ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social
@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social
Former NYSE trader, Yankees, Giants fan.
created November 13, 2024
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ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Brutal defensive play by ND. The CB gets faked out when you know they can't complete a short pass and the safety could have easily jarred the ball loose instead of standing there with his hands out.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Charlie might want to run that by those 60’s liberals fighting with their conservative parents.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump’s greatest talent in his 2nd term has been to surround himself with not a single person having the inner dignity to walk away from this degradation.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Newsom needs to do a staff meeting in which each member must top the other with effusive praise.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
If that's the case, he won't make it through the primary, so nothing for either of us to worry about.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Support for Newsom is driven by a desire to WIN in 2028. If someone better comes along, great, otherwise, this Never Trump Reagan republican will vote, once again, for the democratic candidate.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Stop blaming the media. Blame the man who could not put a coherent press conference together in front of that media.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Fact that Trump is docile against this European show of strength is a sign he is desperate and knows just how badly he got played.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
No, he did not “platform” nazis but regardless, I heard all the reasons Bernie voters could never vote for Hillary and then they cried when their freedoms were being taken away. Good luck.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Your attitude is why we have Donald Trump so please don’t ever complain about him.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Will it one day just all of a sudden dawn on all of them?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Trump would have had Putin arrested but did not realize that Alaska was American soil.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Ok, I'm calling it. Vladimir Putin is not interested in peace.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
I’ll vote for the democrat I think can WIN in 2028. That will be my only criteria.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Almost worth reactivating Twitter to watch Newsome in real time.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Would you settle for a Kennedy/Trump Center honor?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Glad he didn’t grow up in NY in the 70’s. Would have spent his days in the fetal position.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Most dangerous city in the U.S. is Memphis. Waiting for Trump’s troops to head to Tennessee.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Gibson, Voight, Heston.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
No, come on, this is a deep fake...right? Is it possible Stephen sees the mistake but is too afraid to tell Trump?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Except we didn’t create 1.7 million new jobs for American citizens.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Anyone we can fire?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
I haven’t heard diddly from top dems on this. If it were Biden, the entire weekend would be wall to wall attacks. That is why Trump is President and democrat poll numbers are in the toilet.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
As Steve Leisman points out, the numbers were adjusted downward 3 months BEFORE the election. Where are the democrats calling Trump out on this? Was she rigging the numbers to help Trump?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Harris lost, plain and simple logic. Every major poll was calling for it & even suggesting Trump could win the popular vote. Her loss did not happen in a vacuum.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Wake up folks. Harris ran a horrid campaign in 2020 and is living on the excuse she didn’t have enough time in 2024. Fact is, she blew her momentum by ducking interviews for a month and is generally awful in off the cuff moments. Time to move on.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
When you turn off your car overnight, what’s that thing under the hood that enables you to restart in the morning??
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Entirely possible. Much different than putting out horrible numbers to force the Fed’s hand.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Awesome, so murder an entire family and we’ll send you for therapy and help you get a better paying job.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, at least he’ll be putting some people to work.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Come on guys, this is easy. The 3% GDP is due to Trump policies. Weak job growth is on the Fed.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
No way, would have been easier for Trump to fire Powell for a drummed up cause than show an employment picture on the verge of collapse.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
No, market was down 300 due to new tariffs. Nothing to do with revisions which may be viewed as a positive in bringing back the TACO trade.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
One positive. If they were cooking the books as some have feared, those revisions never see the light of day, so there’s that.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Murder a family? Sure, some therapy should cure that. Hate to lose another tax payer.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
He murdered his girlfriend, her 9 yr old and 6 yr old daughters at point blank range. There's no question of his guilt. Yes, go ahead and kill this guy.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Unfortunately, they are also describing the guy with the pardon power.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Less risk of that than you think. Even China’s numbers are generally trusted. Too many people involved & good economists would compare our “phony” numbers to other countries using AI and spot the discrepancies fairly quickly. At best, they could nuance it slightly.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Big fumble for a dem nominee polling under 40%. Cuomo will win this going away.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Damn, there HAS to be a universe where the foods that TASTE the best are the best for you. Is there any food you crave that is considered "healthy"?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
So Garland planted evidence in FBI files and rather than use it against Trump , leaves it in there for the Trump administration to find?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Season is slip sliding away. I said a month ago that they should be sellers. Patchwork ship has sailed & with Judge's injury, it's time to plan for next year & Cole's return.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Limited? Right, just don’t utter the name “Trump” and you’ll have immunity.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
In other words , if Trump’s name wasn’t on the actual FBI list/files, Trump would have shouted the names, personally, from the front steps of the White House.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
He’s not lying. Those ARE numbers not thought to be achievable.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Not good numbers for the dem primary winner. Sliwa voters will move toward Cuomo and Adams will run short of cash.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
You know who won this deal by the fact that the Nikkei is up nearly 3% on the announcement while S&P futures are up a fraction.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Rinse, repeat. Trump goes too far, republicans take issue, base backs Trump, republicans scramble to get back in line.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
If it was God’s plan, might have been nice to have made coal a little less toxic.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Sounds to me like the digital tax was perfectly used by Canada to give Trump an empty “win”. You don’t cave that quickly without a plan unless you’re Donald Trump.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
What could possibly go wrong?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Yup, and now Trump has to attack Iran just to prove he wasn't lying about his reason to leave Canada.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, he did defund millions of starving children worldwide, so there’s that.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Israel let Trump know they are launching a major strike and Trump left the G7 so he can pretend to have been in on it.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe for $31M a year, you can play whatever position you are asked to play and shut your freaking mouth about it?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Let's see how much the media talks about this. Mike Lee was once considered a fairly normal GOP senator who has descended into hell.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Either way, Iran will not be sending many drones to Russia from here on.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
I did tune in to Fox a few times for a laugh and they made NK state TV look downright independent.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
offense played over its head for 2 months and now the flaws are exposed.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
So, you were politically ignorant and then , on Oct 7th, Hamas raped & butchered Israeli kids in ways too horrible to describe which convinced you that Israel was responsible for the world’s ills? Got it.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Is this The Onion??
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
I’m no fan of Bibi’s but Iran is one of THE most dangerous states in the world and any degradation of their ability to wage war or pursue a nuclear capability is welcome.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
I might agree if nearly every poll had not been telling us the same thing, that Kamala Harris was losing, not just swing states but the national popular vote.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
If you are here illegally, rush over to your nearest restaurant, hotel or farm and get whatever job is available.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Plenty of blame to go around but modern Yankee teams just find ways to lose big games.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Israel just rained on Trump’s parade.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
A year from now, he'll be bragging about Trump's golf game.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
BBC just had it on and is saying the situation has stabilized.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
You can almost justify it if Musk does not back down.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Jamie Dimon changes his mind with wind direction. Retire and go away.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Devin Williams about to go through some things but it will be an audition for his next contract.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Our country seems to have done fairly well the past 50 years without a tariff master to save us.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Makes perfect sense
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Crazy that the pro-Trump candidate could be that close with Putin on their heels.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
You effin with me? I already cancelled all my estimated tax payments for 2025.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Too bad, I just wanted to see 7th avenue after a game 7 win.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Just tweet the whole thing out. By now, the Russians and Chinese have it before we do anyway.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Article on the right hand side is not getting enough air.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Translation: Elon was a political liability but we don’t want him turning on us so we’ll string him along.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Losing is fine but having our ace tattooed in the biggest game of the year is always an issue. Not melting down but consider me concerned.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Rough times, thankfully I rode the subways in the 70’s & 80’s when you could eat off the floors & sleep your way to the Bronx at 3 am.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe so but crypto is certainly proving to be the product of choice for all types of corruption. May not be looked upon so fondly when the dust settles.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Ahh, explains the futures pop.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Same as White Sox last year. Just a coincidence or a flaw with this team?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Beyond the law, talk about the complete lack of empathy you must have to ruin the lives & careers of thousands of young students who have done nothing to deserve this hateful act.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Didn’t the Yankees embarrass themselves against the White Sox last year?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Because it’s bluster. If it had a basis in reality, Apple would be down 20%.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Sure, do that & continue to lose elections. The job of a candidate is to win over voters. What about the millions of democrats who did not vote? When democrats stop whining about the voters and start putting out better candidates, they can begin to take back control.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
At what point do foreign leaders begin refusing to meet with this president?
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
The problem with Tapper's book is EVERYONE knows it's true and we all knew 3 years ago. We closed our eyes, put our hands over our ears and hoped Joe Biden would pull a rabbit out of his hat. Then came the debate and the ruse was done.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not a Tapper fan but let's pick our heads out of the sand. Biden could not hold a press conference at any stage in his term. Trump is POTUS today because Biden chose to run for a second term. His wife & handlers hid him from the press, not Biden himself. These are just sad facts.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
What many don’t understand is that Rubio was never that guy. It was always expediency for power and it seemed the right tack at the time. He IS what you see today.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Haven’t heard a peep from prominent democrats either.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
The Senator should not have interrupted Noem. She was in the process of burying herself.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Knee jerk reaction but then higher. Moody’s is last to this party and last 2, especially S&P in 2011 were buys. Debt may be a problem but fear of it has been a losing bet for 40 years.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
In his defense, that was a swing.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
Context: this brings Moody’s in line with the other agencies that made this move long ago.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
True but never understood dems going after Trump on something that would almost certainly come down in price. He was hand fed a layup on an unforced error.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
They are late but not wrong. Joe Biden's legacy will be Donald Trump. Sad but inescapable conclusion. Had he made the right choice , he might have walked away a heroic figure who rid the country of an autocrat and turned the economy around.
ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social (@ditmarsgrandpa.bsky.social) reply parent
This would require an extended discussion of why each one of them is homeless & the reasons will be many. All for government assistance where appropriate but encampments are not among the solutions.