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Business Crime/Corruption Emerging Technology Energy Environment EVs Media Policy/Government Stupidity Vehicles/Autos

Autos: The U.S. EV industry died

2025 December 23

It's due to being misleading at best, and telling outright lies, at worst, and a failed government industrial policy.

Crime/Corruption Drones/Quads/RC Stupidity

Drones: US government bans quadcopters, RC airplanes, with components made outside US

2025 December 22

FCC bans sale of new foreign made drone, RC hobby aircraft, and parts including batteries, motors, servos and controllers.

Health-Healthcare Policy/Government

Health: WaPo says ObamaCare/ACA has failed

2025 December 22

About 16 years late, the media finally sees that ObamaCare was not sustainable.

Demographics Gen Z/Generational issues

Demographics, GenZ: Someone gets it! Generation labels are arbitrary and stupid

2025 December 22

Someone of notoriety points out that generation labels are arbitrary, pointless and useless.

Health-Healthcare

Health: Blood pressure guideline recommendations over time

2025 December 21

In the 1980s, high blood pressure was defined as >160/>95. Today >130/>80 is defined as high BP.

Finance

Finance: History of 15-, 20- and 30-year mortgage loans

2025 December 20

Demographics Gen Z/Generational issues International/Global/Immigration Media Social media

Media: Travel writing has become self-centered narcissism, say experts

2025 December 20

Travel writing has devolved into self-centered narcissism, where stories are about the writer, and not the destination.

Policy/Government Social media

Social: What percent of social media content is political in nature?

2025 December 19

Most social media political content comes from a small percent of users but due to The Algorithm, we often see a lot of political posts.

Economy Policy/Government

Economy, Government: Federal employment since 1990

2025 December 18

The news has buried the change in Federal employment over time. Clinton significantly reduced head count, Bush and Biden significantly increased headcount.

Demographics Economy Gen Z/Generational issues

Average number of vehicles per household 1970 vs 2025

2025 December 18

We went from 1.16 vehicles per household in 1970 to 1.88 in 2025. The % with 1 vehicle went down, and the % with 2 or more went up.

Autos: The U.S. EV industry died

Drones: US government bans quadcopters, RC airplanes, with components made outside US

Health: WaPo says ObamaCare/ACA has failed

Demographics, GenZ: Someone gets it! Generation labels are arbitrary and stupid

Health: Blood pressure guideline recommendations over time

Finance: History of 15-, 20- and 30-year mortgage loans

Economy, Government: Federal employment since 1990

Average number of vehicles per household 1970 vs 2025

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