Man Donates To Truck Convoy Under Name ‘Hunter Biden’ So Washington Post Won’t Dox Him - The Babylon Bee

According to experts, pretending to be Hunter Biden is the most effective way to make sure Big Tech pulls out all the stops to protect your privacy. If anyone tries to share leaked information about someone named “Hunter Biden” The Washington Post will squash the story and work with Big Tech to ensure anyone who shares non-public information about that person is permanently suspended from their platform.

Shelling Escalates Along Front Line Separating Ukraine and Pro-Russia Separatists - WSJ

Viktor Pris, a representative of the Donetsk people’s republic, said on Telegram messenger that “the situation on the line of contact has sharply escalated,” with more shelling than had been recorded since April 2021. “The enemy is making attempts to unleash active hostilities,” he said.

Yup, now that Russia has massed 150k troops on all four sides of Ukraine, after eight years of low-intensity conflict, Kyiv has chosen this moment to attack.

Mortgage Rates Close In on 4%, Making Home Affordability Tougher - WSJ

Higher rates, coupled with continued growth in prices, are pushing some would-be home buyers to the sidelines.

No mention of how higher prices balances supply and demand and stabilizes the market. Just another woe is me story.

Maybe purchasing a six-figure asset should be harder than buying groceries at Walmart. The stability of the economy, as well as families, depends on the ability to fulfill mortgage obligations on a monthly basis over the long term.

What’s worse, not being able to buy a house, or buying a house and losing everything in foreclosure?

Snowy afternoon on the mountain.

View from the summit. Overcast and flurries in the vicinity.

On the slopes. Well, practicing anyway.

Quiet morning in the cottage as I completed the final edits on Issue No. 01.