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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 2d

Airline cancels all flights to Canada over 'geopolitical instability' - TheStreet

Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 2d

Next Week, Dozens Of Small Town Airports Could Go Dark—DOT Tells Airlines To Walk Away During Shutdown - View from the Wing

The Department of Transportation just told airlines they can stop serving dozens of small-town airports as the shutdown drags on. A 47-year “temporary” subsidy program may finally unravel—leaving...

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 2d

Easter Island's statues actually 'walked,' and physics backs it up

For years, researchers have puzzled over how the ancient people of Rapa Nui did the seemingly impossible and moved their iconic moai statues. Using a combination of physics, 3D modeling and on-the-ground...

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 2d

I was prepared to ditch Synology over this.

Synology comes to its senses, removes all HDD limitations from 2025 DiskStation models

You can use IronWolf, WD Red, and just about any HDD with 2025 DiskStation models with the DSM 7.3 update.

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 3d

Pretty sure marathons are a violation of the Geneva Convention, though. Cruel and unusual punishment, torture, etc.

Frank A. Stengel @frankstengel.com · 3d

Horrible, horrible images from Portland:

Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 5d

It was a beautiful Sunday in Portland. Farmer’s markets, the Portland Marathon, peaceful protests, and some views of Mt. Hood. This city is vibrant, peaceful, and resilient. We do not need a federal occupation, and we sure as hell don’t want one.

Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 3d

YouTube TV will include Peacock sports content, but not NFL - Sports Media Watch

YouTube TV will include Peacock sports content, but not NFL

Peacock-exclusive sporting events will soon be available on YouTube TV, with the noted exception of the streamer's exclusive NFL game.

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

YouTubers of 80's cartoon nostalgia sometimes seem caught between a disregard for Ronald Reagan and deregulation but the beloved cartoon they're talking about being something that wouldn't exist without Ronald Reagan's deregulation of children's programming.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 4d

"lying silver-tongued charlatan runs to the US, attempts to reinvent himself, turns out to be pretty good at an important job" this is like one of the foundational American Stories www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/u...

The Superintendent’s Bio Seemed Too Good to Be True. It Was.

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

I think Weiss has a decent chance of success in terms of viewership and viability, compared to the alternatives. That's all.

Regarding editorial ground, if you don't see the difference between Bari Weiss and Viacom's CBS News and ABC News, I think our perspectives here irreconcilably differ.

Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

When I refer to the pick as defensible, I am referring to it being defensible from S/P's point of view. I am not offering commentary on whether the pick is likely to lead to a good product or bad product from my (or anyone else's specifically) point of view. CBS isn't concerned about that.

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indri🐉🐝🍷🚲 @indri4biking.bsky.social · 4d

Pete might be of very few politicians were journalists digging deep into the past find "secrets" that make him look better rather than worse.

ghost malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 4d

a thing I like to remember from time to time about Buttigieg, that I think is relevant though not dispositive about his willingness to fight, is why Nicole Cliffe donated to his campaign

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2019/12/warren-supporter-says-pete-buttigieg-saved-potential-assault/

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

If it's a longshot enough race, sometimes you just want a name on the ballot. But you should fundraise accordingly.

McGrath running again not an issue, the money she's going to siphon from other campaigns is.

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

Is there somebody else that would have been better in this role? Maybe. No other names immediately come to mind, but I'm not really plugged in to that community.

It's an experiment, but network news is in such a place that experimentation is a good idea (though not at that price tag).

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

The defense is (a) they've already alienated the people this would alienate, and (b) staking out their own editorial ground could work out for them. I would say has a better chance than a lot of the alternatives. (A) limits the downside, (B) is potential upside.

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

I'm not sure they're alienating anyone they hadn't already alienated out of previous decisions of necessity.

Maybe it works out well, maybe it'll go back to the drawing board. So I wouldn't say I agree with it, but I do think it is, as I said, defensible.

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

Not the decision I would have made (I probably would have sought a partnership with the WP or NYT), time will tell, and so on. But staking out their own editorial space is definitely something I would have considered and...

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

TBH I don't even think that was the most objectionable decision (the lawsuit settlement was) but to the extent that it was driven by appeasing Trump, that was clearly in the company's best interest (for the Paramount side, critical to survival).

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

Their job was to survive, and they survived. I might have resigned or stepped aside over decisions they made, but there's no question to my mind that it was the right decision to make for the company itself.

Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

Can't speak for Idaho, but we're on the ACA market and it's always been 11/1 (which is also what heathcare-dot-gov says)

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

November 1

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

Ok

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

(Of course, Skydance/Paramount is like two days old, though Paramount was still above-average before the acquisition. They were just dealing with a crappy hand.)

Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

First big one, anyway. Maybe I'm grading on top generous a curve but by and large I'm more bullish on their leadership and seeing better decisionmaking right now than WBD and Comcast for example.

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 5d

"The hundreds of billions of dollars companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40 per cent share of US GDP growth this year... In a way, then, America has become one big bet on AI."

America is now one big bet on AI

It’s seen as the magic fix for every threat to the US economy

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Will Truman @trumwill.bsky.social · 4d

I think the acquisition is highly defensible but the price point is not.

It's the first bad decision I think I've seen them make.

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