Bill Callahan
@cycbill.bsky.social
NE Ohio / Old grassroots digital equity hand / Data has its uses / Don't mourn, organize!
Chris Quinn bragging that cleveland.com news makes money unlike the Post-Gazette, cuz something something AI. No mention of Advance busting the Plain Dealer newsroom union by shifting news ops to Quinn's non-union online spinoff and laying off all the Guild members. Ask @connieschultz.bsky.social.
Why Cleveland’s newsroom is not facing Pittsburgh’s fate: Letter from the Editor
The Cleveland newsroom remains financially strong, unlike Pittsburgh's Post-Gazette, by embracing digital strategies and AI, ensuring quality journalism.
www.cleveland.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Chris Quinn bragging that cleveland.com news makes money unlike the Post-Gazette, cuz something something AI. No mention of Advance busting the Plain Dealer newsroom union by shifting news ops to Quinn's non-union online spinoff and laying off all the Guild members. Ask @connieschultz.bsky.social.
The very last thing Democrats should agree to is more money for Brendan Carr.
Appropriators Would Give FCC $416 Million Budget for FY2026
That’s in line with the agency’s request and up from its $390 million FY2025 budget.
broadbandbreakfast.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The very last thing Democrats should agree to is more money for Brendan Carr.
"'I feel very strongly that Ford Motor Company is sending a message that people can’t stand up for sexual abuse survivors,' Tlaib said." Yes, among other things.
A Ford worker called out Trump. The president flipped him off. Now, he's been suspended. • Michigan Advance
Updated on 1/14/26 at 7:25 a.m. A union-backed auto worker at Ford Motor Co. was caught on video heckling President Donald Trump as a “pedophile protector” when he visited a Dearborn factory on Tuesda...
michiganadvance.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"'I feel very strongly that Ford Motor Company is sending a message that people can’t stand up for sexual abuse survivors,' Tlaib said." Yes, among other things.
It will be fun to watch Husted try to distance himself from this shit as the election approaches.
"Husted praises ICE, warns Ohioans to steer clear of agents apprehending people." www.statenews.org/government-p...
Husted praises ICE, warns Ohioans to steer clear of agents apprehending people
U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) weighed in after days of protests against ICE in Ohio and elsewhere.
www.statenews.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:54 PM
It will be fun to watch Husted try to distance himself from this shit as the election approaches.
I wonder how diligently Mayor Bibb's people are monitoring the social media of public safety employees for insensitive or inappropriate comments about the assassination of Renee Good.
Fire chief who criticized Charlie Kirk on social media agrees to retire after settlement
The fire chief agreed to retire months after he reposted a political cartoon that criticized conservative activist Charlie Kirk after his assassination.
www.cleveland.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
I wonder how diligently Mayor Bibb's people are monitoring the social media of public safety employees for insensitive or inappropriate comments about the assassination of Renee Good.
Trump Commerce Dept has bullied states into diverting BEAD broadband subsidies for 750,000 rural homes, including almost half of BEAD locations in Ohio, to low earth orbit (LEO) satellite services owned by Musk and Bezos. @cdean.bsky.social in broadband.io says this could end very, very badly.
When BEAD's Satellite Solution Becomes a Single Point of Failure | The Broadband Community
The die has been cast. The NTIA's "Extremely High Cost Per Location Threshold" and subsequent "Benefit of the Bargain" round have effectively forced states to award significant BEAD funds to satellite...
www.broadband.io
December 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump Commerce Dept has bullied states into diverting BEAD broadband subsidies for 750,000 rural homes, including almost half of BEAD locations in Ohio, to low earth orbit (LEO) satellite services owned by Musk and Bezos. @cdean.bsky.social in broadband.io says this could end very, very badly.
Now see, this is interesting.
December 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Now see, this is interesting.
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The city of Cleveland was upset that people were actually coming into the city, so they decided on this.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12...
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12...
Cleveland to raise parking meter rates, extend enforcement into nights and weekends
Cleveland drivers will pay more to park, and pay more often.
www.cleveland.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The city of Cleveland was upset that people were actually coming into the city, so they decided on this.
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12...
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12...
Light Reading's @nicfer.bsky.social has an excellent recap of the eighteen podcast conversations she's conducted this year on aspects of the broadband divide. It's all still pretty current and worth checking out.
2025 in review: State of the digital divide
This year on The Divide podcast, we hosted conversations on progress and setbacks with broadband access, adoption and affordability. Here's a recap.
www.lightreading.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Light Reading's @nicfer.bsky.social has an excellent recap of the eighteen podcast conversations she's conducted this year on aspects of the broadband divide. It's all still pretty current and worth checking out.
Got an email today from BroadbandOhio. Apparently they know their BEAD proposal is approved but aren't sure exactly what changes the Trump people have made to it. "BroadbandOhio is still awaiting details of the approval and will release additional information as it becomes available." What we know:
December 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Got an email today from BroadbandOhio. Apparently they know their BEAD proposal is approved but aren't sure exactly what changes the Trump people have made to it. "BroadbandOhio is still awaiting details of the approval and will release additional information as it becomes available." What we know:
Trump Commerce Dept has approved Ohio's final proposal for spending BEAD rural broadband funds -- only $260 mil out of the state's original $793 mil grant. 40,000 of Ohio's 83,000 BEAD-assisted connections will be Low Earth Orbit Satellite, i.e. SpaceX. Fate of the remaining $550 mil is still TBD.
December 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump Commerce Dept has approved Ohio's final proposal for spending BEAD rural broadband funds -- only $260 mil out of the state's original $793 mil grant. 40,000 of Ohio's 83,000 BEAD-assisted connections will be Low Earth Orbit Satellite, i.e. SpaceX. Fate of the remaining $550 mil is still TBD.
Clevelanders, remember when Bernie Moreno was your Civic Leaders' favorite new-money donor, and they all dutifully hyped and attended his Blockland extravaganza, and invited him to join their boards (Cleve Foundation, Tri-C, Cleveland State University)? Yeah, this is the same guy. Go figure.
Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, just introduced a bill to ban Americans from holding dual citizenship. The bill says that to “preserve the integrity of national citizenship, allegiance to the United States must be undivided.” It’s called the Exclusive Citizenship Act.
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Clevelanders, remember when Bernie Moreno was your Civic Leaders' favorite new-money donor, and they all dutifully hyped and attended his Blockland extravaganza, and invited him to join their boards (Cleve Foundation, Tri-C, Cleveland State University)? Yeah, this is the same guy. Go figure.
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This is gonna have apocalyptic effects in places like southwestern Ohio, where we’ve got a higher percentage of foreign medical grads doing the work than the 25% that this article cites…
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
www.npr.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is gonna have apocalyptic effects in places like southwestern Ohio, where we’ve got a higher percentage of foreign medical grads doing the work than the 25% that this article cites…
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life is what happens between flushes. 🧵
November 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
life is what happens between flushes. 🧵
Ohio's original $793 million in BEAD rural broadband funding has been whittled down to just $240 million, partly by relegating 35,000 rural households to Musk satellite vouchers. Trump's people are pushing to claw back the other $550 mil. Maybe Sherrod Brown or Amy Acton should say something?
US states could lose $21 billion of broadband grants after Trump overhaul
Ernst bill would send broadband grant money to Treasury for deficit reduction.
arstechnica.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Ohio's original $793 million in BEAD rural broadband funding has been whittled down to just $240 million, partly by relegating 35,000 rural households to Musk satellite vouchers. Trump's people are pushing to claw back the other $550 mil. Maybe Sherrod Brown or Amy Acton should say something?
"The rural health care 'Hunger Games'" -- $50 billion in MAHA patronage that won't cover rural providers' losses from looming Medicaid and ACA cuts, but will keep proposal writers busy at megasystems like Cleveland Clinic. And also make lots of work for consultants and conference promoters.
Only a Fraction of Republicans’ Much-Touted $50 Billion Rural Health Fund Can Help Struggling Hospitals Pay Their Bills
As President Donald Trump’s deadline for a massive budget bill drew near...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"The rural health care 'Hunger Games'" -- $50 billion in MAHA patronage that won't cover rural providers' losses from looming Medicaid and ACA cuts, but will keep proposal writers busy at megasystems like Cleveland Clinic. And also make lots of work for consultants and conference promoters.
Cleveland.com (online Plain Dealer) does a daily podcast of Editor Chris Quinn and a few colleagues yakking about various topics. Then they publish one or more AI summaries of each yak session packaged as actual news stories -- with Quinn's takes always quoted at length. Do other papers do this?
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Cleveland.com (online Plain Dealer) does a daily podcast of Editor Chris Quinn and a few colleagues yakking about various topics. Then they publish one or more AI summaries of each yak session packaged as actual news stories -- with Quinn's takes always quoted at length. Do other papers do this?
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NTIA admin Arielle Roth recently said her agency will withhold federal broadband deployment funds fr any state that enacts affordability laws
Legal experts say it should be "laughed out of the room"
But it may be enough to dissuade some states from moving bills forward. Our story here 💻🌐📶⬇️
Legal experts say it should be "laughed out of the room"
But it may be enough to dissuade some states from moving bills forward. Our story here 💻🌐📶⬇️
Experts: Withholding BEAD Funds Because of State Affordability Laws On Shaky Legal Ground | Welcome to Community Networks
Legal analysts are questioning the recent assertion by the head of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) that the agency can legally withhold federal broadband deployme...
communitynetworks.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
NTIA admin Arielle Roth recently said her agency will withhold federal broadband deployment funds fr any state that enacts affordability laws
Legal experts say it should be "laughed out of the room"
But it may be enough to dissuade some states from moving bills forward. Our story here 💻🌐📶⬇️
Legal experts say it should be "laughed out of the room"
But it may be enough to dissuade some states from moving bills forward. Our story here 💻🌐📶⬇️
Guess there are no quiet parts now, it's all out loud. "By abolishing the FCC’s ownership cap, the Trump administration can allow the opportunity for more right-leaning affiliate owners to become more influential... Yet, puzzlingly, some people who should get this point are actually fighting it."
Former Newsmax Host Sean Spicer Backs Nexstar-TEGNA Deal Opposed by Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy
Trump 45’s first Press Secretary says abolishing the 39% cap allows more right-leaning affiliate owners to become more influential
broadbandbreakfast.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Guess there are no quiet parts now, it's all out loud. "By abolishing the FCC’s ownership cap, the Trump administration can allow the opportunity for more right-leaning affiliate owners to become more influential... Yet, puzzlingly, some people who should get this point are actually fighting it."
the benevolence of predators
will always blow my mind
will always blow my mind
Technopagans
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
www.youtube.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
the benevolence of predators
will always blow my mind
will always blow my mind
Trump bureaucrats keep making up new rules for states' use of rural broadband grants. This one means a NY law mandating $15-$20/mo Internet options for a million+ low income households wouldn't apply to Verizon and Spectrum, NY's two biggest ISPs, because they're taking BEAD $ to connect 7000 homes.
Roth: No State Net Neutrality, Affordability Laws for BEAD Participants
She said grantees would also have to forgo federal opex subsidies for BEAD builds.
broadbandbreakfast.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Trump bureaucrats keep making up new rules for states' use of rural broadband grants. This one means a NY law mandating $15-$20/mo Internet options for a million+ low income households wouldn't apply to Verizon and Spectrum, NY's two biggest ISPs, because they're taking BEAD $ to connect 7000 homes.
No Kings rally this afternoon in Meadville (pop 12-13K), Crawford County, PA.
October 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
No Kings rally this afternoon in Meadville (pop 12-13K), Crawford County, PA.
Fight, not flight.
Trump Administration Sued Over Canceled Digital Inclusion and Skills Grants
Termination of $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act programs ‘unconstitutional and unlawful,’ attorneys argue.
broadbandbreakfast.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Fight, not flight.