"There goes the neighborhood.
#52 | Posted by LauraMohr"

The neighborhood is being gentrified and cleared of scum. That said, Merry Christmas.

"Still not sure why your half a&&ed calculation of CPI was wrong, eh?"

Inflation is way down from the Biden years and any inflation we do see is in services - not goods. In general, inflation is about 2.3-2.5% currently based on an annualized 3 month rate. That is all perfectly consistent with everything that I stated in the past.

"For about three years now I've been reading/watching/listening to all sorts of talk about what was coming because of inflation or bond yield curve inversion or mortgage contract cancellation rates or blah blah blah."

That is because you listen to liberal moron like Paul Krugman still searching for the missing inflation from tariffs - I guess that is an easier grift than admitting they were wrong.

"The only one that has had any level of success in informing on current states was talk of the real estate bubble deflating and housing price collapses. But even that was overstated."

Overstated? It literally is not occuring.

"Probably because my finances are just fine"

Lol, sure they are. Explains why you are pushing mid-40's and still owe student loans.

"I realized 3 out of 4 CEOs I've worked or interacted with were moronic s*&^bag excuses for human beings. So you actually track.
#50 | Posted by jpw"

That checks out - only a really bad company would employ you. Says a lot about how you pick your employment. That said, I always thought that Chris Kempczinski was a nice guy so I don't know why you didn't enjoy working for him or was he the 1 good one of the 4?

"Economics is a sham "science." Great for postmortem, terrible for any significant insight or predictive capacity."

Classic example of why you failed in life. Economics is a powerful tool. For instance, the impact of the tariffs would be clearly explained to you in any economics 101 class and you would have known they would not bring inflation.

"Finance is a boil on the a&& of humanity."

Finance is understanding how money works so you can invest and have the money work FOR YOU. I think you are conflating the finance industry with finance itself. Again, it is little wonder that you failed in life when you don't have the little money you scrape together work for you.

"No thanks. I have actual dignity and integrity."

Getting an advanced degree to wash beakers for $12/hour is not dignity - it is idiocy.

"#47 | Posted by ScottS
So you were a shift manager of a Target or Ikea?
#48 | Posted by jpw"

I was the CEO and it was neither of those companies. Although, I think you would have netted more working as a shift manager of either than you did in your 'dignified' beaker washing job.

"The only thing I would have done differently this past year was to not waste my breath"

And that is why you stay broke and stupid. You could have learned about economics or finance. You could have invested in a dishwasher to wash the beakers for you and used your time productively. Instead, you wasted another year of your life and accomplished....nothing. Just got more and more filled with hate and more and more envy of others. All that gets you is more depression. Isn't it time for a change? A new year is starting - don't you want to break the cycle? The first step is holding yourself accountable.

"I mean apartment complex owner?
#45 | Posted by jpw"

I own rental properties as an investment - it is not 'what I do'. In my last position before I retired, I ran a diversified retail company.

"#42 | Posted by jpw"

I am happily married -------. Further, I just retired a few months back and have been traveling since - enjoying the fruits of my labor.

Let me ask you JPW - you just watched another year pass you by that you wasted washing beakers for $12/hr. Your personal economic situation has not changed - if anything, you fell further behind. So my question for you: who is at fault for your failures? Trump? What have you learned in the last year? What would you have done differently?

"#38 | Posted by jpw"

This is a reason why you are a broke loser - it is because you are consistently wrong about everything but your hubris never goes away. You, along with that ------- Danforth, etc - sold your stocks after the election and you look like the world's biggest fools now. This time next year, it will be 10x worse for you.

"With your Cult Leader it's safe to assume that whatever he says is a lie until proven otherwise
#35 | Posted by Corky"

Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black after you just got caught lying?

"Has he attempted to explain how the economy is actually really good right now?
#32 | Posted by jpw"

It is if you are not an illegal or government worker. One of the highest GDP growth rates in 25 years. My stocks are at all times highs and interest rates are moving down so real estate should start to run. Also, liberals have been proven to be morons about tariff driven inflation and the boom from re-shoring will start to kick in early 2026. We are entering a US Golden Age - if you don't invest and participate it in, you are missing the opportunity of a lifetime.

Here was your claim:

"These files put Trump on the plane and at the island many more times than he's admitted."

Now, here is your "supporting" evidence:

"'In an email dated January 7, 2020, the unidentified prosecutor wrote that flight records showed Trump had flown on Epstein's private jet eight times during the 1990s. Among those were at least four flights on which Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was also on board."

So, your posting DOES NOT SUPPORT your original claim because your original claim was a whole cloth fabrication. Not a single thing in the files or even statements from Epstein associates has ever claimed he visited the island - only YOU. So, either provide proof or admit that you lied.

So, once again, you want to admit that you got caught lying?

"#28 | Posted by Corky"

Are you ready to man up and admit this was a total and complete lie:

"These files put Trump on the plane and at the island many more times than he's admitted."?

or, are you going to do the typical progressive move of pretending you didn't get caught lying?

"#24 | Posted by reinheitsgebot"

Looks like your Christmas wish of staying one step ahead of the FBI pedophile sweeps has come true.

"For which you obviously have no retort."

No retort is needed against old, unsubstantiated rumors that progressives push. Just like there is no reason to try to debunk the hooker pee tape nonsense you -------- fapped over for YEARS.

"And nothing on the new information about the numerous times he flew the Lolita Express."

You just said he WENT TO THE ISLAND - why are you not stating that again? You figured out it was a lie?

"Now I recall why you are killfiled; too far gone in the Cult to think for yourself.
#23 | Posted by Corky "

If you killfiled me you would not have seen my post -------. I guess one more lie to add to your collection.

"That goofball who couldn't flip a coin?
#20 | Posted by Dbt2"

And yet he continues to run circles around you. Must suck to be a braindead liberal.

"Or perhaps you are distracted by Trump's drawing in Epstein's Birthday Card of a, um, nubile female figure, and his reference to their, 'secret'?"

Not part of the new files dropped - this is months old and Trump is suing over it claiming he did not write it.

"Or perhaps you ignore Epstein's telling his Pedo Pimp Mistress that Trump was, 'the dog that didn't bark' about 'the girls' to the Authorities."

Again, months old and your interpretation is retarded. Epstein wrote this after he tried to set Trump up in a honey pot with Trump spending hours with one of his girls and NOTHING happened. That is what a 'dog that doesn't bark' means - Epstein assumed Trump would fall for the honey pot and he didn't. This is exonerating, not incriminating.

"Trump and Epstein were best friends, both had, 'modeling agencies', and both, 'liked them young', as Trump put it."

No proof of them being best friends and Trump kicking him out of Mar a lago points to the opposite. Regardless, this is DECADES old at this point.

"These files put Trump on the plane and at the island many more times than he's admitted."

THERE IS NOT A SINGLE INCIDENCE of Trump at the Island and YOU KNOW THIS. So, why lie? There is literally NOTHING in the latest drop that states or implies this - this is a whole cloth lie from you.

"#19 | Posted by Corky"

Seems you are completely unable to respond to my challenge. All you have is tired and old talking points and that is why the Democrats are still a joke of party being played by Trump. He leads you around by your noses while you think you are Columbo.

"#17 | Posted by A_Friend"

You ------- liberals have been screaming that the files would prove Trump is a pedophile and he was withholding them to protect himself. Well, we have the files and they don't include anything even slightly damning against Trump.

Of course, we told you -------s this would be the case because if there was ANYTHING DAMNING, the Dems would have leaked it in 2020 or in the run up to 2024.

Now, you -------s still hold your breath and wait just like you are still doing for the hooker pee tape. Just admit that you were outplayed - you were sucking on checkers while Trump was playing 4D chess.

"#14 | Posted by Alexandrite"

What in the new releases is even the smallest bit damning for Trump? All the moronic liberal predictions have been proven wrong.

All of these talks are completely useless without Kiev agreeing to give up territory as any other outcome will not be acceptable to Putin and Russia is currently dominating on the battlefield. Frankly, I don't know why Putin would accept anything less than an unconditional surrender at this point. I still think the most likely outcome will be a partition of Ukraine with the Lviv/Kiev section being de-militarized and administered by a 3rd party. I originally thought that 3rd party would be Poland but I don't think Putin would agree to that any longer. Every day that goes by gives Kiev less leverage in negotiations. I think actual talks will only start after Putin takes Odessa and Kherson.

The funny thing is you useless turds thinking this was done accidentally. All the Epstein file releases have done so far is totally exonerate Trump and expose rich Jews as the main targets of the Epstein blackmail operation - and the reversible redactions have just reinforced this point. The next batch will start to show more Mossad ties.