EVs: Insurers writing off mildly damaged Teslas, repairs too expensive
Tesla EVs, Even Mildly Damaged, Are Being Written Off by Insurance Companies (msn.com) Insuring a Tesla is said to cost 30% more than a similar ICE vehicle too. Ouch. Meanwhile,…
Climate, Demographics: Climate to exterminate humanity
But not in the way people were expecting: Climate change affects 53% of parents’ decision to have more kids (cnbc.com
Demographics: The coming population collapse
When I was born near the Baby Boom’s peak, many people worried that the population was growing too fast. Today, the shoe is on the other foot. All over the…
Media oopsy follow up: 2022 Oak Fire’s growth caused by climate change – or an arsonist
Summer 2022: Oak Fire in California exploded due to climate change But as the climate emergency brings rising temperatures, California has become increasingly vulnerable to extreme wildfires. In 2020 and…
St. Cloud State University enrollment down by 38% over ten years
Colleges and universities across the U.S. are struggling with declines in student enrollment, but St. Cloud State University in central Minnesota has been hit harder than many others. Over the…
Happy nation: Five dead and dozens injured as violence erupts across the nation | Daily Mail Online
I just came back from northern Europe. Every day the news had reports of shootings in the U.S. Such a happy nation we have here. Five people were killed and…
Demographics: More colleges closing
And it is all downhill after 2025: “Number one, it is the admission cliff, and that is the impending decline . We’ll be graduating our lowest high school classes by…
Economy: American’s spend half their food budgets eating out – crazy
Insane: Food services made up less than a quarter of consumer food expenditures in the 1950s; they passed 46% for the first time in October and seem destined to become…
Health: Get moving after a concussion to heal faster
Unsure about this as general advice for everyone: Exercise is medicine: Get moving after a concussion to heal faster Their test sample was young college athletes – which might not…