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Trump’s election brings hope. Perhaps so much hope that it borders on expecting miracles to happen. After all, he has learned much since his last go, and he has the genius Musk by his side. Why not miracles?
Economically speaking, how do things get rectified when the business cycle has been abolished for over twenty years? This was accomplished by printing ever-more money. This has caused dangerous over valuations in all assets. Some analysts believe true values in housing and the stock market to be half, or less, of what they are now. I’m not saying miracles don’t happen–who am I to say–but math is math. Raising the price of money crashes the world economy while lowering it evades the required reckoning. It’s called the debt spiral. This is the trap the Western world is in. I cannot speak with confidence on the East, so won’t.
With confidence in the U.S. dollar such a critical feature of the economy, why did Trump reverse his stance on crypto currencies? Just three years ago he called them a scam, and also didn’t like anything competing with the USD. Now he has not only called for the U.S. to be the world’s crypto powerhouse, but his own family has launched its own digital token called World Liberty Financial, which promptly crashed upon its Mid-October release. Hardly the stuff of confidence building.
Maybe he wants to create a phoney money bubble that can pay off the $37-trillion U.S. debt anchor hanging around its neck. I wish I knew. But one thing I know for sure is that the long end of the U.S. treasuries market does not like what it sees, and wants a greater return to compensate it for the perils it detects.
Pseudo-reality ends where reality begins. It’s just a matter of time. The question then becomes what is real, and what is not?
Asking such fundamental questions means there are problems fundamental to our current situation. When few things that we see make sense we must wrestle with such very hard questions. It is back to basics time.
https://youtu.be/GNCT8Ljq-1U?si=6_JLN7fjiGth1LlG
I’m back!
Not a MAGA cult member, not expecting miracles, but there was and continues to be no alternative. Presidents in their lame-duck term have less leverage, especially abroad.
Both Bibi and PT have to start mentoring their successor NOW. Neither has the temperament for it, but they’ve experienced so much in the last for years, there’s reason to be hopeful.
Agreed. If he can mentor a few people well enough, he could effectively have a 3rd and 4th term that way. If people know they can vote in the same policies and so on, then its as good.
Certainly the Democrats have been doing that ever since they went full communist.
It’s about time, young lady! I agree there’s no alternative at all. Can’t give carte blanche, though.
Anyhow, get a load of this. I remember back in 2015 the same nonsense. We up here are a repository for your political suppositories!
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/billionaire-pratt-will-move-america-after-trump-win-liberals-flee-canada
I planned to come back sooner, but my nephew was wounded in the North.
Haifa was hit, so we spent shabbat in our “safe room”.
But we were thrilled to celebrate PT’s win with Trump Wine, grown in Trump Hills, Israel !!
I’ll see that and raise it:
Bill Ackman [Harvard] and his wife [MIT] are 100%.
https://x.com/BillAckman/status/1812308245194682749
He’s also shifting his public investment firm from the Amsterdamn exchange to London, and relocating another company to the USA. (I wish he waited for my take on London…)
https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/11/10/jewish-american-billionaire-pulls-companies-from-amsterdam-following-pogrom/
After lengthy, quiet efforts to get Columbia to do the right thing, Canadian-born Mort Zuckerman has had enough:
Billionaire Mort Zuckerman Cuts Off Millions in Donations to Columbia, Citing Failure To Respond to Anti-Semitism on Campus
Zuckerman had pledged $200 million to Columbia’s Mind Brain Behavior Institute
https://freebeacon.com/campus/billionaire-mort-zuckerman-cuts-off-millions-in-donations-to-columbia-citing-failure-to-respond-to-anti-semitism-on-campus/
Another local, Bob Kraft cut off Columbia in April:
Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Pulls the Plug on Columbia Donations, Citing ‘Virulent Hate’ on Campus
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/patriots-owner-robert-kraft-says-hell-no-longer-donate-to-columbia-over-virulent-hate-on-campus/
Less leverage abroad?
https://x.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1855762353880478172
Here’s to PT and Musk making ‘Merica great again!
The fact that Trump picked Vance an unknown who was a success in business before he took to politics is a good sign, the establishment appears to dislike both another good sign.
Buckle up things are going to get bumpy.
I have to catch up on Vance. His background hits all the right notes.
Haven’t watched any of his vids, didn’t want to think about the fiend chosen to serve as his demonrat counterpart.
J.D. Vance Was a Poster Boy for Yale Law School. The School Won’t Congratulate Him on His Victory.
Law school congratulated Hillary Clinton when she won Dem nomination in 2016
https://freebeacon.com/campus/j-d-vance-was-a-poster-boy-for-yale-law-school-the-school-wont-congratulate-him-on-his-victory/
He seems to be one of the good guys
A great Canadian on Remembrance Day:
Horrible thought:
Violent, constant antiwar demos here, vets attacked as murderers, fake “fact” teach-ins.
That was a long time ago, the Vietnam Opportunity for 5th columnists like Walter Cronkite.
Today’s domestic enemies have a shorter attention span. Who’s the next target on the CCP agenda?
That’s coming, but most vets won’t be caught unarmed.
MidEast Update | November 11, 2024
Behold Israel with Amir Tsarfati – Started streaming 5 minutes ago
#BREAKING: A Spirit Airlines flight has been forced to abort landing at Port-au-Prince airport after being struck by gunfire
RAWALERTS – November 11, 2024
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1856043352350744841
Spirit Airlines flight hit by gunfire while traveling from Florida to Haiti
Sky News Australia – November 11, 2024
Bouncing around waiting for my Chilli to cook. I find this. Doré is not great–born again conservative or something. But it’s fun for its sarcasm etc.
One thing on another vid that came up is what about the illegals that will pour across the Canadian border once PT starts rounding them up? We’re talking hundreds of thousands? Millions? You’ve got 10-20 MILLION people who will run for cover. How many to Canada? Crazy, but very possible.
https://youtu.be/c8mgv0Uvo6I?si=IGdvDzrEM8gPskDJ
There are waaayyy too many corrupt DAs and Judges who will prefer to keep their stream of filthy lucre flowing.
D9 Bulldozer Shipment to Israel Stalled by U.S.
A shipment of 134 D9 bulldozers, which Israel ordered and paid for, has been awaiting export approval from the U.S. State Department for several months, according to two security sources.
The bulldozers often lead combat teams, clearing areas from explosive charges intended to detonate against Israeli infantry and armored troops, helping to save soldiers’ lives.
Forces on the northern front are required to clear thousands of acres of dense thickets, which Hizbullah uses to conceal bunkers and weapons depots close to Israeli towns.
Additional delays involve a frozen shipment of heavy munitions and Israel’s urgent request for additional Apache attack helicopters…
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ryn9yycz1g#autoplay