@12 ... I bought gold at around $1200 an ounce and could have sold at $5600 but chose to stay in the long game. It's still bouncing around $4100/oz. ...

So, your current alias seems implicitly to admit that gold trades as a commodity.

I have to ask, why all the bitching about the price of gold by your current alias?

@#4

See the linked article for videos ....

A 7:14PM EDT update of the article (same link, but you may need to refresh the page in your browser)...

... A couple wearing black climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's transmitter, and by the time they climbed back down, they were engaged, and then arrested.

Angela Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, were hit with numerous charges following their stunt, including burglary, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, violation of local laws, possession of burglar's tools, criminal tampering, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. ...

The couple also captured their adventure with their own camera and posted for the world to see, including images of the proposal and ring.

At least two members of the NYPD's highly trained Emergency Service Unit were harnessed in and climbed up to meet the suspects halfway in the spire, and placed them into custody just before 1 p.m.

The NYPD released body camera footage of the officers arresting Nikolau and Kuznetsov. ...

One of the members that helped with the rescue just graduated from ESU school on Monday.

The ESU members were never exposed to the outside elements while performing the rescue, and were inside the spire structure the entire time. They used extenders that they commonly use in confined spaces and bridges as they guided the couple down to safety. ...

@#4 ... The incredibly wealthy made sure Carter would lose reelection and used Reagan to reshape America. ...

In 20/20 hindsight, that comment is beginning to look more and more correct.

@#4 ... They're upset it because it's NOT CRAZY ENOUGH.

They want to pass a bill to outlaw something they can't find, and have never claimed inside a courtroom ... ...

Bingo!

The bill is an attempt by Pres trump to place control of elections in his bailiwick. Nothing more, nothing less.

@#8 ... ------ brilliant retort! ...

Yeah, you cannot make up that level of such apparent proud ignorance.

Yeah, there has been a massive, government endorsed?, transference of the Country's wealth upwards towards billionaires and away from workers.

More from the article ...

... The measure, known as "labor share of income," tracks how much of the nation's economic output flows to workers in the form of wages and salaries, as opposed to the share that goes to investors and corporations through profits, dividends and other capital income. A shrinking labor share of income indicates that more economic gains are flowing to shareholders and business owners, rather than to workers.

As of early 2026, American workers received 54.1% of national income, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. By comparison, that figure topped 65% almost 80 years ago, when the government began tracking the data following World War II. In early 2020, it stood at 57.7%, indicating that workers have continued to lose ground since the pandemic.

Roughly 48% of Americans said their financial situation was worse in May than a year ago, the highest share since January 2023, according to a recent survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Three-quarters of Americans said their incomes aren't keeping up with inflation, according to a May CBS News poll. Roughly 29% of respondents said the economy was in good shape. ...

Meanwhile, I do remember the 1976 celebrations of our Country's 200th brthday.

For example, Bicentennial 1976, tall ships and celebration in front of the World Trade Center.

More from the article ...

... What began as a tool to fight Covid-19 could become a platform for treating a much wider range of diseases.

After billions of doses were administered worldwide, one of the most comprehensive reviews of mRNA vaccines to date concludes the technology is safe and highly effective, while showing promise far beyond Covid-19.

The review, published Tuesday in The Lancet, analyzed laboratory research, clinical trials and real-world data spanning the development, testing and monitoring of mRNA vaccines.

Researchers say the technology has proven highly effective at preventing severe infectious disease and could pave the way for new vaccines and treatments targeting illnesses ranging from influenza and RSV to cancer.

"After billions of doses, we now have an extraordinary amount of scientific evidence," said lead author Anna Blakney, an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia's Michael Smith Laboratories and School of Biomedical Engineering, in a news release.

"This review affirms that mRNA vaccines are a safe and highly effective platform, supported by rigorous testing and real-world monitoring. It provides an evidence-based foundation as this technology continues to expand into new areas of medicine," she said.

The researchers found that serious side effects are rare and are outweighed by the vaccines' protection against severe illness, hospitalization and death.

The scientists noted that myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, occurs more frequently among younger males than other groups, but found the condition to be uncommon overall.

They also said the vaccines continued to provide strong protection across a wide range of populations, including children, pregnant people and those who are immunocompromised. Booster doses extended that protection over time, while updated vaccine formulations remained effective as new Covid-19 variants emerged.

The review also addresses several misconceptions that have persisted since mRNA vaccines were first introduced during the pandemic. ...