Joe Ferguson forever Posted 19 hours ago Posted 19 hours ago (edited) the times, they are a changing https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14707641/Target-employee-exposes-tariff-price-hike-popular-items.html Edited 19 hours ago by Joe Ferguson forever
nedboy7 Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago You’ve said that what is most alarming is how far Trump has declined in the last four years. In a petition signed by 3,000 medical professionals warning that Trump’s probable diagnosis is dementia, you said that sometimes forgetting a word is normal aging, whereas inventing words or using non-words is not. Could you elaborate? He is losing his capacity for coherent speech. We’ve collected dozens and dozens of Trump’s phonemic paraphrasias, in which you use sounds in place of an actual word (a hallmark of brain damage and dementia). What happens is that someone is trying to say a word and then they get the first part out but they have to end it or create one because they can’t remember the rest. Trump will say something like ‘mishiz’ for missiles, or “Chrishus” for Christmas, because he can’t complete the word. Then we see also a lot of semantic paraphrasias, in which he uses a word incorrectly, as in “the oranges of the situation” because it rhymes with “the origins of the situation.” This is not within normal limits; his basic ability to use language is breaking down. So there is that verbal deterioration. And then there is the physical deterioration. He used to be quite graceful, and now he uses a wide-based gait typical of frontotemporal dementia, sometimes he swings his right leg in a semi-circle. He also has trouble getting up the ramp; he has trouble doing physical things. The other way we see deterioration is in his behavior. Actually, this is where people say, ‘Well, how can you tell? He’s a bad person; he breaks every rule of law and decency, what is new?’ But he is much more impulsive and erratic now. He blurts things out; he makes impulsive decisions that he has to then reverse, like his many reversals on tariffs. Now people may think that because Donald Trump is demented that he won’t be very effective in his agenda. But the problem is he has the whole Project 2025 team behind him, led by Russell Voight. And he’s got Elon Musk, who is a mental health study in and of himself. Musk is on the spectrum; like Trump, he is hypomanic, and like Trump, he is clearly also a sociopath. He feels no remorse in inflicting pain on people; in fact, he feels a sense of glee and mastery in doing it. He was joking about using a chainsaw (to cut federal jobs), holding one up and laughing about it. He’s taking away the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of innocent people. He’s a monster, just as Trump is a monster, and Trump attracts monsters. Now we have a real Trump problem, because we now have a whole government that is populated by people who have some version of his personality disorder. 1
Joe Ferguson forever Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago (edited) yes https://finance.yahoo.com/news/citi-ceo-something-deeper-is-going-on-in-financial-markets-right-now-164730586.html "We are entering a new phase of globalization — one less defined by cooperation, and more by strategic self-interest," Fraser wrote. "Long-held assumptions are being challenged, not just by tariff announcements but by a deeper confidence shock. The near-term impact is already being felt, and the long-term trajectory is being rewritten in real time." Fraser said the markets are signaling a "shift" by moving to price greater risks into assets. "If you're looking to markets for clarity, you might be a tad disappointed," Fraser wrote. "But if you're looking for signals, they're everywhere. Treasury yields rose even as equity markets wobbled. The U.S. dollar, typically a safe haven, has weakened at moments when it used to rally." "That tells us something deeper is going on," she continued. "Investors aren't just pricing near-term risks; they're reevaluating the credibility of long-held certainties. It's showing up in how capital moves. Pensions and asset managers are tilting more towards Japan, India and parts of Europe. Hedge funds are being selective and didn't chase the April equity bounce. Sovereign wealth funds are diversifying more aggressively. Hedging against the dollar is now at levels we haven't seen in years." Edited 15 hours ago by Joe Ferguson forever
nedboy7 Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 9 hours ago, Joe Ferguson forever said: yes https://finance.yahoo.com/news/citi-ceo-something-deeper-is-going-on-in-financial-markets-right-now-164730586.html "We are entering a new phase of globalization — one less defined by cooperation, and more by strategic self-interest," Fraser wrote. "Long-held assumptions are being challenged, not just by tariff announcements but by a deeper confidence shock. The near-term impact is already being felt, and the long-term trajectory is being rewritten in real time." Fraser said the markets are signaling a "shift" by moving to price greater risks into assets. "If you're looking to markets for clarity, you might be a tad disappointed," Fraser wrote. "But if you're looking for signals, they're everywhere. Treasury yields rose even as equity markets wobbled. The U.S. dollar, typically a safe haven, has weakened at moments when it used to rally." "That tells us something deeper is going on," she continued. "Investors aren't just pricing near-term risks; they're reevaluating the credibility of long-held certainties. It's showing up in how capital moves. Pensions and asset managers are tilting more towards Japan, India and parts of Europe. Hedge funds are being selective and didn't chase the April equity bounce. Sovereign wealth funds are diversifying more aggressively. Hedging against the dollar is now at levels we haven't seen in years." I think financial minds all have TDS. You have to give it a year then see how bad it is. At least transgenders can’t use the bathroom of their choice. 1
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