The Evening Blues - 9-21-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 3:00pm
Open Thread WE 21 SEP 22 ~ summer falls
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 6:58am
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“It's September 21st, a day I love for the balance it carries with it.”
The Evening Blues - 9-20-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 3:31pm
Identity Politics and Hollywood dumbing-down things again
Submitted by gjohnsit on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 2:25pmFierce, Black, Female Warriors.
That checks almost all of the boxes for modern Identity Politics. That's why if you oppose the movie The Woman King for any reason then you are a low-life dirtbag.
About the downfall of EU
Submitted by QMS on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 9:10amWhile it is clear to news consumers outside of the MSM that the EU is facing a collapse, it
appears the political class are not doing much to prepare for the inevitable. How long will
the populations of these nations watch this slow motion disaster? There are sparks of
discontent flaring up here and there. But I feel there is is a storm brewing which is being
ignored by the rulers. Any ideas?
Resilience
Submitted by earthling1 on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 9:07am
The Ridgefield Washington teachers strike is going into its second week with stalled contract negotiations hinging on funding for student mental health support, special education improvements, and a better program for student interventions.
One business model for speculating on homes is failing
Submitted by gjohnsit on Mon, 09/19/2022 - 6:56pmNo financial bubble bursts all at once. Generally the most leveraged, weakest hands fold first.
Probably the weakest hands of all in the current real estate bubble are the "iBuyers".
Zillow was one of the largest iBuyers.
The Evening Blues - 9-19-22
Submitted by joe shikspack on Mon, 09/19/2022 - 3:14pm
09/19 - Talk Like a (Disney) Pirate Day, Jenny
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Mon, 09/19/2022 - 5:00am
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The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 09/18/2022 - 6:59am
The Fading Facade of a Functioning System
We've known for years we don't live in a democracy, at least since the 2014 Princeton Study,
a multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organised groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on US government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.
In English: the wealthy few move policy, while the average American has little power, or basically the US is an oligarchy...surprise. None the less, people still attempt to work within a system which is dysfunctional, delusional, and really doesn't even exist. Let's look in more detail below the fold...
