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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. On a slow news day it was probably easy for an editor to tell a reporter to write obits for famous people. Especially in the days when you didn’t have Wikipedia, IMDb, or even AI today.
  2. I had an acquaintance mention that he was for Trump because Trump will blow up the federal govt and then it can be built back. I didn’t care enough to ask him to expand on the details.
  3. Before Laura walks out, all of the RNC paperwork gets burned and the email/data gets deleted. And those left behind will be reminded of the NDAs to the Trump family and the penalties for violating them.
  4. Even though the Idaho dairy association lead says that a crackdown on illegal workers will end dairy production in Idaho, I bet he still votes Trump. He will tell himself that Trump isn’t talking about their production workers or that it’s just hyperbole. Then when Stephen Miller’s brown shirts come for the workers, the Idaho dairy farmers will ask and receive a handout from Trump for being a loyal state.
  5. I don’t care if the arsonist is a crazy MAGAt or the DNC chair. If you’re destroying ballots, I see that as an attempted coup. A very poor attempt at a coup but a coup nonetheless. The penalty should take intent into account.
  6. I bet Bannon has all of these ideas for Trumps campaign. I can’t imagine any of trumps handlers want them interacting at this point.
  7. In a hypothetical scenario the govt could attempt to make it illegal to hold crypto outside an approved custodian. It would be impossible to fully enforce but they could make it difficult to get new dollars into crypto. Like the following for US citizens. Deposit USD into coinbase buy crypto coinbase is only allowed to transfer crypto to 1 of 10 custodians. Or whatever number. coinbase rejects random crypto deposits. I’m not advocating this but this is a potential path that a govt could use to control crypto. Unfortunately it would only control it for more law abiding citizens. International options would still be possible.
  8. If Harris loses NV the main pain is the strong likelihood of also losing the senate seat. There isn’t a realistic scenario of the Dems retaining the senate at all. And since the GOP taking the senate this year has been the expected result for several years now, the real impact is that ‘26 and ‘28 becomes that much more difficult for the Dems.
  9. As for 1, the only consensus that people have come up with is if quantum computing could suddenly break the security algorithm. Which would mean any password for crypto, bank accounts, whatever would be hackable. Obviously the impact would be greater to non -crypto. Bitcoin code is open for all to see and the developers are not pushing new code with a new sprint each week. 2 has a lower potential each day as more traditional investors are moving into it daily. Now both parties are taking big money from crypto so I don’t see the risk like I did 5 years ago. disclaimer that you may be 100% right about both. I dont have a crystal ball.
  10. I bet any known name makes some advertisement money. Advertisers approach teams and agents with budgets and effectively ask who they can get. Recognizable faces and names are better. He was defensive player of year, all pro, 2nd overall pick. His ad money isn’t zero. perhaps he doesn’t have a national ad but few players have that.
  11. DJT stock is up over 3x in a month. Trading was temp halted this morning because the price rally was too high. if Trump wins, I suppose DJT could go up another 50%. But if he loses, it may drop 95% Wednesday. I like to make money but I wouldn’t touch this.
  12. Crickets on conservative boards about bosa. I could only imagine the reaction if an AA player had a Kamala hat on. as for Bosa I bet his agent called him asking wtf was he doing unless he wants to be dropped by any current advertiser.
  13. After a fair amount of time (crypto time) stuck in the 55-63 range, btc has easily pushed north of 70k. What I’m unsure is how this is related to the election or not. I’ve heard some macro Econ thinkers say that both candidates look to be adding to inflation with Trump potentially being higher. No CR intended but just relating what I heard. and that with inflation, some big investors are looking to both btc and gold as a hedge against inflation. It’s one thing to read a reddit post about someone investing their life savings of $15k in bitcoin but it’s something else when millionaires if not billionaires are saying the same. This still gives me confidence in the future for bitcoin. since I brought up the election, I could see a quick btc price drop if Trump loses. Once again no CR just speculation about a future possibility.
  14. The increasing loudness of some Wall Street leaders saying that Trump will win tells me that they’re unsure that Harris is slightly leading. If they truly thought the race was over, they would just sit back and do whatever behind the scenes that would make them and their client the most money. Instead they’re trying to move the needle ever so much by telling everyone the race is over.
  15. I know there is doctor-patient confidentiality but I would never tell a psychologist that I murdered someone. Not that I ever would murder someone. (See how easy it is.)
  16. If the WashPo had said 6 months ago they were not endorsing a candidate as the full editorial board, they would have taken some heat but at least it would have set the plans well in advance. 10 days before the election is weak. like others I cancelled my washpo sub subscription as a protest. The sad part is that the news side of their house has nothing to do with the ownership/editorial side and the news side will take any job cuts due to lost subscriptions. However cancelled subscriptions is the only way that subscribers can communicate their reaction.
  17. Bosa’s a little bitch. Runs on the field with a maga hat but then tells the press later that he doesn’t want to talk about it. You have a microphone in front of you where you can say whatever you want about your beliefs but instead act like a 8 year old caught doing something wrong. At least be a man about it.
  18. Something seems off. I looked up the Texas crime rates for 2023. There were 11K reported rapes. I can understand that many rapes are unreported but this feels like one of the reports is wrong. On the subject, the rape/sexual assault rates in small towns is through the roof. The one bright spot is that clearance rate is also higher presumably due to being a small town. Link Page 25 Sadly clearance rate overall is shamefully low.
  19. I could be convinced that Trump or Harris will win 330 EVs. I don't see why we should believe polls. I think their margin of errors definitions are even wrong.
  20. you never know but I don't see him wanting to do that because that somewhat implies he made a mistake. I see it more of Trump saying that Leftists can't take a joke and that he loves Puerto Ricans more than anyone.
  21. Agree. Few Texas politicians like sharing a stage with Cruz. But Cruz obviously has relationships with them since he came from state govt. Greg Abbott appointed him to state solicitor general. I'm always reminded of the Al Franken quote: "I like Ted Cruz more than any of the my [Senate] colleagues, and I hate Ted Cruz."
  22. Fair amount of speculation that Cruz is the weak link in the GOP chain in terms of losing a seat. I could see other senate campaigns sending over money to help him.
  23. You know what's really interesting about Trump's 2024 campaign? Both his team and the RNC seem to have pretty much left down-ballot races hanging. No one really knows how this will play out yet, but it could totally change the playbook for how national campaigns handle these smaller races going forward. From what it looks like, most candidates were stuck fending for themselves or having to lean on their state parties for help. Here's the thing - a lot of the campaign money was getting funneled into Trump's legal defense. Plus, word is that Trump's folks and the RNC (with Lara Trump at the helm now) mostly want to funnel campaign spending through Trump's own properties. Not exactly leaving much in the pot for other candidates, right?
  24. Is eastern Oregon always trying to redraw the state maps so that they're in Idaho? no one is stopping you from moving to Idaho if that is your wish.
  25. Always remember that Hotze was the guy who convinced a private investigator to hold an AC repair guy at gunpoint in 2020 because they thought there were ballots hidden in his repair truck. For some unknown reason, I assume Ogg, the case has not gone to trial yet. Almost 4 years now. https://archive.ph/LnKv0 Hopefully Hotze is someday convicted and has his MD license suspended.
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