FlexibleToast

Ironically, that's part of the reason DOGE even exists. They do the same job, but congress has almost always ignored the GAO. The difference is that the GAO actually puts in the work and puts out good reports instead of just wrecking things.

Oh, he definitely won't see any consequences. He just made rich people richer. The rich only see consequences when they take money from other rich people.

Shorting is a legit thing though. There isn't another phrase for a clearly illegal version?

I was wondering if that's what he was doing. Is there a word for the reverse of a pump and dump? It seemed almost too obvious.

I fully expect him to try to change something, pull some underhanded thing like the VP switcheroo, or even try another insurrection (why not, he wasn't punished for the last one? ) but as of right now he can't run again.

That would be a natural cause. An elderly man dying of a heart attack is pretty natural.

Unless something changes, he can't run again.

I haven't lost anything. I haven't sold anything. You only actually realize a loss if you sell. I'm far enough from retirement that I'm essentially just buying the dip right now.

I feel like this is really just a distraction. When you have a base of 10%, then it gets applied to dumb stuff like this. That should be a given. Let's focus on the other wild shit that is happening.

It has become a tradition for presidents to do it, but it's not part of actual customs and curtesies. You're really not supposed to salute out of uniform. You are supposed to salute an officer if you know they're an officer and you are in uniform, but if they're in civilian clothes, they're not supposed to salute back. Instead, just give an at ease.

Is it not common in tech? My job uses it.

I can't tell if you're being a troll, or you're just incapable of forming coherent thoughts. That comment was incomprehensible.