Matthew Yglesias summarized the #IranWar as the United States: "Using air power to make daily life miserable for civilians in the target country, hoping that will induce them to overthrow the adversary regime." Chances of success are between slim and none.
#mismanagement #PoorPlanning #military
Sears was a very good chain of stores. This is why Sears is failing:
"Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized. Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer":
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/business/sears-seritage-edward-lampert.html
#mismanagement #PoorPlanning #ConflictsOfInterest
Why Sears’s Last Great Hope Was a Promise That Never Materialized

Only five Sears stores remain in the country, with the end likely near for what was once the mightiest American retailer.

The New York Times
They cut down two lovely red cedars to put in another box house. It's so stupid: increase the hardscapes on a hill, dig a big hole and destroy the soil structure, in a rainy season, increase the runoff, etc etc. Seattle keeps destroying its trees and wondering why there are landslides.
#BadConstruction #PoorPlanning #SeattleDestroyingTrees

@dcb97 ya know Vegas speedway is nearby... You can sign up to learn, and drive, exotic cars on the actual speedway. Sign. Me. Up!

They only did it on Tuesday's and Thursdays when we were in Vegas... We flew in on Thursday and left on Tuesday. #poorplanning

feel like a snack, but I've only brought messy fruits to work for snacking

#PoorPlanning #PissPoor #Doh #WhatAWally

Headed to Trader Joe’s on Sunday afternoon - wish me luck! #poorplanning #foolserrand
Spending 10 days in #Italy's #Abruzzo region in #Ortona where the water is being turned off from 7pm to around 7am because of a shortage partly due to lack of meltwater and partly due to leaking water supply infrastructure #ClimateChange #poorplanning

"Canada’s population booms by 430K over 3 months. What’s behind the spike?" 👇

https://globalnews.ca/news/10179377/canada-population-spike-q3/?s=09 #HousingCrisis #MedicalSystemCrisis #PoorPlanning

Canada’s population booms by 430K over 3 months. What’s behind the spike?

Canada came close to breaking the highest population growth rate in any quarter this July to September when it reported 430,635 new residents in the country.

Global News
Me: ooh, my local butcher has free range stewing hens on sale in packs of ten! (Orders ten chickens)
Me, two minutes later: oh, I may have to rearrange the freezer. Me, confronting a completely packed freezer: Well, bugger.
#cooking #poorplanning