Enligt de gängse definitionerna av vad en bostadsbubbla är för något, har vi starka tecken på en bostadsbubbla när: Priserna på bostäder har stigit snabbt Hushållens skuldsättning har ökat Bostädernas belåningsgrad är hög Bostadsbyggandet har minskat På alla dessa fyra punkter indikerar data tydligt att vi befinner oss i en bostadsbubbla: (1) Bostadspriser (2) […]
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New evidence reveals how U.S.-backed NGOs provided funds and legitimacy to a terrorist-led administration in Syria. Was this negligence—or deliberate policy?
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Russell Jones looks back at how the ‘worst parliament in history’ came to its calamitous conclusion
Merry Christmas from your once and future president. He’s just trying to bring us all together: He takes every disgusting, imbecilic thing he does, anything that makes the decent half of the country sick to its stomach, and doubles down on it to own the libs. Don’t ever let this become normal. Update — He reposted this. They just love this stuff.
Insights from a geophysicist.
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Illustrating what scientists have learned from the disaster 20 years ago.
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I usually put the original up on Christmas Day but I thought this was well done. War is never over, unfortunately. But it could be…
Hope you’re having a good one. If not, hope it isn’t too awful.
Use as an open thread for nice things if you wish.
Peanuts and MAD magazine formed me. I think it explains a lot …
Set for 2025, this Doctor Who Season 2 teaser previews new and returning companions, Mrs. Flood, UNIT, and so much more - here's a look!
This year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special, “Joy to the World,” is the most Steven Moffat of Christmas specials - in all the right ways.
I’m just leaving that classic bit here for your enjoyment on Christmas morning. It never gets old. But if you’re interested, please click over to this great piece by Jeff Maurer breaking down why it’s so great. An excerpt: In my opinion, this is still funny after 38 years, which is remarkable. One reason why it perseveres might be because it’s all wit and no cheats: It’s not a song or an impression, there are no costumes or pop culture references or celebrity cameos. It’s just a fucking guy sitting in a chair talking — the only “cheat” is that the guy is Steve Martin So: The writing is doing all the work. And the writing is an especially clean example of the three steps of sketch writing, which are: 1) Establish the game, 2) Heighten the game, and 3) Blow it out. Read on for what he means by that. It’s fascinating. And since we’re talking about comedy and tonight is the first night of Hanukkah, here’s another holiday comedy classic:
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour remastered, re-edited & colorized the classic - along with some interesting story and series retconning.
Is it still there? Thanks to Brian Klaas at The Garden of Forking Paths for the story of the Gävle, Sweden’s Christmas Goat: The Gävle Goat is currently being protected by 24-hour guards who patrol the perimeter nonstop, two security fences, CCTV, and the constant vigilance of volunteers around the world who watch a streaming image of it to detect and deter any malfeasance. “While the town of Gävle diligently tries to protect its magnificent Goat, it rarely succeeds. In the last 57 years, the Goat has survived intact until New Year’s just 19 times.” From the goat’s own website: From the first Sunday of Advent, the thirteen-meter-tall Gävle Goat lights up Rådhusesplanaden in Gävle – a beloved landmark and symbol of our Christmas tradition. With its central location, the goat becomes a natural gathering spot along the bustling holiday walkways, inviting people to explore Söder’s cozy shopping district. Be sure to visit Agnes Cultural House as well, welcoming Gävle locals and visitors with inspiration and culture from December 6.
Enjoy This charming song and arresting video by local artist Lord Stryrofoam (Robert Henderson) is a holiday tradition in our household. Notice the sun traverse at 1:35. It seems His Lordship survived the hurricane (Nov. 6): “All I can do is try to be compassionate and truthful, even though those things are now completely out of fashion.” Eyes get misty. A couple more tuneful cuts here including a snappy Kate Bush cover. Merry Christmas!
Dries Buytaert announced the Experience Builder Initiative earlier this year, with the aim to become the default Drupal tool for layout design, page building, and basic theming. The main goal is to create a tool that site builders love, with an amazing out-of-the-box experience. The development of Experience Builder is going very well with the first stable release expected in late 2025, at which point it is also planned to be part of Drupal CMS 2.0.
Complementing the tool, a month ago we published a call for partners to design and implement a comprehensive design system for Experience Builder and thus Drupal CMS. Now we’re thrilled to announce that we have selected Mediacurrent as the partner to collaborate with on this project!
. Riksbanken har en nästintill oinskränkt makt över penningpolitiken, en politik som i hög grad styr inflation, sysselsättning och ekonomisk stabilitet. Denna makt bör vara föremål för större demokratisk övervakning för att säkerställa att den överensstämmer med vad vi som samhällsmedborgare har för intressen. Riksbanken har över tid utvecklat en slags ‘policybias’ där inflationskontroll prioriteras […]