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Excellent compare-contrast. If anything even remotely like this imbalance happened in the private sector, our Litigation Economy or Bloated Regulatory aka 'Administrative State" would surely drop down on said private sector enterprise like a ton of bricks. And especially if that "imbalance" was not by one of the Big-Get-Bigger Cronies of Fed.gov; simply-stated if a small or otherwise non-lobbyists-paying private sector enterprise perpetrated any such imbalance in treating two different "situations" this way, that small private sector enterprise would surely be in very big trouble, indeed! Remember the case of the small business put out of business because they were Christian-owned and asked a would-be customer to get their "wedding cake" for their Gay Wedding from another business? But instead the story got splashed all over the news and the small business owners were ultimately forced out of business? Yeah, that's the America we live in today so are we really surprised at this obvious imbalance by the clearly entirely objective Fed.gov on the Trump Assassination try? SURVEY SAYS? +++ But that's just what I think might be worthwhile considering. What does everyone else think? #surveysays

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Claver-Carone argued that the U.S. should pursue bilateral deals with CAFTA partners on issues most important to them. Costa Rica, for example, has shown it cares about expanding its digital trade and pharmaceutical and semiconductor manufacturing, he said; accordingly, the U.S. should “be able to provide incentives and help ... countries like Costa Rica with more modern economies to be able to take advantage of these sectors, yet there's nothing in CAFTA that does that.” Claver-Carone said the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement could serve as a model for new talks with Costa Rica on these issues. He also sees it as a potential template for a bilateral deal with the Dominican Republic focused on pharmaceuticals and digital trade. El Salvador, meanwhile, has been focusing more on its digital economy and energy production, he said, calling both areas ripe for a bilateral deal with the U.S. Crafting such agreements would be a “win-win for the U.S. as it would strengthen some of our most loyal allies in the region, while nearshoring these sectors from China and [Southeast] Asia,” Claver-Carone said.

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WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS IN 1979!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMMUNIST DEMOCRAT LIBERAL PROGRESSIVE INCOMPETENT ILLEGITIMATE INSANE INSTALLED INEPT DERANGED UNCONSTITUTIONAL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EXPERIMENT FAILURES LIKE CARTER AND ALL DEMOCRATS SINCE CAUSED THIS. I APPLAUD AND EMBRACE THE IDF FOR DOING THIS. OVERTHROW IRAN USING ALL MEANS NECESSARY INCLUDING NEUTRON AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS RIGHT NOW. THEN INSTALL THE SHAH OF IRAN'S SON WITH THE USA AND ISRAEL OCCUPYING IRAN UNTIL IT IS STABLE. THEN GOVE AFTER AND DESTROY ALL IRANIAN PROXIES. THAT SENDS A MESSAGE TO OTHER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES LIKE VENEZUELA, CUBA, RUSSIA AND CINA. THEN GO IN AND DO THE SAME TO THEM IMMEDIATELY. THERE IS ONLY ONE WORLD SUPER POWER: THE USA UNDER DONALD JOHN TRUMP. PERIOD. WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING IN 1949 WHEN CHIANG KAI-SHEK ASKED US FOR HELP IN STOPPING WHAT IS NOW THE CCP. REMEMBER CHINA GAVE US THEIR AIRBASES IN WWII. THAT IS HOW WE PAY HIM BACK. WE COULD HAVE WIPED OUT THE CCP AND THE USSR IN ONE OR TWO NEUTRON OR NUCLEAR HITS. IN THE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS YOU ARE TAUGHT NEVER TO HESITATE. APPLY THAT PRINCIPLE ALWAYS IN WAR.

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Unpacking the Treasury Rout Trifecta Post Trump Victory As very few expected, the U.S. presidential election did not need extra innings to decide who would become the 47th U.S. President, with Donald Trump winning enough electoral votes to call the race overnight. And while the final make-up of Congress is still unknown (although a red sweep is the expectation as House votes are still being counted), Trump trades are in full effect this morning (check out the most recent Weekly Market Commentary, " Election Stock Market Playbook" for more details on the expected impact on markets with Trump winning the presidential election). For a Treasury market that was already reeling, Trump's victory has put additional pressure on rates, as evidenced by the historic move higher in Treasury yields as the Trump victory became clearer overnight. With the 10-year yield trading around 4.5% and the 30-year trading around 4.6% (as of 8 a.m. ET on November 6), the long end of the Treasury yield curve is fairing the worst. Treasury Yields Higher After Trump Victory (see chart) As we wrote about recently, the initial moves higher in yields coming into the election were a combination of better-than-expected economic data (Surprise! Economic Data Has Been Better Than Expected Lately) and the potential for increased debt and deficit spending, regardless of who ultimately won the election (What Scares Us About the Economy and Markets). This morning's move higher in yields is a concern (from the bond market) that Trump’s economic policies could be inflationary. Of the 0.17% increase in the 10-year yield today, roughly half can be attributed to higher inflation expectations. This could potentially complicate the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) ability to cut rates as aggressively as bond markets have priced in. And we won’t have to wait long for the Fed's response as it kicks off its two-day meeting today where it is highly likely that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will cut short-term interest rates on Thursday. But market pricing for a December rate cut has come down to roughly a 70% chance of a cut (down from 85% yesterday). And more importantly, the total number of interest rate cuts continues to decline. At one point, markets were expecting 10 total interest rate cuts throughout 2025, which would take the fed funds rate down to 2.9%. Currently, markets are expecting only four more cuts throughout 2025 and a fed funds rate of 3.75%. Follow this link to read the complete article and important disclosures: https://lnkd.in/gp_hfDxX Follow this link to learn about independent financial planning and investment management through Mountain-Bishop Private Wealth Management: https://mbpwm.com/ #TreasuryYields #TrumpElectionImpact #BondMarketUpdate #EconomicPolicy

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SORIANO condemns the assault on former President Donald J. Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. It's a call to unite our nation! Let's remember why our ancestors came to this great nation, the United States of America. The Constitution establishes a framework for the federal government, ensuring a balance of power and protecting citizens' rights. It defines government structure, protects rights, ensures the rule of law, provides checks and balances, and promotes federalism—all crucial for unity. Amidst fear, anger, and confusion, let's reflect and take action in the coming days. Remember, Fearing?God is for our benefit to keep from sinning (Exodus 20:20). In regard to all human and earthly fears, if we are with God, he emphatically tells us the following: Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10) #Unity #Constitution #UnitedStates #Values #Strength #freemasons #God Practice EMPATHY Empathy is the?ability to recognize, understand, and share the thoughts and feelings of another person, animal, or fictional character.?Empathy is important because it?helps us respond appropriately to the situation, have compassion for others, relate to friends, loved ones, co-workers, and strangers, and establish relationships and behave compassionately.?Empathy can also?strengthen your ability to connect with others and develop a better worldview. #WEareBETTERunited

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Fox News posted the following headline: "UFO hearing: Ex-Pentagon official says government 'cabal' is hiding 'the fact that we are not alone' " I have stated this before: Since WWII, the government has used this as a distraction ploy to divert attention from other things that we ought to be looking at, and, here it is again. We will be going through a remarkable transformation, including departments being closed, and so on, not the Pentagon issues UFO information. I have said before when you hear "UFO," you ought to think "squirrel." You remember Dug the dog from the Pixar film UP. Any squirrel distracted him. Our government has used the UFO fraud as a distraction and continues to do so. This notion has gained traction, especially in recent years, as the renewed interest in UFOs has coincided with various political and social challenges faced by the government. Realise, when the government lies it hires otherwise credible people to lie for them or bolster their credibility of the distraction. As I have stated earlier, it is actually impossible to move any type of mass from one-star system to the next. There is never sufficient energy to do that. To claim something to the effect of "well, we just don't know" (in any form), you are claiming ignorance as an answer. But we do know that the distances are too far for any mass to be propelled from one star system (solar system with a planet) to the next. This is known. I have seen a UFO, but because the movement did not quite make sense and I could not explain it, it does not logically lead to a conclusion that it is from outer space. That is absurd, but what the government is, again, doing again, just yesterday. The fact that Fox keeps promoting or reporting this is disappointing. Others do also. The question is, who generated the so-called "evidence?" Might is be someone's technology, either the US or other? Yes. Might it just be a fake? Yes. The entire Roswell story is just to cover up technologies tested in Area 51, our top-secret test facility. So, stay the heck away and let them do their work, and we will have a few fewer UFO squirrel reports from the government.

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DJT is correct on all counts (as he always is)

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The World's most popular political leader happens to be the President of #ElSalvador. Here is the reason why this happens to be the case. This is also the reason why most Western Democratic Leaders despises him for showing their own electorate how they definitively can end violent crime and the rule of the gangs which is taking over the liberal-led secular societies in #France, #US, #Canada, #UK etc., with very limited public financial resources, given the fact that El Salvador is one of the poorest countries in the world! #ElSalvador also has shown how we, that is those who want to change the rot of status quo, through political will easily can get out the rule of activists Judges protecting these criminal forces while at the same time being sponsored by nefarious forces who want to bring down Western Judeo-Christian Civilization, starting with the downfall of Israel. Unlike the EU Constitution whose drafting founders refused a Christian Foundation similar to the US original Constitution, the President of El Salvador literally is saying as one of the only Real Political Leaders in the Western Hemisphere that his administration's planning and actions are guided by their Christian Faith (not separating religion & faith from politics and governance). Perhaps this is why #ElSalvador is being reinvigurated economically and spiritually from having been the world's most crime infested capital to being a place of hope and progress based on social peace and faith. Félix Tshisekedi this is perhaps the only way for your New Government to end the violent and deadly crisis in Eastern part of #DRC which the World Community like in the case of #ElSalvador has allowed to continue for 3 decades now using all kinds of preposterous excuses and explanations, such as closing their eyes for the illicite financial flows and blood minerals leaving DRC daily. Who is demonstrating on Western Campuses for all the millions of congolese who have died since 1997 so these students can buy cheap electronic devices at the expense of two generations of congolese civilians? Vaticano Vatican City State Vatican Observatory https://lnkd.in/eZUyespj

Biden's comments on CNN yesterday about a blunt refusal to provide Israel with weapons to defend itself against a clear and present danger mean that Biden has foolishly taken a path that magically offends both the Arab-American vote as well as the Pro-Israel community. In doing so, he has paradoxically taken a path that was designed to increase his chances of reelection and yet reduced it all the more. My family has been voting Democrat since Roosevelt and yet, as we find ourselves now in a dangerous world where the Democrats can no longer be trusted with a volatile world that requires clarity and consistency of vision and purpose, voting for Biden is looking more and more improbable to me. Biden's fecklessness is feeding wars, rather than preventing them. His inability to stand up to the anti-semitism that is taking over the party my family has supported for nearly a hundred years is as painful as it is unmistakable. In this pivotal time in history when the need for American leadership and projection of strength is at its greatest, Biden is providing us with a weak Jimmy Carter-like attempt to mollify everyone that results in not only the opposite, but also in creating a scenario that emboldens the enemies of America and her allies. For clarity of purpose and a laser like focus on what is really going on rather than playing petty election year politics, one paradoxically need look no further than Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) of all people (shocking but watch this clip below and judge for yourself) to see clarity, vision and a resolute commitment to stand by US principles while sending a clear sign to allies that America can yet be a partner to be trusted. Biden is a good man who in his heart and in his words is both pro-Israel and a true Zionist (i.e. believes in the moral right for indigenous people to self governance). How sad for him that his legacy will be more like a Neville Chamberlain than the Winston Churchill the world needs at this critical inflection point in history. I don't know who to vote for in November, but Biden's actions which are winning applause from Hamas and Iran are clearly making it all but impossible to vote for him. To paraphrase Golda Meir, “If Hamas puts down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons today (or risk not being resupplied), there would be no more Israel.” "Give Israel the tools it needs to win a war it cannot afford to lose". #bringthemhome #amisraelchai #freepalestinefromhamas

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Mexico, the 51st US state? Trump says maybe it should be December 9, 2024 at 03:46PM https://ift.tt/ErCzxQl https://ift.tt/hk4UKbW United States President-elect Donald Trump suggested Sunday that Mexico should become a state of the U.S. due to a trade imbalance between the two countries, prompting President Claudia Sheinbaum to reiterate that Mexico is “a free, sovereign and independent country.” In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” program, Trump railed against the trade deficits the United States is recording with Mexico and Canada, which together with the U.S. are the signatories to the USMCA free trade pact. “We’re subsidizing Canada to the tune of over $100 billion a year. We’re subsidizing Mexico for almost $300 billion,” he said, significantly exaggerating the United States’ trade deficits with both countries. “We shouldn’t be — why are we subsidizing these countries? If we’re going to subsidize them, let them become a state. We’re subsidizing Mexico and we’re subsidizing Canada and we’re subsidizing many countries all over the world,” Trump said. “All I want to do is I want to have a level, fast, but fair playing field,” he added. While Mexico has a significant trade surplus with the United States, it is not as large as Trump claimed. The United States’ trade deficit with its southern neighbor was US $152.47 billion in 2023 and $141.85 billion in the first 10 months of 2024, according to the United States Census Bureau. The USMCA was signed in 2018 by Mexico’s then-president, Enrique Pe?a Nieto, Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau. (Ron Przysucha/U.S. Department of State) Although Trump signed the USMCA deal, which superseded NAFTA in 2020, he evidently believes that trade between the three North American countries is not fair. In October, he?pledged to renegotiate the pact. Since the trade agreement took effect, Mexico has become the world’s top exporter to the United States, ousting China from that position in 2023. Trump has pledged to impose a 25% tariff on all Mexican and Canadian exports to the United States on the first day of his second term, although his stated motivation for doing so is not the trade imbalance but what he described as the “long simmering problem” of drugs and migrants entering the U.S. via its southern and northern borders. Trump said in a social media post on Nov. 25 that his proposed tariff on Mexican and Canadian goods would “remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!” At her morning press conference on Monday, Sheinbaum was asked about the president-elect’s “let them become a state” remark in reference to Mexico and Canada. She initially expressed her desire to cease “dialogue” with Trump “through the media,” but added that “obviously Mexico is a free, sovereign and independent country.” “We all know that and we always have to defend it,” Sheinbaum said. “I understand that this subsidy he speaks about...

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REDUCE IRAN TO RADIOACTIVE ASH. WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS IN 1979!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMMUNIST DEMOCRAT LIBERAL PROGRESSIVE INCOMPETENT ILLEGITIMATE INSANE INSTALLED INEPT DERANGED UNCONSTITUTIONAL AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EXPERIMENT FAILURES LIKE CARTER AND ALL DEMOCRATS SINCE CAUSED THIS. I APPLAUD AND EMBRACE THE IDF FOR DOING THIS. OVERTHROW IRAN USING ALL MEANS NECESSARY INCLUDING NEUTRON AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS RIGHT NOW. THEN INSTALL THE SHAH OF IRAN'S SON WITH THE USA AND ISRAEL OCCUPYING IRAN UNTIL IT IS STABLE. THEN GOVE AFTER AND DESTROY ALL IRANIAN PROXIES. THAT SENDS A MESSAGE TO OTHER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES LIKE VENEZUELA, CUBA, RUSSIA AND CINA. THEN GO IN AND DO THE SAME TO THEM IMMEDIATELY. THERE IS ONLY ONE WORLD SUPER POWER: THE USA UNDER DONALD JOHN TRUMP. PERIOD. WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THE SAME THING IN 1949 WHEN CHIANG KAI-SHEK ASKED US FOR HELP IN STOPPING WHAT IS NOW THE CCP. REMEMBER CHINA GAVE US THEIR AIRBASES IN WWII. THAT IS HOW WE PAY HIM BACK. WE COULD HAVE WIPED OUT THE CCP AND THE USSR IN ONE OR TWO NEUTRON OR NUCLEAR HITS. IN THE MIXED MARTIAL ARTS YOU ARE TAUGHT NEVER TO HESITATE. APPLY THAT PRINCIPLE ALWAYS IN WAR.

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The Examiner New York judge sets Trump sentencing for Jan. 10 President-elect?Donald Trump?will face sentencing in his criminal hush money case on Jan. 10, a?New York?judge ordered on Friday. Trump was found guilty in May by a Manhattan jury on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records in an attempt to conceal a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 election. The incoming president has sought to throw out the case, but New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan ultimately sided with prosecutors attempting to keep the sentencing on schedule. This is the final indignity that Judge Merchan and Bragg can lay on Donald Trump. They can make him a convicted felon just prior to taking the office of President of the United States. What is Merchan going to do, send Trump to Rikers for a week prior to his inauguration so that they can say that he was incarcerated for his crimes? This really is a disgrace for our country. Merchan and those who cheer this kind of lawfare along may think they are humiliating Trump. But, now that he has been elected President of all the people. Continuing this legal charade no long humiliates Trump, it humiliates the voters and the country. The Governor of New York or the Supreme Court have no decency to stop this travesty of the law? This case was universally viewed as the legally weakest the four criminal cases against Trump. Yet, it is the only one that survived to a jury verdict thanks to a very determined Manhattan DA and a seriously conflicted judge whose daughter was making money off her father's trial. Justice Roberts just issued a plea for high level officials to stop implying that the courts are politicized. But, does Roberts think this case would survive appeal? I doubt it. Every constitutional scholar I have heard has said this case "never should have been brought." Yet, now we are on the cusp of this case defiling what otherwise would be a joyous celebration of democracy. Whereby a president who won both the Electoral College and the popular vote would take office. Now, if Merchan follows through on sentencing Trump, it will leave a nasty taste in the mouth of every citizen who voted for Trump and just harden what already is a seriously divided nation. Frankly, this is a prospect which even Democrats and their crooked media ought to decry. I keep hearing that the left is worried about Trump taking "retribution" on them. But, do they think this last slap in Trump's face is going to put him in a better mood? If there are any adults left in the room of the Democrat Party now would be the time to demonstrate some patriotism, maturity, and to use their word "decency" and stop this travesty of Justice. How about it Joe? You want to see the presidency of the Untied States held up to world-wide ridicule?

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Why This #NeverTrumper Voted #Trump In the last two elections, I was a committed "Never Trumper." I voted for Clinton and then #Biden — not because I'm left-leaning, but because, as someone who is center-right, I couldn't bring myself to vote for Donald Trump. My primary concern was character; I believed that character matters in leadership, and from my perspective, Trump lacked it. The turning point for me was the Access Hollywood tape. I thought that if I didn't feel comfortable having my daughter work for this person, there was no way I could vote for him. That incident was the final straw among many concerns about his character. He seemed to be a bully, vulgar, and self-centered—appearing to care more about promoting himself than the United States of America. His actions following the 2020 election, seemingly willing to bring the whole country down with him, only vindicated my decision. But yesterday, I voted for Donald Trump. This decision surprised me, not to mention my wife and kids, who had heard my criticisms over the years. So, why did this committed "Never Trumper" change his vote? The answer is both simple and sad. The differences between Trump and his opponents are more about style than substance. With Trump, what you see is what you get—and yes, it's often ugly. He doesn't pretend to be a polished politician who tells you what he thinks you want to hear. He's coarse, unrefined, and unapologetically himself. Even when he acts in an underhanded manner, he does it openly. On the other hand, his opponents also tell falsehoods, lack character, and appear self-centered, not having the country's best interests at heart. The difference is that they try to hide their true intentions behind well-rehearsed slogans crafted by focus groups and consultants. When I look at Kamala Harris, it's clear to me—through her numerous changes in stance on various issues—that it's impossible to know where she stands. It feels like she's posing for the camera, and once the election is over, she'll revert to form. In this case, I prefer the devil I know over the one hiding behind a palatable fa?ade. It's sad that our politics has reached a point where trust is so eroded. The about-face that Kamala Harris has made on so many issues exemplifies why the public doesn't trust politicians. When a politician is a chameleon—impossible to pin down and seemingly just as flawed in substance as Donald Trump—I'd rather vote for the person who is at least honest about who they are. I share this without any joy. While, as a center-right person, I naturally agree with many of his policy positions, I don't vote solely on issues; I vote on character. Someone like me now finds Donald Trump's character more palatable than Harris's, and that says a lot about our politics. By sharing my perspective, I hope to contribute to a more open and honest dialogue about the choices we face as a nation.

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KEY POINT: “Intent to defraud” is the key element which prosecutors must prove. KEY QUOTE: “This was a planned, coordinated, long-running conspiracy to influence the 2016 election,” Colangelo said, “to help Donald Trump get elected through illegal expenditures, to silence people who had something bad to say about his behavior, using doctored corporate records. It was election fraud, pure and simple.” KEY EXCERPT: Trump is charged with 34 felonies, each predicated on his having allegedly falsified business records. Specifically, prosecutors argue, he caused the Trump Organization and his personal trust to record payments made to attorney Michael Cohen in 2017 as retainer fees rather than as reimbursements for the $130,000 Cohen paid to adult-film actress Stormy Daniels before the 2016 presidential election.?Falsifying business records is not always a felony. But if the “intent to defraud includes an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof,” the New York criminal statute reads, it can be charged as one. As it was in each of the charges against Trump. The Washington Post

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