Bryce Payne
@brycepayne.bsky.social
Optimist poised at the intersection of business, finance, real estate, and technology and ready to help build a better tomorrow. Today.
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Bryce Payne
@brycepayne.bsky.social
· Sep 29
Behind the Curtain: 3 titanic shifts hitting America at once
We've never witnessed so many population-wide shifts simultaneously in our lifetime.
www.axios.com
Jim VandeHei/Mike Allen: "Feeling more anxious? More unsure? Unless you're heavily sedated, you should be: We've never witnessed so many population-wide shifts simultaneously in our lifetime.
Three titanic tectonic plates are shifting at once: our technology, our governing and our reality-shaping."
Three titanic tectonic plates are shifting at once: our technology, our governing and our reality-shaping."
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Bingeing TikTok reels may be hazardous to your well-being.
71 studies, >98k people: The more short-form videos teens and adults watched, the more they struggled with attention, self-control, and stress and anxiety.
Read a book. Watch a movie. Long live longform.
71 studies, >98k people: The more short-form videos teens and adults watched, the more they struggled with attention, self-control, and stress and anxiety.
Read a book. Watch a movie. Long live longform.
November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Bingeing TikTok reels may be hazardous to your well-being.
71 studies, >98k people: The more short-form videos teens and adults watched, the more they struggled with attention, self-control, and stress and anxiety.
Read a book. Watch a movie. Long live longform.
71 studies, >98k people: The more short-form videos teens and adults watched, the more they struggled with attention, self-control, and stress and anxiety.
Read a book. Watch a movie. Long live longform.
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Some city centers become deserted once it gets dark.
That's when Utrecht really starts to shine!
That's when Utrecht really starts to shine!
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Some city centers become deserted once it gets dark.
That's when Utrecht really starts to shine!
That's when Utrecht really starts to shine!
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yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/this...
Johnson: The biggest reason there aren’t more walkable neighborhoods in the U.S. is that they’ve basically been banned.
Johnson: The biggest reason there aren’t more walkable neighborhoods in the U.S. is that they’ve basically been banned.
This car-free neighborhood was designed to revolutionize American cities » Yale Climate Connections
A discussion with the founder of Culdesac, a real estate developer devoted to building walkable places.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/this...
Johnson: The biggest reason there aren’t more walkable neighborhoods in the U.S. is that they’ve basically been banned.
Johnson: The biggest reason there aren’t more walkable neighborhoods in the U.S. is that they’ve basically been banned.
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My grocery store charges for paper bags, but car parking is "free" (aka priced in to everything on the shelves).
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
My grocery store charges for paper bags, but car parking is "free" (aka priced in to everything on the shelves).
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Both parties should support this. Using AI to generate a video of a candidate saying something he didn’t say should be illegal. Especially since many voters think it is real. I will condemn any candidate from either party who does this.
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Both parties should support this. Using AI to generate a video of a candidate saying something he didn’t say should be illegal. Especially since many voters think it is real. I will condemn any candidate from either party who does this.
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“A Personal Business is run by people who are truly into what they are doing, and invested enough to offer products, services, and/or experiences that are both high-quality and idiosyncratic.” [are.na]
Personal Business | Are.na Editorial
“Whatever else anything is, it ought to begin by being personal.”
www.are.na
November 14, 2025 at 8:16 PM
“A Personal Business is run by people who are truly into what they are doing, and invested enough to offer products, services, and/or experiences that are both high-quality and idiosyncratic.” [are.na]
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After a 2 year renovation, the Niketown in downtown Portland reopened yesterday. PDX is also Nike's world head quarters. I happened to be downtown & tried to pop in but there was a line around the block! I love this giant "UMBRELLAS ARE FOR TOURISTS" signage on the side though 🤣, very Portland
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
After a 2 year renovation, the Niketown in downtown Portland reopened yesterday. PDX is also Nike's world head quarters. I happened to be downtown & tried to pop in but there was a line around the block! I love this giant "UMBRELLAS ARE FOR TOURISTS" signage on the side though 🤣, very Portland
Fonts go in and out of fashion, too.
Serifs are back, baby.
Serifs are back, baby.
The Skinny Font Taking Over Tech Companies and the White House
After decades of obscurity, a bookish style of lettering is everywhere. Some typeface connoisseurs say it’s gone too far.
www.wsj.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Fonts go in and out of fashion, too.
Serifs are back, baby.
Serifs are back, baby.
Fascinating visual journalism.
What the Look of Your Favorite Podcast Is Trying to Tell You
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Fascinating visual journalism.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.
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What Auckland's Costco could have been
This breaks some people’s brains.
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
In most cities, Costco stores fuel sprawl & car dependency.
In Vancouver, our full-sized downtown Costco has residential towers above & a skytrain station next door. LOTS of customers don’t drive to it.
We live a block from it. We call it “the convenience store.”
November 8, 2025 at 3:05 AM
What Auckland's Costco could have been
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I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
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“You don’t compromise on what you do, and you do it till they tell you to leave. That’s all you can do.”
Amen
www.cnn.com/2025/10/27/m...
Amen
www.cnn.com/2025/10/27/m...
Jon Stewart says he wants to stay at ‘The Daily Show,’ urges people to ‘fight like hell’ | CNN Business
“We’re working on staying,” the Comedy Central host said Sunday when asked about his status on stage at The New Yorker Festival in Manhattan.
www.cnn.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“You don’t compromise on what you do, and you do it till they tell you to leave. That’s all you can do.”
Amen
www.cnn.com/2025/10/27/m...
Amen
www.cnn.com/2025/10/27/m...
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Whoever could have imagined there would be negative downstream consequences professionally for making a corrupt deal with the Trump admin….
Wow. "Months after law firms made deals with President Trump to ward off punitive executive orders, the ethics committee of the District of Columbia Bar is warning that such arrangements may require firms to drop or obtain waivers from all clients who have interests at odds with the government."
After Law Firm Deals With Trump, D.C. Bar Warns of Ethical Jeopardy
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Whoever could have imagined there would be negative downstream consequences professionally for making a corrupt deal with the Trump admin….
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We are in a timeline in which People Magazine is publishing legit hard-hitting news headlines while CBS and CNN publicly humiliate themselves.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
October 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We are in a timeline in which People Magazine is publishing legit hard-hitting news headlines while CBS and CNN publicly humiliate themselves.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
I don’t like this timeline. But I’m loving People Magazine right now.
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A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
October 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A stat we don't talk about enough: Newspapers have lost 77% of their jobs over the last 20 year, more than any of the 532 other industries tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
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Portland is on fire alright… with autumn splendor!
October 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Portland is on fire alright… with autumn splendor!
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Spurred on by local supporters and backed by their union, four laid-off journalists established a workers’ non-profit co-op to create a new community-focused publication. Freshet News launched its website and weekly newsletter last week.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
Is Print the Future of Local News? This Co-Op Thinks So | The Tyee
Freshet News, owned by workers, has launched to cover Burnaby, New Westminster and the Tri-Cities.
thetyee.ca
October 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Spurred on by local supporters and backed by their union, four laid-off journalists established a workers’ non-profit co-op to create a new community-focused publication. Freshet News launched its website and weekly newsletter last week.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...
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It wasn't fake. It was edited. But Reagan really did spend a five-minute speech – an April 25, 1987, national radio address that the Reagan Library has published on YouTube – to rail against tariffs. It was a full-throated expression of support for free and fair trade.
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
October 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It wasn't fake. It was edited. But Reagan really did spend a five-minute speech – an April 25, 1987, national radio address that the Reagan Library has published on YouTube – to rail against tariffs. It was a full-throated expression of support for free and fair trade.
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
https://cnn.it/4o5pBGv
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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@axios.com: "Around 50 million people in the U.S. today live with limited or no access to local news."
This is not good.
This is not good.
Independent newspapers disappear as private investment firms take over
Independent newspapers are more likely to represent rural communities that are at greater risk of becoming a "news desert."
www.axios.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
@axios.com: "Around 50 million people in the U.S. today live with limited or no access to local news."
This is not good.
This is not good.
Ikea made a tiny bed for your smartphone.
Really.
Really.
Ikea made a tiny bed for your smartphone.
If a dedicated plate for meatballs wasn’t weird enough, Ikea created tiny beds with NFC functionality that reward you with in-store vouchers if you keep your smartphone tucked in for seven hours every...
www.theverge.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Ikea made a tiny bed for your smartphone.
Really.
Really.
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Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...
#Tariffs #Consumers #Economy #Business #Bills
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...
#Tariffs #Consumers #Economy #Business #Bills
Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says
The firm said its estimate of additional expenses for companies is probably conservative.
www.cnbc.com
October 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says.
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...
#Tariffs #Consumers #Economy #Business #Bills
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/t...
#Tariffs #Consumers #Economy #Business #Bills