Oral arguments before the Supreme Court are underway. Justice Thomas begins with question on how the court would determine what an official presidential act is.
For the record, Trump's attorney John Sauer argues before the Supreme Court that depending on the circumstances, assassinating a political rival could be considered an official act.
IANA American lawyer but there surely has to be a warning in that decision about the intention of the AG in the Trump Hush money case leading evidence about the other alleged affair where a woman was paid off when there are no charges relating to her payment. Other than showing Trump is a sleezebag who is willing to pay women to be silent it is not easy to see what the relevance of that evidence is to the current charges.
Apparently only affects one of Weinstein's convictions. The other stands. So I suppose it might be a fairly easy way of sending a message if he's still locked up anyway.
I understand he has a separate conviction for rape in California which is unrelated to this and for which he is serving a sentence. We have strict rules about what we call collateral evidence in a criminal case. The American approach seems to be more kitchen sink orientated but clearly there are limits.
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court are underway. Justice Thomas begins with question on how the court would determine what an official presidential act is.
For the record, Trump's attorney John Sauer argues before the Supreme Court that depending on the circumstances, assassinating a political rival could be considered an official act.
They really are, literally, going to give Biden a loaded gun, aren't they?
BREAKING: Labour has said it will back a Tory no confidence motion in First Minister Humza Yousaf. The Scottish Greens say they will meet later to discuss their position.
They'll abstain. They are completely unemployable and on a good wage which is going to end when the election comes. Abstention is enough to protect the government.
Another key player here is Ash Regan. According to WingsoverScotland she is minded to vote with the SNP giving them 64 votes (assuming Nicola turns up today). Campbell has excellent sources in Alba so that should be taken seriously. That should be enough for a tie which might be enough for the government to survive.
The Greens are polling quite well for Holyrood elections. They would probably do a lot better at any election than the SNP would.
Unless you forgot to put in a 'relatively' there I may have to award you the Order of the Scotchpert, 2nd Class.
Okay. They'd still have fewer seats than the SNP after the election, but relative to their starting point they would do better. They might well hold all their seats, which would be a miraculous result for the SNP going by the current polls.
I don't have the weird hatred of the Scottish Greens that seems to possess so many PBers, I know a few people who vote for them for perfectly valid reasons rather than the fevered motivations ascribed to them by the Herd. It's certainly possible that the SNP will lose MSPs and the Greens keep their current count but 64 is a lot of seats, 8 (if you include the presiding officer) isn't. Losing one seat for the SGs is the equivalent of eight for the SNP (both results possible in any Holyrood election).
I voted for the Scottish Greens because I think that climate change should be a much higher priority. If there's an election because Green Party members weren't happy about climate pledges being abandoned, then I expect I'll vote for them again*.
There aren't many polls that show them losing votes compared to 2021.
* Assuming I get an absentee vote for Holyrood.
No overseas vote for Holyrood. I'll be a spectator then.
I can't see Gething weathering this. Should Labour win the General Election I can see Gething being asked politely to vacate the stage by Team Starmer.
@leon there’s a reply to you about Bordeaux on previous thread. Ignore my mini break term - no idea which recess of my brain that came from. Substitute for weekend, short break, anything.
Definitely do Bordeaux. It’s one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, now it’s all clean. Nice food and excellent wine (of course). Also plenty of history and culture. A really good weekend city break and so easy to reach and yet not overrun with tourists like more famous cities
And yes avoid the heat of high summer
I started one of my bike rides there in June. Around ever corner there appeared to be a little square that was full of restaurants that spilled over into the centre of the square (that is the roads effectively went through the restaurants). Had a lovely plate of kidneys. The waiter double checked that I knew what I was ordering. Seemed surprised an Englishman would eat kidneys.
@leon there’s a reply to you about Bordeaux on previous thread. Ignore my mini break term - no idea which recess of my brain that came from. Substitute for weekend, short break, anything.
Definitely do Bordeaux. It’s one of the most beautiful cities in Europe, now it’s all clean. Nice food and excellent wine (of course). Also plenty of history and culture. A really good weekend city break and so easy to reach and yet not overrun with tourists like more famous cities
And yes avoid the heat of high summer
It's a fairly quiet town: but it's attractive, affordable and has good food. Worth a visit, but not more than a few days unless you are pushing on doing a lot of vineyards.
Yes I agree. A really nice 3 day break. No more than that
BREAKING: Labour has said it will back a Tory no confidence motion in First Minister Humza Yousaf. The Scottish Greens say they will meet later to discuss their position.
They'll abstain. They are completely unemployable and on a good wage which is going to end when the election comes. Abstention is enough to protect the government.
Another key player here is Ash Regan. According to WingsoverScotland she is minded to vote with the SNP giving them 64 votes (assuming Nicola turns up today). Campbell has excellent sources in Alba so that should be taken seriously. That should be enough for a tie which might be enough for the government to survive.
The Greens are polling quite well for Holyrood elections. They would probably do a lot better at any election than the SNP would.
Unless you forgot to put in a 'relatively' there I may have to award you the Order of the Scotchpert, 2nd Class.
Okay. They'd still have fewer seats than the SNP after the election, but relative to their starting point they would do better. They might well hold all their seats, which would be a miraculous result for the SNP going by the current polls.
I don't have the weird hatred of the Scottish Greens that seems to possess so many PBers, I know a few people who vote for them for perfectly valid reasons rather than the fevered motivations ascribed to them by the Herd. It's certainly possible that the SNP will lose MSPs and the Greens keep their current count but 64 is a lot of seats, 8 (if you include the presiding officer) isn't. Losing one seat for the SGs is the equivalent of eight for the SNP (both results possible in any Holyrood election).
I voted for the Scottish Greens because I think that climate change should be a much higher priority. If there's an election because Green Party members weren't happy about climate pledges being abandoned, then I expect I'll vote for them again*.
There aren't many polls that show them losing votes compared to 2021.
* Assuming I get an absentee vote for Holyrood.
Scottish Greens are evil twisted stupid non Green arses, how anyone of sound mind could vote for those clowns amazes me.
BREAKING: Labour has said it will back a Tory no confidence motion in First Minister Humza Yousaf. The Scottish Greens say they will meet later to discuss their position.
They'll abstain. They are completely unemployable and on a good wage which is going to end when the election comes. Abstention is enough to protect the government.
Another key player here is Ash Regan. According to WingsoverScotland she is minded to vote with the SNP giving them 64 votes (assuming Nicola turns up today). Campbell has excellent sources in Alba so that should be taken seriously. That should be enough for a tie which might be enough for the government to survive.
The Greens are polling quite well for Holyrood elections. They would probably do a lot better at any election than the SNP would.
Unless you forgot to put in a 'relatively' there I may have to award you the Order of the Scotchpert, 2nd Class.
Okay. They'd still have fewer seats than the SNP after the election, but relative to their starting point they would do better. They might well hold all their seats, which would be a miraculous result for the SNP going by the current polls.
I don't have the weird hatred of the Scottish Greens that seems to possess so many PBers, I know a few people who vote for them for perfectly valid reasons rather than the fevered motivations ascribed to them by the Herd. It's certainly possible that the SNP will lose MSPs and the Greens keep their current count but 64 is a lot of seats, 8 (if you include the presiding officer) isn't. Losing one seat for the SGs is the equivalent of eight for the SNP (both results possible in any Holyrood election).
I voted for the Scottish Greens because I think that climate change should be a much higher priority. If there's an election because Green Party members weren't happy about climate pledges being abandoned, then I expect I'll vote for them again*.
There aren't many polls that show them losing votes compared to 2021.
* Assuming I get an absentee vote for Holyrood.
Scottish Greens are evil twisted stupid non Green arses, how anyone of sound mind could vote for those clowns amazes me.
Notable moment. Justice Amy Coney Barrett asks if Trump's attorney believes he can be prosecuted for private acts. He says yes, and concedes several of the allegations in the indictment are private acts. That would essentially mean the trial could go forward at least in part.
Bear in mind the S&P500 is up 20% in the last six months. Also, remember that "a record 20%" means that there is an 80% chance of rate cuts this year.
Looks like inflation is proving stickier than expected. Not a surprise. However rate rises are quite unlikely. Possible/probable 0.25% cut this year in USA and UK that's it.
Justice Kagan asks what if the president orders the military to stage a coup? Trump attorney: "I think it would depend on the circumstances whether it was an official act," arguing Trump would have to be impeached before he could be convicted for ordering such.
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Justice Kagan asks what if the president orders the military to stage a coup? Trump attorney: "I think it would depend on the circumstances whether it was an official act," arguing Trump would have to be impeached before he could be convicted for ordering such.
So basically, Biden can order a coup and as the Dems have a majority in the Senate he's laughing?
Where do they dig these fuckers up?
(I think, truthfully, by conceding several of these acts were private acts Trump's lawyer has already lost the case, although I suspect it will be about 2027 before we get the opinion.)
Justice Kagan asks what if the president orders the military to stage a coup? Trump attorney: "I think it would depend on the circumstances whether it was an official act," arguing Trump would have to be impeached before he could be convicted for ordering such.
So basically, Biden can order a coup and as the Dems have a majority in the Senate he's laughing?
Where do they dig these fuckers up?
(I think, truthfully, by conceding several of these acts were private acts Trump's lawyer has already lost the case, although I suspect it will be about 2027 before we get the opinion.)
You don't need a majority, just 41 Senators is enough to block a successful impeachment vote.
Plus, of course, Biden could legally order the murder of Republican Senators, so as to ensure that the Senate never has enough Republicans to impeach him.
Justice Kagan asks what if the president orders the military to stage a coup? Trump attorney: "I think it would depend on the circumstances whether it was an official act," arguing Trump would have to be impeached before he could be convicted for ordering such.
So basically, Biden can order a coup and as the Dems have a majority in the Senate he's laughing?
Where do they dig these fuckers up?
(I think, truthfully, by conceding several of these acts were private acts Trump's lawyer has already lost the case, although I suspect it will be about 2027 before we get the opinion.)
You don't need a majority, just 41 Senators is enough to block a successful impeachment vote.
Plus, of course, Biden could legally order the murder of Republican Senators, so as to ensure that the Senate never has enough Republicans to impeach him.
Isn't it 34? Two-thirds majority needed.
I wonder if the Supreme Court justices might reflect that Biden could just shoot them instead...
Bear in mind the S&P500 is up 20% in the last six months. Also, remember that "a record 20%" means that there is an 80% chance of rate cuts this year.
Looks like inflation is proving stickier than expected. Not a surprise. However rate rises are quite unlikely. Possible/probable 0.25% cut this year in USA and UK that's it.
Given that mortgages are now fixed for years in both the UK and the USA, interest rates are a very blunt way to cut consumer spending. Years ago they would have had an instant impact on spending now there are people who still have a year of the very low rates available in 2020
That $META earnings call was an absolute disaster. Zuck tried to convince his investors that AI is the future, when there's no real clear path to how it makes profit.
Then he tried to tie it into the metaverse.
At that point I bet a lot of people got PTSD, because the selling accelerated further... 11:38 PM · Apr 24, 2024 · 368.8K Views
@jimsciutto !!! So even if a president stages a coup, he/she would not only need to be impeached and convicted but Congress would need to pass a statute to outlaw such an act. Did I hear that right from his lawyer?
Bear in mind the S&P500 is up 20% in the last six months. Also, remember that "a record 20%" means that there is an 80% chance of rate cuts this year.
Interest rate futures are pricing in only 1 rate cut now. And a further spike in commodity prices could soon change that.
Wait:
Are you claiming that spike in commodity prices would lower the chances of a rate cut?
Well, it's a view.
Sure wholesale price inflation feeds through to the cpi. Commodity price spikes in 2022 started the whole rate hiking cycle.
No, the rate hike cycle started with the Covid bounceback that caused dramatic labour price price increases. The commodity spike helped send the CPI higher, but if you read the Fed minutes, they were much more concerned about labour price inflation than commodity price inflation.
That $META earnings call was an absolute disaster. Zuck tried to convince his investors that AI is the future, when there's no real clear path to how it makes profit.
Then he tried to tie it into the metaverse.
At that point I bet a lot of people got PTSD, because the selling accelerated further... 11:38 PM · Apr 24, 2024 · 368.8K Views
Bear in mind the S&P500 is up 20% in the last six months. Also, remember that "a record 20%" means that there is an 80% chance of rate cuts this year.
Looks like inflation is proving stickier than expected. Not a surprise. However rate rises are quite unlikely. Possible/probable 0.25% cut this year in USA and UK that's it.
Given that mortgages are now fixed for years in both the UK and the USA, interest rates are a very blunt way to cut consumer spending. Years ago they would have had an instant impact on spending now there are people who still have a year of the very low rates available in 2020
Absolutely but it is central banks' main 'weapon' to use against inflation. Central banks are very nervous of a renewed acceleration in inflation and this will dictate their interest rate actions at least in the shorter term.
The Trump legal arguments seem clear enough. The dictator for a day is able to do what he wants, kill who he wants, whatever he does is legal because he is the president.
What boggles the mind is that self-styled patriots who claim to be defenders of the constitution cheer this on.
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Bear in mind the S&P500 is up 20% in the last six months. Also, remember that "a record 20%" means that there is an 80% chance of rate cuts this year.
Looks like inflation is proving stickier than expected. Not a surprise. However rate rises are quite unlikely. Possible/probable 0.25% cut this year in USA and UK that's it.
Given that mortgages are now fixed for years in both the UK and the USA, interest rates are a very blunt way to cut consumer spending. Years ago they would have had an instant impact on spending now there are people who still have a year of the very low rates available in 2020
Absolutely but it is central banks' main 'weapon' to use against inflation. Central banks are very nervous of a renewed acceleration in inflation and this will dictate their interest rate actions at least in the shorter term.
Interest rate rises are hurting people much more in the uk as people are on much shorter fixed term mortgages.
The Christian Democrats still riding high. Social Democrats and liberals (FDP) still in deep trouble, while Greens weathering the anti-Government swing a bit better. AfD somewhat off the boil, with the anti-immigration and pro-Russian far left BSW picking up and probably safely above the 5% hurdle (unlike the Corbynist Die Linke which they split from). The problem of forming a potential non-SPD government remains - if the AfD are off-limits, the CDU will need both Greens and FDP to get a majority, which looks unlikely.
The Trump legal arguments seem clear enough. The dictator for a day is able to do what he wants, kill who he wants, whatever he does is legal because he is the president.
What boggles the mind is that self-styled patriots who claim to be defenders of the constitution cheer this on.
Of course what Trump hasn't considered is whilst Biden is the incumbent he is perfectly entitled to shoot Trump on 5th Avenue in the national interest. And what court would deny such an act would be in the national interest?
Yet another beautiful French city. Quimper. How do they do it?
No noom in that lovely cathedral tho
How doe they do it? Surrender ;-)
But it is ridiculously pretty and I’ve barely even heard of it. Quimper. And I had no idea it has a quite magnificent cathedral - albeit completely noomless within
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Bear in mind the S&P500 is up 20% in the last six months. Also, remember that "a record 20%" means that there is an 80% chance of rate cuts this year.
Looks like inflation is proving stickier than expected. Not a surprise. However rate rises are quite unlikely. Possible/probable 0.25% cut this year in USA and UK that's it.
Given that mortgages are now fixed for years in both the UK and the USA, interest rates are a very blunt way to cut consumer spending. Years ago they would have had an instant impact on spending now there are people who still have a year of the very low rates available in 2020
The impact high interest rates have isn't on consumer spending as much as it is on business spending. High cost of borrowing has had a huge impact on western economies due to gearing, companies up to the eyeballs in debt and hyper sensitive to any rise in the cost of borrowing. Net result is hiring freezes and layoffs in areas like tech jobs, management consultancy, marketing and so on - well paid white collar work is very thin on the ground, and has been for about a year now. Everyone I know is either bricking it because they're about to be laid off, or got laid off last year and either remain unemployed or have ended up in much lower paid, lower skill roles. I presume a lot of these people don't show up in the official unemployment figures because they're either living off cash reserves or have taken on lower paid work or are "freelancing" as consultants a day or two a month to keep their CVs from being empty. But it's pretty bad out there, and looks like it will remain bad for as long as interest rates remain high and companies pause investment, reduce budgets, and maintain hiring freezes.
That $META earnings call was an absolute disaster. Zuck tried to convince his investors that AI is the future, when there's no real clear path to how it makes profit.
Then he tried to tie it into the metaverse.
At that point I bet a lot of people got PTSD, because the selling accelerated further... 11:38 PM · Apr 24, 2024 · 368.8K Views
Meta stock - even after today - is up 24% this year.
Oh sure but in the markets sentiment is all. Today its had a giant gap down that broke its uptrend. So you have lots of unhappy trapped longs that will feed the selling. Perhaps its a chance for Leon to buy some more.
That $META earnings call was an absolute disaster. Zuck tried to convince his investors that AI is the future, when there's no real clear path to how it makes profit.
Then he tried to tie it into the metaverse.
At that point I bet a lot of people got PTSD, because the selling accelerated further... 11:38 PM · Apr 24, 2024 · 368.8K Views
Although Meta does seem to be making pots of money which it spaffs up the AI wall. It must have heard someone say AI is about to conquer the world. Zuck reads pb!
That $META earnings call was an absolute disaster. Zuck tried to convince his investors that AI is the future, when there's no real clear path to how it makes profit.
Then he tried to tie it into the metaverse.
At that point I bet a lot of people got PTSD, because the selling accelerated further... 11:38 PM · Apr 24, 2024 · 368.8K Views
The baby foxes appeared in the garden last week and the annual conversion of our garden into an abattoir starts again with decapitated pigeons, pheasants, squirrels and Tesco sandwich boxes (Both the foxes and I have difficulty determining what part of a sandwich box is the head). Just waiting for the lunch boxes of the children at the nearby primary school to start appearing as usual.
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Wow. Not backing off. Trump’s lawyer just told the Supreme Court Trump could assassinate his opponent and would still be immune from prosecution.
Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Ave and get away with it. Now he’s asking the Supreme Court to make that so. Not a drill.
More evidence to support my theory that in Britain we have a hereditary modern President, but the Americans elect someone who has the powers of an Absolute Monarch which would astound an eighteenth century King.
That $META earnings call was an absolute disaster. Zuck tried to convince his investors that AI is the future, when there's no real clear path to how it makes profit.
Then he tried to tie it into the metaverse.
At that point I bet a lot of people got PTSD, because the selling accelerated further... 11:38 PM · Apr 24, 2024 · 368.8K Views
The Trump legal arguments seem clear enough. The dictator for a day is able to do what he wants, kill who he wants, whatever he does is legal because he is the president.
What boggles the mind is that self-styled patriots who claim to be defenders of the constitution cheer this on.
Why doesn't the government not just concede the point and instruct Trump's Presidential security to do their duty?
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That $META earnings call was an absolute disaster. Zuck tried to convince his investors that AI is the future, when there's no real clear path to how it makes profit.
Then he tried to tie it into the metaverse.
At that point I bet a lot of people got PTSD, because the selling accelerated further... 11:38 PM · Apr 24, 2024 · 368.8K Views
Meta stock - even after today - is up 24% this year.
Oh sure but in the markets sentiment is all. Today its had a giant gap down that broke its uptrend. So you have lots of unhappy trapped longs that will feed the selling. Perhaps its a chance for Leon to buy some more.
Absolutely, when Tesla dropped 19% on 13 January 2012, that was the sign of the beginning of the end for the stock. If you'd shortsold it then, you would be absolutely... well bankrupt.
And of course, there was 28 September 2018, another day when Tesla stock fell more than 10%. That was when we knew it was all over for Tesla.
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So who is going to win the championship next? Where is he going?
"Newey joins Jaguar" got reversed quickly. If he leaves RB then that's RB done. Verstappen will also leave. Helmut Marco needs to fire Horny and keep his championship-winning designer and driver.
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Bear in mind the S&P500 is up 20% in the last six months. Also, remember that "a record 20%" means that there is an 80% chance of rate cuts this year.
Looks like inflation is proving stickier than expected. Not a surprise. However rate rises are quite unlikely. Possible/probable 0.25% cut this year in USA and UK that's it.
Given that mortgages are now fixed for years in both the UK and the USA, interest rates are a very blunt way to cut consumer spending. Years ago they would have had an instant impact on spending now there are people who still have a year of the very low rates available in 2020
Yep - grabbed a 10 year fix at 2.78 % before things went screwy. No need to stress for the next 8.5 years and time to pay over the odds to get the loan down before we need to remortgage.
That $META earnings call was an absolute disaster. Zuck tried to convince his investors that AI is the future, when there's no real clear path to how it makes profit.
Then he tried to tie it into the metaverse.
At that point I bet a lot of people got PTSD, because the selling accelerated further... 11:38 PM · Apr 24, 2024 · 368.8K Views
Meta stock - even after today - is up 24% this year.
Oh sure but in the markets sentiment is all. Today its had a giant gap down that broke its uptrend. So you have lots of unhappy trapped longs that will feed the selling. Perhaps its a chance for Leon to buy some more.
Absolutely, when Tesla dropped 19% on 13 January 2012, that was the sign of the beginning of the end for the stock. If you'd shortsold it then, you would be absolutely... well bankrupt.
And of course, there was 28 September 2018, another day when Tesla stock fell more than 10%. That was when we knew it was all over for Tesla.
Comparing TSLA in 2012 to META in 2024 is a bit silly not least the fact the market was pretty cheap in 2012 but is expensive now. Also in 2012 we had QE and zero interest rates with no inflation. But you are a wealthy man. The beauty of the market is you can buy a tonne of META now and prove me wrong.
Truly remarkable argument from Alito there that a president would be expected to appoint an attorney general who would reliably advise him what’s against the law given we know Trump was attempting to appoint one who agreed with his attempts to overturn the election.
That $META earnings call was an absolute disaster. Zuck tried to convince his investors that AI is the future, when there's no real clear path to how it makes profit.
Then he tried to tie it into the metaverse.
At that point I bet a lot of people got PTSD, because the selling accelerated further... 11:38 PM · Apr 24, 2024 · 368.8K Views
Meta stock - even after today - is up 24% this year.
Oh sure but in the markets sentiment is all. Today its had a giant gap down that broke its uptrend. So you have lots of unhappy trapped longs that will feed the selling. Perhaps its a chance for Leon to buy some more.
Absolutely, when Tesla dropped 19% on 13 January 2012, that was the sign of the beginning of the end for the stock. If you'd shortsold it then, you would be absolutely... well bankrupt.
And of course, there was 28 September 2018, another day when Tesla stock fell more than 10%. That was when we knew it was all over for Tesla.
Comparing TSLA in 2012 to META in 2024 is a bit silly not least the fact the market was pretty cheap in 2012 but is expensive now. Also in 2012 we had QE and zero interest rates with no inflation. But you are a wealthy man. The beauty of the market is you can buy a tonne of META now and prove me wrong.
I bought Meta late last year for just over $300. I'm still feeling pretty smug, thank you.
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Isn't there a fairytale or Hammer House of Horrow about a being split into Bad and Good being recombined to make the original.
Can we find Good Al from somewhere and put them through the reverse process?
There is an Italo Calvino book called “the cloven viscount” where the titular viscount goes to war, gets split down the middle by a cannonball and his bad half returns to rule his lands and the good half is trapped under a pile of bodies and has to get back.
Was part of a trilogy of his stories with the “Non-existent Knight” who is a suit of armour who believes his is an actual knight and so because he believes it he can go and act as a knight and fight etc. the third story is “The baron in the trees” where some young noble has an argument with his father about climbing tress and vows never to come down again and ends up ruling his estate etc from the trees.
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Oral arguments before the Supreme Court are underway. Justice Thomas begins with question on how the court would determine what an official presidential act is.
@abbydphillip
For the record, Trump's attorney John Sauer argues before the Supreme Court that depending on the circumstances, assassinating a political rival could be considered an official act.
A weasel is a weasel and a stoat is stoatally different.
BREAKING: Interest rate futures are now pricing in just 1 rate cut during 2024 for the first time ever.
After a weaker than expected GDP reading but stronger than expected PCE Price Index, another rate cut was just priced-out.
In fact, interest rate futures now see a record high 20% chance of ZERO rate cuts in 2024.
Just 4 months ago, markets saw a rate cut at EVERY Fed meeting beginning in March.
Are rate hikes back on the table?
https://x.com/KobeissiLetter/status/1783491635206103444
Amzn down 3%
Goog down 3.5%
Msft down 4%
Meta down 11% ouch.
Mkt pricing out rate cuts now.
Wow. Not backing off. Trump’s lawyer just told the Supreme Court Trump could assassinate his opponent and would still be immune from prosecution.
Trump said he could shoot someone on 5th Ave and get away with it. Now he’s asking the Supreme Court to make that so. Not a drill.
Oscillate its tits a lot.
I can't see Gething weathering this. Should Labour win the General Election I can see Gething being asked politely to vacate the stage by Team Starmer.
Even if it is all above board, it looks terrible.
It seemed like all of Bordeaux was eating out.
Don't fuck with Jason Beer about the terms of the SPM contract.
https://x.com/LadyCatHT/status/1783503009470664987
I'm 250m into the 1000m ascent, and just over 32km walked so far today
Notable moment. Justice Amy Coney Barrett asks if Trump's attorney believes he can be prosecuted for private acts. He says yes, and concedes several of the allegations in the indictment are private acts. That would essentially mean the trial could go forward at least in part.
@jimsciutto
Barrett corners Trump lawyer to admit that efforts by Trump’s private attorneys to overturn the election were private and not official acts.
If believed, it's the kind of accusation that really could endanger the victim's life.
No noom in that lovely cathedral tho
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/06/05/president-isnt-above-the-law-nixon-insists/71923838-492f-49d7-921f-0add6743501e/
Google security crew reveal ‘the four Ds’ to be on the watch for
https://www.theregister.com/2024/04/25/mandiant_russia_and_iran_pose/
Spoiler: DDoS attacks, data theft and leaks, disinformation, and deepfakes. Worth a read imo.
Are you claiming that spike in commodity prices would lower the chances of a rate cut?
Well, it's a view.
Justice Kagan asks what if the president orders the military to stage a coup? Trump attorney: "I think it would depend on the circumstances whether it was an official act," arguing Trump would have to be impeached before he could be convicted for ordering such.
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https://x.com/campbellclaret/status/1783018337410166932?s=46&t=CW4pL-mMpTqsJXCdjW0Z6Q
Where do they dig these fuckers up?
(I think, truthfully, by conceding several of these acts were private acts Trump's lawyer has already lost the case, although I suspect it will be about 2027 before we get the opinion.)
Justice Kagan: "The Framers did not put an immunity clause in the Constitution."
https://x.com/godblesstoto/status/1783114882503655926?s=46&t=CW4pL-mMpTqsJXCdjW0Z6Q
Plus, of course, Biden could legally order the murder of Republican Senators, so as to ensure that the Senate never has enough Republicans to impeach him.
What would it mean?
The law says it's safe...
I wonder if the Supreme Court justices might reflect that Biden could just shoot them instead...
That $META earnings call was an absolute disaster. Zuck tried to convince his investors that AI is the future, when there's no real clear path to how it makes profit.
Then he tried to tie it into the metaverse.
At that point I bet a lot of people got PTSD, because the selling accelerated further...
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!!! So even if a president stages a coup, he/she would not only need to be impeached and convicted but Congress would need to pass a statute to outlaw such an act. Did I hear that right from his lawyer?
What boggles the mind is that self-styled patriots who claim to be defenders of the constitution cheer this on.
Just saw Fergus Ewing and Kate Forbes dancing to "Hey Mickey!" in the Holyrood car park. Matching trackies, full choreography...
I hate typeface which doesn't distinguish between capital I, lower case l and (in some, but not this instance) numeral 1...
https://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/
The Christian Democrats still riding high. Social Democrats and liberals (FDP) still in deep trouble, while Greens weathering the anti-Government swing a bit better. AfD somewhat off the boil, with the anti-immigration and pro-Russian far left BSW picking up and probably safely above the 5% hurdle (unlike the Corbynist Die Linke which they split from). The problem of forming a potential non-SPD government remains - if the AfD are off-limits, the CDU will need both Greens and FDP to get a majority, which looks unlikely.
https://www.noom.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noom
Europe is amazing. We must defend our magnificent civilisation
In Chaucerian English I fear Quimper would be very rude.
Everyone that's going to click on your wiki link already has. Why the incessant repeats?
You broken dirty unelected has been on the slide
How about an informative barchart of noom..
"Fuck-fuck-fuckkety-fuck" said Mommy Bear
"Fuck-fuck-fuckkety-fuck" said Baby Bear
And then they all had tea.
Its pronounced khhaaaaAAAMP-eeaarrr
And of course, there was 28 September 2018, another day when Tesla stock fell more than 10%. That was when we knew it was all over for Tesla.
Can we find Good Al from somewhere and put them through the reverse process?
Some modern stained glass in Quimper cathedral. lt ain’t Chagall but I rather like it
Truly remarkable argument from Alito there that a president would be expected to appoint an attorney general who would reliably advise him what’s against the law given we know Trump was attempting to appoint one who agreed with his attempts to overturn the election.
Was part of a trilogy of his stories with the “Non-existent Knight” who is a suit of armour who believes his is an actual knight and so because he believes it he can go and act as a knight and fight etc. the third story is “The baron in the trees” where some young noble has an argument with his father about climbing tress and vows never to come down again and ends up ruling his estate etc from the trees.
All great stories.