Dunno about <<interesting>>
But useful, several take-away points, per below tabulation
(1) use Manus AI Agent, and use DeepSeek, both work and for work, with and against each other, and as one needs to and must start new conversations with DeepSeek every 100k words, keeps the hallucinations and such under control, whereas
(2) Continuing single conversation with Manus keeps earlier memory-hole filled for context
(3) Continue to trust own judgement, as had life-until-now, but enhanced by the software, to make doubly sure nothing / as little as possible info misplaced
(4) Keep feeding and seeking from the AI co-workers, as had since a few months ago, to make own AI progressively better
(5) Feed both news- and contra- news, occasionally go against own judgement as far as data source is concerned, and see how ridiculous if ridiculous the AI’s base case goes
(6) My current lightened position resulted from using Manus to check DeepSeek, and using DeepSeek to check Manus, for win whatever the macro progression, balancing upside and modulating downdrafts
(7) Sold all mining shares from wife’s portfolio and sold all China shares from my portfolio, claimed profit, lightened up, neither crimes, and happier since
(8) Overall stance and order of battle is such that would be a win win, no matter which crisis how when and whenever, or straight up crackup boom, and have cash to deploy in case of crisis, and in case just a matter of eventuality
This morning's watch & brief, done by Manus, more convenient than me scrummaging around wild yonder of cyber wilderness
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Bessent: "We May Declare A National Housing Emergency In Fall"
BY TYLER DURDEN
TUESDAY, SEP 02, 2025 - 07:20 PM
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Washington Examiner on Labor Day that the Trump administration may declare a national housing emergency in the coming months to address the affordability crisis. Bessent's comments come just ahead of an expected interest-rate cut cycle, underscoring the administration's urgent effort to address the affordability crisis, which is set to be one of the key topics ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Bessent joined the Washington Examiner for breakfast on Labor Day at McLean Family Restaurant on Monday. He told the outlet that President Trump plans to make "affordability" a critical pillar of America First's 2026 midterm election platform.
"We may declare a national housing emergency in the fall," Bessent told the Washington Examiner.
A toxic combination of elevated mortgage rates and record-high home prices has sparked one of the worst housing affordability crises in a generation, sidelining many working-class folks from homeownership.
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"We're trying to figure out what we can do, and we don't want to step into the business of states, counties, and municipal governments," Bessent noted, adding, "I think everything is on the table."
The treasury secretary did not elaborate on specific actions Trump could take, but he did mention officials within the administration are analyzing ways to standardize local building and zoning codes and decrease closing costs. He added that the possibility of considering some tariff exemptions for housing materials will be considered.
"I think we're going to see a big economic pickup in 2026," Bessent continued. "This very, very, very nice young lady here, who's had this restaurant for 32 years, she's going to get a large tax refund of the 'No Tax on Tips.' So 2026 is going to be a good year."
Another way the Trump admin is seeking to boost housing supply is by removing illegal aliens from federal housing assistance programs. In addition, efforts to restore law and order in crime-ridden, Democrat-controlled cities could also free up housing stock.
We'll leave readers with one chart that shows America's " civilization crisis"...
America First is about rebuilding the middle class after globalists spent decades chipping away at the working class that built this nation. Making homeownership, family, and country "Great Again" seems to be all the rage today - especially on the internet.
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