karen
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Was a Pacific Northwest geek, now a New England geek
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Almost half of all the suitable roofs in Australia have solar installed so they can provide free electricity midday to all Australians.
The free electricity scheme is probably meant to help subsidize the coal power plants though sadly. Energy transitions are difficult.
The free electricity scheme is probably meant to help subsidize the coal power plants though sadly. Energy transitions are difficult.
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Almost half of all the suitable roofs in Australia have solar installed so they can provide free electricity midday to all Australians.
The free electricity scheme is probably meant to help subsidize the coal power plants though sadly. Energy transitions are difficult.
The free electricity scheme is probably meant to help subsidize the coal power plants though sadly. Energy transitions are difficult.
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Today I remind my countrymen: Schumer must go. He must go now
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Today I remind my countrymen: Schumer must go. He must go now
Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington’s Retreat From Big Ideas On Health Care ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/11/10/s...
Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington’s Retreat From Big Ideas On Health Care | CT News Junkie
As voters feel financial pressure from runaway health care costs and crave innovations that would provide relief, the standoff in Congress has been firmly rooted in the status quo — keeping an existin...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Shutdown Has Highlighted Washington’s Retreat From Big Ideas On Health Care ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/11/10/s...
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Warren Buffett with his always elegant wit does a praise of public schools, family doctors and kindness [to whom it may concern]. His plan is to give all away. And he reminds us that "when you help someone in any of thousands of ways, you help the world. Kindness is costless but also priceless." WB
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Warren Buffett with his always elegant wit does a praise of public schools, family doctors and kindness [to whom it may concern]. His plan is to give all away. And he reminds us that "when you help someone in any of thousands of ways, you help the world. Kindness is costless but also priceless." WB
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Finns are very into tree diversity (because we have low tree diversity), but every time we ask Americans about trees that grow in their area and animals who live in those trees, Americans be like “Wtf are you on about? What??”
November 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Finns are very into tree diversity (because we have low tree diversity), but every time we ask Americans about trees that grow in their area and animals who live in those trees, Americans be like “Wtf are you on about? What??”
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Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
WASHINGTON—Having thus far caved on eliminating the filibuster, advancing an adequate climate change agenda, and protecting voting rights, congressional Democrats told reporters Wednesday they were si...
theonion.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Democrats Sick Of Being Blamed For Cowardice On Issues They Actually Just Don’t Care About
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When we did our documentary in 2012, they told us how — by changing a supplier’s container of pretzels from cylindrical to square — they could ship a ridiculous number of additional units from simply getting rid of the tiny spaces in between.
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Costco Craze: Inside the Warehouse Giant - CNBC Originals - Apple TV
Costco never advertises, charges its 64 million members to shop there and doesnt mark up any product more than 15%. Its unconventional business model …
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
When we did our documentary in 2012, they told us how — by changing a supplier’s container of pretzels from cylindrical to square — they could ship a ridiculous number of additional units from simply getting rid of the tiny spaces in between.
tv.apple.com/us/episode/c...
tv.apple.com/us/episode/c...
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I live in a super Catholic town where tiny village stores have 23 different Barilla varieties & people have statues of saints in their yards. Like, St Paul and Mary and stuff. Everyone is Mike or Angie. This pasta crisis is hitting Ridgefield like a nuclear bomb.
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I live in a super Catholic town where tiny village stores have 23 different Barilla varieties & people have statues of saints in their yards. Like, St Paul and Mary and stuff. Everyone is Mike or Angie. This pasta crisis is hitting Ridgefield like a nuclear bomb.
New Study Reveals UnitedHealth’s Hidden Hand
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open.substack.com/pub/healthca...
New Study Reveals UnitedHealth’s Hidden Hand
Research suggests UnitedHealth may be running a shell game — one that lets insurers flout regulations and obscure the harmful consequences of their vertical integration strategies.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
New Study Reveals UnitedHealth’s Hidden Hand
open.substack.com/pub/healthca...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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More color from JPMAM Kelly: Of the -35k Oct payrolls drop, there was likely a 120k decline in the federal workforce.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
More color from JPMAM Kelly: Of the -35k Oct payrolls drop, there was likely a 120k decline in the federal workforce.
Infant formula botulism cluster, black box warning for HRT, flu is waking up, new blood pressure guidelines, and more
Infant formula botulism cluster, black box warning for HRT, flu is waking up, new blood pressure guidelines, and more
This is your weekly Dose.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Infant formula botulism cluster, black box warning for HRT, flu is waking up, new blood pressure guidelines, and more
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#Vancouver #weather
20251111
Rain showers this morning but clearing in the afternoon, especially around Surrey and Langley. High around 13. Patchy fog tomorrow morning with light rain showers possible. Steady rain returns Wednesday with active weather to the end of the week.
#YVR #BCstorm
20251111
Rain showers this morning but clearing in the afternoon, especially around Surrey and Langley. High around 13. Patchy fog tomorrow morning with light rain showers possible. Steady rain returns Wednesday with active weather to the end of the week.
#YVR #BCstorm
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#Vancouver #weather
20251111
Rain showers this morning but clearing in the afternoon, especially around Surrey and Langley. High around 13. Patchy fog tomorrow morning with light rain showers possible. Steady rain returns Wednesday with active weather to the end of the week.
#YVR #BCstorm
20251111
Rain showers this morning but clearing in the afternoon, especially around Surrey and Langley. High around 13. Patchy fog tomorrow morning with light rain showers possible. Steady rain returns Wednesday with active weather to the end of the week.
#YVR #BCstorm
UnitedHealth Is Cashing In On The Open Enrollment Crisis www.levernews.com/unitedhealth...
UnitedHealth Is Cashing In On The Open Enrollment Crisis
Whether or not Congress extends the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, health care giants are poised to extract new profits from patient pain.
www.levernews.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
UnitedHealth Is Cashing In On The Open Enrollment Crisis www.levernews.com/unitedhealth...
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This is why I think they were motivated by airport chaos
King’s point is that it didn’t work because Trump was cutting SNAP benefits. But lower courts had required Trump to pay full SNAP, and while Trump *probably* would have won at SCOTUS, that outcome wasn’t guaranteed and would have been known soon anyway.
Sen. Angus King: "Standing up to Donald Trump didn't work"
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This is why I think they were motivated by airport chaos
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
From the article: "Nobody is better at turning victory into defeat than Chuck Schumer," said the NIH staffer.
From the article: "Nobody is better at turning victory into defeat than Chuck Schumer," said the NIH staffer.
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
"I would rather be an actual pawn. At least pawn sacrifices are calculated and achieve something."
www.gravityisgone.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
'A Slap in the Face': Federal Employees Feel Betrayed by Democrats' Shutdown Cave
From the article: "Nobody is better at turning victory into defeat than Chuck Schumer," said the NIH staffer.
From the article: "Nobody is better at turning victory into defeat than Chuck Schumer," said the NIH staffer.
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There’s a lot of polisci research showing that Democratic & Republican leaders both misjudge their voters to be more conservative than reality. And that was true already a decade ago.
This is not what they actually say. This is what they used to say, in the long ago before times when Shaheen learned to do politics. There is no kumbaya median voter anymore. The question you get knocking doors is not "why can't you all just work together?" it's "why didn't / will you fight harder?
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
There’s a lot of polisci research showing that Democratic & Republican leaders both misjudge their voters to be more conservative than reality. And that was true already a decade ago.
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1. One of the reasons I believe I have some insight into the political dynamics of government shutdowns is that I had a front-row seat as the head staffer for internal communications and legislative analysis for the House GOP during the first government shutdowns in 1995. I sat at all the meetings.
November 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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"We're caving now, but don't worry: we'll fight harder next time." -- Democratic axiom
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We're caving now, but don't worry: we'll fight harder next time." -- Democratic axiom
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Do NOT assume vote in Senate yesterday means shutdown is over.
Even Sen. King puts odds at 10% that it'll get done.
Vote yesterday was just PROCEDURAL to move to next stage.
No guarantee Senate will approve.
And House may not approve; Johnson says they won't.
And Trump wants to end ACA subsidies.
Even Sen. King puts odds at 10% that it'll get done.
Vote yesterday was just PROCEDURAL to move to next stage.
No guarantee Senate will approve.
And House may not approve; Johnson says they won't.
And Trump wants to end ACA subsidies.
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Do NOT assume vote in Senate yesterday means shutdown is over.
Even Sen. King puts odds at 10% that it'll get done.
Vote yesterday was just PROCEDURAL to move to next stage.
No guarantee Senate will approve.
And House may not approve; Johnson says they won't.
And Trump wants to end ACA subsidies.
Even Sen. King puts odds at 10% that it'll get done.
Vote yesterday was just PROCEDURAL to move to next stage.
No guarantee Senate will approve.
And House may not approve; Johnson says they won't.
And Trump wants to end ACA subsidies.
How an iconic and loved CT covered bridge (at Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth) was brought back to life. 'It’s a beautiful location' www.courant.com/2025/11/10/h...
How an iconic and loved CT covered bridge was brought back to life. ‘It’s a beautiful location’
“People want to continue to walk back and look at it and be able to say, ‘That’s the same bridge that I was at 40 years ago when I got married…or I got engaged,’” a lawmaker said.
www.courant.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
How an iconic and loved CT covered bridge (at Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth) was brought back to life. 'It’s a beautiful location' www.courant.com/2025/11/10/h...
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The Dow near 50,000, The Degenerate Economy, Will SCOTUS Save Christmas, Will Paramount Cancel Jon Stewart? What about Dr. Phil? And why does ‘Take On Me’ still have a hold on us 40 years later...
10 Monday AM Reads
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10 Monday AM Reads
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10 Monday AM Reads - The Big Picture
My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • The Dow Is Close to 50,000. How the Heck Did We Get Here So Fast? It took a 103-year slog through market crashes, depression, and crippling inflation to reac...
ritholtz.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The Dow near 50,000, The Degenerate Economy, Will SCOTUS Save Christmas, Will Paramount Cancel Jon Stewart? What about Dr. Phil? And why does ‘Take On Me’ still have a hold on us 40 years later...
10 Monday AM Reads
ritholtz.com/2025/11/10-m...
10 Monday AM Reads
ritholtz.com/2025/11/10-m...