– by Bill McBride CalculatedRisk Likely Sales up Year-over-year for 3rd Consecutive Month NOTE: The tables for active listings, new listings and closed sales all include a comparison to December 2019 for each local market (some 2019 data is not available). This is the second look at several early reporting local markets in December. I’m […]
Pete Hesgeth, Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, thinks that Fort Liberty should go back to its previous name, Fr. Bragg. “Fort Bragg, one of the largest Army bases in the US, was named for Braxton Bragg, a general in the Confederacy and slave owner who lost nearly every battle he was involved in during the […]
r.j. sigmund:Toxic PFAs impacting Americans’ drinking water via treated wastewater: Study — Nearly 7 percent of Americans may be exposed to hazardous levels of “forever chemicals” through treated municipal wastewater, a new study has found. These approximately 23 million people may be consuming these toxic compounds, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in their […]
“Forty broken promises” from his 2016 tour of duty as the President plus three more over the next four years which will fall by the wayside too. Already learning about the recent promises which can not be kept or would result in worst conditions. What promises did h make and then backed away from after […]
Maggie Mahar would cite Phillip Longman and his book the Best Care Anywhere when she was on her own blog and also at Angry Bear afterwards. Mr. Longman has a history of detailing the healthcare given by the Veterans Administration. His proposal then was commercial healthcare should be replaced by a similar organization such as […]
I am reading the most recent The Guardian article about a new Canadian Prime Minister. The present Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau, resigned as head of the Liberal party. His resignation set in motion a leadership race against the backdrop of a looming general election. An election which will be held amid political turmoil perhaps triggered by Donald […]
This post is mostly an effort to summarize this interesting but long article in The Washington Post. The TL TL/DR summary of the article is: archaea bacteria in rumens (one of the stomachs of cattle) produce methane which is a major contributor to global warming. Genetic modification of competing bacteria called duedenibacillus (which does not […]
Most of the media finger-pointing by Trump and his cult has been about sullying Gavin Newsom as a presidential candidate in 2028. Trump and Fox don’t actually care about the reason for the fires (anthropogenic climate change) or how to mitigate the consequences. Over at jabberwocking.com, Kevin Drum has a long but excellent summary of […]
Whatever end is in mind for this confrontational conflict in the Gaza and the West Bank, it needs to come to an end. Far too many people beyond the guilty have been put to death. Findings We (The Lancet) estimated 64 260 deaths (95% CI 55 298–78 525) due to traumatic injury during the study period, suggesting the […]
I am running late on posting for tomorrow. This piece by Merrill Goozner of GoozNews is one half of his piece on pharmaceuticals. The article is entitled “A plan to make drugs affordable for all.” The link is GoozNews above. You can read the entire article, scroll down to “Trust Bust,” or just click on […]