My 401k balance has been going gangbusters since the election. I gotta think the market thinks all of the hoohah about tariffs is a bunch of BS since they'd surely tank the economy.

It's always seemed kind of comical to me that Americans can simultaneously be in love with a free market economy and a centrally planned monetary policy.

"But I repeat myself."

I've seen reports that the guidance came from the state, not the feds. Why are these sources never cited and why doesn't the press ask for a citation? I swear, social media and the death of the press have turned Americans, more than ever, into credulous morons.

I love these posts for making me aware of movies I never even knew about, especially as I sit here watching Real Housewives of Salt Lake City with my partner.

That's what she said.

I was an early nonadopter.

I would think it'd depend on the kind of politics and quality of life they find in their new homes.

This might the most old manish comment I've ever read on this site. ;-)

There's a blast from the past.

Lest we forget Richard Jewell.

Loved I when I read it earlier this year.

It was published in 2018, but I just finished it this year: Richard Powers’ The Overstory is one of the best novels I’ve read in years.

Tom Coyne has written 3 books in his A Course Called… series.They’re about golf and a lot more than golf.

The Last Dinner Party’s “Prelude to Ecstasy” is my album of the year. Give to yourself!

My gift to you all is Ben Caplan’s rendition of O, Holy Night. I first heard it the Christmas after my wife died and it brought me to tears. The passion he brings to the song is just incredible.

https://youtu.be/7PdZGY_JDnQ?si=l2Rvs9xFLu8Ev25v

The only ones I've seen in my lifetime involve the government intruding just a little bit more into my life. Not amusing at all.

Here's a typical Reddit comment in answer to this question: Are you surprised at the lack of sympathy and outright glee the UHC CEO has gotten after his murder? Why or why not?

"I’ll speak to it personally. My sister had multiple surgeries to fix a botched gall bladder removal. Spent most of her life in pain and died of a prescription drug overdose a few years back. She worked as a nurse and still declared bankruptcy twice due to medical bills and she had insurance from her employer. She spent many hours of her life either fighting to get approval for a procedure or fighting off bills that were sent to her in error due to double billing. Take my story and several million others like this and you can see why no one has any empathy towards a cruel system like this or those who lead it."

Another one quoted Clarence Darrow: "I have never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure."

American is not shedding many tears for this guy, and I'll be very surprised if he's the last one to go down like this.

I was writing more regarding the novelty of the charge. I'm sure there are plenty of similar things that happen that are just swept under the rug.

I'm not saying DJT shouldn't have been charged. Hell's bells, throw the book at everyone!

Speaking as decidedly not a fan of Trump, this kind of sounds like the knock against the NY state conviction of DJT.

That said, as Sammy sang, "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time."

Jan. 7, 2021 in an alternate universe.

This might be one of the better exchanges in the history of this site.

He did say it's a conspiracy theory.

More like someone being miffed about being the butt of a joke about his net worth.

What search engine are they using in SD I wonder?

Trump is for sure an agent of change. Almost certainly for ill, but hope springs eternal.

I wonder if Vernon Reid is considering updating the Cult of Personality lyrics for the new century. Obama and Trump certainly fill the bill.

Duh, good point.

I found this comment on Reddit to be very illuminating: https://www.reddit.com/r/Askpolitics/comments/1h14fyg/comment/lz90pnj/

It was written by an early millennial (born in the early '80s) who saw Harris as part of the same old, same old. It came down to wanting to see the neocons out of the presidency.