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  1. That makes a lot of sense, particularly the part about the banks. Going after Clinton is just reflex, but going after the banking institutions seems like a tell.
  2. Off topic: I think one of those "what do you believe" questions is whether you believe in an immutable and immortal soul. As an agnostic bordering on atheist, personally I think it is unlikely, but if there is, it would have to be something separate than your personality. We have observable, undeniable evidence that your personality can change drastically with a simple change in your brain chemistry or how your neurons fire. We are all a little brain damage away from becoming Republican. So it just seems impossible that you have a personality that is independent of your living flesh. I like the Buddhist version of reincarnation more than the Hindu version. The Hindu version imagines your person carries over, but the Buddhist version is imagined more like the flame of one candle lighting another. Although I don't really believe in either.
  3. Not to be pedantic, but.. If I understand it correctly, with the damage to the refiners, Russia needs to export oil to anyone who will still take it, and then import fuel. Hitting the ports seriously fucks that up. People halfway joke about the vodka production, but honestly they may end up having to use higher proof alcohol (ethanol) for their cars and generators eventually. Of course that isn't a replacement for diesel.
  4. Thanks. I hadn't caught that. And, anyone else find this quote kinda funny in retrospect:
  5. It's the same email you posted man. Not having "Virginia" is a pretty critical redaction if the question is whether Virginia knew about it.
  6. It was redacted. I thought NBC had confirmation it was Giuffre, but that may have just been related to another redacted email.
  7. Y'all need to slow down and read what he wrote. Republicans are using Giuffre's statements to prove that Trump did nothing wrong. Lamar is saying that the emails state that Trump spent many hours with Giuffre, with the implication that he had sex with her. For that implication to be correct, Giuffre would have to be lying. I think it's possible Trump didn't have sex with her, but had sex with other victims. I think it's possible she is lying (or suppressing memories) and Trump did have sex with her. Not trusting her statements does not mean I lack sympathy for her. (Maybe that's where Lamar and I differ.) Either way, she was a child who was raped on a regular basis for the profit and entertainment of rich and powerful men.
  8. Probably because it's part of the evidence in a mystery people are trying to figure out.
  9. And the question is specifically on how he is managing the government, on the heels of the longest government shutdown in history, which he did nothing to address. For forty days he either ignored it or typed shit, while the government literally doing nothing, and a third of adults still approve of his management of government.
  10. I saw his book of poetry in the bookstore. Good for him for trying.
  11. That might also go in the face-eating-leopards thread. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-11-11/us-catholic-bishops-select-conservative-culture-warrior-to-lead-them-during-trumps-second-term
  12. I think Megyn Kelly's comments are technically correct, from a psychology classification stand point. But the fact she feels the need to make the point now makes me wonder if there is a homeroom teacher Megyn still remembers fondly.
  13. It might explain why Trump didn't get an invite to Chelsea's wedding.
  14. Nebraska's Chuck Hagel is the last one I can remember who openly bucked the Republican leadership, and that was due to the Iraq War. I think he eventually went Indy after deciding to not run for re-election, and then served in Obama's administration.
  15. Sorry, meant grey market. Got my colors confused. The grey market is just the resale market of new equipment. If/When the AI bubble pops, it will result in many construction projects being canceled in both data centers and power plants. Both types of facilities require high voltage electrical equipment. Delivery of some of this equipment is what is driving the schedules, so it needs to be ordered early. It is very much a sellers market, so the equipment vendors are requiring large upfront payments. So, it is likely once projects are canceled - projects that are not completed - there will be equipment that is mostly or completely purchased that the owner doesn't need. They will sell it to resellers for quick cash, who in turn sell it to maybe a new widget factory that is being developed. Of course, if the whole economy tanks, there won't be many new buyers in the market, so the price will drop even further. (Unfortunately, I don't know of a good way to make money in all that.)
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