Grumpy Old Me.
@grumpyoldme.bsky.social
Just a guy looking at the world today and thinking...$#!@$!!! Navy veteran, world traveler, bike tourist, fantastic cook.
People are easily swayed by simplistic answers to complex problems.
Told "they're taking our jobs" when in reality jobs were taken by cheap robots overseas.
Told "they're taking our jobs" when in reality jobs were taken by cheap robots overseas.
January 19, 2026 at 12:54 AM
People are easily swayed by simplistic answers to complex problems.
Told "they're taking our jobs" when in reality jobs were taken by cheap robots overseas.
Told "they're taking our jobs" when in reality jobs were taken by cheap robots overseas.
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End result. NATO countries (and Asian countries) no longer need to buy our bonds as we are no longer necessary for their economies. Hyperinflation and third world status will be the result.
End result. NATO countries (and Asian countries) no longer need to buy our bonds as we are no longer necessary for their economies. Hyperinflation and third world status will be the result.
January 17, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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End result. NATO countries (and Asian countries) no longer need to buy our bonds as we are no longer necessary for their economies. Hyperinflation and third world status will be the result.
End result. NATO countries (and Asian countries) no longer need to buy our bonds as we are no longer necessary for their economies. Hyperinflation and third world status will be the result.
This doesn't remotely meet the economic emergency requirements for president to impose tariffs. This is economic bullying. Pure and simple. Results are that nations will adjust trade based on stability not chaos. USA will be as economically isolated as Iran or North Korea. 1/
January 17, 2026 at 8:14 PM
This doesn't remotely meet the economic emergency requirements for president to impose tariffs. This is economic bullying. Pure and simple. Results are that nations will adjust trade based on stability not chaos. USA will be as economically isolated as Iran or North Korea. 1/
Fiona Hill testimony from 2019.
Apparently Putin thinks the Monroe Doctrine for the USA should also apply to Russia and eastern Europe.
Apparently Putin thinks the Monroe Doctrine for the USA should also apply to Russia and eastern Europe.
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Fiona Hill testimony from 2019.
Apparently Putin thinks the Monroe Doctrine for the USA should also apply to Russia and eastern Europe.
Apparently Putin thinks the Monroe Doctrine for the USA should also apply to Russia and eastern Europe.
Reposted by Grumpy Old Me.
The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
January 3, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Maybe I can trade a marble armrest for a root canal..
December 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Maybe I can trade a marble armrest for a root canal..