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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 8h

I certainly like to hate the Chiefs, but this sports column in the New Yorker is a lot more depressing than the Chiefs are.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 17h

There was a time when the Kansas City Chiefs were beloved as the fun, thrilling underdogs in the N.F.L. But they’ve since become the team that people loved to hate, @louisathomas.bsky.social writes.

The Kansas City Chiefs Are Depressing

The team’s vibes might change if they start winning, and they usually do. But is it possible to win all the time without losing joy and spontaneity?

www.newyorker.com

DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 9h

The alleged crime here is that James bought a $137,000 house in Norfolk as a second home, but used it as a rental property. Seriously, that's it. What's more, James clearly bought the house for her grandniece and her children, who have been living there rent-free.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 12h

Ah, yeah, I know.

DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 13h

And a schedule to die for.

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 14h

Maybe because 22 million American depend on it?

DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 14h

First punt comes at the end of the 3rd quarter...I’m still stunned we’re good again.

DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 15h

At least we’ve got Pope Leo: “I urge you: Never sell out your authority!”
apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 16h

Oddly enough, the best local reporting so far on this lawsuit comes from the Houston Chronicle. Unfortunately, DP reporter Emily Hemphill, who covered this story extensively, moved on. Summary below for those who don’t have access to the HC article. www.houstonchronicle.com/health/artic...

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

George was just trying to get to work.

ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.

This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 2d

"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."

@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 1d

You know that thing you thought would obviously happen? Well, obviously, it happened.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

In an unusual acknowledgement, the Trump administration said that its immigration crackdown is hurting farmers and risking higher food prices for Americans by cutting off agriculture’s labor supply.

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

wapo.st

DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 2d

Suffolk took in $4.7 million in speed camera revenue last year on a 3.2-mile stretch of road undergoing a widening project. Remarkably, nearly 40 percent of people who receive citations don't pay them.

dailyprogress.com/news/state-r...

Virginia cities are making millions from speed cameras. Lawmakers are concerned.

The number of Virginia localities using speed enforcement cameras jumped from five in 2022 to 39 by 2024. And this year, 53 cities and counties are now on board.

dailyprogress.com

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 3d

“As the clock ticked towards the end of the evening, the Charlottesville City Council gathered in their familiar chamber, a space filled with the echoes of past discussions and decisions..” lol

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 3d

AI-generated local reporting that promises to keep you informed and hold local leaders accountable by summarizing “what elected officials say and do—no spin, just facts.” But delivers robotic prose that says absolutely nothing about the purchase of the shelter. citizenportal.ai/articles/590...

Charlottesville City Council Agrees to Purchase 2000 Holiday Drive for Low Barrier Shelter

City Council approves $6.2M property purchase to address homelessness in Charlottesville.

citizenportal.ai

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 3d

"Albemarle County experienced a 6% year-over-year growth in tourism spending, while the City of Charlottesville saw a decrease." Kind of an odd distinction to make. As we know, the two jurisdictions are closely intertwined.
www.29news.com/2025/10/08/t...

Tourism spending nears $1 billion in Charlottesville-Albemarle region

The Charlottesville-Albemarle region welcomed visitors from across the world in 2024.

www.29news.com

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 3d

UK-based pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will spent $4.5 billion on a new manufacturing plant in Albemarle County. BOS Jim Andrews called it a "transformative moment" for the County,” while Dr. Oz said it was "going to create a lot of important chemicals."
c-ville.com/astrazeneca-...

AstraZeneca to invest in pharmaceutical factory at Albemarle’s Rivanna Futures - C-VILLE Weekly

Two and a half years after Albemarle County announced the purchase of 462 acres around the Rivanna Station military base, British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has announced it will invest $4.5 bill...

c-ville.com

DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 3d

After some secrecy about where exactly AstraZeneca was going to build its giant pharmaceutical plant, now we know. Today at 1pm, Gov. Glenn Younkin presides over an official event at 2050 Boulders Court, right next to the NGIC. AstraZeneca is providing a live stream:

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

astrazeneca.zoom.us

DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 4d

Stephen and Ashley Williams, both 37, died in a house fire over the weekend, leaving behind two young children, Emma, 8, and Lilly, 3. Stephen is described as a “great father, a hard-working business man” and Ashley’s employer called her “the heart of the company.”
dailyprogress.com/news/local/a...

Donations pour in for girls orphaned by Keswick house fire

Two fundraisers have raised more than $70,000 combined for the two girls orphaned in a house fire in the Albemarle County village of Keswick this past weekend.

dailyprogress.com

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 8d

UVA is one on nine universities being "invited to join" or else by the Trump administration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 8d

The Cavalier Daily, UVA’s student newspaper, which has become the best front page news website in Charlottesville, reports on the trauma people experienced as a result of the field storm, in which 19 people were hospitalized and dozens of others injured.
www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

One week on, some students are still recovering after a field storming hospitalizes 19

While the field storm went viral online, some students said that the injuries were not worth the rush. 

www.cavalierdaily.com

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 8d

Meanwhile, the current US strategy is to tell you this is a scam. Sigh.
www.the-independent.com/tech/solar-p...

Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time

More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy

www.the-independent.com

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 8d

“Virginia hasn’t had cross-state train service in nearly half a century…” And a bus route expected to launch this year won’t, the DP has learned. Alas, our politics is consumed by conflict instead of getting shit done.
dailyprogress.com/news/local/g...

Charlottesville-Richmond rail, bus links still stuck at the station

For years, Charlottesville has been promised an east-west link connecting it to Richmond and other points. Both bus and rail, however, remain plans on paper.

dailyprogress.com

DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 9d

Are you being interviewed by an elf?

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 9d

Realistic likelihood? More like blatantly obvious.

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DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 9d

Saw him at a small bar named the Rusty Nail in Sunderland, MA. in March 1984.

DTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 9d

From my 2010 story about Chang: "When the chef emerged from the kitchen last week for an interview, Rong, two waiters, and our translator surrounded him like attaches to a foreign dignitary..."
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