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I'm being a little hyperbolic here, but I think you can trace the rise of Trump all the way back to Rush Limbaugh. The right has become very good at propaganda and manipulating the american electorate. Limbaugh gave rise to Fox News and much of the right wing media we see today. Putin watched all this unfold and recognized it for the propganda machine it was. It doesn't care about truth. Only power and money.

About halfway in this vid Tom gets pretty detailed regarding how these tariffs actually break down. Pretty interesting.

Yeah, this one is gonna be bad, for sure. We will be lucky to avoid a depression. And that's if Trump reverses course fairly quickly. America's credibility could take a decade, or two, to recover from all this. And rightly so. We can no longer be trusted. We have elected an immoral clown. Twice! My hope is, this gets so bad, that it can no longer be ignored and excused by anyone, except the most avid Trump sycophants, and we truly learn the right lessons from all this. There is a chance some good can come from all the pain I fear we are about to feel. I haven't completely given up on the American electorate. This is showing in the markets now, but it's coming to main street very soon! And who knows, Trump could reverse on a dime tomorrow. Looking less and less likely, but it's not impossible. The republican rank and file in congress are already getting very nervous. Winston Churchill once famously observed that Americans will always do the right thing, only after they have tried everything else One thing I heard someone say about Schiff once that rang true... He has accurately predicted 23 of the last 2 recessions.

I was a Peter Schiff fan for a bit. Especially after the 2008 financial crisis. The problem with him is, he has been screaming the sky is falling for the last 20 years. Especially regarding the national debt. I admire his passion and reasoning though. He really believes it, and makes a pretty good argument.

Chess is still a good game for most people. Most people will never play it at the level Fischer is talking about. I've been playing chess my whole life, and I've only memorized a couple of very basic openings and some general theory. I think it has a lot of value in teaching young players basic logic and reasoning. At the highest level though, yeah it's a solved game.

The main reason Democrats lost is because Joe Biden ran for a second term. If he got out the way earlier and we had a healthy primary process to determine who to pass the torch to, I think we would have won. We only lost by 1.5% and Harris wasn't anyones first choice. I get why they had to go with her, and given the circumstances, I think she put up a pretty good fight. I'm not gonna hate on her, but if we had a Shapiro, or Beshear, at the top of the ticket, things would have went much different. Democrats do need to learn from this though. We need white working class voters. Not a ton, but way more than we are currently getting. Hell, Biden was MIA most of the 4 years he was in office. The president is the leader of the party. He needs to be out there making the case. Fighting the good fight. He didn't know where he was half the god damn time. This is on the people around him too.

If you are interested in investing and economics, this is the best YouTube channel / podcast out there imho. They do 4 different shows a week, with lots of guests. Tom Lee is the GOAT imo, well maybe after Buffett. Today's WAYT show was pretty good. Talked a lot about what they think Trump is up to.

Buffet has a good quote on this... "Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful." I'd offer some better advice for most people... Dollar cost average into a low cost S&P 500 index fund, consistently over your lifetime. Don't jump in and out and a keep buying, in good times and bad. Start as early as you can and preferably in Roth IRA's and 401k's. You almost can't lose, barring some apocalyptic shit, and then $ really doesn't matter anyway.

I 100% agree with you on this. For me the question is whether Rogan will eventually realize this. As a former fan of his, I still think there is a resonable person in there somewhere. It will be interesting to see if he can find his way back.

Sorry if already posted, but I thought this was brilliant.

Good article about Musk's transgender daughter. The Man is garbage. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/25/elon-musks-transgender-daughter-in-first-interview-says-he-berated-her-for-being-queer-as-a-child.html

I found this entire interview disturbing. Tucker says so many things in here that are so obviously false and Rogan just let's him get away with it. Seems obvious that Tucker has decided to go after that evangelical Christian $, now that he has burnt all the mainsteam bridges. Joe is lost... Maybe one day, he will find his way back to reality. I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more coverage yet. The whole thing is just cringe on so many levels.

@Danioover9000 Yeah, to be fair, there are some points where Joe does push back a little. A lot of the political stuff, less so though I thought.

@Merkabah Star My guess is RM Brown will do a summary of it soon. I'd be amazed if TYT didn't do something too.

There is a long PBS documentary about Dick Proenneke, called Alone in the Wilderness, but I can't seem to find the whole thing. Dude was the OG of filming off grid living. Moved to the Alaskan wilderness at 51, built everything himself and lived alone off the land for 30 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Proenneke

Extremely introverted. I occasionally struggle to find a healthy social balance, but for the most part, I enjoy my solitude, or the company of a few people I'm very close to and trust. I have a small group of friends that I do see regularly. I get a lot of routine socialization at work. I also play a lot of live cash game poker. For me, it's an almost perfect way to get a little extra socialization. You don't really have to talk much if you don't want to and can just kinda chime in here and there, but it lets you get to know people very well, assuming you play together a lot. Generally I hate large crowds, or groups of people. I'd much rather hang out with 3 or 4 other people. Anything over that, I start to get anxious. I would like to add a couple more close friends though. I'm 49 years old. I have already lost several family members and a couple friends. Of my highschool friend group of about 12 guys, 4 are already dead, and one might as well be. I can see the value of having a few good friends, especially as you grow older. The problem is, people suck. It's hard to find solid people. Hell, it's hard to BE a solid person.

Where it gets a little gray for me personally, is with extremely passable trans women. I do find them atractive. I have zero interest in men, but wouldn't rule out sex with a trans woman. It's almost a kink, if I'm being honest. Having said all that, I'm not sure the reality would live up to the fantasy either.

I found this guy pretty credible. Thought I would share. The information he reveals at the end, is pretty hard to explain.

Totally agree. I quit listening to them, mainly because of this. They can be a bit overly dramatic too. I really like Robert Wright's Nonzero podcast.

I totally relate to this. Most people aren't wired to relentlessly pursue success like this. Kudos to those who are. The world needs people like that too. It just ain't me. I really like this Einstein quote... "A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness."

I will be in Amsterdam next week. Been reading up on psychedelics that are legally available there. Seems like some gray area on some of this. I'm specifically curious about 5-Meo DMT. I've read it is available in some smart shops. Anyone have any experience with this? I'm not trying to break the "no sourcing" rule. Just asking if anyone can confirm that it is legally available and if so, their experience finding it in smart shops. Truffles will be my fall back if I can't get 5-Meo. Thanks!

Just to add some context to the videos I linked. The police pulled the man over after they received a tip that he was a felon in possession of a firearm. He had a lengthy record, including being a registered sex offender. Sexual assault on a 12 year old. The officer on the passenger side saw a gun underneath his ass. Turns out he had two guns. He pulled one from inside his sweatshirt and started shooting. He got what he deserved.