Chum the Water
@liberalshark.bsky.social
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"Be the change you want to see in the world"
"Be the change you want to see in the world"
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Chum the Water
@liberalshark.bsky.social
· Oct 15
Republicans: Don't call us Nazis!
Also Republicans: Let's literally do everything the Nazis did.
Also Republicans: Let's literally do everything the Nazis did.
I would agree with this.
There are multiple ways to trade a stock and all of them work best when you truly understand the company you're trading.
So trade what you know.
There are multiple ways to trade a stock and all of them work best when you truly understand the company you're trading.
So trade what you know.
The successful trader has to ignore the general market and railroad his mind into thinking only in terms of the particular stock he is trading at the moment. - Jesse Livermore
December 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I would agree with this.
There are multiple ways to trade a stock and all of them work best when you truly understand the company you're trading.
So trade what you know.
There are multiple ways to trade a stock and all of them work best when you truly understand the company you're trading.
So trade what you know.
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The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient. - Warren Buffett (1/1)
December 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient. - Warren Buffett (1/1)
And we did it without killing defenseless people in boats.
In October alone, the California National Guard seized over 1.2 million fentanyl pills — nearly $6.5 million in deadly drugs that will never reach our families or neighborhoods.
This work is saving lives, and I'm grateful for their commitment to keeping Californians safe.
This work is saving lives, and I'm grateful for their commitment to keeping Californians safe.
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
And we did it without killing defenseless people in boats.
When we say it's a Cult, it's because of shit like this.
Kristi Noem: "Sir, you made it through hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that."
December 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
When we say it's a Cult, it's because of shit like this.
Companies making record profits.
A handful of families own half the country.
Billionaires getting hand outs.
@vox.com : No one knows what to do about the cost of living going up.
Come on, guys.
A handful of families own half the country.
Billionaires getting hand outs.
@vox.com : No one knows what to do about the cost of living going up.
Come on, guys.
For the past few years, American politics have been organized around a simple, unnerving feeling: Life is getting too expensive, and no one seems to know what to do about it.
The Case for Growth
Why the American dream stalled — and how to restart it.
voxdotcom.visitlink.me
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Companies making record profits.
A handful of families own half the country.
Billionaires getting hand outs.
@vox.com : No one knows what to do about the cost of living going up.
Come on, guys.
A handful of families own half the country.
Billionaires getting hand outs.
@vox.com : No one knows what to do about the cost of living going up.
Come on, guys.
Trump hopes to secure a solution to the health care problem he and his party created?
I won't hold my breath.
I won't hold my breath.
President Donald Trump said he hopes to secure a solution to address an impending surge health insurance premiums for millions of Americans by Jan. 30, the first timeline he has publicly offered for what he has pitched as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act.
Trump Says He Wants Alternate Health Care Plan ‘Done’ by Jan. 30
President Donald Trump said he hopes to secure a solution by Jan. 30 for an impending surge in health insurance premiums for millions of Americans, the first timeline he has publicly offered for what he has pitched as an alternative to the Affordable Care Act.
bloom.bg
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Trump hopes to secure a solution to the health care problem he and his party created?
I won't hold my breath.
I won't hold my breath.
Noise ! IWM bouncing off oversold while QQQ stays weak is not a market in gear.
I'm not interested until I see big-cap growth leadership joining with volume.
Stay patient—the best setups come AFTER the correction, not during the first bounce attempt
I'm not interested until I see big-cap growth leadership joining with volume.
Stay patient—the best setups come AFTER the correction, not during the first bounce attempt
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
For those waiting to buy META until it was more affordable ...
$META has fallen to its most oversold level in 3 years 📉 The last time it hit an RSI of 23 was when it bottomed at under $100/share 🤯👀
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
For those waiting to buy META until it was more affordable ...
This should come as a surprise from literally no one.
President Trump said he will not support legislation to extend expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies even as senators are preparing to tee up a vote on the issue, complicating his party’s efforts to address health care costs.
Trump Tells Congress to Not ‘Waste’ Time on Obamacare Subsidies
President Donald Trump said he will not support legislation to extend expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies even as senators are preparing to tee up a vote on the issue, complicating his party’s efforts to address health care costs.
bloom.bg
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This should come as a surprise from literally no one.
Spoiler: He is not.
Donald Trump floated 50-year mortgages as a salve for housing affordability and was roundly criticized. On Everybody’s Business, we explore whether he was on to something.
The Case for a Mortgage Policy That Almost Everyone Hates
Donald Trump floated 50-year mortgages as a salve for affordability and was roundly criticized. On this episode, we explore whether he was on to something.
bloom.bg
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Spoiler: He is not.
JD Vance is obviously wrong.
If you disagree with the Science, then you ought to study, formulate a better hypothesis and then test it yourself.
Yelling at Science doesn't help anyone.
If you disagree with the Science, then you ought to study, formulate a better hypothesis and then test it yourself.
Yelling at Science doesn't help anyone.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
JD Vance is obviously wrong.
If you disagree with the Science, then you ought to study, formulate a better hypothesis and then test it yourself.
Yelling at Science doesn't help anyone.
If you disagree with the Science, then you ought to study, formulate a better hypothesis and then test it yourself.
Yelling at Science doesn't help anyone.
Let's see if it actually happens.
Breaking on MSNBC:
Mike Johnson says he intends to put the Epstein resolution on the House floor NEXT WEEK.
Mike Johnson says he intends to put the Epstein resolution on the House floor NEXT WEEK.
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Let's see if it actually happens.
Apparently Trump was a "professional" pedophile.
Hell of a defense there Karoline.
Hell of a defense there Karoline.
Karoline Leavitt claimed today that Trump was always "extremely professional" while hanging out with [checks notes] Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Apparently Trump was a "professional" pedophile.
Hell of a defense there Karoline.
Hell of a defense there Karoline.
By design.
Republicans have been obsessed with killing this program since the day it was signed into law.
Republicans have been obsessed with killing this program since the day it was signed into law.
A legislative package that appears on track to end the longest government shutdown in US history leaves out any clear resolution on the expiring ACA tax credits that will make private health insurance unaffordable for millions of Americans. apnews.com/article/gove...
Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House
The Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end after a small group of Democrats struck a deal with Republicans.
apnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
By design.
Republicans have been obsessed with killing this program since the day it was signed into law.
Republicans have been obsessed with killing this program since the day it was signed into law.
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Mike Johnson on the Republican healthcare plan: "We've got notebooks full of ideas."
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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"I will not look at crumbs and pretend that Republicans have offered a five-course meal."
Absolutely brilliant and 100% accurate.
Absolutely brilliant and 100% accurate.
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
"I will not look at crumbs and pretend that Republicans have offered a five-course meal."
Absolutely brilliant and 100% accurate.
Absolutely brilliant and 100% accurate.
Standing up for the People wasn't working?
Hell of a campaign slogan there Senator King.
Hell of a campaign slogan there Senator King.
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Standing up for the People wasn't working?
Hell of a campaign slogan there Senator King.
Hell of a campaign slogan there Senator King.
Narrator: Turns out, Democrats did not fight.
Schumer: "However this vote turns out, this fight will and must continue. Democrats must fight."
November 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Narrator: Turns out, Democrats did not fight.
Congratulations to everyone who bought Calls.
October 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Congratulations to everyone who bought Calls.
Republicans' new campaign slogan.
October 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Republicans' new campaign slogan.
It's truly impressive how Mike Johnson never knows anything about anything, ever.
Q: A pardoned January 6 rioter was charged with threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries
MIKE JOHNSON: Terrible. That's the first I've heard of that. I don't know anything about it.
MIKE JOHNSON: Terrible. That's the first I've heard of that. I don't know anything about it.
October 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
It's truly impressive how Mike Johnson never knows anything about anything, ever.
Different people have different dietary needs and some of us need real, animal-based protein in our meals.
A fact no vegetarian or vegan will ever admit.
A fact no vegetarian or vegan will ever admit.
October 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Different people have different dietary needs and some of us need real, animal-based protein in our meals.
A fact no vegetarian or vegan will ever admit.
A fact no vegetarian or vegan will ever admit.
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Christianity is transactional. Do this good thing and then you're rewarded with this other good thing.
The idea of just doing good things because it's the right thing to do, is seen as a direct threat to Christianity.
The idea of just doing good things because it's the right thing to do, is seen as a direct threat to Christianity.
August 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Christianity is transactional. Do this good thing and then you're rewarded with this other good thing.
The idea of just doing good things because it's the right thing to do, is seen as a direct threat to Christianity.
The idea of just doing good things because it's the right thing to do, is seen as a direct threat to Christianity.
Couldn't have happened to a better wannabe Nazi.
Tesla stock slides after earnings miss, Musk warns of 'few rough quarters'
Tesla reported a slight earnings and revenue miss in the second quarter, but said its 'more affordable' model was still slated for production in the second half of 2025.
finance.yahoo.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Couldn't have happened to a better wannabe Nazi.
Dear Maga,
Do black presidents have immunity or is it just the orange ones?
Asking for a friend.
Do black presidents have immunity or is it just the orange ones?
Asking for a friend.
One of the many roadblocks to Trump prosecuting Obama: Presidential immunity
The Supreme Court ruling that benefited Trump would also benefit any other former president prosecuted over their actions in office.
www.msnbc.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Dear Maga,
Do black presidents have immunity or is it just the orange ones?
Asking for a friend.
Do black presidents have immunity or is it just the orange ones?
Asking for a friend.