What does a port strike mean for the US economy?

Harold Dagget, the chief negotiator for the International Longshoremen Association explains:

"I will cripple you, and you have no idea what that means. I do. Let me explain…” This from @zackkanter

The fact that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Ohio isn't even the worst part.

The Biden-Harris administration has secretly flown in over 320,000 unvetted Haitian immigrants into the United States. Then, in June 2024, Mayorkas gave them special protective status to prevent them from being deported.

This represents an influx of people, sadly, from an inferior culture, and they are bringing their 3rd world values here:

- The average IQ in Haiti is ~78. (Context: An IQ of at least 75 is required to be considered competent in a court of law.)
- Haiti is by far the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, with a GDP per capita $1,748
- Haiti is the 20th most deadly country in the world, with 40.9 homicides per 100,000
- Haiti's education system is ranked 177th globally in terms of national spending on education, with a literacy rate of 61%
- Haiti has one of the highest prevalences of communicable diseases in the world, and the highest STD and tuberculosis rates in the Western Hemisphere
- Nearly 40% of Haitians practice some form of Voodoo, which involves witchcraft and animal sacrifice
- Haiti ranked lowest on the Human Development Index in the Region of the Americas

In no way does this make our country better; they don't even make street tacos. Relevant:

https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/1833123560300191910

Kamala Harris supports this…

Vote accordingly.

Kamala Harris supports this…

Vote accordingly.

If you know someone who could vote for Kamala Harris, send them this thread: She's a race-baiting idiot.

Today is the anniversary of the death of George Floyd.

The politicians, activists, and corporate media who have propagated lies and deified Floyd are not actually misinformed and even stupid; they are evil. 

And it's truly amazing how many people - from the smug, elitist Bill Maher types to the pawns protesting in the streets - still believe the false narratives about Floyd. 

And even if you look on Google, the front page results are comprised entirely of fake fact checks and propaganda from outlets like PBS, USA Today, NYT, NPR, etc.

When in reality: 

1. Floyd was never a productive, contributing member of society. He had been sent to prison eight times for drugs and armed robbery, including for holding a gun to the stomach of a pregnant woman he was robbing. 

2. His life résumé consisted only of drug dealing, criminal activity, making amateur pornography, and living off of government benefits or in prison.  

3. He was arrested for the last time for committing multiple felonies, refusing to comply, and resisting arrest. The "I can't breath" narrative was pure fiction, just as was the case with the catchy "Hands up; Don't Shoot" phrase embraced by the media after Michael Brown tried to steal a cop's gun. 

4. Floyd's autopsy revealed he had COVID, corrosive heart disease, and had ingested 5x the lethal dose of fentanyl along with a cocktail of other narcotics.   

5. The original coroner's report said there was no evidence of suffocation or strangulation. The final report, after a clandestine consultation with the FBI, listed the cause of death as "homicide." 

6. Floyd's own family was so indifferent to his life and death that they never bothered to collect any of his belongings from the police or from his abandoned apartment. They did, however, accept a $27 million settlement from the city of Minneapolis before the trial had even concluded. 

7. The well-funded and well-organized riots that followed caused billions of dollars in property damage and led directly to the deaths of thousands of (mostly black) lives. 

8. The long term effects have been even more devastating: 
- Police forces have been defunded
- Police have reduced their activity and the number of interactions in high crime and minority areas for their own protection, causing crime rates to spike. 
- Soros DAs and judges have refused or reduced charges for violent criminals in the name of "equity" and "restorative justice," and have expanded programs like early release and zero cash bail. 

Here is the real George Floyd legacy: Also…

https://twitter.com/willchamberlain/status/1794412369487319390

I hope they do something cool with the old CBOT pit... other than pickleball courts.

But in loving memory of old school Wall Street, here are my favorite floor trader hand signs, before HR and DEI.

Source: Trading Pit History

Things I’ve Learned
What I wish I knew at 18…

1. College is mostly a scam

I’m glad I went to college, because I wanted to work on Wall Street. But today, I wouldn’t waste $300,000 on it, and I wouldn’t want to work in banking. Instead, I’d load up on college credits during high school, go to a school like the University of Texas to have fun, graduate in 3 years debt-free, and travel around the world for a year. 2. Spend time with your parents

You probably have less than 200 Saturdays left with your parents before they die. And then you become an orphan.