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Russia is simply acting ints own best interest. "Nuclear threats"? Like it or not, Russia has 5000+ nukes. And of course, other nations also have legitimate security interests. But that's not the real issue here. The real issue is that these things play out in reality, not in some fantasized version of reality that exists only in the heads of some delusional Neocons. Assuming Russia isn't bluffing, then people in the West need to ask themselves if they're ready to end the human race because their version of reality compels it. Not too bright.

If you like volatility with a stock that can significantly conrer the commercial AI market over the next few years, the a look at PLTR. Proceed at your own risk. By all conventional metrics, it's overpriced right now, but that's a good thing. Wall Street crunches numbers, but this company is well positioned to capture a significant portion of the commercial AI market. The numbers don't tell the whole story. It's sort of complicated, but they have a huge moat and no real competition. Fortunately for me, I've been buying it since the $6-$10 range and so far, it has worked out really well. The listing is switching over to NASDQ as of tomorrow, I believe, and will likely be added to the QQQ. So institutions will be buying whether they like it or not.

The house passed the bill and it's now in the Senate, where it has 62 sponsors, so it will likely pass there, assuming it's brought for a vote before December 21. I think they're trying to get Schumer to attach it to some other "must pass" legislation to speed things along. The payments will be retroactive to January 2024, so some people will be getting a nice little check whenever they make the payment. It's all computerized, so they should be able to process those quickly.

Russia could. have flattened Ukraine a long time ago. That wasn't the objective, though, as I'm sure you must know.

Like it or not, countries are where they are and can't be moved around. Eastern Europe has been in conflict for centuries. It's an important area.

Putin did what he did for a lot of reasons, not the least of which was to protect the Russians living in certain areas of Ukraine. I think the involvement of the US CIA in the various color revolutions was another factor,, as was the presene of corrupt Nazi elements in Ukraine. And don't forget the history of the region within the backdrop of NATO slowly surrounding Russia. As they say, history doesn't always repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes. Invasions of Russia typically come through Ukraine. Napoleon tried it. Hitler tried it. Russia lost 21 million people in WW II. They don't want a repeat. Like it or not, Russia has a legitimate sphere of influence in the region and a legitimate security interest in protecting its borders. To pretend that NATO is simply a "defensive alliance" and no threat to Russia is obvious nonsense..

It's all be design, I think. A civilized society wouldn't tolerate the violence. And yet in Canada, the US, and all over Europe, it's out of hand and the authorities basically just stand around and watch. The views are all over social media, every day.

Sure. That's the way it works in 2024. I suppose the daily weather report might be close to news and not merely opinion, but that's about it. Or, reporting on things that actually happened. Congress passes a bill, or Trump meets with Putin. Otherwise, it's all carefully crafted web of lies, held together by censorship of contrary opinion.

For a retiree, renting is probably the way to go, financially. Can. it work out? Sure. But you could also lose some money or end up in a place you don't actually want to be. I'm 73 and I can't imagine purchasing a place and actually having it work out, financially. The best case realistic scenario: I eventually get my money back minus the upkeep costs and the lost opportunity cost of sinking all that cash into a property. Still, I'm still thinking about buying something, just for the hell of it. It would be fun to have a place that I could furnish just the way I wanted. Of course, size is a consideration. My current rental is a 39 square meter studio. Renting is one thing, but I would never buy anything this small.

The "Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset" nonsense originated from Hillary. That's he go to answer to everything. Whatever the problem, it was the Russians. Hillary just can't get over the fact that she lost 2016 and, given her history, she seems to be very much afraid of what happens when the left loses control over the mainstream narrative.

I get the feeling he might actually do it. They say it isn't worth much in its present form. Anyway, if he doesn't the entire network may be history before too long.

You need to study up a little bit on the MAD doctrine and game theory. It's all pretty much International Relations 101. It all makes sense if everyone involved is a rational actor. Today, rational actors seem to be in short supply. If Putin, for example, were to perceive a threat of a potential first strike by an irrational actor, he might be tempted to do his own first strike. Use your nukes or lose them. It's all nuts at this point. Delusional people are currently running America.

This isn't 1949, in case you missed that little detail. Moreover, neither the USA nor the entirety of NATO has the military capacity to fight a prolonged ground war against Russia. The war would escalate, as wars always do, and Western Europe's capital cities would be obliterated.. Paris, London, Berlin, Warsaw, and various military targets. They would all be gone in less than 30 minutes. What you don't seem to understand that it's not a question of right or wrong. You can be right and still end up dead. Russia perceives an existential threat and it will respond accordingly. Ukraine NATO membership and the Russia-speaking areas of Ukraine are not worth sacrificing the lives of hundreds of millions of people. Billions, perhaps, if things get out of hand.

Tops at Central Festival has free range c chicken eggs from Hill Tribes. Something like that. Actually, they have all sorts of different kinds. I never paid too much attention.

I won't be so quick to believe any of the Western propaganda.

For what it's worth, I'm an American and II've received nothing from Bank. It's a very old account, through. It has been open for around 15 years.

I'm wondering how long it takes Jaguar to wake up and realize that the kind of people who buy Jaguars probably won't appreciate the nutty brand makeover, and it's certainly not going to sell any cars. Who owns the company these days?

Some of you guys seen to think it's all about Trump and some sort of cult like group of followers. That's hardly the case. A lot of people voted for Trump. not because they're part of some cult, but because they couldn't stand the alternative and they weren't so stupid as to believe all the mainstream propaganda. They didn't want four more years or war. They didn't want four more years of inflation and a bad economy. They didn't want to be talked down to, and they were sick of all the "woke" nonsense. And so, they voted for Trump. Don't forget, Harris didn't come across as any kind of leader. She wouldn't even do an honest news interview. And she wanted to be President of the USA?

Russian rhetoric? If you ask me, it's the only sensible explanation for the stupidly of trying to start WW III, which is exactly what the current administration seems to be trying to do People think that such a thing can't happen, but it absolutely can. Hopefully, the world will make it through the next two months and Trump will tell Zelensky to make a deal or lose all funding. What's left of Ukraine can.still be saved. perhaps.

I think the point of "Mutually Assured Destruction" is that, in theory, rational actors would have no reason to use nukes. as their use would be not in their best interest. But it all falls apart when it becomes obvious that one side is not acting in a rational manner. It's a game that can't be won. That's the danger the world is facing now. The US is acting in a way that is not rational if one assumes that, at some point, Russia will no longer be "bluffing." They make that assumption, but is it correct, necessarily? I think not. To think otherwise is either remarkably evil or remarkably stupid. Billions of lives are being risked.

There's always something, right? And there's no shortage of advice floating around about what's a buy and what isn't. What's your time horizon? Personally, I've had better luck with trades that play out over a year or two. Trying to time the market over the short term usually doesn't work out too well, for me. Or rather, my greed always seems to screw me up.

Eastern Europe has been disputed territory for centuries. This dispute is just the most recent iteration. Look up the history of Russia. Look up the so-called "Heartland Theory." A theory put forth by a British geopolitical analyst named Mackinder in the early 1900s suggesting that control of Eastern Europe was the key to controlling the "Heartland" which, in turn, was the the key to controlling the world island, the central landmass containing over half of the world's resources. Whoever controlled that landmass and its natural resources could control the wold. Whether they admit it or not, that's pretty much what's going on today. Western hegemony is at stake and the West doesn't want to see Russia with all those assets. Wasn't it US Senator Lindsey Graham that was mouthing off about just that? The trillions of dollars of assets at stake? Look at Blackrock and their greed. They already have contracts to "rebuild" Ukraine. In return, they'll pretty much own Ukraine, but I digress. Once you understand the geopolitical implications, superimpose on that mess a bunch of crazy Neocons trying to turn back the clock of history and preserve so-called "American exceptionalism." At least that's the theory, but even those guys have been co-opted by the greedy warmongers whose only god is money. On top of all that, throw in Game Theory and global thermonuclear war. Then set aside or imagine a disruption of the MAD principle. Mutually Assured Destruction. A disruption of the MAD principle because people, by way of the crazy NEOCONs or because of pure greed, no longer act as a rational actor might act. It all becomes a crapshoot. Then try to guess what will happen next. The Globalists are playing dice with the lives of billions of people and perhaps humanity itself.

Eastern Europe has been disputed territory for centuries. This dispute is just the most recent iteration. Look up the history of Russia. Look up the so-called "Heartland Theory." A theory put forth by a British geopolitical analyst named Mackinder in the early 1900s suggesting that control of Eastern Europe was the key to controlling the "Heartland" which, in turn, was the the key to controlling the world island, the central landmass containing over half of the world's resources. Whoever controlled that landmass and its natural resources could control the wold. Whether they admit it or not, that's pretty much what's going on today. Western hegemony is at stake and the West doesn't want to see Russia with all those assets. Wasn't it US Senator Lindsey Graham that was mouthing off about just that? The trillions of dollars of assets at stake? Look at Blackrock and their greed. They already have contracts to "rebuild" Ukraine. In return, they'll pretty much own Ukraine, but I digress. Once you understand the geopolitical implications, superimpose on that mess a bunch of crazy Neocons trying to turn back the clock of history and preserve so-called "American exceptionalism." At least that's the theory, but even those guys have been co-opted by the greedy warmongers whose only god is money. On top of all that, throw in Game Theory and global thermonuclear war. Then set aside or imagine a disruption of the MAD principle. Mutually Assured Destruction. A disruption of the MAD principle because people, by way of the crazy NEOCONs or because of pure greed, no longer act as a rational actor might act. It all becomes a crapshoot. Then try to guess what will happen next. The Globalists are playing dice with the lives of billions of people and perhaps humanity itself.

Most of the times I worked for the government, work from home wasn't a thing. They didn't even have an Internet until the 1990s. Anyway, when I was able to work from home, it wasn't for me. Too many distractions and I really did have to do some work. I finally just decided to go to work every day. I could drive to my office in 10 minutes and once I was there I could do whatever I wanted.

I could sit here all day and tel you stories about what goes on, but I'm not sure what the point would be. I would be called a conspiracy theorist be some, and the rest of the people wouldn't believe me.