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I authorized his email account to be part of the discussion here.
At some point you should open a thread where everyone can participate on the repo.
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Electrek
• Micah Toll
Wheel-E Podcast: New Tern HSD, 65 MPH ‘e-bike’, Segway Xaber review, more

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bike launches from Tern, Trek, Momentum, and Ariel Rider, reviews of the Infinite Machine Olto and Segway Xaber, and more.
Electrek
• Jo Borrás
Mick Murray’s hybrid haulers move more freight with fewer fumes

No matter how you slice it, there just aren’t enough drivers to move all the freight (and autonomous just isn’t ready). In the US, the industry is chasing higher payloads to bridge the gap, but in Australia, they’re taking a different approach: massive, multi-trailer hybrid road trains.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
North Carolina GOP Moves Against Early Voting
“Republicans in North Carolina who control state and county election boards have attempted to move early voting sites off college campuses and reduce Sunday voting, which officials in both parties called a blatant attempt to make it harder for students and Black voters to cast ballots,” the New York Times reports.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Cuts to Medicaid Could Cost Republicans
NOTUS: “Republicans have publicly and privately fretted that their cuts to the social safety net could be a liability in battleground states. The race for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District is a test of just how much.” “It’s a contest taking shape around the future of health care, and particularly Virginia’s rural hospitals. Three such clinics […]
The San Francisco Standard
• Astrid Kane
The one-man pop-up making pizza that rivals SF’s best
Kelly Lyons’ phenomenal pies are available only by preorder for pickup Sundays at SoMa’s Saltwater Bakeshop — at least, for now.
The San Francisco Standard
• Max Harrison-Caldwell
Oakland could soon have the highest minimum wage in the country
The $30-per-hour wave is coming. Alameda County is ground zero.
The San Francisco Standard
• Stephanie Gerson
The Weekend Itinerary: Our top picks for July 17 to July 19 in SF
The forecast is sunny with a chance of scoring big. Mix and mingle at Kilowatt, celebrate Oasis’ reopening, get hyped for the World Cup final, and more.
The San Francisco Standard
• George Kelly
A driver ran a light and killed the man they love. They’re waiting for justice years later
Breanna Gordon has missed court dates at least four times — and keeps getting released from jail anyway.
The San Francisco Standard
• Madeline Taub
San Francisco’s beloved drag venue Oasis is back — gaudier, gayer, and finally its own
Thanks to a last-minute donation, the celebrated drag cabaret reopens Friday with an elevated yet campy vibe.
The San Francisco Standard
• Emily Dreyfuss
Why AI will save the liberal arts degree
AI can replace a lecture. It can’t replace a seminar, argues Wesleyan President Michael Roth.
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daveverse
• Dave Winer
In my experience it’s good to start small with something useful, learn how it works before adding big new features. That’s the basic principle of bootstrapping. I thought that Mastodon, for example, took on too big a job. Same thing for the protocol behind it, ActivityPub. If you go all the way to the end […]