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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Former British banker and whistleblower Simon Andriesz, who outed Howard Lutnick’s links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has died by suicide.”
thebanker.com
Whistleblower who flagged Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies
The former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide
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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A Hasidic Jew, with the sidecurls, hat, and everything, is being deported. For the alleged crime of antisemitism. For peacefully protesting Israel. Where he is a citizen; and to which he is being deported.
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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending
a graph of roadway and mass transit lights
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
[Bill Alert] @governor.ca.gov has signed AB 2074. AB 2074 speeds recovery of dense urban neighborhoods by streamlining high-rise housing near transit hubs and identifying state-backed loans to cut costs. Thank you, @matthaneysf.bsky.social. cayimby.org/news-events/...
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High Speed Rail Alliance @hsrail.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Success! 🎉 On Sunday, Sept. 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1425 into law, establishing a permitting program for the California High-Speed Rail Authority. This is a critical step toward accelerating construction and eliminating costs.
railway-news.com
New Law Gives California High-Speed Rail Right-of-Way Powers
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation giving the California High-Speed Rail Authority new powers within its rights-of-way.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2026
ProPublica obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, even nothing. From the archives:
propublica.org
The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth — sometimes, ev...
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
No denial, OpenAI is 100% responsible (civilly and criminally) for any damage caused by its AI. If Sam Altman doesn't know what he's doing, it's his fault, not the AI. substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com
Sam Altman is Driving Drunk, Let Him Face the Consequences
People need to face consequences for criminal negligence
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
And a lot of this just boils down to elite projection, as @humantransit.bsky.social smartly points out. Most people just need good transit. Rich white people don't want to mix with people they see as beneath them, hence all the resources being plowed into what is, at the end of the day, a worse bus.
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wish me luck on my journeys
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Now playing at Hell's Pavillion
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Es bueno estar de nuevo en Cuba.
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It's nice to be back in Ohio again
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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 17/09/2026
The venue hopes to reopen after dealing with issues involving its patio.
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Beloved Oakland music venue Eli's Mile High Club to shutter, for now
The venue hopes to reopen after dealing with issues involving its patio.
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Actual Marvel comics at Universal's Florida park, didn't see any at Disney's California park
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Me vs Frankenstein
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's a good thing Trump keeps telling us he is "SMART (High IQ)," otherwise no one would ever know.
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Its nice to be back home again, but where's Bushman?
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What even is this place
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Magic Kingdom rainbow 🌈
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
PSD what a concept
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
It's nice to be back in Japan again
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It's nice to be back in Europe again
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Next door in Silicon Valley @nextdoorsv.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I wholeheartedly support this set of recommendations for this fall. Smash repost and save! Prop 1: Yes Prop 2: Yes Prop 3: Yes Prop 4: Yes Prop 5: Yes Prop 37: No Prop 38: No Prop 39: No Prop 40: * Prop 41: No Prop 42: No Prop 43: No Prop 44: No Prop 45: No
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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 31/08/2026
The whole analysis starts and ends here. If you're fishing for other explanations, as The Times seemingly does here, you've missed the story about how baseless conspiracy theories infects right-wing urban planning.
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Jujupiter @jujupiter.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
"It broadcasts AI-generated abominations 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The only interruption to this slop flow state are intermittent ads — which are also AI-generated."
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Trump is imposing a big tax on people's 401(k)s and putting the money in his pocket. And all the Republicans in Congress say that's just fine cepr.net/publications...
cepr.net
Donald Trump’s $24 Billion Tax on 401(k)s
Trump's Truth Social subscription could give wealthy investors market-moving information first, shifting gains away from ordinary 401(k) holders.
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Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”
pitchfork.com
BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs
Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Trump imposes a tax on people's 401(k)s and IRAs. Will put the revenue in his pocket www.npr.org/2026/08/01/n...
npr.org
For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts
The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.
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Ken Yeung @thekenyeung.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
LemonLime offered party-goers an instant job interview if they got a permanent tattoo with its logo. Apparently, 7 ppl did it. Now, the startup's founder is apologizing for the stunt, but some ppl say his tweet was written by AI. www.inc.com/georgia-fear...
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 31/07/2026
The California Forever model: secretly buy up 60,000 acres you’re not allowed to build on, then buy legislation that makes the rules go away.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
climatecoloredgoggles.com
Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.
The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.
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Ken McLeod @kenmcld.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"why does that mean I need to take down content? Like, [the] Pedestrian Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool — who did it ever hurt, you know?" - "person who works in web support for DOT agencies" With the administration's War on Bike Lanes, it looks like they're also removing data collection for crashes
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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: Confused about the oil market's behavior while the Strait of Hormuz is closed? This is my long piece breaking down what's happening, with the help of @roryjohnston.bsky.social's excellent Odd Lots interview last month. www.crisesnotes.com/the-oil-mark...
crisesnotes.com
The Oil Market is a Conventional Wisdom Processor
I had so many thoughts about the run up to- and beginning of- the Trump-Iran war. My biggest thoughts were focused on how the ideas that I developed about the stock market as a “conventional wisdom pr...
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Sitcom People @sitcompeople.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
So I made a video.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Freedom Fuel stations were put together by a pair of serial grifters who stole $667,000 worth of gas from a distributor five years ago, a private credit sponsor, and an energy trader tied up in multiple Trump schemes and profiting heavily off the war in Iran. prospect.org/2026/07/20/k...
prospect.org
The Kleptocrat Nesting Dolls Behind Trump’s Potemkin Gas Stations - The American Prospect
How can Freedom Fuel afford to sell gas for $3.47 a gallon? That’s the wrong question to ask.
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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 19/07/2026
The controversial project has aspirations to expand Solano County by up to 400,000 residents.
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California Forever dealt huge blow as $3 billion contract goes to Texas
The controversial project has aspirations to expand Solano County by up to 400,000 residents.
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Emily (spooky) @emilyrose.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
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Erin Lockwood @erinkaylockwood.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Look, I'm all for the CFTC cracking down on people like the teleprompter guy doing obvious prediction market insider trading, but there's another sense in which those cases are just the smallest of potatoes compared to the scope and scale of financial crimes happening in this administration.
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CA High-Speed Rail 🚄💨 @cahsra.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors recently approved the Track & Systems Contract for the nation’s first true high‑speed rail system, marking the transition from major civil construction to railway installation! Learn more here: hsr.ca.gov/2026/06/01/n...
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Oran โอม @oranv.com · 01/07/2026
The Santa Barbara City Council voted 5-2 last night to continue the car-free State Street Promenade after an intense debate. State St was already in decline before the pandemic. Letting cars back won't save it. The promenade injected a new energy to downtown I've haven't seen in the years before.
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Santa Barbara City Council backs electric bikes, votes to keep cars off downtown State Street - Santa Barbara News-Press
The battle over State Street has shined a spotlight on a demographic and power shift in Santa Barbara and sparked a debate about the future of the city.
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 26/06/2026
I just signed an executive order to support faster, cheaper, and easier public transit across California. I'm directing state agencies to prioritize key local transit projects by enforcing clear deadlines, modernizing arrival data and payments, and expanding employee benefits.
Governor Newsom signs executive order accelerating new tech, services for California's local transit & passenger rail networks
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Tere Vadén @terevaden.net · 16/06/2026
Beautiful, insightful, important! "The established patterns and volatility of the seas and the winds are far more important “rails” for the functioning of our transportation systems, than actual rail lines and functioning ports." Read, please. www.crisesnotes.com/trumps-2026-...
crisesnotes.com
Trump’s 2026 Oil Crisis Again Highlights a Fundamental Truth: Bottlenecks Are the Quintessential Crisis of the 21st Century
One of the many things I’m months late to covering is the war of choice that the United States and Israel launched against Iran. This, of course, is related to geopolitical events in the middle east t...
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
To mark Trump's 80th birthday, BYD, the Chinese EV maker, is making Trump "Salesman of the Year." cepr.net/publications...
cepr.net
BYD To Award Trump Salesman of the Year for Promoting its EVs
Trump’s Iran war boosted EV demand worldwide, helping drive record Chinese EV exports and accelerating the global green transition.
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I'm not a Buttigieg fan, but I'll say this - this is how I would hope to see every Democrat who was even thinking of running for prez in 2028 talk to have even a chance of reversing course after a trump.
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Nathan Tankus @nathantankus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
NEW PIECE: After a very extended recovery from illness I'm back with a new piece, focusing in on the role of the OMB in our ongoing constitutional crisis. www.crisesnotes.com/the-ombifica...
crisesnotes.com
What Ever Happened to DOGE? The “OMBification” of the Trump-Musk Payments Crisis
Dear readers: My deepest apologies for my absence. I got the so-called “Super-Flu” that hit New York in December, then I followed that up with a very debilitating bout of food poisoning in January. As...
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The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 08/06/2026
“You’d Be Perfect for This!” Inside the Devious Casting Scam Sweeping Hollywood
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“You’d Be Perfect for This!” Inside the Devious Casting Scam Sweeping Hollywood
Like so many others, Isabella Schaub moved to New York with a dream. With ambitions to act, the recent college grad, a 24-year-old with a pale, heart-shaped face and curly auburn hair, started doing background work on film and TV in between barista shifts and coaching soccer, among other gigs. And in February, she got a massive break, especially for one so young and new to the game: A major Hollywood casting director got in touch.
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Aaron 🏗️🚲🌲🏀 @aceckhouse.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
this is how US building codes get written: a hundred different special interests & grifters getting together to scratch each other's backs
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Biking With David @bikingwithdavid.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Crazy Eddie style marketing
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