#peak output

[tsuchinokoroyale]

Was soooooo happy with this phase 1 which is what made it so much funnier that I was immediately clapped by his phase 2 😂

[supercantaloupe]

yeah yeah it's cliche to call beethoven the father/master of the symphony but name me another composer whose symphonies, all of them, every case, genuinely lives up to or exceeds the hype around them

[echofromtheabyss]

I’m 50. My culture as I know it may not survive another hundred years. I don’t know what the future holds. I am going to spend the rest of my life doing whatever the fuck I want, what I want in a job is something that gives me the work-life balance I need for that, and “whatever the fuck I want” in this particular year means obsessing over my self directed multimedia projects and making music about space.

[arolesbianism]

Working more on the local group of Synchronized Light and hoo boy. There's smth wrong with these guys.

[subsequentibis]

there are basically two conflicting impulses in my brain at all times and they are "i need to draw something Big and Cool right now so i know i'm still good at art" and "i am so fucking tired and i want to sleep for one million years and never do anything more difficult than rolling over in bed to a more comfortable position"

[shakebelton]

i'm scream laughing at this

[wizzard890]

okay so picture this.

You're a man named Jim Steinman. You are one of the most prolific songwriters of the 80s. In your spirit, output and essence, you are eternally popping a wheelie on a motorcycle while a hot half-naked woman clings to you and bats wheel in the sky above.

You wrote a song in which Meatloaf plays a hideously disfigured hunk who steals a nubile lady back to his crumbling manor and introduces her to the pleasures of magic lesbian group sex.

You wrote a song in which Celine Dion sings as Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights, dancing with Cathy's corpse on a beach in the moonlight; a scene which you, Jim Steinman, believe should have been in the book. (The moors of Wuthering Heights are landlocked, but you, Jim Steinman, are too fucking real to care about that.)

You wrote the song for the opening scene of the movie Streets of Fire, in which evil leatherdaddy Willem Dafoe leads his malefic motorcycle crew into a concert to abduct Diane Lane while she's wearing a skintight satin jumpsuit.

You wrote a song in which Bonnie Tyler wanders a haunted boarding school as literal demon twinks gyrate at her out of the fog.

There is no peak of goth camp that you, Jim Steinman, have not summited, no horny energy you have not tapped. They say that Alexander the Great wept when he saw there were no more worlds to conquer. But you, Jim Steinman, are not Alexander the Great. You, Jim Steinman, are better. You, Jim Steinman, have vision.

You take your most successful song, the song everyone knows, the most big-haired, white dress, gothic arches, doves flying, possessed choir boys chanting, bombastic song you have, and think: what if this, but with vampires.

And so you change the lyrics to be about death and infinity and a powerful bloodsucking lord seducing a girl who is ALL ABOUT IT, and then toss off a whole musical for this song to be the centerpiece to, and the musical is bad but it's also a weird hit that's been staged in fourteen countries and revived seven times, because nothing has ever whipped as campily, as ridiculously, as perfectly as this:

It never takes off in America. A prophet is without honor in his own land. But that doesn't matter. How could it matter? You are perhaps the most creatively self-actualized man who has ever lived. Look at that vampire. He's coming in hot and a hundred Venetian nuns gave their lives to make his ludicrously capacious lace sleeves. Look at that girl. She was born in a fog machine. She wore her best red velvet cape. She's down bad. She's singing Total Eclipse of the Heart the whole time.

You are Jim Steinman, and you have reached apotheosis.

[ajdrawshq]

i finished 7th dragon a lil while ago n some of the worldbuilding is so funny i cant stop thinking abt it. why is the lost city of atlantis populated by catgirls

[ln4swiftie]

Die with a smile - ln4

lando gets kicked off his spotify, but he’s happy about it.

warnings - just fluff bc i was bored !!

Lando was sitting in the lounge of the MTC, mindlessly scrolling on his phone. He had an early morning meeting with Zac and Andrea, resulting in him having to leave you home asleep in your warm bed.

He had his headphones on, opting to listen to music while he waited. watching the sun start to peak over the horizon, making its way into the sky.

Suddenly his music stopped.

He furrowed his brows checking his phone, thinking he accidentally paused it. He's even more confused to see that the device connected to his spotify account had been changed.

His music was now playing through…. an alexa…

Your alexa.

the alexa back home in your shared apartment.

Suddenly it clicks in his mind.

You were playing music at home, through the alexa while you were getting ready, completely unaware that you’ve interrupted his music.

He chuckled to himself as he watched the songs play through, becoming a spectator on his own spotify that he's been momentarily kicked off while he assumes you get ready for the brunch you mentioned to him the evening prior.

He decides to wait until you’re done with the alexa to play his music again. Not wanting to disturb your morning concert. Images of you dancing around the apartment while rushing your daily routine play through his mind.

He opens a note in his phone, jotting down all the songs you play, wanting to make them into playlists to play for you, specifically in the car.

The next song you play causes him to smile down at his phone like a lovestruck idiot.

“Die with a smile - Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga”

He imagines you singing your heart out to what's been your new favorite song recently (he's heard you talk about how good it is for days now, how you're certain it's going to win song of the year at the grammys next year.) He feels (semi) bad for the sweet elderly couple who lives next door to you two. Hoping the sound of your voice at 8am wasn't the worst alarm clock in the world.

In his humble opinion, he’d choose your voice over an alarm clock any day. to him you have the voice of an angel and adored hearing you sing your heart out like you were the next best contestant on The Voice.

When the song ended he waited a minute to make sure another wasn't queued. When no song began to play, he made sure to change the output device back to his headphones, returning back to his series of songs.

opening your messages, he sends you a quick text

morning pretty girl! hope you slept well and enjoy your brunch with the girls, i’ll see you when i get home.. i love you!!

he quickly hit sent and shoves his phone into his pocket perfectly timing Zac’s entrance into the room. standing up he follows Zac into the conference room, putting his headphones back into their respective case. excited to see what songs you choose to listen to tomorrow.

——

a/n - lmao i wrote this in like 10 mins but i saw it on tiktok and i was like “awwwh lets make this lando”

[reasonsforhope]

"As solar panels heat up beyond 25°C, their efficiency decreases markedly. Green roofs moderate rooftop temperatures. So we wanted to find out: could green roofs help with the problem of heat reducing the output of solar panels?

Our research compared a “biosolar” green roof — one that combines a solar system with a green roof — and a comparable conventional roof with an equivalent solar system. We measured the impacts on biodiversity and solar output, as well as how the plants coped with having panels installed above them.

The green roof supported much more biodiversity, as one might expect. By reducing average maximum temperatures by about 8°C, it increased solar generation by as much as 107% during peak periods. And while some plant species outperformed others, the vegetation flourished.

These results show we don’t have to choose between a green roof or a solar roof: we can combine the two and reap double the rewards...

How did the panels affect the plants?

In the open areas, we observed minimal changes in the vegetation cover over the study period compared to the initial planted community.

Plant growth was fastest and healthiest in the areas immediately around the solar panels. Several species doubled in coverage. We selected fast-growing vegetation for this section to achieve full coverage of the green roof beds as soon as possible.

The vegetation changed the most in the areas directly below and surrounding the solar panels. The Baby Sun Rose, Aptenia cordifolia, emerged as the dominant plant. It occupied most of the space beneath and surrounding the solar panels, despite having been planted in relatively low densities.

This was surprising: it was not expected the plants would prefer the shaded areas under the panels to the open areas. This shows that shading by solar panels will not prevent the growth of full and healthy roof gardens.

What were the biodiversity impacts?

We used environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys to compare biodiversity on the green roof and conventional roof. Water run-off samples were collected from both roofs and processed on site using portable citizen scientist eDNA sampling equipment to detect traces of DNA shed by the species on the roof.

The eDNA surveys detected a diverse range of species. These included some species (such as algae and fungi) that are not easily detected using other survey methods. The results confirmed the presence of bird species recorded by the cameras but also showed other visiting bird species went undetected by the cameras.

Overall, the green roof supported four times as many species of birds, over seven times as many arthropods such as insects, spiders and millipedes, and twice as many snail and slug species as the conventional roof. There was many times the diversity of microorganisms such as algae and fungi.

Encouragingly, the green roof attracted species unexpected in the city. They included blue-banded bees (Amegilla cingulata) and metallic shield bugs (Scutiphora pedicellata).

How did the green roof alter temperatures?

The green roof reduced surface temperatures by up to 9.63°C for the solar panels and 6.93°C for the roof surfaces. An 8°C reduction in average peak temperature on the green roof would result in substantial heating and cooling energy savings inside the building.

This lowering of temperatures increased the maximum output of the solar panels by 21-107%, depending on the month. Performance modelling indicates an extensive green roof in central Sydney can, on average, produce 4.5% more electricity at any given light level.

These results show we don’t have to choose between a green roof or a solar roof. We can combine them to take advantage of the many benefits of biosolar green roofs.

Biosolar roofs can help get cities to net zero

The next step is to design green roofs and their plantings specifically to enhance biodiversity. Green roofs and other green infrastructure may alter urban wildlife’s activities and could eventually attract non-urban species.

Our green roof also decreased stormwater runoff, removed a range of run-off pollutants and insulated the building from extremes of temperature. A relatively inexpensive system provides all of these services with moderate maintenance and, best of all, zero energy inputs.

Clearly, biosolar green roofs could make major contributions to net-zero cities. And all that’s needed is space that currently has no other use."

-via GoodGoodGood, May 12, 2024

[zvaigzdelasas]

[ABC is Australian State Media]

While Australia debates the merits of going nuclear and frustration grows over the slower-than-needed rollout of solar and wind power, China is going all in on renewables.

New figures show the pace of its clean energy transition is roughly the equivalent of installing five large-scale nuclear power plants worth of renewables every week.

A report by Sydney-based think tank Climate Energy Finance (CEF) said China was installing renewables so rapidly it would meet its end-of-2030 target by the end of this month — or 6.5 years early.

It's installing at least 10 gigawatts of wind and solar generation capacity every fortnight.

By comparison, experts have said the Coalition's plan to build seven nuclear power plants would add fewer than 10GW of generation capacity to the grid sometime after 2035.[...]

Smart Energy Council CEO John Grimes, who recently returned from a Shanghai energy conference, said China has decarbonised its grid almost as quickly as Australia, despite having a much harder task due to the scale of its energy demand.

"They have clear targets and every part of their government is harnessed to deliver the plan," he said.

China accounts for about a third of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. A recent drop in emissions (the first since relaxing COVID-19 restrictions), combined with the decarbonisation of the power grid, may mean the country's emissions have peaked.

"With the power sector going green, emissions are set to plateau and then progressively fall towards 2030 and beyond," CEF China energy policy analyst Xuyang Dong said.[...]

The world's largest solar and wind farms are being built on the western edge of the country and connected to the east via the world's longest high-voltage transmission lines.[...]

Renewables have a "capacity factor" (the ratio of actual output to maximum potential generation) of about 25 per cent, whereas nuclear's is as high as 90 per cent.

So although China is installing solar and wind generation equivalent to five large nuclear power plants per week, their output is closer to one nuclear plant per week.[...]

To "firm" or stabilise the supply of power from its renewable energy zones, China is using a mix of pumped hydro and battery storage, similar to Australia.

"They're installing 1GW per month of pumped hydro storage," Mr Buckley said.

"We're struggling to build the 2GW Snowy 2.0 in 10 years."[...]

The China Energy Council estimated renewables generation would overtake coal by the end of this year.

The CEF's Xuyang Dong said despite the country's reliance on coal, "having China go green at this speed and scale provides the world with a textbook to do the same".[...]

"In China they decide they're going to do something and then they go and do it."

15 Jul 24

[arolesbianism]

Some more concept designs for my newest iterator ocs! In order we have Endless Grains of Sand (she/her), Deep Coated Mist (she/her), Purity Preserved (he/they), and Twisted Orbit (he/they/she). This is also in order from oldest to youngest, Sand and Mist are both Very old

(Synchronized Light is also a part of the group, they’re the very youngest)

[heytherecentaurs]

What a masterclass of D&D combat from the players and the DM.

Brennan did such a good job of making the combat engaging and dynamic. He juggled so many plates and kept his cards close to his chest regarding aspects no one was aware of until near the end.

The Bad Kids maximized their effectiveness and importantly, they stayed on top of their HP better than they ever have before.

Adaine did some really great spellcasting plus the exploding mephits. Her Bigby’s Hand (or whatever it’s called) dealt solid damage and using it as a bonus action after casting is great. Really helped whittle down the purple worm’s massive HP.

Gorgug took all the punishment from a CR 15 purple worm and beat it after already fighting other monsters. Zac was in crit city this episode and he needed to me to beat that fucker.

Fig got to smite and used Booming Blade and spirit guardians to fuck up enemies basically doubling (sometimes more) her damage output every round (Really effective against the swarms.) and she 1v1ed a Wyvern, which is only a CR 6 but she also had other monsters after her because was disguised as Gaven. Really the mix of hexblade, paladin and bard stuff she did was cool. (Bonus action heals were good.)

Fabian as sort of a floating fighter, getting into the mix and fighting monsters wherever needed was so helpful and his flourishes and using his spell slots for his magical sword were great. He didn’t necessarily get the biggest moments this fight but he was integral and they’d have sorely missed him because he killed a lot of creatures. Not to mention the Hangman’s breath and bite attacks.

Riz doing peak rogue shit with haste and coming in clutch sniping monsters. Saving Gavin’s life, being able to ready an action to shoot from hiding and just all the sneak attack goodness. Plus Murph was so good about the test parts. He and Riz both seem to really thrive in stressful situations.

And Kristen who took her role as the primary healer so seriously it kept everyone up and banished a monster for good. Ally has been far more diligent about using Kristen’s abilities this season and it’s been such a big help. Plus truesight wrecked Killerpally’s plot to fuck them.

And they did all of this while answering timed test questions. This is the best they’ve ever played from a technical standpoint. Bill Seacaster would be proud they took his afterschool lessons to heart.

[mostlymarvelsstuff]

Moi Devochki: NSFW Alphabet, Alpha Natasha

WandaNat Masterlist Marvel Masterlist Moi Devochki Masterlist

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

Despite what she’d have you believe, she's a cuddler. After helping her Omegas clean up and get settled, she's pulling you both as close as possible and keeping you wrapped up in her strong embrace. There's a security in knowing that you're both near, a security she no longer takes for granted. And though she’d probably deny it, she also highly enjoys words of affirmations and declarations/reminders of yours and Wandas love for her. 

And she of course cares for both her mates in their desired ways, being sure to offer up as many sweet words as possible along with the same reminders of love that she seeks, as well as caressing you both softly until you all drift off to sleep.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

Her favorite body part is her arms. She works tirelessly in the gym to keep them in peak shape, and she's very proud of where she's gotten them. So to be able to hold the two Omegas she cares for most within those very arms is very fulfilling. She feels like as long as you and Wanda are there, within her hold, then nothing bad could possibly happen. And she knows if anyone ever tried anything, she'd easily deck whoever it was causing you or Wanda strife.

Her favorite body part of both yours and Wandas is your/her thighs. What can she say, she's an Alpha that knows what she likes. And she loves thighs. She enjoys their plushness, how they wrap around her head or waist when she's pleasuring you/her, how they tremble when you/her are cumming, and how all it takes is a few touches to them to get either of you riled up.

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

She's used to producing a large amount of semen when she cums, that's just how an Alphas biology works. But she was rather unprepared for just how much her output would increase when her Omegas were in heat. She produces enough then that it causes her balls to get a bit heavier and ache, but perhaps that's just what happens when you claim two Omegas and must satisfy both when mating.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

To her embarrassment, before the three of you got together, she had to sneak off quite a few times after training to relieve herself. At first it was just when she’d get one of you in a certain position by accident or when one of you would end up brushing up against her. But after a while it was simply enough to just watch the two of you spare together.

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

Being raised in the Red Room unfortunately made her experienced at quite the young age. She can very easily work someone up with her words alone, and her hands and tongue are beyond skilled. She can pleasure you and Wanda multiple times before even sinking her cock into you. But once she does do that, its an even ore incredible experience. She knows exactly how to move, what to say and where to touch. Though she is still learning a few details about each of your preferences.

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

She's torn between missionary and doggy. She loves the closeness and comfy feelings that missionary evokes in all three of you, and she does enjoy being able to look her mates in the eyes. But there's just something about doggy that gets her feeling more primal, and she loves being able to just let lose and feel that side of herself as she fucks either of you.

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

It really depends on the mood set by her mates. She can crack a few jokes or tease if either of you are feeling jovial. And she does love being able to share laughs and smiles while in such vulnerable situations. But she can also be straight to the point and no nonsense. Usually though, this only happens to an unbendable degree when something is bothering her or when she's in her ruts. A horny and pent up Alpha is nothing to play with.

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

She has a happy trail from her belly button down to her bush, which she lets grow freely since its not too wild . And yes, the carpet matches the drapes. 

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

Surprisingly to her, she's found that she is actually quite romantic. She has a very big soft side that just yarns for love. To both show it and bask in it, and once she knew you both wanted to be hers that soft side showed itself.

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

In the rare times that she does masterbate she always cums with a moan of “Omegas!” Because even if you or Wanda aren’t directly responsible for giving her pleasure at that moment, there's no one else on her mind other than her mates.

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

She has a bit of a possessive side, especially after everything that happened with Steve, and she's not afraid to let that be known. She enjoys reminding both of you that you are hers and she isn’t afraid to leave hickies or have either of you leave scratches in places that are noticeable to the rest of the team.

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

Her favorite place is your shared nest. Not just because it's where she first had you both and was able to claim you, but also because of its comfort and scents. The bed is nice, but nothing compares to an Omegas safespace that they welcome their Alpha into.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

When it comes to you and Wanda there's frankly not much that doesn’t turn her on. But she's especially a fan of when either of you becomes a bit handsy with her, squeezing her ass or groping her bulge when you're wanting her is a quick way to have her hard and twitching.

Being vocal about wanting/needing her is also a favorite. She just loves hearing you both tell her what you want//need from her, or how you want her to touch/take you. It drives her wild in the best possible way.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

She absolutely under no circumstances would partake in impact play or weapon play. Both of these things were not only used against her in the Red Room by superiors, but she was also made to use such tactics. She always hated it, and it made her feel so uncomfortably small. She never wants to relive those memories, nor does she want to cause you or Wanda to feel as she had so these kinks are off the table.

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

She prefers to give. She loves being able to taste her Omegas and bring them pleasure with only her mouth. She is very skilled with her tongue, but she's always eager to see if there's even more for her to learn about how best to pleasure you both.

But she certainly enjoys receiving it as well. Seeing either of her mates on their knees before her with her cock in their mouth as they hollow their cheeks is a sight and sensation like none other.

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

Normally she prefers things slower and sensual. She sees no need to rush intimacy with her mates, and believes the more time spent slowly appreciating each other only strengthens your bonds. However this all flies out the window when her rut hits, and during that time she tends to be faster and rougher.

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

She loves quickies, and especially so when she's in rut. Normally she indulges in them a fair amount, as she finds it very hard to keep her hands to herself when her Omegas just look so good. When in rut it's not unusual for her to indulge in several a day through her ruts duration.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

She's more than willing to experiment and take risks as long as it's within her and her mates comfort levels. 

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

Her stamina is very impressive and is likely due to her intense training. She has more energy than even she's prepared for sometimes and therefore she can last anywhere from two rounds to seven before needing a break. And during her ruts she can last even longer, going for hours at a time.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

The only toy she currently has is a pocket pussy. Usually she uses it on herself in those rare times that she masturbates, but sometimes you or Wanda will hold it and stroke her with it. 

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

She likes to tease on occasion, but its never for long because she often finds herself just as needy/turned on as whichever Omega she's teasing.

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

She's quite vocal, always letting out praise or grunts/groans. And she lets out moans when she's really feeling good. She's loud enough that she can be heard by you and Wanda, but it's not loud enough to alert anyone else on what's happening. 

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

When she masturbates she loves playing with her knot. It's so sensitive and touching/teasing it with her hands evokes a unique feeling of pleasure that was only ever replicated once she felt what it was like to bury her knot in her mates pussies.

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

She has multiple scars from both her time in the Red Room and her early Shield days. Some are from bullets, others from knives or explosions. She can at times be insecure about how marred her skin is, but you and Wanda always reassure her. She also has quite a few freckles across her body. 

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

Quite high. She finds it incredibly hard to resist her Omegas, and she honestly wouldn’t even want to. Thankfully her mates' drives match her own.

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

Not very quickly. She loves to care for her mates, helping clean them up and cuddle them before she allows herself to get comfortable and drift off to sleep. There are however times, like when she's in her ruts, that she fucks until exhaustion and will just pass out, and she always feels terrible about it even though you and Wanda don’t truly mind.

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[simply-ivanka]

How the Biden-Harris Economy Left Most Americans Behind

A government spending boom fueled inflation that has crushed real average incomes.

By The Editorial Board -- Wall Street Journal

Kamala Harris plans to roll out her economic priorities in a speech on Friday, though leaks to the press say not to expect much different than the last four years. That’s bad news because the Biden-Harris economic record has left most Americans worse off than they were four years ago. The evidence is indisputable.

President Biden claims that he inherited the worst economy since the Great Depression, but this isn’t close to true. The economy in January 2021 was fast recovering from the pandemic as vaccines rolled out and state lockdowns eased. GDP grew 34.8% in the third quarter of 2020, 4.2% in the fourth, and 5.2% in the first quarter of 2021. By the end of that first quarter, real GDP had returned to its pre-pandemic high. All Mr. Biden had to do was let the recovery unfold.

Instead, Democrats in March 2021 used Covid relief as a pretext to pass $1.9 trillion in new spending. This was more than double Barack Obama’s 2009 spending bonanza. State and local governments were the biggest beneficiaries, receiving $350 billion in direct aid, $122 billion for K-12 schools and $30 billion for mass transit. Insolvent union pension funds received a $86 billion rescue.

The rest was mostly transfer payments to individuals, including a five-month extension of enhanced unemployment benefits, a $3,600 fully refundable child tax credit, $1,400 stimulus payments per person, sweetened Affordable Care Act subsidies, an increased earned income tax credit including for folks who didn’t work, housing subsidies and so much more.

The handouts discouraged the unemployed from returning to work and fueled consumer spending, which was already primed to surge owing to pent-up savings from the Covid lockdowns and spending under Donald Trump. By mid-2021, Americans had $2.3 trillion in “excess savings” relative to pre-pandemic levels—equivalent to roughly 12.5% of disposable income.

So much money chasing too few goods fueled inflation, which was supercharged by the Federal Reserve’s accommodative policy. Historically low mortgage rates drove up housing prices. The White House blamed “corporate greed” for inflation that peaked at 9.1% in June 2022, even as the spending party in Washington continued.

In November 2021, Congress passed a $1 trillion bill full of green pork and more money for states. Then came the $280 billion Chips Act and Mr. Biden’s Green New Deal—aka the Inflation Reduction Act—which Goldman Sachs estimates will cost $1.2 trillion over a decade. Such heaps of government spending have distorted private investment.

While investment in new factories has grown, spending on research and development and new equipment has slowed. Overall private fixed investment has grown at roughly half the rate under Mr. Biden as it did under Mr. Trump. Manufacturing output remains lower than before the pandemic.

Magnifying market misallocations, the Administration conditioned subsidies on businesses advancing its priorities such as paying union-level wages and providing child care to workers. It also boosted food stamps, expanded eligibility for ObamaCare subsidies and waved away hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt. The result: $5.8 trillion in deficits during Mr. Biden’s first three years—about twice as much as during Donald Trump’s—and the highest inflation in four decades.

Prices have increased by nearly 20% since January 2021, compared to 7.8% during the Trump Presidency. Inflation-adjusted average weekly earnings are down 3.9% since Mr. Biden entered office, compared to an increase of 2.6% during Mr. Trump’s first three years. (Real wages increased much more in 2020, but partly owing to statistical artifacts.)

Higher interest rates are finally bringing inflation under control, which is allowing real wages to rise again. But the Federal Reserve had to raise rates higher than it otherwise would have to offset the monetary and fiscal gusher. The higher rates have pushed up mortgage costs for new home buyers.

Three years of inflation and higher interest rates are stretching American pocketbooks, especially for lower income workers. Seriously delinquent auto loans and credit cards are higher than any time since the immediate aftermath of the 2008-09 recession.

Ms. Harris boasts that the economy has added nearly 16 million jobs during the Biden Presidency—compared to about 6.4 million during Mr. Trump’s first three years. But most of these “new” jobs are backfilling losses from the pandemic lockdowns. The U.S. has fewer jobs than it was on track to add before the pandemic.

What’s more, all the Biden-Harris spending has yielded little economic bang for the taxpayer buck. Washington has borrowed more than $400,000 for every additional job added under Mr. Biden compared to Mr. Trump’s first three years. Most new jobs are concentrated in government, healthcare and social assistance—60% of new jobs in the last year.

Administrative agencies are also creating uncertainty by blitzing businesses with costly regulations—for instance, expanding overtime pay, restricting independent contractors, setting stricter emissions limits on power plants and factories, micro-managing broadband buildout and requiring CO2 emissions calculations in environmental reviews.

The economy is still expanding, but business investment has slowed. And although the affluent are doing relatively well because of buoyant asset prices, surveys show that most Americans feel financially insecure. Thus another political paradox of the Biden-Harris years: Socioeconomic disparities have increased.

Ms. Harris is promising the same economic policies with a shinier countenance. Don’t expect better results.