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Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · Mar 29

We got one hell of a sales pitch at today's #TeslaTakedown in Portland.

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John Berry @aniccia.bsky.social · 1h

This recent video has gone ~viral of a Waymo robot that entered an intersection late in a yellow light which turned red while in the intersection. AFAIK & IANAL, California DMV advises not to do this, but it is not illegal.

There are many similar Waymo videos & alarmed PAX.

OP: tiktok.heyitsmikayy

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Mexico News @mexiconews.bsky.social · 15h

Sombreros are good.

Here are the Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, proudly wearing sombreros. Tell Stephen Miller's White House that it's an honor to wear sombreros.

#Mexico

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Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 36m

Turns out nihilism is the way to get through life. Maybe. 🤔

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PPP Grifter @pppgrifter.bsky.social · 3h

A lot has happened this year but I feel like we should always remind people that this happened followed by him deciding to starve the poorest children in the world simply because he wanted to.

We probably shouldn’t forget about this

Richest man in the world killed the poorest children in the world simply because he wanted to

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Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 1h

It’s just so pathetic watching this scam play out. The thing is tele operated. It has zero motor skills and zero ability to reason. Complete scam.

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Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 1h

That was a thought that crossed my mind. Sell the goddamn bridge as an AI project.

Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 3h

Apple Music link:

music.apple.com/us/album/epm...

EPM: JAK (DJ Mix) by JAK on Apple Music

Album · 2025 · 21 Songs

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Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 3h

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Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 3h

We could build an entire urgently needed bridge replacement infrastructure project with that money. 😏

Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 3h

$11.5 billion is about the cost of the Columbia River crossing project that will never be started because of its high price tag. 😏

George Pearkes @peark.es · 4h

Had missed this but MSFT earnings yesterday suggest OpenAI lost $11.5bn in the quarter.

www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/m...

Microsoft earnings suggest $11.5B OpenAI quarterly loss

: Satya has also delivered Sam most of the cash he promised

www.theregister.com

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Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 3h

Okay, I'm voting for googly eyes. 👀

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Derek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 9h

Who needs SNAP when you can buy reverse osmosis water purifiers??? MAHA Inaction at it once again.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 9h

~200 California National Guard troops are now in limbo at a base outside of Portland, pending a court decision on whether Trump can unleash them on the streets of Portland.

My report from Happy Valley:

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Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 4h

Like, say, a floppy disc?

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Portland City Councilor Jamie Dunphy @councilordunphy.bsky.social · 8h

Three of my neighbors in district 1 were killed in three separate car collisions last night. We need action now to reduce pedestrian and cyclist deaths.

YOU need to do more to improve your own driving. Do better. Keep your neighbors alive.

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Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. @repdexteror.bsky.social · 5h

Trump is obstructing congressional oversight to hide his cruelty.

Public pressure is our power. I’m urging Oregonians to document what they see as ICE activity increases in our communities. Reach out to the PIRC hotline (1-888-622-1510) if you see ICE in your neighborhood.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 4h

Trump take Thanksgiving.

NBC4 Washington @nbcwashington.com · 7h

A USDA report predicts wholesale prices for frozen turkeys will be up 40% compared to last year.

Turkey prices are soaring ahead of Thanksgiving. Here’s how to save on your meal

A USDA report predicts wholesale prices for frozen turkeys will be up 40% compared to last year, but some grocers are offering Thanksgiving meal deals.

www.nbcwashington.com

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 13h

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

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Tesla Takedown Austin @teslatakedownaus.bsky.social · 5h

This Austin activist explains why giving tax breaks to billionaires and trillion dollar corporations makes no sense

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#texas #atx #oligarch #billionaire #billionares #oligarchy #traviscounty

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Electrek @electrek.co · 5h

Kia delays EV4 indefinitely – America loses more choice due to tariffs

The Kia EV4 will be “delayed until further notice” in the US, according to a Kia rep and reported by InsideEVs. Kia said the change is because “market conditions for EVs have changed.” more…

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Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 4h

Banger

Jenn Manley Lee @jennmanleylee.bsky.social · 5h

Halloween decoration on a green lawn with yellow and brown scattered leaves. There is a fake black grave marker with white text which says “I Did My Own Research.” In front of the grave marker are two plastic skeletal hans and forearms that are positioned as if they are clawing up from below the grass.

Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 4h

Fascinating reporting by the FT on one of First Brands’ private lenders with a $1.5 billion exposure. After reading the article, I came away with the impression that there is much more to it than meets the eye. Gift 🎁 link for the first three folks to click.

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

The flashy Utah-based leasing firm that lent billions to First Brands

Onset Financial called itself a ‘dominant force’ in financing everything from chickens to helicopters. It ended up as First Brands’ biggest creditor

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Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 9h

Can’t think of one TBH.

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 1d

Defend and protect the motherfucking AFSCME video.

Save it to a USB drive.

Write it to a tape backup.

Print out every frame on glass and record the audio to vinyl.

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Tim Trautmann @timtrautmann.com · 13h

Winning. 😏