Cape May Dave - proud vermin
Born in the 60s. Cornell. Physics/Philosophy major. retired Wall St. derivatives trader. A guy who believes the US experiment in self-government is a less than 50/50 proposition going forward, but will stan on that hill forever. #231273
- French diplomat Talleyrand, c'est pire qu'un crime; c'est une faute (it's worse than a crime; it's a mistake)
- The Trump admin with the able assistance of the press thinks the only problem with Trump's self-dealing is getting caught. Trump's biggest conflict isn't with the law, it's with reality. We do not live in the pre WW1 era. Keynesian truths will be with us so long as we use money on.ft.com/43eXpYK
- The Trump admin with the able assistance of the press thinks the only problem with Trump's self-dealing is getting caught. Trump's biggest conflict isn't with the law, it's with reality. We do not live in the pre WW1 era. Keynesian truths will be with us so long as we use money on.ft.com/43eXpYK
- The petty, childish and oh so performatively authoritarian antics of the Trump administration as they "police" DEI. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
- Who writes these stories? The Trump White House. www.cnbc.com/2025/05/12/t...
- How absurd. But it explains why Trump won - fawning media. www.cnn.com/2025/05/12/b...
- No news in the new "deal" on rare earth exports thus far that I've found. www.csis.org/analysis/con...
- Chaos monkeys "pause" excessive tariffs for 90 days (uncertainty remains). The US keeps a 30% tax on imports from China (2024 $440B, so a $132B annual tax increase). China keeps a 10% tax on imports from the US (2024 = $145B so $14.5B). aka "winning" www.cnbc.com/2025/05/12/u...
- Chaos monkeys "pause" excessive tariffs for 90 days (uncertainty remains). The US keeps a 30% tax on imports from China (2024 $440B, so a $132B annual tax increase). China keeps a 10% tax on imports from the US (2024 = $145B so $14.5B). aka "winning" www.cnbc.com/2025/05/12/u...
