Jim Duncan
@jimduncan.bsky.social
Charlottesville, Crozet real estate agent & partner w/ Nest Realty, husband, dad, bike rider, wishing for fewer cars, more bikes and sidewalks. I write JimsNote.com - one note a month about real estate market + stories, & RealCentralVA.com, RealCrozetVA
One of the worst designs I have seen.
Switches work.
This works, *after* you stumble three more feet into the bathroom to find the light switch for the *other* light.
Switches work.
This works, *after* you stumble three more feet into the bathroom to find the light switch for the *other* light.
November 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
One of the worst designs I have seen.
Switches work.
This works, *after* you stumble three more feet into the bathroom to find the light switch for the *other* light.
Switches work.
This works, *after* you stumble three more feet into the bathroom to find the light switch for the *other* light.
I was explaining this math to my parents several months ago and my numbers were pretty much what he notes here.
You need to make *at least* $130K.
Simply existing in the United States is prohibitively expensive for so many.
open.substack.com/pub/michaelw...
You need to make *at least* $130K.
Simply existing in the United States is prohibitively expensive for so many.
open.substack.com/pub/michaelw...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I was explaining this math to my parents several months ago and my numbers were pretty much what he notes here.
You need to make *at least* $130K.
Simply existing in the United States is prohibitively expensive for so many.
open.substack.com/pub/michaelw...
You need to make *at least* $130K.
Simply existing in the United States is prohibitively expensive for so many.
open.substack.com/pub/michaelw...
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But but folks were over reacting
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
But but folks were over reacting
Know what would be great? If the things I already subscribe to would give discounts to existing customers.
November 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Know what would be great? If the things I already subscribe to would give discounts to existing customers.
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Holiday sales make up 20% of corporate profits. From now through Cyber Monday, we’re taking a 5% bite back by boycotting Target, Home Depot, and Amazon for unsafe working conditions, cutting DEI, and letting ICE target our neighbors. Join us in saying #WeAintBuyingIt!
November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Holiday sales make up 20% of corporate profits. From now through Cyber Monday, we’re taking a 5% bite back by boycotting Target, Home Depot, and Amazon for unsafe working conditions, cutting DEI, and letting ICE target our neighbors. Join us in saying #WeAintBuyingIt!
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Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
Took no bait and served none either. Successful Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Took no bait and served none either. Successful Thanksgiving.
Pro-life party.
Public man-made death: The dismantling of USAID “has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.”
That’s 1000+ excess dead children every day. Every day.
hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
That’s 1000+ excess dead children every day. Every day.
hsph.harvard.edu/news/usaid-s...
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Pro-life party.
“Thank you” is a good thing to say and acknowledge.
(I’d also argue trust “I’m sorry” can be equally valuable,)
(I’d also argue trust “I’m sorry” can be equally valuable,)
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“Thank you” is a good thing to say and acknowledge.
(I’d also argue trust “I’m sorry” can be equally valuable,)
(I’d also argue trust “I’m sorry” can be equally valuable,)
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NEW: Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear gas. Protestors trapped, struggling to breathe.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
NEW: Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear gas. Protestors trapped, struggling to breathe.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social
Is it just me or does it seem like Albemarle County police vehicles have gotten super dark tinted windows?
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Is it just me or does it seem like Albemarle County police vehicles have gotten super dark tinted windows?
4 properties withdrawn from the market in the Charlottesville MLS so far today.
Days on market/when they bought:
- 35 / 06/30/2023
- 69 / 05/24/2022
- 109 / 05/10/2024
- 167 / 05/02/2023
2026 is going to be something.
Days on market/when they bought:
- 35 / 06/30/2023
- 69 / 05/24/2022
- 109 / 05/10/2024
- 167 / 05/02/2023
2026 is going to be something.
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
4 properties withdrawn from the market in the Charlottesville MLS so far today.
Days on market/when they bought:
- 35 / 06/30/2023
- 69 / 05/24/2022
- 109 / 05/10/2024
- 167 / 05/02/2023
2026 is going to be something.
Days on market/when they bought:
- 35 / 06/30/2023
- 69 / 05/24/2022
- 109 / 05/10/2024
- 167 / 05/02/2023
2026 is going to be something.
Best way I've seen to explain ridiculous giant trucks.
"Americans be like "I don't just want to survive a car accident. I want to make sure the other car dies""
www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfu...
"Americans be like "I don't just want to survive a car accident. I want to make sure the other car dies""
www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfu...
From the mildlyinfuriating community on Reddit: There is no reason these lights should be at EYE LEVEL with sedan drivers
Explore this post and more from the mildlyinfuriating community
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November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Best way I've seen to explain ridiculous giant trucks.
"Americans be like "I don't just want to survive a car accident. I want to make sure the other car dies""
www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfu...
"Americans be like "I don't just want to survive a car accident. I want to make sure the other car dies""
www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfu...
This is extremely important missing data in Albemarle County. If they aren't collecting/sharing building permit data, how are we supposed to plan/grow/implement? Vibes?
communityengagement.substack.com/i/179749788/...
Thank goodness for Charlottesville Community Engagement for tracking this.
communityengagement.substack.com/i/179749788/...
Thank goodness for Charlottesville Community Engagement for tracking this.
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is extremely important missing data in Albemarle County. If they aren't collecting/sharing building permit data, how are we supposed to plan/grow/implement? Vibes?
communityengagement.substack.com/i/179749788/...
Thank goodness for Charlottesville Community Engagement for tracking this.
communityengagement.substack.com/i/179749788/...
Thank goodness for Charlottesville Community Engagement for tracking this.
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As an American citizen, I’d like to go on record. I didn't vote for this chaos, I don't support this bullshit, and I have never supported our unnecessary military interventions.
This is not the will of the American people, it's the will of the powerful acting in our name.
This is not the will of the American people, it's the will of the powerful acting in our name.
Turkish Airlines, Brazil's Gol, Colombia's Avianca and TAP Air Portugal have canceled their flights departing from Caracas. This follows the FAA issuing a security NOTAM cautioning aircraft operators about potential dangers in Venezuelan airspace that looks like this today:
November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
As an American citizen, I’d like to go on record. I didn't vote for this chaos, I don't support this bullshit, and I have never supported our unnecessary military interventions.
This is not the will of the American people, it's the will of the powerful acting in our name.
This is not the will of the American people, it's the will of the powerful acting in our name.
Is this really something people were clamoring for, dropbox?
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Is this really something people were clamoring for, dropbox?
A good morning to climb a mountain. #FromtheBicycle
November 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A good morning to climb a mountain. #FromtheBicycle
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Yikes.
I wonder how much of this kind of thing will be happening over the next century or so - not just peoples on the move, but towns & cities too.
I wonder how much of this kind of thing will be happening over the next century or so - not just peoples on the move, but towns & cities too.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Yikes.
I wonder how much of this kind of thing will be happening over the next century or so - not just peoples on the move, but towns & cities too.
I wonder how much of this kind of thing will be happening over the next century or so - not just peoples on the move, but towns & cities too.
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The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The New York Times' story about Trump calling for the execution of members of Congress ran on Page 16 today, with an itty-bitty promo on the front about halfway down the page.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
No wonder Trump thinks he can get away with anything.
Dug a little bit more into the vacant houses on the market in Charlottesville and Albemarle.
www.realcentralva.com/2025/11/20/v...
www.realcentralva.com/2025/11/20/v...
Vacant Homes in Charlottesville and Albemarle – November 2025
Visit the post for more.
www.realcentralva.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Dug a little bit more into the vacant houses on the market in Charlottesville and Albemarle.
www.realcentralva.com/2025/11/20/v...
www.realcentralva.com/2025/11/20/v...
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Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
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If this isn’t 25th amendment territory nothing is.
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If this isn’t 25th amendment territory nothing is.
Am I in a bubble? Is this really surprising to anyone?
"The researchers estimated the effects of the reinsurance shock on home prices in the ZIP codes most vulnerable to catastrophes... rising insurance premiums weighed down home values by ~ $20k in the top 25% of homes most exposed to catastrophic hurricanes and wildfires, and by $44k in the top 10%."
Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Am I in a bubble? Is this really surprising to anyone?