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For context - the best guess from the assessor's office as to the total number of non-rental residential units in King County with values > $3.5 million is around 16,000. Which would mean that just under 18% of them have been listed for sale *in the last 30 days*.

Homes in metro-Seattle area > $3.5 million that have been listed in the last 30 days. But according to Bob Ferguson and Jamie Pedersen, no one will leave due to the new 9.9% income tax.

Activist: "Your cows are putting carbon into the atmosphere." Farmer: "Where did they get it?" Activist: "What?" Farmer: "The carbon. Where did the cow get it before it put it anywhere." Activist: "From... eating?" Farmer: "From eating grass. And where did the grass get it." Activist: "The soil?" Farmer: "The air. The grass pulled it out of the air last spring. The cow ate the grass. The cow breathed some of it back out. It went back into the air it came from." Activist: "But it's still going into the atmosphere." Farmer: "It's going back. There's a difference between a thing going somewhere and a thing going back. You've described a circle and you're frightened of it." Activist: "Then just don't have the cow." Farmer: "The grass still dies in autumn. It rots where it falls. The carbon goes back into the air either way, just without anyone getting fed in the middle." Activist: "It's not that simple." Farmer: "It's grass, cow, breath, grass. Or it's grass, rot, air, grass. Same circle, fewer dinners. If that's complicated for you I'd stay away from the water cycle. That one's got clouds in it."

Elon Musk just defended America better than every politician in Washington combined. Musk: “After World War 2, the US could have basically taken over the world and any country. Like we got nukes, nobody else got nukes. We don’t even have to lose soldiers. Which country do you want?” One nation on earth held a weapon nobody else had. Total dominance. Zero competition. No risk of retaliation. Every empire in history that held that kind of advantage used it. Rome. The Mongols. The British. The Ottomans. They conquered until they collapsed. America had a bigger advantage than all of them combined. And it rebuilt the countries it just defeated. Musk: “The United States actually helped rebuild countries. So it helped rebuild Europe, it helped rebuild Japan. This is very unusual behavior, almost unprecedented.” Almost unprecedented? It had never happened before. Not once in 5,000 years of recorded history. The Marshall Plan wasn’t foreign aid. It was the most radical act of restraint any superpower ever committed. America turned its enemies into allies. Turned rubble into economies. Turned surrender into partnership. Germany went from ashes to the economic engine of Europe in a generation. Japan went from unconditional surrender to the third largest economy on earth. Three years after the war, America was flying food into Berlin. A city in the heart of the nation that just tried to destroy it. That’s not policy. That’s a civilization deciding what it is at the exact moment it has the power to be anything. You’re being told a story right now. That America is the villain of history. You hear it everywhere. Media. Universities. Social platforms. Musk: “There’s always like, well America’s done bad things. Well of course America’s done bad things, but one needs to look at the whole track record.” Every nation on earth has dark chapters. Every single one. The difference is what a country does when nobody can stop it. And when nobody could stop America, it fed its enemies and rebuilt their cities. Musk: “The history of China suggests that China is not acquisitive. Meaning they’re not going to go out and invade a whole bunch of countries.” Probably right. China has historically built walls, not fleets. But the real question isn’t about borders anymore. We’re approaching a moment that mirrors 1945 in ways nobody has fully processed yet. AI is going to give a handful of people a power advantage that makes nuclear monopoly look quaint. If someone is going to hold that kind of power, who do you want it to be? The country that conquered when it could? Or the one that rebuilt when it didn’t have to? Every alliance. Every trade route. Every economy. Billions lifted out of poverty. All of it traces back to one act of restraint that had never been done before. And carries no guarantee of being repeated. The most powerful thing America ever did wasn’t building the bomb. It was what it didn’t do after.

@sweet_nector1 Meat grinder

People keep guessing, but no one gets it right. Do you know what this is?

@ohhanxiety Bicycle bell

Nobody I've asked has been able to identify this yet.

Today’s Zillow listings on the Eastside ie Bellevue area. I don’t know but this looks like a lot of houses for sale. In fact it’s the most I’ve ever seen and a large number are over $5 million. Looks like wealth flight to me. Senator Pedersen should look it up lol

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Elon Musk avait dit un truc qui m'avait marqué sur l'allocation de ressources. En substance : passé un certain niveau de richesse, l'argent n'est plus de la consommation, c'est de l'allocation de capital. Cette phrase change tout. L'économie, dans le fond, c'est juste un problème d'allocation. Tu as des ressources finies et des usages infinis. Qui décide où va quoi ? Imagine une cour de récré. 100 enfants, des paquets de cartes Pokémon distribués au hasard. Tu laisses faire. Très vite, un ordre émerge. Les bons joueurs accumulent les cartes rares, les collectionneurs trient, les négociateurs trouvent des deals. Personne n'a planifié. Et pourtant chaque carte finit dans les mains de celui qui en tire le plus de valeur. Le système maximise le bonheur total de la cour. C'est ça, la main invisible. Maintenant fais entrer la maîtresse. Elle trouve ça injuste. Léo a 50 cartes, Tom en a 3. Elle confisque, redistribue, impose l'égalité. Trois effets immédiats. Les bons joueurs arrêtent de jouer, à quoi bon. Les mauvais n'ont plus de raison de progresser, ils auront leur part. Les échanges s'effondrent. La cour est égale, et morte. Elle a maximisé l'égalité, elle a détruit le bonheur. Le problème de la maîtresse, c'est qu'elle ne peut pas avoir l'information que la cour avait collectivement. C'est le problème du calcul économique de Mises, formulé en 1920. L'URSS a essayé de le résoudre pendant 70 ans avec le Gosplan. Résultat : pénuries, queues, effondrement. Pas parce que les Soviétiques étaient bêtes, parce que le problème est mathématiquement insoluble en mode centralisé. Quand Musk a 200 milliards, il ne les consomme pas, il les alloue. SpaceX, Starlink, Neuralink, xAI. Chaque dollar est un pari sur le futur. Et lui a un track record. PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX. Il a démontré qu'il sait identifier des problèmes immenses et y allouer des ressources avec un rendement spectaculaire. L'État aussi a un track record. Hôpitaux qui s'effondrent, éducation qui décline, dette qui explose, services publics qui se dégradent malgré des budgets en hausse constante. Le marché identifie les bons allocateurs, la politique identifie les bons communicants. Le profit n'est pas une finalité, c'est un signal. Il dit : tu as alloué des ressources rares vers un usage que les gens valorisent suffisamment pour payer. Plus le profit est gros, plus la création de valeur est grande. Quand Starlink est rentable, ça veut dire que des millions de gens dans des zones rurales ont enfin internet. Quand un ministère est en déficit, ça veut dire qu'il consomme plus qu'il ne produit. L'un crée, l'autre détruit, et on appelle ça redistribution. Dans nos sociétés il y a deux catégories d'acteurs. Les entrepreneurs et les bureaucrates. L'entrepreneur prend un risque personnel pour identifier un problème, mobiliser des ressources, créer une solution. S'il se trompe il perd. S'il a raison, ses clients gagnent, ses employés gagnent, ses fournisseurs gagnent, l'État collecte des impôts. Il est la cellule de base du progrès humain. Le bureaucrate ne prend aucun risque personnel. Son salaire est garanti. Au mieux il maintient une rente existante. Au pire il la détruit par excès de réglementation, mauvaise allocation forcée, incitations perverses qui découragent ceux qui produisent. Mais dans aucun cas il ne crée. Regarde les 50 dernières années. iPhone, internet civil, SpaceX, Tesla, Google, Amazon, Stripe, mRNA, ChatGPT. Toutes des inventions privées, portées par des entrepreneurs, financées par du capital risque. Pas un seul ministère n'a inventé quoi que ce soit qui ait changé ta vie au quotidien. La France est devenue le laboratoire mondial de la dérive bureaucratique. 57% du PIB en dépenses publiques, record absolu. Une administration tentaculaire, une fiscalité qui pénalise la création de richesse. Résultat : décrochage face aux États-Unis, à l'Allemagne, à la Suisse. Fuite des cerveaux. Désindustrialisation. Dette qui explose. Et le pire c'est que la mauvaise allocation s'auto-renforce. Plus l'État prélève, moins les entrepreneurs créent. Moins ils créent, moins il y a de base fiscale. Plus l'État s'endette et taxe. Boucle de rétroaction négative parfaite. La maîtresse pense qu'elle aide, et chaque année la cour produit moins. Dans nos sociétés, ce sont les entrepreneurs, toujours, qui font avancer la civilisation. Les bureaucrates au mieux maintiennent une rente, au pire la détruisent. Aucune société n'a jamais progressé en taxant ses créateurs pour subventionner ses gestionnaires. La question n'est jamais qui a combien. C'est qui alloue le mieux la prochaine unité de ressource pour maximiser le futur de l'humanité. La réponse depuis 200 ans n'a jamais changé. Ce ne sont pas les fonctionnaires.

Many in the mainstream media have stoked division and hatred for years. Jimmy Kimmel just made a disgusting “joke” about Melania Trump becoming a widow. After the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and what transpired with President Trump, now they suddenly want to act shocked.

@drjjlevine My Tesla FSD is, on the whole, a safer driver than I am. I love it.

Watch this full 60 seconds closely. Then watch it again. This isn’t a demo. This is real-world chaos. • Tesla and a Mercedes ahead both slide into a left-turn-only lane to safely pass cyclists • Both return cleanly to the correct lane after safely passing the bikers. • A child on a bike waits at a crosswalk and reaches for the button • Before the lights even turn on, the Tesla is already slowing • The Mercedes keeps going • A Cadillac, going the opposite direction, blasts through illegally while the lights are active Pause there. The Tesla didn’t react to the lights. It reacted to the child. Speed drops early. Controlled stop. Zero drama. Then the cyclists reappear. Tesla carefully eases into the center turn lane, slow and deliberate, gives space, clears them, returns fully to lane, and finishes the drive. No honking. No hesitation. No human guesswork. This is inference. This is anticipation. This is autonomy in the wild. Watch the nuances. The timing. The intent. Tesla FSD is already playing chess while others are playing checkers. Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac show the contrast in real time. $TSLA has won real-world autonomy.

@vbspurs @HonkyTonkJew @SBroadie @JustLittleOldL @mirabiledictu86 @maximumleader @JRue66 @carlos_r_leos @The1Hamp @Scott_McBryde @MemberVRWC @carolynkeener54 @LopezBees @antisophistry @KellyMcla47742 @ReformedArgghh @Bronzino5 @spides99 @Iseecanyou @LeastIDidThat @black3or5 @BakoJer @SohlerSarah Love this series…we have it on CD

@HonkyTonkJew @SBroadie @JustLittleOldL @mirabiledictu86 @maximumleader @JRue66 @carlos_r_leos @The1Hamp @Scott_McBryde @MemberVRWC @carolynkeener54 @LopezBees @antisophistry @KellyMcla47742 @ReformedArgghh @Bronzino5 @spides99 @Iseecanyou @LeastIDidThat @black3or5 @BakoJer @notarealdoc @SohlerSarah PG Wodehouse, the writer of the Jeeves and Wooster books. There's an excellent TV series starring Stephen Fry as Jeeves the valet and Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, moneyed man about town.

Movie Snark Night is back! We ring in the New Year with a new adaptation of "Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Mystery" (2026). WHEN: Saturday, January 31 TIME: 10 PM EST / 7 PM PST WHERE: Netflix Please RSVP below! x.com/i/lists/142272…

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@JustLittleOldL @HonkyTonkJew @mirabiledictu86 @maximumleader @JRue66 @carlos_r_leos @The1Hamp @Scott_McBryde @SBroadie @MemberVRWC @carolynkeener54 @LopezBees @antisophistry @KellyMcla47742 @ReformedArgghh @Bronzino5 @spides99 @Iseecanyou @LeastIDidThat @black3or5 @BakoJer @notarealdoc @SohlerSarah Intruder = visitor. Mum and Helena are very similar.

@oelma__ All 20…easy if you were are older

8 for me!!….I feel confident nobody Has all 20!! How many for you?🤔

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@nancytsidley @StephanieSidley Hi, did they take this down? I was watching and it disappeared.

They're idiots. Total blithering idiots. If you can't emphatically say men cannot get pregnant, I will not believe a single word that comes out of your mouth on any topic. You have 0 credibility.

@Mr_Husky1 I think you look great!

I’m really embarrassed to share this, but I desperately need your advice. I only have one real friend, and after today I’m not sure she’s even that. I took her to see my wedding dress and she couldn’t stop making faces before finally telling me it’s “too tight and doesn’t flatter my body.” I’ve been dreaming about this dress for months—the lace detail, the way it hugs my curves, that gorgeous open back. When I put it on, I felt like the most beautiful version of myself. But now all I can hear is her voice saying, “it’s just not flattering.” I’ve struggled with my weight my whole life and finally learned to love my body. This dress celebrates my figure instead of hiding it, which felt revolutionary after decades of wearing shapeless clothes to avoid judgment. But now I’m wondering if I’m deluding myself. I found this boutique from a recommendation by one of the crafters I follow online—I ordered most of my wedding decor from her shop. The staff there made me feel gorgeous, but now I’m questioning whether they were just being nice to make a sale. My fiancé hasn’t seen the dress yet, and I’m terrified he’ll feel the same way my friend did. Should I trust how I looked and felt in this dress, or listen to the one person whose opinion I thought I could count on? I need honest feedback from strangers. Does this dress really look bad, or should I trust my instincts and wear what makes me feel beautiful on my wedding day? Post Credit - Niamh Duncan

@LopezBees @vbspurs @GlennAndTonic @SBroadie @mirabiledictu86 @KellyMcla47742 @spides99 @Scott_McBryde @Iseecanyou @JRue66 @The1Hamp @MemberVRWC @antisophistry @Bronzino5 @LeastIDidThat @black3or5 @maximumleader @BakoJer @HonkyTonkJew @JustLittleOldL @SohlerSarah And I always cry at the end…

@vbspurs @GlennAndTonic @SBroadie @mirabiledictu86 @KellyMcla47742 @spides99 @Scott_McBryde @Iseecanyou @JRue66 @The1Hamp @MemberVRWC @antisophistry @Bronzino5 @LeastIDidThat @black3or5 @maximumleader @BakoJer @HonkyTonkJew @notarealdoc @JustLittleOldL @SohlerSarah And they close with arguably the best Brian Wilson/Beach Boys song.

LOVE, ACTUALLY EVEN IF YOU HATE, ACTUALLY: If you’re craving an antidote to Home Alone, then look no further than the British star-studded Christmas film, “Love, Actually” (2003). DATE: TUES Dec 23 2025 TIME: 10 PM EST / 7 PM EST WHERE: Peacock+, Prime x.com/i/lists/142272…

@mirabiledictu86 @vbspurs @LopezBees @HonkyTonkJew @SBroadie @Iseecanyou @spides99 @JRue66 @The1Hamp @MemberVRWC @Scott_McBryde @antisophistry @KellyMcla47742 @Bronzino5 @LeastIDidThat @black3or5 @maximumleader @BakoJer @JustLittleOldL @SohlerSarah And Judy Dench…no Judy Dench.

@vbspurs @LopezBees @HonkyTonkJew @SBroadie @Iseecanyou @spides99 @JRue66 @The1Hamp @MemberVRWC @Scott_McBryde @antisophistry @KellyMcla47742 @Bronzino5 @LeastIDidThat @black3or5 @maximumleader @BakoJer @notarealdoc @JustLittleOldL @SohlerSarah Literally everyone is in this. Everyone except Helen Mirren.