^ I’ve always wanted to read Liar’s Poker, too. Must make time for that. ^ Definitely do. I think it was his first book and it's a firsthand account of his own experience trying to establish himself in the world of finance as a bond trader. He eventually attained the coveted status of "big swi...

It was an audit not a recount, so of course the end result was the same (approximately). However the audit does seem to have identified several issues. If in the end it leads to elections that are more secure, transparent, and trustworthy then perhaps it will have been worth it. Of course that depe...

My point was that simple statements like "96% of MDs have taken a COVID vaccine" are relatively worthless. It's okay if you disagree. So far we've only heard of nurses refusing the vaccine when mandates are in place. In New York, the new governor said not to worry, those nurses are expend...

Old thread, but hey it only has 3 posts. Has anyone read ‘The Fifth Risk’ by Michael Lewis? I find it fascinating. Thanks. I will get that on my Kindle for my 12 hour trip to Maui next month. "Liar's Poker" was actually one of the first books I ever read about finance and I'm glad I did b...

I believe pp4me's point is that if enough of the people in power actually don't care to protect some right, then it won't be protected, regardless of what the Bill of Rights says. Yeah, that's what I meant. Also, it's up to the Supreme Court to interpret the text and determine whether or not the Bi...

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210705-how-children-are-spoofing-covid-19-tests-with-soft-drinks I saw a link to a similar article this morning on the MSN feed which you get if Bing is your default search engine. I was going to share it but it disappeared quickly and I had to find another one....

As I've said before about Biden, he might appear to be a real Doofus but he really does understand politics and how the game is played. With Trump you had the kids in cages and AOC's trip to the border showing women being forced to drink out of toilets. He knew the optics of white border guards on h...

Bump for forum posterity. I read an article on the Unz Review by someone known as Mike Whitney and he went full conspiracy theory to an extent I haven't seen anyone claim on any of the sites I routinely visit. Basically, he says the virus was an American made bio weapon and the vaccines were design...

PS: Out of curiosity, what would happen in the USA if a state went full Nazi, declared a state of emergency and closed the borders? Does the constitution/bill of rights provide any real protection? I think only Hawaii and Alaska could get away with that, logistically speaking. In fact, I think both...

I read somewhere (can't find it now), that the Haitian groups were originally detained by the Mexican border patrol at their southern border which was something I think Trump pressured them into doing. Then Biden did something to piss off the Mexican president and he let them go so they could become...

Joe Biden finally took a bold stand about securing the Southern border from the onslaught of Haitian immigrants. https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/23/joe-biden-bans-officials-from-using-horses-to-secure-the-border/ Horses will no longer be used. Sarcasm intended. Do you approve of Biden sh...

Joe Biden finally took a bold stand about securing the Southern border from the onslaught of Haitian immigrants.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021 ... he-border/

Horses will no longer be used.

Sarcasm intended.

30 facts you need to know about COVID.... https://off-guardian.org/2021/09/22/30-facts-you-need-to-know-your-covid-cribsheet/ I'm not qualified to judge anything in this article so all I can say is that all of the assertions ring true to me. I think WiseOne probably agrees with this one... PART III:...

Like most here, I keep track of a lot of information in spreadsheets. On the financial front, things like asset allocation of the PP, expense ratios for ETFs, rebalance bands, dates of IRA contributions/conversions, CPI-U, etc. But I also keep spreadsheets of things like to do lists, recipes, inter...

I believe the FDA decision did advise booster shots for those over 65. I received an email from the health department when it came time for me to get my Pfizer shots back in March. Nothing yet about a booster yet but at this point I'm leaning towards declining the offer. I heard something today whi...

Does Woodward's book say anything about how the Chinese responded to Milley's call? If they took it serious and raised the DEFCON level, or whatever the Chinese equivalent is, then that doesn't sound like a trivial thing to me. I think Woodward is somewhat of a fabulist, as is the rest of the press,...

I believe the FDA decision did advise booster shots for those over 65.

I received an email from the health department when it came time for me to get my Pfizer shots back in March. Nothing yet about a booster yet but at this point I'm leaning towards declining the offer.

I just heard on the news that the vote on approving the booster shot at the FDA was 16-2 against.

Wonder why?

If the shots are so great, then what is wrong with a booster?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

Starting Medicare at age 65...still working with a fairly high taxable income...and trying to manage income so as to not get tagged with additional Medicare premium due from having too high an income. Say what? I assume you are talking about part B which I have not started yet because I'm still ins...

Some say that the rapid spread of the Delta variant, even among and by the fully vaccinated, is evidence of Dr. Vanden Bossche's argument. I am not claiming that here, I am just sharing information that I find interesting. Read his work and decide for yourself. I don't remember ever hearing about D...

If anything, I think you should be monitoring your portfolios as much as you can because if you're invested in the PP you are paying for that reduced volatility. Since you're also buying into the PP every single day you hold it a fresh evaluation of the assumptions of why you invested in it should ...

PP doing so wonderfully today... Gold majestic! I didn't look today. neither yesterday or day before. Is it some kind of masochistic experience to keep your hand on the market pulse? Definitely damaging some nerves in that way. +1 I try not to look unless I think I'm going to like what I see. And t...

I'm not an I-Bond hater, just a Treasury Direct hater. I just wish there was somewhere else to buy them. After closing our accounts a couple of years ago I managed to open a new one for my wife the other day and deposited $10k. When I tried doing the same thing for myself, it told me I already had a...

I believe when I attended Ohio State University for one quarter in the fall of 1967, the tuition was $215 for 5 credit hours. Add another $30 or so for books and you're talking less than $250 - so about $1k/year altogether if you went 4 quarters. As for housing and food, I lived off campus and fed m...

I just got my results. IgG Covid19 Antibody Your Value Positive It won't be COVID-19 that kills me. They didn't give you a number? My wife works in a medical testing lab and they did antibody testing after the required vaccinations. Everybody got a number. Hers was 6, a friend was over 100, but mos...