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6 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

so, your family "down there" is a better sample than 1000 respondents? 

Eh.. point taken I guess. 

Still, this all stemmed from wood thinking he wouldn’t be welcomed in Isla Mujeres because he’s American. Which is an absurd belief 

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1 hour ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

LMAO.  I just opened this.  Comments do not disappoint and I now love Ohioans.

But she seems to have a redeeming sense of humor, no?

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I’m sure her employer will understand

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4 minutes ago, Helobious said:

Eh.. point taken I guess. 

Still, this all stemmed from wood thinking he wouldn’t be welcomed in Isla Mujeres because he’s American. Which is an absurd belief 

Helobious, I appreciate you affirming the validity of everything my former law partner said, as only you can do.

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at this morning's huddle, the minions had to explain to mr. dotard that the europeans have a plan that does not include Z rolling over

so, let's pivot 180 degrees back to tariffs which were supposed to be a month away, but instead we will bring them forward 30 days with no warning, and of course no preparation

every day is a new wag the dog

total chaos

omaha oracle on tariffs yesterday on cbs:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/business/warren-buffett-tariffs-trump/index.html

 

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8 minutes ago, Hagbard Celine said:

at this morning's huddle, the minions had to explain to mr. dotard that the europeans have a plan that does not include Z rolling over

so, let's pivot 180 degrees back to tariffs which were supposed to be a month away, but instead we will bring them forward 30 days with no warning, and of course no preparation

every day is a new wag the dog

total chaos

omaha oracle on tariffs yesterday on cbs:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/03/business/warren-buffett-tariffs-trump/index.html

 

Yeah....I'm really looking at converting most of my equities to cash for a time.  Seems like I'm not alone in my thinking:

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Buffett, whose every word is watched closely by investors, drew attention over the past year due to a growing cash pile at Berkshire Hathaway.

Berkshire amassed its cash and cash equivalents to a record $334.2 billion in the fourth quarter, up from $167.6 billion the year prior. Berkshire added to its cash position while selling stock in blue-chip companies like Apple (AAPL) and Bank of America (BAC), raising questions about his thoughts on the US market.

 

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4 hours ago, Pig Bellmont said:

Democracy was nice, it’s such a shame to see it gone

If Democracy isn't the freedom to vote in someone who is going to try to do whatever the fuck he wants, then not sure what it is.

If Democracy isn't the freedom to vote for a representative who will cower in the face of someone trying to achieve dictatorial powers, then not sure what it is.

If Democracy isn't the freedom to have judges....well, fuck the Federalist Society.

 

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in our noon hour on cnn a pub said "dotard is trying to thread the needle" in that having the reason for the rare earths shakedown is so the us can have an economic presence in ukraine because nato can't & won't admit ukraine or get involved at this stage, and this economic presence is the security guarantee

convoluted, but logical - except if this was the play why the fuck didn't they spin it this way on the 21st of january?

somebody on the inside should get a medal

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in the past hour johnson has said we're not aligned with russia and dotard now says the rare earths deal is still alive

they fucking got their clock cleaned overnight and now they are backpedaling

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the live updates page on cnn has all of it

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/03/trump-national-forest-executive-order

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The president, in an executive order, has demanded an expansion in tree cutting across 280m acres (113m hectares) of national forests and other public lands, claiming that “heavy-handed federal policies” have made America reliant on foreign imports of timber.

“It is vital that we reverse these policies and increase domestic timber production to protect our national and economic security,” the order adds.

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The order also stipulates logging projects can be sped up if they are for purported wildfire risk reduction, via “thinning” of vegetation that could ignite. Some scientists have said that aggressively felling forests, particularly established, fire-resistant trees, actually increases the risk of fast-moving fires.

“This Trump executive order is the most blatant attempt in American history by a president to hand over federal public lands to the logging industry,” said Chad Hanson, wildfire scientist at the John Muir Project.

“What’s worse, the executive order is built on a lie, as Trump falsely claims that more logging will curb wildfires and protect communities, while the overwhelming weight of evidence shows exactly the opposite.”

Hanson said logging alters the microclimate of forests, creating hotter and drier conditions that helps wildfires, such as the events that recently ravaged Los Angeles, to spread faster.

It'll be an own goal, but we'll just...

 

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3 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

What starts here changes the world? Fuck I hope not.

Granted that shit isn't just starting.

On the bright side the aggy board of regents is likely pissed the conference isn't in Collie Station. 

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1 hour ago, C-Man said:

*If* we have midterms, you mean

Oh, we're going to have midterms.  And they'll be similar to how Russia and North Korea run their "elections."

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Don't know if Icono/Macklemore is into the tech part of this shit, but it sounds akin to the New Right monarchy he's obsessed with.

In a nutshell, Yarvin's Dark Enlightenment political worldview is that the REAL power in the U.S. resides in an informal collaboration of universities and the mainstream media (that he calls "the Cathedral") which collude to sway public opinion. He admires the former Chinese Communist leader Deng Xiaoping for his "pragmatic and market-oriented authoritarianism," believes America's commitment to equality and justice "erodes social order," and advocates for an American "monarch" to dissolve elite academic institutions and media outlets asap.

A regular speaker at various Libertarian and techno-fascist conferences, Yarvin's position is that democratic governments are inefficient and wasteful and should be replaced with sovereign corporations whose "shareholders" elect an executive with total power over the country/corporation. As Yarvin explains it, "Unencumbered by liberal-democratic procedures, the executive could rule like a CEO-Monarch."

And just in case it still isn't abundantly clear what Curtis Yarvin thinks is the solution to what ails America, here it is in his most straightforward phrasing: "If Americans want to change their government, they're going to have to get over their dictator-phobia."

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Don't know if Icono/Macklemore is into the tech part of this shit, but it sounds akin to the New Right monarchy he's obsessed with.

In a nutshell, Yarvin's Dark Enlightenment political worldview is that the REAL power in the U.S. resides in an informal collaboration of universities and the mainstream media (that he calls "the Cathedral") which collude to sway public opinion. He admires the former Chinese Communist leader Deng Xiaoping for his "pragmatic and market-oriented authoritarianism," believes America's commitment to equality and justice "erodes social order," and advocates for an American "monarch" to dissolve elite academic institutions and media outlets asap.

A regular speaker at various Libertarian and techno-fascist conferences, Yarvin's position is that democratic governments are inefficient and wasteful and should be replaced with sovereign corporations whose "shareholders" elect an executive with total power over the country/corporation. As Yarvin explains it, "Unencumbered by liberal-democratic procedures, the executive could rule like a CEO-Monarch."

And just in case it still isn't abundantly clear what Curtis Yarvin thinks is the solution to what ails America, here it is in his most straightforward phrasing: "If Americans want to change their government, they're going to have to get over their dictator-phobia."


Sounds like Communism.
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CEOs and corporations in general are just accountable to nobody. It is crazy. They can do things that would get the owner of a private company sent to prison seemingly without any pushback.

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31 minutes ago, Born to Run said:

I feel we are far too late for the guillotines.  By a decade or more.

What's the expression - "The best time to build a guillotine was twenty years ago.  The second best time is now."?  Something like that ... anyway, I think we should give it a try. 

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7 minutes ago, Constant said:

Canceled aid to Ukraine and looking into sanctions relief for Russia. 
 

We couldn’t be more on the wrong side of history if we tried. 

 

But by God, we are taking care of those damned brown skin folk and trannies.  

 

 

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9 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

The problem is much deeper than Trump or MAGA. Those are just smoke screens to keep people distracted.

The real problem is the takeover of the country by a small set of billionaires who each rule kingdoms that they feel should be free of government and public interference.

They (people like Peter Thiel, Curtis Yarvin and Leon - there are many other mostly Tech Bros) want to rule their fiefdoms as they choose. Just like all kings do. No king wants to take orders from anyone. Human nature hasn’t changed, those in power want to keep power. Those with power, do not wish to share it.

Tech Bro Kings aren’t concerned about equality or fairness or anything much to do with the public as long as what is due to them comes to them. The price of a dozen eggs means nothing when you can buy the entire egg industry. When you can easily buy senators, vice presidents and presidents then democracy is just a fun ruse.

Slashing the govt (with Elon out front) is just a way to make the public believe that the Tech Bro Kings have the answers. Planes are crashing? Starlink will fix it. Mail isn’t being delivered? Amazon has the answer. National Parks can’t be booked? AirBnB has a system. Want an education? Google has all the info you need. Each thing that is given away just strengthens the kingdoms.

Unfortunately there is no going back. The battles are lost. Democracy is dead. The only hope is one day the kingdoms will come in conflict with each other (which always happens) and they will destroy themselves and something better will rise.

Just to be clear, Curtis Yarvin is not a billionaire, or probably even a millionaire.

He's a weirdo crank that is a philosopher-god-king to those toolbags.

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At least Bill Gates and Steve Jobs knew they were fucking weirdos and mostly kept to themselves.

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33 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

 

But by God, we are taking care of those damned brown skin folk and trannies.  

 

 

I appreciate the sentiment,  but it’s not your slur to use. 

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