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    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Apr 24 06:10:10 2025
    The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social

    1. I want to suggest today that what we are seeing on Wall Street and
    in markets around the world is the sudden realization that the
    president is mentally unstable - that he has dementia, probably - and
    as a result of that realization, investors no longer have any faith in
    Donald Trump.

    2. Yes, I know.

    The conventional explanation for why markets have been tanking is the realization that Trump really meant what he said on the campaign
    trail, and that his position on tariffs and trade wasn't just
    rhetorical but firmer, stronger and more ideological than investors
    believed.

    3. But if Trump's position were a matter of conviction, markets might
    be able to adjust, as conviction would beget a clear explanation and a
    coherent plan of action, which in time would beget some kind of stable
    order that investors might not like in the end, but could come to
    trust.

    4. That's not what's happening. Trust is long gone. On Monday, the S&P
    500 fell 2.4% "in another wipeout," according to the AP. The Dow Jones
    fell 2.5%, the Nasdaq 2.6 percent. More worryingly, the AP said, is
    that US gov't bonds and the value of the dollar also fell.

    https://bsky.app/profile/editorialboard.bsky.social/post/3lnj4x4hak22s

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  • From Robert@21:1/5 to JAB on Fri Apr 25 00:10:01 2025
    On 24/04/2025 12:10, JAB wrote:

    1. I want to suggest today that what we are seeing on Wall Street and
    in markets around the world is the sudden realization that the
    president is mentally unstable - that he has dementia, probably - and
    as a result of that realization, investors no longer have any faith in
    Donald Trump.

    The rest of us knew this in 2017...

    Ta,
    --
    Rob
    "I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational
    in order to prove that you care, or, indeed, why it should be necessary
    to prove it at all." - Avon, Blake's 7

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to Robert on Thu Apr 24 19:19:03 2025
    On Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:10:01 +0100
    Robert <[email protected]> wrote:

    On 24/04/2025 12:10, JAB wrote:

    1. I want to suggest today that what we are seeing on Wall Street and
    in markets around the world is the sudden realization that the
    president is mentally unstable - that he has dementia, probably - and
    as a result of that realization, investors no longer have any faith in Donald Trump.

    The rest of us knew this in 2017...

    I don't like the guy, but i definitely don't think he is mentally
    unstable. I can think of other ways to describe him, but I don't think
    he's demented.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Apr 24 21:09:51 2025
    On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:19:03 -0600, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    I don't like the guy, but i definitely don't think he is mentally
    unstable. I can think of other ways to describe him, but I don't think
    he's demented.

    He has not been officially evaluated. That said, there is Project
    2025, his ideas, and others producing the EOs, so it's hard to
    evaluate his inputs.

    But, I would assume the tariff execution was based upon his ideations.
    As such, a lack of reasoning is clearly exhibited. Consulting others
    is a given, which was not done...breaking previous agreements is not
    kosher politically, and expecting trans-national corps to come back
    now to US's soil is foolish thinking. His mindset is not right.

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  • From Retrograde@21:1/5 to Auric Hellman on Thu Apr 24 21:57:58 2025
    On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:44:29 -0400
    Auric Hellman <[email protected]> wrote:


    Is the country ready for President Vance?

    Wow brother, very well said. Hadn't even thought of that. Shudder.

    If ever a guy deserved to get kicked in the fucking balls, it's JD
    Vance.

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  • From Kerr-Mudd, John@21:1/5 to JAB on Fri Apr 25 09:49:31 2025
    On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:10:10 -0500
    JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

    The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social

    1. I want to suggest today that what we are seeing on Wall Street and
    in markets around the world is the sudden realization that the
    president is mentally unstable - that he has dementia, probably - and
    as a result of that realization, investors no longer have any faith in
    Donald Trump.

    2. Yes, I know.

    The conventional explanation for why markets have been tanking is the realization that Trump really meant what he said on the campaign
    trail, and that his position on tariffs and trade wasn't just
    rhetorical but firmer, stronger and more ideological than investors
    believed.

    3. But if Trump's position were a matter of conviction, markets might

    "Trump not to trusted" shock horror.

    be able to adjust, as conviction would beget a clear explanation and a coherent plan of action, which in time would beget some kind of stable
    order that investors might not like in the end, but could come to
    trust.

    4. That's not what's happening. Trust is long gone. On Monday, the S&P
    500 fell 2.4% "in another wipeout," according to the AP. The Dow Jones
    fell 2.5%, the Nasdaq 2.6 percent. More worryingly, the AP said, is
    that US gov't bonds and the value of the dollar also fell.

    https://bsky.app/profile/editorialboard.bsky.social/post/3lnj4x4hak22s



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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Apr 25 06:38:09 2025
    On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:44:29 -0400, Auric Hellman
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    Is the country ready for President Vance?

    Let's see, BA degree summa cum laude in political science and
    philosophy, speaks English, and has writing skills.

    He is aware of right vs wrong, but has followed a social climbing
    path. He may have drifted into Catholicism for political points.

    So being in a submissive position, he follows others' tunes, but if
    elevated to a dominant role, he might modify previous stances.

    Project 2025 engagement is a wild card....unless he perceives himself
    as a 'special' person. Philosophically, he appears to be limited.

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Fri Apr 25 21:11:55 2025
    On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:19:03 -0600, Retrograde
    <[email protected]d> wrote:

    I don't think he's demented.

    demented - irrationally (an illogical or unreasonable manner)

    COVID POTUS - Mar 24, 2020 -- Trump wants 'packed churches' and
    economy open again on Easter despite the deadly threat of coronavirus.

    POTUS's Tariffs
    China Rejects Trump Claim of Tariff Talks With Xi
    Trump keeps contradicting himself on tariffs
    Trump's Tariffs Have Done What No US Adversary Could ... Great powers
    often decline through self-inflicted blows.
    ====================

    In COVID 'era', it was about supporting businesses, but in 'Tariff'
    era, it's about screwing businesses...worldwide.
    ==============

    On another topic - Trump administration reverses termination of visas
    for foreign students

    Considering these students enrich US by several billion dollars each
    year, POTUS's "go get them" policies could erode this industry
    (universities & businesses, etc). POTUS's policies are not in the
    Public Interest, and amounts to a dog and pony show for his biz.

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