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Only in an orange jumpsuit and behind bars.

A man walks into the confessional after a lengthy hiatus from the church. He eagerly enters the booth and is greeted by a fully stocked bar, complete with fancy glasses, top-shelf wine, frothy Guinness, cigars, and chocolates. As if that wasn't enough, the walls are adorned with racy photos of...

‘It is in the public’s interest’: Judge refuses to toss voters’ insurrection clause lawsuit to kick Trump off 2024 ballot, speeding the case towards trial...

Add one more to the failure queue... GOP Rep. Austin Scott files to be House speaker Rep. Austin Scott, R-Ga., a member of the House Intelligence Committee, has announced he will run against Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, for the Republican nomination for House speaker...

"Highly problematic": Ex-Trump CFO's testimony abruptly halted after he's accused of perjury Judge Engoron privately huddled with lawyers and excused Allen Weisselberg after Forbes article alleged he lied...

Latest item Russia is running out of in the Ukraine war: Body bags. No word on sunflower seeds. Avdiivka: So Many Dead Russian Soldiers, Volunteer Asks for Body Bag Donations In a sign that things are not going well for Russia's assault on the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, near Donetsk, a...

Putin desperately tries to prop up the ruble. Russian ruble surges after Putin ordered 43 companies to prop up the slumping currency by selling some of their foreign cash https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russian-ruble-surges-putin-ordered-163316866.html The ruble gained against the U.S. dollar...

DeSantis get humiliated in court over and over again. All the while wasting millions of tax payer dollars on court cases he cannot win in order to drive his political narrative. Ron DeSantis humiliated as appeals court rules against his drag ban Courts just keep blocking his drag ban despite...

The difficulty is the humanitarian disaster that the Israelis are creating. There are patients in hospitals, old people, and disabled people that need to be moved in a mere 24 hours. To move 1.1 Million people in a mere 24 hours where they have no shelter to go to is a fiasco. The Israelis...

Knife attacks and terrorism in support of Hamas worldwide today. France raises security level after school knife attack https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67107391

How Elizabeth Warren is making Hamas crypto’s latest Washington woe Crypto firms are rushing to get ahead of Capitol Hill scrutiny triggered by the attacks in Israel. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/13/israel-hamas-war-crypto-elizabeth-warren-00121368

Israeli troops have carried out local raids in Gaza, IDF says Israeli troops have carried out local raids over the past day in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces said Friday. The raids involved "infantry and armored forces," the IDF said. Troops searched for hostages and collected...

2024 showdown: DeSantis, Haley battle for second place behind Trump Thanks to a surge by Haley, DeSantis no longer has second place all to himself in the Republican presidential nomination race https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2024-showdown-desantis-haley-battle-second-place-behind-trump

After Hamas Massacre in Israel, Scale of Atrocities Grows Hamas Leaves Trail of Terror in Israel https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/10/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-war-hamas-deaths-killings.html (Article contains graphic videos and pictures)

I applaud this thread -- and enjoy the stories on it. However I note how short it is. There is not much good news in the world today -- and most people focus on the negative. It would be refreshing if this thread was full of stories but this is not likely to happen. But I can hope...

The question becomes -- what is the reward in payoff after taxes versus the risk odds. On the other hand, the only way to keep the wife happy is having her buy lottery tickets when the jackpot is big. She has visions of living in a house the size of Biltmore after winning.

Or just use AI. :)

The banks are taking advantage of the high interest rates to earn record net interest income from credit cards and interest rate products plus the benefit of consolidation in the banking sector. What does this foretell for revenue and stock prices in the financial sector. JPMorgan reports...

In regards to item number 1 regarding the next steps that Israel will take for an incursion into Gaza -- the following BBC articles discusses the next steps for a ground assault. How would an Israeli ground assault on Gaza unfold? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67100036 Israel...