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1 minute ago, Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand said:

9/11 was pretty damn riveting. Really broke up the drudge

Man, it really did.Β  Remember how we were all focused on it being "The summer of the shark!" because there were like, 4 shark attacks around the world that year?Β  Man, that was like watching re-runs of the Brady Bunch for the millionth time, but then, BAM...RATINGS BONANZA!Β  We've got crashing planes, and explosions, and people falling to their deaths!Β  RATINGS RATINGS RATINGS!Β  ENTERTAIN US MORE!

1 minute ago, Firemans4Horn said:


Just get your kids to learn to sew.Β 

Me?Β  Β That's the factory floor supervisor's job.Β  Figure the beatings he'll administer will help motivate 'em, too.Β  That's a win-win.

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Fareed Zakaria just nailed it.Β  This is the only time in recent memory that we've seen *all* of the markets (including commodities, etc.) lose their shit simultaneously like this other than the beginning of the pandemic and the '08 financial crisis.Β  But in those cases, there was a real crisis.Β  This is an own goal.

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2 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

Fareed Zakaria just nailed it.Β  This is the only time in recent memory that we've seen *all* of the markets (including commodities, etc.) lose their shit simultaneously like this other than the beginning of the pandemic and the '08 financial crisis.Β  But in those cases, there was a real crisis.Β  This is an own goal.

America right now:

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Just play that on an infinite loop.Β  FFS.

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Posted
3 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

Yall ain't heard? This Trump shit probably has Infantino more excited about WC2026, he lives for pleasing dictators.

You might be right.Β  But the "world" cup is going to be played between the U.S., Russia, Saudi Arabia, and North Korea.

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Take a break from doom scrolling and go watch final 4 longhorn woman’s BB. This shit will still be here laterΒ 
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Hook’emΒ 

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Posted
10 minutes ago, lemonlime said:

You might be right.Β  But the "world" cup is going to be played between the U.S., Russia, Saudi Arabia, and North Korea.

Our dudes still won’t medal.

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2 minutes ago, NAVY said:

Take a break from doom scrolling and go watch final 4 longhorn woman’s BB. This shit will still be here laterΒ 
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Hook’emΒ 

Cable subscription?

In this economy?

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Posted
1 minute ago, Foosters said:

In this economy?

I really need to start splashing this one around more. Lord knows I heard it a bunch during the fake hard times/Biden years.Β 

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22 minutes ago, The Royal We said:

I really need to start splashing this one around more. Lord knows I heard it a bunch during the fake hard times/Biden years.Β 

I always like the bullshit commercials that throw out 'in this economy' regardless of what is actually happening with the economy. Just a perpetual rolling commercial forever.

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Just now, Okie State said:

I always like the bullshit commercials that throw out 'in this economy' regardless of what is actually happening with the economy. Just a perpetual rolling commercial forever.

i think part of why people thought the economy sucked was the incessant ads about "due to the decline in the economy, the IRS is blah blah" and because they heard it on the radio for the last 16 years they thought all those years had a declining economy.

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6 hours ago, Gatorubet said:

YTD +2.4%. Β  Β  Sold my Vanguard stonk mutuals and bought 1/2 CDs and 1/2 bond fund on 12/20/24 thinking that orange man would do something eventually to make us unhappy.

I just checked and if I’d stuck with my mutual funds I would be down 12%. Β 

Edit: after today, down 15.97%

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Where do middle/upper middle class Americans have their wealth? Their:

A. 401k
B. House

What we are seeing now is the initial campaign to weaken A and reduce the wealth of a large swath of the population. That will lead to taking of B.

This will be done in the next step, probably starting as soon as 2026. To β€œfix” things there will be some plan to β€œrebuild” the economy by having homeowners sell their property back to the govt (administered of course by someone like Musk) in some kind of reverse mortgage scheme.

Its going to be something like:

β€œyou will get x% of the value (that AI helps to decide) of your property in cash and then give you a monthly payout of $y (probably something like a social security amount) for the next z years (5 to 10).”

It will be celebrated as a windfall for everyone! Free cash!

After the time period, the govt will then own the property, the new housing agency will probably be quickly privatized for β€œefficiency” reasons. Properties can then be leased back to the previous homeowners at of course increasing higher prices. If you can’t pay, then of course there will be a new ICE like agency to remove you from the property and relocate you to other government housing (google Tesla’s foray into robot built tiny houses).

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46 minutes ago, NAVY said:

Take a break from doom scrolling and go watch final 4 longhorn woman’s BB. This shit will still be here laterΒ 
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Hook’emΒ 

Hell of a pitchers duel at the Disch.Β 

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3 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:

Where do middle/upper middle class Americans have their wealth? Their:

A. 401k
B. House

What we are seeing now is the initial campaign to weaken A and reduce the wealth of a large swath of the population. That will lead to taking of B.

This will be done in the next step, probably starting as soon as 2026. To β€œfix” things there will be some plan to β€œrebuild” the economy by having homeowners sell their property back to the govt (administered of course by someone like Musk) in some kind of reverse mortgage scheme.

Its going to be something like:

β€œyou will get x% of the value (that AI helps to decide) of your property in cash and then give you a monthly payout of $y (probably something like a social security amount) for the next z years (5 to 10).”

It will be celebrated as a windfall for everyone! Free cash!

After the time period, the govt will then own the property, the new housing agency will probably be quickly privatized for β€œefficiency” reasons. Properties can then be leased back to the previous homeowners at of course increasing higher prices. If you can’t pay, then of course there will be a new ICE like agency to remove you from the property and relocate you to other government housing (google Tesla’s foray into robot built tiny houses).

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Posted
2 hours ago, linux said:

I honestly think democrats need to do everything in their power to prevent agricultural subsidies, that is where China hit hardest and I am tired of subsidizing trolls.

Hey! That's my close family you're talking about!

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But honestly, they can get fucked. I don't give a shit.

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57 minutes ago, NAVY said:

Take a break from doom scrolling and go watch final 4 longhorn woman’s BB. This shit will still be here laterΒ 
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Hook’emΒ 

Uh, about that . . . prepare to see an amazing comeback or another disappointment today.

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You're giving way too much credit to these morons. There is no plan; that's part of the problem.

There are people pulling strings (ex: PayPal mafia) that have a plan.
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1 hour ago, NAVY said:

Take a break from doom scrolling and go watch final 4 longhorn woman’s BB. This shit will still be here laterΒ 
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Hook’emΒ 

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1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Watching the lady longhorns right now:

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Just play that on an infinite loop.Β  FFS.

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Uh, about that . . . prepare to see an amazing comeback or another disappointment today.

Well, I assuaged myself by flipping over to watch the aggy baseball team do its impression of the United States: they just got both run-ruled AND no-hit, losing to Tennessee 10-0. It was magnificent…until I realized the metaphor.
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5 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:


There are people pulling strings (ex: PayPal mafia) that have a plan.

Exactly, what the Harris/Trump debate showed very clearly was that you could bait or otherwise manipulate Trump into anything. Β It’s the people advising Trump and handing him executive orders to sign that you need to be worried about.

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1 hour ago, Okie State said:

I always like the bullshit commercials that throw out 'in this economy' regardless of what is actually happening with the economy. Just a perpetual rolling commercial forever.

Kind of like how it's always termite swarming season on AM radio.

Posted
18 minutes ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

After today, Trump owns the top EIGHT best Dow Jones drops in American history.Β 

Trump Dow Jones.jpg

Get back to me in a couple of weeks when the entire top 20 is his.

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2 hours ago, Fastbreak said:

Where do middle/upper middle class Americans have their wealth? Their:

A. 401k
B. House

What we are seeing now is the initial campaign to weaken A and reduce the wealth of a large swath of the population. That will lead to taking of B.

This will be done in the next step, probably starting as soon as 2026. To β€œfix” things there will be some plan to β€œrebuild” the economy by having homeowners sell their property back to the govt (administered of course by someone like Musk) in some kind of reverse mortgage scheme.

Its going to be something like:

β€œyou will get x% of the value (that AI helps to decide) of your property in cash and then give you a monthly payout of $y (probably something like a social security amount) for the next z years (5 to 10).”

It will be celebrated as a windfall for everyone! Free cash!

After the time period, the govt will then own the property, the new housing agency will probably be quickly privatized for β€œefficiency” reasons. Properties can then be leased back to the previous homeowners at of course increasing higher prices. If you can’t pay, then of course there will be a new ICE like agency to remove you from the property and relocate you to other government housing (google Tesla’s foray into robot built tiny houses).

It's much simpler than that.

1. Have your hedge fund managers sell out of stocks.Β  Take your profits from the last few years and generate a shitload of cash.

2. Have your hedge fund managers use all that cash to speculate on stock market declines and rising volatility, knowing that you're about to create both in a big way.

3. Profit on the way down while everybody else suffers.

4. When it levels out, eventually, buy a ton of shares at 20-30% reduced prices.

5. Profit some more on the way back up while everybody else slowly gets back to even.

6. Repeat, probably.

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This is what happens when a bunch of cons and grifters get control of of the biggest economy in the world.Β  It becomes their own personal shell game.

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Posted
21 minutes ago, Mo Horn said:

My retirement lost 16k today. JFC!

You only had like 175k in your 401k? What are you, a child under 30?

Just kidding, I hope it will come back quickly for all of us who have lost a ton of money.

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We did an employee stock purchase this year at the great price of $16. Everyone was pitched at getting a great deal and to help fight off an acquisition.

It closed at $8 today

(It was over $100 during Covid)

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1 minute ago, Fastbreak said:

We did an employee stock purchase this year at the great price of $16. Everyone was pitched at getting a great deal and to help fight off an acquisition.

It closed at $8 today

(It was over $100 during Covid)

I can beat that.

My BONUS for 2024 is high 5 figures of RSU's.Β 

They are priced from an average of months ago. So I'm immediately 40% underwater on them when I recieved them yesterday and my Bonus was severely NERF'ed in the short term.

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Feeling a little bit lucky when it comes to my 401K. Β My company was sold last week to another company so I am in the process of rolling my entire 401K to a personal account meaning I took it out last week. Β I haven’t gotten the money yet to move to my personal account so I basically avoided the shit show of that last few days. Β Now as far as my other investments, yeah they got destroyed just like everybody else. Β 

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5 hours ago, TexArcher said:

Fareed Zakaria just nailed it.Β  This is the only time in recent memory that we've seen *all* of the markets (including commodities, etc.) lose their shit simultaneously like this other than the beginning of the pandemic and the '08 financial crisis.Β  But in those cases, there was a real crisis.Β  This is an own goal.

you would think it is astronomically impossible, but the own-goal hat-trick is a thing

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Posted

US recessions since 1950:

1953 - Eisenhower πŸ”΄
1958 - Eisenhower πŸ”΄
1960 - Eisenhower πŸ”΄
1969-70 - Nixon πŸ”΄
1973-75 - Nixon πŸ”΄
1980 - Carter πŸ”΅
1981-82 - Reagan πŸ”΄
1990-91 - Bush Sr πŸ”΄
2001 - Dubya πŸ”΄
2007-09 - Dubya πŸ”΄
2020 - Trump πŸ”΄

2025-?? - Trump πŸ”΄

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1 hour ago, tx 3 putt said:

US recessions since 1950:

1953 - Eisenhower πŸ”΄
1958 - Eisenhower πŸ”΄
1960 - Eisenhower πŸ”΄
1969-70 - Nixon πŸ”΄
1973-75 - Nixon πŸ”΄
1980 - Carter πŸ”΅
1981-82 - Reagan πŸ”΄
1990-91 - Bush Sr πŸ”΄
2001 - Dubya πŸ”΄
2007-09 - Dubya πŸ”΄
2020 - Trump πŸ”΄

2025-?? - Trump πŸ”΄

Fuck up shit and then blame the Dems. Works like a charm on the shithole sucking Republicans voters.

Posted
30 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

Fuck up shit and then blame the Dems. Works like a charm on the shithole sucking Republicans voters.

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the dumbest people aliveΒ 

Posted
9 hours ago, TexArcher said:

Fareed Zakaria just nailed it.Β  This is the only time in recent memory that we've seen *all* of the markets (including commodities, etc.) lose their shit simultaneously like this other than the beginning of the pandemic and the '08 financial crisis.Β  But in those cases, there was a real crisis.Β  This is an own goal.

'08 was also an own goal. Thanks, Bush and your lax ass regulations on banks



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