By most accounts we are in the midst of a real estate boom (bubble sounds more like it), but those who live in a Trump-branded property may be suffering from the stigma of his name and brand.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-re-elite-street-exelon-christopher-crone-trump-tower-20220527-gpv4gajjtjcf3f2uhz2rx43gta-story.html

Boring stuff, but a quick heads up...

Mrs. Snark is a public official in our town, an acquisitions editor for a book company, and also does accounting work for another village.
She works hard and contends with lots of difficult folks, so she rewards herself by leasing a car and swapping it out every few years.
I drive cars into the ground and am currently wearing-down a 2015 Ford. Prior car was a 2000 Pontiac w/ 175K miles.

I looked up the trade-in value on her car, as the lease is up in a few months and was shocked to see it's worth nearly as much as the sticker price was 2 1/2 years ago.
So the vehicle is worth around $7,000 more than the residual value shown on the lease contract. Rather than surrender this windfall to the dealer, she's decided to buy the car.
Part of the calculus is that new cars are quite pricey and in short supply right now, so swapping into a new one would piss away the $7K in equity, as well as subject her to bubble-type prices on a narrow selection of new cars.

First world problems...right?
Well anyhow, if any DUers read this and become aware they're sitting on a unexpected windfall, I'll consider this a win.

Just some rando's view from the front lawn. (not mine, but I've seen some cool aircraft around the area)

Also, how cool are those Osprey aircraft?

Arrival - Osprey flying like a plane.


Departure - Taking off like a copter.
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Michigan-based rock band Greta VanFleet amplifies the message.

https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-fact-check-joe-biden-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-6f505533b323acc33350e0cebf937aa6

Plenty of additional State-by-State fact check at the link.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing “horror stories,” President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of fabricated accusations Thursday in an audacious attempt to undermine the legitimacy of the U.S. election.

Standing behind the presidential seal, Trump used a White House setting symbolizing the power of his office to assail an election he portrayed as rife with fraud and corruption. One allegation after another had no basis in fact, such as his accusation that election officials in Pennsylvania and Detroit tried to ban election observers from polling stations.

A look at his remarks, coming as Democrat Joe Biden made progress toward the electoral votes needed to claim the presidency.

The Wieners Circle in Chicago, that's where!