From Zoocasa:
Why the “Good Ole Days” of Housing Are Gone: Tracking Affordability From 1965 to 2025
In 1965, Gatorade was invented, The Beatles’ “Help!” topped the charts, and The Sound of Musicpremiered. Beyond the pop culture milestones, that year also marked the last time you could buy a home for under $20,000.
Fast forward sixty years, and a lot has changed in the housing market. Not only do homes cost significantly more, but the median annual income now covers a smaller percentage of the total home price.
So, it’s not just nostalgia that makes everything seem cheaper in the past; the data supports this. Zoocasa dived into the numbers to see exactly how much the median family income and the median sales price of a new home have changed from 1965 to 2025. And one thing is clear: housing affordability has deteriorated.
In 1965, the median sales price of a new home was just $19,800. That’s approximately $206,000 in today’s dollars, which is still only half the price of a new home in 2025.
But the affordability gap widens further when comparing income-to-price ratios. Family household incomes in 1965 were equivalent to 34.8% of the total cost of a new home, while in 2025, its equivalent to just 26.4% of a new home. So what caused this nearly 10% drop?
For a long time, income growth was steadily rising. Between 1955 and 1985, the growth rate accelerated dramatically in each decade. The median family income increased by 56.4% from 1955 to 1965, then by 99.3% in the following decade, and peaked with a 102.2% increase from 1975 to 1985.
However, after 1985, income growth slowed considerably. The rate dropped from 48.6% in 1985-1995 to 40.7% in 1995-2005. Over the next ten years (2005 to 2015), the median family income increased by just 24.4% to $72,165. Most recently, from 2015 to 2025, growth recovered modestly, rising by 50.5%.
At the same time, new home prices skyrocketed. In nearly every decade, new home price growth outpaced income growth, contributing to the widening gap.
From 1955 to 1965, new home prices rose by 69%, only slightly ahead of the 67.9% increase in income. The following decade (1965 to 1975) marked the last time incomes exceeded new home price growth until 2015, rising by 99.3% while new home prices grew by 97%. After 1975, home price growth dominated until 2015. Home prices surged, posting decade increases of 116% (1975-1985), 59% (1985-1995), and 75% (1995-2005).
Though the pace of home price growth has slowed in the past two decades, it will be a while before the affordability gap can close, particularly as other costs are simultaneously rising.
Well suh
Nobody in this country would settle for 1965 standards…
Budweiser also closing its plant in Fairfield CA
Anheuser-Busch is closing its Budweiser plant in Fairfield, a spokesperson with the company confirmed Thursday.
It will be one of three facilities the company plans to close across the country, the company said. The Fairfield plant will close sometime in early 2026, along with the facilities in Newark, New Jersey, and Merrimack, New Hampshire.
Fairfield CA cuts 475 jobs for the self proclaimed King of Beers.
Mark Anthony Brewing also closed in NJ. While not a well known company name, they were pretty famous for producing White Claw or Mikes Hard Lemonade. 143 jobs gone there.
Doesn’t look like Inbev made the official NJ warn notices yet, but some of the articles are saying 400+ jobs gone.
Iron Hill (although they are more restaurant than brewer) closed as well, another hundred or so jobs there.
Weed is killing alcohol these days.
Maybe 20 or so NJ craft alcohol producers have shuttered in the last two years. Covid probably put a number of them into the red to the extent they couldn’t claw themselves out, especially with the weed headwinds, increasing anti-alcohol sentiment, etc.
Nobody in this country would settle for 1965 standards…
Yeah, who has the balls, patience, determination and focus to use a ruler and a pencil to put a man on the moon.
Weed is killing alcohol these days.
It’s killing more than that.
Speaking of, Rogue was a shock to me, they had a strong brand.
https://vinepair.com/articles/hop-take-rogue-ales-craft-brewery-collapse/
Insanely, submitting your past 5 years’ social media to enter the U.S. as a tourist is only a small part of the proposed upcoming requirements.
You’ll also need to give your DNA (!) among many other new requirements.
Shitty 1960s house nobody would be caught dead in…
https://www.archpaper.com/2025/11/stahl-house-los-angeles-for-sale/
It’s for sale if you can scrape up the money:
https://www.theagencyre.com/single-family/clr/25621475/1635-woods-dr-los-angeles-ca-90069
women and blacks wouldn’t go back to 1965.
maga is trying though
grim says:
December 12, 2025 at 6:13 am
Nobody in this country would settle for 1965 standards…
Shiny metals are unleashed!
Hey punkin!! Gimme some more 2026 stock market love! Rock n Roll, bro!! AI is going to explode every sector like a rocket!
VAG,
As a black woman, tell us how you really feel.
Mississippi Burning shows you what 1965 was like.
Jewish college students from NY assassinated for fighting slavery in the south.
Rosie O’Donnells old Saddle River place being torn town, 50+ townhomes instead.
https://www.nj.com/realestate-news/2025/12/a-nj-property-once-owned-by-a-celebrity-now-approved-for-townhomes.html
grim,
That house is like a collectible, a toy for someone with stupid money. All it needs is a pipe, smoking jacket, Asti Spumante and Burt Bacharach playing on a stereo console. Oh, and a blonde with pointy boobs and bee hive doo.
(Bloomberg) — US stocks will scale new records next year on higher earnings as artificial intelligence is more widely adopted and economic growth remains resilient, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategists.
The team led by Ben Snider expects earnings-per-share at S&P 500 companies to jump 12% next year and 10% in 2027. Of that, AI-driven productivity gains will contribute about 0.4% and 1.5%, respectively.
“The process of AI adoption remains early, but large companies report more progress so far than smaller firms,” the strategist wrote in a note. “We expect a combination of healthy nominal top-line growth, a fading drag from tariffs, and continued earnings strength for the largest stocks in the index.”
Any questions?
I’d offer this one as a soundtrack:
https://www.discogs.com/release/396870-Esquivel-Space-Age-Bachelor-Pad-Music?srsltid=AfmBOopEFI-a3G7gggiU-CM871_WrCTyHJ8DWwWEVkHgVvfB1OH07thY
That Gene Krupa and Harry James really can swing!
20 by 7:30AM. WTF?
Budweiser is terrible beer. I realize it is kind of a product for the masses but the taste is like water. The area I live at has over 300 breweries, although just like in the US drinking habits are changing. Beer is taxed at a lower rate than soft drinks, so beer is usually cheaper in a restaurant than ordering a Coke. The reason being is that beer is considered a food stapel here (liquid bread). However, vodka is still popular among the sizable Russian and Ukrainian populations residing here to avoid the war (and in some cases military duty).
20 by 7:30AM. WTF?
Get your fat ass out of bed! ;)
🎄 “Chestnuts, Condos, and a Cold One Gone” 🎄
(A 1950s Crooner Christmas Lament)
Verse 1
It’s Christmas Eve in Bergen County,
Snow on the lawn, chrome on the sleigh,
I saw a little Cape with a price tag, honey—
Nearly made old Saint Nick faint away.
Colonials twinkle like diamonds,
Split-levels dressed up in gold,
I checked my wallet, sighed to the heavens,
And whispered, “Gee, I should’ve bought in ’64.”
Chorus
🎶
Ohhhh, chestnuts roastin’… interest rates climbin’,
Realtors singin’ songs of despair,
Everybody knows a ranch on a cul-de-sac
Costs more than a lifetime’s prayer.
So pour me a dream and a Christmas sigh,
While the Jersey nights grow cold,
‘Cause the houses are high, the memories low,
And nothin’s priced like it used to be sold.
🎶
Verse 2
I drove past Route Twenty-One in Newark,
Neon flickerin’ like it knew,
Where the Budweiser sign once promised forever,
Now it’s just brick and the ghost of a brew.
Those Clydesdales used to prance through December,
Red bows, brass bands, pride in the air,
Now it’s quiet as a snow globe forgotten,
Just echoes of barley and blue-collar prayer.
Chorus
🎶
Ohhhh, chestnuts roastin’… paychecks cryin’,
Tax bills hum a lonely tune,
Everybody knows that a starter home
Left this town sometime last June.
So clink your glass to the days gone by,
When a beer was cold and cheap,
Now the brewery’s gone, the condos moved in,
And the rent don’t ever sleep.
🎶
Bridge (spoken, very earnest)
You know, kid…
We didn’t have much…
But we had a driveway,
A six-pack,
And hope.
Verse 3
Momma wrapped gifts by the picture window,
Dad shoveled snow with a grin,
Talkin’ ‘bout pensions and union Christmases,
Back when the future still let you in.
Now Zillow sings like a siren,
And every “For Sale” sign hurts my soul,
I’d trade three baths and a wine fridge
For one more night with that old Budweiser glow.
Key Change Chorus (obligatory, dramatic)
🎶
Ohhhh, chestnuts roastin’… dreams inflatin’,
Even Santa’s downsizin’ his sleigh,
Everybody knows Bergen County
Ain’t playin’ fair these days.
So here’s indicates to brick and steel,
To the beer that won’t be poured,
May your mortgage be light, your memories heavy,
And may we still laugh… Lord, may we still laugh.
🎶
Outro (soft, brushed drums, fading trumpet)
So if you’re drivin’ past Newark this Christmas night,
And the snow hits just right on the road,
Raise a can to what used to be…
And hum along real slow.
Sorry Ron DeSanctimonius, my fellow Repub, time for you to fall in line:
Trump defies GOP critics by signing controversial order threatening states over AI laws
The new executive order comes as a growing group of Republicans criticize Trump’s staunch support of the tech industry’s ambitions for artificial intelligence.
Republican figures like Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri have pushed back against the White House’s moves to use federal legislation to block, or “preempt,” state laws on AI. In addition to pointing to the long-standing GOP tradition of defending “states’ rights” to govern themselves, they argue that many Americans are concerned about the technology’s impact on jobs, the potential dangers to children and its role in driving up electricity prices. Tech companies are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to construct power-hungry data centers to support their AI ambitions, straining the U.S. electric grid.
Trump has shot back, insisting that a patchwork of state laws might endanger America’s ability to build the best AI and compete with China, an argument also made by AI executives and their lobbyists.
Follow the money. The Lutnick Family is heavily invested in AI data centers.
Look there to see what’s really going on.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/us/politics/howard-lutnick-family-ai.html
The young people like hard seltzer and spirits, not beer, although Guinness is still popular with the young ones. This cones from a good friend of mine in the business. Of course weed is big. Alcohol is bad according to health experts, even the old one glass of red wine is out. Nothing said about weed health risks.
Nice tune there, Grim!
Release the epsteen files!!
My eggs!! My eggs!!!
3b the messaging was clear, ban menthols while legalizing everything else that’s bad for your lungs and brain
oh yeah, and flavors too
Humans are lazy creatures.
In a few years, they will have AI doing everything for them. They won’t fact check it either.
Once you are hooked, the dealers of AI will be able to control you.
Time for part 2 of this famous song, not written by AI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1BneeJTDcU
BRT says:
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 am
3b the messaging was clear, ban menthols while legalizing everything else that’s bad for your lungs and brain
Weed is big..and so is the black market for it.
I drive by the legal Cannabis Retailer store on the highway a few times week. Parking lot has not been packed like usual, and I haven’t seen a line of customers in a long time.
I believe there has been a resurgence in the common street level dealers and the local convenience stores and gas stations have gotten into the racket are also selling product as well. Remember it was decriminalized, and cops are doing nothing about it anymore.
According to one lawmaker there are questionable cannabis products in “every single gas station I walk into, every convenience store, every corner store.”
Law was introduced to crack down on the illegal sales and criminalize it again. I don’t think it passed this year but it is bound to come up again as The taxman did not get his cut after all.
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/S4154
BRT: I see and smell people taking weed breaks at 10:00 AM in the morning outside their office buildings, but of you cracked open a cold one at your desk it would be a problem. Just saying.
Fast: You are excited about the prospects for AI and the economy , but I don’t think you see the dark side.
Dark: In a few years they may have no choice, as AI will be tuning it all, but young people can go and become plumbers or carpenters etc. not that anyone will have any money to pay them.
Here is an example from Brooklyn. NYC has been trying to crack down on the cannabis products sales, as it’s marketed to children. Packaged as Captain Crunch or Lucky Charms cereal…
$1.7 million dollars worth of product was seized in a Brooklyn bust. Again marketed to children
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRDLE85EjbB/
3b – Yes hollow out the middle class further.
I myself working on such and AI project. I think about that part “hollow out” part a little. I am even running an AI project to replace me…
Yes I know I know I cannot be replaced, but I am actually going to replace me with AI.. I won’t have to work anymore as the AI will do my every task. Will I still get paid? Well I will control the AI it won’t control me so we shall see. I am also making it a black box that will be difficult to reverse engineer. It will also require a code that only I know to keep operating. A so called dead man’s switch.
Back from a five day FL golf trip. One of the Trump exe’s lives down the block from my buddy. Black SUV’s on the street around the clock. No Tiger sightings.
Anything north of Jupiter / North Palm Beach has hit the wall. Big country club development in Hobe Sound is looking like it will fail for the second or third time. They were pulling out all the stops for prospective members. It was really kind of sad. 100’s of empty lots, homes for sale that were bought a few years ago just sitting with no action.
Even the Jupiter area is showing cracks if you look past the facade. Wait a few years and deals will be there to be had.
3b, embrace the dark side!
In 1965 every senior manager office was well stocked with spirits
3b says:
December 12, 2025 at 9:30 am
BRT: I see and smell people taking weed breaks at 10:00 AM in the morning outside their office buildings, but of you cracked open a cold one at your desk it would be a problem. Just saying.
Juice: I don t know how it all plays out, but I think it is very concerning for the young people going forward.Ai is already replacing jobs, whether it is creating new ones or not, I don’t know. It does not seem to to be the case from what I See. Meanwhile, we have a bunch of old farts in D.C., or politicians who are supposed to come up with plans going forward on how to regulate AI, and or mitigate the fallout. I don think they have a clue.
VSG; And in 1985 too,and into the early 90’s. Then it stopped. And the holiday parties were legendary for bad, bad behavior.
My daughter and SIL’s brewery is closing for 6 weeks after Christmas for the first time in their 10 years in business. Luckily they have no debt and always wanted to stay a small mom and pop brewery. They self distribute which keeps prices lower. They are happy to be able to take the time to rest and travel. Covid years were their best as they were briefly able to ship beer but that was rescinded.
Fast: We are older. We should be concerned about the young people going forward. It will also impact housing prices, just saying. Marriage rates continue to decline, and the birth rates too. People are certainly not going to have the confidence to have children, if they don’t have confidence of having a good paying job.And this on top of the other crap they have been facing. I can understand why young people are angry.
Are we going to Dow 50,000?
3b – yeah it’s comical weed breaks for breakfast and yet they claim it’s not addicting.
BTW new study out says the long term effects are comparable to tobacco, higher heart attack and stroke rates than non smokers. Even the edibles also damage your body.
They will deny deny deny that was ever the cause.
That might be because it actually lower brain activity long term it impairs cognitive function. It makes you stupid permanently.
It does explain allot about some people I know….Just saying….
Weed is getting a push back. There’s no upside to constant weed smoke, gummies, drinks, candies, brownies and everything else. It doesn’t enhance knowledge, earning capacity, empathy level… nothing.
Don’t get me wrong, I’d still take one hit in the right setting BUT not make it a daily part of life. It should have stayed discreet and off the radart.
This is what happens when liberals push for something, it always becomes a five-burden on something or someone else. Dumbing down a s0ciety is not progressive.
five-fold
Juice: And yet the push is to encourage people to stop drinking alcohol completely, including social drinking, and even red wine, but silence on weed. I understand the weed today is much more potent than the stuff in my day in high school, so not surprising it is addictive, and yes the pot heads even back than always appeared stoned even when they were not.
Ed- “one hit in the right setting”
That is the problem for sure. Breakfast? Not the right setting. Driving definitely not the right setting.
“More than 42% of victims of fatal vehicle accidents over the past six years have had elevated levels of THC in their blood, a new study shows. The drug screenings were performed during the autopsy process.”
Not sure if anyone has been following the news between beer conversations and singing about roasted nuts, but the Secretary General of NATO is saying the organization needs to prepare for a World War size conflict with Russia. Last night on the German news there were comments that Russia will be invading Germany next. This is scary stuff of course, but with Russia not able to get a definitive win over Ukraine I kind of have my doubts that Putin would invade a NATO country. On the other hand if the US were to really pull forces out of Europe maybe Putin would believe he finally had the upper hand over the EU and our military forces.
Donald Trump blew his fuse on Thursday after the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal highlighted U.S. weaknesses in the race for AI dominance against China.
The 79-year-old president blasted the paper, owned by his 94-year-old billionaire pal, in a fresh Truth Social screed as he patted himself on the back for American advancements in artificial intelligence.
Trump had a meltdown after the Journal ran a blistering editorial mocking his new deal that allows the sale of powerful Nvidia chips to China in exchange for a cut of the revenue, as well as a story detailing how China is dominating the battle for power supremacy as it races the U.S. in AI.
Chad – If the hordes of Russian Orcs invade well learning Russian is moderately challenging for a German speakers.
For the last four years the EU has sat on their hands and refused to raise a standing army. Collectively the EU’s 27 countries spend only €343 billion in 2024 (1.9% of GDP). They are expected to spend about .2 more this year so 2.1% in 2025.
They need to mobilize their factories for war and start drafting and training men to become full time soldiers. Bundeswehr in Germany has about 182,000 full time soldiers. Of those only 63,000 are Army…. I don’t think the French even have 40,000 active Army.
Good luck with that….
https://www.bankrate.com/real-estate/average-home-size/#smaller
This article covers average home sizes growing over the decades. I’ll note that there’s a lot more advanced equipment in homes vs the old days as well. The typical home is built with an HVAC system. Lots of old homes had much less.
Juice: The EU has relied on the the USA for too long, it was much easier for us to do it than them, and if there was a screw up,than blame the Americans, and never have to take responsibility. With the USA seemingly looking to withdraw from Europe, the radical left in Europe is loving it. They believe with the US gone from Europe and weakened world wide, the Chinese and Russians will no no longer feel threatened, and it will be one happy peaceful world. In the meantime Ursula Von der Leyen and the her EU apparatus is curbing free speech and dissent. Anyone who disagrees is suspect.
Boomer did this
3b says:
December 12, 2025 at 9:54 am
Fast: We are older. We should be concerned about the young people going forward. It will also impact housing prices, just saying. Marriage rates continue to decline, and the birth rates too. People are certainly not going to have the confidence to have children, if they don’t have confidence of having a good paying job.And this on top of the other crap they have been facing. I can understand why young people are angry.
German gary, you worry about Europe. it’s your turf
we here are preparing to invade Venezuela. administration economy management is a disaster and need free oil to lower prices because inflation is rampant.
Chad Powers says:
December 12, 2025 at 10:25 am
Not sure if anyone has been following the news between beer conversations and singing about roasted nuts, but the Secretary General of NATO
VSG: You need to update your schtick to reflect AI, because Boomer did not do AI. AI is Millennial ‘s and Gen Z.
US gary has never said anything intelligent
He’s consistent that way
3b says:
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 am
Fast: You are excited about the prospects for AI and the economy , but I don’t think you see the dark side.
VSG: Below is some AI for you regarding current oil prices. so you might need to rethink that Trump wants the oil etc etc. You have got to learn to think for yourself, and not just post leftist rhetoric all the time.
Current Price Snapshot (as of mid-December 2025):
WTI Crude: Around $57-$59 per barrel.
Brent Crude: Around $61-$63 per barrel.
Why Prices Are Low:
Global Glut: Record volumes of oil are piling up, with massive increases in crude on water and in storage, indicating a major supply surplus.
OPEC+ & Americas: Higher output from OPEC+ and producers in the Americas is adding to the supply.
Future Outlook:
Bearish Forecasts: The International Energy Agency (IEA) and other analysts expect a large oversupply to continue through 2026.
Potential for Lower Prices: Some forecasts suggest Brent could average $55/barrel or lower in 2026, with potential for prices to dip even further.
In short, it’s a very bearish market for oil right now, with concerns about oversupply dominating sentiment.
Weak Demand Outlook: Concerns about the global economy and lower demand projections are pressuring prices.
Why Prices Are Low:
Global Glut: Record volumes of oil are piling up, with massive increases in crude on water and in storage, indicating a major supply surplus.
OPEC+ & Americas: Higher output from OPEC+ and producers in the Americas is adding to the supply.
Weak Demand Outlook: Concerns about the global economy and lower demand projections are pressuring prices.
Future Outlook:
Bearish Forecasts: The International Energy Agency (IEA) and other analysts expect a large oversupply to continue through 2026.
Potential for Lower Prices: Some forecasts suggest Brent could average $55/barrel or lower in 2026, with potential for prices to dip even further.
In short, it’s a very bearish market for oil right now, with concerns about oversupply dominating sentiment.
VSG,
As the saying goes, the empty can rattles the loudest. You seem to have mixed up myself with 3b. Looks like you‘re having a Biden moment here.
Juice, ever since they made it legal, I know several people who magically picked up a bad habit with them on a nightly basis. These are people that never used before. They somehow managed to talk about it randomly every time we see them which means it’s on their mind, a clear sign of addictive behavior.
You smelled my Weiner
Before you took the plunge
I just can’t get enough
I just can’t get enough
You are delicious
I would lick ur butt
I just can’t get enough
I just can’t get enough
You are my woman and I like your style
I also like your vertical smile
German gary,
I wouldn’t be surprised if you, 3b and US gary are actually the same person
Chad Powers says:
December 12, 2025 at 11:50 am
VSG,
As the saying goes, the empty can rattles the loudest. You seem to have mixed up myself with 3b. Looks like you‘re having a Biden moment here.
German Gary, 3B, and Juice Box all take it in the ass.
VSG,
I wouldn’t be surprised either as great minds think alike!
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VSG says:
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 pm
German gary,
I wouldn’t be surprised if you, 3b and US gary are actually the same person
We failed at acquiring Greenland, Panama and Canada, but we’re picking up Venezuela and Columbia instead.
Gary!?!! How’re tHe MaRkEts tOdAy ?!?
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq slipped on Friday as Broadcom’s latest results added to concerns about an AI-fueled bubble, dampening optimism stoked by the Federal Reserve’s less-hawkish-than-expected signals on 2026 rate cuts.
Broadcom(AVGO.O) slid 8.4% after the chipmaker warned of slimmer future margins on its AI system sales, despite projecting strong quarterly revenue. This sharpened worries about the profitability of surging AI investments.
Other chip stocks, such as Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O) lost 1% and a broader chips index (.SOX) fell 1.5% a day after Oracle (ORCL.N) unveiled a weak forecast.
Shares of the cloud company fell 2.3% after logging their biggest daily drop since January in the previous session.
“Given the fact that ‘Big Tech’ has been at the vanguard of the rally since October 2022, there’s a danger that it may become the catalyst for broad-based selling,” said David Morrison, senior market analyst at Trade Nation.
VSG: No, we are not the same person.It is obvious you know nothing, that said they are good people,, and we can have an intelligent conversation and we don t even have to agree with each other on every topic. Imagine that.
Ex is the lazy loser who crashed and burned out of Wall St years ago. The little piece of shit had his wife buy him a new car, so he can continue cruising rest stops for his bj’s.
I mean he can t see his pecker because he is fat and out of shape and balding, but the men at the rest stops make the best of it.
You would think the lazy shit would get a job during the holiday season and contribute maybe even pay the sales tax on his blow job mobile, but no, not him. No shame.
His brain is fried from smoking weed all day and doing nothing. What a pathetic existence.
VSG: Did we actually trey getting Greenland, Denmark, and Canada. Can you tell us how and why the process failed? Or, is it you can tell the difference between actually trying to obtain those countries, and Trump’s stupid rhetoric.
US etiquette question from foreigners:
do you need to tip the guy at the border who reads your last five years of social media history?
I thought Ex was a former teacher turned tokin househusband. I didn’t remember him being ex Wall St.
No One: He did a brief stint on Wall Street, years ago, and crashed and burned out. He could not handle the stress.
Ten 419
I recently re-watched the movie Margin Call, probably gives the most accurate portrayal of the floor falling out from underneath people on Wall St. I’d recommend a rewatch for those of you who forgot what it’s like to lose big money, as prep for the years ahead.
Dude: you just said “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice”
3b says:
December 12, 2025 at 1:20 pm
I mean he can t see his pecker
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that an estimated 2.5 million illegal aliens have left the country since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term.
“The Trump Administration is shattering historic records with more than 2.5 million illegal aliens leaving the U.S. DHS has deported more than 605,000 illegal aliens and another 1.9 million have self-deported. Since January 20, DHS has arrested more than 595,000 illegal aliens”
3b,
In regards to Ex, as Bill Clinton used to say, „A very unfortunate state of affairs.“ I hope Ex gets some help. When I was in the military we‘d occasionally see people crack under the pressure. Not his fault really, just didn‘t have the skillset to be successful. Baby steps can help in a case like this to build self confidence and perhaps even be able to live indepentently at some point. Good luck Ex! I‘m rooting for you.
Chad:He has gotten worse over the years. He used to be entertaining, not anymore. He is just an angry old guy with a ton of resentment.
I’d like to thank the Academy…
Very good movie, surprisingly from a first time director.
Jeremy Irons is perfect.
“One Battle After Another”
is the best movie of 2025
No One says:
December 12, 2025 at 2:06 pm
I recently re-watched the movie Margin Call
I’d argue that teaching today might be more stressful than finance. Just look at how many teachers enter the profession only to crash and burn.
3b says:
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 pm
No One: He did a brief stint on Wall Street, years ago, and crashed and burned out. He could not handle the stress.
Hahahahaha: so yeah I wasn’t on Wall St but rather tech for a dozen years before I taught. 2 IPOs, some amazing wins, made the cover of Forbes with my sales team and CEO in 1992. Teaching was great, lots of fun memories and a modest pension to show for it. 20 years in Ed. Yeah, I worked last year but only part time. Had a great year & got the best reference I’ve ever gotten from that. Well worth it!
I’ve been a stay at home dog dad for the past 8 months, but my sweet boy died last week.
14.5 year old Basset hound. The second dog I’ve lost this year. It’s been tough.
But my daughter and wife are thriving and I’m about to take delivery of a supercharged Audi so there is that…
https://youtube.com/shorts/OjcQLjQnbtM?si=d9EDjYuIWVtUxmyP
New Jersey we are First in the war on cutlery…
A bill just passed the NJ state legislature and is working its way to the NJ Senate to ban plastic forks, knives, and spoons. First in the nation.
Don’t worry Ex. They’re all just jealous of you and your ascii penises. I know I am.
New Jersey. Now we talk and EAT with our hands.
Life is good Lib. My pops just went through a successful heart Op.
Shabbat Shalom
Ex: Tech / Wall St whatever, you could not handle the stress and left. And now for years almost all of the responsibility has been on your spouse. Spending your days smoking weed and doing nothing. Pathetic.
Lib: No one is jealous of him, and neither are you. You just feel sorry for him.
3B,
It’s mostly humor and just a tad of the truth. It made me smile.
They are weak.
The Great Pumpkin says:
December 12, 2025 at 3:17 pm
I’d argue that teaching today might be more stressful than finance. Just look at how many teachers enter the profession only to crash and burn.
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If rates are 1% or lower by next December, we’re in a massive recession or likely depression.
Weird messaging for the 2026 midterms.
3:53 but what a nothing it’s been.
Ex,
Sorry about your dog. A good dog is hard to lose.
My 2014 Audi A6 has the 3.0 supercharged engine and it’s still great. Lots of smooth quiet power and torque. Opposite end of the spectrum from the Integra GS-R 1.8 liter that revved to 8,000 with a five speed stick – fun when I was 24, but not for grown ups.
But now I’m kind of losing interest in the driving experience.
4:44: Yeah, that’s what you tell yourself, but it’s not the truth.
Thx NoOne, great to hear about the Audi.
We’re picking it up at the “vending machine” should be
a trip. Looking forward to driving it. The Quattro is a big plus.
Damn
As of December 15, the Department will expand the requirement that an online presence review be conducted for all H-1B applicants and their dependents, in addition to the students and exchange visitors already subject to this review. To facilitate this vetting, all applicants for H-1B and their dependents (H-4), F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas are instructed to adjust the privacy settings on all of their social media profiles to “public.”
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/News/visas-news/announcement-of-expanded-screening-and-vetting-for-h-1b-and-dependent-h-4-visa-applicants.html
Boomer,
Welcome to China.
Minus the quality inexpensive manufacturing.
The handlers have fully initiated the surveillance state.
Let’s get rid of the pennies.
The sheep will get used to it.
Nickels next.
Then dollar bills.
Soon, all non trackable money will be gone.
Validate: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSH8JxCkhsJ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
For the Mazda owners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJMWvyDP3j8