Richard Haas
@richardldn.bsky.social
I write about something called spectrum policy. Mostly post about tech, politics, and telecoms.
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okay now that you all have gotten a taste of America's rational and predictable new trade policy, everyone who wants to build your new factories here just form an orderly line
April 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
okay now that you all have gotten a taste of America's rational and predictable new trade policy, everyone who wants to build your new factories here just form an orderly line
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NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
April 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
NEW 🧵
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
A quick thread of charts showing how Trump’s economic agenda is going so far:
1) US consumers are reacting very very negatively.
These are the worst ratings for any US government’s economic policy since records began.
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New Study Finds Human Beings Were Never Meant To Wake Up From Sleep
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April 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
New Study Finds Human Beings Were Never Meant To Wake Up From Sleep
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fuck this is a perfect way to start a story
March 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
fuck this is a perfect way to start a story
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this might be the funniest message you could have leaked due to poor OPSEC
March 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
this might be the funniest message you could have leaked due to poor OPSEC
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Can’t imagine the amount of front lobe damage it would take to get a normal person to seriously sit there and chide others about “free speech” while their boss threatens to criminally prosecute journalists in his own country.
"Europe is on the brink of civilizational suicide," US Vice President Vance told Fox News. "Countries don’t control borders, restrict free speech. If Germany takes in millions more incompatible migrants, it’ll destroy itself. America can’t save it."
March 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Can’t imagine the amount of front lobe damage it would take to get a normal person to seriously sit there and chide others about “free speech” while their boss threatens to criminally prosecute journalists in his own country.
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Telekom-Chef Tim Höttges said at #MWC2025 that Europe should have a #DOGE department to get rid of regulators! He wants 3 pan-European mobile networks, so consumer prices can increase. Demands an end to #netneutrality. Wants payment from CAPs. #polisky #eusky #econsky #draghi #fairshare
March 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Telekom-Chef Tim Höttges said at #MWC2025 that Europe should have a #DOGE department to get rid of regulators! He wants 3 pan-European mobile networks, so consumer prices can increase. Demands an end to #netneutrality. Wants payment from CAPs. #polisky #eusky #econsky #draghi #fairshare
Great writeup of the budget bill
You know what would be great? If the political world stopped pretending that there are "moderate" House Republicans.
Take the vote on the House GOP's far-right budget plan, for example. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Take the vote on the House GOP's far-right budget plan, for example. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
House Republicans advance far-right budget, but the drama is just getting started
The good news for Republicans is that they managed to narrowly pass a far-right budget blueprint. The bad news is that their future is still bleak.
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February 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Great writeup of the budget bill
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SCOOP: Ashley St Clair sues Elon Musk for custody of new son. Musk is pictured with his latest baby in a lawsuit filed by St Clair, seeking sole custody and paternity. www.usermag.co/p/scoop-ashl...
SCOOP: Ashley St Clair sues Elon Musk for custody of new son
Musk is pictured with his latest baby in a lawsuit filed by St Clair, seeking sole custody and paternity.
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February 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
SCOOP: Ashley St Clair sues Elon Musk for custody of new son. Musk is pictured with his latest baby in a lawsuit filed by St Clair, seeking sole custody and paternity. www.usermag.co/p/scoop-ashl...
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Scoop: Three former FCC chairs are speaking out against Brendan Carr's crusade against media companies.
In a text message to me, Carr responded, writing, “Lol. Just three?” Then he sent a GIF. And then a lengthy tirade.
All the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...
In a text message to me, Carr responded, writing, “Lol. Just three?” Then he sent a GIF. And then a lengthy tirade.
All the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...
Carr Jacked
Former FCC chairs are sounding the alarm over Brendan Carr’s crusade against media companies. In a statement to Status, Carr responded with a GIF—and a tirade.
www.status.news
February 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Scoop: Three former FCC chairs are speaking out against Brendan Carr's crusade against media companies.
In a text message to me, Carr responded, writing, “Lol. Just three?” Then he sent a GIF. And then a lengthy tirade.
All the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...
In a text message to me, Carr responded, writing, “Lol. Just three?” Then he sent a GIF. And then a lengthy tirade.
All the details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/brendan-ca...
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Free speech absolutist
Musk now calling for people at 60 Minutes to go to prison.
February 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Free speech absolutist
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In advance of SpaceX/Elon engineers causing more airliner catastrophes here's a remind that American commercial aviation has had a near perfect safety record going back 23 years. Totally unprecedented in aviation history. Here's a graphic that gives the overview.
February 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
In advance of SpaceX/Elon engineers causing more airliner catastrophes here's a remind that American commercial aviation has had a near perfect safety record going back 23 years. Totally unprecedented in aviation history. Here's a graphic that gives the overview.
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well it has certainly been an amusing prank to let the worst people alive take over the american government for a few weeks, but I think it's probably gone on long enough
February 12, 2025 at 10:09 PM
well it has certainly been an amusing prank to let the worst people alive take over the american government for a few weeks, but I think it's probably gone on long enough
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BREAKING: The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency's lifesaving work to screech to a halt.
USAID Workforce Slashed From 10,000 to Under 300 as Elon Musk’s DOGE Decimates Agency
The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency's lifesaving work to screech to a halt.
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February 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
BREAKING: The US government’s primary foreign aid organization is losing the vast majority of its staff, forcing the agency's lifesaving work to screech to a halt.
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We've just published a new story that names six young men who've been aiding Elon Musk—all aged between 19 and 24. wrd.cm/40W0hd3
The Young, Inexperienced Engineers Aiding Elon Musk's Government Takeover
Engineers between 19 and 24, most linked to Musk’s companies, are playing a key role as he seizes control of federal infrastructure.
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February 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
We've just published a new story that names six young men who've been aiding Elon Musk—all aged between 19 and 24. wrd.cm/40W0hd3
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Happy 3rd anniversary to the cherry tomato that rolled under my refrigerator.
January 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Happy 3rd anniversary to the cherry tomato that rolled under my refrigerator.
Finally some good news
January 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Finally some good news
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Exactly this. The entire dance was done specifically to benefit Trump and make sure everyone knows that it's he who "saved" TikTok. It's a very successful PR stunt for Trump.
want to be excruciatingly clear about this: TikTok didn't have to go dark last night and it didn't have to turn back on this morning.
both of those were voluntary moves that the law does not directly touch.
both of those were voluntary moves that the law does not directly touch.
January 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Exactly this. The entire dance was done specifically to benefit Trump and make sure everyone knows that it's he who "saved" TikTok. It's a very successful PR stunt for Trump.
@reckless.bsky.social help! The Verge comments have been broken for my account ever since I became a subscriber :( I have reached out to support twice, but have not heard back. ✌️❤️
January 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
@reckless.bsky.social help! The Verge comments have been broken for my account ever since I became a subscriber :( I have reached out to support twice, but have not heard back. ✌️❤️
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(learning my neighbor clark is actually superman) so when you said you couldn’t help me move,
January 17, 2025 at 5:16 AM
(learning my neighbor clark is actually superman) so when you said you couldn’t help me move,
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googled this because I assumed I was being had but: oh my god, oh no, who thought this was a good idea, fucking hell
Honestly, jokey names in biology should be discouraged. It can go horribly wrong. Sonic HedgeHog medulloblastoma is an extremely nasty childhood brain tumour with dismal outcomes.
Two newly described mollusc species, named Punk ferox and Emo vorticaudum, indicate that early molluscs were more diverse than previously thought. The spiky, wormlike fossils were found in Herefordshire in England, and date to around 430 million years ago.
www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧪
January 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
googled this because I assumed I was being had but: oh my god, oh no, who thought this was a good idea, fucking hell
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PolicyTracker journalists couldn't agree on the biggest spectrum policy story of 2024 so they nominated 5 stories and invited the public to vote on them - www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...
Richard Haas on LinkedIn: What was the biggest spectrum policy story of the year? PolicyTracker…
What was the biggest spectrum policy story of the year? PolicyTracker journalists couldn't decide... So we each picked one. The contenders are:
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January 3, 2025 at 9:05 AM
PolicyTracker journalists couldn't agree on the biggest spectrum policy story of 2024 so they nominated 5 stories and invited the public to vote on them - www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...
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jesus christ this guys needs genuine help
January 3, 2025 at 1:07 AM
jesus christ this guys needs genuine help
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Man Says ‘Fuck It,’ Eats Lunch At 10:58 A.M.
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December 18, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Man Says ‘Fuck It,’ Eats Lunch At 10:58 A.M.
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