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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 2d

Amtrak long distance like the stayions in Victorville, Barstow, and Needles don’t count.

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · 2d

MAJOR NEWS: @GavinNewsom signed SB 79, my bill allowing more housing near public transit — rail, subway, rapid bus.

It’s a huge step for housing in California. It’ll create more homes, strengthen our transit systems & reduce traffic & carbon emissions.

Thank you, Governor!

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 3d

Horrifically creepy and emblematic of this rape-coded administration, but also a govt employee staying at the fuckin ritz on a business trip shows you how much the DC world has changed since the DOJ muffin scandal of 2011.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d

"30-year-old conservative lawyer and activist who is Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Special Counsel, which deals with federal employee whistleblower complaints and discrimination" cancelled his colleague's hotel room so she would be forced to stay with him.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.

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Michael🎃🎃🎃🎃👻👻👻👻 @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social · 3d

Give him the prize but specify that it's solely for Operation Warp Speed

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 3d

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 3d

LOL. Well score one for David.

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 3d

(Plus, “real estate agent” is like a default choice for when actresses, models, etc age out.)

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 3d

Interestingly this is also why doctors, lawyers, etc often marry real estate agents. They can be professionals in real estate and so it’s no longer a passive loss!

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 3d

To be fair $100k AGI limit in 1986 to have losses deducted was substantial. It has never been increased. The Obamacare NIIT being stuck at a $200k threshold is a close second for non-inflation adjusted thresholds that affect more people every year.

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 3d

Hate to see the Phillies lose such a great game on such a brain fart from the pitcher but the Dodgers will take it

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 3d

Brian Anderson and Clayton Kershaw are both devout Christians and Anderson was reacting like God was forsaking a member of his tribe

Joe Edinger @joeedinger.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t know if the Phillies will come all the way back, but bullying Kershaw while the broadcast team is on the verge of tears about watching him be beaten over the head by his own cane will fuel me for a while

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Astrosoup Dumpling @heybrendan.bsky.social · 4d

Kershaw just keeps coming out to a new horror every postseason. He loves spooky season.

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

wacobridge.org/2025/10/06/d...

‘Why Sergio?’ Deportation ends 36-year dream for celebrated Waco chef and family - The Waco Bridge

Sergio Garcia and his wife, Sandra, spent 36 years building a reputation for regional Mexican cuisine in Waco. It ended when ICE came to call.

wacobridge.org

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

I do appreciate you taking one for the team.

Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

They are on TV during sports and news while No isn't. No is supposedly doing pre-roll ads on YouTube, although I pay for it to be ad free so I never see them (or any other ads).

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

MLB Network/FS 2

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

I mean if some stranger shows up, just practice the operational security you should always be practicing.

Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

No legislature has overriden a veto in 40 years, even on bills which were passed without opposition. It is a maddening feature of the California legislature.

Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

vote.santaclaracounty.gov/vote-mail/mi...
Seems like you can email and/or fax if you were already registered in that jurisdiction.

Military and Overseas Voters | Registrar of Voters | County of Santa Clara

Military and Overseas Voters

vote.santaclaracounty.gov

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

I would be fine with human daycare because at least those kids pay my pension. But pets are literally luxury items that don't contribute to overall society.

Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

On the other hand, neither of us is dying right now, nor are our loved ones dying, I hope. Parents understandably want to do everything for their kids and who wants to be referred to #100 when #1 is available and in the same city?

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

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Free-quent Flyer @freequentflyer.bsky.social · 5d

"Nobody wants to share their doctor with the poor" is a very good summation of American class politics, with almost any word substituting for "doctor." "Transit," "dentist," "childcare provider," "teacher," etc.

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

Some of that administrative burden is self imposed though. The Kaiser network is the same at all levels from Medi-Cal, ACA, Medicare Advantage, and Cadillac health plans, the only things that differ are co-pays and in some instances the formulary.

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

People want to maximize for the best health care. On Bogleheads there is a lot of talk of paying for Medigap to retain access to exceptional providers like Mayo Clinic, Cedars Sinai, etc. No one wants to settle for the graduate from Ross U or LECOM even though they are good enough.

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

That's the issue the GOP doesn't want, the common pool. A Kaiser Permanente for all would mean interminable waits for mental health care and mandatory step therapy to find the most cost-effective way to treat a condition, rather than just jumping to the highest step and making insurance pay.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 5d

part of the problem is that the GOP basically doesn't want to touch employer-based healthcare despite the fact that getting everyone into a common pool and providing universal basic care is probably more affordable

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 5d

there's probably a world where the GOP decides to have a basic voucher system that would cover the basic benefits but that would require the GOP to actually be capable of making legislation that touches third rails of American politics:

www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

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Henry Fung @henryfung.bsky.social · 5d

The problem is the markets aren't sinking. They did drop for a brief moment in April, but are now higher than ever before.

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