Daniel P. Ray, retired journalist, late convert to the serial comma
Austin, TX
Joined August 2008
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How you know the Jack Smith hearing was a bust for MAGA: @FoxNews' incredibly long home page has 191 links to editorial content. Right now, you can't find a Jack Smith story on it. Musta been the 192nd most-important story today.
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Flabbergasted at how absolutely useless this place in terms of getting breaking news. Twitter used to be incredibly helpful during the War in Ukraine, Afghanistan and other global events. Now it's AI Slop and non-chronological tweets.
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It is a dark day for freedom of the press. Paramount’s decision to settle with Trump will only embolden him to continue his attack on the media.
Trump is undermining our democracy and moving us towards authoritarianism, and the billionaires are helping him do it.
Hah! I've been to many conferences over the years, and #SXSW has more swag opportunities than any. I've upcycled my pile of cloth tote bags into drapes, and will never run out of thumb drives.
@takingcharge once told me “if you don’t get swag, did you even go to SXSW?” And I carry that sage wisdom with me to this day
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@takingcharge once told me “if you don’t get swag, did you even go to SXSW?” And I carry that sage wisdom with me to this day
Gold's Gym has the same policy, and if I were king, I'd make this rule: If you offer a path to sign up for any service, that same path should be available to cancel the service. So if you can sign up by email or phone, you can cancel the same way.
That leads to more eyeballs, which on ad-supported sites means the online journalists' bosses stay happy. So I would routinely assign stories to be written in advance of economic releases, such as Fed rate announcements, so we could post our articles within seconds.
Piggybacking on @taxtweet's thorough post: To our Florida friends, you're in the middle of a sales-tax holiday for disaster-preparedness items. The tax-free period runs through June 10 and includes new pet-care items. floridarevenue.com/DisasterP…
Today, June 1, marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season. But Pacific ‘cane Agatha has already hit. More on getting ready for the coming 2022 tropical storms. Plus a June #tax tasks list in the ol’ blog’s right column. bit.ly/3m1taz7
I got this as a "white elephant" gift to hang onto until the holidays ... but I ... can't ... resist ...
Hey, @texasdemocrats, thanks for the mail-in ballot application. It was a tiny bit more of a hassle (had to dig out my DL) but no big deal. Anyone who qualifies should do it! I dressed up my envelope for the occasion.
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Donald Trump Jr. said America "misses" having Donald Trump president.
Retweet if you NEVER ONCE MISSED DONALD TRUMP!
Proving a point.
After driving in Texas for 15 years, I know some cities' quintessential driving move:
"The Houston" - cutting in front of you at highway speed, no signal.
"The Austin" - At a 4-way stop, yielding too long, then lurching forward. Repeat.
Other nominations? @EvilMopacATX
I'm glad they're looking at BNPL loans, but after sleeping through the Trump admin, @CFPB could have aimed bigger for its first Biden era target. Payday loans, financial data collection/use, deferred interest loans, for example.
The @CFPB is taking a closer look at the rocket ship called buy now, pay later loans.
One of their biggest concerns: Overspending.
"Because of the ease of getting these loans, consumers can end up spending more than anticipated."
consumerfinance.gov/about-us…
Texas snowstorm claims another victim - the dude in the background demonstrates we are not used to walking on ice.
#LameDuckDonald acts
- Smokey Bear must ditch shovel, carry rake
- Executive order: “Hamburger” is spelled “hamberder”
- Out: handshakes. In: "Greeting cough"
- Red state discount for federal aid
- FBI Director Rudy Giuliani