My little north coast town is getting wet, too. But we have a peaceful protest rally planned for this day precisely because of it being President's Day and the position is not held by a president, but a sickly, demented, greedy, insatiable dictator who is seeking to destroy everything that is good. So, the message is onward to victory and an America for all the people!!
Two comments: Proximity matters. When Canada is talking about a rupture, risking retaliation from the babe-in-office, and shifting its defence spending away from the US, it's not a frivolous policy position. We've been very slow - this should have started in 2017 - but we now have a PM who is less interested in smug pronouncements and more interested in accomplishments. In the same vein, when the Baltic states are telling us what the Soviet Un oops I mean Russia is doing/planning, we should all listen closely.
The second point is the Dow being up to 50,000 should be taken in context. If the Dow hits that milestone but all other indices and economies are hitting much better milestones, the Dow at 50k starts looking like an admission of poor performance. Sidenote: The Dow is an index of a few companies, it's not the economy. Here's an excellent explainer from Justin Wolfers, if you have ten minutes:
I might have to carry Ripley out to back of backyard to empty his bladder. Opening the door doesn't seem to do it when it rains. Some thoughts on rest of Mary's news:
Taxes not paid - Mary's brilliant way of explaining things would be good applied to the way the uber wealthy cheat and evade. It's way more than avoiding W2s and using company planes to take vacations.
Weapons - How many does Canada go through in a year? Without wars, why do they need to buy any from US?
Why is Rubio in Hungary? What does Orbán want from old don?
Tariffs - prices go up and quality goes down. We all have seen what’s happened to toilet paper rolls over the years. Not tightly packed, not as wide, and much larger hole. List of ingredients change with cheaper products moving to the front.
Construction has always had the largest percentage of immigrants as workers. Those who pick lettuce and clean buildings get mentioned often, but building things is what most who regularly work do. Oops, says red Texas.
My pet peeve is forgetting to say thanks …today for YOUR accuracy succinct and scintillating , Mary TY🫶… the world is with you , the protests walk it well .
The question remains how much can money buy when far too many still chase promises in all the wrong places. Is the answer ‘far too many’ or is it the clue?
Equality for all…and yet even neighbors don’t stop to ask, know who they are, and build fences not bridges for understanding how Good flows.
It…is the American Dream dead? Is equality impossible ? If the answer is No ‘it’ requires each person’s ability supported to contribute, and enough oversight to see it through. A paycheck is second to doing your best.
You. Do. Count.
There’s a percentage in every faction, sector, nook or cranny that wants to prove that futile.
We need to educate the flags and why they go up…or don’t.
It's pouring buckets in San Diego too on this President's Day that I refuse to acknowledge. The world is upside down as well as our flag. We are in distress as I have never before witnessed. Rubio consulting with Orban while the rest of the world is mostly doing quite well without us, thank you very much. If we recover from this downturn, it will take years and a very knowledgeable, compassionate new administration. No Harris! No Mayor Pete! We will need a brand new set of candidates who actually mean what they say!
My little north coast town is getting wet, too. But we have a peaceful protest rally planned for this day precisely because of it being President's Day and the position is not held by a president, but a sickly, demented, greedy, insatiable dictator who is seeking to destroy everything that is good. So, the message is onward to victory and an America for all the people!!
Yikes that triggered memories.
Two comments: Proximity matters. When Canada is talking about a rupture, risking retaliation from the babe-in-office, and shifting its defence spending away from the US, it's not a frivolous policy position. We've been very slow - this should have started in 2017 - but we now have a PM who is less interested in smug pronouncements and more interested in accomplishments. In the same vein, when the Baltic states are telling us what the Soviet Un oops I mean Russia is doing/planning, we should all listen closely.
The second point is the Dow being up to 50,000 should be taken in context. If the Dow hits that milestone but all other indices and economies are hitting much better milestones, the Dow at 50k starts looking like an admission of poor performance. Sidenote: The Dow is an index of a few companies, it's not the economy. Here's an excellent explainer from Justin Wolfers, if you have ten minutes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5DslMZEE
I might have to carry Ripley out to back of backyard to empty his bladder. Opening the door doesn't seem to do it when it rains. Some thoughts on rest of Mary's news:
Taxes not paid - Mary's brilliant way of explaining things would be good applied to the way the uber wealthy cheat and evade. It's way more than avoiding W2s and using company planes to take vacations.
Weapons - How many does Canada go through in a year? Without wars, why do they need to buy any from US?
Why is Rubio in Hungary? What does Orbán want from old don?
Tariffs - prices go up and quality goes down. We all have seen what’s happened to toilet paper rolls over the years. Not tightly packed, not as wide, and much larger hole. List of ingredients change with cheaper products moving to the front.
Construction has always had the largest percentage of immigrants as workers. Those who pick lettuce and clean buildings get mentioned often, but building things is what most who regularly work do. Oops, says red Texas.
My pet peeve is forgetting to say thanks …today for YOUR accuracy succinct and scintillating , Mary TY🫶… the world is with you , the protests walk it well .
The question remains how much can money buy when far too many still chase promises in all the wrong places. Is the answer ‘far too many’ or is it the clue?
Equality for all…and yet even neighbors don’t stop to ask, know who they are, and build fences not bridges for understanding how Good flows.
It…is the American Dream dead? Is equality impossible ? If the answer is No ‘it’ requires each person’s ability supported to contribute, and enough oversight to see it through. A paycheck is second to doing your best.
You. Do. Count.
There’s a percentage in every faction, sector, nook or cranny that wants to prove that futile.
We need to educate the flags and why they go up…or don’t.
It’s sunny and mild here but my flag still doesn’t want to go out.
😂 we understand… someday then, no pressure, it’s OK
It's pouring buckets in San Diego too on this President's Day that I refuse to acknowledge. The world is upside down as well as our flag. We are in distress as I have never before witnessed. Rubio consulting with Orban while the rest of the world is mostly doing quite well without us, thank you very much. If we recover from this downturn, it will take years and a very knowledgeable, compassionate new administration. No Harris! No Mayor Pete! We will need a brand new set of candidates who actually mean what they say!