The Frankish Reich

Better than two crackpot parties on the extreme fringe of Americans' political beliefs. I guess some people would prefer (real) communists vs. (real) fascists. That was a fun time back in the day in Spain.

Blah blah blah Hunter's laptop. Blah blah blah Hillary's emails.

I used to get the Evangelical Christian-Republican thing. Bush 43 was very clear about his misspent youth, alcohol dependency, and ultimate born again experience that made him a better man, at least in his personal life. Christians are all about forgiving provided it is a heartfelt conversion. We are all sinners after all. But has Trump ever admitted that he did anything wrong? I mean, not legally (I get that he defends himself against formal charges), but even in his personal life? Any expression of remorse for obviously cheating on his wife? For doing tawdry things like having sex (which he denies) with an "adult film actress" (by definition, someone who has sex for money)? Anything? For calling people names, mocking disabilities, anything? This is the most un-Christian so-called Christian in America.

Off to a rip-roaring start!

Yeah, Axios is "Maoist." You guys need to get out more.

Thanks. I will note that "Asian" is such a huge category that it is almost meaningless. It will encompass South Asians (India/Pakistan/Bangladesh), Southeast Asians (Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia/Thailand), East Asians (China), Japanese, Koreans, etc. I will say I've personally never encountered something like an "Indian American criminal street gang," whereas I have encountered may such gangs composed of other Asians. Just my two cents. It seems to exist for the sole purpose of pointing out the race of the alleged perpetrator in specific crimes. Not for the purpose, say, of "correcting" MSM sites that hide the race of the alleged perps. No. Simply to focus on the idea that "lookee here, another black man committed a crime against a white person." Again: racist.

Thanks. Good analysis. I'll read the whole thing. With respect to the final element (for the purpose of providing an election benefit) - timing is key here. It is probably going to rest on circumstantial evidence, which I believe will show that the hush money payment and recording of it were deliberately delayed until after the election. I've always believed it was a silly case to bring since it isn't of earth shattering importance. But on the legal theory, I think it is likely to fly. The questions have to do with the level of proof of that final element that turns it into a felony.

Thanks. I'll move that one to the front of my queue.

True. Their are mixed signals in the markets since gold is typically just a hedge against inflation. But my point is that relative to basically all other world economies, the U.S. finds itself in first place. That ain't nuthin

OK, I checked out the Twitter profile that started this. It is racist. It's whole point is to juxtapose photos of crime victims next to mugshots of their alleged black perps. I can't see any nonracist reason for doing this. I imagine the account holder thinks it's some kind of counterbalance to MSM websites hiding the identity of alleged perps. I don't agree with that, but this is no way to "balance" it. It is a racist account by design.

I suggested that a mindless racist might create such a profile of "an Indian man."

And Japan must be kicking the dollar's ass too. I keep reading about their economic recovery. No. https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/yen-hits-34-year-low-as-hopes-for-boj-rate-increases-fade-d3d0da2d?mod=hp_lead_pos3 If anything, all of this suggests the dollar is too strong, making imports cheaper. Devaluing the dollar would fix that, but that typically means keeping interest rates low or even lowering them.

I'd agree that it's disproportionately low. But I've been acquainted with a number of Indian American criminals over the course of my career ...

Good Lord. It's an analogy. If using a stereotypical profile of "an Indian man" would be racist, then using a stereotypical profile of a "black man" is too. (And yes, I know that the turban/beard relates to Sikhs, a small minority of the overall Indian population. That's kind of my point)

As far as the U.S. dollar value goes relative to other major world currencies (the DXY): - up 7.46% over 6 years - up 1.63% over the last year Everyone's all worked up into a lather about China. So the dollar has tanked vs. the Chinese yuan during the Biden presidency, right? Wrong. Up about 12% vs. the yuan in the last 3 years.

Doc, haven't you told us you are and Indian (South Asisan) American? Do you think it would be ok if the name of the alleged perp sounded Indian and this tweeter stuck a generic silhouette of a guy with a beard and a turban next to a pic of the victim?

OK, I get it ... but it's still offensive when it isn't even based on a description of the suspect.

Why the silhouette of a black male? I see nothing in the story that mentions the race of the perp. I'm not saying that it would be racist to include a mugshot of a black man if he is the alleged perp. I have no problem with that. But this ... isn't that.

Yes, some of these huge judgments are largely symbolic. That doesn't render them pointless. The civil suit against OJ seems to have resulted in virtually no monetary recovery, but I would never say it was pointless. Maybe if our legal system actually worked to enforce judgments there would be an argument that a billion dollars is excessive. How Alex Jones hasn't had every possible stream of income/assets attached/garnished is beyond me.

And look what we have here: Kari Lake pulls a Giuliani, won't contest liability in lawsuits against her for slandering Arizona election officials. Why wouldn't she want a trial? She could show Arizona voters that they've been dumped by their election officials. Oh. I see. And the Trump Election Fraud Armada continues to lose in every single forum in which it has been called to bring forth actual evidence.

Huntsville, so really the only non-university town in Alabama with a decent percentage of college grads. Still - this is a very good sign for Democrats.

Watch the documentary. He was rude, belligerent, totally unsympathetic right to the end. The only "show" was his attempt to turn the trial into further sales of his snake oil products.

What a disgusting individual. Watch it (HBO/MAX) and see if you recognize some of the behavior and the mode of argument that always goes back to "what about Iraq" or "what about Benghazi." As if that justifies slandering parents of victims of a horrific school shooting. Alex Jones conspiratorial followers actually visit the graves of these kids and piss on them (saying they're empty anyway) or try to dig them up to "prove" that Sandy Hook was fake.

He's not pulling votes from anyone. His stupid campaign just flamed out.

^ What Trump wrote. Not 50 years ago. A couple years ago. Racist. Now.