This is such an important graph to understand US housing. In particular that the US was never building too many homes prior to the GFC and that the GFC hurt construction in a way that never reverted.
Here is adults per family household. Immigration actually declined after 2008. The shift was due to the sudden spread of a shortage of home construction across the country, including the Midwest.
October 30, 2026 at 9:24 PM
This is such an important graph to understand US housing. In particular that the US was never building too many homes prior to the GFC and that the GFC hurt construction in a way that never reverted.
Tired: Millennials moving to Detroit post-GFC and gentrifying the city with venture capital bicycle companies and fancy downtown small plates restaurants
Inspired: Forcefully relocating every podcaster to the Upper Peninsula to manifest destiny to be the Content Creation Powerhouse of the USA
Inspired: Forcefully relocating every podcaster to the Upper Peninsula to manifest destiny to be the Content Creation Powerhouse of the USA
November 2, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Tired: Millennials moving to Detroit post-GFC and gentrifying the city with venture capital bicycle companies and fancy downtown small plates restaurants
Inspired: Forcefully relocating every podcaster to the Upper Peninsula to manifest destiny to be the Content Creation Powerhouse of the USA
Inspired: Forcefully relocating every podcaster to the Upper Peninsula to manifest destiny to be the Content Creation Powerhouse of the USA
I'd like to see the reserve bank justify a rate rise in THIS economy! (The reserve bank instantly lifts interest rates to GFC levels) Ah! Well. Nevertheless,
November 3, 2026 at 6:42 AM
I'd like to see the reserve bank justify a rate rise in THIS economy! (The reserve bank instantly lifts interest rates to GFC levels) Ah! Well. Nevertheless,
I’ve made a graph here showing the £ values based on % of GDP using IFS data (title says 1955 but social security only started being properly differentiated in 1978). You can see the sharp rises in early Thatcher, 1990s and GFC recessions and Covid, with current values less than 2010-2011:
November 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
I’ve made a graph here showing the £ values based on % of GDP using IFS data (title says 1955 but social security only started being properly differentiated in 1978). You can see the sharp rises in early Thatcher, 1990s and GFC recessions and Covid, with current values less than 2010-2011:
Remember the GFC? You ain't seen nuthin', yet. #AI
"If those valuations were ever to reverse,those AI companies without legacy revenues would lose their access to capital and die a near-instant death. Their lifeblood is continuing access to capital at ever-increasing valuations" AI industry's false economy. Time to accept investment mistakes #auspol
Wall Street on edge after $1.4 trillion wipeout
For years, Wall Street has been happy to write blank cheques for some of the biggest companies in the world. But investors are now starting to get nervous.
www.smh.com.au
November 3, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Remember the GFC? You ain't seen nuthin', yet. #AI
Gotham FC did not disappoint with their Decision Day fits 🔥
GFC vs UTA | 5 PM ET | ESPN APP
GFC vs UTA | 5 PM ET | ESPN APP
November 1, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Gotham FC did not disappoint with their Decision Day fits 🔥
GFC vs UTA | 5 PM ET | ESPN APP
GFC vs UTA | 5 PM ET | ESPN APP
Like pre-GFC housing investment was double the estimate of AI investment (as flow of GDP).
October 30, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Like pre-GFC housing investment was double the estimate of AI investment (as flow of GDP).
A lot of colleagues had some experience of the effects of Maidan, the Arab uprisings and the GFC
October 31, 2026 at 10:06 AM
A lot of colleagues had some experience of the effects of Maidan, the Arab uprisings and the GFC
Cory Doctorow | The AI Apocalypse Isn't The Threat. This Is.
YouTube video by Dr Myriam François
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November 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Shield scenarios:
GFC can clinch 1st ever Shield with:
win/draw OR
SD draw/loss
SD can clinch club’s second Shield with:
win + GFC loss
GFC can clinch 1st ever Shield with:
win/draw OR
SD draw/loss
SD can clinch club’s second Shield with:
win + GFC loss
November 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Shield scenarios:
GFC can clinch 1st ever Shield with:
win/draw OR
SD draw/loss
SD can clinch club’s second Shield with:
win + GFC loss
GFC can clinch 1st ever Shield with:
win/draw OR
SD draw/loss
SD can clinch club’s second Shield with:
win + GFC loss
Long 90s dates to 9-11 not GFC
November 1, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Long 90s dates to 9-11 not GFC
Regular season game.
We're getting Jess here at GFC next Sunday. I love that we get to see her again... but, with love, we do want it to be her last game of the season.
We're getting Jess here at GFC next Sunday. I love that we get to see her again... but, with love, we do want it to be her last game of the season.
November 2, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Regular season game.
We're getting Jess here at GFC next Sunday. I love that we get to see her again... but, with love, we do want it to be her last game of the season.
We're getting Jess here at GFC next Sunday. I love that we get to see her again... but, with love, we do want it to be her last game of the season.
Cam Ward and Gardner Minshew menchies GFC
November 1, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Cam Ward and Gardner Minshew menchies GFC
$CAT 40% drawdown... largest since the GFC
October 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
$CAT 40% drawdown... largest since the GFC
$XLY vs $XLK... 2nd-best day for Discretionary vs Tech since the GFC
November 2, 2026 at 8:49 PM
$XLY vs $XLK... 2nd-best day for Discretionary vs Tech since the GFC
It’s Iraq not the GFC isn’t it? Watch the Bourne movies! The hero kills multiple US government employees, who themselves routinely murder civilians for personal advantage!
November 1, 2026 at 8:39 PM
It’s Iraq not the GFC isn’t it? Watch the Bourne movies! The hero kills multiple US government employees, who themselves routinely murder civilians for personal advantage!
A relic from the GFC that happened to come to mind this afternoon
October 30, 2026 at 10:38 PM
A relic from the GFC that happened to come to mind this afternoon
Note also the tiny blip for the 2008 GFC.
And if you flip it upside down you see a graph of the purchasing power of the currency rapidly falling. Endless money printing to enrich a small group of insiders while the people are impoverished with inflation. Rigged system.
The "dot com bubble".
October 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Note also the tiny blip for the 2008 GFC.
also, 'the long nineties up to the GFC' is just not a thing. you can just about get away with 2000 as a hangover year to extend the decade, but from then on we were in a very different economic and cultural environment 🤷♂️
November 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
also, 'the long nineties up to the GFC' is just not a thing. you can just about get away with 2000 as a hangover year to extend the decade, but from then on we were in a very different economic and cultural environment 🤷♂️
F. Apaolaza 70' — Goal for Antigua GFC. Aurora 0–2 Antigua GFC. Liga Nacional
#aurora #antiguagfc #liganacional
#aurora #antiguagfc #liganacional
November 1, 2026 at 6:37 PM
F. Apaolaza 70' — Goal for Antigua GFC. Aurora 0–2 Antigua GFC. Liga Nacional
#aurora #antiguagfc #liganacional
#aurora #antiguagfc #liganacional
enron and the GFC among other things made people a lot more careful about what they put in email or sharepoint, but those same people very much are seduced by the chatroom UI. let's see what we can see
October 30, 2026 at 10:05 PM
enron and the GFC among other things made people a lot more careful about what they put in email or sharepoint, but those same people very much are seduced by the chatroom UI. let's see what we can see