“Information is like a bottle of fine wine. You store it, you hoard it, you save it for a special occasion – and then you smash someone’s fucking face in with it.” - Tom Wamsgams

Inflation is a red herring (life goes on); it's something much grander

... the only borders that matter are economic coalitions

We're all headed toward oblivion. Why do we fight it so much?

Lots of strikes. How do we know that that's not what the execs at these companies want? If a union's governance is meek and not as sophisticated as other political systems, then it would make sense that the execs of companies would have no choice but to infiltrate such vulnerable systems in order to minimize the damage that they do. These strikes cost the company money. If the companies have full control of the union's through such infiltration, then what do they gain out of "allowing" this to happen?

“Order and disorder', said the speaker, 'they each have their beauty.” ― Speaker for the Dead

If employers don't take care of their employees, then you're more likely gonna buy a shitty product. Whatever it is; from a cup of coffee to insurance to the most expensive house construction... just sayin'

There are no rules here except for infinite permanence

We will all be forgotten. Some less so than most.

What part(s) of the market is the greediest at the moment?

Every one works for the man But who's the man? Greed?

I get annoyed by cliches and sayings; I find MOST to be stupid and irrelevant and just plain wrong. I like to have thought exercises to break them down. One of these I'm thinking about right now is: "there's no time like the present." That's not true. The past determines our present, and we're always reaching for the future. The past and the future are all that matter. The present doesn't really exist. For you financial wizards, the present is always INSIDE the ichimoku cloud.

"In a hundred years, when I finally die, I hope to go to hell. Just so I can kill you all over again."

"Horrors," said Elphaba. It was her first word, and it was greeted with silence. Even the moon, the lambent bowl among the trees, seemed to pause. "Horrors?" Elphaba said again, looking around. Though her mouth was serious, her eyes glowed; she had realized her own accomplishment. She was nearly two years old. The big sharp teeth in her mouth could not keep her words locked inside anymore. "Horrors," she tried in a whisper. "Horrors."

"Everybody’s on your side until they need something from you."

"One never learns how the witch became wicked, or whether that was the right choice for her—is it ever the right choice? Does the devil ever struggle to be good again, or if so is he not a devil?"

"And of the Witch? In the life of a Witch, there is no after, in the ever after of a Witch, there is no happily; in the story of a Witch, there is no afterword."

Chew has no other choice but divestment. He needs the US audience; all others are lame ... we're actively exporting our culture which is in more demand than the rest, Japan a close second maybe... but the point is: congress is serious about the ban.

I know it sounds conspiratorial, but: What's happening is an intentional shaking of this banking system. A stress test. To let go of weak hands that are not in line! To see if it's ok to go up a little bit more with the rate. Which he for sure will. Markets already know this and are moving ahead of with that expectation in mind.