Father of 3, computer programmer, skeptic, atheist, podcast listener, baseball fan, Canadian (in the US). Work for Samsara. he/him

San Jose, CA
Joined April 2008
Why We Still Can’t Grasp the Actual Problem of President Donald Trump “The only way to stop him is to act as if Trump does have a plan, and is deadly serious about all of it.” slate.com/news-and-politics/…
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Season two of The Bear may have deserved 23 Emmy nominations (for a comedy?), but season three sure doesn’t—what a letdown.
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"The fact that Republicans refuse to hold their own party members accountable to those laws while smearing their opponents says far more about them than it does about the nature of democracy. "It does, though, highlight that our democracy is in danger." heathercoxrichardson.substac…
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Daryl Spitzer 📎 retweeted
Let me help you out and give you my thoughts on DEI 1. Diversity Good businesses look where others don't, to find the employees that will put your business in the best possible position to succeed. You may not agree, but I take it as a given that there are people of various races, ethnicities, orientation, etc that are regularly excluded from hiring consideration. By extending our hiring search to include them, we can find people that are more qualified. The loss of DEI-Phobic companies is my gain. 1a. We live in a country with very diverse demographics. In this era where trust of businesses can be hard to come by, people tend to connect more easily to people who are like them. Having a workforce that is diverse and representative of your stakeholders is good for business.
Replying to @EdKrassen
Discrimination on the basis of race, which DEI does, is literally the definition of racism
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42 percent of GOP Iowa caucusgoers say ‘poisoning the blood’ remarks make them more likely to support Trump: poll thehill.com/homenews/campaig… 😨
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"Perhaps in the modern media environment, assignment editors should scour public opinion for indications that the public is misinformed on important factual issues and use that data to help determine what reporters should cover and how aggressively."
The 2024 Election Is About Real Things open.substack.com/pub/brianb… (Important analysis from @brianbeutler that you should read and share.)
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“Instead of giving the biggest incentives to the biggest batteries, government policy should focus on electrifying the vast majority of daily trips, which start and end at home and could easily be handled by vehicles with 100 miles of range or less.” slate.com/technology/2023/07…
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The best podcast episode on the climate crisis I’ve heard in recent memory: open.substack.com/pub/davidr…
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I guess this is the end of an era
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Daryl Spitzer 📎 retweeted
In April 2016, I broke the story of Trump and Putin, using Russian open sources. Afterwards, I heard vague intimations that something was awry in the FBI in New York, specifically counter-intelligence and cyber. We now have a suggestion as to why. 0/20
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