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The cost of your flight went up because you searched for it twice. Your rideshare costs more because your phone battery is dying. This is surveillance pricing – corporations using your own data and behaviors against you. In the US Senate, I’ve got a plan to ban it.

@NYCMayor @NYC_DOT Doesn’t this already exist?

We’re building the Manhattan-side bike lane and pedestrian entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge in time for the World Cup. New Yorkers deserve to enjoy the game on their feet, on their bikes, and with ease.

@fortcircle @MarkZuckerman I bet $18 at +30000. $5418 if they win the World Series LOL

@MarkZuckerman I put my money where my mouth is - $75 bet on the Nationals winning the NL East at 100-1 odds.

Nats media members panicking and asking if they can change their season predictions ...

@friedberg Just asking questions and providing no answers

it’s not political and should not be partisan to ask “where did all the money go?” California’s functional bankruptcy threatens the nation and should be a front-and-center state and national discussion. ignore the bs. this is what matters.

@ChrisMurphyCT Probably a block trade of many different positions. Likely institutional activity not market timing but who knows?

$1.5 BILLION. Let me say it again - a $1.5 BILLION BET. Bigger than any futures purchases made at the time. 5 minutes before Trump's post. Who was it? Trump? A family member? A White House staffer? This is corruption. Mind blowing corruption.

@ByronYork And they have their own special parking spots at National. Or at least they used to

I did not know that.

@HighyieldHarry Can’t argue with your top five but boardwalk empire is not better than The Deuce or Game of Thrones or House of Cards. Even House. The shield isn’t even worth talking about

My personal drama rankings 1) The Wire 2) Breaking Bad 3) The Sopranos 4) Better Call Saul 5) Mad Men 6) Succession 7) Boardwalk Empire 8) The Shield Doesn’t count one-offs like Season 1 of True Detective or mini-series. Those should probably be standalone lists. Obvs ppl can disagree, it’s a free country, this is just where I shook out. Theres alot of shows that had some great seasons but couldn’t stick landing or had falloff seasons - GoT, Dexter, Ozark etc. And no I don’t think alot of FX shows came close to HBO shows at all

@CinemaTweets1 His TV shows have preposterous plots that have a climax solving all problems with deus ex machina. And characters who never develop or change - cardboard cutouts.

Taylor Sheridan is better at writing movies than he is writing television shows. Don’t get me wrong- the guy can write for both mediums as well as anyone this side of Aaron Sorkin. But films like Wind River, Sicario & Hell or High Water are proof Sheridan writes best for Cinema.

@progressiveact NYC is very unusual in that on street parking permits are not required. It’s standard practice in many cities. Divided into districts it will actually ensure residents get parking spots in their neighborhoods

They really want y’all to believe this is just about “traffic” 🤔 Bike lanes everywhere. Bus lanes everywhere. Streets turning into outdoor lounges. Pay just to ENTER Manhattan. Now they talking about charging you to park near your own home… And if that’s not enough? Lower speed limits. Cameras everywhere 24/7. More rules for drivers… Less enforcement for bikes… But yeah… nothing to see here, right? 😭 Then they hit you with the “environment” angle… “Less cars = less pollution” Cool. But at what cost? Because when you make driving: More expensive… More stressful… More restricted… Of course people gonna stop driving. That’s not a coincidence. That’s strategy. More tolls. More cameras. Lower speeds. Less space for cars. And next up… more meters. Call it whatever you want… But don’t act like this isn’t a car phase-out in real time. Pay attention. Agree or I’m bugging? 👇 Follow me—because I’m breaking all of this down piece by piece. #nyc #mta #fyp #ny

@MeghanBobrowsky Does anyone remember when Mark changed the name of his company and flushed $80 billion on the metaverse???

Scoop: Mark Zuckerberg is building a CEO agent to help him do his job, according to a person familiar with the project. Employees are also adopting AI agents and AI tools internally, namely My Claw and Second Brain, in a bid to speed up work, as they get graded on AI use.

@MattBruenig @robeiae @damintoell @simonw No

@robeiae @damintoell @simonw why use electronic databases at all, aren't all the decisions published in physical volumes?

Not so @simonw. If you have a database that contains all of the relevant law, you can deterministically check each citation and quote against that database.

@MannC84373 @RepDonBacon @JohnDalyBooks Nicely summarized. I’m sure Bacon Bits will have a pithy response …. NOT!

A half-dozen felonies is "exoneration"??? Here are the six strongest felony-level accusations (potential obstruction of justice) from the report, ranked roughly by how prominently they were described as serious (e.g., via "substantial evidence" language, refusal by subordinates, or intent to shield from scrutiny): Directive to fire Special Counsel Mueller (June 2017) Trump directed White House Counsel Don McGahn to have Mueller removed, reportedly because the probe was investigating Trump's own conduct (including potential obstruction). McGahn refused and threatened to resign. Mueller found substantial evidence linking this to investigations of the president's conduct, with clear obstructive potential and corrupt intent. Effort to have McGahn create a false record (January 2018) After press reports of the above firing attempt surfaced, Trump ordered McGahn to deny the reports were true and to create a false internal document "for our files." McGahn again refused. This was seen as witness tampering/false statement-related obstruction, with substantial evidence of intent to mislead investigators and cover up prior obstructive acts. Request to "let Flynn go" and related actions (February 2017) In a private Oval Office meeting, Trump asked then-FBI Director James Comey to drop the FBI's investigation into Michael Flynn (who had lied about Russia contacts). Trump later told advisers the "Russia thing" might be over after Flynn's firing. This was tied to efforts to influence an ongoing FBI probe, with evidence suggesting corrupt motive to protect himself/associates. Directive to Corey Lewandowski to limit Mueller's scope (June/July 2017) Trump asked former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski (a private citizen) to tell Attorney General Jeff Sessions to unrecuse himself and publicly announce that Mueller's probe would focus only on future election interference (not 2016 or Trump's campaign). Lewandowski did not deliver the message. Mueller cited substantial evidence that this was intended to prevent further scrutiny of Trump and his campaign. Repeated efforts to have Sessions unrecuse / take back control (2017–2018) Trump pressured Sessions multiple times to reverse his recusal from the Russia probe, expressing frustration that an unrecused AG could have "protected" him. The report inferred this showed belief that an unrecused AG would shield Trump from the investigation, supporting obstructive intent. Firing of FBI Director James Comey (May 2017) Trump terminated Comey while the FBI was investigating Russian interference and potential campaign links. Trump later admitted (in interviews) that the "Russia thing" factored into the decision. Mueller found evidence that this was motivated by a desire to relieve pressure from the investigation into himself, though some defenses (like reliance on Rosenstein's memo) were noted.

Yeah, Kirk got a lot of things wrong.

@bojanglesfan420 @StatisticUrban All of those cities elected democratic mayors except OK City

@StatisticUrban Obviously, California and New York have to fix their housing supply problems but literally every single metro on this list is solidly Democratic. People are moving to blue areas in red states!

Every single one of the 15 fastest-growing US major metropolitan areas is in the Sunbelt. All 15 are also in a state Trump won. Only 5 are in swing states. Dallas and Houston added an entire Wyoming's worth of people.

@sfrancisatx @StatisticUrban 14/15 elected democratic mayors

@StatisticUrban and all of those metros (nearly all?) voted majority for Kamala

@Duncan_Idaho_fh @StatisticUrban @guypbenson All of those cities have elected Democratic mayors except OK City

@StatisticUrban @guypbenson Don’t celebrate too soon. Those urban areas tend to turn blue.

@StatisticUrban All of those cities elected Democratic mayors except for OK City! (Eric Johnson was elected as a Democrat in Dallas but switched parties in 2023h

@StatisticUrban “Red states” ignores the electoral politics of those listed cities — most of which are liberal (Houston/Austin, Raleigh and Nashville for example — heck Hilary even won Dallas!)

@charliesmirkley Honest question - is $40bn in income a meaningful percentage of income earned in all these “blue states”?

IRS net migration data is out of 2023: 🔴 Red states gained $37.2 billion in income and 492k filers. 🔵 Blue states lost ~$40.8B and 520k filers. CA −$11.9B, NY −$9.9B, IL −$6.0B, MA −$4.2B, NJ −$2.8B.

@brianstelter Why not sell it???

A second memo from Bari Weiss and Tom Cibrowski says CBS News Radio is shutting down. Here's the memo: Today, we informed our CBS News Radio team and approximately 700 affiliated stations that we will end the service on May 22, 2026. Unfortunately, this decision means that all positions within the CBS News Radio team are being eliminated.  We understand how difficult this news is for our staff and their colleagues, who have worked side by side with us to cover some of the most significant stories of our time. While this was a necessary decision, it was not an easy one.  A shift in radio station programming strategies, coupled with challenging economic realities, has made it impossible to continue the service.  We are sharing this announcement now to fulfill our commitments to our radio partners and affiliates, which require advance notice of the service’s conclusion. For nearly 100 years, CBS News Radio has delivered original reporting to the nation—from Edward R. Murrow’s World War II reports in London to today’s daily White House updates.  Our signature broadcast, “World News Roundup,” remains the longest-running newscast in the country.  CBS News Radio served as the foundation for everything we have built since 1927. The coming weeks will be difficult for the team members who have worked tirelessly at CBS News Radio.  We are committed to supporting these valued colleagues with care and respect as we wind down operations.  They have been critical to our success and remain treasured friends and professionals.  We thank them deeply for their contributions. Thank you all for your dedication and for the compassion you show one another as we move forward. Bari and Tom

@homesteader1000 @DHSgov @CNN I just went thru security at LGA around 5pm Friday and it took 10 minutes with TSA Precheck. Signs for regular security said 20 minutes.

@DHSgov Wait. Why is @CNN only showing 11 minutes wait on their tracker? They need to take this down.

SECURITY LINES OUT THE DOOR.   The Democrats’ DHS shutdown has led to HOURS long security lines at airports across the country.