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Javaman

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28. the American public are all standing on a beach and see a rather big wave approaching.

Thu May 1, 2025, 07:35 AM

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sadly, the American public is too stupid to get out of the way.

when the thing crashes in about a week, it will be bad. very bad.

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Thanks for posting, Scruffy 1 Leghorn21 Wednesday #1

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Listening to Malcolm Nance today gab13by13 Wednesday #5

Its not just China that we are losing. .. littlemissmartypants Wednesday #9

"People have no idea what's coming" Woodycall Thursday #18

I drove past the Port of Seattle today. There were two ships in the harbor. TWO!!! OMGWTF Thursday #14

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And then complain that Dems can't clean it up zorbasd Thursday #48

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Wow! I remember that crossing. I used to live on Alameda in the 80's. Maru Kitteh Wednesday #3

I work for a large intermodal provider. After a quite strong q1... Mark.b2 Wednesday #4

+1 dalton99a Wednesday #7

K&R UTUSN Wednesday #6

Listening to Wall Street and banking pundits markodochartaigh Wednesday #8

They are so hard-wired for normal condtions that they are unable to see that this is not normal. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #10

Too many people, including those in the media, have always treated Trump as normal. Lonestarblue Thursday #31

If enough people & companies stand up to him, there will be too many targets for him & maga Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #32

He would have been a serial murderer. Henry203 Thursday #54

My boss seems to be that way. JanMichael Thursday #56

Delusional why, becasue it is higher percent than that? Amaryllis Wednesday #11

Yes, 100% intuitively obvious to markodochartaigh Wednesday #13

They think he's going to make deals iemanja Wednesday #12

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Nope, I didn't sell iemanja Thursday #23

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Where do you put your money when you pull it out of the market? iemanja Thursday #46

I said. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #47

Trump has been SO toxic and insulting, that many countries don't...... 70sEraVet Thursday #34

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Do you mean March 2026? N/T Conjuay Thursday #33

No. roamer65 Thursday #50

The only thing they are looking at is their tax cuts. LiberalArkie Thursday #25

Because trump can change his mind on a whim & stop all the uncertainty. Callie1979 Thursday #27

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howdi AllaN01Bear Thursday #38

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Is Rio Bosque the area where Josh Brolin hid the money in No Country For Old Men? maxsolomon Thursday #43

Any military? lame54 Thursday #49

I'm thinking the uncertainty and shock is max at this time bucolic_frolic Thursday #51

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