Critical Thinking and Reasoning

  [APRIL 21, 2025 (4:45 AM PDT)] Yesterday, while taking-in news footage of Easter Sunday at the Vatican, I could not shake comparisons to late-stage Dementia Patent, Joe Biden, and this crumbling public figure--the first Latin American Pontiff.  Not a Good Look                        Image Credit: AP Photo/Georgio Borgia AP NEWS: POPE FRANCIS 88 PASSES Be back in the AM & FM --I mean streaming on the Internet, later today. Soon enough. . .  the 2025 newscycle continues to be rather exhausting, no? Drake

  [APRIL 15, 2025 (13:30 PDT)] NBC NEWS: MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TULSI GABBARD HAMMERTIME: NOT PELOSI's PAD BUT PENN GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO Booking Photo of Cody A Balmer         Image Credit: InfoWars Someone avoids security after climbing fence, gets into home, and retrieves multiple Molotov cocktails? "He approached one of the windows on the south side of the residence," the statement said. "Using a hammer he had brought, he quickly broke the window after multiple blows. He then threw a Molotov cocktail into the residence igniting a substantial fire within." Prosecutors say Balmer then entered the home and started "two more fires with two other Molotov cocktails" before he fled. The actions, which were caught on video, forced Shapiro and his family to evacuate the home.   Currently, I am trying to obtain information on a 17-year-old who Redacted News is reporting on. Another Arrested for Planning to Kill Trump The man was in a satan...

  [APRIL 9, 2025 (11:30 AM PDT)] A person looks at television screens displaying economic news at the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square, New York City on April 9, 2025. Angela Weiss/ AFP NICE TO HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS: 90-day Pause GOOGLE FINANCE: DJIA Ticker DOW GAINS 2700 Pts on Trump Announcement on True Social CNBC: BIGGEST ONE DAY GAIN IN 5-YEARS Hey there critical thinkers, That chart on the Google Finance ticker just goes straight up about an hour-ago. I do not recall the gain of five years-ago (?) Anyhow, there is the latest, Drake (14:15 PM PDT) https://www.bloomberg.com If that link hits a paywall: CNBC: DOW SURGES +2,900 S&P BIGGEST RISE SINCE 2008 DD

  [April 8, 2025 (12:45 PDT)] CNBC: DOW DROPS 700 POINTS TARIFF SELL OFF RESUMES First, let me say, "If I wanted to be Jim Crammer or an investment analyst. . ." Anyhow, let us checkout some other issues, but having now entered a Bear Market is reality. Last night, listening to a local talker who is a financial planner who sells annuities, I scored pretty well on the on-air quiz to the question, "When are you assured to be in a Bear Market?" How about "When are we in a recession?" The short answer is when the economy enters two-successive quarters of economic growth.  Anyhow, we just had the first quarter, are in the first week of the 2nd quarter, and losses are piling-up rapidly. Here are the final numbers: CNBC: DOW CLOSES -320 (-.84%) Before leaving the financial realm, here is the current related top story: EPOCH TIMES: AT MIDNIGHT 104% TARIFF TO HIT CHINA SCOTUS HANDS TRUMP & DOGE HUGE VICTORY TOWNHALL:  SUPREMES BLOCK LOWER COURT RULING TO REINS...

  [April 6, 2025 (19:00 PDT)] Shaky market opening overseas & we will be here by 8:00 AM tomorrow, critical thinkers, My take is that small investors who rode-out the crash of 2007/'08 following the advice of their financial advisors, will be jumping ship after staying-in on day-2 when the buying opportunities never materialized, and the DOW closed with 30%+ losses larger than Thursday. Crowded Dotonbori bridge over water canal with illuminated signs and billboards , long exposure, motion blurred crowd at Night. Unrecognizable Crowd. Dotonbori, Osaka, Japan, Asia. Mlenny | E+ | Getty Images CNBC: DOW FUTURES FALL 900 POINTS AS TARIFF MARKET COLLAPSE WORSENS CNBC: HONG KONG's HANG SENG PLUNGES 10% MAINLAND CHINA CSI 300 SLUMPS 5% Public Opinion Deepens Against Musk & Trump Amid Worldwide Protests Activists protest President Donald Trump, who was a few miles away at his Trump National Golf Club, during a “Hands Off!” demonstration Saturday, April 5, 2025, in Palm Beach Ga...

  [April 3, 2024 (9:30)] A bit of a panic on wall street, critical thinkers, This morning, as my talk radio-tuned alarm clock flickered me to life, I thought, "I should have posted my expectation of a 1500 pt drop tomorrow morning." To my surprise, that is pretty much what happened; yesterday, I had Trump's rose garden press on while not paying complete attention and performing other tasks. The Chart Displayed at Presser Currently: The Dow is Flirting a 1200 point loss at 9:40 AM There are many publications I could link to but CNBC has live links to various markets, charts, etc. Dow Drops 1,000 Points S&P Loses 3% as Rout on Trump's Tariffs Worsens: Live What I and many other streamers, influencers, and pundits are also saying is some form of, "Why didn't I know about these existing tariffs?"  Hmmm, I wonder what precious metals are doing? COMEX LIVE Drake [April 4, 2025 (12:30 PDT) This is getting panic-like with another day of heavy losses. Here is...