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Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
January 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
This lad Own Goal has been a great signing for Arsenal
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This lad Own Goal has been a great signing for Arsenal
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“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
“.. He cared about people deeply ..,” said Michael Pretti, Alex’s father. “He thought it was terrible, you know, kidnapping children, just grabbing people off the street. He cared about those people, and he knew it was wrong ..”
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
@washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/national/202...
I wrote about how the college football sausage gets made in the era of NIL Go: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Business of College Football Has Never Been More Exciting or More of a Mess
The NIL spigot continues to flow despite a revenue-sharing cap.
www.bloomberg.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I wrote about how the college football sausage gets made in the era of NIL Go: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
For our latest business of sports newsletter, I wrote a love letter to @vermontgreenfc.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Unofficial Bloomberg Business of Sports Awards 2025
The money being thrown at sports teams, leagues, conferences, pickleball, etc, will dry up. But this year, the cash still flowed.
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
For our latest business of sports newsletter, I wrote a love letter to @vermontgreenfc.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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"For prediction market customers, it’s buyer beware. When you trade in sports contracts, you might be up against a counterparty with sophisticated statistical models or even a team of quants on their side. And you might be up against someone with access to information you don’t have."
Kalshi and Other Prediction Markets Should Scare Sports Leagues
A lack of regulation can leave bettors vulnerable to manipulation.
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"For prediction market customers, it’s buyer beware. When you trade in sports contracts, you might be up against a counterparty with sophisticated statistical models or even a team of quants on their side. And you might be up against someone with access to information you don’t have."
The culture of prediction markets around insider trading, at least in their early days, doesn’t fit with the integrity needs of sports leagues.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Kalshi and Other Prediction Markets Should Scare Sports Leagues
A lack of regulation can leave bettors vulnerable to manipulation.
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The culture of prediction markets around insider trading, at least in their early days, doesn’t fit with the integrity needs of sports leagues.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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scoop: one of the largest renewable energy projects in the u.s. is quietly getting killed
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
Scoop: Giant Wind Farm Off New Jersey Coast Is Getting Killed
Leading Light can’t move forward, a legal counsel wrote to state regulators.
heatmap.news
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
scoop: one of the largest renewable energy projects in the u.s. is quietly getting killed
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
say goodbye to leading light, the latest casualty of trump’s war on offshore wind
(also means there is essentially no more offshore wind in progress at all for new jersey)
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"Bon Jovi has eaten two bowls of pasta. I am struggling to keep pace. I feel supremely conscious of his fame. Stardom means there is always a schedule, a car, a plane. Our conversation continues only at his discretion. If he wanted, he could slip away more easily than the spaghetti on my fork."
Jon Bon Jovi: ‘Fame is a liar and a thief’
The rock legend on making peace with the critics, the business of running a band — and his history with Donald Trump
www.ft.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"Bon Jovi has eaten two bowls of pasta. I am struggling to keep pace. I feel supremely conscious of his fame. Stardom means there is always a schedule, a car, a plane. Our conversation continues only at his discretion. If he wanted, he could slip away more easily than the spaghetti on my fork."
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To all the Dick’s I’ve loved before www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Inside the Empire That Sports Parents Built
Moms and dads with coolers, cleats and credit cards are powering a $40 billion US youth-sports industry and its unofficial home base, Dick’s Sporting Goods.
www.bloomberg.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
To all the Dick’s I’ve loved before www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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If you’ve ever spent a Saturday shouting from the sidelines, you’ve probably helped build Dick’s Sporting Goods’ $13 billion empire.
Inside the Empire That Sports Parents Built
Moms and dads with coolers, cleats and credit cards are powering a $40 billion US youth-sports industry and its unofficial home base, Dick’s Sporting Goods.
bloom.bg
October 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If you’ve ever spent a Saturday shouting from the sidelines, you’ve probably helped build Dick’s Sporting Goods’ $13 billion empire.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods — "which began life in 1948 as a fishing and camping store in Binghamton, New York — has become the Levi Strauss of the youth sports gold rush. It’s the leading supplier for young athletes searching for glory." Happy weekend, to my fellow sports parents out there!
Inside the Empire That Sports Parents Built
Moms and dads with coolers, cleats and credit cards are powering a $40 billion US youth-sports industry and its unofficial home base, Dick’s Sporting Goods.
www.bloomberg.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Dick’s Sporting Goods — "which began life in 1948 as a fishing and camping store in Binghamton, New York — has become the Levi Strauss of the youth sports gold rush. It’s the leading supplier for young athletes searching for glory." Happy weekend, to my fellow sports parents out there!
To all the Dick’s I’ve loved before www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Inside the Empire That Sports Parents Built
Moms and dads with coolers, cleats and credit cards are powering a $40 billion US youth-sports industry and its unofficial home base, Dick’s Sporting Goods.
www.bloomberg.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
To all the Dick’s I’ve loved before www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned
You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned
Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists
The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires.
Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned
Robot umps are coming to MLB next year. I wrote about testing them in the Atlantic League a few years back: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
MLB Is Testing Ways to Fix Baseball’s Boredom Problem
The league is using the independent Atlantic League as a laboratory for changes that could speed up games and add more drama.
www.bloomberg.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Robot umps are coming to MLB next year. I wrote about testing them in the Atlantic League a few years back: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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It’s a true fact: I got a Business Job in the Business World, which I start next week. But on my last day, Slate let me do one last job: A post about [portentously] all that I’ve seen. slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Biggest Difference Between the Trump Era and the Obama Era
How did literally everything go up for debate?
slate.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It’s a true fact: I got a Business Job in the Business World, which I start next week. But on my last day, Slate let me do one last job: A post about [portentously] all that I’ve seen. slate.com/news-and-pol...
I wrote about Ballhalla with Vanessa Perdomo: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How the Golden State Valkyries Became the Hottest Team in the WNBA
They entered the league at the right time, in the right city—and with the right amount of swagger.
www.bloomberg.com
September 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I wrote about Ballhalla with Vanessa Perdomo: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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After 30 years at USA TODAY, it's -30- for me. I have taken a buyout. It's been the thrill and dream of a lifetime. Being a newspaper person was all I ever wanted out of work. There's not enough room to acknowledge everyone who deserves it but my gratitude runs wide and deep.
August 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
After 30 years at USA TODAY, it's -30- for me. I have taken a buyout. It's been the thrill and dream of a lifetime. Being a newspaper person was all I ever wanted out of work. There's not enough room to acknowledge everyone who deserves it but my gratitude runs wide and deep.
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NJ Transit's official data makes it difficult to tell just how bad it is. So @suryamattu.com and I spent three months collecting the raw location data for more than 190,000 trains on NJT, Metro-North, and LIRR. Then @mariepastora.bsky.social made the graphics to show you. The answer: Very bad.
NJ Transit Is NYC’s Least Reliable Commuter Rail — By a Long Shot
An analysis of real-time train data shows its passengers face major service disruptions at six times the rate of riders on other NYC commuter railways.
www.bloomberg.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
NJ Transit's official data makes it difficult to tell just how bad it is. So @suryamattu.com and I spent three months collecting the raw location data for more than 190,000 trains on NJT, Metro-North, and LIRR. Then @mariepastora.bsky.social made the graphics to show you. The answer: Very bad.
I wrote about the problem of prop bets: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Leagues Are Struggling to Deal With a Certain Type of Sports Bet
“Player prop” wagers are raising concerns about integrity.
www.bloomberg.com
August 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I wrote about the problem of prop bets: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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“Last season’s numbers, Dinnery says, show that Tottenham Hotspur, for example, played the most minutes of any team in the league, at 5,430, and suffered the second-highest number of injuries, at 41.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Soccer Players Are Being Seriously Overworked
FIFA Club World Cup matches have been mostly forgettable, and worries persist about injuries and fatigue.
www.bloomberg.com
July 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“Last season’s numbers, Dinnery says, show that Tottenham Hotspur, for example, played the most minutes of any team in the league, at 5,430, and suffered the second-highest number of injuries, at 41.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"DAZN agreed to pay $1 billion for the rights to the [FIFA Club World Cup] tournament—a princely sum for a TV property with virtually no track record
..
DAZN subsequently had its balance sheet bolstered by a $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia"
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
..
DAZN subsequently had its balance sheet bolstered by a $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia"
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Soccer Players Are Being Seriously Overworked
FIFA Club World Cup matches have been mostly forgettable, and worries persist about injuries and fatigue.
www.bloomberg.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
"DAZN agreed to pay $1 billion for the rights to the [FIFA Club World Cup] tournament—a princely sum for a TV property with virtually no track record
..
DAZN subsequently had its balance sheet bolstered by a $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia"
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
..
DAZN subsequently had its balance sheet bolstered by a $1 billion investment from Saudi Arabia"
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I checked in with Steve Ballmer about the Intuit Dome after the Clippers first season there. Ballmer, as always, a fun interview:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
How the Clippers Engineered the NBA’s Best Home Court Advantage
Reward the loudest fans and make sure there are lots and lots of bathrooms.
www.bloomberg.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I checked in with Steve Ballmer about the Intuit Dome after the Clippers first season there. Ballmer, as always, a fun interview:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
This is the future for a lot of places. I wrote about beer as a gateway a couple years ago: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
June 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This is the future for a lot of places. I wrote about beer as a gateway a couple years ago: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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