Politics: This is bad – attack on Paul Pelosi
The attacker: Depape is known by some to be “out of touch [with] reality,” according to CNN. The network also spoke with some relatives of Depape who confirmed the contents…
Health: “Employer healthcare premiums hold steady”
Our 2023 individual market ACA “Bronze” insurance policy premium will be $1,924 per month with a $17,400 annual deductible for two adults[1]. This means $23,000 per year, plus up to…
Economy: Peak middle class wealth declined since March
Source: Inflation Has Middle Class Americans Worried About Economy Ahead (Subscription required) Economic conditions can have an impact on the fall elections. Another of their reports says many expect the…
Economy: Meta (Facebook) share price crashes
META: 100.03 -29.79 (-22.95%) (cnbc.com) Update: It’s now below $99/share. In tech, compensation often includes significant shares. This has to be horribly demoralizing for Meta (FB, IG) staff and is…
Health: Cycling head injuries are a low probability but high-risk event
Head injuries are a low probability but very high-risk event when bicycling or motorcycling or even skateboarding. Much is made of the story about the Attorney who fought Florida helmet laws…
Automation: Robot gardener illustrates robotic capabilities
Click through to watch the short video: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/interestingengineering_let-this-robot-gardener-do-the-hard-work-activity-6991060844142858240–p-M Automation is rapidly becoming capable of doing many tasks previously thought too difficult or too expensive. This is how we will address…
Business: About 45% of workers are remote or hybrid office/remote
These patterns have leveled out, the researchers found, with about 15% of all Americans working fully remotely, 30% maintaining hybrid schedules and about 55% working in-person full-time. Source: 52% of…
Business, Economy: Earnings Reports
We are seeing slowdowns in earnings reports from many companies, plus announcements of layoffs. I suspect we are in a recession, but the start of a recession is never called…
Demographics: U.S. Army cannot meet recruitment goals
The tight job market is hurting Army recruitment of young Americans, compounding health concerns and wariness about serving after decades of war. Source: U.S. Army struggles to find recruits its…
Demographics: Opinion poll finds most think next generations will have worse economic times (and they are wrong)
An opinion poll is a measure of contemporary propaganda success, thus, this is expected after the onslaught of bad news: Americans have as little optimism as they have had at…