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oldsoftie

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52. Well, the world has no borders. What WE do has minor impact

Sun Jun 2, 2024, 09:28 AM

Jun 2024

because China is opening coal fired plants every week & India's coal emissions are growing every year; likely to double by 2050. US total emissions are far lower now than 20 yrs ago with a LOT more people.
Your point about affording an EV is part of the problem of the govt trying to force feed us on these. If anything shouldve been pushed its a hybrids. Pushing total electric just makes us MORE dependent on China.

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Yesterday, Fox predicted that there would be a massive stock market crash if Trump was convicted. Instead, the Dow [View all] kpete May 2024 OP

Suck it Fat Fuck Blue Owl May 2024 #1

Kpete are you suggesting that FAUX senseandsensibility May 2024 #2

Seriously! It is so rare that Fox is wrong! PatSeg Jun 2024 #38

Kind of a delayed reaction...the Dow took off right before the closing bell! nt Shermann May 2024 #3

Yeah, musta finally dawned on 'em. Big money folks that KPN May 2024 #15

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This 👆 Roy Rolling Jun 2024 #35

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Inflation stats and slowing of consumer spending a bit bodes well for future rate cuts. NoMoreRepugs May 2024 #5

Did you see where OPEC+ slightlv May 2024 #16

Cut rates or cut production? One is good one is bad oldsoftie May 2024 #17

Production cuts. slightlv May 2024 #21

They want the convicted felon to keep destroying democracy. Justice matters. May 2024 #26

Bannon jetting all over the world, slightlv May 2024 #28

Depends; if the price stays up they'll make as much from less production oldsoftie Jun 2024 #31

Okay... I agree with you softie! slightlv Jun 2024 #48

In 2015 Congress repealed the ban on exporting oldsoftie Jun 2024 #49

It probably *should* be a losing issue slightlv Jun 2024 #50

Well, the world has no borders. What WE do has minor impact oldsoftie Jun 2024 #52

It's nonsense, but Fox viewers will accept it as fact. sop May 2024 #6

I mean, they believe we've been in a recession for 4 years. The stock market is lower than TFG's era. Claustrum May 2024 #9

It dropped 1000 points the two days before. Probably has nothing to do with trump. Silent Type May 2024 #7

I think it has to do with certainty Ms. Toad May 2024 #20

Good point. Silent Type May 2024 #27

Yes, and from the YTD chart I'm reading, there have been several better days spooky3 May 2024 #23

Market leaps for joy! struggle4progress May 2024 #8

I saw some news already claiming Diraven May 2024 #10

Yeah, I saw some posts birdographer May 2024 #13

I Want To Live In The Alternate Reality... smb May 2024 #18

"Everyone loves a criminal in charge" is going to be an interesting campaign theme. ZonkerHarris Jun 2024 #44

K & R Emile May 2024 #11

Large investors in the markets that use automated trading programs trade on PufPuf23 May 2024 #12

Wow! Made my day! Thx for this OP kpete. Was having KPN May 2024 #14

sweet! kpete Jun 2024 #37

Someone here asked the question a couple of days ago - Ms. Toad May 2024 #19

HAHAHAHAHA!!!! elleng May 2024 #22

Kick orangecrush May 2024 #24

These fascist mofos are a bunch of despicable clowns. Justice matters. May 2024 #25

Wow, how many times has Fox News been wrong about American popular opinion? OAITW r.2.0 May 2024 #29

GO DARK BRANDON!! PortTack Jun 2024 #30

Not the first time FOX was wrong. Emile Jun 2024 #32

Well, that wasn't predictable or anything. mwb970 Jun 2024 #34

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Fox needs to git outta the perdictin' business. louis-t Jun 2024 #39

That's actually kind of stupid of Fox. Too late to influence the jurors, and bound to instantly bounce back in their Martin68 Jun 2024 #40

"Doom and gloom!! Dooooom and glooooom!!!!" Beartracks Jun 2024 #41

Heather Cox Richardson noticed too, and said it in almost the same words. soldierant Jun 2024 #42

kpete, great post I would not have known this without it since I work to ignore FOX and the stock market. ShazamIam Jun 2024 #43

I inherited half my dad's stocks last year FirstLight Jun 2024 #45

I hope she sold them because her "news" sources told her Biden was crashing the economy... robbob Jun 2024 #46

Oh one will happen eventually but it could be decades away at which point they will say that's what caused it. cstanleytech Jun 2024 #47

But, but, but, TFG is beating Biden in the polls!!! marble falls Jun 2024 #51