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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 10h

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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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 2d

Can a weak empty vessel bear such a huge full hogshead?

A sign says “Empty is the Head that Wears the Crown”

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: how US artist Kara Walker transformed a Confederate monument

The sweeping exhibition Monuments, which features 19 contemporary artists, opens in LA on 23 October

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 2d

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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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 4d

I'm going to tackle it tomorrow afternoon. I have a feeling that requesting city services would take too long and it would die.

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 4d

Walking the dog and discovering a Tesla ran over a sign and two new trees on the median of Monument Avenue. Don’t worry, there are “Slow down” Vision Zero signs on the next block. 😤🤬

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 7d

Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/u...

Originalist ‘Bombshell’ Complicates Case on Trump’s Power to Fire Officials

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 12d

Cities are developing a new approach to developing housing: Integrating it into mixed-use library projects. These investments improve neighborhood vitality, add housing & improve services.

In new research @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, I create a database of such projects & point to success stories ⏬

Aging Libraries Could Offer Cities a Unique Opportunity to Build New Housing While Improving Public Services

Since 2000, more than 1,800 apartment units have been built in combined library-housing developments. These projects not only address local housing needs but…

www.urban.org

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nilay patel @reckless.bsky.social · 12d

www.theverge.com/policy/79051...

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 13d

Bryan Park tonight at soccer practice with the sun setting, almost dark. Little four-year-old boy walking a length behind his mom and sister as they chat. He's pumping his little fist and slowly chanting "Pasta night! Pasta night!" 🤣

Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 13d

Glass Half Full via @styleweekly.com www.styleweekly.com/glass-half-f...

Glass Half Full

As the craft beer industry cools, Richmond brewers are adapting in different ways.

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 15d

OpenAI's new parental controls for ChatGPT users sound like responsible product development. But they raise a bigger question: what exactly is the product? My thoughts on surveillance capitalism, teenage vulnerability, and what "safety features" actually protect. www.linkedin.com/posts/bozbos...

OpenAI Launched Parental Controls This Week. Here's What They're Really Selling. | Boz Boschen

OpenAI's new parental controls for teen ChatGPT users sound like responsible product development. But they raise a bigger question: what exactly is the product here? My thoughts on the news of the wee...

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 17d

I have 3 children's soccer games tomorrow. Thankfully, none at YMCA fields, or in Henrico County. Totally appalling response to last week's incident from Henrico Police. We cannot normalize a complete lack of accountability by firearm owners. A loaded, chambered gun has no place at a child's game.

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 17d

Verizon customer service and support has really tanked this year. After getting frustrated yet again I made the mistake of searching the internet and found a whole subreddit covering their issues. I’m sure they’re paying McKinsey a boatload and the answers are right there. Listen to your customers.

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 20d

www.npr.org/2025/09/30/n...

Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown

Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 21d

www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...

NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting clash as federal funding declines

NPR asked a federal judge to block CPB from awarding a $57.9 million grant to a new consortium of public media institutions to operate the satellite that connects the public radio system.

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 24d

Remember a short time ago when the Federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia suddenly resigned after an abnormally short tenure?

Now we have an acting appointment with a person who’s essentially a White House aide.

Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 27d

Trump Administration Live Updates: Kimmel Returns to Air as President Threatens Legal Action www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Trump Administration Live Updates: Kimmel Returns to Air as President Threatens Legal Action

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 28d

After much discussion last year about how much honorary street designations cost us, and that we should have more stringent qualifications, there are seven before council tonight. Most from Trammell.

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 28d

Interesting to me that the City of Richmond VA has an official Twitter page still active, but hasn't posted or replied since the water crisis. No presence here or Threads.

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · 29d

What are the objectives of the redistricting? Why would they recommend changes that push some schools towards capacity if not for some better balance of demographics or geography? Is there no consultant on this project? www.henricocitizen.com/henrico-scho...

Henrico School Board faces fierce opposition to redistricting proposal at town hall

The hallways of J.R. Tucker High School were filled with hundreds of parents Sept. 18, as well as all five Henrico School Board members – each accompanied at all times by at least one security guard –...

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · Sep 17

Good article. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · Sep 17

Made the mistake of tuning in live, and cringed (for several reasons)

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · Sep 16

I have been looking for a like new Nikon D7200 kit to use for Boy Scouts hikes and middle school sports. There are many in Japan but I don’t want pay that extra tax. So I am searching flaky Facebook marketplace and Craigslist. I don’t think this policy is hurting China dropshipping as intended.

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Boz Boschen @bozatwork.bsky.social · Sep 16

Given how unpredictable our tariff policies have been, the companies are putting the import tax burden on customs to sort out. I think enough have dealt with frustrations from customers that dinged them (after they got a bill they didn’t fully understand), so now they price shipping very high.

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