Be the first to name the state or country, one guess per person, no use of google lens and such tools.
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| Democrats +3 | 216 | 219 |
Where is This?
The Hedgehog Report - Phoenix Edition 
73 responses to “Where is This?”
I won’t check the guesses until late tonight or tomorrow…so guess away.
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New York
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The entire video below with Kelly and VDH is rather good. However, if you want to get some perspective on how leftist gender and grievance ideology played a significant role in the Nashville shooter’s motivation, scroll forward to the 51st minute and give this a listen. Truly sickening stuff, which is being memory holed by the MSM –
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It does not load on the phone. I won’t be watching but I wanted to let you know.
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Florida.
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Strange, bitter, because it works on my iPhone.
Here’s another reason to pull for America. Very classy of the Chinese and I don’t think this will have the effect they think –
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14584157/Chinese-launch-racist-humiliation-campaign-mocking-Trumps-tariffs.html
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English is the language of wherever that is.
I hate giving away valuable clues.
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I am optimistic about something being found on Oak Island tonight.
It could be in Lot 5 or the swamp.
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not FL or NY
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Looks like many a lake I’ve seen in the upper Midwest. No real clues, though, so I’ll stab in the dark with Wisconsin.
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What if they found the treasure years ago but wanted to keep the seasons going?
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Bitter, I’ve wondered the same thing about the treasure!
We’ll make a conspiracy theorist outta you yet. 😉
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They made more on the show than the treasure.
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If they don’t find the treasure I will settle for Jimmy Hoffa.
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well played, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin it is!!
GOP part of the state
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DW, you won’t believe me, but I’ve been to Oconomowoc. Back in 2002 after my Afghan deployment to visit a lady friend who previously worked for my mom in CA.
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I could afford the two story Craftsman lake house (on the lake, no less!), but not the outrageous property tax bill. Seriously, their roads don’t look good enough to warrant that steep hit!
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They found some cut wood in the swamp.
Non-believers hardest hit.
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If anyone ever venture to Brookfield nearby, go to Sticks and Stones; amazing wine list, and the 7 lb stuffed lobster special is a meal to behold!
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I find lobsters over 2.5 lbs kind of woody, not as good as the smaller ones. Of course, never had one as big as 7 lbs
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The found a old dowel and barrel stave on Oak Island.
I am prescient.
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Damn. That changes everything.
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“I’ve said about her before; I think she’s the reason there are directions on a shampoo bottle,” he said, as his colleagues chuckled.
“Our plan for dealing with her is ‘Operation Let Her Speak,’” he added.
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Sen. Kennedy on AOC
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GF, you would have seen the lake in the picture if you drove through town on the main street. Enough of it lodged in your memory to come up with the right guess.
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Yesterday the Dire wolf was back.
Today some scientists say not so fast.
I had told my wife I needed a new rifle in case one showed up here.
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A coyote got too close to Lupita once and barely escaped being kicked to death.
But Dire wolves are a lot bigger so I think a new rifle makes sense.
Yes, I have other rifles but you want to have the right rifle for each job.
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Walter Curt
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🚨NEW: Steve Eisman gives the best take on tariffs played on cable news.
Joining CNBC’s ‘Fast Money,’ Eisman gave them the truth they didn’t want to hear.
“When Bill Clinton signed NAFTA, he said it would be great for GDP and jobs. He was right on the former and DEAD wrong on the latter.”
I don’t think Eisman will be invited back. 😂
“President Trump told them what he was going to do, and everyone is shocked that he did it,” he continued.
It really never ceases to amaze people that Trump is a man of his word.
It drives the media crazy that he is actually the PEOPLE’S president, not Wall Street’s.
A change that was absolutely the reason he was elected in the first place.
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Well said, Steve….
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Zzzzzzz…
You can be true to your word and be wrong too.
I know that is a difficult concept for Cultists.
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Actually, I have always given Trump credit for trying to do what he promised. It does set him apart from most politicians.
The problem is that I don’t agree with everything he promises to do.
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So they are bringing back the Dire wolf. Did any of the scientists watch Jurassic Park?
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“When Bill Clinton signed NAFTA, he said it would be great for GDP and jobs. He was right on the former and DEAD wrong on the latter.”’
Eisman is wrong on both counts. The effect on GDP was positive, not huge.
And the jobs lost to Mexico and Canada were in fact minimal, you can make a much better “jobs lost” case for China.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/north-american-free-trade-agreement.asp
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So they are bringing back the Dire wolf. Did any of the scientists watch Jurassic Park?”
Excellent point.
It might help counter my wife’s silly notion that “you already have enough guns”.
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Fair and balanced take by Dimon. Worth a view –
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Jason, if the wife is giving you the green light because of the wolf, go all in and get something totally fun like this –
https://www.taylorsfirearms.com/1873-rifle-20-357mag-lc1-550173.html
Its the most fun rifle I have ever owned. The 357 caliber was good enough to take down wild boars over 100 yards out in Naples on a trip a few years ago. I love it more than the modern, high caliber stuff. Not to mention it looks really cool with the cowboy action collection. Go for it. You can up caliber it as well and buy whatever you think you need.
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What are the Dire circumstances?
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Didn’t a researcher and biologist at the University of Utah identify a dead animal on the show “Secrets of Skinwalker Ranch” as a Dire Wolf because of the similiar jaw structure?
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Fla, thanks for posting the Dimon interview. Balanced is a solid description.
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Thanks for the gun tip, will check it out.
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Secrets of Skinwalker Ranch” as a Dire Wolf because of the similiar jaw structure?”
Yes, it was pretty compelling evidence if the facts were true.
I imagine there could also be some mutation out in the wild where some of the old traits could resurface in a hybrid wolf.
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DRUDGE
Nearly 200 cows disappeared. The case remains cold…
Guess who in this house is all over this story…
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Esquire magazine calls Angus King a “true independent”.
Alternate universes really exist.
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Chris Matthews and “making wood”
Chris Matthews on MSNBC: “We get so much of our lumber, our two by fours from from Canada….What are we going to do? Have more lumber made in the United States now?!” “What is our plan now…? We’re going to create more wood. Is that it?!” “Are we going to make more wood in this country because of our trade deal?! I don’t think so!”
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When did good journalism in the U.S. die?
Used to be (many years ago) that news was reported. The facts. No slanting or twisting and then deciding to tell you what this news meant. Journalists personal opinions did not get in the way.
NOW, there is trash out there. It is 99% slanted and opinion and agenda journalism.
Fluff stories about celebrities…continually running old stories about this or that human interest things….
20/20 and 60 minutes USED to have some good shows. Not now. All crime stories and who committed this murder, or is so and so guilty.
I postulate it started with the Watergate thing and Nixon and reporters all wanted to go for the brash ring and be famous for delving in and uncovering corruption and become the next Woodward and Bernstein and shape the direction of the U.S. But oddly, we do NOT see reporters actually DOING this.
Yes social media has played a big part as the Andrew Joneses of the world took to social media to push their pet news scams.
The big [trusted] “stars” of the news business of 50 years ago are all gone away and nobody anywhere close to their caliber has stepped up to replace them.
Does journalism pay so little that nobody who is decent wants to go into that job? Do the big corporate owners only want to hire people who will push THEIR personal agenda?
There REALLY was NO good journalism in investigating charges from the 2020 election and doing the legwork necessary to track down the voters who “voted” absentee/mail in who really NEVER voted. Really no good journalism that investigated the influence of dark money in elections (both R and D dark $$), really no good journalism that investigated the increase in crime in America, or the negative impact of 14 million illegal immigrants being let in.
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BTW, wew do not even have decent local journalism any more.
It is terrible!
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JUST IN: Trump-appointed judge in Texas blocks removals under the Alien Enemies Act, citing the SCOTUS ruling and the potential for a mistake as revealed in the Abrego Garcia case.”
Should he be impeached too?
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Trump blinks.
Market up 2,000 pts.
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Cultists to call Trump’s backing down on tariffs as “genius” in 3, 2, 1…
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Well I was going to buy a few more tranches of the equities that I’ve been accumulating but figured I would do it after I finished some much needed yard work today. So much for that plan. Glad I bought what I did since last week, but just kicking myself for not pulling the trigger on that last tranche this AM. Oh well, at least I got what I did.
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Dang, these stock market moves are just comical now.
Market manipulation at it’s finest.
Big Joe
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Looks like Trump took Musk’s advice rather than Navarro’s.
Good move.
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Congrats Fla on getting in near the lows. I didn’t buy anything, but it was a great time to sell options. Interestingly, the 1 Delta options are holding despite today’s move.
I think there’s choppiness ahead. We may have seen the lows, but it can all change with a tweet. If one of Trump’s buddies forgot to buy yesterday, he may have to put out a new tweet to send the market down temporarily.
Big Joe
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How are you making out, Joe? A buddy of mine made a killing on the VIX, but that’s just too gunslinger for me.
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woops, did t see your post when I hit the button on mine. Crazy market and you are right on that volatility
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VIX is a great play because volatility is always mean reverting. I’m all in on option selling. Option prices go up in times of high volatility. Great time to sell at those high prices. When vol reverts, those prices plummet even if stock prices don’t revert. Easy money.
I’m honestly very leery about buying. There’s too much chaos in the White House. Too much impulsiveness and frankly, incompetence. I’m comfortable with my positions (BL, may make that statement the gayest post of the day). I’ll only add if we go lower on lower volume and lower volatility, that signals a bottom. But traditional signals can’t be trusted with this administration.
Big Joe
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Totally agree. I only started adding to my yield portfolio when the quality equities I watch started hitting my targets . Even if they kept trading through I don’t care because I’m really satisfied holding with that yield. Funny you mention options volatility. I only did covered call writing to squeeze some more yield out of non volatile positions. I wouldn’t touch that now for fear of getting called away. So for me, volatility has pushed further away from options. Too funny. Good luck to you big Joe.
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Smart move staying away from covered calls, Fla. Unless you go out to a 1-2 delta, you better be ready to give up your stock (or roll the call).
My covered calls in SPY were just hit at 538 (0DTE). I was able to roll for a credit to 546. Rolling 8 points out one day and still getting a credit is extremely rare. Just shows you the volatility that is out there.
Congrats again on staying disciplined and buying even when markets were in turmoil. Typically, folks set a buy price, but then when its hit they get scared off and miss.
All that said, markets could be down 10% tomorrow. You just never know. For the first time ever, I’m considering stop losses to protect profits.
Big Joe
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Tough day for Jason; Trump did what most here said all along.
Don’t take it out on Lupita.
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Dow’s up 2k+ as of right now. This despite another hike on tariffs on China. Looks like Jason’s gym shoes will still cost more…..
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Trump is doing insider trading.
-free passer
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“I’m honestly very leery about buying. There’s too much chaos in the White House. Too much impulsiveness and frankly, incompetence.”
Big Joe:
2021-2024=Biden = competence
2025-present w/ Trump = incompetence
Sorry, that’s ridiculous!
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We saw same reactions/overreactions in Trumps first term.
How easily people forget!
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Hi Mike.
Yes , you are right. I prefer the market to be driven by fundamentals, not impulsive tweets. But you do you.
Big Joe
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It’s obvious China was the target of Trump’s recent tariff strategy. While the prez’s unpredictability is unsettling, especially when eying investment possibilities, this has been his mode of business operation for a long time. In the meantime VierNam is flying a team over to meet with Trump, as Xi seems to be on the defense and planning on personally flying over to Malaysia to keep them in line – something he has never done before.
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Big Joe – I haven’t done anything the last week. Majority of people out there didn’t either. You are the one talking about buying and selling and options.
Not sure why you are speaking to me about “fundamentals”.
How much is the market off of its highs?
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Big Joe – did Trumps tweets make you become more active the last week?
Why?
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BREAKING!!!
Cash Cow was recently in the news, including a photo!
Walt you really need to keep her away from the casinos–or maybe not.
https://countryfolks.com/some-april-fools-fun-for-2025/
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Mike, why are you speaking to me about Biden when I never mentioned him? Do you always think about Biden? That’s odd.
I haven’t done much last week either, other than sell some options. A market driven by fundamentals is more orderly and predictable. I don’t believe that was the state of the market over the past week. The wild swings seem to support the belief that markets prefer stability and clarity, but maybe i’m misreading and the markets actually prefer impulsiveness.
Big Joe
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Major indices up 8-12% in one day. That would be a good return for a full year.
Big Joe
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New Thread
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Do I always think about Biden? No, but If “incompetence” is mentioned about the current President by a person who was silent about the last Presidents term (Biden), then I think it is worth it to make that point.
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TNT
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Mike,
Thanks for making your point. Now I can move on with my life. Cheers.
Big Joe
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