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Originally posted by PASig:

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Originally posted by icom706:


These bolshevik scum are over reaching

And that’s the only thing we have going for us right now.

Rush Limbaugh has been saying this for 30 years now: the Left ALWAYS OVERPLAYS THEIR HAND. They just don’t know when to stop when they are ahead, it’s almost like they just can’t help themselves.

"Never interrupt your enemy while they are making a mistake" applies very well here.

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Originally posted by sdy:
"unexpectedly"

https://www.breitbart.com/econ...llapsed-in-december/

U.S. small-business optimism unexpectedly slumped in December to a seven-month low as owners grew increasingly concerned about the new economic policy of the incoming Biden administration and the spread of coronavirus infections triggered renewed restrictions.
...

The market's still doing well, but I'll soon be having a conversation with our funds manager suggesting we take cash and move as much as feasible into much more conservative positions.

While I'm at it, I will ask him if it's feasible to remove any investments in Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, and Google.

That $600 in stimulus money? It's sitting in the bank and there it will stay. If we end up with a tax refund this year it, too, will be banked and stay banked.

My personal goal for January was to spend as little money as possible. Doing well, so far: Haven't spent a single red cent on anything non-essential since Dec. 30, 2020. As for December: Spent less than $225 on non-essentials.

This is all a direct reaction to the election of Creepy Uncle Joe, Democrats taking control of the Senate, and the Republican Party turning out to be utterly toothless.

Little need for my wife to cut back, as she's a spendthrift by nature.

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Originally posted by goose5:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

No fucking shit, dude. Seriously? I know who she is. I posted it for humor.

I was not trying for a dunk here. Just trying to make sure we're all on the same page. And, you have a nice day too.

Probably a good idea to let people know that a post is a parody/onion type thing, especially with the high tensions during this time. Not everyone lives on the innerwebs and knows all the parody/onion type things out there...

Hell it read like one, but I had to google her to make sure......

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Originally posted by HRK:

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Originally posted by goose5:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:

No fucking shit, dude. Seriously? I know who she is. I posted it for humor.

I was not trying for a dunk here. Just trying to make sure we're all on the same page. And, you have a nice day too.

Probably a good idea to let people know that a post is a parody/onion type thing, especially with the high tensions during this time. Not everyone lives on the innerwebs and knows all the parody/onion type things out there...

Hell it read like one, but I had to google her to make sure......

With a name like Titania, some suspicion should have perked up.

For those of you holding large positions in S&P 500 index funds, remember that the index is based on market capitalization. That means it is overwhelmingly documented by FAANG (and now add T). I do own Apple and Amazon stock, but have avoided putting most of my money in S&P 500 index funds because it seems to me they are overloaded with those big tech company investments—particularly concerned about Facebook, Netflix and Google.

And speaking of investments, I’m going to e-mail my Chase investment advisor and plead with him for Jamie Dimond to back off his involvement in politics. We really like our relationship with Chase locally, but Dimond is head of the “Business Roundtable”, which has become increasingly “woke”.

^^^^^ Well said!

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Originally posted by chellim1:
I encourage writing your RINO Republican representatives. My committeewoman wrote the following letter:

Congresswoman Ann Wagner
301 Sovereign Court Suite 201
Ballwin, MO 63011

Dear Ann:

I am profoundly disappointed by the actions taken by Congress on January 6th. Actually, I feel betrayed by our government in all branches and levels.

Knock Knock Mr Chellim

Mr. Chellim are you in dere! Ve Know you are!
Open up Mr. Chellim, ve mean you no harm, ve just want to talk to you about a letter you wrote, Mr. Chellim, ve would hate to resort to forcing your door open, dat would be verry bad ya?

han's get der doorbrakenroden mach schnell!

ps liked the letter

Twitter down again today.



3 reasons why Twitter took a $5 billion stock hit after banning Trump

On early Monday, the company’s stock price dropped more than 10%—indicating that investors are nervous about the company’s future without the Tweeter-in-Chief.

Twitter announced Friday night that it was ridding its platform of Donald Trump for good. This, of course, came after the president used his platform of choice to stir his followers to riot at the Capitol building last Wednesday.

Many cheered the move—including hundreds of Twitter employees—but the company’s stock woke up to a hangover on Monday, dropping as much as 12.3% in early trading and shedding about $5 billion of market value. The stock price recovered somewhat throughout the day Monday, losing 6.4% intraday. But the volatility may not be over.

Was Trump’s account really worth $5 billion to Twitter? And why did so many investors head for the exits? Analysts are suggesting three main possibilities.

1. FEAR OF SAGGING ENGAGEMENT
The near-term fear is that because Donald Trump is such a prominent figure on Twitter, the platform may see a large chunk of engagement disappear with him.

“The Trump Twitter ban may lead to fewer users, as one of the platform’s largest speakers is removed,” says Georgetown internet law professor Anupam Chander in an email. “Some users have already tried to migrate to Parler, for example, though that has proven to be a dead end.” (At least for now: Amazon Web Services, which hosted the right-wing social media site Parler, pulled the plug Sunday night.)

Not only did Trump tweet constantly, but his tweets were almost always some form of dog whistle to his base. They were often widely shared and frequently went viral. His tweets also reached beyond the platform as they were often discussed on TV news and on other websites.

One thing on Twitter investors’ minds right now is how the platform will continue to grow. Losing its 6th most popular account (with 88 million followers) is a step in the wrong direction.

Creative Strategies analyst Ben Bajarin adds that investors might just be registering the reality that Trump will soon no longer be president, and that Twitter’s engagement numbers may have gone down anyway.

2. FEAR OF AN EXODUS
The second reason for the stock drop is a bit more forward-looking. Right-wing and conservative users have long felt less at home on Twitter, which is run by a San Francisco-based tech company peopled mainly by liberals. It’s also true that politically, Donald Trump has become the center of the right’s world—the GOP has become the Party of Donald.

Bank of America equities analyst Justin Post wrote in a research note Monday that Twitter may experience some user “churn from the conservative community” in the current quarter. Over the past few months, some prominent conservative commentators announced that they were moving to Parler (though few actually deleted their Twitter accounts altogether). Still, that option may no longer be viable given the AWS ban.

Despite this trend, BofA still rates Twitter a “buy.” Post writes that “after some deactivation newsflow near-term, strong political activists will stay on Twitter for other content.”

“We think other Tweeters can replace Trump, and note since 11/17, Trump’s follower count is down by about 180k, and Biden’s is up by over 4 million,” he writes.

Right-wing users have threatened a walk-out many times before, but it’s never happened on a large scale because Trump has never been willing to abandon Twitter for some other, more right-friendly social platform. Now that Trump is gone, right-wingers may have less reason than ever to stick around.

3. FEAR OF REGULATION
Investors abhor regulated markets, and they get antsy when they catch a whiff of impending regulation in the air.

Whether Twitter was right or wrong to banish Trump, its move Friday was a display of power. When a single tech company is powerful enough to silence the main communication channel between the most powerful man in the world and his followers, regulators are apt to take notice.

It wasn’t alone—Facebook also suspended Trump’s account at least through the inauguration of Joe Biden on January 20 and it too suffered the consequences: Facebook stock sank 4.5% and erased $33.6 billion in market cap. Platforms companies displaying their willingness to shut down large media channels seems to have made investors nervous.

The big social networks themselves often say they want government to create a common set of rules that all players would use for content moderation. But their enthusiasm may depend on how much they get to help write the rules. Their investors can’t know what an eventual regulatory regime for social networks might look like, especially with the growing feeling in Washington that Big Tech has simply become too powerful.

Twitter stock is down because they ensured that every country outside the US is going to severely regulate or replace them.

Imagine the UK allowing an ideological San Francisco company to control the BBC. Will India be ok with Twitter having authority to de-platform Modi?

— JD Ross (@justindross) January 11, 2021

And this applies not only to the U.S. but to other countries that might restrict Twitter’s business. Twitter hopes to achieve most of its future growth outside the U.S.

In addition, some of Twitter’s value may remain dependent on the continued challenges of alternative, right-wing social networks like Parler and Gab. Parler has now filed suit against Amazon, hoping to have its service restored. Gab has had its own share of problems—numerous hosting and internet service providers have abandoned it in the past because of content moderation issues. Its CEO Andrew Torbin says Gab now relies on its own home-build servers, and, lately, it’s been picking up new members at a clip of 600,000 to 700,000 per week.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90...tter-stock-trump-ban

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Originally posted by chellim1:
I encourage writing your RINO Republican representatives. My committeewoman wrote the following letter:

Congresswoman Ann Wagner
301 Sovereign Court Suite 201
Ballwin, MO 63011

Dear Ann:

I am profoundly disappointed by the actions taken by Congress on January 6th. Actually, I feel betrayed by our government in all branches and levels. The November 2020 election exceeded all levels of treachery, deceit and fraud in American history and that is saying something. The American people watched in disbelief on election night as several states simultaneously stopped counting votes as it became apparent that President Trump was winning in a landslide. Over the following weeks we saw a concerted effort by the media, William Barr, the Supreme Court and crooked politicians in the swing states all working to deny the American public access to ballots, voting machines and fair hearings in courts. We also saw many brave citizens come forward to offer testimony as to the fraud they saw happening on election night. They were harassed, ridiculed, fired from their jobs and physically assaulted. President Trump was smeared as unhinged and his supporters are now labelled as domestic terrorists. These events are typical in nations with totalitarian governments. Unfortunately, the United States is fast joining their ranks.

To add insult to injury, I received an email from you yesterday in which you condemned the heinous actions that took place on January 6th. I do not endorse violence either and neither does President Trump. The press and government officials told voters for President Trump to move on because there was nothing to see regarding election fraud. The thousands of people who traveled great distances to Washington, DC were hoping that Congress would do its Constitutional duty and return the disputed electors back the state legislatures where some thorough investigations would uncover what truly happened on election night. Instead, you and the vast majority of your colleagues turned your backs on the American people and betrayed us. If there was anything heinous on January 6th, it was this.

The other disgusting aspect of this is the rush to condemn President Trump and his supporters as a violent, rioting mob. Will there be any truthful investigation into the bad actors who were leading the violence? Will we be told if there were Antifa and other violent groups involved in this? Considering the blind eye turned toward uncovering the truth about the election, why should we expect truth regarding this event? Even more distressing, why should any American citizen ever bother to vote again if we doubt that the election process is fair? Going beyond that, why should the American public ever vote to return you and the other members of Congress back for additional terms?

Our country is being delivered into the hands of Communists while the press, major corporations, Congress, the Supreme Court and our federal agencies play along with this. I cannot and will not support you or any other person who turned their backs on this country when we needed you most.

Regretfully,

Great letter and thanks for sharing. We must be fairly near (physically) as Wagner is my congress woman as well - oops person (HAHA).

Trump TV Just Might Work, Analysts Say. The Demand Is There. -- Barrons.com

How much money could Donald Trump bring in with a new social-media platform or TV channel after he leaves office? At least $300 million in annual revenue, according to back-of-the-envelope estimates by some analysts.

cont....

ETA, I don't think this link works without being signed into Fidelity. Sorry.

https://eresearch.fidelity.com...WJONESREALTIME006855

Trump's Live Address from the Alamo at 3pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_WNI43s3ds

can anyone comprehend this ?

Twitter Policy Statement today

"Ahead of the Ugandan election, we're hearing reports that Internet service providers are being ordered to block social media and messaging apps.

We strongly condemn internet shutdowns – they are hugely harmful, violate basic human rights and the principles of the #OpenInternet."

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Originally posted by HRK:

Probably a good idea to let people know that a post is a parody/onion type thing, especially with the high tensions during this time. Not everyone lives on the innerwebs and knows all the parody/onion type things out there...

Hell it read like one, but I had to google her to make sure......

You're not wrong. Point taken.

Was almost worth it though for the Die Hard reference from jones.

PBS Top Lawyer Says Gov Should Build 'Enlightenment Camps' And Remove Children From Trump Supporting Homes

https://www.zerohedge.com/poli...emove-children-trump

This is what the leftists, along with those that support their agenda, think about Americans. It’s in their own words. Believe them when they say it.

“Americans are so fucking dumb,” said PBS Principal Counsel Michael Beller, who was chatting with one of Project Veritas‘ undercover self-described guerilla journalists. “You know most people are dumb.”

Beller is just saying what I would hear over and over again in Washington D.C. parties and pubs. He’s not the exception and his disdain for our nation makes my stomach turn because he, and others like him, are seizing power from the people every day. They hold positions of power that actually can affect our daily lives and that of our children.

And to think PBS if funded with our taxpayer dollars.

“Kids who are growing up, know nothing but Trump, for four years, you’ve got to wonder what they’re (Trump supporting children) going to be like, ” Beller told the undercover journalist. “They’ll (Trump supporters) be raising a generation of intolerant, horrible people – horrible kids.”

Beller suggests removing the children from parents who supported Trump and then sending them to enlightenment camps.

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Originally posted by RAMIUS:
Trump's Live Address from the Alamo at 3pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_WNI43s3ds

800k+ watching.

Beller has been fired.

https://dailycaller.com/2021/0...ng-hateful-rhetoric/

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:


Was almost worth it though for the Die Hard reference from jones.

ALMOST?!

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
Beller has been fired.

"OOPS, cannot find this page"

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
Beller has been fired.

https://dailycaller.com/2021/0...ng-hateful-rhetoric/

Excellent news!!!

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
Beller has been fired.

predict he will be offered a professor job at harvard by the end of the week.