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by Kriegsspiel
Mon Dec 26, 2022 6:37 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: DIY Real Estate
Replies: 28
Views: 4734

Re: DIY Real Estate

These properties have not been touched. In fact, they don't even look like they've been lived in by the seller. Just a rough estimate from the widespread markets I've looked at I would say around 20 percent of properties have a purchase and resale date within a year of one another with price increa...
by Kriegsspiel
Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:50 pm
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: DIY Real Estate
Replies: 28
Views: 4734

Re: DIY Real Estate

There are very weird things happening in the residential real estate market these days. Honestly I can't make any sense of it...especially given the interest rate environment and long term demographics of our country. I don't see the attraction. I occasionally browse through listings in oddball pla...
by Kriegsspiel
Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:41 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Weakness of Xi JinPing
Replies: 8
Views: 971

Re: The Weakness of Xi JinPing

You should be able to use this link.
by Kriegsspiel
Mon Dec 26, 2022 3:46 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1160
Views: 827850

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

dualstow wrote:
Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:34 pm
I don't think I can stomach Noam Chomsky. 🤢
I know he was a big hero for the left side of the political spectrum in the past, but he seems to have become seriously demented in his old age. It's just objectively sad, IMO; all of my grandparents were the same right before they died.
by Kriegsspiel
Mon Dec 26, 2022 3:39 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: West Provokes Russia to Protect Russians in Ukraine
Replies: 99
Views: 152068

Re: West Provokes Russia to Protect Russians in Ukraine

One opinion on what might have happened if NATO hadn’t helped Ukraine https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/12/zelensky-congress-speech-us-ukraine-support/672547/ Yes, and the Atlantic is a credible, non-biased publication. That might be, sarcasm noted. But the article author Anne Applebau...
by Kriegsspiel
Sat Dec 24, 2022 11:23 am
Forum: Variable Portfolio Discussion
Topic: DIY Real Estate
Replies: 28
Views: 4734

Re: DIY Real Estate

It probably would not have been too difficult to end up with 10 houses over about a 10 to 15 year period, that were cheap and generated around 120 to 150k+ in cash flow per year. Well, if you could have bought 10 houses that cash flowed $1,000/mo in today's dollars, that could have been a smart pla...
by Kriegsspiel
Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:03 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: West Provokes Russia to Protect Russians in Ukraine
Replies: 99
Views: 152068

Re: West Provokes Russia to Protect Russians in Ukraine

From my experience here’s where there is a problem with the military. We stay WAY too long when things are obviously not going well and the cost benefit analysis of military action has swung to the absolute loss side of the ledger. A weird dynamic occurs…all militaries hate to lose. It’s the ultima...
by Kriegsspiel
Fri Dec 23, 2022 9:50 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: West Provokes Russia to Protect Russians in Ukraine
Replies: 99
Views: 152068

Re: West Provokes Russia to Protect Russians in Ukraine

Defending "Russian's" within Ukraine were "Russian's" installed by Russia. Migration, force educators to only speak Russian and instate Russian states of minds, then rebel and seize. As with so much (shit... almost all) violence in the modern era, borders and populations need to make sense or else ...
by Kriegsspiel
Wed Dec 21, 2022 5:28 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: West Provokes Russia to Protect Russians in Ukraine
Replies: 99
Views: 152068

Re: West Provokes Russia to Protect Russians in Ukraine

Boris Johnson is telling us Americans that we should spend our money to buy ATACMs and a fuckload of air defense equipment for Ukraine, in addition to the BILLIONS we've already given them, and that other countries should contribute their aircraft. Most of it (speculative) to be manned by conscripts...
by Kriegsspiel
Wed Dec 21, 2022 4:45 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Twitter Files
Replies: 163
Views: 55760

Re: The Twitter Files

flyingpylon wrote:
Wed Dec 21, 2022 2:14 pm
But wait, there's more!

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Great timing, that guy was one of the authors of the Intercept story I just linked to a few posts ago.
by Kriegsspiel
Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:25 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: The Twitter Files
Replies: 163
Views: 55760

Re: The Twitter Files

I don't know how many noticed it, but The Intercept put out somewhat of a prelude to the Twitter Files back in October, which put together a lot of the "conspiracy theories" and rumors that had been swirling around for years beforehand. I usually lump it all under the umbrella of "information operat...
by Kriegsspiel
Wed Dec 21, 2022 5:49 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: The GOLD scream room
Replies: 3689
Views: 1656556

Re: The GOLD scream room

seajay wrote:
Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:29 am
The British Britannia had the prior edge and claim of the 'most secure'
The Britannia is damn good-looking coin as well.
by Kriegsspiel
Wed Dec 21, 2022 5:35 am
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1160
Views: 827850

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

TWO Christmases, an underrated benefit of national divorce.
by Kriegsspiel
Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:55 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1160
Views: 827850

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

dualstow wrote:
Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:28 pm
oh kriegs
I feel good now. Give it a shot.
by Kriegsspiel
Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:22 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us
Replies: 2249
Views: 1148576

Re: Daily "Check In" Thread For Us

Not sure how much China news is on most people's radar these days. My wife's family in the Northeast of China are dealing with covid now. Her younger sister & her boyfriend are getting over it. Mom (age 76) who lives in the same little apartment and smokes & drinks is fine (could be the high-salt d...
by Kriegsspiel
Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:07 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1160
Views: 827850

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

Anybody have any thoughts on this? Should the US government support the Kiev group trying to re-occupy Crimea (which I think is 90% ethnic Russian or something) and bring it back under Kiev's control? In for a penny, in for a pound they say. Russia will never, ever, surrender Crimea so is everyone ...
by Kriegsspiel
Tue Dec 20, 2022 4:15 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: West Provokes Russia to Protect Russians in Ukraine
Replies: 99
Views: 152068

Re: West Provokes Russia to Protect Russians in Ukraine

I have a question for you. I enjoy listening to The Duran podcast. Are you familiar with it? If so, do you think they are paid off by the Russians? Even if they are, they make a whole lot more sense to me than the simplistic pablum fed to the masses. I used to think they weren't, but I'm starting t...
by Kriegsspiel
Mon Dec 19, 2022 4:57 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Died Suddenly
Replies: 85
Views: 6360

Re: Died Suddenly

And that's why I'm no longer a Libertarian in the traditional sense. Citizens of other countries don't have any right to come to mine unless they're invited. Interesting points. When you say "invited" do you mean an approval at the end of an application process? If a country has an immigration proc...
by Kriegsspiel
Sun Dec 18, 2022 1:04 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Non-ESG ETFs
Replies: 53
Views: 37580

Re: Non-ESG ETFs

It looks like things are actually moving in the right direction on the voting rights front. Vanguard just announced a pilot program that allows retail investors to have proper voting power with their shares. https://www.etfstream.com/news/vanguard-to-pilot-voting-rights-for-retail-investors-in-chal...
by Kriegsspiel
Sun Dec 18, 2022 12:23 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Died Suddenly
Replies: 85
Views: 6360

Re: Died Suddenly

And this is coming from a Libertarian who believes that if people want to move somewhere, work and build a life then the fact that they have crossed some sort of imaginary line in the sand should not prevent them from doing so. But we should not ignore the cultural changes that will occur. I'm of t...
by Kriegsspiel
Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:17 am
Forum: Gold
Topic: Time to buy more physical gold
Replies: 24
Views: 3390

Re: Time to buy more physical gold

The last place I bought from was bgasc.com, which was totally fine. It looks like boldpreciousmetals.com has a little sale going on Krugerrands right now with a few left (their Maple Leafs are cheaper than bgasc if you are set on those).
by Kriegsspiel
Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:37 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1160
Views: 827850

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

polonium or novichok. Putin is ex kgb so no doubt he's ruthless. Whether this assassination actually was Putin it or if the guy was a foreign agent..... poisoning story on its face is stupid. I'm pretty sure if Putin wanted you dead, you'd be dead, not wandering around Europe claiming that you had ...
by Kriegsspiel
Tue Nov 22, 2022 6:33 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1160
Views: 827850

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

3. The US attempted no diplomacy and gave zero consideration to Russian security concerns or the people in the Donbass. I actually don't disagree with anything you said. But to clarify, I meant that US diplomacy failed to reel in the Ukrainian government from going after the Donbassians (?). I thin...
by Kriegsspiel
Mon Nov 21, 2022 8:32 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1160
Views: 827850

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

I don’t want Tortoise or Kriegs to think all people who support Ukraine and more specifically the idea of us arming Ukraine as vacuous “Russia bad / Ukraine good” and “I support the current thing” non-thinkers. I mean, if you do believe that, so be it, but it’s not the case. I know the Ukraine gove...
by Kriegsspiel
Fri Nov 18, 2022 8:56 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Putin Invades Ukraine II
Replies: 1160
Views: 827850

Re: Putin Invades Ukraine II

Please, tell me more about how corrupt and disgusting the political world of Ukraine is.