The stock market IS sending a message today...but it is not the message everyone is talking about...

[Teacher of the Year]

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I've never linked a tweet or Bluesky post before... I hope this works! (linking both Bluesky and twitter)

I am not making this up...the stock market sent a very clear message today about how it feels about trump.

— Brett Bigham (I go by Mr B-the PhD is honorary) (@2014ortoy.bsky.social) 2025-04-08T23:38:26.978Z

Link to tweet

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Does the Teacher of the Year teach proofreading?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. I was referring to the title you wrote here. If you are recovering from a stroke, then best wishes

The stock message IS sending a message

[sheshe2]

6. Geez!

Chill a bit.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Me sending him best wishes for recovery from a stroke is not chill enough for you? Okay.

[sheshe2]

12. After the fact.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. Nobody knew he had a stroke until after the fact. Unlike you, I am unable to read minds.

He posted at 7:44 pm.
I replied at 7:47.
He informed us of his stroke at 7:52. That was after my post and the first I ever was informed of his unfortunate event. So I sent him best wishes. After the fact. And now you scold me because it was after the fact.



In my universe I can only send someone best wishes after I am informed, not before I am informed. I don't know about your universe.

[sheshe2]

29. Your first post/comment stands on it's own.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

30. And he laughed with me at the irony of it and is fine with it. See his reply to you. My post stands in context

By the way, the possessive form of the contraction "its" has no apostrophe.

There, you will be overjoyed. You now have a pretext to rage again at me for daring criticism.

[sheshe2]

33. Rage?🤔

Oh!🤣🤣🤣

You made a 'funny'.

Who needs a spell check when we have you, Bernardo!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

32. The fact that you castigated me first and only after that wished him well stands on its own. . . . nt

[lapucelle]

41. Did you mean to write "my sending him"?

Possessive adjectives (not object pronouns) precede gerunds.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

42. I think you are correct. Thank you. I'm a little fuzzy on that exact point, but I'll try to remember your analysis. . nt

[lapucelle]

43. A gerund is a present participle functioning as a noun. Nouns are modified by adjectives,

not object pronouns.

Hope that helps.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

44. It does. Thanks. . . . .nt

[Teacher of the Year]

18. It's OK!

I was snarky too. I didn't see the BIG error on the headline, just the silly one on the picture.

And, to be extra fair, When you have "teacher" in your name--people do love to point out mistakes. I totally get that. LOL...on twitter they eat you alive for it.

I'd say "all forgiven"-- but nothing to forgive except I should have said "thank you" for pointing out the error!

[MLAA]

13. If he is recovering? You aren't giving him the benefit of the doubt? You have reason to believe he may be lying?

Regardless your first post just sounded pissy to me. If you were suffering from a bad mood when you replied to the OP, then best wishes that your evening improves.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

19. Please see posts 15 and 18. He didn't take offense. I was not pissy or in a bad mood

It seems that he and I are more on the same wavelength than you are. Is everyone except he and I so sensitive to the slightest criticism that they, like you, take offence? I even used an ironic tone to gently point to it (too gently as it turns out). I had no idea he had a stroke and neither did you or did you know? Relax. Chill out.

[Teacher of the Year]

15. May I take back my previous message and just say thank you?

LOL..I didn't see that one after several proofings. The goof on the picture was bad enough!!

Man... the sad truth is, lol, my first job out of college was as a copy editor. I may have lost some skills since then!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

17. No worries. Understandable under the circumstances. Be well. . . . nt

[Teacher of the Year]

20. I don't post in here very often any more

but did a post about the stroke a few months ago that sat on the front page for a day. So, for some people who saw the post, they know all the gory details. People have been very protective of me and super sweet. No way you could have known all that, and I was snarky to throw it at you and mean to set you up like that. I'm sorry for that.

And, we're not talking about DJT sitting at 16.66 for the next 11 hours. Which should have us all laughing.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

21. You weren't snarky or mean, you were informative to me. No problem

Apology accepted because it is tendered in good faith, though there was no need.

The 666 is funny. Carry on.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

4. DU has the handy Preview feature. I try to use

it to make sure my message is as I intended. I don't always succeed, but I try!

Sorry you had a stroke. Best wishes for recovery.

[Teacher of the Year]

23. I did use it!!

I have a rule for posts anymore. I write it, proof it, then walk away. Later, I read it backwards for spelling, then forward to see if I see anything weird. But, my mind messes up rhyming words and homophones and I generally can't see the mistakes no matter how hard I look.

It is super anxiety causing because the media has picked up my tweets and social media posts on quite a few occasions. I have to be able to back that stuff up and to make crazy mistakes is not helpful and to undermine my own professional standing is painful.

I run stuff by my proofreader (husband on the other end of the couch) most often but he wasn't around to keep an eye on me!

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

39. All of us are lousy proofreaders of our own writing!

We see what we know we meant!

[jrthin]

8. Teacher of the Year, welcome. Also, I hope you're having

a full, speedy recovery. Best wishes.

[sheshe2]

9. Thank you.

I did see a post on Twitter that said trump and family dumped a lot of their Truth Social. Your post tells me why they did so.

On edit...Get well soon.

[Teacher of the Year]

24. Does this mean the devil bought it?

[sheshe2]

27. I thought the devil and his spawn already owned it.😱

[Orrex]

31. You have such a magical way with people.

[W_HAMILTON]

37. THAT'S what upsets you?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

38. Upset? No. Read the thread. The OP and I are more in tune than you. But you are definitely upset. . . . nt

[mr715]

10. I'd rather Tesla tank

DJT is just manufactured wealth.

[Teacher of the Year]

25. From 463 to 221 in four months. The stock value is dropping faster than the value of.a cyber truck at a car auction.

[mr715]

28. Yes, enjoyable. But more, faster. nt

[c-rational]

11. Thank you, Teacher of the Year. Good post!

[MLAA]

14. Thanks, Teach and may your recovery be swift and complete!

[usonian]

22. 3% in a day?, stretch the chart!

Now, THAT's WINNING!

16.7/55 (peak) is 0.31 or 69 (oops) percent loss from peak.

[Emile]

26. 666

[Warpy]

34. Right now, the message is that hedge funds

and other fast buck people are getting skinned alive. Most of the selloff has been these outfits trying to stay alive and out of the bankruptcy courts while they watch their hedged bets blow up in their faces.

It will spread, of course.

[calimary]

35. Down and down he goes,

Round hell-bound he goes.

In a spin, not sure what room he’s in….

AHA! Just figured it out!

It’s “That Old Black Magic”!

https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&sca_esv=7eb4e2a0b2f23aa4&hl=en-us&q=lyrics+to+that+old+black+magic&si=APYL9btOMaxI48tKjOYdlPW3RyBplN8gAQzBdTKkB2IKbJ7kM9T8RmW6e56f40nA_2X21d8L4-ip8_Z_-jikWaOV94AtKiud-8V0erbjdreEe0mUDG1gs11qjxkgGtU2akQeojNNuG0wISYInEXg0ftUDL6qpDRlj2Cys-pnbHO8T1-ImwzvOrY%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjfr8-a38mMAxVnFTQIHbmuBIAQjukCegQIHRAE&ictx=1&biw=430&bih=821&dpr=3#ebo=3

[Meowmee]

36. What is the message?