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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 6h

I understand that sometimes, as a product evolves, features need to be retired. However, I can't imagine that #Microsoft 's #Outlook team talked with users before making major changes to saved search and mail merge features. #productmanagemet #productfail

Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 12h

Every news outlet should be standing in front of grocery stores asking Idahoans about their premium renewal notices. It should be front page and lead off stories on the nightly news. Maybe Rogan should hop on a plane and talk to some Bros there.

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 12h

Mamdani and his media team are genius. Democrats need to learn from his team, the way they should have learned from Obama instead of basically catching and killing the innovative spirit.

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 12h

Can you share a picture?

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 1d

Today in unintended consequences of US trade policy: Brazilian deforestation…

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/c...

Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 1d

So if these boats are carrying drugs that could kill tens of thousands of people, should this drugs be dumped in the ocean?

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

Here are the little darlings they’ve created. Horrifying.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 1d

America is spending $20B of your tax dollars to ensure Argentina continues to have free healthcare while the US government is shutdown because it can’t afford to give you a discount on healthcare premiums?

Make it make sense.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 2d

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

reasonsvoice.bsky.social @reasonsvoice.bsky.social · 3d

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 2d

Let's move our Thanksgiving. I love this idea: www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

Thanksgiving Should Be in October

A modest proposal for fixing the back-to-back-holiday crunch

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 2d

"There are a few simple steps the craft beer industry can take to immediately address its downturn. For starters, it must abandon the I.P.A. arms race. Craft beer’s obsession with hops has gone too far." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/o...

Opinion | Wacky Labels and Silly Names Are Killing Craft Beer

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 3d

Another reason we need new leadership. It is one thing to fail to achieve your goal, and another to misrepresent your failure as a success.

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell says he added 3,000 housing units. Did he?

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is seeking reelection partly based on the claim he’s responsible for adding 3,000 emergency housing units. A deeper look reveals that’s an embellishment.

www.seattletimes.com

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 5d

Amidst everything else happening in our country, can we consider the futility of leaf blowers and recognize that leaf litter is good for your yard? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/r...

Why Leaving the Leaves Is Better for Your Yard

www.nytimes.com

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 10d

And this is just one of the reasons we need to leadership at City Hall.

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 10d

We could learn a thing or two…

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 10d

Trump: “we don’t want to shut the government down, it’s the Democrats”
Also Trump: “well if the government is shut down, we’re going to fire government employees and dismantle ‘democrat agencies’.”

Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 12d

www.geekwire.com/2025/pacific...

How did those counties vote?

Pacific Northwest loses $1B hydrogen hub as Trump cancels clean energy projects nationwide

The Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association, a multi-state hub launched to establish a hydrogen economy, lost $1 billion of federal funding.

www.geekwire.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16d

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.

Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 16d

Because this won’t lead to a college admissions arms race, bias and rampant ai use either… www.marketplace.org/shows/shows/...

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 20d

Don’t look away. This is not American.

Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 20d

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Quiet Majority - John Cleese on #Extremism 1987 - restored audio & video #FarRight #project2025

YouTube video by Quiet Majority

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 20d

This will surely lower healthcare costs and housing costs. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/b...

Trump Will Slap Tariffs on Imported Drugs, Trucks and Household Furnishings

www.nytimes.com

Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · 28d

After today's fridge repair bill, on top of the $180 in parts I purchased to attempt earlier repair (not to mention my time) I'm going to impart some dad wisdom: Buy the extended warranty. Extend the extended warranty. Keep rolling that forward as long as you can.

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Grist @grist.org · 28d

Wildfire smoke could soon kill 71,000 Americans every year.

The haze may already kill 40,000 people in the U.S. each year — the same number who die in traffic crashes. Climate change will only make matters worse.

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#Wildfire #Smoke #Climate #Health #Wellness #Disaster

Wildfire smoke could soon kill 71,000 Americans every year

The haze may already kill 40,000 Americans each year — the same number killed in traffic crashes. Climate change will only make things worse.

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Gregory Heller @gregoryheller.bsky.social · Aug 14

I was today years old when I learned you can turn off the iPhone "Always On Display" www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...
TL;DR In the Settings application, go to Display & Brightness, scroll down to the bottom and go into Always On Display. To turn off AOD, toggle off Always On Display.

iPhone Always-On Display: How to Tone It Down or Turn It Off

If your iPhone's always-on display is a bit too bright for your liking, here's how to tone it down or turn it off.

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