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Old saying: if Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to Broad and Wall. Buyers beware!
January 1, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I’m very comfortable if the pilot flying my plane is making $458K, just as I would expect my brain surgeon to be making at least that amount.

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American Airlines pilot’s pay stub shows surprisingly ‘elite money,’ with $458,000 in year-to-date compensation — FORTUNE
December 30, 2025, 9:54 AM ET An American Airlines pilot’s pay stub has ignited a fresh flashpoint in the debate over U.S. wages, after a screenshot showing nearly $458,000 in year‑to‑date compensatio...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Imagine all the penalties the government will receive when your tax payments are not postmarked April 15th.
December 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Putin needed a way to exit these peace negotiations, which he never had any intention of following through on. Watch Trump side with Putin against Zelensky.

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Russia says Ukraine tried to attack Putin's residence; Zelenskyy denies claim — USA TODAY
Russia's foreign minister said Ukraine had attacked the Russian president's state residence with drones, while Kyiv called the accusation a lie.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Happy holidays to all my followers and anti-MAGA friends
December 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz is rolling over in his grave. 👇
December 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
REMINDER: Tariffs are Trump’s favorite word. For Jim Beam and it’s employees, it’s a disaster.

Cloudy future for bourbon has Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year

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Cloudy future for bourbon has Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year
Citing Trump tariffs and slumping demand, bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one distillery in Clermont, Kentucky.
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December 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
No, we are being pushed by unfettered broken capitalism to embrace a fascist oligarchy.
The USA is being pushed by unfettered broken capitalism to embrace Democratic Socialism
December 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Military and their conflict with civilian airspace appears to be a problem outside of Washington DC, just ask some JetBlue pilots.
December 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The Consumer Protections Bureau was dismantled to protect Trump’s cronies!
December 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Trump is clearly delusional. If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull$hit.

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Trump says building DC triumphal arch is domestic policy chief’s ‘primary thing’
Trump praises Vince Haley, his ex-speechwriter tasked with creating Arc de Triomphe knockoff amid affordability crisis
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December 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Mind boggling! 50% of people taking a FINRA literacy test said that they would invest in an investment offering a “guaranteed” 25% risk-free annual return, while 30%said they didn’t know. This type of investment would clearly be fraudulent.

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Column | Do you know more about investing than the average American? Take this quiz — The Washington Post
The more you know, the better you can protect yourself from fraud, scams and money mistakes.
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December 14, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is Project 2025 and the Trump Administration using extortion to force businesses to adhere to their agenda.

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Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content — Guardian US
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
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December 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Sometimes you reap what you sow!
December 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Why don’t we further destroy our tourist industry? Who wants to go thru the time and energy to provide all this data and take the chance of being harassed, if you’ve questioned this administration, once you arrive.

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Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The only people who keep taking cognitive exams, are people who clearly are having cognitive problems!
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
According to Bloomberg, Trump decided to let Nvidia sell its H200 chip to China, because Huawei already has a competitive chip and the U.S. would like the Chinese to use our AI ecosystem. Good luck with that!
December 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
If Trump does it, calling it out is a politically motivated attack. If one of this adversaries does it, it’s illegal!

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Trump had two mortgages he claimed were primary dwellings, records show — Guardian US
President did same thing his administration is now calling ‘mortgage fraud’ in case against Fed governor Lisa Cook
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December 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
China liking and buying the Nvidia 25% mark up for the H200 chip, to be paid to the US Government, is likely to turn out like the soybean deal for our farmers. Hope the U.S. taxpayers don’t eventually have to bail out Nvidia with a $12 billion payoff.
December 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Kushner, the Saudi’s and other non-democratic middle eastern countries are executing the Viktor Orban strategy of taking control of the U.S. media.

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Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Paramount and Ellison will win the Warner Bros bid, due to the corruption of the Trump Administration.

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Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount is telling WBD shareholders that it has a smoother path to regulatory approval than does Netflix.
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December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
“ I hesitated to give this small-minded schmuck’s vindictive idea any air”.

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Opinion | I'm an American-born dual citizen. My senator wants to take my passport. — USA TODAY
Dual citizenship is a positive, not a problem. It tells immigrants they're welcome in this country without cutting off the life they left behind.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
How much Trump Crypto will Netflix have to buy to make this deal happen?
Bloomberg:
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Mark has they type of leadership and skills to reset America’s direction after Trump, as President in 2028.
Mark Kelly on Hegseth: "He doesn't look out for anybody. When you see what happened with this boat strike, it's not leadership to throw your people under the bus. He turned away and ran from this as fast as he could."
December 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Those people in that boat could have had cocoa in those boxes that they were trading with the larger ship headed to Suriname to raise American dollars. Without an interception, we will never know. Trump’s looking for any excuse to “wag the dog” and go to war.

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Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM