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My latest @ The Prospect on the not-so-surprising victory of James Talarico.

A Sign of the Times in Texas? - The American Prospect Democrats weary of the hyper-partisan chaos on Capitol Hill opt for a mild-mannered white state representative over a bold Black House member.

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a white former public-school teacher prevailed with his more familiar brand of white male charisma.

How Not to Build Infrastructure Projects - The American Prospect The Hudson Tunnel Project between New York and New Jersey is officially a political nightmare en route to the midterms.

A new NY-NJ rail connection someday? Michael Hellstrom, the LIUNA VP discusses the Hudson Tunnel megaproject calamity in my latest.
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Eileen Gu waves and smiles. A quote reads: "I'm the most decorated female freeskier in history. I think that's an answer in and of itself." Attribution reads: Eileen Gu to a reporter who asked if she saw her Olympic medals as two silvers gained or two golds lost

From @theathletic.com: A reporter asked Eileen Gu if she saw her two medals at the 2026 Olympics as two silvers gained or two golds lost. Gu laughed, saying, "The ‘two medals lost’ situation, to be quite frank with you, is a ridiculous perspective to take." nyti.ms/4rlMlDP

How Not to Build Infrastructure Projects - The American Prospect The Hudson Tunnel Project between New York and New Jersey is officially a political nightmare en route to the midterms.

A new NY-NJ rail connection someday? Michael Hellstrom, the LIUNA VP discusses the Hudson Tunnel megaproject calamity in my latest.
@weareliuna.bsky.social
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The Scourge of Online Sports Betting - The American Prospect States and leagues must face up to the damage from app-based gambling for the next generation of bettors, most of them young men.

Very annoyed at the people who decided to open the floodgates to online sports betting, it is absolutely a scourge. Great piece from Gabrielle Gurley on people spending hours a day on these predatory apps.

How Not to Build Infrastructure Projects - The American Prospect The Hudson Tunnel Project between New York and New Jersey is officially a political nightmare en route to the midterms.

The Gateway Development Csm finally received its $205 million allocation from the Transportation Dept in the ongoing battle over the Hudson River Tunnel Project en route to the midterms. My latest:
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GOP Opens Up Its Midterm Elections Playbook in Minnesota - The American Prospect The administration’s latest attempt to take over the upcoming election came amid the greatest period of civil unrest since the death of Minnesota resident George Floyd.

The same day Alex Pretti was murdered, Attorney General Pam Bondi asked Tim Walz to agree to some “common sense solutions.” One of those “solutions” would have been turning over the state’s voter rolls. From @gurleygg.bsky.social:
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Few parents consider that their children could be spending money and time on sports betting. But Tony Cattani has been thinking about it quite a bit. For nearly 20 of his 30 years in education, he has been the principal of Lenape High School, which serves students in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey. Last July, he was named the 2025-2026 National High School Principal of the Year. Cattani often hears teenagers talking about point spreads, individual players, over/unders, and prop bets during informal classroom conversations and at lunch. “Kids talk about how they were betting on this one player,” Cattani says. “He made this shot, but it was after the buzzer.” Otherwise, he would have won $50. “You hear kids talking about this at 15 to 17 years old.” These bets should be illegal. Sports betting apps ban wagers from anyone under the age of 18. But that can be difficult to enforce since many young people can find their way around parental controls and may have bank accounts or credit cards in their names. Cattani believes that sports betting has the potential to become as big a problem for schools as cellphones, which were banned statewide this year. Adolescents’ brains are not fully developed, so they struggle with constructive decision-making, don’t necessarily understand the consequences of their actions, and focus instead on the perceived reward, he says. “They’re just manipulating it on some account like it’s a video game.”

@gurleygg.bsky.social talked to state legislators trying to ban gambling apps, analysts who found that in-game prop bets (which mostly lose) are now the majority of all wagers, and the national Principal of the Year, who's struggling to deal with gambling in school.
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America Sinks Into the Quicksand of Mid-Decade Redistricting - The American Prospect After the Texas-California stalemate, predicting an outcome to this debacle is futile.

Utah's packing its court.
Virginia posted new maps in defiance of a judicial order.
Maryland's Senate is resisting a redraw while the House embraces it.
Trump's gerrymandering demand will be largely a wash but it has opened a Pandora's box, @gurleygg.bsky.social writes.
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The Davos Challenge - The American Prospect Canada’s leader steps out to redefine the global order in the face of American expansionism.

“The middle power must act together, because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.” Mark Carney’s speech at Davos was a warning to the EU and beyond: the old bargain with the U.S. “no longer works.” From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/kg9IFgM

GOP Opens Up Its Midterm Elections Playbook in Minnesota - The American Prospect The administration’s latest attempt to take over the upcoming election came amid the greatest period of civil unrest since the death of Minnesota resident George Floyd.

The proposal to end ICE raids in Minnesota in exchange for state voter data was a tell on the midterm elections playbook, writes @gurleygg.bsky.social.
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The Davos Challenge - The American Prospect Canada’s leader steps out to redefine the global order in the face of American expansionism.

In Davos last week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney advocated building stronger multilateral coalitions to counterbalance U.S. power— a way through Trump’s totalitarian designs. @gurleygg.bsky.social has the story: trib.al/5oG7Fov

The Davos Challenge - The American Prospect Canada’s leader steps out to redefine the global order in the face of American expansionism.

Here's @gurleygg.bsky.social on Mark Carney's remarkable speech at Davos warning industrialized nations that the world as we know it has fundamentally shifted.
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The Davos Challenge - The American Prospect Canada’s leader steps out to redefine the global order in the face of American expansionism.

At the World Economic Forum, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the original “Davos man,” urged the “middle powers” to team up against great-power threats From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/drHi9wt

New York’s Bold Congestion Plan Triumph - The American Prospect Charging drivers to enter the city’s business district stoked outrage and acceptance as residents come to terms with the program.

New York’s congestion pricing plan to reduce car traffic in the city has been a rousing success. @gurleygg.bsky.social reports on benefits ranging from reduced pollution to billions in funding for the MTA:
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New York’s Bold Congestion Plan Triumph - The American Prospect Charging drivers to enter the city’s business district stoked outrage and acceptance as residents come to terms with the program.

At every level, New York's congestion pricing scheme was a victory, as @gurleygg.bsky.social documents. Tourism up, spending up, traffic down, revenue up, transit use up, transit construction up, and on and on.
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Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge - The American Prospect Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.

In case you missed it, @gurleygg.bsky.social on the local backlash against AI data centers:
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Gabrielle Gurley’s Best of 2025 - The American Prospect Our senior editor lists her most important stories of the year.

Looking back on the rise of AI in 2025, senior editor @gurleygg.bsky.social reflects that “the regulatory fight over data center siting has only just begun.”
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Gabrielle Gurley’s Best of 2025 - The American Prospect Our senior editor lists her most important stories of the year.

Looking back on Trump’s treatment of Canada this year, senior editor @gurleygg.bsky.social has reported on how Canadian leaders “sought out new markets and alliances, while everyday people have hit back with their own cleverly designed and executed boycotts.”
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Gabrielle Gurley’s Best of 2025 - The American Prospect Our senior editor lists her most important stories of the year.

Also @gurleygg.bsky.social offers her best of the year, stories about the Canada-US relationship, the data center boom, FEMA, and the Washington Commanders' new stadium in D.C.:
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Celebrating International Snow Leopard Day with beautiful Shree, who lives at BCSA Member Sanctuary, Safe Haven Wildlife Sanctuary! Learn more about snow leopard conservation in the wild at: snowleopard.org

Elusive snow leopards return to rural India, bringing economic prosperity | The National Hundreds of big cats have reappeared in Ladakh, contributing to guided safaris, homestays and other tourism benefits

Once viewed only as a threat to livestock, the snow leopard has now become both a beloved wild animal and an economic opportunity, weaving together ecology and livelihood in a region where winter once meant isolation.

I and Wasim Nabi report.

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Marcel under the tree.

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My mom when I'm hiding in my room at the family get together.
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MooCow and MyDude two normal innocent kitty cats 🐈

Happy #caturday from MooCow and MyDude. #catsky 🐈

Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...

Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge - The American Prospect Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.

One of the more interesting storylines as we close this year is the rising anger with data center development. @gurleygg.bsky.social runs down the calls for moratoria, multiple incidents of local rejections, and the impact it's already having on data center financing:
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Demands for Data Center Moratoriums Surge - The American Prospect Americans are getting wise to the threats posed by the lightly regulated facilities competing with humans for resources.

Big AI companies are moving forward with building massive data centers all across America while calls for moratoriums are growing louder. A local rejection of data centers should have Big Tech worried. From @gurleygg.bsky.social‬:

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