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@mgsiegler.com Do you have any sense or talked to anyone about whether Fox will be added to the Disney+/Hulu/ESPN ad free bundle? It's odd to me that the Fox addition is only available to ESPN Unlimited in like a month.
August 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
@gruber.foo What's your glasses game? I had a retinal detachment and cataract last year, and now my glasses only do distance. How many different types of glasses do you have, and do you have bi- or trifocal glasses? (I appreciated hearing about this on the last Talk Show.)
August 4, 2025 at 9:31 AM
@marcoarment.bsky.social is Waveform the maker of the lightbulbs you currently prefer?
July 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Bingo
I don't see how any business could make any plans for investment or capital expenditure in the next 90 days
April 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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A groundbreaking new study found that the surge in SUVs from 1995 to 2019 reduced Minnesota's highway lane capacity by 9.5%.

Less lane capacity --> More congestion

Me, in CityLab 🧵
How SUVs Are Making Traffic Worse
As larger, taller sport utility vehicles took over US roads, they also aggravated highway congestion, according to a new study. It’s yet another ill effect of “car bloat.”
www.bloomberg.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@gruber.foo It looks like 18.4 may finally allow Google Fi users to enable RCS. Do you know if the holdup has been Apple or Google on this? www.reddit.com/r/GoogleFi/c...
From the GoogleFi community on Reddit: Rcs on ios finally supported
Explore this post and more from the GoogleFi community
www.reddit.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I find it hard to believe republicans would be okay giving a democrat president this much power.
February 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Overall Project 2025 Progress: 34%

Sharing in case you thought Big 🥕 wasn't going to do this.

www.project2025.observer
Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
www.project2025.observer
February 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Scenes like this wouldn’t be possible without whistleblowers coming forward about Elon Musk’s authoritarian takeover. Reminder that if you’re a public servant wishing to report fraud, waste, or abuse at a federal agency, you can do so on my website:
February 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Since NYC began congestion pricing, subway ridership is up, subway crime is way down, traffic fatalities are down. Also, trip times for drivers and buses are faster and bus ridership is up. [amny.com]
NYC subway crime plummets as ridership jumps significantly in 2025
NYC subway crime drops so far this year as ridership on the trains increases from 2024 and after the launch of congestion pricing.
www.amny.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Judge rules that Black church in DC, which won a $2.8 million default judgment against the Proud Boys, now gains control over the trademark “Proud Boys.” The far-right group is barred from selling any related merchandise or symbols without the consent of the church. Gift link:
Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized (Gift Article)
A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM