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It's the time of year where pseudo-intellectuals give their reasons why we should stop changing our clocks, ignoring the fact that we have already tried this and hated it so much, Congress interrupted watergate to go back with veto proof majorities. www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/t...
The US Tried Permanent Daylight Saving Time in the ’70s. People Hated It - Washingtonian
The sun rose at 8:27 AM on January 7, 1974. Children in the Washington area had left for school in the dark that morning, thanks to a new national experiment during a wrenching energy crisis: most of ...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It's the time of year where pseudo-intellectuals give their reasons why we should stop changing our clocks, ignoring the fact that we have already tried this and hated it so much, Congress interrupted watergate to go back with veto proof majorities. www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/15/t...
Folks who don't go to college are critical of the concept of college.
October 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Folks who don't go to college are critical of the concept of college.
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“—and what do we call prisoners who are children and haven’t been charged with anything?” is a textbook example of why imprecise language makes bad journalism
October 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
“—and what do we call prisoners who are children and haven’t been charged with anything?” is a textbook example of why imprecise language makes bad journalism
I'm very thankful that so many were released today. If you were an Israeli soldier pulled from a tank during a battle, you were a "hostage" and if you were a Palestinian child seized by the IDF without charge you were a "prisoner." I'd love to understand that logic @nytimes.com @nbcnews.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I'm very thankful that so many were released today. If you were an Israeli soldier pulled from a tank during a battle, you were a "hostage" and if you were a Palestinian child seized by the IDF without charge you were a "prisoner." I'd love to understand that logic @nytimes.com @nbcnews.com
Watches and wearables are finally good enough that I can start going places with completely empty pockets. That's pretty incredible progress!
October 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Watches and wearables are finally good enough that I can start going places with completely empty pockets. That's pretty incredible progress!
Absolutely bonkers detail from today's ceasefire signing:
October 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Absolutely bonkers detail from today's ceasefire signing:
The Aggie uniforms today are driving me crazy. White helmet with white stripes, but cream numbers and cream pants. Who designed these crimes against design?
October 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
The Aggie uniforms today are driving me crazy. White helmet with white stripes, but cream numbers and cream pants. Who designed these crimes against design?
We're in the middle of a wild societal experiment
October 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
We're in the middle of a wild societal experiment
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Why is Mayor Whitmire breaking the one part of Metro that didn’t need fixing? | Editorial
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...
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Why is Mayor Whitmire breaking the one part of Metro that didn’t need fixing?
Without explanation or warning, Houston changed downtown and midtown traffic signals so that the Red Line light rail is often stuck at red lights.
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October 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Why is Mayor Whitmire breaking the one part of Metro that didn’t need fixing? | Editorial
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In the wake of polling last week that showed Democrats viewing Israel through the same lens as apartheid South Africa, multiple leading Democrats are publicly disavowing AIPAC. Today's latest example is McMorrow in Michigan, but it's becoming hard to track all of the pledges.
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
In the wake of polling last week that showed Democrats viewing Israel through the same lens as apartheid South Africa, multiple leading Democrats are publicly disavowing AIPAC. Today's latest example is McMorrow in Michigan, but it's becoming hard to track all of the pledges.
I know folks are really bummed about the keys to CBS News being tossed over to a new-media startup, but "network news" has been dead for a very long time. This is just the tombstone.
October 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I know folks are really bummed about the keys to CBS News being tossed over to a new-media startup, but "network news" has been dead for a very long time. This is just the tombstone.
We all joke about Israel being the 51st state, but it was Qatar all along: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
October 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We all joke about Israel being the 51st state, but it was Qatar all along: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Like AM radio and newspapers, it's fascinating to watch the death rattle of broadcast net affiliates. Down 66% since the pre-pandemic high, and basically at its 1994 IPO price. Half of their shrinking revenue is from recarriage rights - ie checks in the mail from cable comps because of a 1992 law.
September 27, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Like AM radio and newspapers, it's fascinating to watch the death rattle of broadcast net affiliates. Down 66% since the pre-pandemic high, and basically at its 1994 IPO price. Half of their shrinking revenue is from recarriage rights - ie checks in the mail from cable comps because of a 1992 law.
If you invested $1 in Sinclair in 1995, you would have $1.08 today. Share price is down 66% since the pandemic.
September 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you invested $1 in Sinclair in 1995, you would have $1.08 today. Share price is down 66% since the pandemic.
Companies currently have 3 choices on certain types of employment. Pay an American $200K a year, Pay an H1-B $100K a year, or offshore for <$50K a year.
Many companies choose the H-1B option. If we tax the H1-B option $100K a year, which of the remaining two options do you think they will choose?
Many companies choose the H-1B option. If we tax the H1-B option $100K a year, which of the remaining two options do you think they will choose?
September 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Companies currently have 3 choices on certain types of employment. Pay an American $200K a year, Pay an H1-B $100K a year, or offshore for <$50K a year.
Many companies choose the H-1B option. If we tax the H1-B option $100K a year, which of the remaining two options do you think they will choose?
Many companies choose the H-1B option. If we tax the H1-B option $100K a year, which of the remaining two options do you think they will choose?
A tangible impact of the UK recognizing Palestine is that it is now illegal for UK citizens to join the IDF under the Foreign Enlistment Act: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
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September 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A tangible impact of the UK recognizing Palestine is that it is now illegal for UK citizens to join the IDF under the Foreign Enlistment Act: questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...
Your regular reminder that owning a pet dog has the same carbon footprint as driving an extra full size car
September 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Your regular reminder that owning a pet dog has the same carbon footprint as driving an extra full size car
How dead is linear television? Most watched episode by year:
1983: M*A*S*H 106 million
1993: Cheers 84 million
1998: Seinfeld 76 million
2004: Friends 53 million
2025: Tracker 17 million
1983: M*A*S*H 106 million
1993: Cheers 84 million
1998: Seinfeld 76 million
2004: Friends 53 million
2025: Tracker 17 million
September 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
How dead is linear television? Most watched episode by year:
1983: M*A*S*H 106 million
1993: Cheers 84 million
1998: Seinfeld 76 million
2004: Friends 53 million
2025: Tracker 17 million
1983: M*A*S*H 106 million
1993: Cheers 84 million
1998: Seinfeld 76 million
2004: Friends 53 million
2025: Tracker 17 million
Ug, so now I have to sleep early?
Researchers analyzed the sleep and exercise habits of 20K adults with wrist trackers...Adults who habitually were in bed by 9 p.m. got about 30 more minutes of physical activity in the following day than those who went to bed at 1 a.m.
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Researchers analyzed the sleep and exercise habits of 20K adults with wrist trackers...Adults who habitually were in bed by 9 p.m. got about 30 more minutes of physical activity in the following day than those who went to bed at 1 a.m.
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
September 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Ug, so now I have to sleep early?
Researchers analyzed the sleep and exercise habits of 20K adults with wrist trackers...Adults who habitually were in bed by 9 p.m. got about 30 more minutes of physical activity in the following day than those who went to bed at 1 a.m.
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
Researchers analyzed the sleep and exercise habits of 20K adults with wrist trackers...Adults who habitually were in bed by 9 p.m. got about 30 more minutes of physical activity in the following day than those who went to bed at 1 a.m.
www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...
I'm reading "The Power Broker" right now, and just read the section about Robert Moses fighting with Mayor LaGuardia about building a park in Harlem, and finally relenting and filling it with Iron Monkeys and...wow. Just dumbfounded that they took 50 years to remove: www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/n...
Robert Moses Put Monkeys in a Park in Harlem. They’re Finally Gone. (Published 2023)
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September 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'm reading "The Power Broker" right now, and just read the section about Robert Moses fighting with Mayor LaGuardia about building a park in Harlem, and finally relenting and filling it with Iron Monkeys and...wow. Just dumbfounded that they took 50 years to remove: www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/n...
I love college football allowing foreign language name plates on uniforms. Kudos to @notredame.bsky.social and @wmuhumanities.bsky.social for leading the pack here!
August 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I love college football allowing foreign language name plates on uniforms. Kudos to @notredame.bsky.social and @wmuhumanities.bsky.social for leading the pack here!