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For about a week now, I’ve had a robot cleaner —�it both vacuums and mops —�I named Dobby.� I didn’t really know what to expect, but I desperately needed some kind of help, and credit is ...
by Mortifyd
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on Sat Jul 05, 2025 at 04:54 PM PDT
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I recently ran into a friend who was visibly depressed. She said that the state of the country has taken a toll on her and she didn’t know what to do. I said that my own solution is to get involved and do something. She asked what I’m doing and I told...
by b3LLsb33r
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on Thu Jun 12, 2025 at 01:55 PM PDT
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Senator John Fetterman thinks parts of his job as a U.S. senator are just “performative,” and he spent his time bitching to the New York Times about this.� Seems that Fetterman’s mental health ...
by Merlin196360
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on Mon May 26, 2025 at 05:00 AM PDT
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Warren Buffet is stepping aside. After many decades of success and more than a few failures, he and his strategy have proven to be winners. When asked about it, he said this weekend, Buffett, on Saturday, talked to a young man who asked about...
by agnostic
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on Mon May 05, 2025 at 08:45 AM PDT
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Some economists are upbeat about the outlook for retailers in the USA, despite Trump’s tariffs that completely block trade. According to Forbes, Amazon is said to be in a competitive position because of its “free shipping” policy, which 82% of American...
by TrvlnWest
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on Thu Apr 24, 2025 at 03:46 PM PDT
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As of today, it can’t be denied we have a treasury secretary and administration willing to completely abandon the trust worthiness of American leadership and our economic systems to cover Trumps complete failure of policies and the economic meltdown it...
by l3lessed
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on Thu Apr 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM PDT
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If our treasure secretary openly engaging in providing insider trading information to all his connected wall-street investors wasn’t already bad enough, It is 100% clear that he is willing to outright lie and put out false information to try and dupe...
by l3lessed
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on Wed Apr 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM PDT
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Trump’s Great Big Beautiful Recession America is bracing for a recession. So much for the soft landing that President Biden and Vice President Harris delivered—now the “Airplane of State” appears to be in a nosedive, much like every other metaphorical...
by KirkLC
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on Fri Apr 11, 2025 at 08:08 AM PDT
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I’m seeing lots of discussion about what the cause and purpose of this on and off approach to tariffs is. Why did Trump hold on, then decide to pull back last minute, despite declaring he would after the initial tweet and bounce. It makes no sense to...
by l3lessed
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on Wed Apr 09, 2025 at 03:16 PM PDT
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Happy Spring, America! Egg prices are still sky-high, while the stock market — including everyone’s 401Ks — is cratering. The Trump Recession is under way and quickly accelerating. How many more trillions will be flushed down the orange-encrusted...
by Curt Reply
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on Tue Apr 08, 2025 at 05:54 PM PDT
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Never mind a recession, the danger of what looks more like a coming Second Great Depression is a very threat. Trump is known for being a pathological narcissist and doubling down on foolish, moronic economic projects. He has, after all, been bankrupt 6...
by psychusa
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on Mon Apr 07, 2025 at 02:07 PM PDT
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America's Nero golfs as the markets burn: Trump's official schedule today: The GOP sits on its hands Trump's official schedule lists two events on Friday. A day of golf. And a MAGA candlelit dinner. The financial world is on fire. The rest of the world is planning its retaliation against Trump's one-man trade wrecking-ball policies. However, the...
by TheCriticalMind
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on Fri Apr 04, 2025 at 01:04 PM PDT
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The 52 week high for the Dow Jones was 45k back before the election. The index has dropped to 38k in a matter of days, wiping out nearly all the gains made in the last year. One more day like the last two and we may drop below the 12 month low of 37k....
by Greg from Vermont
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on Fri Apr 04, 2025 at 08:43 AM PDT
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Got this message today appended to a quote from a supplier of high-end pressure systems: Please note that this quote is only good until Monday. We will be having a price increase of about 20% next week due to Tariffs. We’ve been projecting that our...
by marksb
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on Thu Apr 03, 2025 at 05:31 PM PDT
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"Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest - and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure, it's not your fault."
by jkandra
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on Thu Apr 03, 2025 at 09:12 AM PDT
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The problem with a Sick, Sycophant-loving President A catastrophe in the Making Trump famously stiffed his creditors his entire life. The mindset of someone who thinks everyone is out to cheat him while he cheats everyone is now in the presidency....
by matvox
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on Thu Apr 03, 2025 at 06:27 AM PDT
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I thought the Senate bill and Mike Lee were a joke. It's not. Lee introduced the bill, S. 4463, last June. The short title is: "Federal Reserve Abolition Act." The full title is : "To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the...
by Bill Addis
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on Tue Mar 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM PDT
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I grew up with dogs. Maybe you did too. There were the occasional cats that came into my life, but dogs have been a constant. People come and people go, but dogs are part of my continuum. If you have a dog, bless you, you understand. If you have lived...
by Ben Kalom
80 comments
on Wed Apr 02, 2025 at 08:01 AM PDT
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It was a morning like no other. Probationary government employees restored to their agencies, and the fate of the country hanging by a thread with an evil Republican poison pill budget, that could pass with Chuck Schumer's help. Let's start with the...
by Bill Addis
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on Fri Mar 14, 2025 at 08:07 AM PDT
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When the stock market crashes and working families lose everything, the morbidly rich don’t panic — they pour a drink. For them, a financial meltdown isn’t a crisis, it’s Happy Hour; a golden opportunity to buy up the world at fire-sale prices while...
by thomhartmann
15 comments
on Wed Mar 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM PDT
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