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Section 1400Z-2 allows deferral of realized gains if reinvested within 180 days into a qualified opportunity fund, with exclusion on new gains after 10 years. via WSB: look, i know most of you are down 60% on some 3dte call, but humor me if you somehow made money this year, you have a tax problem. …
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces he would like to lower the speed limit to just 20mph on ALL STREETS in New York City A 20 mph speed limit would make it much easier to ticket everyone who drives a car all the time to pay for his socialist agenda Yes, this is real pic.twitter.com/71PJVp6dsA — Wall …
🇮🇱🇮🇷 Footage reportedly shows the aftermath across central Israel following Iran's latest missile barrage. Iranian warheads still reaching the heart of the country. pic.twitter.com/kIetZ9jAqs — Adi Baz (@AdiBazi16) March 15, 2026 IRGC: Our missiles hit the industrial sectors in Tel Aviv — iNewsroom (@iNewsroom) March 15, 2026 Revolutionary Guard: Our missiles hit industrial sectors in …
There seems to be an international conspiracy to protects child abusers. There are way too many instances of these criminals getting awfully light sentences for committing the most horrible of crimes. This actually happened https://t.co/tomPykNZXW — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 11, 2026 h/t Effective_Reach_9289
When a country starts talking about demilitarized zones on its own soil, the leverage is already gone. Wars don’t end this way unless someone is running out of options. Ukraine’s president has floated a possible compromise to a key Russian demand that Kyiv give up territory in eastern Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal could address one …
JUST IN: The Trump White House has caught reporters SPYING on Karoline Leavitt, putting their ear to Leavitt’s office door during sensitive conversation with CABINET secretaries. As a result: “We’ve had to chase reporters down who started strolling into restricted areas towards the Oval. Total absence of boundaries.” The press acted like jackals and truly …
Afghanistan said Sunday it killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in overnight border operations, in response to what it called repeated violations of its territory and airspace. (AP Video by Habibullah Khan and Hidayat Shah)
by Michael Do you remember the days when the complete and utter dominance of the U.S. military could not be questioned? Sadly, those days are long gone. I have written extensively about how the Russian military has now surpassed us in a number of key areas, but it could be argued that the ascendancy of the Chinese military …
'This is f**king crazy bro, I've never seen it this bad' — "Eye, skin, nose, or throat irritation possible — Northern California advisory pic.twitter.com/7PaHhGUbd4 — RT (@RT_com) February 2, 2025
by Michael High winds returned to Los Angeles on Sunday morning, and that is making one of the most catastrophic disasters in U.S. history even worse. Already, more than 60 square miles in the L.A. area have been burned. To put that in perspective, the entire city of Washington D.C. covers just over 68 square …
California Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife have moved their family to an exclusive part of the state where all four of his children are now enrolled in Marin County schools. The Democrat, touted as a possible future presidential candidate, will keep his six-bedroom $3.7 million in Fair Oaks in suburban Sacramento home where he …
Former VP Press Sec Marc Lotter: “The math doesn’t work. The Democrats are down 1.7 million early votes in the battleground states. In urban areas, they are down 1.4 million votes.” Former VP Press Sec Marc Lotter: "The math doesn't work. The Democrats are down 1.7 million early votes in the battleground states. In urban …
Further proof that the government bureaucracy is only interested in supporting Americans and businesses who back them politically. The government is basically The Blob at this point. — Craig Chamberlin (@CraigChamberlin) September 30, 2024 There's also this. pic.twitter.com/eOrKKsomg2 — Based Opinions (@Based_Opinion_) September 30, 2024
The numbers are out. AccuWeather’s preliminary estimate for Francine’s total damage and economic losses stands at $9 billion. This figure includes a mix of flooding damage, power outages and even impacts to oil. AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter notes that because of Francine’s path through the Gulf of Mexico, many oil platforms had to cease …
by confoundedinterest17 Downtown? I know a place where the crime and congestion isn’t so bad, the suburbs. Commercial real estate market challenges are more severe for older office towers in downtown metro areas than those outside city centers. The mismatch between funding needs and available credit in a high-interest-rate environment has also intensified the strain on building owners, …
Keir Starmer has not ruled out the idea of smoking being banned in some outdoor spaces, including pub gardens and outside restaurants, as ministers consider fresh tobacco curbs that hospitality groups say could adversely affect the sector. It is understood Downing Street is in favour of a series of measures outlined in documents connected to …
Let’s dive into the affordability of median-priced homes in US metro areas. 2024 Affordability: More than 90% of metro markets (205 out of 221, or 93%) saw home price gains in the first quarter of 2024. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate ranged from 6.60% to 6.94% during this period. Thirty percent of the tracked metro areas experienced double-digit price gains, up from …
In some areas of certain cities, the fire department will no longer enter without police escort. If a society is going to treat fire department rescuers like this, don’t expect them to be there when you really need them in an emergency. 🔊 pic.twitter.com/IEamCYVK7s — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) June 24, 2024
by Michael In 2015, UN officials established a goal of completely eliminating global hunger by the year 2030. Needless to say, they have failed dramatically. According to the UN, someone is dying from starvation “every few seconds” as the global food crisis continues to accelerate. Unfortunately, experts agree that what we are experiencing right now is just …
by confoundedinterest17 I can’t wait to get back where we started from. In terms of the economy. And the CRE office market is showing disaster. San Francisco office market availability rates have soared in Q1 2024 to over 35%, up from less than 10% in Q1 2019. Welcome to The Streets of San Franciso!
Condo owners in parts of California are slashing asking prices by as much as 40 percent for their properties listed for sale on Zillow, according to data available on the real estate marketplace app. As of Wednesday morning, there were a total of 8,476 condos listed for sale on Zillow across all of California. Of …
⚠️A Flash Flood Watch has been issued for the potential failure of Panguitch Lake Dam in southern Utah. Affected areas include low-lying areas along Panguitch Creek. Stay informed, familiarize yourself with evacuation routes, and ensure your emergency kits are ready. #utwx — NWS Salt Lake City (@NWSSaltLakeCity) April 10, 2024 GARFIELD COUNTY, Utah — Cracks …
via Mike Shedlock The BLS metro report released today. Unemployment rates were up in 218 of 389 metro areas. Nonfarm employment only rose in 59 areas. Graph from the BLS, 10 highest list added by Mish. Please consider the BLS Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment report for January 2024. Unemployment Rate Key Details Unemployment rates were higher …
When an airline's leadership takes maintenance as a given and begins to focus on other "areas" as their priority, danger and calamity ensues. — Cleavage Crumbs (@CleavageCrumbs) March 13, 2024 United Airlines faces a fifth incident in a week as a US-bound flight returns to Australia. Not again … A United Airlines Boeing 777-300 aircraft …
Tesla halted production at its German factory Tuesday after assailants allegedly set fire to high-voltage lines nearby, cutting power to the US electric carmaker’s only plant in Europe, the company and authorities said.https://t.co/WCEN5sYCD9 — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 5, 2024 Tesla halted production at its German factory Tuesday after assailants allegedly set fire to high-voltage …
SPC just upgraded. Convective Cap beginning to break along the southern shore of Lake Michigan. Monster jet overhead. Stay tuned for a very active evening. https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1026 AM CST Tue Feb 27 2024 Valid 271630Z – 281200Z …THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS …
via Mike Shedlock: The great escape from Blue states to Red states continues in 2023. California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, and Massachusetts are the five top states people are fleeing on an absolute basis according to a National Apartment List Report on migration. Percentage Basis On a percentage basis people are fleeing New York, California, Hawaii. Alaska, …
It's believed that a high-end sex ring operating in Washington, D.C. was a "honeypot" scheme to compromise politicians and government officials. The brothel was raided in November on the SAME DAY that 70 Republicans voted to fund a new FBI HQ larger than the Pentagon.… pic.twitter.com/mHdVffruiw — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 4, 2024 High-end sex …
by Michael Are you ready for what is coming next? Recently, I have been getting a lot of questions about prepping. Thanks to the war in the Middle East, a lot of people out there are realizing that we really are running out of time. So in this article, I am going to give some …
