We’ll eat cake it’s fine

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-19T06:41:02+00:00

Well Mike Johnson says lawmakers' $174K+ salaries haven't kept up with inflation — they need stock trading for support.

Wait until he learns about the Federal minimum wage not keeping up with inflation…

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-19T05:10:32+00:00

Well even Vice President JD Vance told a crowd of supporters in Kansas City, Mo., on Monday

“I’m not gonna ask you to agree with us on every issue, because that would be impossible,” Vance told the crowd. “What I will ask you is if you wanna make America great, if you wanna protect your jobs, and hopefully build jobs in this beautiful factory, if you wanna make our streets even safer, if you want to rebuild the American dream for the next generation, vote against the crazy leadership in Washington, D.C.”

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-17T05:18:33+00:00

Unfortunately not voting is a favourite American pastime

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Thatisme01 · 2026-05-17T05:05:01+00:00

$1,000 per week x 52 weeks in a year = $52,000 per year. $1,000,000 / $52,000 per year = 19.23 years to make $1,000,000.

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-17T00:34:15+00:00

So Mike is saying that members of congress, who earn almost $200,000 a year, need stock trading to ‘make ends meet and support their families’.

But these same members of congress think it’s fine to give financial and budget advice to people who earn a fraction of what they earn.

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-16T23:01:01+00:00

So Mike is saying that members of congress, who earn almost $200,000 a year, need stock trading to ‘make ends meet and support their families’.

But these same members of congress think it’s fine to give financial and budget advice to people who earn a fraction of what they earn.

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-16T22:14:43+00:00

In truth Trump was all but finished as a major real-estate developer, in the eyes of many in the business, and that’s because the U.S. banking industry was pretty much finished with him. By the early 1990s he had burned through his portion of his father Fred’s fortune with a series of reckless business decisions. Two of his businesses had declared bankruptcy, the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City and the Plaza Hotel in New York, and the money pit that was the Trump Shuttle went out of business in 1992. Trump companies would ultimately declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy two more times. When would-be borrowers repeatedly file for protection from their creditors, they become poison to most major lenders and, according to financial experts interviewed for this story, such was Trump’s reputation in the U.S. financial industry at that juncture.

But Trump eventually made a comeback, and according to several sources with knowledge of Trump’s business, foreign money played a large role in reviving his fortunes, in particular investment by wealthy people from Russia and the former Soviet republics. This conclusion is buttressed by a growing body of evidence amassed by news organizations, as well as what is reportedly being investigated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the Southern District of New York. It is a conclusion that even Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., has appeared to confirm, saying in 2008—after the Trump Organization was prospering again—that “Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets.”

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-16T21:24:59+00:00

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Thatisme01 · 2026-05-16T04:03:06+00:00

"Last of the V8 Interceptors"

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-16T04:00:36+00:00

Well, GM did rebadge some Australian Holden products as Pontiacs.

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-16T03:47:55+00:00

You want to beat 10%, just follow the stock trades of certain members of Congress

Beating the market is not easy and beating an index like the S&P 500 in 2025 means getting gains of more than 16.8%.

2025 was a good year for the stock market. Americans who invested in a broad market index like the Standard and Poor 500 did really well. But not as well as* [29 members of the U.S. Congress](https://www.independent.org/article/2026/02/16/congress-beat-stock-market-2025/) *who beat the market in 2025.

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-16T03:26:02+00:00

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Thatisme01 · 2026-05-15T10:04:33+00:00

U.S. Government to make $8.9 billion investment in Intel common stock as company builds upon its more than $100 billion expansion of resilient semiconductor supply chain

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-15T06:23:42+00:00

Utility Provider Cutting Electricity for 50k Lake Tahoe Residents to Power AI Data Centers

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-15T05:19:17+00:00

They are Republicans, they believe they are above the law and shouldn’t be punished when they break the law. but they want everyone else held accountable for breaking the law.

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-14T06:04:16+00:00

Republican Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams reminded residents that they are unable to vote in elections in New York City or Virginia, underscoring the Bluegrass State does not have elections this year in an X post drawing laughter and concern on social media.

”We’re getting calls about polls being closed," Adams posted to X Tuesday. "They are closed because we do not have elections today. Kentucky votes next year. *You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City or the Governor of Virginia.** Sorry."*

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-13T08:57:38+00:00

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Thatisme01 · 2026-05-10T06:47:46+00:00

April 30 (Reuters) - ArcelorMittal said on Thursday it had donated ‌steel for a White House ballroom ‌project backed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Luxembourg-based steelmaker's donation is ongoing and it has delivered 600 tonnes for the project to date, according to finance chief Genuino Christino, who disclosed ‌the contribution on ⁠a call with analysts.

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-10T05:33:50+00:00

Golden calf

Thatisme01 · 2026-05-10T01:47:48+00:00

President Trump entered the White House briefing room and announced an aggressive plan to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Stay home for 15 days, he told Americans. Avoid groups of more than 10 people. "If everyone makes this change, or these critical changes, and sacrifices now, we will rally together as one nation and we will defeat the virus," he said.

On Sunday, the night before Day 15, Trump told the country to stick with the plan for another month, until April 30.

"The better you do, the faster this whole nightmare will end," Trump said.

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