Douglas King (@[email protected])

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NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court. Defense argued that’s a complete bar to prosecution

What “best work” is Speaker Johnson talking about?? For over 50 days, House Republicans just sat on the sidelines as millions of Americans saw their health care premiums skyrocket and millions more struggled to put food on the table as Trump withheld critical SNAP benefits.

The Trump administration is trying to sell federal student loans to private companies. This sale would be a giveaway to wealthy insiders at the expense of working-class borrowers and taxpayers. It’s a tremendous mistake, and I’m fighting back.

@MikemanCommeth @TrainsMagazine Is this HSRR?

@TrainsMagazine Two things are both true: 1. There are city pairs and links that would be very effectively served by HSRR. 2. A national HSRR would be ruinously expensive to build and run, and as a system would be virtually empty.

Amtrak’s Borealis reaches 250,000-rider mark bit.ly/4lOm51U

A slow daily diesel train between Minneapolis and Chicago sees 100,000 more riders than it was projected to see when it opened a year ago, and you all want to tell me there’s no demand for fast and frequent trains in this country lol.

47th Street is being paved! This is the first step in our comprehensive safety redesign that will protect everyone and make our community more accessible.

@andrewcuomo zohranfornyc.com/donate

@cossiecol @LisaForteUK Same

Thinking of switching authenticator apps for my personal stuff. Don’t like the UX of mine anymore. Any recommendations?

@LindaKenney70 @amyspitalnick His monologue "I am a Jew" in the play, makes it clear that his character is not JUST a moneylender. Open your eyes.

@amyspitalnick BAAAALONEY! The term "shylock" happened to be the name of a Venetian Jewish moneylender guilty of usury in a Shakespearean play. The name evolved as modern day slang for anyone practicing usury. Shylock is just another name for a loan shark.🙄

Shylock is among the most quintessential antisemitic stereotypes. This is not an accident. It follows years in which Trump has normalized antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories — and it’s deeply dangerous.

@StephenM Do you sleep on your side in the coffin, or sleep on your back like it's depicted in the movies?

The Senate Democrat leader declares that his party wants to castrate, amputate and sexually mutilate healthy young children.

Breaking: George Santos, who conned his way to Congress before his colleagues expelled him, is headed to prison. 👉 politi.co/3RC8OMW

Emotions have run high today. But it is good that 5 countries met to bring peace closer. Ukraine, the USA, the UK, France and Germany. The sides expressed their views and respectfully received each other’s positions. It’s important that each side was not just a participant but contributed meaningfully. The American side shared its vision. Ukraine and other Europeans presented their inputs. And we hope that it is exactly such joint work that will lead to lasting peace. We are grateful to partners. Ukraine will always act in accordance with its Constitution and we are absolutely sure that our partners in particular the USA will act in line with its strong decisions.

Our Most Underrated Series of 2015 was the amazing @TopCoppers! #ka16 kroagnon.blogspot.com/2016/01/ka16-t…

@robbyrussell Honestly, I don't think anything beyond the CLI is needed. But apparently I'm weird and people don't want to log into their bank from a linux terminal. Suckers.

How Did We All Learn This Stuff? It’s hard for me to imagine learning web development today. Not because it’s more complex... but because the complexity is hidden under so many layers of tooling. When I was starting out, we didn’t have frameworks. We had an HTML file... maybe a form... and a Perl script living in a folder with just the right permissions. We wrote data to flat files. We forgot to update the DNS serial number. We broke things... and then figured out how not to break them next time. Source control wasn’t a given. Neither was testing. We deployed with FTP... And later, we SSH’d into a dusty box on a shelf and edited code live. We blocked JavaScript in our browsers... because we were tired of being ambushed by popups. We said no thanks to anything that made the web feel more chaotic. Until we learned how to tame that chaos. We didn’t know what we were doing... But we knew we were learning. And when Ruby on Rails showed up... It clicked. Someone had bundled up the pieces... And said, “Here, this way is faster.” So we said yes. Not because we were trend-chasing... But because we had tasted the before. We knew what it used to take. Still... I miss a good CGI script. I miss the simplicity. The directness. The part where you could build something weird at 2 a.m. and see it live by 2:05. Now? Sometimes I look at a task and think... Does this need a web interface? Or would a shell script do the trick?

@CouncilmemberJG Called Joanna and Anthony today. I'm sure they know, but good to remind them.

50 bus routes eliminated 2 trolleys downgraded to buses 21.5% fare hike 9 PM curfew 20% service reduction on remaining routes This is an emergency. The City of Philadelphia is investing in SEPTA but we need the General Assembly to step up. Pennsylvania House and Senate Democrats are ready to get this done. Harrisburg Republicans must stop playing politics with our livelihoods and make a deal to fully fund mass transportation and keep Pennsylvania’s economy moving forward! phlcouncil.com/savesepta

@kayteterry Carcen and Butter

@d0rkph0enix No more taxes then. It's official.

Did you guys know I’m not a real person? What a stupid asshole 😂😂😂

@mariaKhalusova Congratulations!

April appears to be a good month for hitting milestones.

@CouncilmemberJG This how most new restaurants start out now. The barrier to entry is lower and lets you build up to a full service restaurant. You get the skills and customer base before throwing your life savings into a permanent spot that might not work.

I am disappointed that Drexel University is targeting food trucks. If you went to Drexel, you know that these food trucks have the most delicious and affordable food on campus. I urge Drexel to reverse course. If not, I will explore legislative options to protect these small businesses.