The Universe has a new Miss and Ty Ty approves.
Miss Philippines, Catriona Gray, was crowned Miss Universe 2018 on Sunday night, and some are speculating that her signature runway walk may have sealed the deal.
Even America's Next Top Model creator and supermodel Tyra Banks agreed.
The final moment arrived.
Folks just could not get over that walk.
Banks reached out to Gray on Twitter to show her support and the two shared a special social media moment.
If Tyra loves it, we all love it.
There are also going to be questions and answers that are unique to the specific job and company you are applying for.
Answers that should give you a good sense of the company, and will likely pique the interest of the applicant.
Even if all applicants should think very carefully about whether or not what they've just been told is a good thing.
Redditor Navier_Stokes1000 was curious to hear things people might hear during a job interview that they should actually be wary of, leading them to ask:
"What is something mentioned by a recruiter in a job interview that seems innocent but is actually a red flag?"
"Unlimited time off."- michaelryannorton
“'We’ll get back to you about our decision either way next week'."
"Ghosts."- FruitLoop_Dingus25
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“'We’re like a family here'.”
"Usually means unpaid overtime, blurred boundaries, and emotional guilt instead of raises."- Complex_Trip139
"We all look out for each other."
"Means they expect you to cover shifts at the last minute when someone calls out."
"Work is more important than your personal life."- 18k_gold
"When asked about salary expectations for a territory manager role covering 3 counties in SE England, I gave the figure that I knew the outgoing manager was earning (as we knew each other), and the recruiter told me to be more realistic."
"So now I know that is BS if they say it."- Excellent_Peanut_772
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“'We like to have fun here'."
"Which means no, they do not. Any fun you DO have is corporate-approved, and they have a wildly aggressive HR department that will nail you to the cross if fun is had."- beardedsawyer
“'We’re like family here!'”
"Translation: they want you to prioritize the company/job like you would your family, while they treat you like a random passerby on the street."- CatherineConstance
"When the 'benefits' are sh*t like 'free fruit', 'pizza fridays' and 'Amazon vouchers'."
"That's code for 'we don't pay our staff enough' and 'we force a culture'."
"I come from a marketing background, I've seen all the hilarious sh*t agency owners pull to try and make their staff seem valued when they're really not."
"Instead of paying their staff more, they'll do a big company meeting and give 'employee of the month' a £50 Amazon voucher for those extra 20 hours they put in that month."
"They're salaried, so they don't get overtime."
"Any company that tries to keep you on the company's time is a red flag."
"I used to work for a hosting provider where they had an on-site gym, arcade, kitchen, cinema and bar."
"The CEO wanted you in the office, working out next to your team/manager in the morning and drinking with them afterwards.- Shinjetsu01
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"Team player means you will need to pick up the slack of other employees, or will need to cover for them."- old_Spivey
"This is a great opportunity to learn skills."
"...and go bankrupt and be homeless..."- Sorry-Climate-7982
"'We're all a big family here'."- Safe-Instance-3512
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"Any mention of any kind of 'dotted line' reporting."
"No."
"Just no."
"I either have direct reports as per the org chart or I don't."
"And I only report to the person above me in the org chart."
"'Dotted Line' means they want manager work out of you without manager authority or pay."
"Dotted line means you'll be expected to lead, but have no institutional leverage, authority, or decision-making responsibility."
"Somehow, you'll just have to 'convince' people to see you as a manager."
"In terms of reporting up, it means you will have to unofficially report to someone who you shouldn't and that person is inevitably a sh*t, and they inserted themselves into the job consignment that way just to grab power and bullied your actual manager in the process."
"Any company that uses that phrase is either exploitative or cheap."
"Neither is a good option."- ImprovementFar5054
"'Oh we have unlimited PTO'."
"It's not unlimited if they can control when you take them."
"And it means you can't get paid the equivalent should you leave."- MisterBerry94
"Be really careful if they are overly interested in you being multilingual if it really doesn't pertain to your job."
"You might get a bonus job that you can do in addition to the one you are applying for.It's always important to remember, a job interview is a two-way street."- No_Sector_8329
Not only is this a chance for potential employers to assess you for the position in question, but it is also a chance for you to see if this office will be a good fit for you.
... making it all the more important to stay alert for any of these potential red flags.
Massoudi offered her comments at the November 4 Duval County Public School board meeting in Jacksonville, Florida. During the public comment portion, anyone who wishes to speak may address the board for one minute on any topic they want.
Massoudi opened her speech by thanking the conservative board members and lamenting about how much criticism they receive. She claimed she knocked on thousands of doors to support conservative candidates, then warned she’d “knock on 20,000” doors to unseat the two liberal board members.
Massoudi, wearing an American flag vest, was there to lash out at a teacher who had previously spoken about bringing his husband’s brownies to a club meeting for students at an October 7 board meeting.
After thanking conservative board members, the proud Christian nationalist read from her Bible, quoting Matthew 18:6, which she misidentified as "Matthew Mark Luke." The passage when read in context refers to those vulnerable in their faith in Christ, not children, but Massoudi appeared ignorant of this.
Massoudi read from her phone:
“And this is recorded on Matthew Mark Luke, 'But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea'.”
Massoudi then went on a barely intelligible rant, saying:
“To that teacher that he said, ‘I’m weird, and I bring brownies to my class,’ and say, ‘My husband makes this.'”
“I have gay family members, and they, they saw that and say, ‘He’s crazy. He shouldn’t be in that school, in that class.’”
“What public school have hired that man to come and teach that to those innocent children?”
You can watch Massoudi's performance here:
People gave Massoudi's concerns all the respect they deserved.
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People found her choice of Bible readings disturbing.
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Others found the notion of gay brownies amusing.
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The teacher that Massoudi referenced was Steven Isicoff, who has been teaching at Duval for seven years. During the October 7 board meeting, Isicoff spoke in reference to the conservative majority on the board promoting their Christian nationalism.
Four board members are affiliated with the far-right group Moms for Liberty which routinely targets LGBTQ+ students, teachers, and parents.
Florida’s 2022 Parental Rights in Education Act, also known as the “Don’t Say Gay law,” banned instruction in classrooms about LGBTQ+ people.
The state has not said the law prohibits LGBTQ+ teachers from mentioning their spouses, but conservative Christian nationalist school board members have used the law to justify firing a teacher for being nonbinary and to ban a trans teacher from using the correct pronouns.
Immediately after the law’s passage, LGBTQ+ teachers in Orange County, Florida, were ordered not to display pictures of same-sex spouses.
Isicoff told the conservative board in October that students could tell he was queer without him telling them and that there were numerous queer educators who weren't going anywhere, whether the Christian nationalists liked it or not.
Isicoff added that because his students identified him as queer, he could be honest with them.
He stated:
"I sponsor a club, and when I bring in brownies, I get to tell my students that my husband made those brownies..."
Being honest and authentic with students is appalling to conservatives like Massoudi.
Maybe that's why so many conservative Christian leaders get caught lying, cheating, stealing, and committing sex crimes.
However, the Qualified Mortgage rule under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, enacted after the 2008 financial crisis, bars the federal government from creating mortgages longer than 30 years. That means Trump would need to find a novel workaround to make his plan viable.
The 30-year mortgage, which originated during the Great Depression, has long dominated the U.S. housing market because it offers relatively low monthly payments compared to shorter loan terms. A 50-year loan could lower payments even further—but at a steep cost. Borrowers would ultimately pay far more in interest over the life of the loan.
Here's just one example.
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Richard Green, professor of finance and business economics at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business, said the Trump administration's proposal is "not a good idea," noting that "it depends on what the interest rate is, but it could be like 30 or 40 years before you’ve even paid half your mortgage principal under those circumstances.”
When Ingraham pointed out that even Trump's own MAGA supporters have called his proposal "a giveaway to the banks and simply prolonging the time it takes for Americans to own a home outright," Trump was dismissive, blaming President Joe Biden and the Federal Reserve.
He claimed the long-term implications for borrowers would be minimal:
"It's not even a big deal. You pay a bit less. Some people have a 30, some people have a 40, now you have a 50. All it means is you pay less monthly over a longer period of time."
"It's not, like, a big factor. It might help a little bit but the problem was Biden did this. He increased the interest rates and I have a lousy Fed person who's going to be gone in a few months."
You can watch their exchange in the video below.
The math ain't mathin'—and people were quick to call Trump out.
The White House did not provide a concrete answer when journalists asked whether there are legislative plans to move the proposal forward, only saying that Trump "is always exploring new ways to improve housing affordability for everyday Americans."
Trump has repeatedly criticized the Federal Reserve this year for what he sees as a sluggish pace in lowering interest rates. The Fed cut its benchmark rate by a quarter-point in both September and October, but Chair Jerome Powell cautioned at a press conference last month that another rate reduction in December is not a “foregone conclusion.”
Meanwhile, Raphael Bostic, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, is set to retire when his term ends in February, creating a vacancy on the Fed’s key interest rate-setting committee just as Trump is looking to expand his influence over the central bank.
