A few minutes ago, a bunch of alert emails went out for old posts on Harold’s Tales of the Sausage Factory Blog. This was caused by my editing a bunch of posts to fix some settings, and not realizing that the “send alerts” box was checked (which it shouldn;t be for old posts).
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If you think people don’t loathe cable monopolies, you should read my neighborhood list serve, which is quivering in anticipation of possible salvation from a competitor. “I saw a truck on my street!” “The flagger guy said we could all be wired by March!”
There were a number of Trump voters who decided they could pull that lever because institutions would keep him from doing anything too awful or crazy.
That illusion is ended.
As I've written, #impeachment has not reduced the minority of Americans who approve of Trump's job performance but it is hardening opposition in the majority who don't. In new @pewresearch poll, 91% who disapprove say he definitely/probably has done something illegal as president
Why frame it as infrastructure? Why the need for public provision? @jbenton continues the important conversation https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/01/public-infrastructure-isnt-just-bridges-and-water-mains-heres-an-argument-for-extending-the-concept-to-digital-spaces/
The FCC's planning a Rural Tour through Arizona and New Mexico, January 27-31, to build partnerships with local consumer groups and to hear directly from community members about their telecommunication concerns. Details here: https://go.usa.gov/xdaKd #FCCGov
My latest blog post: I Get to Deflate the #5G Hype Bubble a Little Bit at an Unusually Good Senate Hearing.
https://wetmachine.com/tales-of-the-sausage-factory/i-get-to-deflate-the-5g-hype-bubble-a-bit-at-an-unusually-good-senate-hearing/
