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Taking a break from this place. Writing more long form stuff. Get my posts here battellemedia.com/sign-up and folo me here mstdn.media/@Jbat
Joined April 2008

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My new handle at mstdn is @Jbat@mstdn.media ... Looking forward to speaking naturally again. Feels kind of like the blogging ecosystem back in the early 2000s. I'll lurk here for a bit, but this is likely my last post, at least till the troll gets tired of his new plaything.
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Really??? We’re going to joke about this?
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) seems to joke about the assassination attempt on Speaker Nancy Pelosi while campaigning for GOP congressional candidate Yesli Vega: “There’s no room for violence anywhere, but we’re going to send her back to be with him in California.”
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Oh, you're all still here? Good morning. Tune into this at 8:40 am — and break down Twitter's future under Elon Musk ... ... As well as what the baaaad earnings reports for Meta, Amazon and other biggies say about the economy going forward.
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Staffing cuts? Welcoming hate speech? Our CEO @johnbattelle breaks down Elon Musk’s impending takeover of Twitter and what he may change. Plus, John analyzes why Meta shares are in freefall and where the company goes from here. Hear more Friday. twitter.com/i/spaces/1BdGY
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The real issues w/ Twitter/Elon = "the public square" being owned by...someone w/ massive conflicts of interest in nearly every quarter - China, Wall St., Russia, the US Govt.... and that's just the start of it. We'll also talk meta on Meta...and why tech ISN'T broken.
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Staffing cuts? Welcoming hate speech? Our CEO @johnbattelle breaks down Elon Musk’s impending takeover of Twitter and what he may change. Plus, John analyzes why Meta shares are in freefall and where the company goes from here. Hear more Friday. twitter.com/i/spaces/1BdGY
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You know that ever-changing number between 300 and 850 that follows you around your entire life and affects your ability to get a house or car? Well, it’s only as old as Taylor Swift. Here’s the wild and problematic history of credit in America:
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SCOOP: Elon Musk told investors he planned to cut 75% of Twitter’s workforce, gutting to a skeleton staff of 2,000. Also, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman passed on the Twitter deal. Via me @faizsays @GerritD @jeremybmerrill washingtonpost.com/technology/202
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