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@benthompson What I’m saying is that I don’t think the net (tremendous) benefit of social media for solo writers really balances the loss of what larger newsrooms can provide. In your framing you have it as a net-zero shift; or at least that’s how I read it — PolitiTweet.org

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@benthompson I agree with you broadly, and we basically launched The Verge on the back of our twitter accounts and podcast audience, but this model doesn’t allow for the newsroom cross-subsidy that allows for things like years-long investigative reporting with no regular output — PolitiTweet.org

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Hm @pierce this isn’t technically an Escalade but also it is the most Escalade — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @knguyen: I run a fun little meeting at The Verge called Features Club, where we read a piece of great longform journalism and discuss.… — PolitiTweet.org

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So many replies here but honestly the worst part of this is how slow it is — PolitiTweet.org

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@bobinchak @gruber It's funny because when I wear it the regular way I accidentally trigger Siri all the time, so I flipped it — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's @CaseyNewton talking to Mark Zuckerberg about Facebook moving thousands of jobs to remote work, and the challenges of hiring when you do https://t.co/xkiXiDPMOi https://t.co/fxpXkdBxne — PolitiTweet.org

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Apple shipped Siri nine years ago https://t.co/W6UUyXA4JL — PolitiTweet.org

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Three killer reads from three killer Verge reporters: - @ashleyrcarman on Spotify's huge podcast bet: https://t.co/bWcA8Olfpi - @loudmouthjulia on Apple TV+'s struggles: https://t.co/XfQLFxMR4c - @lorengrush on NASA's big gamble on SpaceX next week: https://t.co/v3V8Wo5dUe — PolitiTweet.org

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That’s a pretty empty Foxconn Wisconsin parking lot considering the loud announcements of ventilator and mask production — PolitiTweet.org

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@dhh I dunno about this. Why should the government step into a licensing deal? Should Stern not have been allowed to move to Sirius? — PolitiTweet.org

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@backlon @CaseyNewton Casey from now on I'm only retweeting you if it says "hot off the press" — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's a great @lorengrush profile of the astronauts on the next week's first crewed SpaceX launch (and first US crewed launch in nearly a decade) with neat trading card graphics by @graysonbl https://t.co/Z0zRBy3DAn https://t.co/ohlALs3BAW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CaseyNewton: 🔥 Hot off the press: “Apple and Google's COVID-19 solution arrives” https://t.co/Qy7ywx1OAR (via @revue) — PolitiTweet.org

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@joek73052829 @le_catmug @mcsquared96 (The College Board is a private nonprofit organization) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CaseyNewton: There is good that comes with the flexibility to WFH. But I can't help but feel like it disproportionately benefits people… — PolitiTweet.org

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This continues to be very funny — PolitiTweet.org

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Thousands of high school students have to re-take their AP tests because the submission website doesn't support HEIC photos and crashed out on them. Insane story from @mcsquared96 https://t.co/8DQXG5OFfU https://t.co/aeLRoc7ZWb — PolitiTweet.org

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This is very funny https://t.co/xEib57Ghm4 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @russellbrandom: The first three states have signed on to Apple and Google’s exposure notification system https://t.co/QxF1eJ7Yvp — PolitiTweet.org

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@stevekovach Inevitable — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @russellbrandom: Trump fans are sharing bad science that claims hydroxycholoroquine is “90% effective” at preventing COVID-19 deaths. Bu… — PolitiTweet.org

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@SnazzyQ I’m impressed it went that high — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @lorengrush: Truly the most ominous quote: "I took such a risk earlier in the year because I judged it necessary to fulfill our mission.… — PolitiTweet.org

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Not much to say here except: I have mumbled "king... of the wicker people" from the 1989 Batman movie every time I've been forced to go into a Pier 1 since I was a child https://t.co/oTIj1zzRRr — PolitiTweet.org

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This is a massive shift in the podcast landscape -- @ashleyrcarman has the details https://t.co/dL5Dqr7MZD — PolitiTweet.org

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@Zara__Cooper @zacaudette @sundarpichai @backlon We had a lot to get through in 45 minutes, but it's obviously important to me -- there's a reason it was the very first question. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CaseyNewton: Mark Zuckerberg just announced Shops for Facebook and for Instagram. A big new push into e-commerce during the pandemic —>… — PolitiTweet.org

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This is really cool, and also a dream with deep roots back to 90s tech like OpenDoc and OLE. https://t.co/JdyYvxpEDR — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @loudmouthjulia: Kevin Mayer was Disney's prince. Passed over for king, he left the House of Mouse empire to sit atop a new throne, beco… — PolitiTweet.org