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By way of @wired.com @mollytaft.com had previously reported on this effort.

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November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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A report from Bloomberg on the move fast and break things Silicon Valley crew’s influence in stripping nuclear of regulations.

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November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
By way of @wired.com @mollytaft.com had previously reported on this effort.

Paywall free: archive.is/LT2Gm
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
A report from Bloomberg on the move fast and break things Silicon Valley crew’s influence in stripping nuclear of regulations.

Paywall free: archive.is/dzDhh
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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features a lot of the players i wrote about earlier this year when i profiled the states and startups (and abundance groups...) suing the country's top nuclear regulator:
States and Startups Are Suing the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Critics of the NRC say its red tape and lengthy authorization timelines stifle innovation, but handing some of its responsibilities to states could undermine public trust and the industry’s safety rec...
www.wired.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A 50 year mortgage as long promoted by the Trump administration yesterday won’t help if there is no one to build homes.

It often feels like YIMBYS forget the complexity of this problem which has been further exacerbated by Trump policies (tariffs, migration)
ICE raids worsen construction’s labor shortage. Contractors must respond.
I-9 audits, tapping labor groups and cross-training existing employees can help builders stay on track, a construction accountant writes.
www.constructiondive.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
“First-time buyers accounted for only about one in five homes sold during the 12 months ending in June. That's a record low and half the share of first-time buyers a generation ago.”
“the average buyer's age, 59, in today's high-priced market. Among first-time buyers, the average age was 40 — an all-time high.

First-time buyers accounted for only about one in five homes sold during the 12 months ending in June. That's a record low…”
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
America's first-time homebuyers are disappearing

People are jumping into the housing market later than ever.

Welcome to the age of the geriatric homebuyer.
November 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
For folks that would like to voice their concern you can write an email or make a call.
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Eleven of the parties in the provincial parliament of Limburg have now requested the Limburg government to look into the possibility of creating a (temporary) memorial for our Black American liberators in cooperation with Eijsden-Margraten (where the cemetery is located).

www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Limburgse Statenleden willen tijdelijke herdenkingsplek voor zwarte bevrijders
Statenleden willen een gedenkteken voor zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders nu hun informatiepanelen in Margraten zijn verwijderd
www.nrc.nl
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Businesses report to shareholders, make their shareholders BIG MAD.

Retail Group Predicts Holiday Spending Could Top $1 Trillion

Despite shoppers’ concerns about rising costs, inflation and the government shutdown, retailers predict sales will increase as much as 4.2% over the holidays.
Retail Group Predicts Holiday Spending Could Top $1 Trillion
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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US Holiday Spending on Buy Now, Pay Later to Hit Record Due to Debt-Laden Shoppers

FinTech’s “Pay in Four Companies” cash in BIG during this week this includes companies like Affirm, Klarna, Zip, Sezzle, etc.

There is an admin tied Oligarch tied to each one

🔗: www.usnews.com/news/top-new...
November 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM