TikTok Chatter

 I sat looking over all this DC hype about forcing China to sell the US their US piece to TikTok.

After a while, it hit me....whoever buys (even Elon or some goofy billionaire) will face another problem within six months.

What about CCP-owned Lemon8, CapCut, Temu, and Shein?  Will they have to be bought as well?

And who is pricing any of this?  If the CCP says TikTok (US) is worth 44-billion....will some idiot left-wing American idiot pay that?  What about Temu or CapCut?  44-billion combined?  

It's all a bit crazy if you ask me.

The Thing About Don Lemon

 I'm just not a fan of CNN (or former ex-company CNN) journalist Don Lemon.

On interview skills?  I can think of forty journalists (even Katie Couric) who are better at Q-and-A.

On debate skills?  One-to-ten....he's marginally a '2'.

Why CNN sticks to him?  I think he's moderately priced on salary.  

I get the impression that even among blacks....he's just not ranked up there.

Intellectual?  No.

Starting his own podcast gimmick?  No.....he's not like Tucker Carlson or the normal folks you'd see.

But here's the thing...Don has no plan 'B' or exit strategy.  He has no real back-up job to CNN.  No one else cares that much to hire Don (not even ABC).  

Reality

 If you own a $250,000 home.....you probably discovered here in 2024....your homeowners policy went up 23-percent (Bankrate quote).

If you live in Florida, along the coast....you probably noticed your 2024 rate went up by 50-percent or more.

So, I'm going to make the following prediction.

By 2027, realizing President Biden wins...at least 200,000 people a year will be forced to hand the keys to their house over to the mortgage company because they can't afford homeowner's insurance.

By 2028, a national emergency will be underway as banks and mortgage companies are holding more than 300,000 homes and 800,000 condo apartments.  No one can afford the purchase price (because of the prime-rate) or the insurance cost.  

The government at this point is talking about passing special tax-free status for home-insurance companies....where they pay zero taxes.