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I want to see Batman do laundry. And where are Spiderman's income taxes? An awful lot of life involves laundry and income taxes.

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I work for a tech company involved with AI. We don't build the models, but we make them possible to build. I like the money we're making. But I admit this kinda stuff does happen. The Artificial Intelligence Response That Left Josh Johnson Terrified. www.youtube.com/shorts/4rcBo...

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2024 was a heck of a year for AI. Happily, my tech employer caught the rocket.🚀 AND they shared the gold with employees.💰 For the first time ever, they not only maxed out employee bonuses, but sweetened them by a percentage point over max. I'm shocked but delighted. 🎉🎉🎉 Let's do it again.😁

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Watch this rain catch basin fill with mud & debris from the current rains following the Eaton Fire in LA County. This is what the basin is designed to do, but the sheer volume of mud is rather alarming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYPd...

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"Free Our Feeds," a consortium of non-billionaires, intends to launch a public interest foundation to support the Authenticated Transfer Protocol, the decentralized networking technology that underpins the Bluesky social network. #media www.theregister.com/2025/01/14/f...

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In the ABCs of Real Estate, N is for NEGATIVE AMORTIZATION: An INCREASE in the balance owed on a loan after making agreed payments. When agreed loan payments are less than the interest accrued, unpaid interest is added to the balance. A final BALLOON PAYMENT pays off the loan. 🧵 1/6 #realestate

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Matt Risinger from the Build Show walks you through the problems with modern architecture - especially water leaks - & explains how to prevent them. Check this out before you buy. #realestate #construction www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VJ8...

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Inflation was higher than anticipated in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ consumer price index report released Wednesday morning, with one grocery item contributing noticeably to higher prices, causing stocks to decline considerably.

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US economic Armageddon may be here now. The numbers are that bad. #economy youtu.be/TCyysMU66VA?...

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Well, mattress prices have soared since I last bought one. Up 5-fold over the past 15 years for equivalent comfort & durability. If you save for large purchases, be sure to include an inflation factor over the saving period. For my mattress, I should have added 33% per year. #personalfinance

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Sadly, people WILL LIE TO YOU. A lot. On purpose. To your detriment. For the lolz. SELF-DEFENSE VS LIES: • Know what YOU want. • See WHAT ELSE is there around the claim. Is the opposite possible? Do lines of cause & effect make sense? What warrants the claim? • Do the MATH. #decisionmaking

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ATTOM Rental Affordability Report: Owning a Home Cheaper Than Renting in Much of the US #realestate #homebuying www.attomdata.com/news/most-re...

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⚡️ UK to host Ramstein-format meeting next week, replacing US. London will host the next Ramstein-format Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) summit in Brussels on Feb. 12, rather than the U.S., the U.K. Joint Delegation to NATO confirmed on Feb. 6.

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Americans who love spinning wheels on sites like Temu for deals may be in for a rude awakening.

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Amazon long ago passed Walmart in terms of market cap, but the e-commerce giant is finally poised to leapfrog its brick-and-mortar rival by another key metric: revenue.

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techcrunch.com/2025/02/05/t... #USpol

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I know the whole building is burning but this is bad imo

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Folks seem a bit alarmed.

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The Trump Administration, eager to get federal workers to quit now, offered them eight months of pay for no work. Turns out, some in the IRS will have to keep working through tax season.

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Staff at Elon Musk’s DOGE have reportedly gotten access to extensive data on millions of federal workers, along with data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, within days of Democrats expressing outrage over DOGE getting access to sensitive Treasury payment systems.

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Justice Department lawyers agreed to a proposed order that would temporarily curb operatives of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing the Treasury Department’s sensitive financial data, a move that follows a lawsuit and protests challenging DOGE’s actions.

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#ClimateChange is significantly impacting the production of beer, primarily by affecting the key ingredients: hops and barley. Traditional noble hops used in many lagers are becoming more difficult to grow due to rising temperatures and frequent droughts. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

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Mike was one of the first people I followed on Bluesky. Never regretted it. But, this will give me nightmares. The "they're coming for grandma's SS check" is not hyperbole (assuming Musk doesn't like grandma).

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Microsoft shut off their built-in Windows calendar today. It's replaced by Outlook. But what if you don't WANT Outlook? I've opted for One Calendar & One Task, which integrate with each other & with Google Calendar. Simple & clean. I won't reward Microsoft for turning off Windows Calendar.

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ICE raids in the Central Valley of California have chased farmworkers off the farms. youtube.com/shorts/ij9F5...

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Are people on Wall Street getting antsy about the quality of federal government data? There are long time series of high quality surveys that are hard to impossible to replicate.

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#FinSky www.barrons.com/articles/van...

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“In late summer, Trump told Netanyahu in a phone call that the Gaza Strip was a prime piece of real estate and asked him to think about what kinds of hotels could be built there, according to a person with direct knowledge of the conversation.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Greenland passing law to restrict real estate purchases. I'm not sure the current administration is actually considering payment. Kudos to Greenlanders. #resist english.almayadeen.net/news/politic...

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You can take the despot out of the real estate salesman, but you can’t take the real estate salesman out of the despot, it turns out. Grotesque.

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Trump sets the scene, for his son-in-law to make the biggest killing in real estate in his lifetime. Staggering corruption on the cards. Palestinians?. 'Put them in the Negev desert!.

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I love this video. Some things transcend species. youtube.com/shorts/yURem...

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Those who want to destroy government speak of it as being OTHER, making demands on you. The American founders invented a government OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, & FOR THE PEOPLE. Such a government INCLUDES the community & serves its needs. He who destroys such a government injures its people.

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Treasury Secretary Bessent in his confirmation hearing committed to allowing Direct File for this tax season, which started last week. Are we to believe that people who did their taxes through it will have them deleted as well?

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Mortgage Rates Remain Just Under 7% Following Fed’s Pause on Rate Cuts - Realtor.com Economic Research www.realtor.com/research/fre...

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#construction #realestate

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Regarding tariffs: the US imported $ 46 billion worth of agricultural products from Mexico; for the construction of housing: 30% of softwood lumber come from Canada, 71% of gypsum from Mexico; 56% of shoes sold in the US are made in China. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/01/e...

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Good article by Rowan Moore. Addressing the housing crisis needs a lot more than planning reform. Peace, permanence and affordable prices: six ways to solve Britain’s housing crisis www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Fifth largest economy in the world. "California’s power plants burned 40% less fossil fuel for electricity last year compared to 2023"

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Restoring the charm to a Victorian terrace house in London. #shelter #realestate #fixer www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5ZJ...

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