steph

A little four month hair growth, kinda proud of it.

Filipinos are an interesting immigrant group because they did not become rich mainly through elite professions like law or medicine. They concentrate in front line healthcare jobs like nursing. America happens to be rich, old, and unhealthy. So now they are one of the highest income groups.

Why do British people convert to Islam?

The 300k a week contract curse. Limit every player to max 250k from now on.

Chappell Roan when a 9 y/o walks up on her

📸 Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during the state dinner at the White House.

Our nachos stay getting reheated

Vaut vraiment qu’on fasse une espèce d’Union Européenne mais version Antilles ( voir Caraïbéenne )

💥BREAKING: 🇮🇷 Iran is moving to charge up to $2M per tanker to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The world’s most critical oil route... now a toll gate.

pulling my car over and walking into the first building I see when it happens

US housing market demand is collapsing: US new home sales fell -17.6% MoM in January, to 587,000 units, the lowest since 2022. This marks the largest monthly drop since July 2013, far worse than the -2.7% expected. YoY, sales fell -11.3%, the worst annual decline in 3 years. The Northeast was hit hardest with sales plunging -44.7% MoM, followed by the Midwest at -33.9%. Furthermore, the median new home price fell -6.8% YoY to $400,000, the lowest since 2024, bringing the 3-month average down to ~$410,000, the lowest since 2022. Meanwhile, mortgage rates have jumped +33 basis points over the last 2 weeks, to 6.43%, the highest since September, marking the largest 2-week increase in nearly a year. Higher interest rates are back.