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Conservative or not? Does he eat monkey brains? I dunno... Did he refer to the monkey as unclean? Did he hunt and self-prepare the monkey?

He says it... "Disney, Walmart, IBMs, and the others in the advertising boycott are acting like hooligans in a gang fight."

Yes. $105 million dollars of Disney debt instruments will mature as scheduled and will not be replaced. (likely bonds) Bad leadership isn't good for the stock either... which South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis signaled by saying the market cap is half what it was.

$130 is reasonable price target if one assumes the share price returns to pre-covid due to profits from streaming and pent up travel demand. EPS was $3.53 in March 2019 which boosted the price from $110 to $130. EPS was -.39 to +.02 when the streaming subscriber count increased and stock price soared to $200 in 2021. This is when everyone had free cash and was day trading. EPS was -0.25 in August 2023 and +0.14 in Nov 2023 with the price $78 to $92. Disney has lost $11 billion on streaming since 2019 and lost subscribers recently before the X drama partly due to content and cost. Pre-Covid, Disney EPS was last down to +0.15 in 2003 with a share price of $20. The share holder equity is about 3x higher since 2009.... My avg is < $90 and I would have bought 10x more shares in the $60s. DIS will mint gold again when they get out of their own way. I'm slightly bearish in 2024 on Disney and would sell if it was at $110. Am not holding too much to worry about much range... and holding long term is fine if needed.

Longer form. https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6342484421112

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Disney can say what it wants, it can spend how it wants. Like consequences for what is said, there are consequences for why Disney pulled advertisements from X. SC can spend how it wants. Others can react to why SC was divested in Disney by picking a different treasurer. I salute SC's reasoning... but I suspect there is more to the story. I own 210 shares of Disney stock and still pay for the Disney streaming service. The only reason I haven't divested yet is because I may further paper profit when they pull their head from ass. Disney can support freedom of speech AND support ESG without angering their consumers. "Princess and the Frog" is great. Is Disney so stupid as to self-sabotage making "Not Snow White and The Not 7 Dwarves?" Or are activists forcing the race bending?

Perception Reality

Eh Wha? ^^^ The people criticize Disney for their reasoning on how they spend their money. Is SC also divesting from the analysis that Disney's stock will decrease? If Disney is like Harvard, the sentiment is...

...says the TDS infected whose avatar is incompetent, egotistical, boorish, vain, cowardly, sexist, short-sighted, makes catastrophic mistakes, and whose victories are against comically weak opponents or achieved through the deliberate disregard for solder's safety. "I Am A Man With No Name. Zapp Brannigan, At Your Service."

I'm the dad who topped off his eldest's ice cream with mustard and laughed when she tried to eat it. My FIL tricks his grandchildren that wasabi is guacamole. Fun times.

Ugh. I'm with you there... but you should have seen her face after she stepped barefoot on an earthworm... and that time she accidentally took a sip from an acquaintance's glass of soda! Desantis would put ketchup on vanilla ice cream and laugh when Christie eats it.

How are you not strongly disgusted by Christie? You seem like the type of guy that eats a snickers bar with a knife and fork. Christie is a faceplant feaster. Only a person bothered to hear someone clear a throat full of mucus would criticize Vivek.

Tom Morello hates everything /s but he does respect Ted Nugent and free speech.

I don't need to win... poking fun at TDS is fun!

40:60 (60 lib) On the normal surveys, I'm slightly right of center.

What comes to mind immediately Better purchase power More affordable healthcare coverage for my family Safety ( "come home before dark" ) Playing multiple sports & unstructured play Family More... (no particular order) Family was better; the two-parent household was more common; parents spent more time with their kids. Affordability: providing for oneself and family was easier. People were healthier, less obese, had better food, and had cheaper health care. Better mental health Kids played multiple recreational sports; they were not specialized in competitive club sports at age 7... not every minute of their day was planned. I used to wave down police cars, socialize, and collect baseball cards for my home team. Baseball cards were priced from Becket magazine rather than sent off for professional grading Adults were treated with respect. Sir, Maam, Hold the door open, pull out the chair, etc., and so on. My car was safe to park in the city; there was no fear of stolen gas, converters, or broken windows. Fights were settled with words or fists, not weapons. Not all popular songs had offensive lyrics. But also, MTV. Space exploration was better funded. Darker skies made it easier to see stars; less light pollution The news was 'just the news.' / Journalism Humans staffed customer service The government was smaller Congress voted across party lines Privacy 14-year-olds looked like they were 14 years old rather than 21-year-olds People were not trying to get social media likes Air travel was easier You could say Merry Christmas rather than Happy Holidays Working at a company for more than two years was common Looney Tunes Disney Appliances lasted for years and years Less national debt College was more affordable Calling for genocide was considered harassment Less cancel culture More things were 'made in America' Less illegal immigration People spent more time outside Did you read this Pride to be an American Slower pace of life Buy local People made eye contact and spoke with others rather than staring at their phones School taught practical skills You had five seconds to eat food that touched the floor Was this necessary for you to understand the point made? I don't mind adding more examples to what was unnecessarily provided before... its good to write... it forces clarity of thought. Queue the criticism for wrongthink and lack of mentioning privilege in 3...2...1... Action!

Should we fear a dictator who isn't smart enough to be a dictator?

These windows need cleaning at least on one side... at least some of the time.

What if Trump said these? "New Birth of Freedom" - Abraham Lincoln (1864) "Ma, Ma, Where's My Pa?" - James Blaine (1884) "America First" - Woodrow Wilson (1916) "Keep on the Sunny Side" - Warren G. Harding (1920) "Return to Normalcy" - Warren G. Harding (1920) "America: First, Last, and Always" - Calvin Coolidge (1924) "A Chicken in Every Pot and a Car in Every Garage" - Herbert Hoover (1928) "Peace, Prosperity, and Progress" - Herbert Hoover (1928) "A New Deal for the American People" - Franklin D. Roosevelt (1932) "The Buck Stops Here" - Harry S. Truman (1948) "A Time for Greatness" - Richard Nixon (1960) "The New Frontier" - John F. Kennedy (1960) "Stand Up for America" - Hubert Humphrey (1968) "Let's Get This Country Moving Again" - George McGovern (1972) "Let's Make America Great Again" - Ronald Reagan (1980) "Putting People First" - Bill Clinton (1992) "Believe in a Better America" - George W. Bush (1992) "Let's Make History Again" - Bill Clinton (1996) "Renewing America's Promise" - Barack Obama (2008) "Country First" - John McCain (2008) "Believe in America" - Mitt Romney (2012) "Restore Our Future" - Super PAC supporting Mitt Romney (2012) "An America We Can Believe In" - Barack Obama (2012) "Make America Great Again" - Donald Trump (2016) "Restore the American Dream for Hardworking Families" - Hillary Clinton (2016) "Keep America Great" - Donald Trump (2020) "Rebuilding the Road to Greatness" - Joe Biden (2020) "Build Back Better" - Joe Biden (2020) Hater says "Build Back Better than what? Is Trump just going to throw some 'better' bricks at our issues and hope they magically fix themselves?" "Oh, so Trump is wants to 'Restore the American Dream for Hardworking Families,' huh? Sounds heartwarming, but what about the single folks trying to make ends meet? Are they not dreaming of a better America, too? What about families that might not be the hardest workers? Do they get left out in the cold? Let's not forget those with disabilities – are they not part of the American Dream? It's like Trumpers are handing out dreams exclusively to hardworking families and leaving the rest of us to fend for ourselves. Where's the dream love for everyone else?"

Don't forget domestic terrorists!

We can talk about 'great' without whatabouts. I made up MABA just now because criticisms of MAGA are whataboutism. If I say America was great when Congress voted across party lines in the 60s, a hater would say what about Civil Rights Assasinations of JFK, RFK, MLK Vietnam, Cold War If I say the Roaring 20s were great for the economy, a hater would say what about inequality 1929 bubble burst prohibition and crime A few years ago... five recruiters contacted me weekly about jobs... now it's maybe one per month. If I say the 90s were great because I could ride my bike all over town as a child and all anyone worried about was being home before dark, a hater would say what about... It's a damn shame we can't get people to acknowledge 'great' without reframing it to 'bad.'

The beautiful thing about the slogan is its positivity. Because 'great' is an abstraction, it means whatever you and I want it to mean to us as individuals. Why do people reframe MAGA as MABA, or 'Make America Bad Again?'

Is it possible that Congress really is in lockstep in aligned beliefs? ...yes Is it likely? Are you swimming in the swamp right now?