The Big Beautiful Bill is the largest upward transfer of wealth in American history. Class warfare.

i had a good week. it’s nice to appreciate that when it happens

An affordability nightmare: It would take a -38% drop in home prices OR a +60% JUMP in household income JUST for affordability to go back to 2019 levels. You must now make ~$113,000/year to afford the MEDIAN home in the US. Will housing ever be affordable again? (a thread)

What actual frack?

At 9:35am on Wednesday, the first morning of the US government shutdown, employees at the Small Business Administration (SBA) received a template from human resources for their suggested “out of office” email. They were advised to blame the Democrats. wired.com/story/governme…

The switch that adds "citizens" to the list could be only a change order away.

It's probably not the first, but it will open a precedent for others now that it's public

to opt out:

"Aside from being a delight to watch, flight in birds is regarded by many cultures as a symbol of freedom, and a source of inspiration for humans to build our own flying machines. This makes those birds that have given up flight for a land-based way of life seem all the more

The system is broken

The US would have LOST JOBS in the past 6 months if it weren't for healthcare. This has become the most important chart: "Hiring by industry for the past 6 months" Notice all the industries doing LAYOFFS: -Professional/biz services -Financial -Information -Transport and

This is insane. I was staying home alone by like 10 or 11. No wonder all these parents feel like they have no lives

Great overview, worth your time. Also I had no idea this happened. WTF

Far from rotting our brains, video games may improve our cognition. By playing video games, “people are practicing complex skills in simulated environments,” said Aaron Seitz, a professor of psychology, unlike traditional “brain games,” which tend to be as “simple as possible.”

Below is a non-exhaustive list of individuals who defrauded the American public, U.S. financial institutions, and taxpayer-funded systems out of billions of dollars through bank fraud, securities fraud, Medicare fraud, insurance fraud, and foreign-influence schemes. They

Kurt Vonnegut, 2004

This world no longer exists.

When George W. Bush pardoned someone whose family member was a donor, he wasn't told, got super pissed, and withdrew the pardon. Then he told Obama to be very careful about pardons. politico.com/blogs/ben-smit…

BREAKING. Trillions *more* in red ink. U.S. CBO estimates that the OBBBA will add *$4.7 Trillion* to deficits. That is in their marquee annual economic outlook report. Reminder: That bill extended tax cuts for most all Americans. It also cuts spending on some programs, like

Reddit, Meta, and Google Voluntarily Gave DHS Info of Anti-ICE Users, Report Says gizmodo.com/reddit-meta-an…