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Double Pivot Podcast‬: Cycling and Crypto Correspondent
content aside, the body language here is… who is coaching him to act this way
CNN is covering the Kalshi prediction markets as though they are news
January 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Ratcliffe wanting Manchester United to embrace analytics, and doing so by creating direct lines of communication and authority between himself and someone 3-5 levels down on the org chart is truly Peak Jim www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
January 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
thankfully, we can all be certain that no current influencers are on the payroll of despotic foreign governments
January 7, 2026 at 2:46 PM
January 7, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Avant Gardner, the disastrously-run club that the Adams admin intervened to save its liquor license and used the same shady private EMS that Adams gave a massive no-bid immigrant services contract to, gets acquired by a Dubai-based company while Eric Adams is traveling in... Dubai
January 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM
the @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social on Amorim and United is very good and not only because @michaelcaley.bsky.social says “I’ll put a link in the shownotes to our conversation with Ben Walsh about Ineos and cycling, because he had this nailed from the start” www.patreon.com/posts/amorin...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:39 PM
this is going to be so good!!
Sharing some exciting personal news: I’m writing a book! About digital technology and the human mind. I’m excited to tell a story that anchors the reader in reality, when so much feels slippery and weird (and overwhelming and scary and oh jeez people are doing WHAT with Grok now??)—wish me luck! ✍️
January 6, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Or full time court house reporters, or development reporters or any borough level schools reporters and I don't think there's any borough-level restaurant coverage outside of Manhattan anymore either
January 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
more than 5 million residents and no full-time political reporters
I'd make the case that Brooklyn and Queens are the two biggest news deserts in the whole country.
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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I'd make the case that Brooklyn and Queens are the two biggest news deserts in the whole country.
January 6, 2026 at 8:56 PM
"what's up with this parking lot?" is my sincere pitch for a hyperlocal NYC podcast

honestly there are great stories there
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
January 6, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I did not fully realize the *massive* progress that's been made in reducing death from cardiovascular disease in the US.

66% drop from 1970 to 2022 and 89% drop in heart attack mortality in the same period

an insane public health achievement

www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Heart Disease Mortality in the United States, 1970 to 2022 | Journal of the American Heart Association
www.ahajournals.org
January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter.

Featuring illustrations by Grok, because “pixels 🟰 zero harm” apparently. www.ft.com/content/ad94...
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
checking on capital fleeing NYC in anticipation of the incoming socialist regime

www.cnbc.com/2026/01/06/m...
Manhattan office leasing in the fourth quarter was the strongest in 6 years
For all of 2025, Manhattan office leasing volume was the highest since 2019 and just 2.4% below 2019's pre-pandemic total.
www.cnbc.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
one underrated indignity of Ruben Amorin's departure from Manchester United is that the world now knows it is possible for him to play a back 4
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
hilarious claim: "The broader population of gamers is effectively uncountable, in part because the pastime now includes everyone from professional e-sports players to Wordle enthusiasts." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Razer Dives Into AI for Consumers, Professionals and Gamers
The maker of gaming keyboards and mice is planning a $600 million AI push.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:17 PM
New Year’s resolution ✅
The official Bulgaria account on Instagram is doing some pretty cool stuff
January 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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My favorite evidence that congestion pricing in New York has reshaped peoples’ behavior: we can see a surge of people trying to enter the zone before the price kicks up at 5 a.m., and after it decreases at 9 p.m.
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Saw a local celeb
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
a real solid slate pitch would be by somehow about how they're a archetarian -- vegetarian, except for McDonald's
sorry! if you're going to eat meat, the best way to do it is to take cuts which would be thrown away if you don't eat it!
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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With Amorim's sacking, let's look back fondly on the best moment in @weisenthal.bsky.social and Amorim look-a-like commentary, when Joe's mom @debra-in-guatemala.bsky.social agreed they look a lot alike.
January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
this is like the Soviet race chart but for all 9 allowable types Chicago guys in 1992
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
an interesting phenomenon is that Mamdani seems to know ball a lot better than many of his allies
Inbox: State Sen. Jabari Brisport, a longtime friend and ally of Mayor Mamdani, is endorsing Antonio Delgado for governor.

Mamdani hasn't endorsed in the gubernatorial primary yet.

Gov. Hochul backed Mamdani for mayor, tho.
January 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
surely a well-run, mid-table club like Manchester United should consider hiring the promising Celtic manager who just became available
January 5, 2026 at 3:45 PM