James (Jim) McTague

The more things change….Battle of Hormuz (1515): Portuguese ships used their guns to compel Hormuz, controlling the entrance to the Persian Gulf, to accept Portuguese dominance.

I called last week’s market retreat every day for the last two years.

A friend of mine described Trump’s declaration that his gilded Oval Office should be enshrined is similar to Miss Havisham and her wedding room. Lol. So true.

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I recall this day the market adage that has not been used since 2007: do not attempt to catch a falling knife.

Clever advertizing, is it not?

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Wow, the market crash is terrible. 😂

I predict that liberal TV commentators and newscasters will not increase their audience share.

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A villainous AI is probable.

Today’s midterm( the most consequential in my lifetime) is about preserving our system of checks and balances.

My theory: Our trash-talking president is becoming more vulgar because he believs that WE THE PEOPLE are vulgar.

My theory is that scare talk from the AI creators about the job impact is driving the working gen towards an embrace of social safety nets

If you were Xi and wanted to take Taiwan, would you not help Iran to take out some U. S. Carriers? China is supply arms to Iran.

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