Personal Finance Topics / Macroeconomic Trends and Risks
No. of Recommendations: 4
From X.com: Bill Melugin - @BillMelugin
NEW: Sen.Susan Collins (R-ME)reacts to
President Trump's endorsement of Ken Paxton:
I don't understand it. He is an ethically challenged
individual. John Cornyn is an outstanding senator
and deserved, in my judgment, the president's
support, obviously it's the president's call, but I'm
disappointed that he did it.https://bsky.app/profile/ronfilipkowski.bsky.socia...Methinks Collins is a bit "ethically challenged" as well. How useless she is. How does she keep getting elected?
No. of Recommendations: 0
Let's hope Collins loses right?
We need more MAGA concentration - RIGHT?
And --- losing a Senator with Seniority, who has friends on both sides -----would be "good" for Maine - right?
*Sigh* Leftist Talibans --- they just don't get it.
No. of Recommendations: 3
It’s important to note that every single lib on this board is going to root for Graham Platner, the guy with the SS tattoo.
Tells you something, doesn’t it? They don’t like it when the mirror is held up. Of course many here don’t cast a reflection.
No. of Recommendations: 5
It’s important to note that every single lib on this board is going to root for Graham Platner, the guy with the SS tattoo.
It's important to know that the above statement is horseshit.
No. of Recommendations: 15
It’s important to note that every single lib on this board is going to root for Graham Platner, the guy with the SS tattoo.
If you guys can forgive Trump’s daily sins and crimes for which he has no remorse, then we can forgive Platner’s single sin for which he has remorse.
No. of Recommendations: 1
It's important to know that the above statement is horseshit.
Oh, so you're endorsing Susan Collins? Sure you are.
No. of Recommendations: 6
Oh, so you're endorsing Susan Collins? Sure you are.
It's a race in which I have no preference.
You may extoll the virtues of people with Nazi tattoos (Hegseth).
But we've reached the point in the devolution of our country where that is no longer a luxury.
Anyone who branded themselves with a Nazi tattoo, regardless of the circumstances and regardless of the contrition for doing so.... I wish them a good life, filled with service to the country- but not as someone who exercises any degree of authority over the rest of us.
There are many behaviors that can be excused because someone was "young and stupid".
Nazi tattoos are not among those behaviors.
Sorry. The times demand that rigid rule.
No. of Recommendations: 4
It's a race in which I have no preference.
Hahahahahahaha. Figures.
You may extoll the virtues of people with Nazi tattoos (Hegseth).
Sorry, but this is strike 3. Actually, strike 30.
Hegseth doesn't have a "Nazi tattoo". That is just another left wing lie.
Seriously. Stop digesting whatever bile-filled sources you've been mainlining information from.
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You may extoll the virtues of people with Nazi tattoos (Hegseth).
Sorry, but this is strike 3. Actually, strike 30.
Hegseth doesn't have a "Nazi tattoo". That is just another left wing lie.
Speaking of "whatever makes you happy".
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Speaking of "whatever makes you happy".
The truth makes me happy. Others' mileage may vary.
No. of Recommendations: 3
Hegseth doesn't have a "Nazi tattoo".
This is true. He has Christian nationalist ink. And, as we have seen, he has been pushing a fundy Christian whack agenda at WD. Remember the uproar when there was an Easter service at the Pentagon, for Protestants only, no Catholic service?
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 6
Hegseth doesn't have a "Nazi tattoo".
Sure he does; he just calls it something else for the gullible fools who will believe anything.
No. of Recommendations: 3
It’s important to note that every single lib on this board is going to root for Graham Platner, the guy with the SS tattoo.
Tells you something, doesn’t it? They don’t like it when the mirror is held up. Of course many here don’t cast a reflection.
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The SS stuff doesn't bother them as long as it's a White Liberal.
Look at their own socioeconomic surroundings.
Look what they've done to people via public education and culture and housing projects.
A kinder, gentler SS toting a 401K and a CoExist bumper-sticker.
No. of Recommendations: 9
>Hegseth doesn't have a "Nazi tattoo".<<
This is true. He has Christian nationalist ink. And, as we have seen, he has been pushing a fundy Christian whack agenda at WD.
Speaking of whom, from the net sifter, wrt Kegsbreath and Douglas Wilson.
Yes, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has a close and publicly acknowledged relationship with controversial Idaho pastor Douglas Wilson. The two are aligned in their conservative, Christian nationalist worldviews.
Church Affiliation: Hegseth is a member of the Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship in Tennessee, which is part of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), an archconservative network founded and led by Wilson.
Public Mentorship: Hegseth has publicly referred to Wilson as a mentor. Wilson was introduced to Hegseth through Christian author David Goodwin, who helped Hegseth write his book, Battle for the American Mind.
Pentagon Invitee: Hegseth personally invited Wilson to lead a monthly worship service at the Pentagon, where Hegseth stood with his hand on the pastor's shoulder and publicly thanked him for his mentorship.
Social Media Endorsement: Hegseth has publicly amplified Wilson's teachings. He notably shared a CNN profile featuring Wilson's archconservative theology, using the CREC church motto, "All of Christ for All of Life".
And what does Kegsbreath's thought leader advocate?
Douglas Wilson, a pastor and author in Moscow, Idaho, is a prominent advocate for Christian Nationalism and Christian theocracy. He believes American society and government should be governed by a strict, conservative interpretation of biblical law
Core Ideological Tenets
Christian Republic: Advocates for a state-sanctioned approach to Christianity, asserting that civil government should enforce both tables of biblical law.
Patriarchy & Household Voting: Promotes strict gender roles where wives submit to their husbands. He also advocates for "household voting," where the husband casts a single vote representing the entire family, effectively disenfranchising women.
Historical Revisionism: Defended slavery in the pre-Civil War South in his book Southern Slavery as It Was, arguing that some slave owners and enslaved people had good relationships, and pointing to the alleged "benefits" of slavery.
Moral/Social Restrictions: Calls for the end of same-sex marriage, abortion, and Pride parades. He considers homosexuality a crime and advocates for strict immigration controls.
Religious Monopolies: Envisions a Christian nationalist state that restricts the public practice of non-Christian religions, such as banning mosques from broadcasting calls to prayer.
Educational and Cultural Influence
Classical Christian Education: A major proponent of replacing public schools with classical Christian education. He helped found the Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS) and New Saint Andrews College in Idaho.
Publishing Empire: Translates his ideology into media and books through Canon Press, which serves as the publishing arm of his growing network of churches and schools.
See? Kegsbreath isn't a conventional "Nazi". He's a Christian extremist. If he was a Muslim that extreme, people would be trying to have him stripped of citizenship and deported.
Hope this clears things up.
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 3
If he was a Muslim that extreme, the democrats would be celebrating him as they attempt to suck up to Dearborn, MI.
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If he was a Muslim that extreme, the democrats would be celebrating him as they attempt to suck up to Dearborn, MI. Defender of the Faith Trump, appointed the Muslim mayor of Dearborn Heights, which is on the west border of Dearborn, to an ambassadorship. Trump sucks as well as anyone. Of course, before the election, Bazzi sucked Trump.
Bill Bazzi is a Lebanese-American politician who served as the mayor of Dearborn Heights, Michigan from 2021 to 2025. In March 2025, Bazzi was named by U.S. President Donald Trump as his nominee for United States ambassador to Tunisia.[2]
On October 8, 2025, Bazzi resigned as mayor following the Senate confirmation of his ambassadorship to Tunisia.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_BazziHe’s an Arab mayor in Michigan. Here’s why he’s unapologetically pro-Trump.https://www.politico.com/news/2024/11/05/donald-tr...I wonder what Bazzi, a Lebanese immigrant, thinks, in his most closely held thoughts, about Israel turning Lebanon into rubble?
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 4
I wonder what Bazzi, a Lebanese immigrant, thinks, in his most closely held thoughts, about Israel turning Lebanon into rubble?
Good question.
Selling your soul always exacts a price. At first, you believe it’s a bearable price.
It’s only later that you discover the unbearable nature of the price.
UNLESS….. you’re a sociopath. Then, you don’t give a shit.
No. of Recommendations: 2
UNLESS….. you’re a sociopath. Then, you don’t give a shit.
Isn't that mandatory to be a "JC", like the CEO of Standard Chartered, dismissing "lower value human capital"?
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 2
Isn't that mandatory to be a "JC", like the CEO of Standard Chartered, dismissing "lower value human capital"?
I don’t know about “mandatory”, but the sociopathic personality profile IS highly represented among the JCs- more highly represented than it is among the population at large.
And that is a demonstrable FACT.
No. of Recommendations: 3
I wrote:
“And that is a demonstrable FACT.”
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Yes, the higher up the corporate ladder, the more sociopathic personalities you find.
It seems the pertinent question to ask is “Why do corporations show a preference for selecting sociopaths to run their companies?”
But that’s a question that ruffles too many feathers, so it is rarely asked.
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It seems the pertinent question to ask is “Why do corporations show a preference for selecting sociopaths to run their companies?”
Probably because the sociopaths stabbed all their competitors in the back?
Steve
No. of Recommendations: 1
Probably because the sociopaths stabbed all their competitors in the back?
Probably.
Also- asking the question immediately leads to corporate introspection- the real kind of introspection, not just the superficial kind that gets stuck on how to craft a clearer message.
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Also- asking the question immediately leads to corporate introspection- the real kind of introspection, not just the superficial kind that gets stuck on how to craft a clearer message.
Like the cartoon of the corporate board meeting. The honcho says "people hate us for our greed. how can we monetize that?"
Steve
