Fast And Furious -- Fifteen Minutes -- October 20, 2020

How 'bout them Cowboys? Link here: https://www.foxnews.com/sports/budda-baker-kyler-murray-cardinals-blowout-win-cowboys.

Tesla: ouch! Third-quarter (3Q20) registrations decline 13% in California. Oh-oh. Did anyone see this coming? What's going on?

Tesla:

• first steel structure appears at Tesla Giga Austin; link here;
• be sure to scroll to bottom; article links three must-see YouTube sites tracking Tesla Giga Austin;

Best site for EV news: insideEVs.

Apple: AirTags coming. Social media comments again suggest some folks simply don't understand things.

Apple: new iPhone 12 colors. Disclaimer: I'm buying into the hype. 

Apple: how to think about Apple iPhones.

Renewable energy: US consumption hits record:

• poorly written article considering it was written by Charles Kennedy; I expected more;
• big source: wood which ties with wind, waste
• niche: solar

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One more reason to hold off on investing: GM expected to announce expanded EV production. Incredibly high CAPEX minimal returns in near term; too many competitors long-term for anyone to make much money.

Nikola tumbles after backing away from Badger: is GM the next shoe to drop?

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Home builder sentiment: hits record for third consecutive month. That would be three months in a row. Also here.  

The operative word in this headline: "just." LOL. Ten countries where you can retire on "just" $100,000. Link here.

• in May, 2020, the average social security check was #1,390.12
• 4% of what = (12 * 1,390.12)
• 4% of what = $16,681.44
• what = $417,036
• which means the average individual has $400K in his/her lockbox --well above the $100K-threshold
• married couples (male-female, male-male, female-female, other-other): over $800,000 in their combined lockbox

Appraisals: I did not know this. Interesting. Link here. One wonders if this is to protect consumers, or to protect the "real estate appraisal" lobby? I honestly don't know, but I have a hunch.

What the Bismarck Tribune is not publishing:

• imprisoned Hunter Biden associate flips on Hunter; tells all; link here;
• why is the FBI's top child porn lawyer involved in Hunter Biden laptop case? Link here.
• scheme to defraud Native American tribe exposed; associates of Hunter Biden now in prison; link here. From a reader, "So, Bevan Cooney just ratted out Hunter Biden..... and, yup, guess who was in on the Wakpamni deal." See Lakota, Oglala;