Who? so I checked, Turkish born Iranian-American.... If that guy doesn't have an agenda, I don't know who does... People also often confuse stupidity and education, these two have nothing to do with each other. One can be highly educated and still be a dumb-ass, and there are plenty of very smart people that never been on a college campus.

I would agree. After being an inch away from death, I see Donny now rather calmer and more presidential-like (if that's even possible).

I'm actually a little "sad" today. BTC didn't rise, BTC is still one BTC. It is the fiat money that crashed, and we all knew it would happen. Even the "sadder" part is that this is just the beginning... The fiat will crash even further. So, as the old saying goes, "Stay humble, stack sats," but at the end of the day, I'm the same, you are the same, and we all are... We still have to go to work :-) And I'm glad I do what I like. YMMV.

Approval for what ? Ukraine trip ? doesn't he need Mossad approval too? lol

TBH, I'm not shocked. These people have so much power (waaay too much) no wonder he developed few grave enemies over time... Now, I'm waiting for the Netflix movie to come out next year about it...lol

He will never serve the full sentence, that's why he plead, deals, deals, deals....

Yes

They talk the talk, can they walk the walk? It remains to be seen. Cautiously optimistic.

Gotta love the snow games... real football is back :-) With McCaffrey out I see a slim chance for SF now... Bills at home in the snow, are hard to beat

That is a good observation, big pharma's job was never to heal you, only maybe promise to try to heal you and separate you from a lot of cash in the process. Great business model, if you ask me.

When I say You, I don't mean "You" you, I mean the one who has an issue, and you are right, I don't. It's a made-up word for pussies who can't look themselves in the mirror and stand up to reality. It is still a choice. That's just my opinion, no reason get exited or personal about it.

Sure, if it's easier for you to blame the world of addiction and take not an ounce of responsibility for it, go ahead, have at it.... You are the victim and there is nothing you can do about it... cry me a river.

You are right, it doesn't. You do.

no, detox means, you got so far down the road you developed a chemical dependence for alcohol and without detox (or alcohol) you will die... detox only gets you live longer and be sober enough to decide....

You have to go back to the core of the issue: why do they drink? One has to be honest with him/herself and answer that for starters. If it's for pleasure, take the edge off, that is totally fine, just know your limits and be responsible. That's 70-80% of the population in my fake stats (gut estimate). The rest have issues and I get that but you have look inside and find the reason why and work on that. Everyone wants to get F-up once in a while, that's OK and that's why prohibition didn't work...lol. The real reason why people drink is different for each individual. Bad boss, girlfriend, wife left, etc... fill-in the blanks. Analyze the problem and try to fix it, if you care enough about yourself and your health long term (that's another topic for another time). If one chooses to ignore the problem and only throw a quick fix at it (another drink) that is a choice and not a "disease". My opinion is, that's all in your head, what people do with that is another story. You can go to 20 rehabs (people do) but if you don't want to quit drinking, then you won't. You have the power, not the pill. That goes not only for alcohol but many aspects of life, once you understand that, it's easier to deal with the problem you facing. "First step in fixing the problem is to admit you have one" is an old saying but it holds a lot of water. YMMV of course.

I don't know, I have a different opinion about it. Alcohol is not an addition, it is a choice. After a chemical detox (if it's really needed), you are free to make your choice. It is on YOU, not on some, yet another drug to sell you and make $$$ for pharma

US treasuries -3.9% lol

You know what happened (gold-backed assets). We can fix this with Bitcoin. It will happen anyway, whether you like it or not.

Nope, I am planning to gift a book or an article to read about if they want to learn.... then after they read it... maybe :-)

Is there a line?

You mean people don't but leaders do.. OK yeah, I buy that...