Mayor? It’s the governor on line 2. Our city is being sued for blocking affordable housing . . .Photo above - if you had this much money, you could definitely buy a home in Salt Lake City, Utah. When unaffordable housing come up, Utah is not the first state which comes to mind. It’s a fly-over state. Full of devout Mormons and beekeepers. B... See More » (1)
John Fetterman says stores still need to accept cash. Despite what government agencies and ginormous banks might want . . .Photo above - I want to pay cash. Will that be a problem? It's the best I can do. I don't have a Visa card . . . Are you “unbanked”? The term refers to anyone who doesn’t have either a credit or debit card. Probably because they bounced some check... See More » (1)
$100 billion over budget. 13 years late.Photo above - Thomas the Tank Engine reacts after hearing his tracks could cost $260 million per mile . . . Roll the clock back to 2008. California voters excitedly sign up for a $30 billion high speed rail line to link San Francisco and Los... See More » (1)
Jobs apocalypse! US Corn Refiners Association announces jihad against imported cane sugar.Photo above - Patriotic, God-fearing corn farmers in the film "Signs" try to ward off alien damage to their crop. Sometimes there are no heroes. Just villains. Or at least self-serving corporations and politicians. But isn’t that essentially the s... See More » (1)
A new enemy of affordable housing raises its hand: kayakers and skiers Thread starteras seen on tv Start date2 minutes ago TagsNonePhoto above - in the 1972 film "Deliverance", wealthy Atlanta business executive/vacationing kayaker Jon Voight attempts to explain his opposition to affordable housing to local yokels. Time was, if you wanted to build affordable housing in... See More » (1)
Crypto holdings hit $4 Trillion. That’s more than all the gold in Fort Knox and personal bank vaults combined. Waaaay more. Thank you, GENIUS act . .Photo above - Late night cable TV crypto ads soon to become legal. George Foreman could have been a spokesperson. (RIP - March 21, 2025) If you already own crypto, congrats. When President Trump signed the “GENIUS” Act yesterday (see link blow),... See More » (1)
How a small town with just 11,000 taxpayers found itself $53 million in debt.Photo above - Welcome to Edmonds-landia! No wait, that's a screen shot from the TV show "Portlandia". Well, there are probably some similarities. Welcome to Edmonds, Washington. A bucolic town 30 minutes outside Seattle, very much like the kind... See More » (1)
Quick way to double your energy costs: Get 2/3rds of your electricity from renewables.Photo above - America's original solution to fossil fuel electricity generation. The national average for electricity is 17 cents per kWh. In California, it’s 37 cents. More than double. (see link at bottom). If you’re paying less than 17 cents,... See More » (1)
Many scientific papers are apparently bogus. Are taxpayers getting ripped off when these result in grants to universities and corporations?Photo above – 14-year-old Matthew Broderick almost starts a nuclear war with his off-brand desktop computer in the 1983 film “Wargames”. That couldn’t happen today, because of AI review, right? Over 2.5 MILLION scientific papers were published... See More » (1)
Reality check: if Trump does somehow find a way to fire Fed Chairman Powell, would it really cause "a stock market crash and an inflation spike"?Photo above - illegal alien is arrested by masked ICE agents after warning that America's deficit spending is unsustainable, and we are on a path to ruin . . . Full disclosure – I think Jerome Powell is an idiot, but I don’t believe President... See More » (1)
How much taxpayer cash should Los Angeles give migrants to help them evade arrest? Mayor Karen Bass just signed legislation to do just that . . .Photo above - Stranger Things screencap. Millie Bobby Brown does double duty, summoning an undocumented migrant from "the upside down" dimension, as well as promoting Coke in a product placement. Before you even ask – yes, Los Angeles' infamous w... See More » (1)
Republicans propose eliminating profit tax on home sales. Will this make homes more or less expensive?Photo above - Great news, Lisa! The government eliminated federal taxes on homes. Now we can buy that idyllic country farmette we've always dreamed of. If you’re lucky enough to own a home, but decide you need to sell it, you could end up paying a... See More » (1)
NASA to Trump: increase our budget, or commies will rule the solar system!Photo above –Sandra Bullock evades space debris in her undies, at the behest of Warner Brothers for the 2013 science fiction thriller “Gravity”. And because part of the funding for this blockbuster came from the Chinese government, Sandra was... See More » (1)
UPS to lay off 20,000 drivers, a year after agreeing to $50 an hour in a new contract.Photo above – Matthew McConaughey proposes to UPS driver/girlfriend Jenna Elfman in the film EdTV (1999). This was before UPS drivers earned $50 an hour, so the motive was love, not financial gain. Hey, Joe . . . wanna earn $50 an hour driving a d... See More » (1)
Los Angeles could be closed to new construction due to fire, earthquake and coastal erosion zones. What will this do to prices of existing homes?Photo above – The Beverly Hillbillies mansion. Worth $195 million today. It’s unknown what Jed Clampett paid for it in 1962 when he moved from Limestone, Tennessee. However, Jed put most of his $25 million fortune in the Commerce Bank of Beverly... See More » (1)
Wow . . . Alligator Alcatraz isn’t even open yet, and they’re already calling it the worst ever.Photo Above – Paul Newman escapes from custody in 1967’s “Cool Hand Luke”. There may possibly be an alligator in behind him. Or a train? Okay, let’s make sure I understand this. The new immigrant detention facility – nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz-... See More » (1)
Fed Chairman Powell admits that his 2025 rate decisions are simply a feud with Trump, and have nothing to do with current economic conditions.Photo above – NYPD detectives Jimmy Smits and Kim Delaney try to determine if inflation is really dead, and whether Jerome Powell is the perp. You gotta love Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. He always tells the truth. Even when he doesn’t understand... See More » (1)
You spent $40 million to run in the NJ governor's primary? And finished last?Photo above - "Suppose I told you that someone could become NJ governor for only $460 per vote?" Some guy named Sean Spiller spent $40 million in last month's NJ democrat primary. He was following his dream, that he might someday be governor.... See More » (1)
Energy companies spent $212 billion on new plants this year. But just to feed data centers. Adopting LEDs and efficient appliances was pointless.Photo above – cast members of the CGI generated Netflix show “Resident Alien” try to figure out why there’s always snow on the street winter and summer, but their breath never makes vapor in the cold air. “This-is-some-bullshit” agrees alien Harry... See More » (1)
NY sends out $2 billion in inflation refund checks, while having a $4 billion deficit. Is this how all candidates should run for president in 2028?Photo above - New York's governor says "inflation is too high". Who's she gonna call? Should I move to New York? They’re giving away free money. How much could you get? It depends on your income: "Tax filers earning up to $150,000 will receive a $... See More » (1)
Affordable housing, or free healthcare for illegal aliens? California will have to choose this weekend.Photo above - the iconic "Spadena" house, now worth $10 million, was used for a location shot in the film Clueless. The owners may be resisting the construction of affordable housing adjacent to their neighborhood. But Cher (Alicia Silverstone)... See More » (1)
As banks dump the US dollar, gold is seen as the go-to investment. But will it turn out better than stamp collecting or crypto?Photo above - a recent survey says savvy investors are bailing on the US dollar and flocking to gold. Should everyone else do it too? Banks now hate the dollar. How do we know this? Lord Norman Lamont, a member of the UK House of Lords, and... See More » (1)
Mega-landlords are buying up all the vacant single family homes. How is this going to end?Photo above - hints of America's looming housing affordability crisis began to emerge in films like 2004's "Napoleon Dynamite". If you believe the stock market is in a bubble, you’re not alone. Investors are pivoting to throw money at single... See More » (1)
Bezos’ Venice wedding to cost $55 million. He could have staged it in America for a lot less.The good citizens of Venice are protesting Jeff Bezos' second marriage. They’ve abandoned their gondolas and taken to the streets. They believe this will put an end to "inequality”. (see links below). There’s probably a couple of things wrong... See More » (1)