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In June, the USA had only a little more than 6000 encounters with illegals at the border, and of those, there were zero let into the country. ZERO!!!
But remember when Biden & Harris were in charge, letting 200K illegals in every month, and Joe said that Congress needed to pass his bill? That there was nothing he could do to stop them from coming in unless Congress passed his law?
Well, I don’t recall Trump signing any immigration bill, but yet, they have stopped the illegals from coming in.
I'm kind of surprised. I finished the first draft of Future Sepsis tonight.
Final word count is 67,912 words.
The original plan was for 60,000 words completed 1,000 per week starting in January and ending sometime in early 2026. Obviously I was able to have some very productive weeks.
Planning to edit in 3 passes using different techniques for each pass to catch different potential problems in the work, then I'll have to start all the legwork of getting it out there.
For anyone who goes "This dummy writes too much in his posts", just imagine -- I've been writing this much outside of my posts! 😛
Under the ordinance, the first of its kind in the state, new cell towers and antennas on Hawaii’s Big Island must be at least 600 feet away from homes and schools.
Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-VA) — who represents a swing district encompassing Virginia’s Eastern Shore and much of the Hampton Roads region — took to Thursday’s CBS Mornings Plus and calmly explained the facts behind the Big, Beautiful Bill, specif…
20,000 more rural homes currently under construction.
Total = 100,700 rural homes built or being built.
🇰🇵 DPRK Population (Estimate):
~25 million people
We’ll assume:
These homes are for rural areas only (not urban high-rises).
These are single-family or small-unit homes, likely modest, i.e., working-class style.
🧮 DPRK per capita housing construction:
100,700 homes / 25,000,000 people ≈ 1 home per 248 people
🔧 Step 2: Compare with USA (Working-Class Focus)
🇺🇸 U.S. Population:
~336 million (2025 est.)
🏗️ U.S. Annual Housing Construction:
According to U.S. Census data:
2023: ~1.45 million new housing units were started.
About 65–70% are single-family homes, the rest are multi-family.
A significant share are high-end homes or investment properties, not working-class housing.
🎯 Filter: Working-Class Style Homes
Assumptions:
Assume 50% of new homes are working-class homes.
(Removes many luxury homes, vacation homes, and speculative units.)
50% of 1.45 million = 725,000 working-class homes annually
🧮 U.S. per capita housing construction (working class):
725,000 homes / 336,000,000 people ≈ 1 home per 463 people
⚖️ Side-by-Side Comparison (Working-Class Homes Only)
Metric
DPRK
USA
Population
25 million
336 million
Working-class homes (recent project)
100,700 (est.)
725,000 (annual est.)
Per capita rate
1 per 248 people
1 per 463 people
Type of homes
Rural, modest
Mixed, filtered for WC
Scope
1–2 years project
Annual basis
🧠 Insight
On a per capita basis, the DPRK is currently building nearly twice as many working-class homes as the U.S. — 1 per 248 people vs. 1 per 463.
DPRK's campaign is state-directed, rural-focused, and ideological, aligning with their "Rural Revolution".
The U.S. system is market-driven, uneven, and often skewed toward urban and suburban developments, with working-class housing increasingly squeezed by:
Zoning laws
Rising material and labor costs
NIMBYism
Profit motive favoring luxury construction
🏁 Conclusion
The DPRK — despite sanctions, isolation, and limited resources — is currently outperforming the U.S. in building working-class homes per capita during this rural housing campaign.
The U.S., with a far larger economy, could do much better, but market distortions, speculation, and class dynamics reduce the actual rate of affordable housing production.
Let me know if you'd like this broken down by region (e.g., U.S. rural vs urban), or if you'd like a comparison over a decade.
@nanook Nigga shut the fuck up. We have had a deficit of homes in the USA at least since 2008. That the DPRK is beating us in building homes is a fucking embarrassment. That I am putting attention to this isn't something to tell me to leave for. I'm literally advocating for the USA to try harder in treating its citizens with respect by building more homes, while getting shit on by citizens like you who are blind and retarded "patriots". No idea if you are American but if you are, you are a fucking retard. Happy 4th you faggot.
@Sovereign I don't argue that we have, but I wouldn't accept a North Korean lifestyle to resolve it. If you can't have food to eat having a place to live is somewhat irrelevant.
@Sovereign Yea well nuff said I guess. People who won't learn history are destined to relive it and unfortunately the rest of us are destined to be dragged along for the ride.
If you think the left are losing their mind now, wait until the Dow hits 45,000 points AND the FED drops the prime rate by 1 basis point. The former may happen on Monday, and the later just may occur a week or so after.
BTW, as an update, I finally got a job. It's contract to perm, but I'm certain that I will get a full time permanent job by the end of the year... Now. I will have increased confidence if the FED comes through with at least two rate cuts (making the cost of money lower to corporations, so they will increase investment in talent).
Ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana has announced she is resigning from the party, saying she will be founding a new party with her former leader Jeremy Corbyn. 🔥
Sultana, the Coventry South MP stripped of the Labour whip last year for backing a move to scrap the two-child benefit cap, said the new party would be formed with other independent MPs and activists, aiming to challenge a "broken" Westminster system.
My community does its Independence Day parade tonight, followed directly afterward by the fireworks. It’s nice not having to fight people for spots along the route and to be able to see the fireworks, though I do sort of miss it.
Where you have - over $500K of pay for one lifeguard for a single year (2024) - over $700k of overtime pay for five years and plenty of other examples.
Uh guys? I'm watching Trump's ralley and he just was listing off all the bad groups of people and he mentioned we gotta do something about the Shylocks. I was like wait what? I had to look it up
America250 is proud to announce a monumental celebration, kicking off a new era of American greatness, featuring special remarks by President Donald J. Trump. This kick-off event will take place at th
😩 My intention isn't to swing in, shaming ourguys for being excited--but rather to rein in the jumping whenever we're shown the barest ankle. It's a tease (and one likely even unintended, tbh).
Elon did a straight up Roman salute. A tease--perhaps intended. Trump (after saving Israel just last week) is not rallying a cry against jews or even "just the business coy jews" in saying "Shylock."
He's doing boomer-tier, reddit name-calling. That's just an old businessman's "Voldemort", "Vader." It's calling out a *business* practice. He's just naming a fictional character, real reddit-level stuff.
Why such an obscure one? It's not. It's old business lingo. (I'm not in business, but even I've heard this, have read this term--even in normie books.) It's like the left saying "the 1%" or the right saying "international globalists." They're not nudge-nudge nodding. Trump is inviting 500,000+ Chinese on visas. He's not "saving Israel for last" or thinking about the 14 words. His married kids are married off to jews.
Have a good night despite this, guys, but don't gush over a boomer when he speaks like a redditor to show off his Yuge Brain at the 250th Pride Parade.
i watched, curious, thought you were going to show a clip of some shocker--only for it just be a republican at the 250th Pride Parade saying "and you know what? i hate [democrats]" 🙄 wuh-oh watch out don't slip on all that winning
Regardless of Oval Office revisionism, Americans should never forget that their nation was forged in resistance to political slavery and claims by distant masters to unlimited power. Let us remember that the United States was founded on freedom, liberty and the rugged individualism of the White patriarchy. That's what they have taken from us.
The Declaration on Taking Up Arms contains flashes of wisdom that should have been burned into popular memory as much as any phrase from the following year’s Declaration of Independence. In 1775, Congress boldly declared that “our attachment to no nation upon earth should supplant our attachment to liberty.” Unfortunately, Washington policymakers long ago buried that maxim in their pursuit of dominating much of the globe.
i assumed EQ stood for equalizer and typically the frequency bands go from low to high, left to right. so my images eq would have bass to the max and everything else as is.
I was about 12 and my brother, 8 and we were dropping firecrackers in coke bottles and our 6 yo brother wanted in on the action so we would light them and drop them in his bottle. One didn't go off until he looked into the bottle and I'll never forget he looked up and said "I can't hear anything." Lucky for me it was temporary.
@Sir Matt Long time ago. It as fun. Watched Jurasic World last night, lacked pretty much everything, dinosaurs moved like mammals, the sheer physics of it didn't work, if the plot had been any thinner it would have had to been made of graphene.
Facebook mogul’s sudden appearance is increasingly typical of freewheeling West Wing during Donald Trump’s second term, which president has reportedly nicknamed ‘Grand Central Terminal’
The abominable sadism of “Alligator Auschwitz”. Slated to open this week, Florida’s new detention center will have more than a little in common with a Nazi concentration camp.
America250 is proud to announce a monumental celebration, kicking off a new era of American greatness, featuring special remarks by President Donald J. Trump...
It’s wild to live in a country where the government is actively creating problems where none existed prior.
I’m used to government attempts to solve problems poorly but this is just shooting yourself in the foot repeatedly with bigger and bigger guns each time.
Day 3 of #RFFF25 and another delightful event and gathering of friends.
Many thanks to Damon Thomas @ruralgloom for bringing #spokenWord to the streaming fest. And for comfy presentation of a tiny fraction of his amazing writing on such relatable memories and slice of life tales of southern gothic and rural gloom charm.
More than 1 million people in the European Union died from avoidable causes in 2022, according to new data from a Eurostats report. Of these, over 386,000 deaths were attributed to diseases treatable with quality healthcare, while at least 725,000 could have been prevented through effective public health interventions.
Very proud of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who worked around the clock to get the “ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT” approved in the Senate. He is tough, smart, and knows how to GET THE JOB DONE. Thank you John!
For all the phases of the war, Palestinian factions (with Hamas as forefront) show a great ability on the negotiation tables, fighting diplomatically for the best possible future. Paragraph by paragraph. Day by day. The problem is that the rest of the "players" look less like negotiators and more like sellers in an open market. There are no clear (written) proposals, no guarantees for agreements, no willingness to have a "serious" profile while negotiate. Nothing. The level of Hamas leadership is much greater than (even) the american delegations.
"Amid ongoing rumors, Hamas says it will officially announce its stance on the Gaza ceasefire proposal after completing talks with Palestinian factions." t.me/QudsNen/173423
It also turns out that whatever decision gets on the table is a collective decision and not a "we decide and we order" decision from Hamas. (source Al Jazeera)
There are very few chances for agreement on a #ceasefire. Israel is not a serious negotiator with this kind of demands. The "document" says that #zioNaZis will restart the slaughter whenever feel comfortable to do it...
“All factions welcomed this unified reply,” the statement noted, adding that the response was forwarded to mediators “in a positive spirit and with full unanimity” after both internal and external consultations were finalized.
PIJ confirmed that Hamas consulted with them and provided detailed feedback on implementation for a responsible reply.
A #PFLP leadership source told Al-Hadaf that the Front met with Hamas to seriously discuss the draft. They offered feedback and amendments, which were approved, to stop the war and allow aid without obstacles. The PFLP’s changes concerned the wording of clauses to avoid exploitation by the occupation and a return of the aggression.
#DFLP affirmed that they held consultations with Hamas and #PIJ in #Egypt, and the unified national vision for the day after the war.
Among the apparent concessions to #Hamas in the document, one involves the timing of the release of Israeli captives held in Gaza. Israel had wanted ten living captives released within a week of a ceasefire taking effect, while the new proposal would see eight released on the first day and the remaining two on day 50. Hamas has expressed concern that Israel would resume the war after retrieving its captives. The proposal states that negotiations for a permanent ceasefire should be concluded during the 60-day truce, but, if necessary, “the temporary ceasefire may be extended.” It adds that the U.S., Egypt and Qatar “will ensure that serious negotiations continue for an additional period,” if necessary. Palestinian negotiators believe this language allows too much leeway for Israel to resume the military assault on #Gaza should it decide it no longer wants a ceasefire and instead to continue its war of annihilation and conquest. dropsitenews.com/p/trump-netan… #ceasefire #gazagenocide #IsraelTerroristState #CeasefireViolations
When #USA announced its withdrawal from the negotiations for a #ceasefire, and after a week of mass deaths because of #starvation and cruel strikes against displaced Palestinians, #IsraelTerroristState announced “tactical pauses” in fighting for “humanitarian purposes”. From 10am to 8pm in only three areas of the Gaza Strip including Al-Mawasi, Deir Al-Balah and Gaza City, starting on Sunday. t.me/QudsNen/177622
All the plans of the occupation have failed. They were waiting from Witkoff (the hawk) - carrying the demands of Israel and only these- to make the #PalestinianResistance kneel on the negotiations proving, once again, that americans are not serious negotiators. bbc.com/news/articles/crrqrz85…
Occupation wanted the starving population to start fight each other and to bring civil war among the starved. todon.nl/@prolrage/11476375383… Palestinians proved how much civilized and political motivated they are (just imagine zionazis, who were closing the doors of bunkers to each other, to face a situation like this...) without allowing themselves to be tool of the occupation.
Resistance is still active and brings death and destruction to #IOF. Netanyahu is at a dead end.
PS. As I read IOF already knows that it has killed most of the hostages... @palestine @israel
Observers slammed the denial. Many accused the group of trying to erase evidence of a crime after public backlash.
The attackers opened heavy fire on Nasser Hospital two days ago. Patients and medical staff ran for cover. The attack appeared aimed at spreading chaos and fear inside the already overwhelmed hospital.
Gaza (Quds News Network)- An armed Israeli-backed group led by Yasser Abu Shabab admitted to launching a violent armed attack on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, one of the few remaining hospita
#Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya revealed the resistance leadership’s surprise at Israel’s withdrawal from the latest round of negotiations. This came despite significant progress and broad agreement with terms presented by mediators. He stated that “there is no meaning in continuing negotiations under siege, genocide, and starvation” of Gaza’s children, women, and residents.
He provided a detailed account of the negotiation process in a televised address. He emphasized that the resistance leadership demonstrated maximum flexibility over 22 months of arduous talks, prioritizing the people’s interests and aiming to stop bloodshed. He affirmed that the last round saw clear progress and significant agreement, particularly on withdrawal, prisoner exchange, and aid delivery, with positive responses initially received from Israel.
... While criticizing Arab and Islamic silence, al-Hayya praised generous and supportive initiatives. He specifically mentioned military and popular support from “brotherly” #Yemen and important and effective initiatives from global movements, including land and sea marches, the #Madeline and #Handala ships, the global march towards #Gaza, and the first steadfastness convoy that departed from #Tunisia, #Algeria, and #Libya. palestinechronicle.com/hamas-i… @palestine @israel
@Proletarian Rage Israeli newspaper Maariv: The current understandings with Hamas are not new, and were proposed since March but Netanyahu rejected them for political reasons; Hamas has not changed its demands and insists on ending the war or serious negotiations; Netanyahu presented Washington with a partial agreement for prisoner release aimed at stabilizing his government domestically.
You know those brown indigenous people, always breaking ceasefires. You can’t trust them. That’s why the white man must bring civilisation to the savages! It’s good the colony is constantly breaking the ceasefires as it shows the savages how to be civilised. The natives should be thankful really…
"Hamas officials said they were surprised by Trump’s comments and those of Special Envoy Steve Witkoff. “What Hamas presented—both in word and deed—represented a positive, realistic, and flexible position. We offered a vision for all the issues on the table, whether related to maps, prisoner exchange mechanisms, aid, or guarantees for continuing negotiations beyond the 60-day period,” said Hamad. “That’s why the American position was surprising; it was tense and rigid, offering no explanations. Instead, it relied on the language of threats and intimidation.”
Basem Naim, another senior Hamas official, told Drop Site, “Trump is playing a strategic game of deception,” adding that the U.S. and Israel were seeking to increase pressure on Hamas to capitulate. He said Trump’s comments, and similar ones made by Witkoff, were intended to apply “more pressure before the next round” of negotiations.
Some analysts have suggested that if Netanyahu had signed a deal prior to the recession of the Israeli Knesset on July 27, he would have contended with the possible collapse of his governing coalition, so Netanyahu has, instead, delayed signing the deal. The Knesset is not scheduled to reconvene until October."
@villebooks If you see the first posts of this thread you will understand that nobody has to be a clairvoyant to see that US and Israel are not reliable negotiators. All of their policy is based on bullying and force. Their only language is this and they send some "sirs" on negotiation tables that are ridiculous. Israel had a thug (but reliable) as a negotiator, Ronen Bar, and the war cabinet replaced him - they took his position to neutralize him. How a serious entity, state, organization or whatever can negotiate with israelis and americans?
Great job by the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, who spearheaded the drive in Congress for the approval of the “ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT.” He has Great Strength and Wisdom, and will go down as one of the most successful Speakers of the House in History, maybe even the BEST OF THEM ALL. Thank you Mike, and congratulations on a job well done!
Belarus provides update on deployment of Russian Oreshnik missiles rt.com/russia/620859-lukashenk… Russia will deploy to Oreshik hypersonic systems to Belarus by the end of the year, according to President Alexander Lukashenko Read Full Article at RT.com #news #press
A leading biotech industry trade group denied any knowledge of a document purportedly containing the minutes of an April 3 meeting during which they criticized Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tucker Carlson discussed autism rates in U.S. kids, drug ads on TV, a COVID-19 pandemic "truth commission” and the vaccine-injured.
Without a radical reform of the monetary system, deficit spending and accumulation of public debts will continue to accelerate regardless of who is in power. The problem is systemic.
Israeli forces open fire at returning residents to prevent them from entering Maroun al-Ras in south Lebanon, following the end of the 60-day ceasefire period. t.me/thecradlemedia/28906
❗️Israeli forces open fire at returning residents to prevent them from entering Maroun al-Ras in south Lebanon, following the end of the 60-day ceasefire period.
BEIRUT: Israeli army fire killed 22 people in south Lebanon on Sunday, including a soldier, health officials said, as residents tried to return home on the day Israel was supposed to withdraw under a truce deal.
From the live feed of Guardian: Lebanese president concerned that #Israel may not fully withdraw troops from south by Tuesday deadline Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has expressed concern that Israeli troops may not fully withdraw its troops from southern #Lebanon in line with the truce agreement tomorrow.
“We are afraid that a complete withdrawal will not be achieved tomorrow,” Aoun said, adding that “the important thing is to achieve the Israeli withdrawal, and Hezbollah’s weapons come as part of solutions the Lebanese agree on”. _____ Qassem said any Israeli military presence on Lebanese soil after 18 February would be considered an occupying force.
Israel carried out an air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday. The attack occurred despite a ceasefire that came into force five months ago which put an end to the conflict between Israel and the military group. The Lebanese presidency condemned the strike and called on the US and France - who brokered the ceasefire in November - to press Israel to cease its attacks on the country. bbc.com/news/articles/c9qw3z5x… #ceasefireviolation #IsraelTerroristState @lebanon @israel
Another #CeasefireViolation in #Lebanon. Mediators of the #ceasefire didn't intervene after so many of these violations. Lebanese government backs the plans of #zionazis for disarmament of Resistance both in Lebanon and in #Palestine...
"ISR warplanes and attack helicopters launched two airstrikes at dawn on Friday, targeting prefabricated rooms on the outskirts of southern Lebanon’s Deir Antar (Bint Jbeil district) and the town of Shamaa (Tyre district)
The strikes followed a night of intensified ISR aggression across southern lebanon. The bombardment was accompanied by continuous hostile aerial activity that lasted until the early hours of the morning." nna-leb.gov.lb/en/justice-law/…
"Israel" launched a series of airstrikes on Lebanon on Thursday, targeting several areas in southern Lebanon.
Israeli forces carried out a series of airstrikes along the Litani River, hitting the area between the southern Lebanese towns of Zrariye and Deir Seryan, according to Al Mayadeen's correspondent.
Additionally, Israeli warplanes also struck the Al-Mahmoudiya and Burghaz regions in the south, according to our correspondent.
Earlier, Israeli forces targeted a civilian vehicle in the Khaldeh area, south of Lebanon’s capital Beirut, as reported by Al Mayadeen’s correspondent, while the Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed in a preliminary toll that the airstrike killed one person and wounded three others, marking another escalation in Israel’s ongoing attacks on Lebanese territory.
"Israel" launched intensified airstrikes on southern Lebanon, killing civilians and striking south Lebanese towns and Khaldeh in violation of the ceasefire.
Former senior DEA official describes covert global financial ecosystem tying Chinese students, Sinaloa fentanyl sales, cartel cash collection, and PRC state-linked infrastructure deals.
Over the past year, I have quietly built a new kind of hope — a revolutionary intratumoral chlorine dioxide (ClO₂) therapy that delivers visible tumor regression in days, with no systemic toxicity.
Louisiana: You have an incredible Congressman in Steve Scalise! As House Majority Leader, he fought hard to help us secure the Votes for the “ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT” — A HISTORIC WIN for our Country. Steve is a WARRIOR. Thank you to Steve, Jennifer, and the entire Scalise family!
Pride has not been a protest about rights for some years, but more a demand for political power by an intolerant lobby. If businesses and politicians are turning their backs on Pride, that change h…
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A leaked document this week reveals how powerful pharmaceutical interests are plotting to remove RFK Jr. from office. I’ve seen this playbook before—because a decade ago, they used it on me.
🇬🇧 And another peak of "Peaky Blinders Women" session. Due to the RAW format issue I had to work out a bit white balance here. Normally when shoot raw i just set it from the grey card during develop. Not this time.
New blog post! I wrote about one of the weirdest CDs in my collection - a CD single with a few lo-fi music videos and the distinct vibes that this is the leftover wreckage of what was supposed to be a much bigger project that never came to pass.
curious if it has any of the official ‘enhanced cd’ logos or if it was similar to the ‘rainbow cd’ i was discussing recently where there was sort of a panic moment by execs wanting to release mixed media stuff, and being impatient about the blue book getting finalized/the initial proposals being kinda wonky…
The main feature is a single by Ai Orikasa, aka the voice of Ryoko from Tenchi Muyo, but her name doesn't even show up on the cover and the music video is distinctly lo-fi. I wonder if any of her fans even knew this song existed?
My first foray into these CD's was a similar disc which had a data track for the first track, on it was a installer for the newly released WordPerfect 6.0, also without any Enhanced label. Since then I have collected over 70 Enhanced CD's. All a bit different. My favorite being Weird Al. preservation.tylerthorsted.com…
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