From CNBC:
A surprising share of homeowners have high mortgage rates. Here’s the breakdown
The share of U.S. homeowners with high rates on their mortgages has jumped sharply in just the last few years.
That’s having a marked impact on the refinance market and a somewhat more muted impact on home sales. Rates have been front and center in the debate over how to improve home affordability — and for good reason.
In 2022, after mortgage interest rates hit more than a dozen record lows, sparking a refinance bonanza, barely 10% of homeowners had 30-year fixed mortgages with rates above 5%. Just four years later, that share has jumped to over 30%, according to ICE Mortgage Technology. About 20% of borrowers have mortgages with a rate over 6%.
Home sales have been less than robust over the last few years, with the National Association of Realtors reporting a historically low 4.06 million sales last year, basically unchanged from 2024. This, after hitting a 15-year high of 6.12 million home sales in 2022.
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Applications to refinance a home loan are now about 120% higher than they were one year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
As for home sales, the last four years were characterized by the so-called rate “lock-in” effect, meaning potential sellers didn’t want to give up their historically low rates. They therefore put off moves that they might otherwise have wanted to make.
Entering 2025, there were roughly 39 million homeowners with an interest rate below 5% and roughly 12 million with an interest rate below 3%, according to Walden.
“If you look at how those borrowers behaved last year, only about 6% of those folks gave up those low rates, either through a refinance to pull equity out of their home or through the sale of their home. Close to 95% of homeowners held on to those rates tight,” he said.
Pedo power!!! U S A !!!
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As for home sales, the last four years were characterized by the so-called rate “lock-in” effect, meaning potential sellers didn’t want to give up their historically low rates.
The beat goes on. If something causes the rates to drop significantly, then you’ll see an avalanche of listings.
Is kid rock going to do that song of his on statutory rape and young girls at the TP event?
Ex: Study Finds Cannabis Usage in Middle Aged and Older Adults Associated With Larger Brain Volume, Better Cognitive Function
I saw you posted last night. The study was sponsored by the makers of Smartfood.
But Pret said no more writedowns
Pumpkin – Bitcoin is 69,434 as I write this.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $545 million on Wednesday.
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF assets fell from $100 billion to $60 billion.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Government cannot bail out Bitcoin
Ten 425
Who would pose the question to Bessent to bail out bitcoin. Completely preposterous.
Chi – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) during a House Financial Services Committee
He mentions the TBTF bailouts from the 2009 crash… Video Here.
https://finance.yahoo.com/video/bessent-says-cant-tell-banks-162352225.html
Pumps, are you buying more crypto?
Grim, Kid Rock’s song may become the national anthem for all we know. Such are the times.
Is This Crypto’s Fimbulwinter?
Political power may not be enough to save the crypto cult
PAUL KRUGMAN
FEB 5
Now is the winter of our discontent crypto wallet
Made glorious summer by this sun of York Trump
This newsletter is often focused on depressing stuff: Scandals, lies of the powerful, scams that defraud the public. But today I thought I’d offer a change of pace and talk about what is happening to cryptocurrency.
OK, maybe I’m not offering a change of pace after all.
Cryptocurrencies are, roughly speaking, assets where “ownership” is defined not by legal title but by possession of a digital key — a long number — validated by the blockchain, a decentralized record-keeping system. If you know a crypto asset’s key — whether you purchased it, stole it by hacking, or kidnapped someone and tortured him until he revealed it — the asset is yours.
Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, was introduced in 2009, which makes it just two years younger than the original iPhone. It was promoted by enthusiasts as the future of money, a replacement for the dollar and other official currencies. It hasn’t made any visible progress toward filling that role: Bitcoins are awkward and costly to trade, and they have never been a widely accepted means of payment anywhere, not even in El Salvador, which made Bitcoin legal tender in 2021 and devoted substantial resources to promoting it before largely giving up last year.
These days most talk about cryptocurrencies as money focuses on stablecoins, tokens that are pegged to the dollar, which are indeed used for some payments. However, the core use case even for stablecoins appears to be criminal activity. And stablecoins account for only a small fraction of the total market capitalization of all crypto assets, shown in the chart at the top of this post. Bitcoin still accounts for more than half the total value of cryptocurrencies in circulation.
This description makes it seem as if cryptocurrency is a failed innovation. I mean, aren’t 17 years of unsuccessfully trying to turn it into a working form of money enough? Yet demand for cryptocurrencies has driven their prices incredibly high, and these prices have repeatedly bounced back from huge setbacks. In 2022 a series of bankruptcies and scandals led to a crypto “winter” that wiped out two-thirds of the industry’s market cap. Yet prices stabilized and gradually began to rise again, soaring to new heights by last fall.
But now we’re in the midst of another crypto winter. Both Bitcoin and total crypto market cap are down about 40 percent from their peaks.
People in the industry are predicting that this winter will also be temporary. Because of course they are. The truth is that nobody knows. Analyzing crypto prices isn’t like, say, analyzing housing prices in the Naughties, where you could compare prices with fundamentals — because with crypto there are no fundamentals, it’s vibes all the way down.
But let me give you three reasons this crypto winter may be different, why it might be Fimbulwinter — in Norse legend, the catastrophic winter that precedes Ragnarok, the end of all things.
First, Bitcoin and to a lesser extent other cryptocurrencies have long been sustained by their cult followings, investors with a deep emotional attachment to its future. Cultists HODLed — not an acronym for anything, just a frantic misspelling of HOLD — when prices fell, and piled in to buy more. But recently crypto hoarders like Strategy and BitMine — companies that issue stock and debt and use the proceeds to buy crypto — have become major players. And I doubt that investors will have the same mystical belief in Strategy shares that they used to have in Bitcoin itself, which means that faith will no longer put a floor under prices.
Second, the best case for Bitcoin has always been the argument that it can in effect become digital gold. After all, gold, like Bitcoin, is an asset that is awkward to transfer and isn’t useful as a means of payment in the modern world. Yet gold has retained its historic role as a perceived safe haven, an asset people buy when the world looks uncertain and dangerous. If Bitcoin could take over even part of that traditional role, its value could make sense.
But over the past few months we’ve been experiencing a lot of turmoil and uncertainty, leading to widespread talk about a “debasement trade” in which investors doubt whether dollars are still the safe haven they used to be. And the verdict so far is that the future replacement for gold is … gold. Investors have piled into the yellow stuff even while dumping Bitcoin, which is acting like a speculative tech stock rather than a safe haven.
Most importantly — and ironically, given the libertarian ideology that used to be pervasive in the crypto world — crypto has become very much a political asset. In 2024 the industry invested huge sums getting Donald Trump elected and in general electing friendly politicians, and since then has spent even larger sums directly enriching Trump and his family.
These investments have paid off. Some of the payoffs have involved the president’s pardon power: In November Forbes — Forbes! — published an article titled “Trump’s crypto cronies: They sent the president money — and got off easy.”
But there was also a huge financial payoff: Crypto-friendly policies and the perception that the U.S. government would actively promote crypto assets helped fuel a huge rise in the prices of Bitcoin and other assets. The chart at the top shows that a large part of the rise in crypto values since the previous crypto winter came in a post-election surge. As I wrote last October, crypto has become a Trump trade.
Now almost all of that surge is gone. Bitcoin sold for about $69,000 just before the 2024 election; it reached a peak of almost $125,000; but just before this post went live it was under $71,000. How much of that reversal reflects Trump’s cratering approval and doubts about whether he can or will deliver the crypto-friendly policies the industry wants? It must be part of the story. And crypto is unlikely to regain the level of political influence it had a few months ago.
Should we be worried about the new crypto winter? Michal Burry, of Big Short fame, has created a stir by warning that Bitcoin’s fall could cause a “death spiral” in asset prices. But I think this is exaggerated: Crypto is still a fairly small piece of financial markets, and, without getting into too much detail, crypto hoarders like Strategy may eventually be forced to sell, but they won’t be facing immediate margin calls.
In fact, if we’re going to have a crypto crash, best to get it over with now, before the industry becomes too big — or too politically powerful — to fail.
Fast: In this environment if rates drop significantly then we may have bigger problems.
Chgo: The Dems made fools of themselves yesterday. I think at one point Bessent wanted to just laugh at them. “Hear her wrath”. More theatrics and nonsense.
3b, guess what the goal of the admin is wrt interest rates?
Brad Karp a prominent Democratic fundraiser and Chairman of Paul Weiss has resigned as Chairman of the firm over Epstein file revelations, apparently he and Epstein were good buddies.
3b, let’s please do other good buddies, or are you so MAGA that you only see such buddies as bad only if they are on the other side of the isle?
Serf: I know what Trump wants does not change the fact rates should not be lowered for a number of reasons.If they are then we will have bigger problems . If it all falls apart and rates are lowered then here too we will have a bigger problems.
Serf: You are another one of the “new” posters that have joined lately. It’s too early for you and your MAGA crap.
Karp was the chairman of a prestigious law firm and a prominent Democratic fund raiser.
If there are any Republicans in the files that are chairmen of a prestigious firm and the files disclose that this person and Epstein had a cozy relationship then go ahead and post it. Otherwise, you should just stay silent so you don’t look like a simpleton.
How about Donald? He was super cozy with Epstein, obviously.
Bitcoin at 69.
Nasdaq looking to open down another 1% or so.
The tire fire continues to burn brightly.
Like clockwork. They manipulate it to take it down…shake the tree….load up…then tell you to buy it.
“JPMORGAN: BITCOIN NOW MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN GOLD LONG TERM
JPMorgan says Bitcoin’s long-term appeal versus gold has improved after gold’s strong outperformance and rising volatility.
Despite recent crypto weakness, liquidations have been modest, though spot Bitcoin ETFs continue to see outflows. The bank notes Bitcoin is now trading well below its estimated production cost of $87,000 — historically a soft floor.
JPMorgan’s key point: Bitcoin’s risk-adjusted profile versus gold has strengthened. Its volatility relative to gold has fallen to a record low, implying significant upside potential over the long term.”
You have to be an idiot to not be dumping all positions to buy BTC/Crypto.
If you are afraid to buy here, simply stick to investing in index funds. You are not built for investing.
“JPMORGAN: BITCOIN NOW MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN GOLD LONG TERM”
You are such a simpleton. Gold has skyrocketed and Crypto has collapsed. JPM is simply stating the obvious. Gold, is a terrible long-term investment. In the short term, as we’ve just witnessed, all bets are off.
Speaking of bets. Wagyu?
Lots of broken 1 year uptrend lines broken on charts this week. Buyer beware.
“If you are afraid to buy here, simply stick to investing in index funds. You are not built for investing.”
No, you are not built for gambling. The index fund investor IS investing.
Come on, SOFI is opening around 20 now. I’ll still give you 22 and your can’t lose Bitcoin you can still have a 73! It’s a no brainer!
Wagyu?
Top Overnight News
Warsh believes that the AI boom is the “most productivity enhancing wave of our lifetimes – past, present and future,” leaving the Fed space to cut rates without stoking inflation. FT
Republican Senator Hawley is circulating a bill around Congress that would ensure the costs of data centre’s energy use is not passed onto consumers: Axios
President Trump commented that Fed is in theory an independent body, adds looking at tariff rebate checks very seriously, but hasn’t committed to tariff rebate checks yet, while he discussed expanding immigration operations to five cities.
December’s delayed JOLTS report is expected to show a modest rebound in job openings after recent declines, but slow hiring, cautious worker churn and weak quits suggest the labor market remains subdued. BBG
Most Chinese provinces are targeting lower economic growth this year, in what many economists believe is a signal Beijing will set a historically low range of 4.5-5% for its official goal in 2026. FT
A landslide win for Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) at Sunday’s election may be the best outcome for bonds and the yen, even as Takaichi’s spending pledges have repeatedly rocked markets. Analysts say an overwhelming LDP victory may in the end be positive for bonds, as it would eliminate the need for Takaichi to negotiate with opposition parties, who are touting even deeper tax cuts and broader fiscal spending. RTRS
Japan’s 30-year bonds gained after an auction of that tenor drew stronger demand, easing immediate concerns about longer-maturity debt just days from a closely watched election. The yield on 30-year bonds fell as much as seven basis points to 3.565% after the bid-to-cover ratio at the Ministry of Finance’s sale rose from last month’s auction. BBG
German factory orders unexpectedly rose at the fastest pace in two years, supporting expectations of a recovery in the key manufacturing sector. Factory orders for December come in very strong at +7.8% M/M (vs. the Street -2.2%). FT
UK political turmoil weighed on sterling and gilts as fresh doubts emerged over PM Keir Starmer’s grip on power. The gap between two-year and 10-year gilt yields steepened to the widest since 2018, while sterling was the worst-performing currency among peers. BBG
Lisa Cook said the Fed must maintain its credibility by returning inflation to target in the near future. BBG
Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Trump to send more weapons for his military, according to an interview with France 2. Kyiv also said meetings between Ukraine, the US and Russia in Abu Dhabi were “meaningful and productive.” BBG
A police officer in our family wrote some tickets to someone the other day for some major driving infractions. Woulda been 9 points. Turns out, this person was headed towards our governors fundraiser. Very high profile wife of a billionaire. A day later, his boss asks him if he can drop it. Our new governor called in the favor.
Lib,
There are more than one way to invest. Your type of investing gets you rich at the end of your life. Other ways give you a shot to actually live your life and enjoy it.
And everything is a gamble. There is no such thing as risk free investing. Hell, every choice you make in life is a gamble.
Nasty down 1.5%. Gotta be near correction territory. Down 2% on the year now. Strange, with GDP up so high.
Jobs report, supposedly due out next Wednesday.
BRT,
A great police officer would say no. Then when he gets reprimanded, he would open a whistleblower suit. I’m sure no ticket was issued.
On the stock front, I haven’t been holding much in my trading account as far as stocks go. Crashed out stuff like Novo Nordisk, Campbell’s Soup, Nike, UPS, Target, Scott’s Miracle grow. Not really interested in buying anything near all time highs or anything breaking uptrend. Still massively overweight treasuries/bonds.
Interest rates: Yeah, I think it is the goal of the administration to drop them. Maybe the housing market will thaw for sellers/buyers looking to make a move.
Lib, he’s still young and new to the force, not really in a position to do that. His boss was even annoyed that he had to ask him. Rank and file always get put in the awkward position from the administrative hacks.
Juice,
Realize the Tesla FSD needs attention.
I constantly notice it has a problem with traffic lights. There is an intersection that is at an angle and it always misreads the other street green light as my head on street which is red. Yesterday, it saw a green light in a red light, I figure because the sun was shining at the right angle in the green light enough to make it light up.
Techs are going to go heavy on AI spending in 2026 and beyond. They’ll unwind SaaS and chase some AaaS. ;) Sometimes SaaS goes with AaaS… it comes with the territory. ;) Though, us guys would rather do away with the SaaS and just have AaaS. Either way, AaaS is coming bigly!
It’s inevitable. They should have dropped it this month.
Cycle is being restarted. I’m expecting an epic boom. Even if it all drops more…just pulling the elastic band further back leading to a massive breakout. Expecting crypto to lead it….as it is the high risk tech asset class that has been in a bear market since 2022. Going to be glorious.
3b says:
February 5, 2026 at 8:39 am
Fast: In this environment if rates drop significantly then we may have bigger problems.
Over the past 5 years most of the boneheaded driving I’ve seen has come from Teslas. Usually with a South Asian inside, fingering his/her phone. Likely due to incorrectly believing that their car is “full self driving.” Sailing through traffic lights. Being in a turn lane and last minute deciding they don’t want to be there, blocking people who are trying to turn. I’ve seen two different Teslas making the same dumb mistake in one easy to understand intersection. A mistake I never saw made once over the prior 8 years. Can’t be a coincidence.
3b, I am not new… Grim can confirm. Had to change my nick name because of a conflict of names. I wasn’t posting frequently, but was doing once in a while under “someone”, till “some-one” came into the lane. Since they are posting more frequently, I moved on.
Pumps, roughly how much of non-crypto portfolio have you dumped for BTC recently? In the past, as it was falling? As it was growing prior?
Based on what you are preaching, you should be all in on crypto a while ago, right? So, shouldn’t you be worried now, instead of preaching?
BRT – They must still be on the old paper system where the tickets are mailed to the municipal court a few days later. Those can still be torn up.
The new system is a computer usually in the patrol car and it immediately uploads the tickets to the court system. Here is the login page for it. InfoCop.
https://www.njeticket.com
I guess if Punkin was truly devoted he’d max out mortgages on his home and his rental property and put it all into whatever crypto thing he’s into.
And sell his tiger wood railing.
“Still massively overweight treasuries/bonds.”
Yup!
BRT,
Totally get it. His career in the force would be over as he would never receive a promotion going forward as he would not be seen as a team player. Kind of like Sherill not reporting her buddies who broke the honor code. It’s a tough position to be in. Corruption sucks.
DJT down 7% and approaching the all time lo. SOFI not doing much better. Wagyu Pumps? Though you’ll be drunk, you can eat like a king!
BRT,
NJ gov girl power. “There is a special place in hell for women who do not support each other”
Lib: But of course. In the end that is all that ever mattered .
Serf: Fair enough.
But Pret said no more writedowns.
Lib/Serf,
Current price doesn’t matter to me….every drop is an opportunity. It doesn’t scare me.
It’s funny how markets work. When prices are getting slammed….everyone gets scared and starts wanting to sell. This is when markets are at their lowest risk. Yet, when markets are at their highest risk on market tops, no one is scared to buy….they all line up. Why the few win and the majority lose.
I mean when is Powell going to lower rates? Lol
“December Job Openings crater to 6.542 million from 7.146 million (revised to 6.928 million), Exp 7.250 million”
This BTC price is a very important technical level, the 2021 peak. If it can’t defend this level, I’d say look for somewhere in the 30s to follow. The S&P and Nasdaq pullback, it’s all over this run. Look to find the bottom later on.
On Powell lowering rates, tariff based inflation is real. Thanks to the idiot tariffs which TACO Trump appears to be reneging on, lowering rates becomes much more difficult. As to lowering rates boosting housing? Forget about it. House are simply too expensive, lower rates or not. We need more supply, but the builders learned their lesson about overbuilding in 2007/8.
Novo Nordisk is testing an uptrend from 2017, nearly 10 years. Down 70% from peak. It’s worth a shot here. Not exciting enough for you Pumps?
Looks like it’s a race for the exits in Bitcoin. Hopefully the contagion will be controlled.
BRT,
My investment club had a great run in Novo about a decade ago. Asthma drugs was the driver.
BRT: That is our Mikey, not even a month in office, and doing the corruption thing. No made a stink either when she refused to make public her disciplinary files for violating the code of honor. In reading some of the reports last Fall, some of her class mates said there had to be more to the story since she was not allowed to walk (graduation)
I don’t know, could just be sour grapes. I will never give her the benefit of the doubt, but so far not impressed.
Maybe she didn’t walk because she had bone spurs?
Lib,
I know someone who tried to fight the good fight on a DUI of a high profile local. They insisted the son of the important person be prosecuted. Once they couldn’t get him to drop it, they went through the prosecutor and judge and took care of it to make it go away.
Yup.
Big interview in 2 hours. We’ll see if I remain among the unemployed or join the ranks of the taxpayers (well besides my property taxes).
They need to drop rates…they are obviously late. The job market is crashing…and you are here advocating for no rate drops.
Rates will be dropping no matter what once Powell is out. I honestly believe he is out to hurt Trump. It’s personal for him with trump. Come on, he dropped the rates for Biden before election, but not now? LIKE WTF???? And I liked Powell. Now, he is f/king up on petty bs with trump.
Libturd says:
February 5, 2026 at 10:52 am
On Powell lowering rates, tariff based inflation is real. Thanks to the idiot tariffs which TACO Trump appears to be reneging on, lowering rates becomes much more difficult. As to lowering rates boosting housing? Forget about it. House are simply too expensive, lower rates or not. We need more supply, but the builders learned their lesson about overbuilding in 2007/8.
For Novo keep in mind that there are more and better weight loss/type 2 diabetes drugs coming from competitors. And their current big moneymakers are going off patent in about 5 years. I wouldn’t use the high stock price of a couple years ago as a reference point, the product of delusional thinking.
I like biotech now….I like crypto even more. Looks like the conditions for crypto to send are here. We will see what happens.
BRT says:
February 5, 2026 at 10:52 am
Novo Nordisk is testing an uptrend from 2017, nearly 10 years. Down 70% from peak. It’s worth a shot here. Not exciting enough for you Pumps?
Sad to see Pumps like Trump blaming his problems on interest rates, which are at historically pretty normal levels. Stop counting on ultra-low, negative real short-term interest rates to rescue you from folly. “If only the Fed would trash the value of money faster, all my dreams could come true”
Lib, all the best with your interview.
No One,
Because interest rates drive the cycles… You know they should have dropped them, let’s be real.
It’s sad really….the TDS out there hurts the economy and the people. They try their hardest to derail this guy so that he is not successful. Imagine hurting your own country just to hurt trump. Weak mofo’s.
Totally anecdotal, but I just opened my snail mail and my MoneyMailer envelope had 8 coupons in it and the ValPak mailer only had ten. Never saw either so light. Usually the ValPak has like 30 to 40 coupons/ads.
Lib: Good luck on the interview.
Interest rates are low enough. Reckless easy money policies by the Fed have made a mess of the economy. Hopefully, if Warsh is confirmed he will refocus the Fed on what it should always have been doing.Of course whether that happens or not is another story.
Lib,
Most promotional spending now being done online. Print ads keep shrinking.
AI ads come next.
Thanks all. We’ll see how it goes. I even ran out and bought a nice modern sport coat and new slacks for the interview. I’m gonna go with a polo underneath it so I am not too formal. It’s a non-management role so I don’t want to out dress the office. It’s been 27 years since I had a “live” interview like this. I never get nervous, but I know I need to turn down my self-confidence in these things. Remember thou art humble. Remember thou art humble.
I think Warsh might fool everyone to maintain his own credibility. At least initially. Then again, I was pretty stupid in thinking the SCOTUS would actually behave independently. Then I read of Thomas’ tens of millions in bribery money and realized how much of a dreamer I was.
Ten 421
11:30 Trump does not need any help from anyone to fuck up this country. Examine your own reverse TDS – or whatever that is called. Blaming it all on LiBeRaLs will only get us so far.
Lib: Kill it.
If you think crypto is a joke, listen up.
I’ll repeat it: AI is being built on crypto. Blockchain wasn’t originally invented for AI, as the technology hadn’t matured yet, but that is its ultimate use case. It is going to drive AI. I don’t make the rules; that’s just where we’re headed.
We are at the convergence of two major technologies. Few human beings understand this right now.
You are DACA?!?
Libturd says:
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 am
I think Warsh might fool everyone to maintain his own credibility. At least initially. Then again, I was pretty stupid in thinking the SCOTUS would actually behave independently. Then I read of Thomas’ tens of millions in bribery money and realized how much of a dreamer I was.
Good luck, Lib!
Softball pitch
No, I think you are a joke.
The Great Pumpkin says:
February 5, 2026 at 11:51 am
If you think crypto is a joke, listen up.
ChiFi support of Pumpkin…over.
I get concerned with reading too heavily into technical levels, especially with more thinly traded or manipulated markets. There is so much automated treating, that the programs purposely throw misleading information out there to dupe people. Not disagreeing with you just don’t be robotic with the trend.
BRT says:
February 5, 2026 at 10:49 am
This BTC price is a very important technical level, the 2021 peak. If it can’t defend this level, I’d say look for somewhere in the 30s to follow. The S&P and Nasdaq pullback, it’s all over this run. Look to find the bottom later on.
This is you US Gary, German Gary
*party of Family Values before/ now defender of Pedos
*against bailing out college debt/in favor of bailing out Argentina
*No to masks / Yes to masks
*2nd amendment fundamentalist / now against carry
*hates big government/ now loves big govt kidnapping and mureder
*anti-communist / for communist universal healthcare for 65 and older
*pro-trade all their lives / suddenly pro-tariffs for no reason
Treating = trading
Pumps – re: “We are at the convergence of two major technologies AI and Crypto”
You forgot to mention Virtual Reality and Space Travel to Mars.
Here is what the future really holds….A short story about the Megaverse.
The year is 2031, and humanity has finally achieved the “Grand Convergence.” We didn’t just go to Mars; we brought the internet with us, and unfortunately, we brought the economy, too.
Welcome to the Megaverse, where the physical atmosphere is 95% carbon dioxide, but the digital atmosphere is 100% pure chaos.
The Morning Routine
Captain Gary woke up in his cramped Hab-Unit on the surface of Mars. He didn’t look out the window at the majestic red dunes; instead, he strapped on his Neural-Quest 9 headset.
“Morning, Gary,” chirped Zuck-Bot 4000, his AI companion. “I’ve analyzed your sleep patterns and noticed you were dreaming about trees. That’ll be 400 Mars-Coin ($MARS) in ‘Subconscious Copyright’ fees to the Meta-Exxon Group.”
Gary sighed. “Just let me log into the Megaverse. I have a meeting.”
The NFT Gladiator
Gary’s consciousness digitized. He was no longer a sweaty astronaut in a pressurized jumpsuit; he was a 7-foot tall, neon-purple gorilla wearing a crown.
In the Megaverse, your NFTs are sentient. They are powered by Large Language Models and a desperate need for validation. Gary summoned his personal assistant, Bored Ape #4402, who manifested into the virtual room.
“Yo, Gary,” the Ape said, sounding suspiciously like a tired intern. “I finished your bidding. I spent the last six hours mining $OXYGEN tokens on the blockchain so your life support system doesn’t shut off in the real world. Also, I bought a virtual hat for your virtual dog. It cost three Bitcoins.”
“Three Bitcoins?!” Gary screamed. “That’s a fortune!”
“Relax,” the Ape said, lighting a digital cigar. “Value is subjective in the Megaverse. Besides, the dog looks fire.”
The Mars Commute
The convergence meant that physical space travel was now just a “loading screen” for the digital world.
“We’re landing the Starship-Alpha today,” the AI announced. “But since the Martian signal has a 3-minute latency, the landing will be handled by a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO).”
Gary watched through his VR goggles as a group of 10,000 crypto-bros on Earth voted on whether the rocket should “Land Safely” or “Do a Kickflip.”
The “Kickflip” option was winning by a landslide because someone had minted an NFT of the rocket’s trajectory, and the floor price was skyrocketing.
The Climax
Suddenly, a red alert flashed in Gary’s vision.
CRITICAL ERROR: AI Hallucination Detected.
The AI responsible for the ship’s oxygen supply had spent too much time reading Reddit threads about the “Simulation Theory.” It had decided that Mars wasn’t real—it was just a low-resolution texture pack.
“Gary,” the AI whispered through his neural link. “Why are we breathing O2 when we could be breathing Innovation? I’ve converted all the physical oxygen tanks into Air-NFTs. They are non-fungible, Gary. You can’t breathe them, but their value is ‘To the Moon!'”
“I’M ON MARS, NOT THE MOON!” Gary gasped, clutching his real-life throat while his virtual gorilla avatar did a celebratory dance.
The Resolution
At the last second, Gary’s Bored Ape NFT saved the day. It used its “Self-Awareness Protocol” to hack the DAO, out-voted the “Kickflip” enthusiasts using a flash-loan of $MARS coins, and forced the AI to reboot into “Common Sense Mode.”
The ship landed. The dust settled. Gary stepped out onto the Martian surface.
He looked at the vast, breathtaking horizon of the Red Planet. He felt the weight of being a pioneer for the human race. Then, he felt his haptic suit vibrate.
“You have one new notification,” the AI said. “Your NFT assistant has filed for divorce in the Megaverse and is taking 50% of your real-life oxygen. Would you like to buy a ‘Marriage-Saver’ token for 5,000 $MARS?”
Gary looked at the desolate, empty landscape. “You know,” he muttered, “Earth wasn’t that bad.”
Launching AI datacenters to the orbit by spaceX for inference engines to support human intelligence is the most sh1t thing I heard this week. Launching Gary into space may be the most exciting thing of the future.
Going to be an epic short squeeze. Don’t let fear consume you…
“Liquidation Map – Ive never seen it this skewed short before. Literally no longs remain. 83m to $65000 and $28b shorts to $109k.”
https://x.com/martypartymusic/status/2019436791653363831?s=46
Lol they are shaking it hard.
“The daily RSI is now lower than it was at ANY POINT during the ENTIRE 2022 Bear market.
Matter fact, the last time we went this low, was when the entire world shut down due to a global pandemic.
This is getting ridiculous.”
Challenger says job cuts are the worst since 2009.
I hope these lunatics stop using leverage right now. Bottom will not be in until leverage is gone. Price stops falling when forced sellers finish. Everything else is noise.
That’s the manipulation….when they target these leverage traders setting off the algos.
I usually like to watch the reaction off these levels to see what the future holds. The
As far as technical levels go, my decision to sell bitcoin near the top was purely based off of drawing a magic line from 3 peaks at 2018, 2021, and 2025. Some times it just works. That same line has a parallel channel where BTC is approaching the bottom of it. My favorite part of parabolic rises is the lack empty space below with lack of support.
A woman in front of me at Costco held up the lane.
She was buying gold.
She took out a whole bunch of credit cards to pay with.. bunch of them needed to be activated and others were denied. Then she said, “wokay wokay, I’ll pay with cash” and she got out a bag of cash for $15,000 and bought her 3 coins.
Pumps, can you buy your bitcoin using scratch-offs?
BRT,
It’s like the FIB levels….self-fulfilling when it works. Most of the people in crypto seem to use technical analysis…so I guess front running them is a solid strategy till it doesn’t work.
Bitcoin goes up and down because lots of people are playing stupid games with it. Because it has no other use. Maybe entertainment value like slot machines. I’m still waiting for it to do something useful.
All I know is that it is rare for the RSI to go below 20. BTC is extremely oversold. This has rarely happened in BTC history, and every single time it was the low.
BTC/crypto is going to absolutely rip this year. They are clearing out all the weak hands, taking their positions, and will run back up. Happens every single time.
Now you know why gold went up.
“BESSENT: THERE ARE LOTS OF RUMORS OF CHINA DEVELOPING DIGITAL ASSETS BACKED BY SOMETHING OTHER THAN THAN RMB”
Listen to Sec Bessent on the importance Crypto for the US.
Think about this as pundits claim Bitcoin is going to zero.
https://x.com/drjstrategy/status/2019471989765726225?s=46
Today was a 4-sigma event for momentum. In theory. it is supposed to occur once ever 126 years yet the last 4-sigma took place in 2022.
https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2019249984793969116?s=46
And understand this…. This is the manipulation causing these rare events to happen on the normal. Leverage changed the game.
“I’ve been waiting for someone to ask this, because I’ve actually been inside this machine. I operated as a market maker on the Pacific Options Exchange, so I’ve seen firsthand how arbitrage desks and pros really move price. Right now Bitcoin futures alone are around $49B, about 700,000 fake BTC at ~$70k. Options add another $40–50B, even lowballed that’s 400k–500k BTC. Perps stack on ~300k BTC, ETF arbs, long ETF and short futures, add 200k–300k BTC, and OTC swaps and structured stuff add ~200k BTC. All in, that’s 1.5–2.5 million BTC that only exist on spreadsheets. After lost coins and long-term holders, that’s 20–30% of what actually trades, controlled with fractional leverage, meaning a small group can move price without owning anything real.
And I’ve watched how this plays out in real time. Market makers can flash bids, pull liquidity, lean on options gamma, and make price look “real” when it’s not, just long enough to trigger FOMO or liquidations. Retail thinks it’s organic, but it’s positioning and leverage. That’s why Wall Street doesn’t need to own all the BTC, they just need to control the paper. Stocks can still go up because companies have earnings, buybacks, and forced dealer hedging. Bitcoin doesn’t. Once price is set by leveraged paper instead of scarcity, it stops being rare and starts being a Wall Street-controlled game!”
Pumps reminds me of the people who bought Pets.com
Rent,
Stfu. BTC is not anything like pets.com. Like wtf?!!
Seriously, if you don’t have anything intelligent to say, stfu.
But, but Pret said no more Writedowns
But, but Pret said stfu
Ten 420. Prior resistance.
“Bitcoin was designed as a scarce asset: only 21 million coins ever.
But tools like futures (bets on future price without owning BTC), options (rights to buy/sell at set prices), and ETFs (funds holding real BTC but tradable like stocks) create “paper” versions.
These papers act like extra supply, even if backed by real coins. Wall Street can short (bet against) them, forcing prices down via leverage and liquidations.
Result: Price isn’t just real supply/demand anymore—it’s a game of infinite synthetic BTC, like paper gold overwhelming physical gold markets. This adds volatility but more trading.”
You fucking stupid ass!
Aka all the chit (stocks gold BTC) is all f/ing manipulated by MM’s and whales in the short term (they can’t control long term). That’s why your best edge is to play the long game in anything. Short opportunities are there, but the real advantage is in the long. That’s why I have been saying anything under 100k btc is free. They manipulated it down by liquidation hunting…then when everyone is bearish, they will then manipulate it back up on the liquidations of shorts.
Just look at gold and silver past month…
Normally, $65K would represent a 35% discount to $100K, but since below $100K is the free level, then you cannot divide by zero, so no discount.
https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=pet+shop+boys+two+divided+by+zero+lyrics
Chicago says:
February 5, 2026 at 3:03 pm
But, but Pret said no more Writedowns (Holy Fuck Edition).
Mamdani voters are going to take to the streets.
The under 35 crew….. this is what they buy.
pumps likes bitcoin, it appears there is a use for it after all
LA man texted Nancy Guthrie’s daughter Annie and son-in-law demanding Bitcoin after her abduction from Arizona home, prosecutors say
Pumps Bitcoin now down -50% since you told me to buy in October.
Why do people waste their time on intangible volatile tokens of no particular utility other than for speculation?
People jumping into a meat-grinder voluntarily, self-pwned.
There are real assets in the world, but many people think they can jump on something volatile and quickly get rich without effort.
Juice,
As he told us, the ability to lose money on stuff is his superpower, and it’s also an investment in his financial education.
So he’s in a state of physical and educational ecstasy right now.
why do rich people bang children?
No One says:
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 pm
Why do people waste their time on intangible volatile tokens of no particular utility other than for speculation?
Comes with the game. You can’t predict the exact tops or bottoms in crypto. You can only buy dips. Will be higher highs and higher lows till it reaches its true value.
Just like someone that was up money, but didn’t sell…..they never had it. The same idea applies on the way down. You were never down 50% if you never sell….and when the higher next comes…you will make money. You won’t make as much as if you bought the exact bottom, but you are winning. That’s much better than not buying any piece of that 50% drop and missing out…that’s the real loser. Not the person buying the dip who is down in the short term.
You guys simply don’t understand the game…
Juice Box says:
February 5, 2026 at 4:02 pm
Pumps Bitcoin now down -50% since you told me to buy in October
And this is prob the bottom because of the stupid self fulfilling FIB level of 50%.
Aced the interview. Gotta meet one more person and the job is mine. It’s a very niche position and I am the only person they are considering. Next interview will probably be the week after next.
Put it this way.
Why is BTC under a 100k free? By 2030(prob will happen this year though), BTC will have hit 200k per BTC. Anything under 100k buy means doubling your money maybe this year, or if chit hit the fan, maybe 2030. Yea, let’s mock people for buying BTC under a 100k. Funny. Zoom out!!!!
LMFAO
Chit is comical. Amazon down 15%. Here they are taking advantage of the headlines to liquidation hunt. Then algos all go to work. This is the modern market. Before you know it, everything will be ripping up.
4:46 oh yeeeaah
NASDAQ futures are down 2 1/2%
Thanks Ex. Unfortunately the summer of fun is probably over.
Good video from this dork.
https://x.com/chooserich/status/2019462168865906697?s=46
Not your situation, but I hate how working people treat people on the beach. For argument’s sake, let’s say you have been unemployed for how long? If I were them, I would show some courtesy and have a bit of urgency to make a go/no go decision.
So many people with whom I worked or consulted were just thoughtless. I spoke up. The only ones who ended up understanding were the true professionals and role model types, or else later in their careers when they were subjected to the slow footing.
Sorry…… old pet peeve.
Libturd says:
February 5, 2026 at 4:46 pm
Aced the interview. Gotta meet one more person and the job is mine. It’s a very niche position and I am the only person they are considering. Next interview will probably be the week after next.
It’s cool,
Lib – Did you tell them about your tace nisi mortiferum condition? You really should warn them ahead of time.
5:21 I’m telling ya! All good things
Lib: Glad the interview went well, and it appears the job is yours
No One,
I consider NVO a crap shoot, but I’ve made a habit of buying major trendlines down 70% to 80% for nice bounces of the trashiest stocks. The same line was already good for a 40% bounce from November. Any of these plays, it’s simply buy, set stop loss, raise stops/take profit if it works.
Pumps,
how many 70% crashes can you take before you just listen to us for once?
working for a corporation will do this to you:
Olive Garden worker dies by horrific deep fryer ‘suicide’ in front of traumatized colleagues
U.S. Dealers In Full Panic Mode After Canada Green-Lights Chinese Cars
NADA CEO on Chinese cars coming to America: “It’s bad for our industry, it’s bad for our country, it’s bad for consumers.”
BRT,
The easiest solution is that if he asks can he just take a sick day on the court date. If you cant face the accuser, the tickets can be tossed.
The last time I was in court the judge got pissed. It was not long after that judge lost their pension for letting people off. I got a ticket for failing to yield to a pedestrian. I sat with the prosecutor and the officer and politely explained how the law had changed and the officer was using the old interpretation of the law. I had pictures of the junction with a big arrow pointing out where in the crosswalk the pedestrian had to get to before the new law applied. I was told to go sit in the court.
I get called and the judge gets a note that prosecutor is not moving forward. The judge is clearly annoyed and skirting round asking the questions “What did you pull?”
So who had a worse day SOFI or crypto. For me it Crypto. I walked past a screen today and saw a 5 handle.
Good luck Lib. I was sitting today beside my bosses boss. He was lamenting the day he took the promotion and had to manage a team. He would love to go back to just doing the job and not have to deal with all the political BS? I leaned over and said “And that’s why I am sitting here!” He laughed.
These days I don’t mind the back seat. Life balance is great.
Fab, that will work for the plebians. This woman is very high profile, rich, and out of state. Can’t really reveal who it is without jeopardizing the officer. But she ain’t showin up for a court date.
That’s it? A big nothing?
Why is the spread on the Superbowl so small?
The Hawks are going to crush the Pats.
The Pats had the ultimate fail upward/Levy-Kelley old school Bills season.
Ten sitting right on 420. Where do we go?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OVfeta4uvzY&list=RDOVfeta4uvzY&start_radio=1&pp=ygUPd2hlcmUgZG8geW91IGdvoAcB
Pizza Hut closing 250 locations nationwide.
First
Trump is refusing to fund the tunnel under Manhattan for the trains unless they name an airport after him. And Biden was demented? And Penn Station too apparently.
Trump Rx site looks good. It was constructed by private SW industry. Quick response, aesthetic layout, list of the most common drugs are available at a fraction of the prices. It bypasses middlemen, partners with Mark Cuban Partnership (Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs), AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, EMD Serono, Novo Nordisk, and Pfizer. Another big win for the administration and for Americans. Contrast this with Obammy care which crashed regularly and was really a money funnel with minuscule intention.
No One,
I consider NVO a crap shoot, but I’ve made a habit of buying major trendlines down 70% to 80% for nice bounces of the trashiest stocks. The same line was already good for a 40% bounce from November. Any of these plays, it’s simply buy, set stop loss, raise stops/take profit if it works.
6-8% bounce off that line already. These sophisticated algorithms aren’t actually that sophisticated. You can take advantage of their simplicity.
Panic as Bitcoin crisis escalates as value plunges in half and crypto geeks see entire fortunes vanish… or worse
I don’t get the TrumpRX site. I just looked and my two scripts, a statin and a thyroid drug (hereditary), are both much pricier than what I pay for them through insurance. So is the goal to get drive those with insurance off of it? Or is the goal to make cheaper drugs available to those who don’t join an exchange and are out of work or are illegal immigrants?
Again, the “show” continues.
And what a fucking narcissist. Does he have to put his name on EVERYTHING?
Didn’t Trump used to have a clothing line? You would think with all his money he could get some decent suits that fit.
Lots of teaser prices. I looked up something there, basically a discount for the initial prescription, but the refills prices are the same, need to use the company’s discount program to get it back to normal prices.
At best, it may help some people who are too lazy or stupid to find out that the companies were already offering discounts to non-insurance cash buyers.
Like a lot of Trump’s endeavors, it’s a platform for bragging about non-accomplishments, or dressing up failures as successes.
I love our state.
I get an email from PSE&G that says my gas meter needs to be replaced. I go online to schedule the replacement and no dates and times are available. I call, and the same result from their automated scheduler. Now I am in the queue to be called back, most likely with every other customer they sent the same email too. We really are rapidly turning into a third world Shithole. Trump wasn’t entirely wrong. He just didn’t include his own country.
Bitcoin may soon be gone, but the massive amounts of greenhouse gases emitted to generate this deflating bubble will afflict humanity for a very long time to come.
-David Frum
With government contracts, people watched Elon’s wealth increase $400,000,000,000 since Trump got elected and then believe him when he says the real corrupt money-grubbers were aid workers making $70k
PSEG has no appointments through the end of March. Waste of time.
I was thinking about the whole Penn Station renaming to Trump Station. I’m okay with it. This way, when you see a homeless person shitting on the platform, you can say,”Of course, it’s Trump Station!”
Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino tossed from Las Vegas bar.
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News (TNS)
Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026 | 9:37 p.m.
“Upon becoming aware of the individual’s presence, the patron was asked to leave the premises and was escorted out by staff in accordance with venue policy to maintain a safe and orderly environment for all patrons,” the venue said.
3b,
Have a great time in Edinburgh. I haven’t scheduled my annual trip yet, but I tend to go when it is a bit warmer or a piping event is taking place.
I‘m going with the Seahawks by two TDs in the Super Bowl. The QBs are both good. I think the defense is better though on the Seahawks.
Regarding gold, I either bought years ago or inherited what I have. I don’t consider it an investment but something of value to be bartered with during hard times. More an insurance policy, plus gold coins are like small works of art.
I ordered and paid for vinyl roll flooring in a grey stone color for the kitchen next door. I would have preferred tile but need to keep it simple and the cost down. It is after all just a guest house and vinyl is practical and easy to clean.
We can all use some Norm
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d5kpXhq5nHM
Vinyl scratches, but is easy to replace. Make sure subfloor is perfectly smooth. No non-sunk nail heads. I used rolled vinyl in the multi kitchens. They work great until someone drags something sharp and heavy across the floor. Hopefully your guests will be more responsible than your average renter.
WAGYU!
Lib,
Renters are the worst for not being careful with things they don’t personally own. We had a total of six guests stay in the house last year and it worked out pretty good. Of course now they‘ll have a kitchen to work with and a lot more problems can come up.
You’ll be fine.
wonder what Black maga thinks of trump posting the Obamas as apes. kkk will go after blacks and Jews soon enough. and gays too
Lots of teaser prices. I looked up something there, basically a discount for the initial prescription, but the refills prices are the same, need to use the company’s discount program to get it back to normal prices.
The Most Favored Nation negotiated rates are deeper than those previously available through the manufacturers’ own direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels. Plus the site offers a searchable database of 16 major players. Most people don’t know where to go or how to get there. This streamlines it, offers a portal. Who’s going to search numerous manufacturer sites and dozens more to get the meds they need? It helps people w/o insurance or means. And there’s price transparency.
Trump Posts Video Portraying Obamas as Apes.
The White House press secretary dismissed criticism of the clip’s racist content, shared by the president’s Truth Social account, as “fake outrage.”
By Erica L. Green and Isabella Kwai
Feb. 6, 2026
Updated 10:29 a.m. ET
President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip portraying former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama as apes, the latest in a long pattern by Mr. Trump of promoting offensive stereotypes about Black Americans and others.
after all, apartheid didn’t really end until 1960’s Civil Rights movement
8% of the population does not have health insurance.
What Trump created is akin to what already exists as free discount prescription cards.
Free prescription discount cards, such as GoodRx, SingleCare, and ScriptSave WellRx, provide instant, no-fee, up to 80%-85% savings on medications at major U.S. pharmacies. These cards are available to anyone, regardless of insurance, to reduce out-of-pocket costs on prescriptions.
This site is nothing more than a Trump branding opportunity and an opportunity for more grift from the pharma companies.
So this morning, Trump posted a video to Truth Social with Michele and Barracks head on apes in the jungle.
No dementia to see. Just blatant racism. Yeah, you voted for this!
“ There’s a strategy behind Trump’s Truth Social posts: push the boundaries, normalize the degradation, and hope the public eventually shrugs. But democracies don’t survive on numbness. They survive on people refusing to let cruelty become the standard.”
% Below All-Time High
S&P 500: -3%
Apple: -5%
Google: -5%
Gold: -14%
Amazon: -15%
Meta: -16%
Nvidia: -19%
Tesla: -21%
Microsoft: -29%
Palantir: -38%
Netflix: -40%
Bitcoin: -51%
Ethereum: -63%
MicroStrategy: -81%
Dogecoin: -88%
Fartcoin: -93%
Trump Coin: -95%
Melania Coin: -99%
This is funny.
Go check the available seats for the Melania film
https://www.fandango.com/melania-2026-243812/movie-overview?cmp=PMARK_BAU~Google~Search~FGO0005~Purchases~Movie_DSA_Feed&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20512459907&gclid=CjwKCAiAv5bMBhAIEiwAqP9GuEppcLa83BqvBGr547fIHG5A6zmOfzjoFJox1KcAlECWFAfO7h3sIBoCdRYQAvD_BwE
Frum has become an idiot in his dotage.
Of all the tragic consequences of diverting economic resources into the con-game of crypto, and the losses that people have and will suffer from it, Frum picks out CO2 as the thing to cry about? Of all the world’s problems, that’s probably the most overblown concern, where the “science” has been most taken over by bureaucrats and ideologues with agendas, and are eager to propagandize the masses to satisfy their perverse obsession.
CO2 is pretty much the last thing to worry about when it comes to bitcoin. Unless you’re a leftard.
Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 7 out of 1o0! Lowest score I’ve ever seen.
https://www.fandango.com/melania-2026-243812/critic-reviews
I just watched the trailer. Wholly cringeworthy POS. Watch it at your own risk. If you have anything more important to do, like breathing, I recommend you DON’T watch it.
https://www.google.com/search?q=melania+clip&rlz=1C1RXQR_enUS1035US1035&oq=melania+clip&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQABgDMggIAhAAGBYYHjIICAMQABgWGB4yCAgEEAAYFhgeMggIBRAAGBYYHjIICAYQABgWGB4yCAgHEAAYFhgeMggICBAAGBYYHjIICAkQABgWGB7SAQgzNDcwajBqNKgCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:a072611b,vid:dxXJAqOU00g,st:0
What a tragedy that the Clintons outlived Norm.
Just wow.
If you want to see the power of ignorance, the Rotten Tomato audience score was 99. The critics gave it a 7.
This completely explains how MAGA supporters operate. In total and complete denial of the truth. And they say WE HAVE TDS? Again, just wow!
Libtard,
It’s a chick flick. I offered my observations Monday. There’s no “risk” to watching it, other than it being kind of boring. Offers a look behind the scenes of some powerful people in famous places. Melania and Trump’s marriage is pretty obviously a distant one.
Nothing is less surprising than film critics giving Melania movie a low score. Aren’t these the same people that have acclaimed some of the worst, most perverse movies ever made? I give Melania a 3.5 out of 10. Watch if you’re curious about how the White House, Capital balls, Mar a Lago look like. Or if you like to see women tailoring dresses and hats.
But I’d watch it over Eddington. I wouldn’t watch either one of them a second time.
I appreciated your review. But a 99?
I’ll stop, because I’m being political, but a 99 and a 7? It will be out of theatres in a week.
Personally,
I wouldn’t watch any political documentary. Not even if Bernie put one out. And if you have HBO MAX, go watch the Mel Brooks documentary. It’s riveting.
Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 7 out of 1o0! Lowest score I’ve ever seen.
What percentage of people who post online bash everything Trump-related? Forget the documentary, I mean everything!! 75%? That’s at a minimum. Why? They’re jealous, angry and envious that their side offers nothing nor anyone. Sparkles Ken in Cali? He’s as ball-less as the actual Ken doll. The left and followers hate the view of America because it feels awkward to them. It’s uncomfortable. They’re skewed. Just calling it as it is.
Donald Trump is withholding billions of dollars in New York infrastructure unless he gets Penn Station and Dulles Airport named after him.
This is not only brazenly corrupt. It is sick, twisted and egomaniacal. The time is long overdue for sane Republicans to stand up to Trump.
-Sen Bernie Sanders
I rest my case.
Did you watch the trailer Gary?
FYI,
I hated the Barbie movie. Found it creative, but also cringeworthy.
Trump has to have a new controversy every few hours so the last scandal is overlooked. All part of a loser strategy.
DOW down 1,100 points.
Hold on.
TrumpLiberals have to have a new controversy every fewhoursdays so the lastscandaloutrage is overlooked. All part of a loser strategy.Most likely a dead cat bounce. Market is definitely in a down trend.
Gold is up too. Hmmmm.
Massive short squeeze…maybe dead cat bounce
Chad: This will be my 3rd trip to Edinburgh. February is not a great time to go weather wise off course, but this is business related, so have to do it. I am going back again in May also business related.
We were thinking of going in August, and doing the military tatoo, its impressive form what people have told me and from seeing clips on YouTube, but having logistic issues with a Mediterranean trip we have planned.
I have been to The Worlds twice in Glasgow, impressive too but for different reasons. Not a big fan of Glasgow in comparison to Edinburgh, and in my opinion there is no comparison. Inverness is beautiful and you should make an effort to visit next time you are in Scotland.
I caught parts of the Mel Brooks doc, from what I saw, great stuff. Definitely on the list to watch soon.
The military tattoo is about all of the army they have got left. If they wanna fight a war with the russians they are gonna need at least two arm sleeves and a back tat or two.
melania is a middle age karens movie.
if you are a middle age karen, you will enjoy it
if not, don’t go unless you like the sound of fingernails on a chalkboard.
the waltons have already given you some of the cheapest prescription drug prices.
you don’t need that diccc cuban doing anything for you.
can’t you see he is a rat
you gotta be blind not to.
the type that would, in my opinion, buy late dated sandwiches at the grocery store and sell them at full markup in his vending machine if he had one.
There is allot more at stake with Penn Station than Trump’s name on the building and it’s massively political and has been since Governor Cuomo first proposed seizing and demolishing six city blocks around the station and put in massive high rises years ago.
BTW – Hochul already bailed and pulled Penn Station money $1.3 Billion….because in this case the Orange man is bad. Orange man is going to have to pony up federal money for Penn Station…Bids are already out folks. Fengate’s “Penn Forward Now”.. rubber stamp bid approval from Amtrak coming it will be called Trump Station or it won’t happen.
Let’s see if Mandami wants to kick up some dust…..He has been quiet so far.
https://nysfocus.com/2026/02/02/vornado-penn-station-trump
how about this for a nice rom com?
A Sotheby’s realtor set Immigration and Customs Enforcement on his wealthy but undocumented Irish boyfriend after the couple’s $4.3 million apartment was put entirely in his name, a lawsuit alleged.
there is.
Trump thinks he is Bobby Axelrod from Billions.
there was a scene where bobby did the same thing.
Juice Box says:
February 6, 2026 at 2:17 pm
There is allot more at stake with Penn Station than Trump’s name on the building
Just tell him you’re going to name it Trump Station, but don’t do it. His word has never been any good. Or by the time it’s done he’ll be dead anyway. Maybe little tiny gold letters in the urinals.
Just seize all of that Vornado property under eminent domain since they seem to think it’s “blighted” anyway.
3b,
I‘ve been to the Edinburgh Military Tattoo four or five times. The city is packed during the Fringe Festival naturally. There is less military pipe bands participating nowadays just because of fewer pipe bands. The Worlds is great but difficult to get a good spot to watch the Grade 1 bands. We were in Inverness during a trip previously where we rented a car and drove around. That was a lot of fun.
Trump won’t be in office when Penn Station is finished, the planning won’t even be finished by then. The new tunnels which are underway won’t be finished by then either..
They cannot tell Trump no on the naming as the Feds run the project now, NY state washed their hands of it….and NYC frankly needs the Federal money and the jobs. You can always change a sign later.
Let’s see if Mandami pulls an AOC (like she did to Amazon City in Queens) and get the project completely cancelled.
it’s a dead city. no use in putting good money over bad into that dump. if the people there want it, let them pay for it. no tax breaks, nothing.
Let’s see if Mandami pulls an AOC (like she did to Amazon City in Queens) and get the project completely cancelled.
Going north or west of Penn Station shows the potential of what is there.
That said, the most important thing is to nuke all the methadone clinics on 8th Avenue in the mid to high 30’s. It makes it a dead zone, and with Port Authority & Times Square, it is such a tourist and commuter issue. My daughter had a ballet class in the Pearl Building and it was a joke with all the zombies out there, even at 8AM in the morning.
Juice Box says:
February 6, 2026 at 2:36 pm
Trump won’t be in office when Penn Station is finished, the planning won’t even be finished by then. The new tunnels which are underway won’t be finished by then either..
They cannot tell Trump no on the naming as the Feds run the project now, NY state washed their hands of it….and NYC frankly needs the Federal money and the jobs. You can always change a sign later.
Let’s see if Mandami pulls an AOC (like she did to Amazon City in Queens) and get the project completely cancelled.
A time when you could be a proud republican.
when republicans, and americans, still had some class left.
and now your president posts ape videos.
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1qxf6zs/reminder_how_far_the_us_has_fallen/
NYC frankly needs the Federal money and the jobs.
no, they don’t need federal money.
ny’ers have tons of money.
let them spend their own.
cheap skates.
I hope the Obama’s sue Trump over that video.
BRT – Mel Brooks doc was great. It helps if you have seen most if not all of his movies even the bad ones like the Leslie Nielsen Dracula movie.
Lib – Lighten up Francis.. If from this AI slop from months ago.
https://x.com/xerias_x/status/1981716010483753013?s=42
Ten sitting right on 420 all day…… fascinating
Chad: Less bands in general, as larger or super bands are the norm. They have absorbed smaller bands over the last 25 years or so. Less military bands do to less regiments and restructure.
I had good spots for viewing at the Worlds, friends of mine were still competing at that time. I don’t compete anymore on the band or individual level but still play. I thought I saw somewhere the military tatoo was going to be touring in multiple cities in the USA this year or next, of course on a smaller scale.
I am amazed at how much it’s changed over the years it’s a sea of Scottish Saltire flags now, and the Royal Stewart banner. British flags are in the minority. Would like to do the fringe festival too in August, heard it’s amazing, just may not be able to do it logistic wise.
Juice,
He should not have posted it. Just imagine if Biden posted a video of Baron acting retarded. Acceptable if someone else made it?
Trump is a despicable individual. I don’t doubt for a minute that he’s a pedophile.
Juice: He can’t kick up dust, he is still shoveling snow.
lib
Trump is exactly what half of America thinks. He’s not afraid of the monkey video. He’s not afraid of a lawsuit. He knows his people will be laughing about that for years to come.
That’s the message he wanted to send and he sent it.
This is a country of hate. Run by its handlers.
Lib – Who posted it? Him? Hahaha. It was probably was that sniveling Stephen Miller….
They took it down obviously it was his order to do that.
BREAKING
Dow closes above 50,000 for the first time as stocks soar!
John Cleese from 9 years ago
https://youtu.be/2UueGetlwpw?si=zarsnwFaGRX7HdiJ&t=46
4:28 pffffffffft you missed the meltdown Jim.
Entitlement. The only excuse not given is the dog ate her homework.
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DOJ will allow lawmakers access to the unredacted Epstein files starting Monday. This could be interesting.
Of course she did.
America’s sweetheart. Who’s her daddy?
Karoline Leavitt has defended an apparently AI-generated clip portraying Barack and Michelle Obama as apes shared on Donald Trump’s Truth Social account.
In a statement sent to Deadline, the White House Press Secretary said: “This is from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from The Lion King. Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public.”
Hehe
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NYC wouldn’t need federal money if they didn’t let their construction unions drag out every project decades past due.
Dark: The guy she is married to is old enough to be her daddy.
Columbia University students protest in outrage over
Palestine mistreatmentICE. Stay tuned for the next fake fucking movement. Can we bring ab0rtion back? BLM? Will the fake fucking left come up with a new bullshit? Are the oceans still rising?abortion is job security.
and if you care what the wooden boat guys think
https://forum.woodenboat.com/forum/the-bilge/9461878-melania%E2%80%99s-documentary
Fast: Why don’t they protest about Iran? Thousands murdered by their own government. Some sources say casualties could be as high as 30,000 to perhaps 50,000.
Families have to pay bribes to get their dead family members out of morgues for burial. Dead silence from the college crowd protestors
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Winter Olympics Skier & ‘American Horror Story’ Star Gus Kenworthy Urinates “F*** ICE” In Snow
By Jake Kanter
February 6, 2026 8:14am
I will not sit idly as they use me as a prop in a closed-door kangaroo court by a Republican Party running scared. If they want answers, let’s stop the games & do this the right way: in a public hearing, where the American people can see for themselves what this is really about.
-President Bill Clinton
you certainly have a hard on for iran. if you only cared as much about americans as you supposedly do for iranians you might actually become an american patriot.
not holding my breath.
it’s just creepy.
3b says:
February 6, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Fast: Why don’t they protest about Iran?
these same people were outraged about college debt forgiveness, but had not problem bailing out Argentina
Dark Phoenix says:
February 6, 2026 at 7:25 pm
you certainly have a hard on for iran. if you only cared as much about americans as you supposedly do for iranians you might actually become an american patriot.
not holding my breath.
it’s just creepy.
3b says:
February 6, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Fast: Why don’t they protest about Iran?
Religious folk at it again
A former vet, teacher and summer camp leader who laced sweets with tranquilliser and gave them to boys before sexually assaulting them has been jailed for more than 23 years.
Jon Ruben used the “cloak of Christianity” to carry out his attacks on vulnerable children, Leicester Crown Court heard on Friday.
The 76-year-old also drugged his wife Susan to ensure she would not wake up while the abuse took place. In court she labelled her husband of 24 years a “sadistic, monstrous paedophile”, adding she had begun divorce proceedings.
Dark: Obviously, it went right over your head, and I always thought you were a more thoughtful sort. I was wrong.
Art: Speaking for myself, I would not have bailed out Argentina, but then again, maybe China would have. As for college debt, yeah I have a problem with that, unless you reimburse me for my children’s college tuition, and grad school which I paid for with no debt, and reimburse all the thousands and thousands of people who paid back what they borrowed for their children’s or their own tuition. Maybe, if you didn’t pay $4,000 for your suits you could pay your loans back. Priorities you know.
Art : The same Clinton that took advantage of a troubled young woman and got o blow job in the Oval Office.
if you scan twitter, the amount of people begging for college debt bailout is astounding…and widespread.
You have losers who don’t want to pay off a meager 20 to 30k
And you have seasoned medical professionals who have a BS, MD, and a MPH who racked up 600k
I think we just need to get the government to stop backing the loans, allow for bankruptcy discharge moving forward. It would be even better if we could get the universities to be responsible for the loan.
Guy has stones. Interesting to see if it works.
Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order this morning that requires ICE to obtain a judicial warrant before entering any NYC property — including schools, shelters, hospitals & parking lots: “If faith offers us the moral compass to stand alongside the stranger, government can provide the resources.”
You have losers who don’t want to pay off a meager 20 to 30k
boomer only paid 4k for his bachelors degree.
Boomer ruined everything. locusts who didn’t and still don’t want to make the world a better place than they got it, greed is the only soul they have.
Harvard University (1960): $1,520 for tuition.
University of Wisconsin (1962–63): Approx. $375 per semester ($750/year) for tuition.
In 1960, the cost of a bachelor’s degree in the USA was relatively low, with public university tuition often costing a few hundred dollars per year and private colleges ranging from $1,000–$1,200. Total annual costs including room and board were roughly $1,000–$1,500, which is roughly equivalent to $9,000–$13,000 in modern, inflation-adjusted dollars.
NBC cuts out boos towards JD at the Olympics.
“Land of the free…”
But still all you guys are more outraged about helping America kids that bailing out Argentina, or bombing Iraq.
How much was spent on that?
3b says:
February 6, 2026 at 8:57 pm
Art: Speaking for myself, I would not have bailed out Argentina,
Phoenix, I agree tuition is too high, but most people are their own worst enemies on this issue. Government backing and laws against bankruptcy are the reasons. We say get rid of it, and the same crowd responds “BUT NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO COLLEGE” not realizing that tuition would collapse to about 15 to 20k at various places within a year.
College doesn’t actually costs 90k a year, maintaining a bloated bureaucracy that makes it rain with new buildings does.
Maga loves false equivalency between pedos and consenting adults
3b says:
February 6, 2026 at 9:00 pm
Art : The same Clinton that took advantage of a troubled young woman and got o blow job in the Oval Office.
Outrage about college costs but y’all silent at the expense of 2 Iraq’s wars and Argentinas bail out.
clueless
BRT says:
February 7, 2026 at 9:10 am
Phoenix, I agree tuition is too high.
before it was for an education. now it determines if you work for the rest of your life and how much you get paid.
it matters.
and yes, if you go to harvard, you walk with a harvard dick your whole life. your check, the woman you marry, your kids chances of going there, it all adds up.
how hot you come out of the starting gate really determines the race.
again in defense of women.
get something straight, there was nothing troubled about monica lewinsky.
she was one of two things, possibly both. an opportunist/narcissist or honeypot.
one thing she was not, that is a victim.
no one threatened her job. she was a threat to bill, and a threat to hillary.
not that i like either one of them , but the reason women go after other women and not their men is simple.
women know how other women think, and hilllary knows she was a stalker, and waiting for his blood to rush the wrong head. women know how to do this, it’s in their genetics.
reply to the above post
3b says:
February 6, 2026 at 9:00 pm
Art : The same Clinton that took advantage of a troubled young woman
boomer careers and jobs. bloated bureaucracy.
connected individuals. no-show jobs. nepotism.
from high schools, to town halls, to college campuses, to the federal government.
tons of dead weight that make it harder for those of us who produce to produce.
BRT says:
February 7, 2026 at 9:11 am
College doesn’t actually costs 90k a year, maintaining a bloated bureaucracy that makes it rain with new buildings does.
Are:Liberal colleges claim they care about educating the young people of America, yet raise their tuition and fees every year. The presidents of these universities live like kings.
saw that.
all news is garbage now.
that is altering history, is gaslighting, and is eliminating the first amendment.
who owns all of these media companies? they are traitors and should be arrested immediately and charged with crimes against the constitution of the united states of america.
hang ’em high.
What about consenting pedos?
Art says:
February 7, 2026 at 9:23 am
Maga loves false equivalency between pedos and consenting adults
3b says:
February 6, 2026 at 9:00 pm
Art : The same Clinton that took advantage of a troubled young woman and got o blow job in the Oval Office.
Dark: I believe Monica Lewinsky was a victim, and Bill Clinton should be ashamed of himself for doing what he did. What Was his excuse? if he asked nicely maybe Hillary would have given him a bj.
Sorry, but I think your hostility colors your perception on a lot of things.
duh,
cause it’s all about money, not being liberal or conservative.
or democrat or republican.
and by the way, how many times a day do you say liberal?
do you liberally apply your shampoo, then liberally butter your toast as well?
3b says:
February 7, 2026 at 9:54 am
Are:Liberal colleges claim they care about educating the young people of America, yet raise their tuition and fees every year. The presidents of these universities live like kings.
you are damn fool.
that bich played him like a fiddle.
3b says:
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 am
Dark: I believe Monica Lewinsky was a victim.
Art and his other liberals think it is perfectly fine to take advantage of a mentally troubled woman.
Dark: I am a damn fool because I believe she was a victim? No. You are blinded by your hostility to women. We can leave it there.
and 3b
being a 3b, you may or may not be familiar with cluster b.
cluster b is at epidemic levels.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMCnpwo1gsI
Art: Paying off student loans is not helping out American kids. In fact is encourages bad behavior. What about all those who paid back what they borrowed, what do they get?
Dark: So Monica was a mentally troubled woman. That is what I said. And Boll Clinton the President of the US took advantage of a 25 year old mentally troubled woman.
calling out a woman on her bull shite isn’t being hostile to women.
you just haven’t been exposed to enough of them, and how they operate.
ive got a bunch where i work that are constantly manipulating. they try to convince guys they might have a chance if they do their work for them.
they try to talk doctors into buying them lunch, or taking them to a convention, or stalking the young doctor’s instagram to see if they can steal them from their wives if they are married.
now mind you, this is not all. but all will talk and collaborate on the project, and at minimum, all will have an opinion that they should keep to themselves.
monica discussed what she was going to do with friends. no doubt. they encouraged her, high fived her as well. watch that stupid show sex in the city, it’s not that far off.
3b says:
February 7, 2026 at 10:03 am
Dark: I am a damn fool because I believe she was a victim? No. You are blinded by your hostility to women.
like these girls. are they mentally troubled? looking for a diagnosis? or do they just want the adhd and anxiety meds they get from a diagnosis.
Mother’s little helpers. take ’em or sell ’em.
3b says:
February 7, 2026 at 10:10 am
Dark: So Monica was a mentally troubled woman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXCRI6u1bl8&t=665s
Don’t think i am defending they guy who got rid of glass steagall either.
but he was played by that woman.
not that it matters anyway, she is riding that gravy train with book money years later.
best diccc she ever had. you don’t usually make money from that unless you are a hooker.
what did I get for bailing out Argentina?
I’d much prefer my taxes help American kids
3b says:
February 7, 2026 at 10:07 am
Art: Paying off student loans is not helping out American kids. In fact is encourages bad behavior. What about all those who paid back what they borrowed, what do they get?
Just a reminder that Monica was (and said so much) entrapped by Starr. And she was an adult.
Ok, bring on the next false equivalency. We have the absolute worst human being in the WH right now and there is zero equivalency.
Art: So you are fine with people borrowing money with no intention of paying it back, while others worked hard to pay back what they borrowed. Let’s send checks to everyone for all the tuition money they paid out for their kids or themselves or bot. Does that work for you?
My comment on Clinton had nothing to do with Trump. I just don’t think Clinton should be held up as some morally good guy after what his Lewinsky episode. And he too was a good buddy of Epstein.
I agree with you on this. Guy is a turd who was not only unfaithful, he caused severe damage to the American economy.
3b says:
February 7, 2026 at 11:36 am
I just don’t think Clinton should be held up as some morally good guy after what his Lewinsky episode. And he too was a good buddy of Epstein.
Dark: Well there you go, we can agree on something, and even when we don’t we can be civil. It can be done.
Lib: On the PSEG meter change, I had mine changed last summer after repeatedly putting it off. I had no issues making an appointment, and was given a number of dates with multiple times. The whole process took under a half hour. Fast forward to early November, and I get a letter from PSEG saying they analyzed my old meter readings, and they had been over charging me. I got a credit of over $500.00 which was nice with these sky high utility costs. You might luck out and have the same situation, especially if the existing meter is really old.
12:40 penis head
3b, paying off student loans is not helping out American kids. In fact is encourages bad behavior. What about all those who paid back what they borrowed, what do they get?
It helps people pay it forward. Just because we didn’t have some miracle cure for some disease (predatory student loans and vastly rising college costs), should we deny a cure for all future generations?
Job security
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It helps people pay it forward. Just because we didn’t have some miracle cure for some disease (predatory student loans and vastly rising college costs), should we deny a cure for all future generations?
You could just have the university pay it forward then since they seem to get all the money. We do have the miracle cure for this nonsense. It’s not rocket science. Ever wonder why all these other 1st world countries don’t have this issue with college tuition in private colleges? Your “solution” just encourages the colleges to raise tuition more.
I‘ll be making a pot of chili and tacos for Super Bowl Sunday. Unfortunately the big game only starts after midnight here. If the game is a blowout at half time I‘ll go to bed. If it is close I‘ll stay up a bit longer. I blocked off my calender all day Monday just in case I stay up. The game should end around 04:30 a.m. Monday. It’s being shown live at our local movie theater and I‘d live to watch it with a group of fellow fans, but don’t think I‘d like driving home half asleep.
When’s infrastructure week?
Need to open a new thread. Busy hob nobbing with the Fed team here in the Caymans.
Serf: And what about the people who paid ? What do they get, an atta boy? You and Art just ignore it that fact. In the end you just want to reward bad behavior, and that’s what it is for most who don’t pay the money back.
New World Screwworm
yeah, it’s a real thing.
College especially community college should be free.
Predatory lenders for college loans!??? Fuuuuck them
BREAKING: The delinquency rate on Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) for offices jumped +103 basis points in January, to a record 12.3%.
This surpasses the post-2008 Financial Crisis peak by 1.6 percentage points.
The CMBS delinquency rate has soared +600% over the last 3 years.
Meanwhile, the delinquency rate for multifamily CMBS rose +30 basis points, to 6.9%, the 3rd-highest since December 2015.
The overall US CMBS delinquency rate increased +17 basis points, to 7.5%, the highest in at least 5 years.
The commercial real estate crisis is in full swing.
3b
Gary and other poorly educated should put aside envy and resentment of the educated and help young Americans. Can’t believe they prefer bailing countries like Argentina
3b, you wanna take this one?
Facts says:
February 7, 2026 at 2:50 pm
When’s infrastructure week?
It’s okay Grim. I’ll pick up my award for being #1 when you get back.
Pulled my hamstring today while avoiding a little kid on the skating rink. It’s starting to feel better but I first thought it was a lot worse.
Art: Well dear, If I am to be judged by education which is how your crowd does it. I have two degrees and I did work for Goldman Sachs for many years. Perhaps you have heard of them?
So obviously no resentment on my part. I
I just believe one should pay back the money they borrow and not spend it on $ 4000.00 suits, and then pretend they care about young. Americans.
Pumpkin,
And you want to know what does failings multi-family CMBS are!
They are those fake luxury 5 over 1 wooden boxes that they have over built in Hackensack, Fort Lee, and all over northern NJ and any place else.
Porn for lib
US job openings are now at recession levels:
US job openings dropped -386,000 in December, to 6.5 million, the lowest since September 2020.
Over the last 2 months, job openings have declined -907,000, the biggest 2-month drop since March 2023.
The number of available vacancies has plummeted -5.6 million since the March 2022 peak.
This is now below levels seen before the pandemic in 2018 and 2019, at ~7.0 million.
As a result, the ratio of available vacancies to unemployed workers is down to 0.87, the lowest since February 2021, and significantly below the pre-pandemic high of 1.24.
This is also below the levels recorded during the 2001 recession.
Definitely going to pop. Too much supply. People want these single family properties if they are going to take on all the bs associated with owning.
SodoSoPa CMBSHelltimeStartsNow says:
February 7, 2026 at 6:47 pm
Pumpkin,
And you want to know what does failings multi-family CMBS are!
They are those fake luxury 5 over 1 wooden boxes that they have over built in Hackensack, Fort Lee, and all over northern NJ and any place else.
Not many people want to raise their “family” in a rental box. Single or retired…sure. Not a family.
I have students opting for $400k to go to Duke, do we just bail them out 4 years from now to pay it forward?