I am astonished:

As we look toward the future and the challenges that lie ahead, we must come together around the principles of liberty, justice, and patriotism. By uniting in our common goals, we can create a brighter and more promising future for all. https://t.co/Vbyt8yor8X pic.twitter.com/Kj4fZPKDaw

— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) April 21, 2024

LOLOL!! Think about looking into possibilities. Now here's something just amazing:

As we look toward the future and the challenges that lie ahead, we must come together around the principles of liberty, justice, and patriotism. By uniting in our common goals, we can create a brighter and more promising future for all. https://t.co/Vbyt8yor8X pic.twitter.com/Kj4fZPKDaw

— MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) April 21, 2024

People who eat New Jersey Pork Rolls have probably never heard of Banh Mi.

You should ALWAYS have a pair of kitchen shears. Now I won't post; you need to to cook your pasta al dente.

I can understand why YOUR banh mi may be called pork rolls. And they would be tasty.

But really, if you can't eat cucumber, you need to get some work done.

Here, a pork roll is... something different:

5-Ingredient Pork Roll (AKA Taylor Ham)
Do not fight me on this; I am deeply from New Jersey.



https://www.seriouseats.com/pork-roll-sandwich-recipe-8604825

It does not appeal to me.

You can practice de-stress techniques like mindful meditation...

I would REALLY like to see Trumpty practice "mindful meditation". I suspect it'd be hilarious.

lol, they are NOT like what I'd consider a "pork roll". Though usually they do feature pork:

Authentic Banh Mi Recipe with Lemongrass Pork



https://www.cooking-therapy.com/lemongrass-pork-banh-mi/

Yesterday, with the bread snugly in my old green bag (with a tiny sugared doughnut the young lady tossed in as a treat -- i said, lol, i'm supposed to give you a tip, not the other way 'round. We don't tip here like you do, but she understood and laughed - Vietnamese they are, with sketchy English but they know how to laugh)

Do they make banh mi? Tasty!

And to think he thought he should be on Mount Rushmore.

He has a very rich fantasy life. Really.

There are many who'll argue that it is. One of them was FINRA's attorney at the hearing at the D.C Circuit Court of Appeals in February. No decision has appeared, but if you want to listen to the hearing...

https://www.courtlistener.com/audio/90618/alpine-securities-corporation-v-financial-industry-regulatory-authority/

lol, I'll be she's steaming. Now somebody needs to tell her she has fat arms.

That is true.

How does it feel to always be on the wrong side when it comes to supporting America?

You should know, Ordie. I'd suggest you spend a while studying history and geopolitics, but I'd be wasting my breath.

I think he'll experience more sadness in the coming week.

No, you're not.

It has to do with FINRA because FINRA is being sued by John Hurry and his Alpine. FINRA expelled both. But Hurry contends that FINRA is operating illegally, because it is not a government agency. See the Supreme Court's Lucia decision, involving the SEC's ALJs. But a very good argument can be made that it all really has to do with the private nondelegation doctrine.

So... go for it!

I wish it were televised, too. That would be... incredible.

We and everyone else has been doing it for the past hundred years, so I think you're wrong about that.

You have to remember: money isn't real. It's a concept.

Oh, I'm sure he's a nasty dull grayish beneath the Bronx Orange makeup.

Perfect!

Oh yes. Tomorrow will be rough. And I'm sure he's off balance because he bought into the idea that jury selection would take weeks.

Good for him! But I'm a Keynesian.

I disagree. Imagine no SEC. No FINRA. No regulation at all. And that is what the libertarians want.

It would not be good for Joe Sixpack. Or for most people who aren't super rich.

It's a poor craftsman who blames his own creations.

You're right!!

I suspect Trumpty is bewildered by now. Why aren't things going better for him? Why aren't his supporters protesting in New York? Or anywhere? Why can he never again use the phrase "Sleepy Joe"?

Things are not going well...

The SEC has a rather broad remit.

Don't nag. I've been busy making chana masala. In a while, I shall be busy eating chana masala.

As you know how I feel about Libertarians.

The SEC really does care, but the people who work for it are conflicted. The agency was created, after all, in the wake of the 1929 crash. But before that happened, the Securities Act was signed into law to force issuers to explain what they were selling in their offerings. That was in 1933. In '34, it became more complicated, when the Exchange Act was signed, and created the SEC.

The modern SEC has acknowledged many times that "protecting investors" conflicts with another part of its mission: facilitating capital formation.

I know you don't understand this. But not everyone likes Milton Friedman. And many of us like modern libertarians even less.

Good. I hope Marge feels... well, whatever she feels when she feels bad.

You make a good point.

I did not post a link showing that the SEC cared. You seemed to have missed the point. None of them really care. Wake up.

Why should investors care? If the SEC stopped collecting this data, how would they be better off? I don't think they would be. I do think they'd be more easily taken advantage of by their brokers, investment advisers, stock promoters, and other crooks.

Oh for heaven's sake. Those retirement accounts aren't being "hacked". And as I said, their brokers have access to everything. And their investment advisers, if they have them. As I said, given how many larcenous investment advisers there seem to be, I'd be far more worried about them.

I will read the complaint. But I've read several of NCLA's efforts in the past, and I was not inclined to cheer them on.

Or not. More than 90 percent of civil suits settle.

It's unlikely that would happen in this case, but the suit could be dismissed.

Oh super. The Israelis shouldn't have messed with Iraq.

Perhaps tomorrow. I don't feel like reading the whole thing right now.

But it seems to me that this program was not designed to dig up dirt on ordinary investors. Or, frankly, on any investors. I should think the SEC looks at the information it generates as "data". Macro stuff, now that they have a ton of it.

It would be very, very easy to make her look as stupid as she is. She'd do all the... heavy lifting.

You know what? I can't believe your first hypothesis, either.

As for me, you've spent the last three years not learning anything at all about me. For some reason you find it difficult to believe I just enjoy scam stock stories, and often follow them to the bitter end.

Of course she's an embarrassment! Give her the opportunity to do that for an hour straight on TV!!

And yes, of course Hester Peirce wouldn't like CAT. I like Hester very much, but I don't agree with her about much of anything.