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I wasn't originally planning to, but I commented on SF's Family Zoning Plan. Upzoning the west side is good. It's inequitable how SF has concentrated new housing in eastern neighborhoods like the Mission while Seacliff, the Marina, the Sunset, etc saw very little.
But, I don't dismiss the risk of displacement from upzoning westside areas with many rent-controlled buildings. In addition to strong demo protections, I asked them to shift capacity to single-family home area…

The European Commission drops plans to impose a digital tax on tech giants in its upcoming 2028-2034 budget proposal, amid ongoing EU-US trade negotiations (Gregorio Sorgi/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/victory-eu-donald-trump-meta-tax-digital/…

Victory for Trump as EU backs down on digital taxes in next budget
Shelving the plan could help EU persuade the U.S. to give it a more favorable trade deal and comes just two months after the Commission suggested it.

“If you don’t like <insert Big Tech here>, just don’t use it” is a refrain I’ve often heard. Been warning folks for years that these things will become no longer optional. Maybe we need a new colloquialism; a corollary to “fuck around and find out.” Maybe “stay indifferent and find out?” https://mastodon.green/@g…

Stand Up Alaska NGO
plans to hold a protest
ahead of the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Anchorage
https://kyivindependent.com/pro-ukraine-rally-planned-ahead-of-trump-putin-meeting-in-alaska/…

'Alaska opposes tyranny!' — Pro-Ukraine rally planned ahead of Trump-Putin summit in US
The rally, scheduled for Aug. 14 in Anchorage, is being held to protest the "presence of an international war criminal" and as a show of solidarity with Ukraine, Stand Up Alaska said.

With DJI's powerful ebike motors, Bosch is afraid of upcoming regulation.
And I must admit: RIGHT. To me, an MTB with a factor 8x support has nothing to do with mountainbiking any more.
https://www.heise.de/news/Bosch-E-Bike-Che

E-Bike-Chef von Bosch im Interview: "Bewegen uns immer weiter weg vom Fahrrad"
Der Geschäftsleiter von Bosch eBike Systems blickt mit Sorge auf den aktuellen Wettlauf bei der Motorleistung und warnt vor möglichen Maßnahmen der EU.

Source: Fox and ESPN plan to launch a bundle of their upcoming streaming services, Fox One and ESPN, on October 2 for $39.99 per month (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2025/08/fox-one-espn-bundle-streaming-sports-1236483398/

ESPN And Fox Will Bundle Their Soon-To-Launch Streaming Services
In the latest streaming milestone, ESPN and Fox are forming a bundle of their soon-to-launch services.

#CFP: AAR-Southeast Conference Theme: Shifting Identities and Fractured Communities
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The Call for Papers for the 2026 Meeting is live! Submissions due October 1, 2025
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#CFP: AAR-Southeast Conference Theme: Shifting Identities and Fractured Communities
The Call for Papers for the 2026 Meeting is live! Submissions due October 1, 2025

Why “Wayfaring Stranger”? Why now?
The story of the only cover song on my upcoming album, "How To Rise and Keep Rising"
#CoverSong #FolkSong

Why "Wayfaring Stranger"? Why now?
Stan Stewart - @muz4now

Dallas Cowboys’ Micah Parsons teases upcoming personal change https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/dallas-cowboys-micah-parsons-teases-upcoming-personal-change