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Post by jdredd on Aug 26, 2015 4:06:31 GMT -5
www.bbc.com/news/business-34059482"Chinese shares have closed lower despite a fresh rate cut by the central bank. The mainland's benchmark Shanghai Composite fell 1.27% to 2,927.29, after veering in and out of negative territory. It had fallen about 16% this week, rocking global markets. On Tuesday, China's central bank cut its key lending rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.6% in a bid to calm stock markets after the past days' turmoil. The dramatic losses and volatility in China have shattered investor confidence and led to sharp falls in Asia and the US over the past days."
Is it time for the global economy to unravel? Probably not yet, it still looks pretty durable IMHO. I probably still have time to get off the planet before it happens. But a financial system that lives off debt dies off debt.
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Post by jdredd on Feb 12, 2016 16:16:44 GMT -5
Well, so far this election has been notable for the revolt against "Business as Usual" on both the right and the left. We still may end up with two BAU candidates (Hillary and Bush?), but perhaps something has been started. So I expect a counter-offensive after November by the puppet-media of the Powers-that-be to get the unwashed masses back in line. But we are in the second half of the second decade of the 21st Century, and maybe times are getting ripe for some changes. Things eventually change whether they are wanted or not. Certainly the rotten Boomers are starting to keel off at an accelerating pace, and sometimes it seems like death is the only real driver of change.
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Post by jdredd on Feb 29, 2016 1:35:02 GMT -5
I"m contemplating the rise of The Donald, and I'm wondering if he is a symptom of a greater illness. I suspect Richard Nixon became President because of the illness that was the Cold War, and Donald Trump could become President because of an illness America is suffering now. Perhaps an illness born of 9/11 and made worse by the economic meltdown of 2008? I'm not sure.
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Post by jdredd on Oct 31, 2016 22:37:58 GMT -5
Who would have thought in the second decade of the 21st Century that America could be on the verge of electing a charlatan and demagogue like DJT President? It totally cracks me up. And with the help of the FBI!
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Post by jdredd on Feb 5, 2017 21:18:24 GMT -5
As you well know, calling this century awesome was total sarcasm. This century is still really uninteresting. Even 9/11, when 3,000 civilians were pointlessly murdered, pales in comparison to WWII, where an average of 5,000 Russians died A DAY. The election of Trump so far seems to be a big bust. Nothing of significance has changed as far as I can tell. I guess I'm old and jaded. I'll stick to studying the 20th Century, when stuff was actually happening.
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Post by jdredd on Mar 23, 2017 14:47:28 GMT -5
So the priorities of the new Republican administration are becoming clear: Slash health care for millions of Americans while throwing extra billions at the Pentagon. It saddens me that in the second half of the second decade of the new century so many Americans are happier killing than healing. How long before they have a change of heart?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 16:56:57 GMT -5
So the priorities of the new Republican administration are becoming clear: Slash health care for millions of Americans while throwing extra billions at the Pentagon. It saddens me that in the second half of the second decade of the new century so many Americans are happier killing than healing. How long before they have a change of heart? Better pull your little fat finger out of your butthole! Obammy care is killing Americans! But keep watching your liberal Fake News!
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Post by jdredd on Mar 24, 2017 14:28:21 GMT -5
So the priorities of the new Republican administration are becoming clear: Slash health care for millions of Americans while throwing extra billions at the Pentagon. It saddens me that in the second half of the second decade of the new century so many Americans are happier killing than healing. How long before they have a change of heart? Better pull your little fat finger out of your butthole! Obammy care is killing Americans! But keep watching your liberal Fake News! That's not my fat little finger in my butthole, it's her fat little finger in my butthole. I'm giving her a half hour to take it out. But is Obamacare killing people? Maybe in your alternate reality.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 16:44:26 GMT -5
Better pull your little fat finger out of your butthole! Obammy care is killing Americans! But keep watching your liberal Fake News! That's not my fat little finger in my butthole, it's her fat little finger in my butthole. I'm giving her a half hour to take it out. But is Obamacare killing people? Maybe in your alternate reality. Oh its Killing People! But You can't Handle Truth And Facts!
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Post by jdredd on Apr 24, 2017 15:55:51 GMT -5
Reading about fascist bitch Le Pen being the top vote-getter in France (though I doubt she will win in the final election), I'm wondering "What ever happened to the proud tradition of assassinations?". The only assassinations happening now is what the CIA is doing with drones against "suspected" Islamic militants. Has the world really turned to such sweetness and light that no one contemplates murdering a political opponent? Or is it that citizens have gotten so wimpy that no one wants to stick their neck out? I suppose people rightly believe to murder a political opponent will set their cause back, whatever it is. Besides the CIA, I guess the only folks who would take out an enemy politician now are the Islamic militants, if only they had the means.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2017 22:49:05 GMT -5
Reading about fascist bitch Le Pen being the top vote-getter in France (though I doubt she will win in the final election), I'm wondering "What ever happened to the proud tradition of assassinations?". The only assassinations happening now is what the CIA is doing with drones against "suspected" Islamic militants. Has the world really turned to such sweetness and light that no one contemplates murdering a political opponent? Or is it that citizens have gotten so wimpy that no one wants to stick their neck out? I suppose people rightly believe to murder a political opponent will set their cause back, whatever it is. Besides the CIA, I guess the only folks who would take out an enemy politician now are the Islamic militants, if only they had the means. Awwww! Too F.ucken Bad Maybe she will clean up the mess caused by Wimpy liberal men! She will get rid of Radical muzzie out of france! Time will tell if she wins will she clean up liberals mess that destroyed France??
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Post by jdredd on May 25, 2017 13:25:41 GMT -5
Thank God I'm old and don't have to suffer through too much more of this awesomely uninteresting century. I've gotten to the point where I can just look down on it all from my mountaintop cave and laugh. And Millennials are turning out to be just as stupid as their parents and grandparents.
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Post by jdredd on Jun 21, 2017 14:18:02 GMT -5
Even with a lunatic in the WH, the world still is a beautiful place. But the human race is working overtime to fix that.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2017 15:45:05 GMT -5
Even with a lunatic in the WH, the world still is a beautiful place. But the human race is working overtime to fix that. Sorry he is Sane! You are the Insane Lunatic! A pedophile and a Terrorist supporter! You supported your liberal shooter hero! Hey Turk! Make me a MOD! Time SDS to have Clean Air!
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Post by jdredd on Jul 11, 2017 22:25:43 GMT -5
So it's almost six months since Trumpty was inaugurated. Not much has happened. Perhaps DJT will have a presidency like Bill, and cruise on autopilot through 8 years as boring as the 90's.
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