Boz Boschen
@bozatwork.bsky.social
MARKETING & ADVERTISING LEADER *NOW AVAILABLE FOR HIRE* | Civic advocate for Richmond | Mentor @theStartupVA | Former @mckesson, @capitalone, @martinagency | Past-Pres @amarichmond | Student of consumer behavior, media, and communications strategy
It's Friday. The @richmond.com has yet to report on the Richmond Public Schools' board meeting outcomes from Tuesday.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It's Friday. The @richmond.com has yet to report on the Richmond Public Schools' board meeting outcomes from Tuesday.
Virginia legislators offer housing ideas ahead of 2026 session www.wvtf.org/news/2025-11...
Virginia legislators offer housing ideas ahead of 2026 session
Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger is still staying mum on how she’d like to deliver on one of her biggest campaign promises, but her election night speech offered some hints.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Virginia legislators offer housing ideas ahead of 2026 session www.wvtf.org/news/2025-11...
Richmond School Board approves collective bargaining changes www.vpm.org/news/2025-11...
Richmond School Board approves collective bargaining changes
Superintendent Jason Kamras called the process “the essence of compromise.”
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November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Richmond School Board approves collective bargaining changes www.vpm.org/news/2025-11...
No mention of Nerds Rope? "Ferrara Candy Will Nerd Out at the Super Bowl for Third Consecutive Year" adweek.it/4nSprl4 via @adweek.bsky.social
Ferrara Candy Will Nerd Out at the Super Bowl for Third Consecutive Year
Nerds Gummy Clusters has put the 117-year-old candy maker on the map
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November 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
No mention of Nerds Rope? "Ferrara Candy Will Nerd Out at the Super Bowl for Third Consecutive Year" adweek.it/4nSprl4 via @adweek.bsky.social
The penny died today?! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
The Penny Dies at 232
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November 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The penny died today?! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
"Double Fault. Parents are on the court, the field, and the playground, waiting for RPS officials to show up." www.styleweekly.com/double-fault/
Double Fault
Parents are on the court, the field and the playground, waiting for RPS officials to show up.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
"Double Fault. Parents are on the court, the field, and the playground, waiting for RPS officials to show up." www.styleweekly.com/double-fault/
I was catching up/clearing out the DVR and thought the Winsome Earle-Sears ad during The Late Show episode with Tom Hanks and Mavis Staples was a gag and part of the show. What a difference a week makes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I was catching up/clearing out the DVR and thought the Winsome Earle-Sears ad during The Late Show episode with Tom Hanks and Mavis Staples was a gag and part of the show. What a difference a week makes.
Help Richmond’s Boy Scout Troop 400 keep adventure alive! Our son Reeves is selling Hubs Virginia Peanuts: the original, roasted & salted classic, just $18 per 20 oz. tin (normally $30). All proceeds go to troop activities & supplies. Link to order form in thread! 🏕️🥜 #Scouting #SupportLocal
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Help Richmond’s Boy Scout Troop 400 keep adventure alive! Our son Reeves is selling Hubs Virginia Peanuts: the original, roasted & salted classic, just $18 per 20 oz. tin (normally $30). All proceeds go to troop activities & supplies. Link to order form in thread! 🏕️🥜 #Scouting #SupportLocal
Cruelty is the point
JUST IN: The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must "immediately undo" any actions they have made to provide benefits to low-income families via SNAP.
Trump tells states to 'immediately undo' steps to fund November SNAP benefits
The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must "immediately undo" any actions they have made to provide benefits to low-income families via SNAP.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Cruelty is the point
What if, to submit a Special Use Permit for a single-family residential property, you had to live there for at least 12 months as your primary residence? How much outside developer pressure and vacuuming of equity in our neighborhoods would this alleviate?
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
What if, to submit a Special Use Permit for a single-family residential property, you had to live there for at least 12 months as your primary residence? How much outside developer pressure and vacuuming of equity in our neighborhoods would this alleviate?
The City of Richmond is hiring a new Inspector General. This will be a critical role. Please share with your networks so we get a quality, trusted leader. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/rich...
Inspector General
The City of Richmond's Office of Inspector General is seeking an experienced Inspector General to lead the City’s efforts to promote transparency, accountability, and integrity across all municipal de...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The City of Richmond is hiring a new Inspector General. This will be a critical role. Please share with your networks so we get a quality, trusted leader. www.governmentjobs.com/careers/rich...
So, are we shorting airline stocks?
I hate that the smartest bet is likely continued dysfunction.
I hate that the smartest bet is likely continued dysfunction.
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
So, are we shorting airline stocks?
I hate that the smartest bet is likely continued dysfunction.
I hate that the smartest bet is likely continued dysfunction.
"Active job ads fall 30% over the past year, suggests weakening hiring activities" richmond.com/business/art...
Active job ads fall 30% over the past year, suggests weakening hiring activities
Without federal data on employment due to the shutdown, job postings data can be a good indicator of hiring trends.
richmond.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"Active job ads fall 30% over the past year, suggests weakening hiring activities" richmond.com/business/art...
"Obama urges Virginians to send a message by electing Spanberger" richmond.com/news/state-r...
Obama urges Virginians to send message by electing Spanberger
At a rally in Norfolk, he says electing Abigail Spanberger as governor would "put Virginia on the path to a brighter future" and "set a glorious example for the nation."
richmond.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"Obama urges Virginians to send a message by electing Spanberger" richmond.com/news/state-r...
I Led Product Safety at OpenAI. Don’t Trust Its Claims About ‘Erotica.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
Opinion | I Led Product Safety at OpenAI. Don’t Trust Its Claims About ‘Erotica.’
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October 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I Led Product Safety at OpenAI. Don’t Trust Its Claims About ‘Erotica.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/o...
Wrote a thing on LinkedIn about tariffs, if you're into that type of thing. Bonus content with a bit of my college lore. www.linkedin.com/pulse/great-...
The Great North American Auto Suicide Pact or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Economic Self-Harm
In college, I was almost arrested by border patrol. So yes, I know a thing or two about the porous borders of our country and North American free trade.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Wrote a thing on LinkedIn about tariffs, if you're into that type of thing. Bonus content with a bit of my college lore. www.linkedin.com/pulse/great-...
Did Amazon leak the 30k layoff estimate so the 14k actual layoffs don't seem as bad?
October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Did Amazon leak the 30k layoff estimate so the 14k actual layoffs don't seem as bad?
Coming soon from the General Assembly, real penalties for vacancy & blight, as well as code violations. Bad owners hurt communities, especially during housing crises. "After Church Hill teardowns, Richmond eyes steep penalties for unapproved demolitions" www.richmonder.org/after-church...
After Church Hill teardowns, Richmond eyes steep penalties for unapproved demolitions
It could become far more expensive to tear down a building without permission in some of Richmond’s most historic neighborhoods.
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October 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Coming soon from the General Assembly, real penalties for vacancy & blight, as well as code violations. Bad owners hurt communities, especially during housing crises. "After Church Hill teardowns, Richmond eyes steep penalties for unapproved demolitions" www.richmonder.org/after-church...
Richmond Sheriff continues the pattern of avoiding accountability www.richmonder.org/body-cam-foo...
WATCH: Body cam footage shows backstage fury after Turnstile pepper spray incident
One month later, the sheriff’s office is staying mostly silent on the matter.
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October 23, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Richmond Sheriff continues the pattern of avoiding accountability www.richmonder.org/body-cam-foo...
Somehow I never heard of this car. It's a shame there aren't more of them. Maybe I'll see one someday. "The Vauxhall Lotus Carlton is one of the all-time great sleepers" www.hagerty.com/media/buying...
The Vauxhall Lotus Carlton is one of the all-time great sleepers - Hagerty Media
For all the talk about lightness, one of the coolest Lotuses is a big,heavy four-door with wood trim and air conditioning: the Carlton.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Somehow I never heard of this car. It's a shame there aren't more of them. Maybe I'll see one someday. "The Vauxhall Lotus Carlton is one of the all-time great sleepers" www.hagerty.com/media/buying...
Reposted by Boz Boschen
Can a weak empty vessel bear such a huge full hogshead?
October 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Can a weak empty vessel bear such a huge full hogshead?
I really don't know how you battle China's IP theft and artificial undercutting of the labor market, much less the waffling production forecasts for EV versus ICE. Some people got very rich from the IPO, but now they face the pressure of delivering sales increases. www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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October 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I really don't know how you battle China's IP theft and artificial undercutting of the labor market, much less the waffling production forecasts for EV versus ICE. Some people got very rich from the IPO, but now they face the pressure of delivering sales increases. www.reuters.com/business/aut...