naomi

We're not a serious country. https://x.com/MarinaMedvin/status/1824957000389939224?t=nO7LhPx2iZIKf2Q4yKjibw&s=19

Great article. Just the mechanics. Not partisan. It points out one of Trump's politically popular but real-world damaging fiscal policies, too. https://mises.org/mises-wire/kamala-wants-price-controls-and-its-not-because-she-has-good-intentions

And I'll give you that quote you shared on most of what happens. Most of us are simple. But sometimes it's the quality of the relatively infrequent that has a profound impact.

You realize conspiring is a reality of the human condition? Especially the intelligent, wealthy, and sociopathic (~4% of the population) human condition.

You seem to be understating the consequences of price controls. But that is a potentially worthwhile point about how feasible follow-through would or wouldn't be. The FTC under this admin is already active on making the "case" for price controls. What pressure could they exert? And I'm glad you brought up Trump's tarrifs plan because that sounds worthy of understanding, too. https://www.cato.org/blog/trumps-tariff-plan-will-raise-prices-consumers-just-bastiat-warned-170-years-ago

It's not "conspiratorial" in the least. Follow what governmental policies they push, and what corporate influence they machinate. Then simply ask cui bono? in the dust of their controlled demolition.

Thanks for explaining what the Mises Institute is to me. If you knew me well, you'd understand why that's funny. The author does mention the danger of Trump's tarrifs plan. (I need to school myself on that).

Harris is genuinely no one's choice. She was never even popular in CA. It's bonkers. The buzz for her is entirely manufactured. What's alarming about her is that she has ideological affinity for Marxism. The WEF elite are gunning for a global technocratic fascist oligarchy, and they use Marxist appeals as a Trojan horse. I'm honestly not even sure if Trump isn't also a tool to transition the world to where they want. But it is pretty clear Biden was a puppet. And ideologically it looks like Harris will be a very willing puppet.

The Kamala Harris plan to "fix" the economy will instead crash the economy

From Thomas Jefferson to potentially this? Evolution disproven. https://x.com/scarlett4kids/status/1819932523738132741?t=kYWLZS8RUR5Vh4wKH6t8hA&s=19

IF it has to be one of these two. I don't want to wade through stuff here, but am curious to get a pulse on sentiment.

Had no idea who she is, but curious to hear her stuff now. She sung poorly but has an interesting/could be beautiful voice.

I'm not sure how to verify this. Hoping we have some finance geeks who can fact check. https://x.com/JHartley2/status/1813355170610266399 https://x.com/Jlasoon/status/1813395966151504263

Same. Ugh, that's sad. RIP Ninja.

Not only is she being extremely patronizing to him (which has some merit), but she's being extremely patronizing to the audience. It legitimately sounds like she's talking to a kindergarten class.

Wow.

Newsom incoming

https://x.com/mazemoore/status/1798826332257972257

Only answer if you're completely happily married. Since being married have you experienced the feeling of physical and intellectual attraction to someone besides your spouse? I'm not talking thinking about being with this other person often, but simply being aware that you're fond of this other person, and would be drawn to them, if single? Yet you're still happily married, and solidly desire to remain so; your spouse floats your boat.

That's strange. I understand there's a lot of crappy people these days, and the internet tends to overrepresent them. But I'm not even a social butterfly and I still know a fair amount of truly decent women. I'm not really in environments where crappy ones would be though.

Do you think it's because you and your second wife are a better match, so you just never have that inclination? Or, is it a conscious choice to shut down the hint of thoughts like that?

By intellectual attraction, I mean it's a little more than appreciating what they look like. You enjoy their personality, too. Basically it's knowing you'd probably pursue/be open to a relationship with that person if you were single. Yet at the same time you're content with your husband/wife, grateful, and would never act on that attraction.

Yeah, that doesn't come across aspirational at all. Wouldn't want to be her. Most guys wouldn't want to be him. But even the ambience is bleak so they're sort of de-promoting this lifestyle.

There's enough partisan animus that one side would always assume the other side is doing a "show me the man and I'll show you the crime." If we put aside the question of whether or not that happened here, the fact remains that it will always be the solid impression. And most people are too busy or just unmotivated to objectively parse through the details.

From a WSJ article, it sounds like the husband and the male colleague were shot and then burned. All 3 bodies found near each other. So the husband grew up in Haiti, his parents had started the orphanage, he spoke Creole before learning English. Not "tourist missionaries" like many assume.