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Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

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Re: Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

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Post by pepperball »

throw20251220 wrote: post #260
ahartmetz wrote: post #191

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I don't think that Trump could get into bed with Putin. He could get out of bed with Putin.

Oh, I know. Let’s see how fast he tries to make Putin the good guy on Fox News. What are these rednecks going to do when MAGA goes into bed with Ruzzians! Cold War warriors gonna flip out. Just impeach the guy already. His mental capabilities aren’t far off Biden’s at the end.

> Cold War warriors gonna flip out.

All of these people folded immediately when a fat TV retard won. I’ve seen them literally call for the nationalization of private companies that act contrary to Trumps desires in the last couple of years.

Re: Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

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Post by ahartmetz »

pepperball wrote: post #841
throw20251220 wrote: post #260

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh, I know. Let’s see how fast he tries to make Putin the good guy on Fox News. What are these rednecks going to do when MAGA goes into bed with Ruzzians! Cold War warriors gonna flip out. Just impeach the guy already. His mental capabilities aren’t far off Biden’s at the end.

> Cold War warriors gonna flip out. All of these people folded immediately when a fat TV retard won. I’ve seen them literally call for the nationalization of private companies that act contrary to Trumps desires in the last couple of years.

To be fair, that's not too inconsistent. These people aren't neocons, though perhaps they are getting neo-conned.

Re: Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

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Post by Braxton1980 »

viraptor wrote: post #839
Braxton1980 wrote: post #795

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The Democrats made small progress on healthcare. Insurers couldn't deny coverage due to existing conditions Kids could stay on parents until 26 even if they aren't in school There were also subsidies for the lowest income people to help pay for open market plans. This is something right? This is a step in the right direction? If one party wants this and the other wants to dismantle then the first is left and the latt…

It's bare minimum. It's "not-right". You don't normally call someone leftist for just saying "people should have access to healthcare without going bankrupt".

If I said I was going to lose weight and started jogging would you criticize me for doing the bare minimum after my first day?

Re: Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

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Post by Braxton1980 »

viraptor wrote: post #839
Braxton1980 wrote: post #795

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Democrats made small progress on healthcare. Insurers couldn't deny coverage due to existing conditions Kids could stay on parents until 26 even if they aren't in school There were also subsidies for the lowest income people to help pay for open market plans. This is something right? This is a step in the right direction? If one party wants this and the other wants to dismantle then the first is left and the latt…

It's bare minimum. It's "not-right". You don't normally call someone leftist for just saying "people should have access to healthcare without going bankrupt".

Your use of the bare minimum implies a one time action with no further potential changes.

How do you know that was the case?

Re: Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

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Post by toomuchtodo »

toomuchtodo wrote: post #590
KPGv2 wrote: post #586

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so 100% of your savings are in foreign companies that don't have US as a client, plus BTC, and you have dual citizenship already plus don't own your own home?

I own a residence outright in a European country, I have invested in a golden visa fund (renewables) that will provide my family European citizenship after five years, I am financially independent with a minority of my portfolio in US exposure, and I have built a network of folks who will employ me anywhere globally in almost any currency I choose. I hold no crypto while also holding at least a year of expenses in Eu…

Additional citation:

Work, Invest, Inherit: How Americans Can Actually Move to Europe - https://www.bloomberg.com/explainers/how-americans-can-move-... | https://archive.today/IYsA3 - January 2nd, 2026

Re: Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

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Post by loeg »

Braxton1980 wrote: post #838
loeg wrote: post #818

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The US Left doesn't represent a broad enough population to win most national elections; certainly not enough to pass national law. They win local elections in places like SF or Seattle that were Harris +52 (e.g. contrast with Maduro's fake election only claiming a 9 point margin) and are over-represented in Dem party donors , which influences Dem representatives. Nevertheless, they express extreme positions. Like "pe…

I asked for policies or laws they have implemented not whether they have expressed extreme views.

Ok. I think I adequately answered that. They're a minority faction; they can't pass laws. I think you know this, and your comment suggesting a faction must pass laws in order to be extreme (bluGill's contention) was a deliberate sleight of hand.

Re: Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

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Post by viraptor »

Braxton1980 wrote: post #844
viraptor wrote: post #839

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's bare minimum. It's "not-right". You don't normally call someone leftist for just saying "people should have access to healthcare without going bankrupt".

Your use of the bare minimum implies a one time action with no further potential changes. How do you know that was the case?

Because it was given up for a promise to talk about it later maybe.

Re: Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

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Post by viraptor »

Braxton1980 wrote: post #843
viraptor wrote: post #839

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's bare minimum. It's "not-right". You don't normally call someone leftist for just saying "people should have access to healthcare without going bankrupt".

If I said I was going to lose weight and started jogging would you criticize me for doing the bare minimum after my first day?

If you're still eating doughnuts on the way in this stretched metaphor, yeah, I'd say you're doing the bare minimum.

Re: Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

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Post by epistasis »

FuriouslyAdrift wrote: post #493
epistasis wrote: post #418

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> Today, US policymakers see China as the main adversary. That is not evident at all in how any US policymaker acts these days. China is stronger than ever, precisely due to US actions. Every day, the US gives up power and throws it away, and China picks it up off the ground for free. The supposed "China Hawks" are all chicken hawks without anything to back them up.

The ODNI Threat Assesment is the only official stance and is apolitical. China has been top of the list for nation-state threats for more than a decade. https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/...

I'm coming back to this a few days later because the official new Pentagon policy deprioritizes China:

> The National Defense Strategy — a dramatic shift from even the first Trump administration — no longer focuses primarily on countering China. Instead, it blames past administrations for ignoring American interests and jeopardizing the U.S. military’s access to the Panama Canal and Greenland.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/23/pentagon-national-d...

Edit: big news day for China Hawks proving to be frauds, this is from the WSJ

Trump Administration Pushes Out Key Officials Focused on China Tech Threat Departing staffers worked for a Commerce Department office charged with protecting the U.S. from Chinese technological advances

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-adminis...

Re: Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

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Post by Braxton1980 »

loeg wrote: post #846
Braxton1980 wrote: post #838

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I asked for policies or laws they have implemented not whether they have expressed extreme views.

Ok. I think I adequately answered that. They're a minority faction; they can't pass laws. I think you know this, and your comment suggesting a faction must pass laws in order to be extreme (bluGill's contention) was a deliberate sleight of hand.

You can also use examples from when their was a Democrat president and Congress was controlled by them.
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