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Bought Gemini Enterprise Plus for Antigravity: $50/month on a yearly term. License active and assigned to my work email. Antigravity still says “Starter Quota” and blocks me. Tried signing in again. Google: show the missing requirement or fix the entitlement. This needs to work.
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I’ve never been more convinced that most people have little idea what’s happening in their own communities, let alone at the state level. And frankly, that includes a surprising number of journalists.
One thing is clear this midterm cycle: far too many people have little idea what’s happening in their own communities, let alone at the state level. Meanwhile, the platform journalists rely on are optimized for outrage and national headlines, often at the expense of local news.
Why are notebooks in the Gemini app so limiting? Why can’t I connect my Google fit app to it? Low-hanging fruit and frustrating.
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Northwestern University head football coach David Braun is the most recent prominent sports figure to spotlight the failure of legalizing commercialized sports gambling across the country:
"I’m telling you what, I got 11-year-old and 9-year-old boys at home and I am terrified of how addictive gambling is... It’s predatory. It’s messed up what’s going on. You look at 18-25 year old young men out there right now and the predatory nature of this stuff—it’s really scary."
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People thinking that stealing from SEPTA is some kind of just act is just the craziest thing to me. Just pure unadulterated culture rot
In the past week, Philadelphia was labeled one of the most unsafe cities in the country, while Pennsylvania was ranked among the worst states for jobs.
Yet when I raised concerns about the direction we’re heading and called for these issues to be taken seriously, the keyboard warriors came out in full force.
We should be able to acknowledge serious problems without treating every criticism as an attack. Wanting better for Philadelphia isn’t the same as being against it.
Most AI companies and labs desperately need a CRO: Chief Realist Officer.
Most people don’t want an AI agent booking their vacations, making their purchases, or managing every aspect of their lives.
The industry keeps confusing what’s technically possible with what people actually want.
Get outside the Silicon Valley bubble. Talk to ordinary people. Understand their problems. Build for reality, not demos.
Harsh reality: Philadelphia needs to stop romanticizing grit and start building for growth.
Support businesses. Invest in startups. Cut the red tape. Aggressively recruit and retain young talent.
Grit is part of Philly’s identity. It can’t be the entire economic strategy.
I also find terms like “tech bro” and the way “gentrification” gets thrown around incredibly lazy.
Wanting entrepreneurs, investment, better jobs, and thriving neighborhoods shouldn’t automatically be treated as something sinister.
Displacement and affordability are real issues. Let’s address them with actual solutions.
But turning every conversation about growth into an ideological fight accomplishes absolutely nothing.
Philadelphia needs more opportunity, not more labels.
Any local newspaper—or even national publication—that thinks it can survive long-term on a standalone website or app is delusional.
The future of news isn’t thousands of isolated destinations fighting for attention.
It’s aggregation, distribution, and personalization.
Readers follow relevance, not publishers.
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Neither party will touch SocSec & Medicare.
Both parties want to cut taxes for bottom 95% of earners.
Republicans want a 40% defense hike.
Democrats want aggressive social spending hikes.
Debt interest costs will exceed $1 trillion.
Huge deficits are a deliberate policy choice.
I had three conversations this week about how Philadelphia doesn’t have enough good jobs and why I should try to get more support from local leaders and open an office.
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"Our white collar job market is very barren... Taxes are the reason"
When someone rightfully brings up a point why Philadelphia doesn’t do this or why are we not spending on this the reason is almost always the same — the management team of the city.
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Some news: I’m no longer with @OnPattison due to restructuring.
Endless thanks to @AntSanPhilly, @TimKellySports and @Bobcooney1076, the best team EVER. I’ll miss working alongside them.
If you’ve followed my work, thank YOU! I’ve loved showcasing players’ personalities. (1/2)
Tamer Morsy retweeted
This is much more important to the vast majority of Americans - and how they inform themselves of the news - than anything having to do with Jimmy Kimmel.
Yet it won't receive 1/10th of the coverage.
