Unemployment rate by state. Source: USAFacts usafacts.org/answers/what... USAFacts is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan civic initiative making government data easy for all.
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My goals: Be good, be a good [husband, dad...], love & support those who love me, seek justice & truth, be fit & healthy, continually learn, seize the initiative. My toughest life challenge: balance. Finding the balance between all my priorities.
Today’s calm moment: The moss on the rocky hillside looks like a mossy waterfall. Terra Nova National Park, Newfoundland, Canada
Current state of wealth inequality. Source: x.com/SteveRattner...
Steve Rattner (@SteveRattner) on X
The top 1% now hold as much wealth as the entire bottom 90% of Americans combined — about 32% each. This is what runaway inequality looks like, according to the Fed's most recent data released this month.
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Today’s calm moment: The lighthouse at Cape Spear, Newfoundland, the most easterly point in North America.
Today’s calm moment: The lighthouse at Cape Spear, Newfoundland, the most easterly point in North America.
Today’s calm moment: Puffins feed at the puffin colony, Elliston, Newfoundland
Current & planned data centers. Source: MUFG www.mufgamericas.com/sites/defaul... See also: Americans are angry about data centers. Source: Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/ame...
Today’s calm moment: I couldn’t help but post my friend Pat’s photo of Piscataway Creek off the Potomac River in Maryland. Looks like a work From the Hudson River School.
Which countries have the most data centers? Source: Statista www.statista.com/chart/24149/...
Infographic: Which Countries Have The Most Data Centers?
This chart shows the number of data centers per country as of May 2026.
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Here’s data point to counter the current narrative of the (bad?) effect AI is having on jobs: companies adopting AI grow their headcount 10% over the two years following adoption. Source Apollo Capital Mgmt. www.apollo.com/wealth/insig...
Solo living topped all household types for the first time in 2025. Source: USAFacts usafacts.org/articles/sem... USAFacts is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan civic initiative making government data easy for all.
Egg prices weren’t high from 2022-25 just due to bird flu or supply chain problems. Dominant egg corporations manipulated prices. This typically happens when there’s too much consolidation and not enough competition in any industry. Source: Washington Monthly washingtonmonthly.com/2026/07/02/e...
The Washington Monthly Was Right About Egg Prices
The press believed the spike in egg prices was due to supply. Now that the industry has settled, the Monthly's suspicions proved warranted.
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What are the highest earning professions today? Source: USA Today www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
The 20 highest-paying jobs in America? Doctors, doctors, more doctors
Of the 20 U.S. occupations with the highest average pay, 19 are some kind of doctor or dentist.
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402 of 435 House seats are not competitive. While the nation is almost evenly divided, fewer than 10% of Congressional seats are close. Source: brucemehlman.substack.com/p/six-chart-...
Blame for the screwworm outbreak? “… multiple administrations, multiple Congresses, international partners, workforce shortages, infrastructure limitations, and the natural tendency to underinvest in prevention until a crisis occurs.” Source: FactCheck . org www.factcheck.org/2026/07/demo...
Democrats’ and Republicans’ Screwworm Blame Spin - FactCheck.org
Politicians of both political parties have blamed either the Trump or the Biden administration for the arrival of the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating fly that affects the cattle industry, in the U...
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Today’s calm moment: A sculpture commemorating the Basques who died hunting whales in Red Bay, Labrador.
Today’s calm moment: A humpback whale dives near St. Anthony, Newfoundland
What do Americans die from? How do those causes of death compare to what the media reports? Source: us.list-manage.com/u87wOYd89ZE?...
Youngest kids don’t prioritize sports yet, but there are proven solutions to build their love. Source: Sports Business Journal www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issu...
Today’s calm moment: What the heck? Good thing I saw you in time. Caribou in Port au Choix, Newfoundland
Aren’t a lot of polls basically just clickbait? Video: How to spot a good poll vs. a bad poll. Source: Pew Research www.pewresearch.org/methods/2026...
Video: How to spot a good poll vs. a bad poll
Anyone can ask a survey question online – but does that make it a good poll? They might call themselves a pollster, but their methods aren’t exactly best practice — and the internet is flooded with th...
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Today’s calm moment: The ferry from North Sydney, Nova Scotia arrives in Port au Basque, Newfoundland