Stuff 6/13/2024

 

"Species themselves are like soap bubbles.

They form, they expand,
and either they expand some more
or they burst."

Carl Sagan
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If it's a question of who bursts first, makes sense Japan is one of the biggest out of the gate.

Symptom of WWIII and all. https://t.co/4oVDdCPymK pic.twitter.com/xJ980hUza2

— g (@antzmrah) June 8, 2024

🇺🇸 US economic surprises the most negative in a long time. Market reactions still very muted, however... pic.twitter.com/sHtvO3GnVT

— Mikael Sarwe (@MikaelSarwe) June 4, 2024

The Chicago PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) for May 2024 was reported at 35.4, a significant decrease from the previous month's 37.9 and below market forecasts

What's striking is the correlation of past downturns to stock market corrections and recessions.

It seems like it… pic.twitter.com/FOgxV6TCHJ

— g (@antzmrah) June 4, 2024

A democracy will continue to exist
up until the time that voters discover
that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury

From that moment on
the majority always votes for the candidates
who promise the most benefits…
with the result that every democracy…

— g (@antzmrah) June 3, 2024

Has the two party system reached an unsustainable level of incompetence?

— g (@antzmrah) June 4, 2024