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09-29-26 20:52 #22074
The Constitution is a framework charter, NOT codified code
Uh! Since when do you need to be in support of a particular party, to answer a question about another political party (or non-political entity)?
Originally Posted by SubCmdr
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Why all the hestantancy? You posted stuff on the (neither party is mine) Repubs or Dems, before, when criticizing or praising them, when it suit your needs, over stuff like one single-issue voting, only about 3 or 4% of Americans, even care about. So what's so different or difficult, about me asking the following question?
So the question still remains, "What has the administrative party in power (both houses), the (neither party is mine) Repubs, done for Americans?".
While the Constitution says nothing about political parties or "the loyal opposition" it also says nothing about primaries, the cabinet, executive agencies, judicial review, the filibuster, the administrative state, either, but they exist as extra-constitutional institutions or articles and rules of law, that have emerged after ratification and are now regulated in part by constitutional law. Originally Posted by SubCmdr
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Again, as I've explained before, this is why we have constitutional law and constitutional lawyers, that give operational legal meaning in specific cases, since the constitution is a framework, in which to work within and not codified code.
Pity! Originally Posted by SubCmdr
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Uh! Whether it's italics or not, I'm 100% pretty sure my italics, are only there to convey, the very wording you yourself have ardently used on multiple occasions to describe your political position and apparent disdain for the ("Neither Party is Mine") Repubs or Dems. Originally Posted by SubCmdr
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But when I write (neither party is mine) Repubs or (neither party is mine") Dems, how is this NOT an accurate description, describing your political position, as you've repeatedly written and told us as such, on multiple occasions?
I'm also pretty sure, by now you know, which party in the U.S., I think, does that, the best or at the very least, better than the other! Originally Posted by SubCmdr
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To be clear once again, The Constitution is a framework charter of powers and limits, not a blueprint for every single specific institutional, political, judicial or civil case. The space in the administrative framework of the Constitution, is it left open by the Framers, so that through legislation, executive practice, judicial interpretation, and political involvement, can be filled in, through articles of law, statutes, precedent, and custom, over time.
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09-29-26 15:42 #22073
My Bitcoin Education continues (Take 3)
You don't own any Bitcoin and neither does Vanguard! Originally Posted by EihTooms
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Vanguard does not own Bitcoin in self-custody. The firm has explicitly stated it has no plans to launch its own Bitcoin ETF or hold cryptocurrency directly. Vanguard's policy restricts direct ownership and self-custody of digital assets for its clients. Period. Full Stop!
https://www.mexc.co/learn/article/do...eed-to-know/1lVanguard is one of the world's largest asset managers and for years, it wanted nothing to do with Bitcoin.
That changed in December 2025, when the firm reversed course and opened its brokerage platform to third-party crypto ETFs.
But here's the key distinction investors need to understand: Vanguard now allows Bitcoin ETF trading on its platform it has not launched a Vanguard Bitcoin ETF of its own.
Vanguard does not offer its own Bitcoin ETF there is no Vanguard-branded product with a Vanguard ticker symbol.
As I said before, Bitcoin is a opt in system. No one owns it that does not deserve to. I am available for any further questions any of you International Tricks may have about Bitcoin. Even if you are a no coiner and are skeptical. I already put down much mis information in this thread about Bitcoin. My information has not been refuted.
Regulatory rule making has shifted from Congress to federal agencies after the CLARITY Act failed to advance due to the Democrats on September 15,2026. The SEC, CFTC, and Federal Reserve are rapidly drafting rules using existing authority to fill the void, with the SEC unveiling a tokenized-stock exemption and the Fed proposing stablecoin reserve rules under the GENIUS Act. The Trump Administration is a friend of Crypto. The Democrats are not.
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09-29-26 11:34 #22072
Propaganda Petrostate MAGA Math naturally fails, when golf courses exceed solar parks
Who cares about your arcane propaganda fossil fuel math, when countries like Pakistan stands to save US $6.3 billion over the course of the year through reduced oil and gas imports, following an estimated US $12 billion saved between 2021 and early 2026, using simple rooftop solar. https://energyandcleanair.org/the-he...hormuz-crisis/ Originally Posted by Elvis2008
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Oh really! Has anyone in Trumpland and MAGA world, on Earth #2, heard of: Originally Posted by Elvis2008
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- Rooftop solar? On/Offshore wind? Tidal-wave power? Where NO illegal wars to misappropriate land, Venezuelan oil, Iranian LNG or propaganda MAGA math is need.
- Converting just 1% of the world's agricultural land to solar, could theoretically meet global electricity demand. https://vegetablegrowersnews.com/new...w-study-shows/
- A well know fact, that the top 10 countries in the world, with the most golf courses, with dedicated land to golf, is significantly larger than the land used for utility-scale solar or wind. In the UK specifically, there is roughly six times more land for golf courses than for solar. https://www.sheffieldfoe.co.uk/2026/...ly-create.html
So who cares about your fossil fuel propaganda math? NOT Pakistan or the Philippines!
The next shoe to drop (or domino to fall) is the Philippines (nipping at the heels of Pakistan), who in a single year, installed five times more rooftop solar than it had in the previous 10 years combined. Sky-high power bills push Pinoys to go solar, September 1st, 2026. https://www.philstar.com/business/20...oys-go-solar#1
And in Pakistan, their rooftop solar boom has been so rapid that in only two years, they've added as much generating capacity, as the country's entire fleet of fossil-fueled power plants.
But the other thing that links, both of these countries, is that they have some of the highest electricity prices in the world. So the Philippines, right behind Pakistan, is one of many countries in the Global South, following China's solar boom, and no doubt soon followed by batteries and EVs...etc, due to heavy load shedding and blackouts caused by your dumbass MAGA Fuhrer / Bonkers BiBi Israel illegal war against Iran.
2026 The Year of the Battery.
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09-29-26 04:57 #22071
I own it whether I like it or not. Same as some other investments.
Vanguard Slams BitcoinBut Now Has Billions Tied To It Thanks To Index Exposure Originally Posted by SubCmdr
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vangu...144612435.html
In one form or another that Total Stock Market Index Fund has contributed to a more comfortable life and retirement for me. Glad I have been in it under one or another name for decades. I appreciate the incomparable level of critical diversification it has provided over the typically great Dem presidential times and the typically crap Repub presidential times.In a twist of fate, Vanguard has become the largest shareholder of the most established Bitcoin equity play.
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Now Vanguard is the largest shareholder in MicroStrategy (NASDAQ:MSTR), a firm whose value proposition is that it is the most established Bitcoin proxy in the stock market, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
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The disconnect between Vanguard's professed cryptocurrency stance and its financial holdings primarily comes from its passive index fund strategies through funds like the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index (NASDAQ:VITSX), Vanguard Extended Market Index (NASDAQ:VIEIX) and the Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF (NYSE:VUG).
The inarguable pattern continues. I'll take the previous 20 months under Biden vs the recent 20 months under Trump anytime.
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09-28-26 15:14 #22070Hey Elvis, let me know how the flight on Azul goes if you decide to fly with them. They fly out of FLL which is a big plus as far as I am concerned because MIA is such a hassle. My only issue with Azul is trying to book an enlarged legroom seat is difficult on their website. But the idea of flying into VCP sounds intriguing because I would take advantage of that arrival destination and visit Fazendinha Night Club for a few nights at long last before driving down to SP. Originally Posted by Elvis2008
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P.S. My Brazilian cleaning lady flies Azul and she says the airline is OK.
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09-28-26 13:29 #22069Hey ShooBree, While I agree with you that the final outcome in the war is a forgone conclusion, the mullahs are still not finished yet and like a wounded predatory animal they can still cause pain and suffering to those in the line of fire. All the left wing & pro terrorist histeria reminds me of how the left behaved in the 1980's when President Reagan put ballistic missiles into NATO countries and told the world about a "star wars" new defensive military shield he would erect over North America. The left called him President Rayguns and there were riots in England and Brussels. Then Reagan met with Gorbachev in Iceland and told the leader of the Soviet Union in calm and certain terms the US would spend the Soviets under the table on military outlays. Gorbachev knew his nation could not keep up with the spending and that was the beginning of the end for the Soviet Union. Soon thereafter that meeting Poland broke free and then the Berlin Wall came down, Germany was reunited and Eastern Europe became free again. On a mongering note: the best girly scenes in the world were in Hungary and the Ukraine shortly after the Soviet collapse. Originally Posted by ShooBree
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There will always be the crazies who for some reason want to see more bloodshed and terrorism in the world because they hate Western Civilization and want to see it destroyed. They are a sorry lot and more insane than ever before. The DSA are openly rooting for the murderous thugs in Teheran, no prisons, open borders, chemical castration of minors, trans men in women's sports and woman's bathrooms, stacking the Suprem Court of the US, doing away with the Presidency and the Senate of the US, and the indoctrination of our children in public schools. That is what they are running on in the US midterm elections. We live in extraordinary times.
I just did a very fast Google flight search and prices seem high to me. I believe that this is partly due to late seasonal pricing, but mainly due to the temporary high price of oil. Tourist punters wanting to travel to the LOS during high season and who have not purchased tickets already are out of luck and will have to pay up or they could wait a little bit until oil prices go back to the $75/ barrel range. It is up to them. Me, I would never go to Thailand during high season and if I lived in Thailand, I would have already made plans to leave and take a vacation somewhere else during the seasonal time of November through February. Talk about high prices: take a look at BKK hotels during December and January. We experience the same thing here in the free state of Florida and most Floridians can't wait until the "snow birds" go back home at the end of the season.
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09-28-26 10:28 #22068
My money does not have a political affiliation
Everyone in the world pays those higher prices. Originally Posted by AxelHeyst
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What is more important on the Geopolitical front is the spread between WTI and Brent. Usually it is between 2 - 8 USD. The current spread of 11+ USD shows the markets are calling male bovine excrement on the Article Two (2) leader of the Dis United States of America.
I disagree with the undeclared military action against Iran. I consider it illegal. It is driving up the cause of fuel in the Dis United States of America and worldwide. It is driving up inflation in the Dis United States of America. It is driving up the PPI in the Dis United States of America. It is driving up interest rates that the bond vigilante are demanding in order to loan the Dis United States of America the nearly 40 Trillion Dollars it needs to operate the government. Plus the Government of the Dis United States of America is adding 2 Trillion more to the deficit each year.
https://sites.duke.edu/lawfire/2026/...-constitution/Under U.S. domestic law, the strikes were conducted without a formal declaration of war or specific congressional authorization. While the War Powers Resolution requires the president to terminate hostilities within 60 days unless Congress acts, the administration argues that Article II grants the commander-in-chief inherent authority to use force for "sufficiently important national interests" as long as the operation does not constitute "war in the constitutional sense." Critics, including several legal scholars and senators, contend that the scale and duration of "Operation Epic Fury" exceed presidential authority, noting that no existing Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) covers Iran.
Neither Party is Mine!
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09-28-26 05:10 #22067
Brother keep your worthless fiat currency that loses value every year!
Bitcoin is a opt in system. If that is what you have decided to do. As you like to say to me you do you. That leaves more Bitcoin for me to buy. There will only be 21 million of them in the entire world. Originally Posted by EihTooms
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Everyone gets to buy Bitcoin at the price at which they deserve it. I first mentioned Bitcoin in 2023 (not a investment recommendation). Feel free to look up the price is was selling at then and compare it to the price it is selling at now.
As of 2026, approximately 30% of American adults (70.4 million people) own cryptocurrency, with Bitcoin remaining the most popular asset alongside Ethereum, Solana, and Dogecoin.
https://www.security.org/digital-sec...nsumer-report/
The USA Government has significantly integrated Bitcoin into its financial framework, most notably through the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve established by executive order in March 2025, which mandates that government-held BTC be maintained as a reserve asset and not sold.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/president...set-stockpile/
The country also leads globally in Bitcoin ownership, holding an estimated 40% of all circulating Bitcoin, and dominates mining infrastructure with 38% of global hashrate since China's 2021 ban.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/u-s...w-report-shows
The Dis United States of America owes 40 Trillion United States Dollars. Somebody has to pay it back.
Luke Gromen defines the debasement trade as a long-term structural regime shift rather than a short-term speculative bet, driven by high sovereign debt levels that force governments to inflate away liabilities through currency debasement. He views gold as the primary hard asset hedge, noting that central banks have shifted reserves from US treasuries to gold, while Bitcoin is seen as a longer-term, higher-risk expression of the same debasement theme.
https://youtu.be/1UiIEvVILY0
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09-28-26 04:55 #22066
Learn the difference between a opinion and a fact!
This is true. But that was foreign policy. Originally Posted by KeviKev68
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Richard Nixon was the first sitting U.S. president to visit the People's Republic of China in 1972, ending over two decades of diplomatic isolation. This historic trip, which Nixon famously dubbed "the week that changed the world," resulted in the Shanghai Communiqu and paved the way for full diplomatic normalization in 1979.
What The Cmdr is doing
I am quoting a news report on something TGOC said.
https://nytimespost.com/newsom-admit...retty-aligned/In an interview discussing his rumored 2028 presidential run, California Gov. Gavin Newsom asserted that the Democratic party is pretty aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), especially when it comes to universal healthcare, climate change and moving away from fossil fuel usage.
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09-28-26 04:15 #22065He does not know how to shop and just wants to gripe. One way ticket from LA to Bangkok on October 25 is a whopping $400. Originally Posted by AxelHeyst
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Airlines have the right to play the futures markets and can dictate what they want to pay for fuel. This is gasoline not jet fuel but this is the same chart with all refined products, and the trend has been the same whole war. https://oilprice.com/futures/gasoline/
Today you can buy gasoline at $3.41 a gallon or you can say, "No, I would rather pay $2.80 in three months" because that is what the future's price is. So the spot price can be $4 in three months but you have locked in $2. 80 per gallon as an airline.
Point is that unless you know for a fact a given airline has not locked in prices you do not know what is causing higher airfares.
And AH, you need to know how to shop for fares too I used the flexible dates feature on skyscanner.com to find the lowest prices and then you look for hubs where there is airline competition. In general, that means the NYC area for Europe, San Fran and LA for Asia, and the Miami area for South America.
I found a one way ticket on Azul from Lauderdale to Sao Paulo for $314 on October 11 and one on Latam from Miami for $454.
That is cheaper than when I flew to Brazil twenty years ago.
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09-28-26 01:33 #22064
The Effect of Geopolitical Events on Oil Prices on Airline Tickets
I thought this was more or less obvious, but perhaps I was wrong, so let me explain these variables using myself as a real-life example.
1. So, I was in Sao Paulo in May & June 2026 having a real good time with my branca mistress every night and hitting the SP clinicas every other afternoon for a little variety. But then I started thinking it was a fucking long time since I was in the LOS, and I kind of missed the place.
2. But the Iran War was kicking up a fuss (the interruption of gulf oil tanker flow) and WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil prices had gone over $100/ barrel. I knew that would have a negative effect on Airline tickets to BKK, but I took a look see anyway and yep, prices were sky high, so I put my idea on hold.
3. In July I was back home in the free state of Florida (mango season) and all the news was about a possible deal between the USA and the Mullahs and WTI (crude oil) prices were back around $72/ barrel, so I took a look at Airline ticket prices to BKK again and guess what? They had gone down more than the price of crude. I guessed that demand for air travel and declined substantially when oil was above $100 and had not picked up sufficiently YET since oil was back under $75/ barrel and thus the airlines' nonlinear profit maximizing algorithms were telling the airlines to lower their seat price to sell a bunch of tickets and stimulate demand. In other words, I saw an opportunity to get what I wanted, a ticket to BKK as part of an around the world series of flights at a really good price.
4. So, I started shopping around for tickets to fly from MIA to GRU to BKK to FLL. The cheapest flights from GRU to BKK changed planes in the Gulf. The next cheapest flights changed planes in Istanbul. And the most expensive flights, although historically still a pretty good, changed flights in Paris or Amsterdam, or Germany. There were no transpacific flights from GRU to BKK. I knew instantly the Emirates were too risky no matter how cheap it was. The Istanbul route was the most reasonable and made a lot of sense, but what got me to pay up for one of the most expensive route was that GRU to AMS was on KLM and the connecting flight to BKK was Thai Airlines (always a favorite of mine and usually too expensive to consider), but not this time, so I booked GRU to BKK with KLM / Thai. And I also booked separately all the other necessary flights my travel plans required, all at a very good prices thanks to the prevailing momentary view that Iran and the USA were close to a deal and the airlines were offering big bargains to stimulate demand as a result.
5. So, guess what: the Mullahs and the USA did not reach a deal, and it looks like Trump is going to wipe them off the face of the planet after the November elections. Anyway, this is the current worldwide opinion and whether it foretells the future or not, WTI crude oil prices are back up to $100/ barrel AND Airline tickets to BKK are super expensive again. Quelle surprise!
6. Thus, this is my best advice to all ISG punters who want to visit BKK or Pattaya, or CGK or MNL and do not have airline tickets: Relax and take it easy. Oil prices will go back to the $70 range once the world has a better idea of what is going to happen in the Gulf. Trump and the Mullahs may reach a deal and then oil prices will fall big time. Trump and the Mullahs may not reach a deal in which case Trump will hit the Iranian infrastructure and wipe out their electric grid. Oil may go higher after that in the short run, but eventually the regime will crumble and when it does oil prices will drop below $70/ barrel and airline tickets to BKK will be offered at bargain basement prices for a short time thereafter.
7. So, buckle your seatbelts, it may be a bumpy ride, but eventually everything will be ok. In the meantime, Americans who want to get their dick's wet should go to Tijuana or Costa Rica, or Cartagena for some fun and you Europeans should stay put and enjoy your FKK's. Me, I played the game pretty good even if I do say so myself, so I will be with the Missus in Sao Paulo in October and do my long-awaited BIG TRIP starting in early March 2027 in Sao Paulo and then landing in BKK right after Songkran.
I understand that we all enjoy shagging pretty girls, but at the same time I think we all should keep in mind that there ARE more important issues at hand. Getting rid of this terrorist regime in Iran will give the entire middle east a chance at a new way of living without killing and terrorizing each other. Think what it would be like to fly into Teheran one day and have great times in some nightclubs with the local girls. 555/ KKK.
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09-28-26 00:17 #22063What are you talking about? There are flights from NYC to Bangkok and back for 800 bucks! I want to thank President Trump for these cheap flights! Originally Posted by SubCmdr
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The flights are cheap, the war is 100% legal and what you write has nothing to do with reality.
Why would I want more mongers to come to Thailand to drive up the prices? It's pretty weak if you ask me to not be able to fly to Thailand because it cost you 800 bucks. It's laughable.
I'm even considering canceling my flight to Tel Aviv for the elections and head to Bangkok instead, because I can afford it easily.
I mean, we all can have opinions about President Trump but in the end of the day we have to look ourselves in the mirror and take responsibility for the choices we have made in our lives and the financial outcome of those decisions. I feel pretty darn good! Hopefully President Trump will keep up the great work and not let the Iranian regime off the hook.
Finally things are looking up!
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09-27-26 22:07 #22062
You have a lot of nerve!
It was Trump who had State dinner last week with the dictator of China Xi. Talking about hypocrisy! Originally Posted by SubCmdr
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09-27-26 20:21 #22061
Democratic Socialists of America has embedded itself into the Democratic Party
Newsom admits democratic socialist ideas mainstream in Democrat party: Pretty aligned
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new...pretty-alignedIn an interview discussing his rumored 2028 presidential run, California Gov. Gavin Newsom asserted that the Democratic Party is "pretty aligned" with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), especially when it comes to universal healthcare, climate change and moving away from fossil fuel usage.
Neither Party is Mine!
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09-27-26 16:44 #22060
I agree with DwaynJohnson!
What is the purpose of ISG? The purpose of ISG is to share information on having sex with girls. Originally Posted by DwayneJohnson
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Actually on ISG that is the priority. Now I understand this is the American Politics. But not having empathy for the plight of the situation for another International Trick is for me beyond the pale. Originally Posted by AxelHeyst
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I also oppose the illegal, undeclared military action against Iran also. My travel plans are not affected because I take the pacific route back to my country of origin when needed. But I know many friends have had theirs delayed or altered.
The war is bankrupting the Dis United States of America. Driving inflation higher. Driving interest rates higher. Driving the cost of diesel fuel higher. I don't see it helping out me or my fellow citizens who are poor like me at all. Opt out of the system. STACK SATS.
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