Dave says...

Fri, 03 Jul 2020

“We have 50 states going in 50 different directions, and as a result we are seeing these record rises“ [This panacea of forcing every state to behave the same is why scientists should stick to science and stop recommending policy.]

http://sobr.org/gyc

Short Link Link

Thu, 02 Jul 2020

Artifact. To make that house livable would corrupt it's history too much. @tedchoward RE: Computer Software and Historic Buildings

http://sobr.org/gy0

Short Link Link Source: Ted's Tidbits

Trump just dropped nearly $100 million on fall TV campaign ads in swing states: "The buys are advance bookings—essentially prepaid reservations of airtime—for Labor Day through Election Day."

http://sobr.org/gxX

Short Link Link

Ford will take over Disney properties to reveal new Bronco: "This will be the first time a product reveal will roadblock all of Disney’s broadcast, cable, digital and streaming properties in prime time."

http://sobr.org/gxQ

Short Link Link Source: Latest News - Ad Age

June jobs another blowout - 4.8M added. Unemployment at 11.1%.

http://sobr.org/gxG

Short Link Link

Twitter removes image tweet by Trump over NYT copyright complaint. [I hope there is some legal follow up on this. I’m interested how the law handles their copyright vs his rights to his own likeness. Interesting.]

http://sobr.org/gxD

Short Link Link

Wed, 01 Jul 2020

Wicker(R), Sinema(D), Blumenauer(D), Fitzpatrick(R) Introduce the RESTAURANTS Act: "The legislation would establish a $120 billion revitalization fund to help independent restaurants..."

http://sobr.org/gxA

Short Link Link

Tue, 30 Jun 2020

A continually updated list of brands joining the Facebook ad boycott - AdAge [This is a lot. Momentum.]

http://sobr.org/gwY

Short Link Link

Memo: The New York Times lays off 68 people, mostly in advertising: “while the cuts are driven by the pandemic, they also ‘reflect long-term trends in our business’”

http://sobr.org/gwT

Short Link Link

Gilead prices COVID-19 drug remdesivir at $2,340 per patient in developed nations: “Lloyd Doggett, a Democrat from Texas, said it was ‘an outrageous price for a very modest drug, which taxpayer funding saved from a scrap heap of failures.’”

http://sobr.org/gwS

Short Link Link

House Democrats Call for ‘Negative Emissions’ in Climate Plan: “In this point in time coming out of Covid-19 when we need to rebuild our economy, this gives us an unusual opportunity to really tackle the climate crisis and build our economy in a green fashion.”

http://sobr.org/gwR

Short Link Link

India Bans TikTok, Dozens of Other Chinese Apps After Border Clash - WSJ

http://sobr.org/gwQ

Short Link Link

Mon, 29 Jun 2020

"The Woodrow Wilson Award, unlike either the College or the School, is the result of a gift. When the University accepted the gift, it took on a legal obligation to name the prize for Wilson..." [Basically, $$ trumps doing the right thing.]

http://sobr.org/gwA

Short Link Link

On Behalf Of Environmentalists, I Apologize For The Climate Scare - Forbes: “Some people will, when they read this imagine that I’m some right-wing anti-environmentalist. I’m not.”

http://sobr.org/gwn

Short Link Link

Sun, 28 Jun 2020

Defeat by Tweet: New Super PAC uses Trump's go-to tool against him: “Beyond the presidential election, the wide range of organizations in the Justice Fund are focused on getting voters engaged in down-ballot races.”

http://sobr.org/gwi

Short Link Link

“Marc Benioff and his wife also own Time magazine, which he purchased in 2018.” [I didn’t know that.]

http://sobr.org/gwh

Short Link Link

Sat, 27 Jun 2020

Princeton Removes Woodrow Wilson’s Name from Public Policy School: "Princeton honored Wilson not because of, but without regard to or perhaps even in ignorance of, his racism." [Ignorance. Sure. Everybody knew but them. 🙄]

http://sobr.org/gwa

Short Link Link

Fri, 26 Jun 2020

Remember “murder hornets”?

http://sobr.org/gw2

Short Link Link

35 states using Salesforce contact tracing: "We're doing the contact tracing for the state of Texas. We're helping [Abbott] build out his network to help his contact tracers find people who have potentially been infected and get them to quarantine.”

http://sobr.org/gvZ

Short Link Link

"Our brand safety standards have not changed," a Verizon spokeswoman said in an email to Ad Age. "We're pausing our advertising until Facebook can create an acceptable solution that makes us comfortable and is consistent with what we've done with YouTube and other partners."

http://sobr.org/gvY

Short Link Link