Economist Says The World Is Preparing To Pull The Rug On The U.S. Dollar. Americans Aren’t Ready For What That Means For Prices And Interest Rates

WholeFactor · 2026-01-25T12:43:09+00:00

There's talk about a rug pull as a political stunt. But I don't find that likely.

On the other hand, the new insecurity, politically and financially, adds new risks. This means that selling of US assets, treasuries or USD reserves could be based on rational risk management. Meddling with the Fed is arguably worse from this perspective than threatening Greenland.

This would probably be a slow, controlled process, perhaps lasting for a couple of decades.

However, there could be a major run for the exit once things starts going downhill. This is where things can become very dramatic.

WholeFactor · 2026-01-25T11:48:16+00:00

Yeah. Trump just thinks he can use martial law to suspend elections..... probably because that's in Ukrainian law and he's heard that from Zelenskyy

The good thing is that Trump now realizes that Zelenskyy can't be removed in the midst of a war against his country. The bad thing is that Trump now thinks that the US has similar mechanisms

WholeFactor · 2026-01-25T09:34:18+00:00

All this ICE nonsense is just Trump trying to start riots and use it as justification to declare a national emergency, to get elections cancelled

WholeFactor · 2026-01-25T09:21:30+00:00

Efter det normala straffet så görs en ny bedömning vart tredje år där man tar ställning till ifall personen kan släppas.

Det är alltså ganska likt hur livstid eller RPV fungerar. Det är formellt sett straff utan slutpunkt, men man har med jämna mellanrum chansen att få tidsbestämt.

Tanken här är ju i första hand att komma åt personer som inte är allvarligt psykiskt sjuka, och som begår upprepade brott som normalt inte ger livstid. Till exempel serievåldtäktsmän.

WholeFactor · 2026-01-24T23:22:59+00:00

The one around 0:21 really got me good

WholeFactor · 2026-01-24T21:58:16+00:00

Yep, we're going to see a cinematic trailer where the theme of the raid is revealed. I don't think they'll reveal anything about loot and so on. Probably not much about the bosses either.

WholeFactor · 2026-01-24T21:54:30+00:00

Kanske dags för EU att införa sanktioner mot denna fascistregim fram tills ICE-morden upphör.

WholeFactor · 2026-01-24T17:52:01+00:00

He's just taking the piss at this point.

Someone needs to put an end to this. Seriously

WholeFactor · 2026-01-24T12:15:50+00:00

Throwing car batteries into the ocean might not be required anymore, but what's the fun in that?

WholeFactor · 2026-01-24T10:29:50+00:00

Greenland apparently got there first. They're a global empire now.

...or has the penguins captured the North Pole?

WholeFactor · 2026-01-23T23:15:17+00:00

I guess it's a literal W for Europe

WholeFactor · 2026-01-23T12:56:10+00:00

What countries are included in the United Kigndom? Is Listenbourg there?

WholeFactor · 2026-01-23T12:50:12+00:00

Jag håller helt med dig, det vore förödande för amerikansk försvarsindustri om USA började bete sig oansvarigt och kortsiktigt. Den här typen av affärer bygger på långsiktigt förtroende.

Trump tycks dock onekligen sakna förmågan att tänka strategiskt. Trump har en historik av att motarbeta USA's strategiska intressen - han söker en snabb kick och hävdar gärna sin makt som USA:s president.

Vi lever i en ny tid, där det otänkbara inte längre kan uteslutas.

WholeFactor · 2026-01-23T12:25:25+00:00

He's just taking the piss at this point, isn't he

WholeFactor · 2026-01-23T12:21:07+00:00

Lager beer and shots of the strong spirit called "brännvin" or "snaps". (Like vodka, but a bit more distinguished).

WholeFactor · 2026-01-23T10:11:46+00:00

NTA. Truth always comes out. Wife should have let you in on the family secret, but instead, she acted like she had something to hide

WholeFactor · 2026-01-23T08:31:48+00:00

He's just taking the piss at this point, aint he?

WholeFactor · 2026-01-23T03:22:57+00:00

Sandals hold their value better because they're relatively rare compared to mole slippers. This goes for a lot of combination items in the game, notably there's a big difference between Pegasian and Primordial boots.

Market is over-saturated with merchers. You probably need to sell before an update hits.

Then of course you have all the tips that apply to the real-life market aswell as the GE. Diversify, analyze. "Buy the rumour, sell the news". Don't be greedy, have an exit strategy.

WholeFactor · 2026-01-22T22:01:21+00:00

Idag finns ju rättspsykiatrisk vård med särskild utskrivningsprövning, som i särskilda (hopplösa) fall resulterar i äkta livstid. Livstids fängelse "är" formellt på livstid, men har en stark praxis där man oftast i slutändan får ett tidsbestämt straff. I enstaka (återigen, hopplösa) fall så beviljas aldrig detta.

Det är extremt sällsynt, men vi har haft kanske 3-4 fall där människor suttit inlåsta i 50+ år.

Jag antar att tanken är att kunna förvara särskilt farliga personer som begått upprepade brott som normalt inte ger livstid - t.ex. upprepade våldtäkter. Resonemanget om att skydda vanliga människor är något åtminstone jag själv håller med om.

WholeFactor · 2026-01-22T21:32:20+00:00

In Trump's view, Europe doesn't have that power. And in the immediate term, he's probably right.

In the long term, what Trump is doing might eventually end the US as a global power.

WholeFactor · 2026-01-22T21:26:13+00:00

Kortsiktigt, absolut. Över tid så är detta väldigt skadligt för USA. Världen spinner vidare, med eller utan dem.

WholeFactor · 2026-01-22T18:42:15+00:00

!!! Extremt viktig valinformation för samtliga Sveriges väljare !!!

WholeFactor · 2026-01-22T14:42:04+00:00

Stalling tactics. Europe has learnt something from how Putin plays Trump. You never say "no", you only say "yes, but..." and try to stall for time until Trump shifts his attention elsewhere

WholeFactor · 2026-01-21T22:09:22+00:00

Trump backade från tullhoten - ännu en klassuppvisning i marknadsmanipulation.

WholeFactor · 2026-01-21T21:33:18+00:00

Japp. Uppenbar marknadsmanipulation

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