Socialism has a 100% success rate of failure.
Socialism is fertilizer for imbeciles.
Friends don’t let friends do socialism.
I bought this house in 2009 for $9,500. It was a foreclosure. I had no choice after I got foreclosed on during the real estate implosion of 2009. it was NASTY. leaking roof, raccoon feces, lathe and plaster falling off the walls and ceilings, exterior doors nailed shut with huge spikes, broken windows. Furnace that was from the 30's or 40's. It was bad. I worked my ass off for 6 years to make it a home. By myself (and my wife)
Instead of it just sitting and falling down I saved it. Kind of proud of that. It was built in 1890. I sold it for $65,000 in 2016, so I could rent the house we are currently in. $500. a month, no taxes to pay, don't have to worry about maintenance, no headaches. Although I do treat it as if it were mine. Great landlord, actually really good friend. I made that decision one night while driving truck back from Chicago. I thought "why am I doing all this, when we have no one to leave it to"? More or less broke even, not including labor. Look at the value now, and ...
The No-Bullshit Renaissance: Independent U.S. Journalists Who Actually Go Out and Report In an age when most “news” feels like it was pre-packaged in a corporate conference room, a small band of independent operators is doing something radical: they’re putting on boots, pointing cameras at the street, and telling the truth without a script, a donor, or a focus group. These aren’t polished network products. They’re raw, opinionated, and built on the simple idea that journalism should come from the ground up, not the top down. If you’re tired of the spin and craving the same no-frills authenticity that Charlie LeDuff delivers on No Bullshit News, here are the U.S.-based independents I respect most—ranked by how closely they match that gritty, hands-on spirit. Each one runs its own operation, answers to no corporate overlord, and gives you the unvarnished take America actually needs.#1: Charlie LeDuff and No Bullshit News
This is the gold standard—the one that made you say “THAT is what I’m looking ...
