One in 6 Maine homes are vacation homes—which Census defines as "vacant for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use." The lowest density of vacation homes in America is Illinois—one in 125. via @_brianpotter

It’s genuinely hilarious, and sort of perfectly fitting, that MAHA neuroticism about food chemicals combined with Trumpist love of trash food is cashing out in dietary wins like “now your 3,000 calorie Bloomin Onion is made with beef tallow!” and “Apple Jacks still have enough sugar to crash your pancreas, but now with less red!”

Thanks, @TIME!

Yes. Writing is not a second thing that happens after thinking. The act of writing is an act of thinking. Writing *is* thinking. Students, academics, and anyone else who outsources their writing to LLMs will find their screens full of words and their minds emptied of thought.

My Epstein view

For years we moved from north to south. As it got expensive to move (rates, inflation, insurance) we stopped. We’re not selling in NY and not buying in Florida. A young family in Buffalo would buy from boomers who moved to FL. We still need to buy, but they aren’t selling

Really wild how there are two housing markets now. If you live in the northeast or Midwest, prices are rising, everywhere around you. If you live in the south or west, prices are falling, everywhere around you. And if you live in Florida, the bottom’s falling out.

"Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts." I wish this view were more widely appreciated.

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America’s cities are becoming empires of one-bedrooms This chart shows how apartment developers have changed the unit types built in Austin over past 25 years From 2000-2005, >50% units built were 2BRs From 2021-2025, <25% were 2BRs