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  • Mistakes can be corrected with a re-recorded deed or a recorded scrivener’s affidavit. All of these instruments have to be notarized, so a clerk will check for a notary’s stamp but these can also be faked or the notary themself can be tricked with fake IDs when they’re witnessing the doc signing. Fraud is what has to be taken to court to fix. And most fraud in a chain of title is going to be pretty easy to spot when doing a title search, but like the original post says, most of the time the owner might not ever notice it’s happened until they go to refinance or sell and the lender or purchaser orders a title search. Or someone comes knocking on their door to put up a for sale sign insisting that they own this house lol. If someone buys the property from the fraudster and doesn’t get a title search done and title insurance (this is incredibly dumb, get a title search done if you ever buy real estate for this and many other reasons), then they may not find out they don’t even own it until they go to sell it. Or it could pass through multiple people’s/entity’s hands if nobody is getting a title search. They’ll all need to end up in court to get their money back. There are some registers who offer a sort of notification system for if your property gets transferred, but even still it just notifies you when the deed has been done (literally).

    I think that creating a block chain could improve some aspects of real estate transfer, like needing to even do a title search, but I don’t 100% understand the nuances of how they work and would have questions about what sort of problems might arise if someone loses whatever key they use to access it or if they die or something and don’t leave a will with the key behind. Wouldn’t that create issues that would need a court to get involved to determine ownership?


  • If I’m interpreting your improvement correctly, that’s kind of how real estate property records already work (in my state in the US at least). As it stands now, a clerk at a county register of deeds office will record practically anything that you pay them to record. They do not interpret what is or isn’t a fraudulent deed, for example, because that would expose the clerk and the state to liability. If issues arise about ownership, that’s what the courts are for. Anyone can go down to the register of deeds’ office (or in some cases access the records online) and view the deeds because they’re public record. Other government entities, like the county assessor, will normally also make available a simple chain of title that shows you every deed/transfer of that property when you look it up by parcel number, address, owner name, etc. If a deed does wind up being determined to be fraudulent, normally the court order declaring it fraudulent and making a current ownership interpretation will also be recorded at the register’s office (those are called quiet title cases because the court is “quieting” all other parties who are alleged to have or claiming to have an interest in the property). So there’s both a public chain and a method of clearing up any inconsistencies in the chain.





  • What you’re thinking of is actually only applicable after a court judgment in China and it’s for judgment defaulters, i.e. people who have violated the law, received an order to pay a fine from the court (a judgment), and then proceeded to either evade the fine or hide their assets. It’s restricted to people who are within their means to pay the judgment and are still refusing or evading, and it’s limited to high consumption or consumption not essential to life/work. They can still travel, they just can’t buy plane tickets and nicer rail tickets or high speed rail. The government uses the restrictions to encourage people to pay their fines. The US and (I assume) western countries do similar things with judgments and bankruptcies all the time. In the US a court judgment is typically required to be paid off when you sell your home or before a lender will let you refinance your property, for example. Also a bankruptcy court can effectively restrict your right to purchase luxury items or travel or by scrutinizing your funds in court and requiring that you show up to certain court dates, just as examples. They can even refuse to let you sell your house and other assets and set stipulations for how debt must be repaid if they do let you sell it. The social credit score stuff is nonsense that’s long since been debunked or has Western equivalents that we don’t bat an eye at.




  • Not sure about the other presidential libraries, but I’ve been to the Clinton library in Little Rock, AR and it’s basically like a museum for his presidency. It’s filled with memorabilia like letters from celebrities congratulating him on his election and binders with his daily presidential schedule and shit. It’s basically a glaze house for Bill Clinton.


  • Obligatory “leave the leaves” if you can. Insects and small animals use the leaf litter and they’re good for soil creation (thanks, worms and fungi). Wondering why you don’t see as many lightning bugs/fireflies nowadays? Leave your leaves and they’ll have places to lay their eggs. Avoid becoming a member of the cult of the lawn!




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    The company that currently owns Bandcamp laid off all of the union bargaining team members when they acquired Bandcamp, or rather, didn’t extend an offer of employment to all of them which is effectively a layoff or firing. Just adding on to your comment so people are more aware, in case they need extra convincing to only buy from Bandcamp on that day (or preferably not at all). Purchase directly from artists whenever possible. Pretty sure those workers who were fired are still seeking resolution, and I don’t think Songtradr, the company that acquired Bandcamp, ever recognized the union even though they voted yes in their vote to unionize with OPEIU months before the acquisition. Go here for more info.