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Hey, it’s Gov. Wes Moore.
I’m a veteran, author, father, and Maryland’s first Black governor.
⭐️𝗜𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
Maryland public officials like me are prohibited from fundraising and accepting donations while the state legislature is in session.
That means, from mid-January to April
– almost 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 months out of the year
– I’m not allowed to accept any grassroots support. 
We’ve already del…

But don’t take my word for it! The CEO of AWS himself said “firing junior workers because AI can do their jobs is ‘the dumbest thing I've ever heard.’”
Now that •same• company is laying of 8.5% — 8.5%!! — of their core workforce because they’re going to (future tense!?!) “reduce bureaucracy, increase AI use?”
Nope. I call BS. That’s just investor bait.
They’re in hot water and they know it.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/21/aws_ceo_entry_level_jobs_opinion/

Big Tech's EU lobbying hit €151M in 2025, up from €113M in 2023 and €97M in 2021; between January and June 2025, Big Tech had 146 meetings with EU officials (Corporate Europe Observatory)
https://corporateeurope.org/en/2025/10/big-tech-lobby-budgets-hit-re…

Big Tech lobby budgets hit record levels | Corporate Europe Observatory
New figures show that the digital industry as a whole is now spending €151 million a year on lobbying the EU, a major increase to what was already considerable firepower.

The #PSF has withdrawn a $1.5 million proposal to US government grant program
https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-funding-statement.html
In order to not comply with…

NFL anytime TD best bets: Our favorite picks for Week 17, including Ja'Marr Chase

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-anytime-td-best-bets-our-f…

Livestream marketplace Whatnot raised $225M at an $11.5B valuation, after raising $265M at a $4.97B valuation in January, taking its total funding to $968M (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/business/dea…

Whatnot Raises $225 Million as Investors Bet on Livestream Shopping
The start-up is among the biggest names in a fast-growing part of e-commerce that is effectively a kind of QVC for the TikTok era.

My favorite part of this is when ChatGPT tells the Lurie staffer about Mayor Lurie's budget instructions to city departments on December 13, 2023. Lurie entered office in January 2025.
https://sfanonymous.substack.com/p/read-how-top-mayor-daniel-lur…

Read how top Mayor Daniel Lurie Official used ChatGPT to figure out how President Trump could convert Alcatraz to a prison and how to prepare for "tough questions" on Family Zoning
In response to a records request, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s team responded on September 23, 2025 with several ChatGPT logs.

Livestream marketplace Whatnot raised $225M at an $11.5B valuation, after raising $265M at a $4.97B valuation in January, taking its total funding to $968M (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/business/dea…

Whatnot Raises $225 Million as Investors Bet on Livestream Shopping
The start-up is among the biggest names in a fast-growing part of e-commerce that is effectively a kind of QVC for the TikTok era.

⭐️Silver hit $79 (£58) an ounce for the first time last Friday,
a new peak, up from $56 at the start of December, and just $29 an ounce at the start of 2025.
Analysts have attributed the jump in the price of silver to expectations of US interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in 2026,
leading to increased demand for hard assets that protect against inflation and currency debasement.
New restrictions on silver exports from China, which begin on 1 January,
have c…

Etsy appoints Chief Growth Officer Kruti Patel Goyal as its new CEO, starting January 1, 2026, replacing Josh Silverman after eight years in the role (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-29/etsy-taps-chief…