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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Given that we have 3+ years of Trump, I imagine he will eventually turn to selling off federal lands including national parks. Perhaps he will require some of the buyers to retain the land as a for-profit park, but even that would have a time limitation on it.
  2. CarMax reported large drops in sales, revenue and income. Car unit sales dropped 5.4% but sales revenue dropped even more at 7.2%. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/25/carmax-stock-plummets-after-missed-wall-streets-expectations.html https://investors.carmax.com/news-and-events/news/news-details/2025/CarMax-Reports-Second-Quarter-Fiscal-Year-2026-Results/default.aspx I can't imagine most people are buying cars unless they have no choice.
  3. Since Walters is saying that he plans to resign, perhaps Friday from some reports, I have to assume there is some financial reason that's keeping him from resigning today. If I had an employee that told me that he was planning to resign, I would tell him that he had in fact just resigned. The exception being if someone said that they were planning to retire. The OK governor should request Walters resign/leave ASAP but then again even he just wants Walters gone.
  4. Scammers are getting better and better. If anyone calls or texts you unsolicited, don't interact with them. Call the company yourself and don't use a number that the potential scammer sent you. Call the bank yourself from the # on their website or on the back of your card. And definitely never give someone a code that is sent to you via text. You should only type that code into the official website or app. If you give that code to a scammer, the bank will take zero responsibility for any lost money because you 100% caused it. Because of AI voices, don't fall for a scam because the person on the phone sounds American or someone in your area. That means nothing now.
  5. Trump is ultimate short term thinker. He gives zero fucks about tomorrow. Take his recent grab for $100K for each H1B visa holder. Who cares if you start pushing some of the world's smartest people to other countries like China. That will be someone else's problem in 15 years. Instead he can brag about how he earned the govt $100B in fees, or whatever. And MAGA will refuse to acknowledge that Americans paid that fee (tax.) He will ruin as many markets for US farmers and companies like he did with soybeans in his first Admin.
  6. One of the biggest problems with people is when you generally disagree with those in your demographics. If you're a centrist-to-Left, or just disagree with Trump, and you happen to be an older white person, you pretty much have to avoid many who would seem to be in your orbit. I'm happy that I never made the move out to the traditional suburbs as I can only assume the conversations at parties.
  7. Walters accomplished the impossible: he made Oklahoma drop in education rankings. Of course he and his supporters will say the opposite. The only real question out there is whether the Oklahoma GOP-led govt will actually investigate Walters for wrong doings either illegal or just unethical.
  8. I’m sure Cardone has justification for paying his daughter. Feels like half of his online content is about telling you how to retain millions of your annual income via tax schemes. Advice for the common man. Only $999 for this weekends seminar.
  9. Yes vacant seats are left vacant for too long. If the GOP had a vacant Texas seat today, it would be a priority for Abbott to run a special election. Trust me, Harris County would be more than happy to shoulder the cost of running a special election for the 18th district. if a congressman is ill, they should be given a one-time transfer to another person for X months while they recover. Not indefinite and not repeatable but to deal with a reality that we sometimes need to prioritize our health. Also a state should not go longer than 3 months, if not 1, without running a special election for the remainder of a term of a deceased elected official. At least federal offices. finally I hate when we elect a relative (spouse or child) of a deceased elected official. I agree it’s legal but it feels like it’s a hereditary position.
  10. A coworker was telling me about his elderly dad being recently hit for $20k in a crypto scam. For many, this money represents years of working/saving/investing and it’s gone in a flash. It makes me want to cry for these people. For myself, I’m getting 5+ messages from Google every day about someone trying to reset my password. It really is google because the identical message is popping up in different google apps, like YouTube. As I decline each request, via the official apps, they keep telling me that my account is safe but I hate it. There’s nothing I can do. no to get CR, but I never understand why we don’t hear from our Presidents (both parties ) on the issue of Americans being scammed by foreigners. Why isn’t this a top country relations issue.
  11. Reminder that Houston’s 18th district has been disenfranchised for 6+ months now since Turner died. This is after it went vacant 4 months last year when SJL died. Yes, democrats are also to blame for continuing to elect old and/or sick people to office.
  12. Yeah, hard to believe that someone opposed to ICE would literally write “anti-ICE” on a casing. F ICE, or name the President of ICE leaders would be more likely. Nothing is impossible but unlikely. Even if Kash is posting a real photo, it doesn’t necessarily imply the shooter’s motivation.
  13. I watched a Grant Cardone youtube video where he discusses paying his 18 year old daughter a multiple 6 figure salary, and then she invests the money back into his real estate deals. He lets her spend a few thousand on fun stuff. If Grant's doing this, it's gotta be legit. And a reasonable defense when speaking to an IRS agent.
  14. CNBC reporting that the White House is looking to take an equity stake in a lithium mining company based in Canada. That stock price skyrocketed today. I don't think for a second that Trump knew or knows anything about this company. There has to be a person(s) who is making this decision that is behind the scenes but we're blind to how that is being decided. It is a bit concerning that Trump publicly meets with Elon a couple of days ago, and Elon has a very high interest in lithium mining. I also wonder who may have recently purchased shares of this stock in the past days/weeks before this announcement.
  15. Has there even been a less believed medical opinion than what we saw from Trump and RFK yesterday? The best support that they've received is from people that have decided to hold off their opinion while waiting for Trump to realize the studies and data.
  16. Yeah, they're 100% behind growing the US manufacturing base but they don't' want to be the ones shouldering the personal financial burden. I get it, I don't want to as well. Instead of "toughing it out", in Trump's words, they want a handout.
  17. Could you imagine anyone taking medical advice from Donald Trump. ”if you can’t tough it out while getting a fever during pregnancy, I guess you could use Tylenol at the risk of your kid being a dum dum.” (I slightly paraphrased it here. Slightly)
  18. The absolute worse course of action is to make a decision and then meekly reverse it a week later. This doesn't make everyone happy, it makes everyone mad.
  19. Not my problem but it must suck to be a company that gets caught up in the culture war. Of course there are good ways to handle it, and not good ways.
  20. No CR but there should be some decent retention offers if you look to cancel Hulu or Disney these days. No reason not to try it.
  21. Can't stand when stores wrap themselves in the flag or song in this case. Full on virtue signaling to attract the rubes.
  22. Not surprised after his political comments in July. I figured this retirement is a combination of being pushed out and contemplating a political run, even if he says otherwise. Announcing your retirement in September is bush league. Basically Auburn had little choice but to promote the assistant head coach who happened to be his son.
  23. Can I request Trump send the national guard to my house to clear out illegals and deter crime? I have some major landscaping work that needs completing.
  24. The death of a young person is tragic but I was also horrified by the behavior in the school. I realize its a show but it made me wonder how kids behave in schools these days. The reaction of the students to their classmates being murdered and arrested was almost like it was a video game. I know laughter can sometimes mask other emotions but there wasn't much sign of that.
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