Despite no longer being the President, Donald Trump is still making headlines as the 2024 election cycle approaches. Many people are speaking out against him, particularly in regard to his admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meidas Touch has shared a video featuring the opinions of several world leaders on former President Trump:
As we are currently in an election year, it is crucial that we spread this video to those around us. The national security risks posed by Donald Trump should not be underestimated.
Wall Street loves to hear presidents discuss lowering taxes. Who among the rich doesn't? Does the Street (i.e., Wall Street) really care about President Donald Trump? The former president experienced the highest price on the S&P 500 during his 4 years in office. And he also experienced an unprecedented drop in the market with the onset of COVID. What are the current thoughts among investors?
In the following video by CNN, former Trump aide Anthony Scaramucci discusses the former president's current situation and how Wall Street fits into it:
One remark I agree with from Anthony Scaramucci is the question asked in return to the CNN news anchors in the video above. Mainly, does the former president have numbers that are better than 2016? How about 2020? President Trump is flaming out as a candidate.
Further, if the former president is chosen as the Republican nominee, the party is looking for a reset for 2028. I can definitely be on board with candidate Trump losing in 2024 and a reset for the republican party for 2028.
The events of January 6th, 2021, still haunt those of us who actually care about democracy. No, that day was not a peaceful protest. No, that was not a peaceful march to the Capitol. Yes, Capitol police did endure PTSD, among other life-lasting injuries, to the remaining days of their lives. One Capitol police officer died that day - by suffocation. Other police officers were brutally assaulted with their own weapons. The events of that day were terrible not peaceful.
Question: When was the last time that the reader decided to go and assault police officers outside a courtroom? Or any police officer standing guard outside of a building?
Did those participants forget that bringing weapons into a courthouse is illegal?
In the video below by CNN, a grandmother is facing 5 years in prison starting this week for her participation on January 6th, 2021.
What made me cringe while watching the video above was multifold:
1) She believes that the election was stolen after conviction.
2) She believes that President Trump will pardon her.
3) She believes that, basically, she did nothing wrong.
4) She has been on house arrest the entire time until recently.
I would like to see a follow-up interview with here every 6 months starting now. I think that she might change her tune after a few months to years in jail. Additionally, I wonder what her response will be when Trump cannot pardon her?
The sad day of January 6th, 2021, will be forever tied to the dictator, former President Trump. He has been charged with coordinating the attack indirectly. The court will show us this soon. It is time for the former president to reap the consequences of this giant threat to our democracy.
Artificial Intelligence has been a topic of conversation across all sectors. Especially when looking for predictions about the future of the workforce. What role will Artificial Intelligence (AI) play in the workforce? What role does AI play now? Answers to these questions vary as AI is developed daily for technology applications.
Recently, a brief from Politico Future Pulse listed a 'checklist' that Healthcare providers should consider when transitioning to AI. Below are the 6 points listed on the checklist:
1. A use case, including how a proposed system is expected to help patients and improve health system efficiency or treatment equity
2. A clear specification of the task the system performs to achieve those goals
3. Benchmarks to evaluate the system’s success or failure
4. An understanding of how the system performs for different groups of people
5. A grasp of a system’s limits and when it shouldn’t be used
6. A protocol for monitoring systems to ensure it’s working under real-world conditions
While considering the 6 above items, consider how AI might change the atmosphere in your own workplace.
Anyone who listened to the former President's speech last weekend on Veteran's Day will recognize the language used as copied from dictators Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Which is dangerous. Now, the 2024 Presidential Candidate has been leaking through various news outlets what the next Trump Administration looks like. And that my friends is extremely dangerous. Read/watch on.
The following video by MSNBC highlights recent statements from Mike Davis. Mike Davis is a dangerous man. Working as Senator Grassely's office along with other high places in Washington, he presents a great threat. The Trump Administration might install Mike Davis as an Attorney General. In the following video, the threats to our democracy are spelled out in Mike Davis's own words:
Wow! That is all I have to say. I will process this news over the next few days.
Living in the North Valley of Los Angeles, I hear a lot of "Not In My Back Yard" (NIMBY) toward the development of multi-family housing (i.e., apartments including high-rises). Across the State of California, as legislature passes that is supposed to unleash a new wave of affordable housing development, the actual construction has yet to ensue. Why?
As one can imagine, the opposition is small but strong. The opposing constituents are surgical in their approach to antagonism toward multi-family housing development. Out of this dismal opposition, good news finally arises for advocates of multi-family housing (i.e., affordable housing). Below is an update from Politico California Playbook's morning briefing on the matter:
A YEAR FOR YIMBYS — Pro-housing activists had a blockbuster year in the Legislature, notching some of their biggest wins since the YIMBY (Yes in My Backyard) movement got its start in the Bay Area more than a decade ago.
Newsom cemented those victories Wednesday by signing dozens of housing measures into law. The most significant, Senate Bill 423 by Scott Wiener, expands state rules that streamline housing construction in cities that haven’t met their state-assigned housing goals. It also does away with an exemption for parts of the coastal zone. That could lead to urban areas of the coast looking more like Miami and Fort Lauderdale where high rises proliferate near the sea.
Other major victories for housing groups: Senate Bill 4, also by Wiener, which allows religious groups to more easily build affordable housing on their land; Assembly Bill 1633 by Phil Ting, which limits the ability to challenge projects under the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA; and Assembly Bills 976 and 1033, also by Ting, which make it easier to sell or rent backyard cottages.
Wiener took a victory lap on Wednesday night. “The era of saying no to housing is coming to an end,” he said.
Eventually, housing will be developed in urban neighborhoods that were only once home to single-family homes. Why? Simply space. There is no affordable housing, and shortages will eventually drive the development of those who seek it. Families that work in various cities need to get to work. The only significant opposition I see is if transit development outpaces the construction of apartments. Both are needed. However, if California's major cities can be better connected with transit (buses and trains), the opposition could theoretically use this argument to stave off multi-family housing development. I do not see that happening. Both are sorely needed to accommodate the growing population of California.
What is the value of a home? An 'appraisal' is done by a certified person who understands the valuation process to get that value. That process might be somewhat controversial to some, but ultimately, the values land in a reasonable range (deals). The story is entirely different if the question's worth belongs to former President Trump.
The former President Trump is on trial in New York along with his two sons. Charges stem from years of over-valuation (highly inflated) property values. Late last month, Judge Engoron ordered that all Trump assets operating under a New York State business license be effectively canceled. It is not allowed to be used in the state of New York. This is terrible news. More on that in a later post.
Ultimately, the Trumps are being legally disassembled for bank fraud that has persisted for years. Former President Trump has claimed ignorance at certain times when deposed by lawyers on valuations. Although, the prosecution has shown that nothing would be issued with the eyes of 'DJT' (Donald J. Trump). This is explained in the video below by MeidasTouch:
What baffles me is how many people in the city of New York knew of former President Trump's fraudulent practices and remained silent throughout his 2016 bid for the White House Office?
Former President Trump has practiced the art of 'NDA' - Non-Disclosure Agreement for decades. That is until the White House. Ultimately, the time in office brings the entire Trump Organization down to the ground. Stay tuned.
