Big day on Wall Street ahead, I think

Trade deal w/Mexico & China announced on Sunday night (good timing, POTUS)

Dow Futures up 169 at the moment

Market opens in 4 minutes

China apparently going to be feeling some PAIN soon

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I really don’t think investors/traders fully appreciate the bloodbath that’s coming for #China. Manufacturing down. Prospects for bond defaults rising. #Yuan dropping like a lead brick. This #TradeWar is only barely getting started!

Get your money out of China NOW while you can.

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AND THE MARKET'S OPEN

DINGDINGDINGDINGDINGDING

Holy shit climbing fast, 167+

Jesse Kelly excoriates Jeff Flake:

thefederalist.com/2018/10/01/jeff-flake-isnt-truth-seeker-hes-coward/

"What did John McCain say?"

Says everything about Flake.

Drain the Swamp - by FIRING it

Hat tip to Georgia Rep. Barry Loudermilk for sponsoring it

One page summary:

https://loudermilk.house.gov/uploadedfiles/merit_one_pager.pdf

Increase agency management's power to remove poor employees

Expedite timelines; 7 - 21 days' notice of action; simple presentation of cause with employees given opportunity to respond

Retain employee right to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board

Cap appeal decision time at 30 days, after which the dismissal is upheld, unless declared otherwise

Require that if the 3–day deadline is not met, MSPB must report to Congress and the oversight committees in the House and Senate and explain non-compliance

Uphold whistleblower protections

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