OlDawg

[Hidden Content] The more people find out about the funding for all the different protests, the less they're going to listen to any protest--viable, 'home-grown', or not.

Unreal. Portland police chief crying because the two suspects shot while reportedly attempting to use their vehicle as a weapon as they fled officers WERE affiliated with Tren de Aragua as stated by DHS. [Hidden Content]

Public school and common sense don't really go together anymore. Not sure they ever did. That's why we called it 'life skills', and we learned as we went. Now, it's called critical thinking. Had to rename it since it's not common. You won't hear a peep from the Hollywood crowd that jumped all over this either. The only thing I've seen is them slamming the training of the officer because he shouldn't have been recording with his cell phone. Had to flip the narrative after the last video make them look foolish again.

As one of the more independent posters, the below quotes from the article ring true to me. "This isn't 2020 anymore, and a lot of Americans' eyes have opened during 2020 from the COVID shutdowns, the mandates, the censorship, the nightly riots, the election fraud, and it's just not going to work anymore," said Ries. "People can see what's really happening and decide for themselves, not just take mainstream media's word for it or mainstream media omission of facts as the truth." "The left has built their political house of cards on mass migration, immigration fraud. Now it seems welfare fraud for political kickbacks, for votes, for headcount, for the census, which determines congressional districts, which in turn determines electoral college votes for the presidency. This is all about politics and if we had valid elections and valid censuses that only counted U.S. citizens for congressional apportionment, how different would the political map look right now? That's the question." Expert predicts ‘George Floyd 2.0’ narrative around ICE shooting won’t stick | Fox News

Not going to predict an election. I will point out a couple of things from my perspective to keep a watch on. The current job market is basically a ‘no hire/no fire” market. Good if you’re employed. Bad if you’re a young grad looking for a job. Young grads tend to vote Democrat, and will also be faced with student loan forced payments at a time when they’re unemployed. GDP is greatly affected by the import/export ratio. Many companies stocked up on inventory before the tariffs went into effect, so the GDP was negatively affected. The numbers now reflect a massive drop in imports vs. exports that won’t continue as existing supplies run out. So, GDP will drop. You also will probably still have the healthcare issue that Democrats will continue to make an election issue. They will do nothing to solve the problem. It would be one less thing to run on, and the Republicans are down to a 213-208 advantage I believe after the CA Reps death earlier this week. Not enough of a margin to pass anything on their own. Still…the numbers are very good. Hopefully, folks are invested in their 401k’s, or other investment vehicles.

In a move that has sent shockwaves through global financial markets, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta drastically revised its GDPNow tracker for the fourth quarter of 2025. On January 8, 2026, the estimate for real GDP growth was effectively doubled, jumping from a projected 2.7% to a staggering 5.4%. This revision marks one of the most significant upward adjustments in the model's history, suggesting that the American economy is not merely avoiding a recession but is currently in the midst of a high-octane expansion that few analysts saw coming. [Hidden Content]

Are you sure you’re reading the chart you posted? Rate is 2.7% as of today. Been bouncing around this level consistently. Tariffs have basically had little effect. Somewhat surprising to many economists.

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In a quirky—but true—twist of fate, the street where protesters were interfering with Federal Law Enforcement and Mrs. Good was fatally shot in Minneapolis? Portland Ave.

Umm… The chart you linked shows 3% in Jan 2025.

In related news, there was a mostly peaceful shooting of TDA gang members in Portland as they attempted to run down Federal officers. Liberals are outraged and telling ICE to get out of Portland. Seems to be a common refrain, regardless of the status of the victim or their actions. Only the actions of the officers are being criticized.

TDS. According to this article, they moved to Canada when Trump was elected in 2024. Had just recently moved back. Apparently they decided the best use of their time was this stupidity. Not sure how well her mother actually knew her daughter... [Hidden Content]