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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

This figure represents a significant increase from previous years.

To summarize:
- **Vacant homes in the US**: ~14,900,000[1][2][3]
- **Homeless people in the US (2024)**: ~771,000[4][5][6]

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Sources
[1] There Are Nearly 15 Million Vacant Homes in America ... - Realtor.com https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/states-with-most-vacant-homes/
[2] Here's how many homes are sitting vacant across the US https://www.livenowfox.com/news/heres-how-many-homes-sitting-vacant-across-us-where
[3] 14.9 Million Homes Are Vacant in US | LendingTree https://www.lendingtree.com/home/mortgage/vacancy-rates-study/
[4] Number Of Homeless In U.S.: Trends & Top States (2025) https://www.consumershield.com/articles/how-many-homeless-us

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

There are approximately **14.9 million vacant homes** in the United States as of 2025. This figure comes from LendingTree and is based on U.S. Census Bureau data. The national vacancy rate is around 10.43%, which means more than one in ten homes across the country is sitting empty. Vacant homes include a variety of situations, such as homes for sale or rent, seasonal and recreational properties, and homes in transition—

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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

not all of these are immediately available for habitation, but they are counted as vacant in federal statistics[1][2][3].

In contrast, the number of **homeless people in the U.S. has reached a record high of about 771,000 to 771,480 individuals** on a single night in January 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and several recent reports[4][5][6].

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samlitzinger@journa.host ("Sam Litzinger") wrote:

Wow.

“Corporation for Public Broadcasting Says It’s Shutting Down After Trump-Led Cancellation of Federal Funding”

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/cpb-shutting-down-trump-defunding-npr-pbs-1236476811/

fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

30day invoice policies are no-interest loans forced onto #freelancers by corporations. That's all that is. If you're a #freelancer, fight against it.

Rush jobs require rush payments. ✌️

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TomRaftery@mas.to ("Tom Raftery") wrote:

A New Era: Renewables Surpass Coal in Global Electricity Generation

For the first time, renewable electricity generation is expected to surpass coal, marking a significant transformation in the global energy landscape. This shift, driven by economic and technological advancements, emphasises the importance of clean energy sources, while also highlighting the need for improved grid flexibility and energy independence.

https://tomraftery.com/2025/08/01/a-new-era-renewables-surpass-coal-in-global-electricity-generation/

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

Swiping on the screen to the multi-dimensional portal looking for destinations he hadn't tried, he comes across one that looks interesting in a train wreck sort of way. He reads the first review, "One of the dumbest and cruelest timelines I've seen. Very bad times there." He was in the mood to rubber neck at backward timelines, so interest piqued, he pressed "Select" and walked through the energized portal to "Earth 1048575: Trump US Presidency 2025."

He would later regret this decision.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

#PersonalNote

Both of my parents have been gone for over a decade now, and both were very clear that they didn’t want a grave marker or other “pointless” memorial.

I understand and support their choice, and of course honored their wishes. But it always bothered me a little that I have no place to “visit” to remember them.

I got the idea recently to sponsor benches in parks that we frequented. I think they’d approve.

If you happen by one, take a moment to relax on their behalf.

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LilahTovMoon@tech.lgbt ("Shoshana 🏳️‍⚧️") wrote:

Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down due to Congress eliminating its funding

"For nearly 60 years, CPB has carried out its Congressional mission to build and sustain a trusted public media system that informs, educates, and serves communities across the country"

https://cpb.org/pressroom/Corporation-Public-Broadcasting-Addresses-Operations-Following-Loss-Federal-Funding

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ifixcoinops@retro.social ("Dan Fixes Coin-Ops") wrote:

Often pinball machines sit with credits on and their Start button flashing ready to play because winning a free game of pinball is a concept utterly alien to most people

Other games in the arcade don't let you play for free

Hell Mario Kart takes your dollar and you play one race and then it's game over even if you came in first position, meanwhile pinball's over here all HEY YOU GOT ENOUGH POINTS TO WIN A REPLAY, or HEY YOU SUCK AT PINBALL BUT THE LAST TWO DIGITS OF YOUR SCORE RANDOMLY MATCHED THIS NUMBER SO HAVE A REPLAY

For a couple of years in the 90's Williams tried having the machines scream "FREE GAME" instead of "Replay" but there was too much Everybody Knows for that to catch on

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

"Tools for fools! Tools for fools!" he shouted as he watched people poke and cajole the weights looking for answers.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

London's "Thin House" looks as if it belongs in a Potemkin village or as a background facade on a Hollywood studio lot, but it's something of a Tardis, larger on the inside than it appears on the outside. Created to make way for the tracks of the Metropolitan Railway (now the District and Circle lines) behind it, its triangular footprint gives it the illusion of being little more than a shallow rectangle when viewed from the street.

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Captured with the Rodenstock 40mm/4.0 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/6.3), Phase One IQ4-150 digital back (@ ISO 50), Cambo 1200 camera (shifted vertically -10mm).

mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

5 Thurloe Square ("The Thin House"), London, UK, 2024.

All the pixels that will fit at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/54192985864

#photography

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@SteveBellovin Crop production is on track to meet all quotas this year!

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SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange ("Steve Bellovin") wrote:

In other news, Lysenko has been appointed to head a major Federal genetics project, and Trump has new tailors who use an amazingly thin, almost invisible cloth.
https://journa.host/@w7voa/114955034129785998

Gargron ("Eugen Rochko") wrote:

I’m very tempted to buy a cheap Super 8 camera (probably a Yashica) and I don’t know if I want to be talked out of it or talked into it.

#BelieveInFilm

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box464 ("Jeff Sikes") wrote:

New sticker haul from @adam and @hiro

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metin@graphics.social ("Metin Seven 🎨") wrote:

Source: https://pridever.org

#code #programming #coding #release #releases #tool #tools #software #program #programme #funny #meme #memes #picture

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grrlscientist ("GrrlScientist ⧖ Ⓥ 🇺🇦") wrote:

"#Capitalism is the extraordinary belief that the nastiest of men for the nastiest of motives will somehow work together for the benefit of all."

-- John Maynard Keynes, English economist and philosopher

#PredatoryCapitalism #economy #philosophy #politics #GreedyBastards #FascistAmeriKKKa #tyranny

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mcfadden ("Brian McFadden") wrote:

Sorry you lost your job, but some billionaires really wanted to say slurs without any pushback.

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malwaretech@infosec.exchange ("Marcus Hutchins :verified:") wrote:

It's wild that Apple was the only major big tech company to not drink the AI kool aid, and now they're being forced to because every dipshit analyst is like "well the earnings are really good but we're concerned about the lack of AI". How are these people real 😭

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georgetakei@universeodon.com ("George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽") wrote:

Thank you, Sen. Schiff, for staying focused and seeking always to hold him accountable.

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Ttubretep@mstdn.social ("Ziggy Sawdust") wrote:

HJ Ward
#pulp

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

@nazokiyoubinbou @oscherler @ai6yr I don’t think you get to be offended by being called a keyboard nerd if your response includes the word “ortholinear”.

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r_flash@mastodon.r-flash.eu ("Adam P") wrote:

Oooh, I'm going to have INFINITE fun with this! 😀

#Escherism

Attachments:

• gifv: A circle covered with a black and white repeating pattern made of shaded arrows, vanishing into infinity as it gets closer to the circle's edge. The arrows pulsate and oscillate a bit.
• gifv: A circle covered with a black and white repeating pattern made of rotating shaded spirals, vanishing into infinity as it gets closer to the circle's edge.

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dan_ballard@kolektiva.social ("Dan Ballard") wrote:

So wikipedia is looking at having to pull out of the UK, newgrounds is being snarky but essentially going paid access only there, and everyone else is shutting down their sites and going to discord or facebook groups. The Uk sure looks like they've finished killing off their open web. and a whole lotta other govs are looking at age verification laws pretty enthusiastically...

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markshawtoronto.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Mark Shaw") wrote:

Elephants are born weighing 250 lbs. They are the biggest babies on earth except for motorists when they see a bike lane

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close after funding cut, in blow to local media - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/corporation-public-broadcasting-close-after-funding-cut-blow-local-media-2025-08-01/