The Sun Also Rises in Texas

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"How did you go bankrupt?" "Two ways: gradually, then suddenly"

Y'all Street launches: Texas Stock Exchange goes live in Dallas

The TXSE, backed by BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Charles Schwab, plans to facilitate IPOs starting in 2027

Now that it’s no longer the epicenter of beaver pelt and molasses trading, there’s no particular reason or excuse for New York City to remain “the financial center of the world”, and some of the largest financial titans are realizing this and abandoning ship. I don’t know whether this Texas effort will have a huge effect or not, but with a Mayor determined to drive the wealthy, the middle class and their employers from his new people’s paradise, things could look radically different by the end of the decade.

The fuzzy morons may be thinking of free Norwegian fishing sweaters, knitted by hand and with love, but their masters have other plans

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AI Overview

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) released their updated political platform titled "Workers Deserve More," which outlines sweeping systemic, economic, and social changes. The platform envisions phasing out capitalism in favor of public and democratic control over major economic and social goods. [1, 2, 3]

Government and Structural Reforms

  • Abolish the Senate: Eliminate the upper chamber of Congress to reduce perceived anti-democratic legislative veto power.

  • Restructure Executive and Judicial Branches: Replace the presidency and the Supreme Court with congressional leadership models.

  • Immigration Changes: Abolish ICE and national borders over the long term while granting amnesty to undocumented residents. [1, 2, 3]

Economic and Social Welfare

  • Public Ownership: Move key industries, energy, healthcare, and large corporations into public or social ownership.

  • Universal Guarantees: Provide universal single-payer healthcare (Medicare for All), tuition-free higher education, student debt cancellation, and universal free social housing.

  • Labor Rights: Implement a 32-hour work week with full pay, guaranteed paid family leave, and a higher minimum wage. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Criminal Justice and Foreign Policy

  • Abolish Prisons and Police: Work toward the long-term dismantling of traditional carceral and policing systems.

  • Defund the Pentagon: Drastically cut U.S. military spending, close all overseas military bases, and lift economic sanctions on foreign adversaries. [1, 2, 3, 4]

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Tim Walz being unavailable, they invited Pete Buttigieg down to Texas for the photo shoot

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Now filming: BrokeBack mountain II

James, “God is Non-Binary” Talarico Takes Another Futile Stab at Proving His Manhood by Driving a Pickup

…. [T]he theater kid running for the U.S. Senate in Texas has been discovered once again as a phony. Talarico’s campaign confirmed that the Dodge Ram-1500 pickup truck he’s seen driving in his latest campaign ad is not his. It’s a rental, requisitioned solely as a prop for this ad.

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in a lame attempt to look like he belongs in Texas.

This is a fellow who tells us God is non-binary, says there are many genders, says he doesn't eat meat to help the climate, says unborn babies are parasites and compares them to tapeworms, tells us the Bible is pro-abortion, tells us Mary elected not to abort Jesus, has an effeminate way of talking, and now has a fake girlfriend he met at an LGBTQ event. Now, with this shiny new hat, it looks like he's starring in a Coen Brothers comedy that could be titled "A Gay Vegan Runs for Senate in Texas." This guy makes Jasmine Crockett look normal by comparison.

More sales reported

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20 Ridge Road

20 Ridge Road, Cos Cob, listed at $1.799 million, sold for $2,503,000. Purchased for $1.295 million in 2021 and unchanged since then.

Hunting Ridge Rd

44 Hunting Ridge Road, listed at $7.995 million, sold to couple mving from Riverside for $8 million. This wasn’t a particularly successful spec house back in 2006-2007, when its builder tried for $7.925 million and eventually sold it in 2014 to these owners for $5 million.

Of course, it looked different back then:

14 Neil Lane (behind McDonald’s) listed at $1.695 million, sold for $1.8. Renovated and expanded in 2018, these owners paid $1,052,500 for it in 2019.

Neil Lane.

Boulder Brook sale

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33 Boulder Brook Road, listed at $6.650 million, has sold to Newton MA buyers for $7.3. The sellers paid $6.3 for it in 2024 and made no substantial improvements in the two years hence,

That’s a marked improvement over this home’s past performance: it was listed by its builder in 2008 for $6.875, just in time for the market crash, and finally sold in 2011 for $4.882 million. It sold again in 2013 for $5.050, and in 2017 for $4.8. Those buyers did some renovation improvements in 2018 and, as noted, sold it to these sellers for $6.3 six years later.

Not that any Greenwich families would recognize themselves in this story

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FLORENCE, SC — The $200,000 invested by the Benson family on their son Brayden's travel baseball team finally paid off, as he earned a $500 scholarship to Florence-Darlington Technical College.

"It was all worth it," said dad Greg Benson. "The reverse mortgage, selling our plasma, spending a decade crossing six state lines every weekend. I'm just thankful we didn't listen to all those family members who kept telling us we'd taken things too far. Look at us now!"

Benson's uncle Matthew, a financial planner, had advised years ago that if the family would put all the travel ball money in a 529 account, young Brayden would have roughly one million dollars to pay for his college education. "Who's laughing now, Matthew?" said Mr. Benson. "What a dope. I can't wait to text out pictures of the scholarship offer. He's going to feel so stupid."

After 10 years of missing church, school, birthdays, weddings, and funerals for travel ball, the Benson family was thankful their persistence had paid off. "I admit, there were times I questioned if we were doing the right thing," said mom Jessica. "When we skipped my sister's wedding because there was supposed to be a college scout at this tournament in Alabama, I had my doubts. Holding this $500 check in my hands, those doubts are finally gone."

At publishing time, the Bensons had excitedly announced that their younger son Camden was "really showing promise" in 10U travel pickleball.

What, Greenwich's Rock Ridge was too close to integrated for her?

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Kamala Harris' new $8M mansion is in a neighborhood with virtually no Black residents

Despite a career-long [claimed] commitment to combating racial disparities in housing and touting the importance of living among Black people, former Vice President Kamala Harris’ new Malibu, California mansion is situated in a neighborhood with virtually no racial diversity.

Harris’ new 4,000 square-foot property, which reports indicate she acquired for $8.15 million, is located in the exclusive seaside community of Point Dume and includes ocean views, multiple wine fridges, private golf greens and enough parking to accommodate five vehicles.