Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
via mattjouff I will preface this by saying: I have absolutely no data on this, I am simply going on logic on anecdotes, but I am interested to see if anyone else has stories or experiences that corroborate this. Here is my thesis: There is a growing silent pile of over due maintenance across US …
via Careful-Caramel-9409 Every listing says the same thing -updated kitchen, fresh paint, move-in ready -and every time you show up it’s the same story The “updated kitchen” is IKEA cabinets installed crooked over original 1987 plumbing, the “fresh paint” is hiding drywall cracks that shouldn’t exist in a house this age, and the agent called …
The city of Los Angeles has a major street light problem. Thousands of the lights are out because thieves strip them of copper wire which they then turn around and sell for cash. To deal with this problem and fix the lights, the city government is proposing a new TAX on the law abiding citizens …
Fire on the U.S. Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Raged for Hours, Sailors Say – The New York Times The Ford is now entering its 10th month of deployment after arriving in the Middle East from the Caribbean. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/uss-ford-fire-iran-venezuela.html 🚨 BREAKING: 🇺🇸 USS Gerald R. Ford is heading to Souda Bay in Crete for repairs …
NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE BREWING: ZAPORIZHZHIA WITHOUT POWER FOR 9 DAYS Europe’s largest nuclear plant has been relying on diesel generators for 9 days now, after its last external power line was cut during fighting. Russian-installed officials say Ukrainian shelling is preventing repairs. Ukraine says Russian shelling is to blame. The reactors are shut down but still …
https://twitter.com/TheFigen_/status/1808154225471275412 h/t MT Ballsack
Following Putin’s successful visits to North Korea and Vietnam, India’s Prime Minister Modi will be visiting Putin in early July in Moscow. This will be Modi’s first trip to Russia since 2019. US Ambassador to Japan Rahmah Emanuel told The New York Times that Moscow intends to become the “chief organizer” of the countries that Washington does not …
OE parts up over 10%, Aftermarket parts up 17%, Automotive paint cost up 40%, advanced electronics/safety equipment on vehicles requiring calibrations, backordered parts causing delays in the repair, Insurance companies staff down 14% delaying approvals on repairs, shortage of… — Portcitybob (@Portcitybob) April 23, 2024
‘.@RepRoKhanna misleadingly claims, “There is not a single shred of evidence that a single payment went to President Biden.” Hunter Biden paid his father’s phone bills, house repairs, and monthly expenses and told his daughter that he “paid for everything for this entire family for 30 years… But don’t worry unlike Pop I won’t make …