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Perhaps Pelosi can anger enough citizens that she'll flip the House back Republican majority. With Boehner and McCain out of the way in the Senate, the legislative branch might actually get something done. Hey! We can always hope!

OccasionalCortex says

Yeah and Tulips once sold @ today's equiv of $17k per bulb, too.

Keep in mind, that was the cost of a house at one time. We are in a lot of bubbles.

(2) Budget

I don't think Trump cares much about the deficit. Last time he did a shutdown it was because he was trying to get funding for the wall, not because he wanted a slimed-down budget.

He'll just prod the Federal Reserve to push interest rates negative and then all of a sudden the national debt will become a source of national income. (Yeah, I know it won't work like that, but the point is that the borrowing is pretty cheap for now.)

I'm guessing he feels that the budget isn't his fault. It's up to congress.

SunnyvaleCA says

I don't quite see what magic power TSLA stock has from an investment standpoint.

At my cost base it lags Dow. :(

richwicks says

Talk to a Ukranian for fuck's sake.

Yup, the irony isn't lost on the Ukrainians. Quid Pro Joe was the point man on cleaning up corruption in Ukraine, so the Ukrainians pay a generous bribe to the Biden clan. You can't make this stuff up!

richwicks says

Space is a complete waste of money - it's interesting, the Hubble was mind blowing, but there's absolutely no reason to send people into space today - the ISS hasn't produced a single piece of research that is useful and if you doubt this, name the research. SpaceX is another scam.

I could not disagree more strongly.
Space is The future.

With anti-Trump leaks come from those hearing every day, I wouldn't exactly call it "closed door."

And another thing to consider... if the testimony were mostly bad for Trump (not just the select leaks), don't you think the House would be holding hearings out in the open? Yeah, it's "secret" so only the out-of-context and bad parts can be selectively leaked.

Tech workers, unlike the AMA (Doctor's guild), are free market losers.

In other words, they're worker bees who don't comprehend that they don't own the capital and thus, aren't a part of the free market which is about capital and not the work one does. And thus, they're dumber than the secretary who knows her place in the organization.

There was a saying ,,, "I can just hire a PhD", by a company CEO.

You might not like “traditional” unions, but they do offer significant job security against pernicious management, insourcing, being fired for expressing an opinion (James Damore anyone?), or otherwise being hosed by your employer.
In the example blackface posted, just the fact that the employees WANTED a Union was enough to activate labor laws on the books which protected them from company retribution to a certain degree, including backpay.

You tesla shorts are toast. 2020 will be huge for tsla. Shanghai Gf3 will be producing model 3 at less than half of cost today sowing into biggest EV Market in the world.
Model y the long-awaited SUV will be kicking ass in the USA. The cost efficiency from model 3 learning will will hit you bears so hard you wouldn't even see stars. We're talkin about automation, eliminating wiring to a fraction of existing manual assembled copper wires.
The pickup truck is going to kick ass.
1 million mile battery will roll into production, the Maxwell Acquisitions going to reduce costs and extend range and weight at the same time.
Tesla is so far ahead it is almost a joke.
Look at the Porsche Taycan it can't even beat a seven year old model S.

With Boehner and McCain out of the way in the Senate

Plus those 40 odd RINOs gone who chose not to run in 2016.

Porsche has flopped spectacularly, true.

OccasionalCortex says

And $775k for FIFTEEN people is a dirt cheap settlement for Lanetix at that!

"Could be zero"

PS. Their whole financing is less than $10M. I'd say 7% of everything is not trivial.

Less range, slower, at 2x the $. What's not to like about a Taycan Turbo? Someone please tell Porsches EVs don't have turbos.
Oh by the way where is the supercharger Network for your $200,000 slow EV?

The guys who bought TSLA at $383/share all have their fingers crossed.

The possibility of ever receiving a dividend from TSLA is zero.

If Tesla weren't run by an egomaniac conman liar I would give them a chance of being worth something.

Even so, with an awesome CEO the assumption that everyone else is going to sit still and not make battery cars is a fantasy.

I see Chevy Bolts all over the place; the 3 owners whom I asked all said "I love this car!"

Maybe everyone who owns an electric car loves it. That doesn't mean you should expect that company to take over car production worldwide.

First they brought in farmworkers who were illegals. Those had children who are academic underachievers.

Then they brought in foreigners legally to replace American workers in tech and other occupations (e.g. medicine)

The underachievers will cause the global tech companies to complain more "there are no qualified workers! we need to import them!"

The situation sucks, it's a shame companies feel zero remorse throwing Americans out of work to be replaced by scabs from India.

Clambo his mouth and removed all doubt, he knows nothing about EV

Where's muh rebate next year?

Who gives a s*** about rebate it's already cheaper total cost of ownership how many freaking oil changes and transmission rebuilt and gas go into a five bucks a gallon is it going to take?
Oh I know the answer why don't we invade Iran and get the oil

OccasionalCortex says

Already well underway. Stay tuned for the coming indictments.

Thanks Rod and Jeff. Mueller and his henchman Weismann pulled the same questionable, exculpatory evidence concealing shit they did in their previous cases at Enron, Merill-Lynch, and the Bulgers. Problem is, Barr, Horowitz, etc. know how and when they accessed that information as well as the phone calls and texts.

Brady violations are no joke. Judges really, really don't like Brady violations.

Lisa Page lied to both McCabe as well as the Trump Admin, she's looking at the Martha Stewart charge several times. Will be worse because she's a LEO employee. Unless, she sings like a canary. All of these jokers forgot exactly who has all the comms ever made, inc. within LEO circles.

It's going to be timed precisely for early next year, preferably after Golden Mumu launches her campaign.

When US IT guys had the muscle in the 80s and most of the 90s, little global competition, and a bidding war for their salary, they should have formed an AMA/Bar type association.

Now the march back will be difficult, but necessary.

It was bad for freedom and national security: A pro assoc. established by libertarians might have contained "Won't regulate user free speech on any task we are involved in" and limited members to US Citizens. Paki and Chinese nationals employed by Big Tech are making bank selling National and esp. Corporate Secrets abroad.

"Smell that? You smell that? Short squeeze, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of a short squeeze in the morning. You know, one time we had short interest that was 23% of the float. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' short. The smell, you know that ozone smell, the whole hill. Smelled like… "
Tesla’s stock rally is costing short sellers $1.4 billion

"Smell that? You smell that? Short squeeze, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of a short squeeze in the morning. You know, one time we had short interest that was 23% of the float. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' short. The smell, you know that ozone smell, the whole hill. Smelled like… "
Tesla’s stock rally is costing short sellers $1.4 billion

SunnyvaleCA says

With anti-Trump leaks come from those hearing every day, I wouldn't exactly call it "closed door."

And another thing to consider... if the testimony were mostly bad for Trump (not just the select leaks), don't you think the House would be holding hearings out in the open? Yeah, it's "secret" so only the out-of-context and bad parts can be selectively leaked.

This and only this. I can’t believe how easily people swallow the msm propaganda. What is this, hysteria no. 50?

jazz_music says

If your government has no principles, no honor, neither do you. Why do people allow this?

Same reason as there are mass shootings.

That's your government doing that. Ever fire a gun? Fire 700 rounds from the weapon of your choice, not a handgun, in 15 minutes.

That's what supposedly happened at the Mandalay Bay done by this guy:



Remember that? Remember Jesus Campos - the security guard? Where is he now?

They think you're stupid, but I know you're not stupid at all - you're just gullible.

Your government murdered a ton of people on October 1, 2017 for two reasons - 1) to try to start violence they could associate with Trump 2) to damage the 2nd amendment. Your government did that. I know you don't believe it - but go to a range and fire off 700 bullets. Anybody that has actually gone to a range knows the story is bullshit. We all know.

Go to a range get all the weapons of your choice, and just fire off 700 bullets, in 15 minutes. See if you can do it and when you're exhausted after 100, maybe 200 rounds, you'll realize who the enemy is. It's not me, they are in DC.

We constantly try to educate you and you propagandized zombies just can't be reached. I'm absolutely serious - go to a gun range. 15 minutes 700 rounds. I know you don't want to see the real world, but I want you to see it. Easy test, costs you a bit of money, but when you're done, you'll be certain.

rdm says

Trump is no moron but he cultivates that perception intentionally

That sir, is ridiculous. The old 17 dimensional chess argument done one better.

Oh for fuck's sake - Trump is NOT playing 17 dimensional chess, or even 4 dimensional chess, or even chess.

He's playing checkers - the problem is that the MORONS on the other side are playing tic-tac-toe.

Stop thinking the fuckers that have been running the nation for the last 16 years are smart - they're not smart. I'm smarter than they are, you are too. All they are, is ruthless, criminal, and sociopathic. All it takes to defeat the fuckers is not to be an idiot, and to ignore their kindergarten tactics, and of course - to stay alive.

"He's a Russian agent". Really? That's how goddamn stupid they think I am. You're not this stupid, you just have grossly misplaced trust. 2 1/2 years of "Russian collusion", you'd think when Mueller, the fucker that helped lie this nation into the Iraq War, showed up and testified like a befuddled, stupid, crazy old man it would be over, but nope, people are EXTREMELY gullible.

You are NOT stupid, you're just gullible.

Fuck, I have a semi-automatic shotgun and after 100 shells at clays I am done.

Quigley says

Fuck, I have a semi-automatic shotgun and after 100 shells at clays I am done.

I swear to god they make up these ridiculous stories to drive sane people insane and they keep upping the ante and doubling down, over and over and over again.

Think about law enforcement, either they don't know the story, or they literally can't put 2 and 2 together. They are on range all the time, how could they NOT know? What about anybody that's been in the military??? Shit, if I was a MARINE, I might be able to fire off 700 rounds in 15 minutes, maybe.

jazz_music says

crimes. --I forgot what they are exactly.

Yeah we know.

CRIMES! TRUMP COMMITTED CRIMES! i don't know what they are but CRIMES! ORANGE MAN BAD! INVESTIGATE! IMPEACH! CRIMES!

richwicks says

He's playing checkers - the problem is that the MORONS on the other side are playing tic-tac-toe.

I think that's exactly right.

But also, the "other side" (which is pretty much everyone except Trump) might know what is good for US citizens, but they are corrupt enough that they don't care. They are in politics to sell out the citizens for personal gain. At least Trump is trying to look out for the best interests of US citizens, even if he is sometimes wrong and oftentimes ineffective (thanks to the corruption of the "other side").

Their motto is: "I bet we can fool you with fake news at least once!"

SunnyvaleCA says

For Hunter its: Failure to register as a foreign lobbyist, money laundering, and tax evasion; just like Paul Manafort. For Quid Pro Joe: the nickname speaks for itself

Then fucking prosecute him/them. You got evidence of a crime take it before a grand jury and get an indictment. For fucks sake the Justice dept is a wholly owned subsidiary of Trump. Barr is Trumps fuck buddy This is all blather and conspiracy theory wet dreams cranked up by the anal chamber the right has its heads immersed in. When it comes to looking at real evidence it doesn't hold up. But there are facts and alternative facts, in other words lies.

BTW How's that indictment of Andy McCabe going? They lost the the case against Greg Craig while Manafort, and Trump's ex right hand moron and world's worst attorney Michael Cohen are in prison and Gates and Flynn await sentencing. Lev and Igor indicted, Rudy under investigation and yet we have iron clad cases against the Bidens and can't get indictments. Why is it only Trumps cronies get convicted while the murderous Clintons and other assorted Dem criminals get away with...murder? I'm sure our resident Russian trolls will blame the rot in the system. Or it could be they are innocent...nah that cant possibly be true

APOCALYPSEFUCKisShostikovitch says

Her first edict will be to declare all pets gay and to give all of Mexico Medicare for free.

Haven't they already done that?

The Impeachment Hearing - never authorized by a vote in Congress - contains members from committees that really have no direct business with an impeachment (Intelligence, Oversight, Armed Forces) - but excludes the Judiciary Committee (where traditionally all impeachments begin, from Johnson to Clinton).

Has anybody actually read these rules, or has Pelosi stated: "We'll have to impeach before we can see what was in the rules."?

Onvacation says

What offence did Trump commit? I can't think of anything that rises to high crime or misdemeanor.

Now the way Joe and Hunter shook down Ukraine, that's criminal.

richwicks is right we are ruled by a murderous criminal organization.

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Supposedly, he threatened to withold free money for Ukraine

theoakman says

Supposedly, he threatened to withold free money for Ukraine

/shudder
That monster!

WaltertheoFlanders says

Elections have consequences. What is your point? Are the doing something wrong, or just different? And if wrong what rule or law are they breaking? Or are you saying this isn't fair. 😂

Writing their own rules such that rule of law is subverted is a perversion of the Constitution. It’s not rule of law, it’s rule of tyrant. Even Democrats in the House aren’t happy with how these proceedings have progressed without the consent of the general Congress. Clearly, this inquiry process is just intended to smear Trump and hurt his re-election campaign.

WaltertheoFlanders says

Wrong again, it is intended to draw up articles of impeachment.

For some yet to be discovered crime.