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Filings: Apple laid off 600 employees in California; some layoffs correspond to addresses where Apple's display and car research teams were reportedly based (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

Apple (AAPL) Laid Off More Than 600 Workers When Car, Screen Projects Stopped
Apple Inc. laid off more than 600 employees in California as part of the decisions to end its car and smartwatch display projects, according to filings with the California Employment Development Department.

I wrote about some feelings on the state of SF politics after doing an early morning lit drop
#SFPol

Reflections after a rainy morning lit drop

Chargers TE Hayden Hurst: Jim Harbaugh-led squad looking to be tougher, more physical in 2024 https://www.nfl.com/news/chargers-te-hayden-hurst-jim-harbaugh-led-squad-looking-to-be-tougher-more-physical-in-2024<…

Chargers TE Hayden Hurst: Jim Harbaugh-led squad looking to be tougher, more physical in 2024
Jim Harbaugh's return to the NFL launched an exodus from Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his defensive coordinator heading to Seattle, and a handful of Harbaugh's Wolverines lieutenants following him to Los Angeles. With their move comes an intentional change in culture within the Chargers. It starts with an element they lacked in recent years: toughness.

Nederlandse politici, maak dit jullie prioriteit, anders laat je rechts extremisme zijn gang gaan.
Fix Europe’s housing crisis or risk fuelling the far-right, UN expert warns https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2…

*When* are they going to make this illegal???
Busted: MTG's new stock portfolio shows a lot of potential conflicts of interest - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusiv

Busted: MTG's new stock portfolio shows a lot of potential conflicts of interest
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is back playing the stock market after an extended absence — and she just purchased stock in two companies whose business dealings potentially conflict with her congressional committee assignments.In a public filing released today and reviewed by Raw Story, Greene ...

Why don’t we ban cars?
I bet a lot more die of car accidents than on bikes or ebikes.
This is just another case of „let’s take your freedom away, and fuck your feelings“.
There are even asshole pedestrians, shall we ban walking too?
WTF
https://w…

Key Biscayne approves emergency 60-day ban of e-bikes following woman's death
Community leaders in Key Biscayne have approved a 60-day ban on e-bikes following a woman’s death in a collision this week.

I loathe Paul Tierney as much as anyone, but the "controversy" around the wrongful awarding of the drop ball after a head injury is some serious blame-shifting from a team who had possession a full two-minutes later and coughed up the ball at the edge of the box to even allow the game-winner.
As many have pointed out, the more incompetent decision on the very same play is ignoring Yates' extremely reckless attempt. I would like to understand any VAR review on that.

Comments are currently failing to load on Facebook. It’s much nicer like that!

Interest in policy interventions to protect journalism is exploding, but industry gatherings keep failing to include journalism labor advocates as strikes grow (Matt Pearce)
https://mattdpearce.substack.com/p/journalisms-visionary-leaders-and
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Journalism's visionary leaders and the voices missing from the room
Somebody is missing from the upcoming International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin, Texas.