u/Ibikhan45

i was scrolling through the news this morning and honestly had to read this twice because it seemed too crazy to be real. eileen wang, a california mayor, has agreed to plead guilty to acting as a secret agent for the chinese communist party while she was actively serving in office. not a random citizen. not a low level government worker. an elected mayor. she was reportedly spreading ccp propaganda and working for chinese government handlers the entire time her constituents trusted her to represent them. what really gets me is how long was this going on? how did nobody notice? and the bigger question nobody wants to ask out loud... how many others are out there doing the same thing right now? this feels like something out of a netflix show but it's very real and it's happening in america. what do you guys think about this? does this change how you look at local elections?

gas hit $4.52 a gallon on sunday according to AAA. before the iran war started in february it was sitting just under $3. that's a $1.50 increase in less than three months. and the solution being announced today is suspending a tax that saves you 18 cents per gallon.

penn wharton ran the numbers this morning. if you fill a 15-gallon tank once a week from june to october you save about $35 total over five months. that's $7 a month. meanwhile the war has added roughly $24 to $32 extra per tank compared to before february.

i wrote a longer breakdown of this if anyone wants me to share it in the comments

I’ve been working on my front-end skills (HTML, CSS, JS, Bootstrap) and getting into SEO, but I feel like the market is shifting really fast. I'm looking to transition into remote work for international companies.

for those of you who have successfully landed remote roles recently: Is jumping into React and tailwind still the golden ticket, or should someone pivot towards AI tools, Data, or cybersecurity? would love to hear what actually worked for you and what is just hype.