Even though this data (bottom) was generated by HUD, this seemed a little "odd" to me. So I decided to take a deeper dive (with help from Claude). First off, NYC and LA make up about 1/3rd of all homelessness in the nation. Lot's of folks elsewhere. That said NYC leads the way because they have a right to shelter mandate. Essentially they are obligated to provide a bed to anyone that asks. That provides more shelter and ensures more people get "counted". LA doesn't have s

I fired up Claude below to show which states are top dog as destinations for data center construction. The four denoted states above are the undisputed top U.S. data center markets by installed capacity (per CBRE's 2025 rankings): Virginia (17¢/kWh) — Northern Virginia / Loudoun County is by far the world's largest data center market, housing roughly 35% of all U.S. hyperscale capacity. Relatively moderate power costs help. Texas (16¢/kWh) — Dallas-Fort Worth is the #2 U.S. m