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Ol Janx Spirit

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6. Capitalism is the world's most successful religion, and it proved it in 2024 when...

Thu May 7, 2026, 11:02 AM

Thursday

...the racism of birtherism, the calling McCain and soldiers that lost their lives suckers and losers, the "grab them by the [REDACTED]", the botched COVID response and suggestion to drink bleach, the January 6th insurrection, the paying off a porn star, the conviction for sexual abuse, the endless grifting, the lying, etc., etc., etc., meant nothing compared to the price of eggs and gas.

This is now the world in which we live.

The only thing that actually counts is the bank account....

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'I love it when the stock market...' [View all] OldBaldy1701E Thursday OP

And sometimes when it goes up, it's *because* people have lost their jobs Fiendish Thingy Thursday #1

Yup, the market loves it when companies fire people. gab13by13 Thursday #2

When It Goes Down A Bunch modrepub Thursday #3

Unfortunately, inaccurate. malthaussen Thursday #4

That's the tough part - TBF Thursday #5

Capitalism is the world's most successful religion, and it proved it in 2024 when... Ol Janx Spirit Thursday #6

You grok well! OldBaldy1701E Friday #8

Well, the land we live in has definitely gotten stranger.... (nt) Ol Janx Spirit Friday #10

There are an awful lot of hard working people Dr. T Thursday #7

The fluctuations actually do have an effect on almost everyone... OldBaldy1701E Friday #9