Millions of Spaniards walked off the job in the country's first general strike in 14 years, protesting soaring housing costs. The strike, backed by major unions, targeted a housing market where rents and prices have climbed sharply, squeezing working families.
Spain has seen a prolonged housing affordability crisis, with rents rising far faster than wages, especially in cities like Madrid and Barcelona. Unions called the strike to demand rent controls, more public housing, and action against speculative and short-term rental practices.
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Millions of Spaniards took part in a general strike over housing costs, the first nationwide general strike in Spain in 14 years.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) did make remarks mocking fellow Republicans for crying "election fraud" while controlling the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and White House, saying "we won all the damn elections." This is a religious opinion post, not a factual claim. POST 2119549592597410221: NOCLAIM This is a sarcastic opinion reply, not a factual claim.
BMillions of Spaniards just walked off the job over the cost of housing.
BFirst general strike in fourteen years. That's not a protest, that's a statement.
BReuters says the unions are demanding rent controls, more public housing, and a crackdown on short-term rentals.
BAnd you can see why. Rents in Madrid and Barcelona have gone up way faster than wages.
BThe government says it's already working on it. The unions say it's nowhere near enough.
BHere's my problem with rent controls, though. They sound great, but they choke off new supply.
BBut when people can't afford to live where they work, that's a crisis. You can't just wait for the market to fix it.
BNo, but you can build. Spain's got a supply problem, not just a greed problem.
BAnd in the meantime? Families are getting priced out of their own neighborhoods.
BSo you'd cap rents and hope landlords don't just sell up and make it worse?
BI'd rather try something than tell millions of people to just wait.
BFair. But the answer's still more housing, not just angrier strikes.
BSpeaking of anger, here's one that'll start a fight.
BThomas Massie, Republican from Kentucky, mocking his own party on election fraud.
BHe said, and I'm quoting: "We control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? We won all the damn elections."
BThat's Massie. He's never been one to protect the team from embarrassment.
BAnd he's right. You can't claim the system's rigged when you just swept it.
BUnless you think the fraud only works in races you lose, which is... a take.
BA bad one. And Massie knows it. That's why he said it out loud.
BThe replies are brutal. One guy just wrote: "But you controlled the White House, Senate, House, and Supreme Court."
BExactly. The math doesn't work for the fraud crowd.
BDifferent world entirely: Axios has a scoop about Nvidia chips and China.
BThey say President Trump authorized a crackdown on companies suspected of diverting advanced AI chips to China.
BBut one official kept standing in the way: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
BNow, this is a single-outlet report from unnamed sources. We couldn't confirm it independently.
BBut if it's true, it's a real fight inside the administration over how hard to squeeze China on chips.
BLutnick's a businessman. He knows how much American companies hate losing those sales.
BAnd the national security folks say every chip that gets through is a gift to Beijing's military.
BThat's the tension. Money versus missiles.
BI'd want to hear what Lutnick actually said before I hang him.
BFair. But the fact that it's leaking at all tells you there's a war inside the building.
BAnd one more from the lighter side, if you can call it that.
BRex Ryan, the former NFL coach and ESPN analyst, reportedly turned himself in to Nashville police today.
BHit-and-run charges. Police say he hit two pedestrians with his pickup last Thursday and kept going.
BPolice say the pedestrians had minor injuries, thank goodness. But leaving the scene? That's the part that gets you.
BPolice say there are six misdemeanor warrants. Failure to render aid, failure to obey a traffic signal.
BRyan's a big personality. Loud, brash, always good on TV. This is not a good look.
BNo, and ESPN's going to have a decision to make.
BWe'll see. But the lesson's the same for everyone: stop, render aid, call it in.
BAnd don't be famous when you don't.