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To think...that's probably why we're in this position. They're so scared of...a TINY % of the population they'll likely never interact with. Market is....sky rocketing right now though. Is there a rumor of some sort, some deal?

I just saw the 10 year was above 4.5 yesterday. That's a BIG problem as I think that was a driving force behind this. Trump wants it down to 2%. Though if people are bailing out...I don't know. I'm mostly just holding....hoping they can work out some deals and Countries like India and the UK hold off on hitting us back(and Japan, SK, etc...).

The physical products Amazon sells have...VERY little to do with what moves the stock. AWS, advertising...that is far more important. It was also at ~250 not long ago. Even in a crash..there are green days. Though I hope this doesn't get much worse.

Cool. Lets hear about how since there was the Spanish Flu in 1919 that somehow should impact the vote in 2020 AFTER the flu was done in an election that had a...what, 20 point margin? Not even looking, I just know it's stupid, FDR thought his political career was done and the way you weaved that nonsense into this is amazing. As or the dogs, I don't particularly care for either breed either if I'm being honest. I own German Shepherds...and they're not I'm trolling though? Again, I'm pretty sure I've condemned all violence(as well as the destruction of...whatever Tesla Dealerships or Cars are damaged)...and you? Yeah...you are a Election Denier and Jan 6th was "propaganda."

Sure, of...just the guys who are transferring this year, their collective points two years ago.

I appreciate the permission.

OOOOh! Wow!!! Look how clever that is! See...I quoted YOU, but then I changed the words in the quote and now it looks like YOU said that! Anyway, for the sake of clarity, I'm the..."smartest idiot," because unlike you, I won't justify a civil war and then fantasize about who is gonna win? Cool.

You mean the thing you didn't think was true? Cool. Isn't that why you made the thread? You were ASKING if that was true? And what did I say? Did I support any of it? Now...you on the other hand, in response to the Civil War Rhetoric by these "stoic men," you keep talking about(which is a little weird)...that's crazy. Supporting trying to send a illegitimate set of electorates is crazy. Even starting with the election denialism is crazy, Jan6 was propaganda," is crazy," and you couch it all in the "if you don't think like I do about these objectively disproven facts, you're not thinking critically.' What's amusing to me is I think the crazy on the left is crazy...but you're way over there on the right sitting right in your own bag of crazy and...you don't see you're NO DIFFERNT than the people calling for violence, you just romanticize it. Now...I'm done. I got nothing left here. I don't respect your views and I lost all respect for you or ANY American who is talking about when we'll turn on each other and those big strong men(just like the 200LB Mastiff) will turn... Cool. If you stay alive and the Military doesn't finish you off and I have to actually leave my house for this event that....only the most deluded, sick people even entertain, then I'll see ya. And what percent of the people with the smooth grey matter believe Trump actually won in 2020? And AGAIN, just the...intellectual dishonesty, didn't YOU, yourself question the veracity of these results by calling the study dubious because of all the crazy things they've polled that Republicans have said? Now...it's Gospel. Funny how that happens, no?

LOL...Jeez...I really do. I wasn't even in the right thread! Yeah, I remember the kid as a Freshmen. He looked...like he needed to get stronger. Guess that never happened?

This was more just...updating what was going on. Sorry if you found that upsetting.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-india-discuss-tariffs-progress-towards-fair-trade-2025-04-07/

Yeah, I've had...an excess of time and irregular sleeping...so I've spent more time on here in the past week than probably the past year combined. I own a property management company and, rental properties and then some other...smaller business. We lease washer and driers for apartment buildings or laundry mats. Pretty simple. 50/50 split. We throw them in there, take the money, send half to the owner. The same with some vending machines. I won't be buying a private Island and the means to get there, but...we'll see.

This is just...baffling to me. Elon Musk and Peter Navarro, thought to be Trump's...primary advisor as it pertains to tariffs has been publicly feuding with Elon Musk. But Navarro, who became famous when he became the first WH Staffer to go to Prison...he's so confident in his Economic theories, he's had to make up a person to agree or affirm his economic ideologies as...I'm not making this up, they did not exist; For people who wanted to push Musk out and thought HE was the problem...this is the man who helped craft the tariffs that has set the worlds markets into turmoil and threaten to send the US into a recession(which...we should ALL be hoping they can avoid). This is who is working with Trump to craft this AI generated list? How long until we're thinking we get some resolution on this and how far will the markets fall? I know AVGO and NVDA have approved buybacks through this year, but the next two quarters are going to be...very tough with things as they currently stand and if this IS the new Normal....well...I think you'll see #1 and #2 on this list flip; https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-by-country/

Without...belaboring how we got into this...trade war, this week is going to be enormous when it comes to trying to stem the losses it's causing...both to the markets and then invariably to the hard numbers in the Economy. I would(and have) argued that those two Nations(Japan and South Korea) may be the two most important Nations to get a deal done for no other reason than...we NEED to isolate China. As of now, Japan, South Korea and China have discussed an alliance. China has approached India about a trade deal while there is some talk the US and the world's 5th largest economy(and among the fastest growing)The timeline given at the moment is Sept of '25 to Early 2026 to form a new trade deal with India. What COULD be a HUGE step is agreeing to the general principles of a deal and then suspending tariffs on those countries as we iron out the final deal. Trump is seemingly not willing to consider pausing these tariffs, despite GOP pressure from long time allies like Ron Johnson, Chuck Grassley or Kennedy from LA, hopefully they can move in the right direction VERY quickly and again, the outline can change his mind(and I'm guessing if the Dow drops another 1500-2000 points...which is...pretty likely at this point, that could create even more urgency. I understand the rationale behind going after China, but taking on the ENTIRE WORLD all at once was....inadvisable. It seemingly opens the door for China to step in and greatly expand their sphere of influence in the region... If this was JUST China....I'd be...well, I'd think it excessive to go to 54%, but...that'd be understandable. 1-They are our biggest rival. 2-They try and undermine our technology. 3-Currency Manipulation The most recent example is them paying a member of META for IP when they built ChatCCP(DeepSeek). There's a Whistleblower and...that's...fun right now. As of now, as I said, even his staunches allies have started to...express frustrations. Tillis, a key Senator up for re-election in 2026 And THIS is why...it's very difficult to go with blanket tariffs across the board; The clock is ticking. Like her or not...Warren is 100% accurate; We NEED a resolution to this sooner than later. I think a recession is about a given at this point(recessions can be small). I just...REALLY hope my worst fears are not recognized. China pushing India to agree to "stand together." https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/china-turns-to-india-after-us-tariffs-abuse-says-should-stand-together/ar-AA1CxgKG

That's awesome...the Marathon. I USED to love to run. When I was coming out of Football, I'd decide I was going to run for a whole game. Football or Basketball(yes, I was a fan) but at a nice slow pace and on a treadmill....NOTHING close to a Marathon, even on a treadmill, but I loved doing it. I'm working on getting back into it, but the knees have aren't exactly in pristine shape and one hip needs a new surface, but I still know NOTHING makes you feel better, even when it sucks, then getting back out there. I do feel like the more you do it, your legs actually feel better. Though, at this point, I haven't ran 10-15 if you combine the last 5 times I went for a run. Usually just two miles and I am dealing with severe oxygen deprivation syndrome. I was also a fellow 120 4th grader. 140 in 5th grade. I thought I was gonna be 6'4-6'5...I ended up growing growing maybe half an inch from there on(and again, the FB dreams were dashed). Good luck with the Marathon. I hope you'll update us.

Here's the link. This is not the link I saw, but...same thing. Secret and support for the Govt goes down. --And PLEASE, I don't want to hear about the link if it's a site that people don't like. I don't know how you find reliable sourcing about the Chinese people's view of Xi and the Govt'. I simply took it to infer that...it's significantly lower than they would have you believe. https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/chinese-communist-party-support-lower-when-surveys-anonymous/

I haven't got a clue. Do you know how to measure his popularity in China? I've seen reports he's falling out of favor with the Oligarchs and the Party... The ONLY Country of consequence at the moment where I feel confident in saying there is a disdain for leadership that would embrace a chance would be Iran. That...would be a dream come true. Iran during the 'White Revolution,' I believe it was called, they listened to the Music of the West, women were free, it looked beautiful, peaceful and prosperous. In retrospect, the Iraq War was probably the worst thing we could have done(don't think that's unpopular). But China is so much better at both propaganda and silencing dissent that... ONE study I've seen shows that when Chinese people are polled...over 90% express that the Govt does what's best for it's people and when it's anonymous, that drops between 50% and 70%(but imagine being asked in China and saying, "we promise, we won't tell anyone what YOU said)...so I FEEL like it's probably a safe bet that number is substantively lower. The one...ONE area that really helps China is they are on a path and they do not deviate from it. They operate on their 500 year plan, so I think there's urgency to get a deal like this done, btu the people don't have a voice to pressure their leadership.

I was pretty good in College after my 1st year, staying within ~20 pounds, but HS, first couple years was tough. Came out of FB at 185, then 190, 195, ~200...so that got easier(though I was 6'3 225 apparently as a Sr...I guess that was more intimidating than a 6' 205 RB...who ran a LEGIT ~4.2 30! 152, 160, 170, 182 174-184, 184, 184

How much does that number go up if you just include past finishes. Just two years ago you have a NC and Runner-Up transferring.

Yeah...but it's only the standard ones who get credit from occasionally get credit for breaking with Trump and they'll never bring it to a vote and Trump would never sign it. You need to win...a LOT of seats in the mid-term.

Yes. The context is YOU talking about the right and this call to action while you clutch your Pearls about Tesla Dealers. And now, again, this has been where the "so you think it's alright to destroy property" comes from...LOL...no. I just find it amusing how YOU started this thread hoping to disavow political violence, but glorify Neighbor vs Neighbor in THIS COUNTRY...resorting to violence over political ideology. You've shown where you stand. You feel violence is justified if they do something you REALLY don't like...and of course the LAWS and the infrastructure this country was built off of doesn't works or I guess is just an inconvenience and you wish to circumvent it. End of day- The claim that a Civil War by right wingers was made. Where others said "prove it," as they didn't believe there was that level of zealots on the right, you came back and you painted the picture....and tried to make it look nice and pretty.

You spoke as an "observer?" No...that's...that is a cheap and lazy cop out. When you say 'this is how I see it going' and then try and paint it as some type of poetic gesture...spare me. And yes, not wanting to discuss that which has already been resolved makes me a...emotional and a strawman. It's kinda akin to arguing about a flat earth. If someone tells me they think the Earth is Flat... I now understand the starting point. It's not worth it. They see a flat field, ergo, the earth is flat. Your argument, "real people testified." To what? Nothing. There were plenty of cases heard on the merits and they all lacked substance. I spent years listening to this nonsense. How Wisconsin had more voters than registered voters...despite being able to register on the day of, so not even being able to know, but it turns out they compared 2018 mid-term registration to 2020 General Election. You may complain about the source, but I don't care, you can look at the transcripts. She KNEW the big lie was just that. The Spanish-f'ing flu? Yeah...I can't think of anything that changed in those 100 years. https://www.vox.com/2021/3/23/22346333/sidney-powell-dominion-defamation-lawsuit-trump

I don't WANT anything violent...but if I had to...to defend myself, my famiyl? Yeah, you're absolutely right I would. Thinking that analogy fits though...it...lacks critical thinking skills. How much harder should I read this? The commemnt, "I've seen a lot of "wingers" which is right wingers...about TAKING UP ARMS and GETTING READY FOR CIVIL WAR if Harris wins... You replied; "It wasn't fully rhetoric." -You're all about critical thinking. So if it's NOT rhetoric, then what is it? "The calm, clear eyed stoics would eventually move to violence if there was continuation of progressive culture and policies." Move to violence? No Civil War isn't rhetoric and they'll be "moved to violence." That's in response to this...vague notion of "progressive culture and policies." So I guess we throw out the will of the people. The right has shown they're certainly not above that. "It take a lot longer for the silent majority of strength to respond, but it would effective and efficient when moved to act." Now...this ABSOLUTELY in the context of a civil war as you VERY clearly articulated. But you say...you didn't evoke an idyllic vision of a civil war, right? I'd also suggest this doesn't reflect well upon your critical thinking skills. Even as you respond to someone saying they've seen right wing people talk about Civil War, you deny having done so and then go on to articulate how that exact scenario would play out. I'll also add this. I have 5 Uncles(both sides) who've been in law enforcement. ~15 people in my extended family who've served. Most live in rural areas...most have a lot of weapons...and I assure you, not a one is going to go out and participate in this..."uprising" you speak of. Even among those who are Trump supporters(which is most of them). They're not taking up arms against fellow Americans as they're AMERICANS...and that's something only animals do. People with mental health issues. I think anyone even talking about it is unhinged...which is why, as I said, I'll stay in my house...there I'll have a helluva lot more than my .45...and I guess wait out this dream scenario you've conjured up. It seems sick and the most antithetical American behavior one could come up with, but...hey, this is your world.

That's not what I'm arguing. The discussion is who is more united...in this context, as it pertains to a trade war and just the division amongst the people. Not which type of leadership I'd rather live under. I NEVER said the administration was akin to the CCP...and this wasn't even about the leadership...though you do have a more coherent policy when it doesn't change every 4-8 years, but setting that aside, this was SOLELY about the people and Jimmy claiming their protests(Which...have been inconsequential compared to ours) are more divided than we as a people are.

I think anyone would argue that. I think you can go and find guys like...wasn't Greg Jones knocked the year he didn't win it in the Rd of 16 or 24? Things happen. The kid has won a Title. You don't get worse adding National Champions...