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Retired engineer. Designed large buildings all over the world. Interests include sustainability, urbanism, sports, golf, music. NY Yankees and Giants fan. Love the Beatles.
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#McDonalds successful marketing strategy is quite simple - Know Your Customer. www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
McSpaghetti to McAloo Tikki: Inside the world's local McDonald's
From paneer wraps in India to ski-through burgers in Sweden, photojournalist Gary He's new book McAtlas shows that the world's most global chain is also one of the most local.
www.bbc.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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The network of #Murrow #Cronkite #MaryTylerMoore #Burnett #Lucy #Honeymooners #EdSullivan #Raymond #MASH #HogansHeroes #ArchieBunker #Letterman #TheMasters #Summerall_Madden @60minutes.bsky.social and so many more, has fallen from grace. Shame on you @CBS
July 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Big Business 1 - Consumer 0
Govt nixes proposed Click-To-Cancel rule
apnews.com/article/ftc-...
A 'click-to-cancel' rule, intended to make canceling subscriptions easier, is blocked
A rule which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions has been blocked by a court days before it was set to go into effect.
apnews.com
July 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
virtualashok.bsky.social
The Senate version of the big bad ugly bill removes tax credits for renewable energy, adds a new tax for solar and wind energy and provides subsidies for coal. Unbelievable.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Senate bill hastens end of wind, solar tax credits and imposes new tax
The latest version of the Senate's massive budget bill that the Senate is racing through for a vote as soon as Saturday deals a fatal blow to the use of tax credits in place since 2005 to spur more wind and solar energy and would set a new tax on those projects for the first time, renewable energy proponents said on Saturday.
www.reuters.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Which Car Brands Are Most Vulnerable to U.S. Tariffs?
Key takeaway Buick, Hyundai, and Kia will see the largest price impacts from U.S. tariffs. Brands with more established U.S. supply chains (e.g. Te…
www.voronoiapp.com
June 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Let's Go Oilers!!
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June 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Americas Trade Deficit by product. #tradedeficit #imports #exports #commerce #economy #tariffs @visualcap.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
virtualashok.bsky.social
In the USA, 2 out of every 3 kids do not go to college. Is this coz college is unaffordable? Or are there just good jobs that don't require a degree? Or are some kids just not "smart" enough to go to college? I'm thinking it's a combo of all of the above. 'm sure there are other reasons as well.
May 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
virtualashok.bsky.social
Trump just got a used jet that the Qatari govt was trying to get rid off. This was like a slimy used car deal.
www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
Trump administration officially accepts jet from Qatar for use as Air Force One
The plane is a gift that Trump said he would be "stupid" to turn down. Experts say the plane would take years to rework to meet the current standards for Air Force One.
www.npr.org
May 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
virtualashok.bsky.social
From @dwell's November 2006 issue. When #FrankLloydWright Designs Your Home, You Never Want to Leave. #architecture #design www.dwell.com/article/fran...
May 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Stay with tradition or fix it? #Thoroughbred racing must change with the times, so fix the #TripleCrown. #KentuckyDerby #Preakness #Belmont
www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/enough-alrea...
Enough Already. It's Time to Fix the Triple Crown
It was hardly a surprise when Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott announced Tuesday that GI Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty (Into Mischief) would not be running in the GI Preakness Stakes and would inste...
www.thoroughbreddailynews.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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sagan.bsky.social
This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977.

Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.
April 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
virtualashok.bsky.social
Best places to work in America. Not Tesla, X, Meta/Facebook or Amazon.
April 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
virtualashok.bsky.social
The advance of scientific research is hugely dependent on universities and foreigners. In the current environment, it appears that the govt has put huge obstacles.
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The self-inflicted death of American science has already begun
Trump’s crackdown on foreign students and scientists will do irreparable harm to the country.
www.vox.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
virtualashok.bsky.social
Power usage in #DataCenters in 2030 is projected to increase almost 3.5 times the 2024 usage. Mostly driven by the computing power needed for #ArtificialInteligence. @VisualCap #AI
April 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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The best selling MAGA hat in Canada and Greenland
March 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
virtualashok.bsky.social
If you go just below the surface, this is what you will find about Trump. @eileenworkman.bsky.social
take-note.ca/2025/02/13/a...
Anatomy of a sociopath — Trump and the GOP dismantled
Social Synthesist and author Eileen Workman provides answers to two pressing questions I have about Donald Trump. 1) Has he always been this abusive and cruel in his business and political dealings…
take-note.ca
March 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Trump is the GREAT UNITER. He has managed to unite Europe, Canada, Mexico and Ukraine! The US, not so much.
March 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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#MAGA policies and strategies is making things worse for #happiness in America. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...
March 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Anna - Never give up. No matter what is going on! on X: "Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Trump’s threats with a backhand: "So, you voted to build a wall. Well, dear Americans, even if geography isn’t your strong suit—since you consider America a country rather than a continent—you should know that beyond that https://t.co/nwtMQ4bsze" / X
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to Trump’s threats with a backhand: "So, you voted to build a wall. Well, dear Americans, even if geography isn’t your strong suit—since you consider America a country rather than a continent—you should know that beyond that https://t.co/nwtMQ4bsze
x.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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krassenstein.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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March 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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One of the characteristics of good leaders is empathy. The resident of the White House and his permanent guest are seriously lacking.
March 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
virtualashok.bsky.social
From @Economist.com - Stock market performance during the first 200 days of Election Day. At 130 days, Trump 1.0 was below Obama and about even with Biden. At 200 days, Trump 1.0 trailed both Obama and Biden. Trump 2.0, well that's a disaster. @housedemocrats.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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From @Economist.com - The #economic policy uncertainty index. Trump 1.0 was not good, Trump 2.0 is trending in the same direction.
March 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM