Berkshire

51 minutes ago, Hanaguma said:

As I have written many times, not a fan of either the senile geriatric OR the Bad Orange Man.  Not tied to either. But in this election, it is the rare case that BOTH candidates have records to run on. Both have had a shot at the Presidency.

 

So I look at the Trump years- 2% inflation, two dollar gas, record low unemployment for minorities, steps towards peace in the Middle East, attempts to engage with North Korea, etc.  and from a pragmatic point of view, it ain't bad. Then compare the Biden years...not so good. It is also a position held by a majority of American voters. 

It's amazing to me that some Americans would rely on certain things that the POTUS has no control over (e.g., economy, inflation, world events, etc.) and completely ignore the individual character of the candidates.  It seems the Republican party no longer cares about things like morality, honesty, integrity, law and order, family values, etc.  Why else would they support a corrupt lying conman with multiple indictments who would cheat on his wife after she's just given birth?  Isn't the President supposed to be the ultimate role model for our children?  We'll see in November I guess.  

4 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I disagree, their economy will survive, and is very dynamic right now. Their economy may diminish in size, they may have negative GDP which is to be expected when populations decline, but negative GDP is not as bad as people portray it to be. So what if the economy shrinks? So what if jobs are lost?

 

A nation can continue to thrive under those circumstances and a growing population is not necessarily a good thing. 

It's not that simple.  Japan can automate and shrink their GDP all they want, but who's going to pay for the aging population?  What's declining is people of working age; the senior population is growing.  They need more workers to pay taxes to keep their social security system solvent. 

53 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

As usual he is talking absolute nonsense. 

 

Homogenous societies like Japan see far fewer issues from the "cultural enrichers" that Liberals in the west love to celebrate while quoffing champagne at their Islington dinner parties. Immigrants provide cheap labour for large multinationals at the expense of the local communities. It's clear to see which side Biden is supporting and it is not the "common man". 

 

Japan must be laughing at this silly old fool, and rightly so. 

 

We can add this ridiculous criticism of Japan to a long list of ridiculous comments made by Biden, alongside the likes of "poor kids are just as smart as white kids" and "if you vote Trump, you ain't black".

Have you ever been to Japan?  I lived in Japan a few years.  Even they know they have problems, with declining birth rates and an aging population.  But there was still a resistance to "gaijins," or foreigners.  Yes, Japan is among the safest and cleanest places I've been.  But their economy will not survive unless they're more open to foreign workers. 

11 hours ago, thaipo7 said:

Tug - All I have to see is Trump's name mentioned and I know your hatred on Trump will be displayed.  You have already seen Trump as President.  What has been his "Attacks on on our Democracy" been. 

 

Hmmm....January 6 comes to mind.

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Gee wizz, you were in the room with Trump when he was watching that to know, so you must be best buds, right?

Trump has already made comments about the WHCD and it was pretty clear he's not happy.  Not a stretch to assume he was watching....

Both Biden and Jost were pretty good.  Entertaining and on the mark.  And you can tell it got through to Trump who was just stewing on TS.  Even though Trump will claim that he never watches the thing....5555. 

1 hour ago, Danderman123 said:

Nobody is showing up to support Trump. Not protestors, not his family, and not his "friends".

It was embarrassing watching Trump try to claim that 1,000's of protestors were turned away by police.  There were only a handful and they weren't turned away by police.  Trump has reached the point where he will just make up a total lie and assume that his nutty supporters will believe it.  Well wait, he's always done that. 

21 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

There is major manipulation going on that is impacting the share price of this stock.

 

As long as Trump allies can throw money at the stock, when the price dips, then it will rally. Of course, the Shorts make money during this cycle, and sooner or later, the Trump allies will tire of handing money to the Shorts.

This stock may be one of Trump's greatest grift ever.  He and his buddies stand to make a killing...but the money has to come from somewhere.  Perfect that it's mostly his supporters getting the shaft.  This stock will fluctuate all over the place for awhile, but when market fundamentals kick in, it has nowhere to go but down. 

8 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

In their opening statement, the Defense asserted that Trump didn't have sex with Stormy Daniels. If Ms. Daniels is a persuasive witness, the Jury will convict based on just that point.

 

I suspect that we are going to see a defense tactic similar to the Carroll case, over the definition of sex. It's possible that they didn't have full intercourse, and so the Trump fans will repeat their claims that Trump really didn't have sex. And therefore Stormy Daniels is lying.

That defense has been brought up before.  But it begs the question...."If there were no sexual relations, why would Trump pay $130,000 to Daniels to keep quiet about something that never happened?"  Any reasonable person (which doesn't include Trump supporters) would see that it doesn't make sense. 

46 minutes ago, retarius said:

I sincerely hope not. I am enjoying this exchange rate on my SS paid here. But I can't decide who has the weaker currency really. If US rates come down, so will the currency. If Thai rates come down so will the currency. You then have state of the nation......US in an awful pickle what with provoking wars to break out everywhere, and the tax payer has to pay for them and a deficit of $1 trillion this year so, $3 trillion forecast for this year. Thailand in a smaller pickle, but a pickle being created by a mindless baboon who dreams up new expensive gimmicks every day and never ever finishes a job.

You hope not?  If you're getting US SS, you'd certainly want a weaken THB.  I've got no complaints and hope the THB keeps heading south.  But nothing goes down forever....

20 minutes ago, john donson said:

if you let ILLEGALS vote with no id and pay then 1000$ a month and free housing and remind them to vote for daddy biden

Amazing how you guys would believe such nonsense. 

This company can't be saved.  The only thing I know for certain is that the insiders (including Trump) are going to bleed this company dry.  And of course, the pissant retail investors will lose their collective as*ses. 

16 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

Is Putin or the Saudis buying the stock to help Trump financially and get him reelected. Highly suspicious and can't be discounted. 

There are other ways for Putin and the Saudis to help Trump (and themselves) rather than invest in this turd stock.  Besides, Trump will be dumping his shares at the first opportunity.  That's when the stock will really crash.  Trump will be fleecing his own supporters....and he's perfectly fine with that. 

1 hour ago, Walker88 said:

Advertisers are pretty good at assessing the demographics of a social media company. They know that the typical goober earns below average income and has rather plebian tastes. Who is going to advertise? Chewing tobacco? Debt workout companies? Spam? Maybe somebody could sell Dogs Playing Poker pictures for the trailer wall, or Tigers Painted on Black Velvet.

 

 

Funny.  I've got some more likely advertisers for TS.....mobile home parks, penis enlargement drugs, gun racks for pickup trucks, obesity drugs, confederate flag license plate holders....oh, and of course, Mike Lindell's entire line of pillows and bedding.  

1 hour ago, impulse said:

So what's the big deal? 

 

The tech space is full of startups that were valued in the $billions while they were still losing money.  Some of them for years, if not decades.

 

This is only news because it's Trump and it's an election year.

 

These other startups you speak of typically have some new innovative ideas with tremendous growth potential.

Trump's Media is not innovative (it's a cheap Twitter knockoff, afterall) with a declining user base. 

But nevermind all that, invest in DJT if you must.

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

RFK Jr. has a good point.

 

There is nothing Democratic about having someone with insufficient cognitive function as a figurehead of a political party while others pull his strings. 

 

There is nothing Democratic about supporting the legal system removing your political rivals either.

From what you're saying, it appears RFK Jr. appeals to many Trump supporters.  Which would make him more of a threat to Trump.  Duly noted.

4 minutes ago, bendejo said:

 

Maybe not so strange because it is a new issue, but there is a lack of short stats on the internet sites (like yahoo biz).  Heard someone on US teevee say that there was monumental short interest. 

 

 

 

I should have shorted the snot out of this stock.  But apparently, the pros were already all over it like stink on sh*t...

[According to The New York Times, Trump Media is currently the most shorted stock on Wall Street.]

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-loses-dollar1-billion-as-his-media-companys-stock-plunges?ref=wrap