Would-be home buyers may be forced to rent the American dream, rather than buy it

By artappraiser on Mon, 03/21/2022 - 2:47pm |

Rents are increasing dramatically across the U.S., but what is the cause? “We didn’t build any housing for [millennials] in the last decade because we are still so traumatized by the last housing crisis,” Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather explains. https://t.co/ZJ58Uhx2W2 pic.twitter.com/PEhKylYvgO
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) March 21, 2022

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just goes to show ya, yet another example how the NYC Dem machine's highly-paid social workers are simply de best, better than all the rest, at setting up Kafka-like bureaucracies of paperwork shuffling -

REVEALED: A bureaucratic "nightmare" has left empty 2,500 apartments meant for New York's neediest and homeless, nearly identical to the number of New Yorkers living on the streets and in subways -- https://t.co/3T6DpHfiBu
— City Nolan (get your ) (@ndhapple) March 21, 2022

the NYPost loves them these kind of stories, of course, they assign them and then the reporter nearly always finds the goods. Because they basically all have 'tenure' - that is, their relative in Dem politics got them the job

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/21/2022 - 9:50pm

BlackRock President Says ‘Entitled Generation’ Now Learning About Shortages

by Sergio Chapa and Silla Brush @ Bloomberg.com, March 29, 2022, 7:00 PM EDT

BlackRock Inc. President Rob Kapito warned that inflation is having dramatic effects on the economy, with an entire generation now learning what it means to suffer from shortages.

“For the first time, this generation is going to go into a store and not be able to get what they want,” Kapito said at conference held in Austin by the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association. “And we have a very entitled generation that has never had to sacrifice.”

The economy is reckoning with what he dubbed “scarcity inflation,” or the fallout from a shortage of workers, agricultural supplies and housing, and of oil in some regions.

“I would put on your seat belts because this is something that we haven’t seen,” Kapito said.

Kapito co-founded New York-based BlackRock, which is now the world’s largest asset manager with about $10 trillion in client assets and investments across the global economy.

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/31/2022 - 4:25pm

He calls bullshit on this commercial property spin about Dallas-Ft. Worth and he should know:

Huh ... No way ... (via @jontalton) ...https://t.co/P5aAwyBAF8
— Richard Florida (@Richard_Florida) April 1, 2022

Would love to hear more truth to p.r. power...

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/01/2022 - 2:39pm

Omar Wasow discussion on why building anything in the U.S. is so difficult & expensive:

Is there a podcast episode or series you’d recommend that goes deep on why construction—on anything from housing to public transit to nuclear power plants—is so expensive in the US?
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) April 3, 2022

Not a podcast but, I really enjoyed the audiobook for Golden Gates: Fighting for Housing in America, by @ConorDougherty: https://t.co/acGufI5zk4
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) April 3, 2022

For a deeply researched investigation into the challenges of building successful public transit in one US metro, I recommend the four part series Ghost Train about how Denver’s ambitious project went partly off-the-rails. https://t.co/WlGP1h8c2D
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) April 3, 2022

Also not a podcast but @mattyglesias recommends Robert Kagan’s work on “adversarial legalism”: https://t.co/P6mNcuNirq
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) April 3, 2022

That sounds right to me, too, combined with something of a culture-shift that almost every conflict should be understood in terms of an assault on basic rights. https://t.co/Iosh8q1XEl
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) April 3, 2022

.@joe_sill also links to an interview with Leah Brooks on US infrastructure costs since the 1960s: “I strongly suspect that there is a high correlation between income and lawsuits in these areas. That’s because this regulation really allows for lawsuits.” https://t.co/b5XKVNo9Ut
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) April 3, 2022

.@davidlnoll recommends an episode of @MattGrossmann’s podcast The Science of Politics on research into “How the Left and Right Undermined Trust in Government” https://t.co/Ff2bDT0GBx
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) April 3, 2022

.@radfugee offers a sobering thread on how “California municipalities scrutineer and nitpick applications specifically to discourage development efforts and make it expensive.” https://t.co/Mup4AER9fP
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) April 3, 2022

.@stan_okl recommends @ezraklein’s interview with @JerusalemDemsas on how “blue states and cities have become known for their outrageously expensive housing, massive homeless populations and infrastructure projects marred by major delays and cost overruns” https://t.co/0rFTCHI7UE
— Omar Wasow (@owasow) April 4, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 04/04/2022 - 3:59am

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Russia plays weak hand in Palestine
Russia plays weak hand in Palestine

submitted by PeraclesPlease 9 months ago

The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

submitted by HSG 10 months ago

Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

submitted by artappraiser 12 months ago

Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad
Internet shut down in Chad

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
[Economy] where Joe's success falls short

submitted by PeraclesPlease 1 year ago

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[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across...
[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W

Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As...
Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny
[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

submitted by artappraiser 1 year ago

"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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