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Gone

We’ve been assaulted repeatedly for months about all sorts of things. Many of them are already gone, or are about to disappear, or are in constant threat of disappearance. What are they? Well, here are a few examples.

First, Trump. His 34 felony convictions along should have made him disappear, but they didn’t. his huge involvement with the Epstein case and files galore should be his death knell of public service, but his continuing creation of powers he doesn’t have is a clear misuse and abuse of the Constitution. That alone should dismiss him from the presidency. Why it hasn’t is a mystery only history will tell. In the meantime, we confront an hourly story of his threatened political demise.

Mrs. Guthrie’s kidnapping and disappearance continues to interest the public. The news reports tell a story up to the point of death. In fact, some reports have told finding a body that matches Guthrie’s. But the story has not been repeated since. Why? Was it a false report? Is she dead? How likely is it that she will be found hale and hearty after two weeks of being invisible? Not very likely, but I suppose the odds are there in favor of her being found alive. I personally doubt it is possible but then that’s only my opinion.

An economy with enormous energy and promise but also with accompanying burps and bumps signaling possible failure that never appears. I think it is the media’s way of building suspense and readership. The truth is, the economy is always becoming something else. It is its nature and most of the time the combination of ups and downs produces good results: jobs, economic opportunity, growth in some sectors and ebbing in others. With a complex economy with global interests and connections, the US economy is strong at the moment. Are there cliff hanger situations developing? Of course there are. Always will be.  It is up to individuals to interact with those as opportunities to invest and prosper or be wrong and lose capital. The yin and yang of markets make this so. No surprise. We await the news of who is winning and who is losing.

Thousands of other examples are readily available. I suspect that is why we read the news in the first place, or at least watch or hear it.

Gone or nearly gone? Stay tuned for the latest.

February 20, 2026

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