Slovak Smith
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Slovak Smith
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Jeff Bezos has begun the process of raising $100 billion for a new fund that would buy up manufacturing companies and then use AI to automate production.

🚨 US national debt surges past $39,000,000,000,000 ($39 trillion) — AP


JUST IN: Meta announces they'll be shutting down the Metaverse, after pouring $80,000,000,000.00 into the project.


The debt passed $39 trillion today. Paying a trillion dollars of interest annually on this debt causes hardship for tax-payers and robs us of resources that could otherwise be used for infrastructure or national defense. And ultimately, this debt will enslave our grandchildren.


Oscar ratings decline in two decades: 1996 - 45 million 2006 - 36 million 2016 - 34 million 2026 - 17 million It’s over for these networks. TV only exists anymore for live sports.

why is every man’s favorite pokemon gengar? 😭 can someone explain this phenomenon to me please

For the next 100 years, political scientists are going to be trying to figure out how American society let him get away with all this shit.



Elon and DOGE were right about all the fraud. Trillions.


The world has lost its mind!


What they did to these DOGE kids, purely to harass them and discourage anyone else from even trying to do real civic work, is completely beyond the pale. Truly sick people. Credit to Nathan Cavanaugh for running circles around that mob.



This is 100% completely unsustainable as a society. Nearly 50% of all consumer spending now comes from the top 10% of earners. The bottom 80%? Their share keeps falling. This is why the economy can look strong in the data while millions of people feel like they're falling behind.

The time jump from 2020 to 2026 feels unnatural


Thoughts?

'THE PROBLEM IS OBVIOUS': New data reveals foreigners purchased over 78,000 U.S. homes in just one year, with nearly half paying all cash. It's a growing trend that researcher Paige Terryberry argues younger Americans and middle-class families can't compete with. "The American Dream is for the American people, and young professionals and middle-class families urgently need it brought within their reach."




NYC spends more per homeless person than the median NYC household earns. $81,705 per person in FY2025. And $81,705 is a floor. It excludes supportive housing (~$500M/yr), mental health response teams, and NYPD encampment costs. The city projects ~$97K per person in FY2026.


BLACKROCK JUST BET $100 MILLION ON TRADES, NOT COLLEGE DEGREES BlackRock is putting $100 million into training plumbers, electricians, and HVAC workers as the AI boom runs straight into a shortage of people who can actually build things. Turns out the future still needs someone with tools and a clue. Source: NewsForce

