Henry Fung
@henryfung.bsky.social
transit, gambling, and sustainable suburbanism
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That face when a small city (South Pasadena) accidentally sends a test alert to the entire County of Los Angeles as a Shelter In Place warning.
Don’t do that.
Don’t do that.
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
That face when a small city (South Pasadena) accidentally sends a test alert to the entire County of Los Angeles as a Shelter In Place warning.
Don’t do that.
Don’t do that.
What idiot in South Pasadena decided to blast the entire county with their test message? Disincorporate the city.
November 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
What idiot in South Pasadena decided to blast the entire county with their test message? Disincorporate the city.
In team sports, you should not be able to bet on any individual activity. Yes/No Run First Inning, total runs, win/lose, sure. But not individual at bats, let alone individual pitches.
There is no “good” reason to be betting on individual pitches no matter where you set the limit. That is sickos only stuff that encourages users to be little gambling gremlins and all the hotline numbers can’t disguise that.
This is a move by sportsbooks and MLB, like many of its moves, to give an air of a correction while no correction is actually made
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 AM
In team sports, you should not be able to bet on any individual activity. Yes/No Run First Inning, total runs, win/lose, sure. But not individual at bats, let alone individual pitches.
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Zoning Practice magazine devotes an entire issue to *checks notes* pickleball noise
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Zoning Practice magazine devotes an entire issue to *checks notes* pickleball noise
The odds on Kalshi went from 76% to 95% with this drop. But Harrell needs more votes than Wilson outright at this point.
SEATTLE!!!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
We’ve now taken the lead by 91 votes! 🤯 This thing is certainly not over! Over 1,000 ballots have been challenged, so if you haven’t tracked your ballot yet get on it! Our trusty volunteers have been working hard to "cure" ballots so they count! We're so close!
November 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The odds on Kalshi went from 76% to 95% with this drop. But Harrell needs more votes than Wilson outright at this point.
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They fundamentally don’t understand the concept of insurance
A few years ago there was a terrible Gen Z tweet everyone dunked on about how people should get their car insurance payments back if they don’t use it. Anyway it’s fun to discover this is now the stated position of the GOP
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
They fundamentally don’t understand the concept of insurance
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Yeah, but that was before air travel was in trouble and the senators were personally affected, see
if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Yeah, but that was before air travel was in trouble and the senators were personally affected, see
Hot take: frozen vegetables are more than fine and you can find them at any dollar store. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25526594/
November 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Hot take: frozen vegetables are more than fine and you can find them at any dollar store. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25526594/
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If you had MTG pulling a reverse Synema on your bingo card please raise your hand.
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If you had MTG pulling a reverse Synema on your bingo card please raise your hand.
Time to get answers about why my state senator didn’t vote for SB 79.
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Time to get answers about why my state senator didn’t vote for SB 79.
DDHQ works on a 85% confidence level whereas most media will need 99%, but even Kalshi is at 50/50 right now as to the winner. It flipped yesterday to Harrell with that ballot release but then went to a coin flip today.
Decision Desk HQ appears to have called the race for Harrell. I think that’s quite premature.
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 AM
DDHQ works on a 85% confidence level whereas most media will need 99%, but even Kalshi is at 50/50 right now as to the winner. It flipped yesterday to Harrell with that ballot release but then went to a coin flip today.
You do have women who are confused or threatened by masc presenting people in the restroom, but trans bans do absolutely zero for this issue, and nothing short of identity checks before entering the restroom will.
I don't think it's even right to say the voting public doesn't care. I think the truth is a lot of voters may generally find trans identity moderately confusing but also *none of their business*.
on the other hand, they find an obsession with harming trans people - say it with me - deeply weird.
on the other hand, they find an obsession with harming trans people - say it with me - deeply weird.
Spanberger’s GOP foe spent 57% of her ad budget on anti-trans attacks. Spanberger focused on the economy. You see what won. trib.al/fkMmsR4
The simple truth told time and time again in the polls: The public doesn’t care about trans issues. Voters care deeply about the economy, inflation, & prices.
The simple truth told time and time again in the polls: The public doesn’t care about trans issues. Voters care deeply about the economy, inflation, & prices.
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 AM
You do have women who are confused or threatened by masc presenting people in the restroom, but trans bans do absolutely zero for this issue, and nothing short of identity checks before entering the restroom will.
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This is going to be an absolute disaster and they could stop it by ending the filibuster
LGA Terminal B sent an email last night to its tenant airlines (United, Air Canada, JetBlue, Southwest, etc) that basically says "hey if you know wtf is going on, let us know?"
Meetings between airlines and FAA didn't happen until *last night* for operational impacts starting *Friday*. Unreal.
Meetings between airlines and FAA didn't happen until *last night* for operational impacts starting *Friday*. Unreal.
November 6, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This is going to be an absolute disaster and they could stop it by ending the filibuster
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This is a completely random point, but I’ve never really liked the term “members of the public.” It gets used by city planners & city halls a fair bit. I’ve always thought it sounds odd & kinda begs the question “are there some of the public that aren’t members?”
Anyway, I just say “the public.”
Anyway, I just say “the public.”
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is a completely random point, but I’ve never really liked the term “members of the public.” It gets used by city planners & city halls a fair bit. I’ve always thought it sounds odd & kinda begs the question “are there some of the public that aren’t members?”
Anyway, I just say “the public.”
Anyway, I just say “the public.”
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Let's hope Trump strong-arms GOP senators into killing the filibuster. It'll be the best thing for Democrats and the country in the long run.
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Trump wants Republicans to kill the filibuster. Great!
In the long run, it would be good for Democrats and democracy.
www.publicnotice.co
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Let's hope Trump strong-arms GOP senators into killing the filibuster. It'll be the best thing for Democrats and the country in the long run.
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-fili...
My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-fili...
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I don't know of any synagogues in the US that don't already have their own security and it's not because of Mamdani, it's because white supremacists (Eve Fartlow's friends) keep threatening or attacking them.
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I don't know of any synagogues in the US that don't already have their own security and it's not because of Mamdani, it's because white supremacists (Eve Fartlow's friends) keep threatening or attacking them.
The leftist-derided No Kings protests are organizing boring soccer moms and old ladies to kick out Republicans in office. Any vote suppression will likely either further enrage attendees or be counter-effective as the GOP's own voters would end up being stopped.
He’ll certainly try, but I think the results might just make Republicans skittish about playing along.
Gerrymandering is now riskier as they might lose more seats in close contests. Suppression tougher with slimmer margins in the states. Intimidation only backfired.
Gerrymandering is now riskier as they might lose more seats in close contests. Suppression tougher with slimmer margins in the states. Intimidation only backfired.
not to bring the vibe down, but my guess is that after tonight Trump will probably double down on gerrymandering, voter suppression, and intimidation as tactics to disincentivize Dem turnout ahead of next year‘s midterms. (with margins like these, it won’t matter, but it’s a time to be vigilant)
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The leftist-derided No Kings protests are organizing boring soccer moms and old ladies to kick out Republicans in office. Any vote suppression will likely either further enrage attendees or be counter-effective as the GOP's own voters would end up being stopped.
The argument that Proposition 50 was a backdoor deal to redo maps was obliterated when everyone had the maps in front of them to vote up or down on. I voted NO, because I did not like how my hometown was being cleaved in half to ice out a political rival. But everyone had their voice.
Guess we're gonna need commentary from @rickhasen.bsky.social on this one. My immediate reaction is that a press release from the CA Leg is a *really* unpersuasive basis for this claim, given that Prop 50 was adopted by voters who had ballot materials in front of them.
GOP sues to block California's voter-approved congressional district redraw
The federal lawsuit comes only hours after Proposition 50 won a decisive victory at the polls.
www.courthousenews.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The argument that Proposition 50 was a backdoor deal to redo maps was obliterated when everyone had the maps in front of them to vote up or down on. I voted NO, because I did not like how my hometown was being cleaved in half to ice out a political rival. But everyone had their voice.
My biggest fear with Proposition 50 is that it getting 2/3 of the vote (which could happen!) is going to go to Newsom’s head when he runs for president.
As big as that Prop 50 margin is, it is likely to increase even more as the mail in votes are added over the next few weeks.
#California
#California
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My biggest fear with Proposition 50 is that it getting 2/3 of the vote (which could happen!) is going to go to Newsom’s head when he runs for president.
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Amtrak's San Joaquins service in California has been renamed as Gold Runner
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Amtrak San Joaquins Becomes Gold Runner, Marking a New Era for California Passenger Rail - Amtrak Media
Stockton, Calif. – The San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority (SJJPA) is proud to introduce a new chapter in the history of California’s intercity passenger
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November 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Amtrak's San Joaquins service in California has been renamed as Gold Runner
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One underrated aspect of Zohran is that he always wears a suit, always presents himself professionally while still doing fun and approachable retail politics. You don’t have to drape yourself yourself in hypebeast and post thirst traps, you can be fucking grown up respecting the office and be fun
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
One underrated aspect of Zohran is that he always wears a suit, always presents himself professionally while still doing fun and approachable retail politics. You don’t have to drape yourself yourself in hypebeast and post thirst traps, you can be fucking grown up respecting the office and be fun
You genuinely enjoy going to church but are still on the apps? Why aren’t you finding someone in a singles group? Or are they too unathletic for you?
This Washington Post article about MAGA people trying and failing to date in Washington is...really something
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November 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
You genuinely enjoy going to church but are still on the apps? Why aren’t you finding someone in a singles group? Or are they too unathletic for you?
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...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
dissatisfied by the New York Times coverage of Zohran Mamdani?
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
great news! I talked to the guy Thursday about his campaign’s success at bringing community together beyond this election, and contextualized how it’s potentially shifted youth engagement with politics by simply listening @teenvogue.com
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
...and less than 24 hours later Condé Nast has fired Lex and the rest of the Teen Vogue political desk, even as stories like this were bringing huge numbers of readers to the site
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I see that CBS chose not to air this part. It probably explains much of what they did decide to air.
November 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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The Mayo Clinic has a curious approach to human reproduction
November 2, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The Mayo Clinic has a curious approach to human reproduction