Fortunately, interest rates didn't increase 300% during the pandemic making housing prices even more unaffordable.

I'm smiling on the outside but crying on the inside. Do you have any idea what I pay in taxes! Over half (53%) of U.S. homes lost value in the past year, according to Zillow. By Sami Sparber, Axios News Dec 8, 2025 Why it matters: That's the most since 2012 — but the vast majority of homeowners still "have plenty to feel good about," the real estate site reports. State of play: Many homeowners bought before prices surged in the early 2020s. As of October, the median home valu

Jesus H Christ! I told you not to buy that POS! Now grow a pair, drop the price and take your beating like a man. Unless you identify as a female. Then take it off the market. More home sellers are giving up instead of cutting prices For-sale signs are coming down much faster than usual this fall, as sluggish demand leaves many homes sitting without offers By Alex Daniel, Quartz Media Published 20 hours ago The number of U.S. homes being pulled off the market surged in Octob

Ellison (Paramount) is close buddies with Voldemort. That's got to help a bit...haha. Plus as the NY Times story (2nd one below) points out Jared Kushner is part of the Paramount team. Paramount also mentioned that the competing Netflix offer might create anti trust issues. Ergo with the Dark Lord's minions. Why Paramount Skydance may not have to go ‘hostile’ to thwart Warner Bros. Discovery’s merger with Netflix By Charles Gasparino, NY Post Published Dec. 8, 2025 Paramount

Thought I'd do a little research on the subject. LA can't begin to compete with the Big Apple. Please donate generously this holiday season! Through 2023, US dioceses paid approximately $4.4 billion since 2004 OSV News -. With recent major settlements, the total now exceeds $5 billion and possibly surpasses $6 billion OSV News -. Major Archdiocese/Diocese Settlements Largest settlements: Los Angeles: $1.54 billion total - including an $880 million settlement in 2024 and $660

Did a little investigating. Here's what I found (Understanding Ai website). Generally speaking, it's likely that autonomous cars will continue to improve and become safer. Humans...haha...right. It's also likely that Waymo and eventual competitors will be considerably more profitable for Uber's ridesharing model sometime soon Based on the latest data, Waymo's autonomous vehicles significantly outperform human drivers in safety across multiple metrics: Key Safety Comparisons

In Arkansas, $100 actually goes much further than normal, providing $113.49 of real purchasing power. In California it’s the opposite case, where a hundred-dollar bill is only really worth $87.42. In the case of California and other expensive states, purchasing power is eroded away by the high cost of living, local taxes, and other factors that prevent you from making the most of your money. High Income ≠ High Purchasing Power Here’s one interesting takeaway: many of the high

I'm not angry. I'm just disappointed. Chart from World Population Review Key factors explaining differences when they do exist: Employment patterns - More men may walk to work simply because employment rates differ, particularly in countries like Japan where this gap is larger. Trip purposes - Women make more walking trips for errands and household needs, making about twice as many trips for children's needs compared to men PubMed Central. Safety concerns - Women must accoun

Generally speaking, the largest recent group of immigrants to the US are from Mexico and other parts of South America. They have for the most part integrated beautifully into our culture and are a huge winner for America's economy and social fabric. The same is not true for the EU's recent immigrants who mostly are transplants from the war torn Middle East. Yes, Europe’s civilization is being erased Trump is right to warn against mass immigration and the Islamification of Eu

Every day it's the same f-cking thing. At 6:59am "One Minute till the Spritzler Report". Why Is Autism Exploding? Welfare Fraud Is One Reason Minnesota’s example shows that lucrative behavioral therapy is a magnet for scam artists. By Allysia Finley, WSJ Dec. 7, 2025 2:57 pm ET Diagnosis rates of autism among children have more than tripled over the past 15 years. One reason, which Minnesota’s welfare scandal lays bare with shocking details, is Medicaid fraud and abuse. Medic

First of all, just because every one of Zekensky's friends is a crook does not mean he dishonest. It means he's industrious. And we're stupid. Corruption Chaos By Sam Sifton, NY Times Dec 8, 2025 “Is it possible to become president and not steal?” Volodymyr Zelensky asked before he became president of Ukraine in 2019. “It’s a rhetorical question, as no one has tried so far.” Now his top advisers are tangled in a graft investigation. It threatens his popularity and his govern

While this has clearly redlined the "offensive meter" there is a type of sick comedic genius here. BTW...my birthday is July 25th. This reminds me of Norm! Trump adds birthday as free park day while MLK and Juneteenth removals ignite backlash By Fox News Published Dec. 8, 2025 The Trump administration is reshaping when Americans can enter national parks for free – adding President Donald Trump’s birthday as a fee-free day while eliminating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and June

Really? I'm going throw on a skirt and drive something less? No thank you Dark Lord! BTW: The 2025 Apocalypse HellFire 2.0 6×6 is engineered for extreme performance, luxury, and total dominance across any terrain. Powered by a 520-horsepower 392 HEMI V8 and finished in rugged Gobi Desert Off-Road Armor Coating, this six-wheel-drive monster delivers aggressive styling and unmatched capability. Trump wants 'TINY CARS' in the U.S. Trump expressed interest in Japan's iconic kei c

I use chatbots all the time to idea generate for trips. They're super useful. Just double check and use them for good ideas to track down...not the final trip dets. Using AI to plan your holiday travel? That could be a big mistake. Here's why AI might pull information from the previous availability and hours, but many places have different availability or hours during the holidays By Brian O'Connell, Quartz Media Published Saturday U.S. travel consumers are scouring their m

Thomas Spritzler yesterday confirmed that he had been detained by ICE. He also praised Mamdani, "You know he's a natural in front of camera. Pretty awesome video". Zohran Mamdani gives advice to thwart, evade ICE in video message calling to ‘stand up’ to feds By Anthony Blair, NY Post Published Dec. 7, 2025, 3:50 p.m. ET Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani offered advice to illegal immigrants on how to evade ICE in a video message Sunday — calling on illegal immigrants to “stand up”

I'd like to start off by pointing out that Europeans are a bunch of lazy, woke, socialists who are kind of pathetic. I realize that's harsh...but the truth hurts sometimes. If you're from the EU I'm sorry. Seriously you should move. Not here...we don't want you...perhaps...oh I don't know... And while I'm at it, the South Koreans and Japanese are so overly stressed they can't even take any vacation. They should move too. And the Mexicans? I love those guys...our biggest

Europe and especially the UK are so messed up. Forbes talks about one factor. I'll cover the rest: Generally speaking, the EU is run by woke, socialist leaning govs that overregulate and over tax. A huge downer for growing a business. The cost of energy is triple that in the US, crushing the ability of manufactures to compete on the global stage and ramping up the cost of living. Why? Blame the green revolution that most EU nations embraced and Ukraine. Decades of cheap e

Listen. If your reading this your part of the problem. Kylie didn't ask to be born with those gaping perfectly formed melons. She is constantly hounded by blood thirsty media photographers who have only one thing on their mind...objectifying her mammory glands. Oh, wait a minute. You mean to tell me that she had breast augmentation surgery at the age of 19! Err...well instead of ...I'd just like to say this is an example of job well done. BTW, no part of my anatomy has be

To deny Medicaid funding to individuals simply because they engaged in criminal fraud is racist in my book. People who commit crime need our empathy not a boot in the tuchus? This Xmas please be generous and invite a potential felon to your dinner table. In fact grab two or three! Dr. Oz warns Walz to address alleged Somali Medicaid fraud or lose federal funding: ‘We’ll stop paying’ By Sophia Compton, Fox News Published Dec. 7, 2025, 12:00 a.m. ET Centers for Medicare & Medi

OMG, people are blowing this out of proportion. Ansari has not killed one cop herself. She's simply fond of people that do. That's not a crime. Besides she's working on NYC public schools, there are no violent teens there. Talk about a non story. I think it's refreshing to have a mayor worse than Mayor Brandon. That doesn't happen every day. Zohran Mamdani sparks outrage by tapping radical who praised notorious cop-killer Assata Shakur for education transition team By Da