Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
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Rules for General Chat
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Psalm 91 NKJV
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.”
3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the [a]fowler And from the perilous pestilence. 4 He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and [b]buckler. 5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. 8 Only with your eyes shall you look, And see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, 10 No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; 11 For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways. 12 In their hands they shall [c]bear you up, Lest you [d]dash your foot against a stone. 13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will [e]set him on high, because he has known My name. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With [f]long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”
Spot silver 73.57
I would be buying now,if I had any cash.
this morning, $75+...Robert Kyosaki had a really good video out yesterday, about what's really happening behind the scenes, driving the silver market in particular...he is predicting $200+ by year end...
BREAKING NEWS FOR MAY 20, 2026:
DOOMERS EAT SHIT.
A Pyrrhic victory is a win that comes at such a catastrophic cost that it is practically indistinguishable from a defeat. It refers to "winning the battle but losing the war," where the victor is left so devastated they are unable to sustain future efforts.
I am sure the ones who are devastated were never part of the "victors"
NCSWIC
South African Farming Crisis May Trigger Food Shortages Across The Continent. Tyler Durden's Photo by Tyler Durden
Is this your card sir? https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/south-african-farming-crisis-may-trigger-food-shortages-across-continent
Haha I couldn't remember zerohedge so I searched for Tyler durden news and it was the first hit. 🥳
This is the article I took the headline. We are looking at a global mass starvation. Some of it self induced. Some of it out of their control.
Sounds like a precipice to me. It's going to have many facets.
Agreed. Hang on and stay positive.
a time to recognize freedom-loving black, South Africa, African and white South African peoples independence with their own free territory
I may have missed it but, what is Trump’s take on Data Centers?
I thought the military was saying opposing datacenter construction was an interest of national security, so presumably he is for them (so they can develop military applications, among other things) - also is for winning the "AI race" which requires building them, or something like them (you can run AI "locally" on hardware at home, and hypothetically I think of how we could "distribute" the computing to be running on many computers spread out instead of in one location)
Full speed ahead. Data centers in 2026 is like telecommunication networks in 90s or railroads in 1800s, or airplanes in early 1900s and so on. It is the way for the next wave of technological progress and prosperity. It is what is going to make us outrun the Bankers.
"College is a Waste of Time and Money" by Caroline Bird, 1975 (!)
Some notes on this:
I think the author is a feminist professor so I won't sign off on all that's being said here
But I was surprised at how many of the same issues seemed to exist a half century (!) ago that exist today, or are in a much worse state, with education and employment
The problem is over-regulation of schooling via accreditation and industries by requiring licenses for certain jobs
In essence, you should be able to spin up your own school and work as a doctor, lawyer, or engineer if you want, without any required licenses (!), in a free market
We are so very far away from that "pure capitalism" and are facing as a result doctor shortages and costs of things going up (whether it is education or goods) and quality of things going down on many products
https://www.scribd.com/document/46775622/Caroline-Bird-College-is-a-Waste-of-Time-and-Money
NYC hotel prices going up in a big way.
https://archive.ph/GC1CG
NEW CONTRACT | NYC hotel housekeepers to make over $100,000 minimum.