Homes aren’t selling because they aren’t affordable. High interest rates are a big part of the lack of affordability, given the federal government’s large budget deficit and it’s impact on the long end of the yield curve, I don’t see that changing anytime soon and it will likely worsen. Pulling your home off the market because you won’t cut your price isn’t a great move unless you want to continue holding on to your home for many years to come.

Underscores the fact that “deportation” is just a political tool to punish the people that Trump doesn’t like.

He is definitely speed!

And now they’re pissed off and look forward to using the bomb they develop.

I saw some reporting saying that he somehow jumped out of the plane just before it crashed, but that makes no sense, and he’s quoted as saying that he has no idea how he survived.

Not to diminish the other grave consequences of this strike, but because of Trump’s tariffs and other erratic behavior, the U.S. economy is teetering on the edge of recession. This strike has already caused oil prices to jump significantly, which will almost certainly speed the onset and deepen the depth of the coming recession.

Collect $5 million, deport, rinse, repeat.

The saying “one bad apple spoils the whole barrel” rings true. Even if bad cops were only the minority, the overwhelming majority of cops tolerate the bad ones, rather than working to get rid of them, spoiling the whole “barrel”. Look at the Chris Dorner situation. His downward spiral resulted from retribution resulting from his filing of a report alleging excessive force by another cop. He was then targeted for retaliation, which ultimately broke him. The system is rotten to the core.

Yay, he raised taxes on the stuff we buy by 55%. Surely that will make prices go down.

I’m “happy I only have to get out of bed to pee once per night” old.

Yes. The U.S. GDP is around $30 trillion. China is around $19 trillion. California is around $4 trillion.

Maybe, maybe not. What you have to consider is that when you are in the military, the federal government owns you like livestock. They feed you, house you, and can send you to your death. You don’t necessarily need money, especially in the short term. Moreover, there are rules that prevent active duty military from being ejected from housing. You might not be happy about dollar devaluation, but the blame will be focused on the “bad” people of California and you’re there to make it right. It would take a lot for the U.S. military machine to grind to a halt, and a lot of damage can be done while it is happening.

Another common idea is that the good folks in the military aren’t going to shoot civilians, and would rebel if ordered to. While there might be some isolated rebellion, most people in the military are conditioned to follow orders, and will do so, even if such orders are illegal. People will do what they have to to keep the pressure off themselves.

realizing they aren’t gonna get paid or that their money has become essentially worthless.

If California’s taxes suddenly evaporated, it would create a massive budget deficit that would have to be plugged by printing money, would debase the currency and likely cause hyperinflation.

That would break the bank. California is 4th largest economy in the world, after the U.S., China, and Germany. It would probably cause Trump to declare martial law and send troops to California.

I remember my mother once getting an unfavorable decision in court (civil trial) and faked crying in court to attempt to reverse the decision.

That’s called a “pity ploy” or “pity play” and is commonly used by narcissists and sociopaths to manipulate people to get their own way.

It used to be that phone technology improved relatively quickly, and a 2 year old phone was significantly worse than the latest and greatest. Now, not so much. I use a Pixel 6 Pro running Graphene OS, and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on the latest tech. The camera is great, certainly more than good enough for me, and the phone is responsive and does everything I need it to do, and it’s 3+ generations old. I see no need to spend $1000+ on a new phone.

Rare iceberg off the coast of Labrador? They should retrieve it.

They’re also very costly and take a long time to build.

What a miserable person. I can’t imagine having her wealth and using it to try to hurt people.