Engorgeous George

Putting your life, wealth, and sacred honor on the line. You are just like a signer of the Decalration of Independence. Just like a Ranger scaling Pointe Du Hoc. Thank you for your service

Yeah, and the Puffins are next if they don't bend the knee.

Futures currently down 1100. that breaks through the psychological barrier at 40,000. Who knows what the breaking of that numerical threshold will do to the psyches of investors? I know i will hold off making an offer on a home right now until I get a sense of where this all shakes out. Off to the gym, and then maybe to bike if it warms up a bit.Market panic can happen without my input.

They supported Oswald Cobblepotts. Likely they are involved in the fentanyl trade. They are bad birds. Oh sure, they put out that they are innocuous creatures with Happy Feet, but when they get high on herring they are capable of just about anything.

Dow future is down for tomorrow, but currently only 90 points. I suspect that will get worse in the next few hours. 90 points down would almost be a victory.

As i said, this is not my area, yet I find your analysis interesting. It is clear to me that eventually a new equilibrium will be reached. When and what the terms of that equilibrium are alludes my imagination or speculation. I just hope that the process of reachign that point does not have unintended or unanticipated consequences, like the dollar no longer being the world's default currency or allowing China greater inroads into our hemisphere, or alienating longstanding and critical allies. Regardless of my fears we have jumped, and unless we can learn to fly we are going to find out if we have the strength to land on our feet and walk away.

Seems maybe some questioning of Trump on the campaign trail may have been beneficial. Maybe his terms could have been brought into focus. In the end, though, I don't believe a politicians puffery on the campaign trail. Gotchas based upon such don't particulary register with me either, though I do take note as they reinforce my general sceptism and who does not like their world view confirmed?

Multiple jokes tee'd up here. I am going to ignore the one about old fashioned Chinese sailing ships called junks and go with I am german/irish, and so is my junk

An argument can be made that Trump did not start this tariff war, that he is simply joining in and now fighting a war which has raged against America for decades with us doing nothing. As for balance, to my understanding he looks at trade disparity and wants trade equality ignoring the fact that we are a consumer people. The tariffs are not directly reciprocal, but rather are that and a function of equalizing the trade imbalance. I would argue directly recioprocal tariffs, phased in with a bit more lead time, and with a stated policy that we will phase them out reciprocally might have been merited. The current policy is undefined as to phase out or return to normalcy and further they seek to accomplish some non-trade goals such as border security. It is a bridge too far for me, but then I am more or less a functional illiterate when it comes to economics and world trade markets. I am sure those better educated and informed can correct me where I'm wrong and I may learn a thing or two. (Then again, maybe you can't teach this old dog any new tricks as I am in the process of even forgetting my old tricks.)

Did he over promise with that exact promise, as is his wont, or did he promise to get to work on lowering prices on day one, as a prudent politician would have. To my memory he promised the former but my memory may be off.

Well that is a bit of good news in an otherwise bad day. I expect another rough day tomorrow and on Monday as Europe and asia have time to react, and right now they seem to be in a fighting mood. They are all proud peoples and they don't like to feel they are being dictated too. I wonder whether this will increase the odds the world moves away from the dollar as the default currency. Certainly the E.U and or China would reveal in the cahnce to become the new default world currency. I am holding off pulling the triggeer on buying a new house until at least Monday. Even then I anticipate only the vaguest idea where all this is heading. I may choose to simply update what I have.

Beats the hell out of my salary, when I was making a salary. Now I'm living on savings, saving which took a bit of a hit today. That's life. The markets go up, they go down, they go round and round. I would prefer otherwise, but the world cares not what I prefer.

Strange bedfellows, historically.

Not Tyla. She is a grand daughter from my first wife actually. Reminds me a lot of her Mom, my first wife, though she is the daughter of a daughter my first had when we first met. No direct blood to me though she calls me Opa.

My family is white trash chased out of Germany and Ireland, respectively, four and five generations ago. We are relatively new to this experiment. 1859 is the earliest one of my ancestors set foot on this continent. Most not until the 1890's.

Has to be half the law firms in New York.

Keeping it real and making it rain on da bitches. Rolling wid his homies. Routine stuff.

The dogs i have known have all been good travelers in cars, boats, canoes and rafts excepting one. That dog benefitted greatly from the Tunder Coat. Knowing a dog is not going to enjoy a trip I would find another option, but that is me.

Dow futures look bleak right now. I was surprized that reciprocal tariffs did not mean equal and opposite or equivilent.

Maybe we can combine the two problems. We can provide a trariff credit for every illegal other countries will voluntarily take in.

Why take a nervous and anxious dog on a trip where it is likely to be nervous, anxious, and therefore opotentially problematic in its behavior? Why take it where it will encounter numerous people its behavior may offend or even potentially harm? Seems boarding, either professionally or with a friend or family mermber is the play here.

$14 Million

Thunder Coat.

I was merely positing one answer to the question posed. As for me I do not believe in tenure as it causes more problems than it has ever addressed, at least in my mind.