Foxx

the two parties are nothing more than two wings of the same bird of prey. it is the bird in the middle one must keep their eye on, for you are the prey. the two wings are only meant to keep the bird aloft. when is the last time they actually represented the will of their constituency? the bird of prey has a plan and you are mere chattel that affords their means to an end. the more they can divide you up into little fractions of the same divide, the better for them. they are quite aware that if there was a united populace they wouldn't stand a chance. isn't the Donald proof that it doesn't matter who wants what? the machine just keeps churning away. best not to get caught up in it, else you'll get chewed up and spit out. the best option is to just let them continue doing whatever they think they are doing and just create the kind of system we all want outside of their elitist idiom. one day the (m)asses will awake to understand what is really going on here. all the better to have something in place for them to turn to when that arises.

i belong to the, Giant Meteor Party.

the Taliban took down monuments too.

"... the weirdness started on social media late on election night... ... It continued over the next several days. Some of you seriously expressed fear about modern-day concentration camps. Despite living a privileged lifestyle..." some might say that the storyline was already written... or several. shirley, they must be given credit for having great restraint in having waiting as long as they did....

that one went over your head and below your knees, didn't it?

ohhh another strawman argument that really has nothing to do with the thread at hand. well it does, but from the implication, it is a weak attempt at a low blow. i guess it all depends upon your perspective. short term, not so good. long term, fantastic. i dare you to find a better return from it's inception to today. however, there is a Bitcoin thread for that discussion if you would like.

yeah, okay strawman. run along now.

well ... lets see here. the USD is essentially the fiat against which all other fiat in the world is valued at, correct? the Fed controls the USD and it's market value. that sounds like decentralization to you? Barings is a non-starter here. so, let me get this straight... you believe more in the control of weather manipulation than you do in the control of financial manipulation?

well, the only debatable portion of his post is whether or not the good guys are winning. winning a battle here and there does not decide the war. i would be interested in seeing you pick apart the rest of the post.

some of you lefties might want to think about this. else you might find yourself on an island. Viral ‘Walk Away’ Videos Highlight Growing Movement of Democrats Leaving the Party

they will tell you publicly that GUS (US Gov) owns them. the reality is that, as Tasker pointed out, it goes much higher than GUS. the top 1% of the top 1%, your overlords.

being that Deutsche Bank is in some serious trouble, the image seems kind of perilous. Index Reshuffle Could Cut Deutsche Bank Off From Billions Some more bad news looms for Deutsche Bank DB +1.62% AG: The sharp drop in its market value could mean an exit from a major European index, jeopardizing its inclusion in the giant funds that track that benchmark. Deutsche Bank’s market capitalization has fallen to a level that would see it removed from the Euro Stoxx 50, taking the lender out of the orbit of exchange-traded-funds with €42.5 billion ($49.1 billion) in assets that follow this index. A large bout of buying could save Deutsche Bank’s place in the index when it is rejigged in September, but its presence in the relegation zone is a dramatic indicator of the once-European banking champion’s fall from grace. The company’s share price has dropped by more than 40% this year, as it struggles with falling profitability and other legacies of pre-financial crisis exuberance. On Thursday, the Federal Reserve said it had failed a big chunk of the U.S. operations of Deutsche Bank in the second leg of its annual stress tests, citing “material weaknesses in capital planning.” The result was widely expected, but underscores the bank’s problems in the key American market. The prospect of dropping out of the index is on Deutsche Bank’s radar, according to a person familiar with the matter. ... let me know if you can't read the WSJ article. you can read any WSJ article....

global stocks just had their second largest weekly outflow, ever.

from the above article: ... A masterful analysis of the Fed’s gross dereliction of its duties was put on bookshelves this May 1. Wall Street veteran Nomi Prins writes in her new book, Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World, that “The Fed absolved itself of all responsibility for financial stability in the big bank landscape in June 2017 when it allowed thirty-four of the largest Wall Street banks, including the Big Six, to pass its stress tests. In turn, the banks took this opportunity to buy more of their own shares, elevating their stock prices rather than expanding their loan services for small businesses and Main Street customers.” Prins writes that these billions in buybacks meant that the Fed was “greenlighting legal manipulation of the stock market.” Tragically, the greenlighting of this manipulation continues today — in ever larger terms. Systemic Risk Among Deutsche Bank and Global Systemically Important Banks (Source: IMF — “The blue, purple and green nodes denote European, US and Asian banks, respectively. The thickness of the arrows capture total linkages (both inward and outward), and the arrow captures the direction of net spillover. The size of the nodes reflects asset size.”) ...

the root of most of the ills on the planet today can be traced back to the Central Bank. you are their slave and don't you forget it. The Fed Gives Wall Street Banks Okay to Prop Up Their Stock Prices The U.S. Federal Reserve, the country’s central bank that is supposed to serve the interests of the nation, gave the largest Wall Street banks a big, irresponsible gift yesterday. The big banks will now be able to spend approximately $170 billion buying back their own stock and paying out increased dividends to shareholders instead of doing what banks are supposed to do: make loans to worthy businesses to stimulate the U.S. economy. But don’t expect to find that critical news on the front page of your local newspaper. The front pages of newspapers across America proved once again today that chaos in the running of the Federal government is dominating news reporting while it continues to relegate to the back pages the alarming risks that are growing again on Wall Street. This raises the question as to whether the chaos is a bug or a feature of this presidency. Let’s not forget that numerous Goldman Sachs veterans have been installed in this administration while Federal regulators come from the ranks of Wall Street or its lawyers. ...

you're saying he doesn't get his fill of chemicals at work? hmmm.... interesting.

But, but, the tax cuts?!??! right and Obama's unemployment numbers were undisputable. especially if you stop counting those who have given up looking for work, right?

5 dead, more gravely injured. Five dead, others 'gravely injured' in shooting at Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis At least five people were killed and several others were “gravely injured” in a shooting Thursday afternoon at the Capital Gazette in Anne Arundel County, authorities said. A shooter is in custody, police said. Police would not name the suspect or say what type of weapon was used. Anne Arundel County Police initially confirmed about 3:15 p.m. that they were responding to an “active shooter” at 888 Bestgate Road, where the newspaper’s offices are located. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also responded to the scene. The Capital Gazette is owned by The Baltimore Sun. Police said a “long gun” was used in the incident. They said officers did not exchange gunfire with the suspect, who was now being interrogated. They said officers had recovered what appeared to be an “explosive device,” and had “tactically secured” the building. About 170 people were inside at the time of the shooting, police said. ... anyone seen DC Tom?

welcome to the club, better late than never. repeat after me.... it's a dog and pony show.... it's a dog and pony show.... it's a dog and pony show....

im sorry but... it would appear that you are talking out of both sides of your mouth here.

well played. however, it really is just a dog and pony show full of nothing more than bread and circuses. must keep the (m)asses docile you know.....

don't you mean, Dumbocrats and Repugnicans?

then they might have to read the bill first.

not true. if they are cooked right all you need to do is to take the end of the flat that was attached to the drum, grip it tightly with your thumb and first two fingers, slide them downward till you release the attachments to the bone. if the wing is not too meaty, you can now take the entire thing in one swoop.