of raw materials as well. With only a two-year supply of petroleum, Japan either had to give up the war in China or secure its own sources of supply. Japan first tried diplomacy, but negotiations with the United States failed, and Japan declared war. During World War II, the United States used the 1917 Trading with the Enemy Act to impose a complete embargo on the Axis powers.
Pumps China has already beat us. That being said they do have a rapidly declining birth rate, and a dwindling number of women of child bearing age. Additionally, many Chinese women have had multiple abortions and many when trying to conceive now have fertility problems. We of course could turn it around in this country, but we won’t ; too busy fighting over a lot of nonsense.
LW,
The whole thing has been a s h i te show.
Just trying to complete this part at least.
Don’t even want to think about it this morning.
Well,
Once they got her off the plane, and we don’t know for sure, it may very well be nut free.
At least it’s one nut less.
Or did she just want all the men off the plane. Hahaha.
British woman, 26, who suffers a severe allergy says she was kicked off American Airlines flight from Heathrow to JFK because she demanded entire plane had to be nut free
3b,
If China wants women to have children, women will have children.
First they will encourage. After that it will just happen.
3b,
America is top dog. Until the go to currency is not the dollar, we are still in control. It’s all about the Benjamins baby. Lol
But do understand that any loss of position by the United States will be followed by global instability. Very very scary. Hard to run economies on instability.
Phoenix: If the women are physical unable to conceive not much the government can do about that.
Yup. Funny, but might really be the case.
“I believe we may reach a point in a recession, and essentially full panic when in next crisis, the market will expect a bailout from Fed, and my man JPow will be like… nope, can’t do that buddy, gotta fight that inflation..”
Do you advocate secession? Many more questions if your answer is yes.
leftwing says:
February 13, 2022 at 11:14 am
“This type of division and infighting will be the undoing of the United States. We are our own worst enemy!”
US needs to be undone. There are two separate countries already, separated by unbridgeable social, economic, and philosophic divides.
3b
I agree.
Can’t get blood from a stone.
Well, unless you hit someone over the head with one and there is enough on it.
Uh oh.
Wingman got clipped. Big time.
https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/morris/police-fire/nj-wing-eating-champ-busted-with-cocaine-in-nebraska-traffic-stop-report/825850/
At this point, why not allow secession? According to a bunch of people in the Northeast, we could solve all of our problems if the South didn’t have so much influence. Let Texas and Florida secede. I’m surprised it’s not on the table. The dems should embrace it instead of trying to fake DC and Puerto Rico into becoming states. You’d have your majority right away.
The Northeast would put sanctions on Texas and Florida to try to control them.
Then we would have a Civil War.
Black Mirror should do this as an episode.
It is interesting to argue the counterfactual case; if Trump was still President, what would be happening. I guess the question is whether Putin (and others) stood down rather than dealing with Trump because Trump’s whimsical and mercurial potential responses. Difficult to play a methodical game when it is impossible to predict several moves down the line from your opponent. That said, if we were fated to be in this standoff in Ukraine regardless, then maybe we would be in the unfortunate situation of Trump defending Putin in the face of almost uniform condemnation by the rest of the U.S. populace/media. Who knows? I still wonder whether Putin would have pulled this shit with Trump in there though?
SmallGovConservative says:
February 13, 2022 at 10:14 am
Old realtor says:
February 13, 2022 at 7:10 am
“Funny how the people who claim the opposition has TDS are suffering from BDS.”
OldApologist doing the only thing that Dem stooges know how to do — deflect. Just admit it, Joe is a disaster and the world is suffering because of it.
As for Putin’s ultimate aim on Ukraine, who knows? He may just be winging it; seeing how much dissention he can sow within NATO and between Europe and the US, and taking a wait-and-see approach as to an actual invasion. One thing you can be sure of, this is happening because of Joe’s feckless and incompetent leadership — just as Putin’s prior invasion of Ukraine, and his re-establishment of a Russian footprint in the middle east/Syria happened because of Oblama’s feckless and incompetent leadership.
9:35 Not wishing that one on anybody. Really hoping my kid loves the “Cal State” system here. Cashed out and the net over the last 6 months will cover her first couple of years “there”. Private Univ.? we’ll be paying that one of in installments for life.
:)
Trump knows Putin is crazy.
Putin knows Trump is crazy.
OTOH, Biden is brain dead.
One formula balances out, the other does not.
Don’t need to be a math major to see the difference.
Boomer voted in Trump
Boomer voted in Biden.
Both are the results of years and years of failed Boomer policies.
TD bank now seizing donation money from GiveSendGo.
Back the Blue till they turn on YOU.
Let’s Go Brandon Superbowl Ad to be aired by Pa candidate Dave McCormick.
I’m not fond of the brain dead being in charge, but you can see how disgusting America has become.
Car dealers ripping off customers so badly that manufacturers are refusing to send them vehicles.
Maybe it’s time to eliminate them from the car buying process completely.
Ukraine invasion most likely has nothing to do with Trump or Biden. It’s about timing. Why do you think it is happening now? Why didn’t it happen any other time since 2014? This is a play on $93 barrel oil. This is when Russia has the most leverage over Europe. It’s not always about us. Biden (or Pelosi) too, is taking advantage of the situation. He gets to flex our military industrial complex muscle without putting a boot on the ground while simultaneously deflecting from the coming recession due to out of control inflation. It’s only a matter of time now that people slow their spending. See how many older bashed up cars are on the roads these days?
Car sales have always been a joke. The worst really. Love how certain cars are so undervalued, but they rely on laziness of the consumer. Walk away from douchy sales. Visit lower volume dealers who will work for your business.
3:35 my old man used to get each and every ding out of his car. Me? I just leave them. It’s so prevalent that people just door you nearly everywhere. Why bother??? Cars are terrible investments.
Meanwhile my M3 is finally dialed in perfectly, Passed smog on the first try this time.
Truly a smooth and power ride. That means something will break next week. My mechanic is amazing. :(
Lib: There is truth to that post, but’s it more in my mind. Putin saw Biden’s disastrous handling of the US withdraw from Afghanistan and knows Biden is weak and in the end won’t do much. Putin knows Biden will be out in 2024 , and uncertainty to say the least as to who will be the next US President. Additionally, this new Ukrainian President is apparently doing a good job overall , even making progress on the rampant corruption of m the country. Were that to continue Ukraine’s chances of joining the EU and NATO increase. There is also his legacy he wants to be the Russian leader who if he can’t bring Ukraine back to Russia, he can say he neutralized it. If he is going to do it , now is the time.
Yes,
I saw the Ukraine President on the news a few days ago. He’s very impressive (at least on the surface).
I hate war. I really hope we don’t get involved in this one outside of embargoes and sanctions. Of course, Europe has their hands tied with the economy and the energy situation.
If I was Biden, I would use this situation to restart fracking, improve our LNG capacity and sell our gas to Europe destroying Russia where it hurts. In their economy.
By the way, I’m really not liking both the index charts as well as the economic headwinds. I think the bottom is really going to fall out of this economy. I did a lot of research this weekend and I think the FED is EFFed. More to come tomorrow. Enjoy the Super Bowl.
This is going to be an especially fun one for me. Caesars sent me an offer I couldn’t refuse. If I open a sportsbook account with $50 and bet it all today, I get a $250 UberEats gift card. Well that’s a no brainer. So now I have $50 of bets to track. I went real Los Angeles heavy and real negative on ODB. Big on the over. Will be interesting to see if I managed to get my full $50 back.
Decent football game – $5B stadium in Englewood.
Yo LBC
Looks like some student got a touchdown. What is it with teachers? Was Y Tu Mama Tambien her favorite movie?
https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/morris/police-fire/philly-teacher-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-teen-student/825862/