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Jim Duncan
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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
Taxing improvements and land at different rates; interesting idea.

1 - one thing missing from the article is that it's HB10 in the Va Gen. Assembly.
2 - the last slide is the most telling about our broken democracy.

www.richmondsunlight.com/bill/2026/hb...

dailyprogress.com/news/local/g...
January 5, 2026 at 12:33 PM
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I know why, but it feels like some sort of mass gaslighting event that so many people are acting like this man is anything but an authoritarian who has completely and utterly lost his mind
Trump in a single gaggle on Air Force One just threatened:

-- a second strike against Venezuela
-- Cuba
-- Mexico
-- Colombia
-- Iran
-- Greenland (which in turn would be an attack on the EU and Denmark)
January 5, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I think this could be one of the most useful charts I've created (with help from Claude).

Showing buyer clients how many homes came on the market in Charlottesville and Albemarle last year that "fit" their criteria.

In the context of this story from 2017 - www.realcentralva.com/2017/09/25/m...
January 5, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Talking to my wife today as I filled up my car (one day, I'll get an EV).

Her: where are you?
Me: At WaWa.
Her: On 29?
Me: The one across from the Sheetz.
Her: ....
Me: Would it be helpful if I said I was near a CVS?
Her: ...

Not sure how she tolerates me.
January 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I certainly appreciate their creativity and ingenuity.
January 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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Worth a read.
A very long and important THREAD -

The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.

And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.

Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 4, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Why won’t this asshole just fall over?
Trump's eyes are closing as he stands and listens to Caine
January 3, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Our fucking country elected this fucking guy. Twice.
Trump posts footage of the Maduro raid set to "Fortunate Son" -- a protest song about the Vietnam War draft
January 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
If only there were any branches of government supposed to check or balance things.

“"Trump is destroying what was left of any trust in the U.S."” — & his followers and enablers/co-conspirators

World reacts to US strikes on Venezuela - www.reuters.com/world/americ...
January 3, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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this is blowing my mind

“bears can squeeze into some pretty tiny spaces b/c they don’t have collarbones. All they need is an opening big enough for their heads to fit [...] we routinely receive reports of large, adult bears accessing crawlspaces through standard 8 by 16 inch foundation vents" WHAT
They less abandoned him, and more
that this is how places handle this.

When I lived in the N.C. mountains, there was a ton of messaging to bear proof your property for the winter, and it always ended with “And if you don’t, leave the bear alone until spring.”
When a Bear Moves In: Preparing Your Property for Denning Season - Asheville.com
Slumber time for black bears is quickly approaching, and in some cases, already happening. Now is the time to start bear proofing residential and commercial properties to discourage winter denning.
www.asheville.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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I'll put that into my resolutions for 2026 :)
9. Take every opportunity you can to participate in civic life. Linger in and enjoy good parks, places, and streets every day, not just during special events. Your very presence and engagement adds life, vitality, and safety to a place, and helps them be more enjoyable for everyone.
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Looking at monthly median sold prices for single family resale homes in Albemarle County in 2024 and 2025

The first half of 2025 showed solid year-over-year appreciation - January through May were all up between 8% and 14% compared to 2024 (ignoring February's outlier with only 25 sales). 1/x
January 1, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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Like, this an actual post from an actual government social media account, posted in the last hour.
December 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Didn't intend to use this photo for a blog post, but then I went and wrote a story about Albemarle County's slowing real estate market. Seemed appropriate.

www.realcentralva.com/2025/12/31/m...
Median Days on Market for Sold Homes in Albemarle Increased in 2025
tl;dr: the Albemarle County real estate market started slowing in early 2025 and continued the slowdown as the year wore on
www.realcentralva.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Open up this picture fully.

Then look at the surface of Mars.

Then look up to the top right.

Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.

Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.

That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This sign cracks me up every time I see it.
December 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I am ruthlessly unsubscribing from every newsletter or request for charity - even the ones I give to regularly- I get. Trying to enter 2026 with less email clutter.
December 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Seems like a untaken opportunity to install retractable bollards on the Downtown Mall.

infocville.com/2025/12/27/a...
December 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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This is also why they are pushing generative AI so hard. Getting everyone used to accepting false information, not having to critically think and outsourcing their brains. Downplaying the role creativity plays in thought and growth by telling people they can just make what they want with AI.
Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.
December 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
67°. 25 December. WTF. #fromthebicycle
December 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
A recommendation for those seeing their parents this holiday season:

- Ask if they have a will, power of attorney, medical directive, list of accounts and passwords.
- If they do, know where all that stuff is.
- If they don't, create a plan with a hard deadline to accomplish this.

Happy holiday.
December 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners.

It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.

open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
A message to America: we are not your enemy
Last night, the US launched an all-out assault on the "global censorship industrial complex", I respond with some deep breaths, solidarity and a vibey video (it's all I have)
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Nearly 60° this close to Christmas? I’ll take it. #FromTheBicycle.
December 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM