My dad, when I was a kid, used to open the door quickly, look down at my visiting friend and say “Who the hell are you?”

Then he’d shut the door abruptly, wait 3-4 seconds, then open it, laugh, and welcome them in.

If you can do that and they don’t get offended, they’re friend material.

None. My line ends with me.

It must be said again.

There are no good billionaires. Every one of them is doing stupid shit like this while people starve to death, in public or in secret.

Thank you. I’ve never heard this acronym before, myself.

Stop letting Biden speak in public, Dems.

Seriously.

All of their children could die of measles and they’d still say: “God works in mysterious ways.”

Oh, absolutely.

They pounded sexual discomfort into me with religion, and I could have had a lot more sex and enjoyed my life more when I was younger if they hadn’t done that. I also would have appreciated knowing more about how sex needs to be for a woman to experience pleasure and more information about body language and consent.

You say that, and then he’s handing out confidential secrets in casual conversation just to look cool.

Just look at the last week of tariff flip flops.

Trump can’t be controlled, at least until Congress changes hands in 2026.

No.

I was lucky to have an elementary and middle school that still did sex ed talks. My dad wasn’t in a talking mood after roofing all day every day and my mom was a puritanical prude who would much rather I figure it out than actually tell me how to exercise caution in order to avoid pregnancy.

This one time when she gave me a raspberry while her henchman looked on.

Same.

None of this happened in a vacuum. The more you look at how we got here, the more it becomes clear that despite the theatrics we really are under one-party rule.

It could happen, but I think you’re wrong.

Trump is going to live to be 100 years old, like Kissinger did. The problem with your theory is that, after his first term, people know full well that he can’t be controlled.

You’re right.

We needed a Bernie, and Democrats happily subverted their own primary process to prevent it. Now, all you can do is take whatever measures possible you can to ensure your own survival.

Index funds are a great option, no doubt.

Hi friend. There are a ton of options. Many invest in funds VT and VXUS, international funds run by Vanguard. SPDR is also a popular choice.

Take a week and just spend 30-60 minutes a day reading up on the various options in the global arena and make the best decision for yourself. The funds I mentioned above are a good starting point for doing your research and finding an option that fits your goals.

No.

Do not sell unless you have to. Selling at a loss, if unnecessary, is just bad financial stewardship.

What you need to do is not make decisions out of fear, but start researching international investments and when the market turns, realign accordingly.

would produce a bloodbath for Republicans in the midterms.

This is almost certain. Every president for the last 30 years that went into office with Congress lost congressional control at the mid-terms.

but why do you think they will?

There is one good historical indicator here. Clinton, Dubya, Obama, Biden, and Trump all entered their presidencies with control of Congress and lost it at the mid-terms. That’s just too strong a pattern to assume it won’t repeat.

The problem here is that the supposed ‘opposition’ is the Democratic Party, who themselves rule as conservatives and, in deed if not in word, support what Trump is doing.

What Trump is doing now will almost certainly outlast his presidency. One man, just one, has completely betrayed all of the trading relationships this country built over the course of a century, and even better, he did it unconstitutionally and Congress went along with it for their own enrichment, both Democrat and Republican.

Supply lines will be recalibrated. Our foreign partners will make new relationships with more dependable trading partners. (ie, China.) Over the course of the next decade or two, the utter stupidity of what Trump has done will play out to full effect. A few hundred Americans who shoved their heads up Trump’s ass will get richer, but long-term, this is going to hurt most Americans.

If you’re not diversifying your investments geographically you’re no longer diversified at all.