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11/20/2024 10:02:42 PM

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" I just hope Lutnick doesn't fuck up my investment portfolio."

If they make any progress on mass deportations or cutting trillions in gov spending, market will crash

Not sure where to hedge— maybe crypto

11/20/2024 11:33:39 PM

Crypto is way too volatile and not supported by fundamentals or any intrinsic value in the economy. It's going up on speculation of a more favorable environment with the incoming Trump Administration. I wouldn't think it's a safe bet to hedge on cryptocurrency if Trump policies end up tanking the real economy.

11/21/2024 6:58:12 AM

Gaetz out, ladies and gentlemen we got him!


[Edited on November 21, 2024 at 12:37 PM. Reason : A]

11/21/2024 12:36:18 PM

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/business/linda-mcmahon-abuse-wwe-trump-education/index.html

11/21/2024 12:49:45 PM

You hate to see it. . .

And the good news is that he's also out of Congress.

Maybe Trump just did it for the LULZ!

11/21/2024 1:15:59 PM

Yeah, is his resignation from congress official? No take backs?

11/21/2024 1:18:38 PM

If he goes back to Congress then maybe they can release the ethics report on an official member of Congress.

11/21/2024 1:30:34 PM

Polymarket has him @ 13% for Senate to replace Rubio.

May not be out of the woods!

11/21/2024 2:55:01 PM

if he's not back in congress they have a seat warmed up for him on fox news.

11/21/2024 3:38:51 PM

9 out of 10 sexual predators agree!

11/21/2024 4:14:08 PM

^^^^^ TBD it sounds like, but the short piece I read suggested that he may well end up going back to Congress.

11/21/2024 7:33:29 PM

he resigned the seat he already had. hes still the representative elect.

the new congress has not convened and he has not taken the new oath. the fun part though is desantis could send him to the senate instead! he probably wont but he could.

11/22/2024 7:47:07 AM

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/22/nx-s1-5201663/trump-dr-oz-investments-cms

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"President-elect Donald Trump's choice to run the sprawling government agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act marketplace — celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz — may have significant conflicts of interest. Oz recently held investments, some shared with family, in health care, pharmaceutical firms and tech companies with business in the health care sector, such as Amazon. Collectively, Oz's holdings totalled tens of millions of dollars, according to financial disclosures he filed during his failed 2022 run for a Pennsylvania U.S. Senate seat. This includes a stake in UnitedHealth Group worth as much as $600,000."

11/22/2024 1:59:08 PM

Business as usual.

11/22/2024 2:38:14 PM

Agree, if all we had was basic out in the open corruption, we'd all prob be thrilled

11/22/2024 3:14:27 PM

As someone who identifies as white, I must say...things are looking good for us?

11/24/2024 12:28:06 AM

Specifically what looks good?

11/24/2024 9:59:33 AM

Skyrocketing employment numbers in the White House. If you are white and want a job in the White House, your odds are better than ever right now. Heck yeah...let's go white people!!

11/24/2024 5:09:33 PM

Quote :

"Not sure where to hedge— maybe crypto"

I’ve thought about residential REITs.
My rationale is that housing prices are probably pretty inelastic. Supply constraints if they deport the labor source would prob drive prices up. Tariffs driving material costs higher would add to it.

If Trump doesn’t cause a bunch of inflation, then maybe the interest rates will continue to come down considerably, which will also stoke the flames of home prices with the pent up demand sidelined by interest rates.

I haven’t really thought much about this or looked hard into it. This is more me thinking out loud at this stage. Also, REITs are typically a stable income play, not a growth vehicle that I’d put a large percentage of my wealth in.

There are some Trump-play ETFs, too, but I haven’t really looked at them much yet. I figure he’ll do or say something dumb as shit that will cause the markets to recoil at least temporarily and give me a better buying opportunity.

11/24/2024 7:38:33 PM

Pretty moronic tariff policy. Have no idea why they would announce this now and he’s no taking office for months

This is going to cause price increases immediately just before Christmas buying starts

11/25/2024 7:57:48 PM

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"moron All American 34145 Posts user info edit post Pretty moronic tariff policy."

So you think it's good? or bad?

11/25/2024 8:00:46 PM

How long will it take for the GOP to blame Biden for the inevitable, overnight inflation caused by these tariffs?

11/25/2024 10:22:08 PM

None.

11/26/2024 6:22:58 AM

Everything terrible that’s going to happen in the next few years will immediately be blamed on Biden/democrats by the GOP their media arms, and because of that, the ignorant populace will place the blame there as well

[Edited on November 26, 2024 at 7:50 AM. Reason : $$$]

11/26/2024 7:49:31 AM

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"How long will it take for the GOP to blame Biden for the inevitable, overnight inflation caused by these tariffs?"

They'll do it instantly, but I'm not sure it will work, even with their media efforts. The "median voter" is not much more sophisticated about the economy than "If I have no money it is the President's fault."

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"Pretty moronic tariff policy. Have no idea why they would announce this now and he’s no taking office for months This is going to cause price increases immediately just before Christmas buying starts"

It won't have a ton of immediate impact. Most of the holiday shopping stuff has already arrived, and retailers aren't going to jack up prices on some future tariff hype and lose out to lower-priced competitors on Black Friday.

But yes, this policy is bad and the announcement of it strikes me as a more a "somebody forgot to take Trump's phone away before he went to the bathroom" than any sort of strategic move.

11/26/2024 8:36:10 AM

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"None."

Meaning it will take no time. I didn't read or remember the phrasing of the question. Senility exhibited ITT.

11/26/2024 9:24:12 AM

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"It won't have a ton of immediate impact. Most of the holiday shopping stuff has already arrived, and retailers aren't going to jack up prices on some future tariff hype and lose out to lower-priced competitors on Black Friday. But yes, this policy is bad and the announcement of it strikes me as a more a "somebody forgot to take Trump's phone away before he went to the bathroom" than any sort of strategic move."

Maybe not Black Friday, but several retailers, Wal-Mart included, have said they will preemptively raise prices the moment tariffs are officially announced.

11/26/2024 12:00:33 PM

Yeah, of course, they'll jump on it. But I was responding to a comment about holiday shopping, which will be done by the time the Trump administration can officially do anything.

11/26/2024 2:03:53 PM

Picked a guy with zero military background or experience as SecNav. But he donated a ton to the GOP, so it's fine

[Edited on November 28, 2024 at 12:26 PM. Reason : ]

11/28/2024 12:25:45 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/us/politics/pete-hegseth-mother-email.html?unlocked_article_code=1.d04.yRSB.TCvSJwTfB6E6&smid=url-share

Not sure if only one can click this or several...but anyways, gd that hegseth dude slimey af. Its like he can't help but sleep around

[Edited on November 30, 2024 at 5:45 AM. Reason : It is a gift article]

11/30/2024 5:44:10 AM

And that's not even the worst thing about him

11/30/2024 1:33:36 PM

He sounds like a real

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"PRICE OF SHIT!"

11/30/2024 7:18:15 PM

Kash Patel new FBI director. Hope we don't have a terrorist attack cause his goons were too busy going after people in the media

11/30/2024 9:26:59 PM

https://x.com/LeadingReport/status/1863274367083323688

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"BREAKING: Elon Musk affirms that he will politically oppose any Republican senator who does not vote to confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director."

So it is Elon who will take on the mantle post-Trump of being the spiritual whip of the party? Not a word against... or you're gone. Hell, now I wonder if Democrats at some point will cheer on Trump to put Elon "in his place".

12/2/2024 11:37:02 AM

A small piece of me wants the Dems and sane Republicans to just say “fuck it, let it all crash and burn. If we survive it as a country, we’ll be better afterwards.”

________

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/politics/pete-hegseth-veterans-advocacy-groups-misconduct-allegations?cid=ios_app

Elect a clown…

12/2/2024 4:04:35 PM

Sane Republicans? They still exist?

12/2/2024 8:00:31 PM

Not in numbers sufficient to accomplish anything we'd approve of.

12/2/2024 8:21:37 PM

Trump considering changing hegseth to desantis. I mean i guess that is a net positive

12/3/2024 10:06:25 PM

That’s a positive in a variety of ways

12/3/2024 10:09:30 PM

I mean, we trade a white Christian nationalist for a fascist-adjacent guy who, at best, turned a blind eye to torture at Gitmo, so... I guess that's an improvement.

12/3/2024 11:07:55 PM

RIP Pete

12/4/2024 7:38:55 AM

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"efore he was tapped to serve as a weekend host of “Fox & Friends,” Hegseth served at two veterans advocacy groups, Concerned Veterans for America and Veterans For Freedom. In new allegations this week, the New Yorker cited what it described as a whistleblower report and other documents about his time leading CVA that alleged multiple incidents of alcohol intoxication at work events, inappropriate behavior around female staffers and financial mismanagement. NBC News reported that several unnamed current and former Fox employees who worked with Hegseth said his drinking habits raised concerns, including some who said he would show up smelling of alcohol."

12/4/2024 10:01:07 AM

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"• DeSantis under consideration: Meanwhile, the president-elect’s allies involved in the transition process have been compiling a list of alternative candidates — including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — in case his path to the confirmation implodes, according to sources."

12/4/2024 11:18:17 AM

12/5/2024 1:07:20 PM

Got 'em!

12/5/2024 1:27:37 PM

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/nx-s1-5225390/trump-kimberly-guilfoyle-ambassador-greece

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"Guilfoyle's nomination is the latest drawn from Trump's extended family [Don Jr.'s long-time partner... or maybe recent ex?] Earlier this month, Trump named Massad Boulos — a billionaire, Lebanese American businessman and the father-in-law of his daughter Tiffany — as a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Here's who Trump has picked as Cabinet members and key advisers Boulos, who twice ran unsuccessfully for parliament in Lebanon, has longstanding ties to powerbrokers in that country. He most recently helped lead the Trump campaign's outreach efforts to Arab American communities in Michigan. His son Michael married Tiffany Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2022. Trump chose another of his children's in-laws for an ambassadorship last month, saying he intends to nominate real estate mogul Charles Kushner — whom he pardoned from various federal charges during his first term — as the ambassador to France. Kushner is the father of Jared Kushner, the former White House senior adviser to Trump who is married to Trump's oldest daughter, Ivanka."

12/11/2024 11:52:52 AM

Kennedy did it first! Sort of.

12/11/2024 2:08:51 PM

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"Senator Tim Kaine tried to play the moral disqualification game, dwelling on Hegseth’s various adulteries. With Democrats’ having failed to defeat Donald Trump with this strategy, I admire their capacity for persistent losing."

Lol true, in regards to hegseth

1/15/2025 7:26:38 PM

"Senator, I'm not familiar with that statement."

1/16/2025 12:21:17 PM