Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

She's gonna' be great!!

That's what I'd expect from the Trump/"JD" Putin supporting communist of the forum...

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

That's what I'd expect from the Trump/"JD" Putin supporting communist of the forum...

Not to mention there's really no mystery about it, we've got a clown applauding the clown show...

"Gabbard, a former Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii, has no background in intelligence and a history of making statements about countries like Russia and Syria that have raised questions about her judgment. If Trump gets his way, Gabbard will be tasked with overseeing the country’s 16 other intelligence agencies, and some of the country’s most secret national security programs."

“We are all reeling,” said a current intelligence official who’s worked through multiple administrations.

"Intelligence analysts are most concerned that Gabbard, in the role of director of national intelligence, might be motivated to censor intelligence conclusions critical of Russia and shut down funding for potentially fruitful investigations. Some intelligence officials are privately considering whether to resign if Gabbard is their new boss."


"Gabbard has little to no intelligence experience."

" She has long-been skeptical of American intelligence analysis and has taken public policy positions that echo Russian propaganda."

https://time.com/7176696/gabbard-russia-connection-trump-intelligence/

That's Rich's pick for she's "gonna be great!...

"The selection of Gabbard is sure to set off a major confirmation fight."

"When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Gabbard blamed the Biden administration and NATO for failing to acknowledge “Russia’s legitimate security concerns.”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/13/politics/trump-picks-tulsi-gabbard-director-of-national-intelligence/index.html

"How many Trump supporters does it take to change a lightbulb? None - Trump tells them that he alone fixed it & they sit in the dark & applaud."

Stock market on track for a losing week after digesting Powell's comments: 

"Traders also grappled with recent comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who said on Thursday that the central bank wasn’t “in a hurry” to cut interest rates. He noted that the economy’s strong growth will permit policymakers to take their time as they decide the extent to which they reduce rates."

"Sure enough, October retail sales data on Friday showed a 0.4% increase, slightly better than the 0.3% forecast from economists polled by Dow Jones. That finding follows an October consumer inflation report that was in line with economists’ projections."

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/14/stock-market-today-live-updates.html

"CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin spoke out on President-elect Trump’s nomination of now-former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) for attorney general, saying the decision resulted in a “shift in tone” for Wall Street CEOs. "

“Up until that moment, so many of them had frankly a big grin on their face about where the markets were going,” he said. “When [the nomination] first came across the phone, there were people, including, by the way, myself, who thought it was a parody account.” 

“The shift in tone from, ‘Wow, we’re going to have a great economy’ and all of these things and ‘I don’t have to worry’ to ‘OK, maybe now I have to worry’ was in the blink of an eye,” he added. 

https://thehill.com/homenews/4992725-gaetz-nomination-wall-street/

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Yes, it MUST be because Donald Trump was elected, right? !!!!

LOL!!

LOL! The market only goes up because of Donald Trump, never down! Don't you listed to him or Faux news?!

"Hedge fund icon David Einhorn said at CNBC's Delivering Alpha investor summit on Wednesday that he has increased his market bets on inflation as a result of belief that Trump's second term policies could overheat the economy and the administration will be willing to tolerate it."

"He cited tax cuts and an immigration crackdown that could pressure the labor market and wages as factors that could take the consumer price index back into the 3% to 4.5% range, though not back anywhere near the massive inflation levels of the past few years."

"We have increased our bets on inflation," he told CNBC's Leslie Picker at CNBC's Delivering Alpha investor summit on Wednesday. "We will have another inflection up in inflation," he said. "The policy mix being proposed is inflationary and we will see more of that over the next few years."

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/business/money-report/david-einhorn-says-he-has-increased-market-bets-on-inflation-since-trumps-election/3560982/

Originally Posted by Richard Davis

Do YOU support and believe in a 2 state solution?

It doesn't matter what I believe in this case, what matters is the reality that precludes a two state solution:


"Gaza's fate is the immediate question."
"Israel aims to annihilate Hamas and says it will not agree to any deal that leaves it in power. Netanyahu has said Gaza must be demilitarised and under Israel's full security control."
"He has said he does not want Israel to govern Gaza or re-establish settlements there."
"Hamas says it expects to survive and has said any arrangements for Gaza that exclude it are an illusion."


https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/what-is-two-state-solution-israel-palestinian-conflict-2024-01-25/

"IAF hit secret Iranian nuclear research facility during October operation - report"

"The strike dealt a severe blow to Iran’s nuclear development efforts, according to the officials cited in the report."

"Axios also noted that a former Israeli official briefed on the strike said Israel destroyed sophisticated equipment that was required and necessary for the nuclear devices."

"Iran declines to comment"

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-829292