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Jack Witzig

@jackwitzig.bsky.social
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Ran all of the 7K+ streets in Camden County, NJ for Lewy Body Dementia awareness. @bloomberg.com Wealth Data Manager. Opinions mine & retweets ≠ endorsements. he/him/his citystrides.com/users/42063/map

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Elizabeth Lopatto @lopatto.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
this is very funny and also because I am old, I am reminded of the guy who did a blog in the gawker comments section
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I didn't realize a pharmacy chain had equity partners.
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Bloomberg Law @bloomberglaw.com · 24/09/2026
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state election law when he seized more than 650,000 ballots to probe alleged voter fraud, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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California High Court Says Sheriff Must End Ballot Inquiry (1)
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco violated state election law when he seized more than 650,000 ballots to probe alleged voter fraud, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 19/09/2026
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab, Iran
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Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School
Pentagon investigators have discovered that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and an overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"She *lived* for her job. "For 40 years. "And now it’s gone." -- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
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Michelle
A tribute.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 18/09/2026
He also threatened to bar other outlets from the executive mansion, saying “other Fake News Media Outlets to follow”
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Trump Says He’ll Ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico From White House
President Donald Trump said he would ban cable news outlets CNN and MSNOW as well as online publication Politico from the White House, a move that strikes at the heart of First Amendment protections for the news media.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
When they eventually make a movie about this time, please don't put the male politicians in good suits. IMO, the ugly, low rent tailoring should be part of the story.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 15/09/2026
Donald Trump made nearly 29,000 securities trades in 17 months — more than every member of Congress combined. The stock-purchasing ban he’s pushing would leave him exempt
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Trump Made 29,000 Securities Trades, More Than All of Congress
Donald Trump made nearly 29,000 securities trades in 17 months — more than every member of Congress combined. The stock-purchasing ban he’s pushing would leave him exempt
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm glad he finally got one, but Stephen Root should have won an Emmy for this character
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NewsRadio: Jimmy James Reads Macho Business Donkey Wrestler
YouTube video by minggnim
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
having a beagle means occasionally taking drastic measures just to get them to listen 😂
Today 8:58 AM
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I'm on the phone with dad and he is growling at Lucy
Hahahaha
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I said "did you just growl at her?" He said " yes-anna said to growl at her and she will listen"
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I would pay real money for a Mini Cocotte of the aliens from TNG's "Conspiracy." Not sure what that says about myself.
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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.
Ruby Bridges, age 6Ruby Bridges flanked by three U.S. Marshals on the steps of her schoolNorman Rockwell’s painting depicting the event, “The Problem We All Live With,” originally published as a centerfold in the January 14, 1964 issue of Look magazine. Ruby Bridges talking with President Obama as they look at Rockwell’s painting while it was temporarily displayed at the White House in 2011.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 03/09/2026
A fund backed by Trump sons booked quick profits after selling stocks that drew news coverage linking the family to those companies.
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Fund Backed by Trump Sons Sold Stocks After Media Attention Drew Investors
Eric and Donald Trump Jr. are passive investors in American Ventures, which has booked quick profits on stakes as buy-and-hold investors take losses.
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
She was a powerful performer with a unique talent for interpreting others' works. My favorite: her cover of Neil Young's "Harvest Moon," which gently replaced Young's lovely autumnal evocation with the atmosphere of a cool, firefly-lit summer night.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 03/09/2026
“Leon, you hired me to produce a work of art. it was not inexpensive." Apollo co-founder Leon Black is scheduled to be deposed Thursday by a House Committee about the $158 million in fees he paid to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Epstein’s Mysterious $158 Million ‘Work of Art’ for Leon Black
The notorious sex offender claimed his tax advice was creative and worth the hefty fees he was paid. The Apollo co-founder will be deposed on Thursday by lawmakers who want to know whether that was true.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I feel like I’m going to throw up
Screen shot of an Instagram post that says the academy of natural sciences is closing its museum after nearly two centuries
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Michael Baumann @baumann.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
RIP Tim Curry, who had the range to star in the two greatest movies about a mutiny in the middle of a transatlantic sea voyage, and also the crew occasionally breaks into song
Tim Curry as Dr. Petrov in The Hunt for Red OctoberTim Curry as Long John silver in Muppet Treasure Island, and also Sweetums
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lighthouse prince @historiancole.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
tim curry keeping up the bit twenty years after the fact by writing in his memoir that he and miss piggy had an affair during the filming of muppet treasure island is just so good and funny
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Wherein @davelee.me coins the term "PervertPods."
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
People will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. "We won't mind if you look around," you'll say. "It's only $20 per person. Plus you can get $50 in free bets when you sign up for an account."
An outfielder tries to make a catch in the Field of Dreams game up against a fence advertising for FanDuel
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“That’s not my mom. The language is nothing she would ever have used while on this Earth.” *gift link*
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Trump’s 401(k) Proposal Shows Evidence of Phony Public Support
A review of almost 12,000 comments in favor of the administration’s proposed rule found submissions in the names of dead people.
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Thought of @kevidently.bsky.social immediately
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
What I find hilarious about this is that if you find a particular book's prose too dense for your current mood/setting, that is totally valid, and it's one reason why there are lots of books. Read a less dense book. Read a more plotty book. Read a lighter book. There are lots!
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 07/08/2026
Lol no
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Andy Greenberg @agreenberg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Two security researchers shipped me a pink plastic kid's smartwatch from Amazon. When I wore it, they tracked my movements, surreptitiously took photos of me, even listened to my conversations. The same backend they hacked is used by 30+ watch brands for kids. 🧵👇 www.wired.com/story/hacker...
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Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids
Security researchers tracked and eavesdropped on a WIRED reporter using vulnerabilities in a pink plastic smartwatch. It’s just one piece of a deeply insecure supply chain of GPS-enabled gadgets.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 31/07/2026
Musk’s wealth, which peaked at about $1.33 trillion on June 16, now stands at $684 billion.
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Elon Musk’s Fortune Slumps to Pre-SpaceX IPO Levels After Rout
SpaceX pulled off a successful launch last Friday evening at its Starbase facility in South Texas, sending its Starship rocket into orbit. It hasn’t stopped Elon Musk’s fortune from falling back to Earth.
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"The military missed the threat for decades because the injuries accrue slowly and the symptoms — which can include nightmares, jumpiness and erratic moods — often look like normal reactions to traumatic stress."
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Rescue Boat Crews Show Signs of Brain Injuries, but Coast Guard Isn’t Looking (Gift Article)
Untreated and undiagnosed, the crews that save lives in the roughest seas face the relentless pounding of waves.
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Bowiesongs (C. O'Leary) @bowiesongs.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
from here: musewire.com/capitol-emis.... explains a lot why "Tonight" kind of feels like Bowie at some point said 'ah, this is good enough, let's just do some Iggy covers and call it a day'
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Capitol-EMI's Early Management - with Comments on Moral Hazard and the Fading Diva Syndrome - MuseWire - music + technology magazine
COLUMN: Johnny Mercer was Capitol's first president. Glen Wallichs succeeded Mercer in 1947. Alan Livingston succeeded Wallichs in 1961. One of - MuseWire - an Electronic Music and Technology Magazine...
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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Musk's Economist interview was a mixture of the fantastical and bellicose. It was also a warning about the power structure around AI development @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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A Troubling Glimpse into an AI Musktopia
Elon Musk’s adoption of the title “Technoking” at Tesla Inc. looks less like a joke, in retrospect, and more like a manifesto. His recent interview with The Economist ranged widely, from the future of...
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 15/07/2026
Also, this is less an argument for the Oxford comma than it is an argument for newspapers not to have let go of all their copyeditors bsky.app/profile/sean...
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.
TORONTO STAR
BOOK REVIEW
Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran featured in latest historical fiction
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"Call this the rise of the K-shaped company. Just like the broader economic landscape, Big Tech is bifurcating with a widening gap between the haves and have-nots." *gift*
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Meta Is Ushering In the Era of the K-Shaped Company
Silicon Valley has long considered itself an egalitarian utopia — a place where rebelling against hierarchy is encouraged and good ideas are supposed to bubble to the top, regardless of who has them. ...
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I have questions.
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
"The Great Moment," by Paul Calle, a painting depicting Neil Armstrong first stepping on the moon. The composition, with so much empty space, was almost dizzying to see in person. At the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.
Paul Calle painting "The Great Moment," picturing astronaut Neil Armstrong stepping on the moon for the first time.
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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 05/07/2026
A disc-free PlayStation might be inevitable. But it comes at a moment when gamers are paying more, losing ownership and trust the industry less than ever
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Sony Hits Eject on the Era of Owning Games
Anyone of a certain generation will remember trading video game cartridges in the schoolyard, an essential part of a hobby where new titles cost more than a month’s allowance.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 02/07/2026
It's impossible to call Weird Al Yankovic just plain "Al Yankovic." Try it. Your mind will absolutely rebel. variety.com/2026/biz/new...
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‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Pulled Out of AI Ad Despite Offer to Make a ‘Nice Pile of Money’: ‘I Can’t Be the Poster Boy for AI’
Weird Al Yankovic revealed he was offered “a nice pile of money” to appear in a commercial but backed out after realizing it would involve AI.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 25/06/2026
Thirty-eight journalists have died on the job while gathering news for The Associated Press over the years. Thursday marks the 150th anniversary of the very first: Mark Kellogg, one of five civilians killed alongside Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his men at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
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AP's first journalist killed in action was at the Battle of Little Bighorn 150 years ago
Thirty-eight journalists have died on the job while gathering news for The Associated Press over the years.
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
...Princeton, but filmed in Montreal. Finally, a TV show where I can be snobby and say things like, "That's not Nassau Street" and "Morven isn't even close to the D&R Canal."
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
So a democracy asks people to accept the conceptual benefits of living in a self-governing republic, under duly elected authority... in return for giving up actual tangible benefits of perfect personal freedom. And as we have seen, many are not willing to make that trade.
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Hey, I know that guy!
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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
oh my god
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BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL AKA PRESIDENT FOOTBALL @edsbs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
FIFA said
Immortan Joe
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
“It’s the biggest public offering ever, helmed by a onetime close ally of the president, who with his DOGE efforts had involvement with virtually every administrative agency in the federal government. “Historically, there are no analogs.” *GIFT LINK*
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Trump Officials Held Millions of Dollars of SpaceX Ahead of IPO
SpaceX’s initial public offering will likely make President Donald Trump’s already wealthy administration even richer.
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Institute Woods in Princeton, NJ #seenonmyrun
Foot suspension bridge in Princeton's Institute WoodsPath in Princeton's Institute WoodsPartially fallen tree over a path in Princeton's Institute WoodsClosed small wooden foot bridge over a dry creek bed in Princeton's Institute Woods
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The four words on which more money has been lost than on any other phrase? ‘This time is different’
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Jack Witzig @jackwitzig.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
My own 50th anniversary will be celebrated in July 2026. Musicians from the 1990s, DMs are open.
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Robert L. Tsai @robertltsai.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
“Introducing the panel, Cadwalladr said: ‘I think this might be a Hay first, in which we have an author in a hostage situation. Blink once if you can hear us, Sarah, twice if [Mark] Zuckerberg is an asshole.’”
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Meta legal action forces Facebook whistleblower to sit in silence at Hay festival
Sarah Wynn-Williams did not speak during event after lawyers warned of possible sanctions from tech firm
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Mike Flanagan @mikeflanaganfilm.com · 20/03/2026
Um… yes please. How about it @netflix.com
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 28/05/2026
Rebuttal to the text image: The fuck I am (ALT for the text image: A fellow asserting anyone who is a working writer these days is using "AI" because it is both seductive and valuable)
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