Did the WSJ get it "right"? I asked Claude AI for some more context. Once again, the mainstream media doesn't provide the full story and misleads. See after the WSJ story for the facts. Partial Remote Work: Is It the New Normal? Short answer: Yes — hybrid (3 days in-office, 2 remote, or close variations) has clearly become the dominant white-collar work model. Here's the breakdown by profession and the broader structural picture. The Remote-Work Dream Isn’t Dead, but It’s Sl

My twin brother Frans is trying to convince me to move to the Alps. I think he's a converted Mormon now. Americans Are Leaving the U.S. in Record Numbers More citizens are replanting overseas, drawn by a quality of life made easily affordable by the U.S.’s enviable salaries. “I wasn’t expecting to be surrounded by this many Americans.” By Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson, WSJ Feb. 25, 2026 In its 250th year, is America, land of immigration, becoming a country of emigration? La

It is wrong to place bets on an invasion where thousands of people can be injured. Personally, I'd go long on this. Perhaps something late March.

First off all, this was taken a number of years ago. I've never taken steroids and yes, we've been friends for decades. How many people can you cram into one gym? For Planet Fitness, the jury’s still out Chart R Feb 25, 2026 Running a gym group in 2026, there’s really only three ways to make more revenue: open more gyms, squeeze more members into your existing gyms, or charge higher prices. Planet Fitness, America’s largest gym company, counting an eye-watering 20.8 million

OMG, my string of Argentina Steak Houses! I'm ruined!

In the 1970s 72% of teens had summer jobs. Now? 35%. What gives. We'll people over 65 are more likely to take these jobs. What? Wait, there's more!

He denies any wrongdoing. That's good enough for me! Bill Gates admits he had 2 affairs with Russian women, apologizes to staff over Jeffrey Epstein ties By Chris Bradford, NY Post Published Feb. 25, 2026, 3:41 a.m. ET Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has admitted he had two affairs with Russian women while married to his now-ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, and issued a groveling apology for his links with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Gates, 70, told staffers at his fo

Texas could soon become the world's biggest data center market Texas could become the world’s top data center market by 2030, as the cloud stops floating and starts buying land, power, and permits — fast By Shannon Carroll, Quartz Media Updated Friday 11:14 AM Texas has spent a century perfecting one specialty: turning raw energy into an export. Now, it is trying to export something newer and somewhat stranger: compute, packaged as vast, windowless buildings that behave like

Do I care about his speech? Nope. Should you? Hmmm. Voldemort has overplayed and made massive tactical mistakes in his use of tariffs to negotiate with foreign policies and screwed the pooch with ICE. Will he adjust in time for the mid terms? Not looking good for the Dark Lord currently. It's one thing to be a loud mouth, but a stubborn loud mouth? Trump’s reality-show State of the Union speech Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Donald Trump may have celebrated Team USA for winn

The CTU’s War on Public School Choice By Paul Vallas February 25th,2026 “The Chicago Teachers Union is on a campaign to degrade and ultimately eliminate poor families’—overwhelmingly Black and Latino—alternatives to their neighborhood schools.” Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) leader Jackson Potter testified at last week’s school board meeting, continuing the union’s ongoing propaganda campaign against public charter schools—this time targeting the struggling ASPIRA network. The

Once again, Jason is spot on. The GOP’s Last Chance to Shed the Tariff Albatross Import duties are driving up prices, voters worry about affordability, and November is approaching. By Jason L. Riley, WSJ Feb. 24, 2026 4:52 pm ET The Supreme Court’s decision striking down President Trump’s sweeping taxes on imports was the best thing that could have happened to Republicans in an election year when they will need all the help they can get. How long will it take the GOP to reali

I don't recall believing I could throw snowballs at cop cars growing up. Silly me! Mamdani refuses to call mob launching snowballs at cops a ‘criminal’ act, says it just ‘looks like a snowball fight’ By Craig McCarthy, Amanda Woods and Matt Troutman Published Feb. 24, 2026, S’no respect! Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday dismissed viral videos of New Yorkers pelting NYPD officers with snow – contending it was just a “snowball fight.” The frozen fracas in Washington Square Park

1. Gallup's New LGBTQ+ Estimates The Data: Nine percent of U.S. adults in 2025 said they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or something other than heterosexual, essentially unchanged from 2024 but more than double the 3.5% measured in 2012. The 2025 estimate is based on combined data from over 13,000 interviews with U.S. adults. Identity Distribution: Eighty-six percent of adults identify as heterosexual, while 5% do not provide a response. Among LGBTQ+ adults,

I'm no Blanche. 1. The Nordic Advantage: Where Trust Is the Default Some nations still operate on what feels like an honor system — and it works. In 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇫🇮 Finland, and 🇩🇰 Denmark, roughly 60–75% of citizens say most people can be trusted. That’s among the highest levels recorded anywhere in the world. This trust isn’t abstract. It reduces bureaucracy. It lowers transaction costs. It allows governments to function efficiently because citizens assume fairness rat

Listen, obesity was invented in the US. Are you going to take some drug manufactured in Scandanavia? Have you lost your mind? Weight-Loss Drug Race Quartz Media Feb 24, 2026 Shares of Novo Nordisk dropped roughly 16% yesterday after its experimental obesity drug CagriSema fell short of efficacy expectations in a late-stage clinical trial, underperforming against Eli Lilly's Zepbound in weight-loss results. Patients taking CagriSema lost an average of 23% of their body weight

I'm not interested in their communist ice cream! I would like to purchase a BYD EV however! This China food chain is bigger than McDonald's — and it's coming to America Most Americans haven't heard of Mixue, but the Chinese chain has already extended into the U.S. and is looking to grow even bigger By Chris Morris, Quartz Media Published 20 hours ago For Americans, the golden arches of McDonald's represent the largest food chain in the world. And for many years, those McLovin

Vader is more a a guy's guy. Team USA hockey hero Jack Hughes ‘super excited’ to meet Trump after women’s team snubs State of Union invite By Chris Bradford, NY Post Published Feb. 24, 2026, 5:14 a.m. ET Team USA hockey gold medalist Jack Hughes has said he and his teammates are “super excited” to meet with President Trump after they were invited to the State of the Union following their success against arch-rivals Canada. “We’re so proud to represent the US and when you get