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The Ronettes:
🎵 When I Saw You
#TheRonettes
https://pukesword.bandcamp.com/track/when-i-saw-u-the-ronettes-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/6FVaP2LZip4HtUIB4T2DKB
The correct left critique of YIMBYism is not "building massive amounts of housing won't lower rents," but rather "for-profit investors won't build massive amounts of housing because they'll stop investing once rents stop rising." https://missionlocal.org/2026/08/s…
Une poire Guyot, seule rescapée d'un printemps qui a grillé la plupart des fleurs du verger et d'un été trop chaud. Il reste une William rouge Š ramasser (la seule elle aussi). tôt dans la saison, j'ai vu quelques nectarines mais les oiseaux ont été plus rapides. Les rares mirabelles ont disparu en 24 heures. À venir, une poignée de reine des reinettes si elles ne cuisent pas toutes sur l'arbre, des reinettes d'Armorique, nos premiers kiwis. Coings et quetsches ne conna…
DeMarcus Lawrence to play 13th NFL season, setting up December rematch vs Cowboys https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/cowboys/2026/08/07/cowboys-demarcus-lawrence-wont-retire-rematch-seatt…
MoonPay acquires DFlow, a platform that facilitates trading on the Solana blockchain, sources say for $100M in stock; DFlow had raised $7.5M across two rounds (Jack Kubinec/Fortune)
https://fortune.com/2026/05/05/moonpay-acquires-solana-100m-all-stock/
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Mick Newton Storyteller
Short ten minute podcasts of poetry, prose, rants and my thoughts into monologues...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/mick-newton-storyteller/
So if you call yourself an “engineer” you better start acting like one.
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PitchBook: US venture funding hit $412.7B in H1 2026, up 30% on all of 2025, with AI startup funding accounting for 86%, or $355.9B; Q2 saw seven $1B rounds (Duncan Riley/SiliconANGLE)
https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/09/pitchbook-u…