Trump and cronies appear to indulge in insider trading on these prediction markets.

Meanwhile IRS is banned from auditing Trump’s past tax returns -- what does Trump have to hide ?

Blame USAID cuts.

"I did this!" -Donald Trump

Just what I came here to say. Please vote the parent up.

I always heard it as: If you have 50% of the skills requested, apply. If you have 80% ask for more money. If you have 100% you are ready to move on from that job.

Two thoughts on this:

1. Garbage degrees. A lot of people get degrees in fields that are not directly applicable to their future employment. There are degrees for people who work for a living, and degrees for the idle rich who can afford to indulge their curiosity. A lot more people are indulging in degrees without a path to employment. Leading to:

2. Degree inflation. It used to be that any degree showed a certain aptitude. When you were the only one with a degree applying for the job, having a degree (even in an unrelated field) made you stand out. Not every job needs a degree to perform, but if everyone else applying has one, you better have one too or you will be filtered out.

The stock market is up. The economy is struggling.

Specific industries are hiring. Most businesses are shedding jobs.

Not everything is fungible.

Such terms are in disfavor with the current administration. Businesses are like weather vanes: they know which way the wind is blowing. When a new government is in power they will swing around. They care when it is fashionable to do so, but not when it could hurt the bottom line.

The important takeaway from this is that modern EVs will retain 85%+ of their battery capacity thru DECADES of normal use. The vehicle will physically wear out and rot away before the battery wears down. Even when they are old enough to trickle down to average-poor people they will be sufficient for everyday use.

PEBKAC - Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

People used to care about their reputation. A person's given word was more than a joke.

And you believe that the police performed this analysis before launching a manhunt for the perp?

No. The police treated this property crime as different solely because of the celebrity involved. That is the problem. Normies get told to come down to the police station and file a report, celebrities get a multi-officer police response and an actual attempt to retrieve the property.

Yes. I expect anyone who is doing the work will get a "C", and that by the end of the semester most students should have developed enough understanding of the subject matter to qualify for a "B".

That should be a "C" grade. Did the work, put in the basic effort. "B" should be those who not only did the work, but seem to be getting the concepts as taught. An "A" should be reserved for those who truly understand the topic and how it relates to similar topics in the field -this requires understanding beyond what is directly taught in the course.

A "C" requires effort and memorization. A "B" requires understanding and demonstrated application. An "A" requires insight.

A Bachelor's degree is a Bachelor's degree is a Bachelor's degree. The material taught should not be significantly different than what is taught elsewhere for a Bachelor's degree. The exact same topics should be included. There is no additional requirements or insight at this level.

Perhaps at the Master's level, there may be some additional insight developed beyond that of students at lesser universities. Definitely at the Doctoral level the expectations should be higher.

But at the Bachelor level, the expectation is to learn what has been previously codified. It is undergraduate studies, basic competence in a field -the Journeyman level of qualification.