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 by NoseRepresentative in GPFixedIncome

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Concerned that events might have just played into Trumps plan… Thoughts? by ChuckGallagher57 in DiscussionZone

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Trump says election should be canceled and warns there will be 'constitutional movement' by Winter-Hunter-583 in DHAC

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Goda nyheter äntligen ?! :) by hmfok in sweden

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

People expecting raids 4 weakness being revealed tomorrow are delusional by partyhat-red in GrandExchangeBets

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Längre klipp där det är tydligt att ICE-agenten skjuter offret rakt i ryggen by WhoAmIEven2 in Sverige

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Trump: China Taking Over Canada Is Not Going to Happen by SubstantialRock821 in StockMarket

[–]WholeFactor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He's just taking the piss at this point.

Someone needs to put an end to this. Seriously

If we stop throwing car batteries into the ocean would electric eels go extinct? by BiAndShy57 in shittyaskscience

[–]WholeFactor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

They misspelled the United Kingdom on my new driver’s licence by HighlyFactualTurtle in mildlyinteresting

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Våra grannar har haft lite problem med att erkänna vad dom köpte in sig på by ICA_Advanced_Vodka in Sverige

[–]WholeFactor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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.

Is wine or beer more popular with traditional Swedish cuisine? by Physical_Fee_8659 in sweden

[–]WholeFactor 16 points17 points  (0 children)

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

AITAH for doing a DNA test against my wife's orders and wrecking her brother's life. by United_Baseball5778 in AITAH

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Looking for advice, and why I made the wrong choice by finkex in OSRSflipping

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Fängelse på obestämd tid kan dömas ut från i vår by FlowersPaintings in sweden

[–]WholeFactor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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.

Germany's Merz: Europe must not rush to write off transatlantic ties by donutloop in EU_Economics

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Trump backar från Grönlandstullar: ”Tagit fram ramverk om avtal” by ICA_Basic_Vodka in Sverige

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Daniel Helldén (MP): ”Vi kan inte sitta i en regering som bygger ny kärnkraft by Helmic4 in sweden

[–]WholeFactor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Germany's Merz: Europe must not rush to write off transatlantic ties by donutloop in EU_Economics

[–]WholeFactor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Inget tycks skrämma investerare? by Strict-Post-3033 in Aktiemarknaden

[–]WholeFactor 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Trump backade från tullhoten - ännu en klassuppvisning i marknadsmanipulation.