Walt Mossberg

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Excellent story by ⁦@boreskes⁩ of the ⁦@latimes⁩ on how 9/11 changed millennials. Bonus: it includes a link to a story from that day by ⁦@GeraldineEBaum⁩, a former reporter at the same paper, written that day. https://t.co/yc9UCprnwO — PolitiTweet.org

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Ten years ago, my business partner and friend ⁦⁦⁦@karaswisher⁩ at the 9th D Conference - without Ray-Bans. https://t.co/EMKl4qXH7z — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @gmikewebb: Thrilled to have launched the 2nd season of our Is that a fact? podcast with @jamesbmeigs @mcdermott & @avanhine talking ab… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jamesbmeigs: Happy to be included in this @NewsLitProject podcast about the @popmech work debunking 9/11 conspiracy theories. It's a gr… — PolitiTweet.org

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@jmc_cool @Apple Great story. — PolitiTweet.org

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@redhotnerd @Apple I know. And the Mamas and Papas sang backup on the McGuire version. But McGuire’s wasn’t a hit. Theirs was. — PolitiTweet.org

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@bigjondaniel @rpesce Great photos. — PolitiTweet.org

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@EricCzyz @Apple Very funny! Love it. — PolitiTweet.org

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^^^Their first studio album, which includes “California Dreamin’”. They later dropped the apostrophes from the band’s name. — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/hH12JYWX8a — PolitiTweet.org

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@rpesce Thanks. Rich. I’ll watch. There have been several documentaries and books about the Laurel Canyon music period, the L.A. music scene of the time, and the Troubadour Club, where you could hear everyone from Linda Ronstadt to James Taylor to Jackson Browne and many more. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ahess247 @StevenLevy @Apple That song was called “Twelve Thirty” and came out in 1967. It describes NYC as “dark and dirty” — which it was around that time. It certainly was when I got there in 1969. — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/2tgaudyQH9 — PolitiTweet.org

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@rangoon78rpm @Apple I asked when it was released as a hit, not when it was written. — PolitiTweet.org

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@tennesotans @Apple Yes, but it wasn’t a HIT. That’s why I phrased the question carefully. — PolitiTweet.org

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Thanks for playing the game. The answer: The Mamas and The Papas released the hit in 1965 - 56 years ago. (It was written by two of their members in 1963.) The song title was “California Dreamin’”, while @Apple went with “Dreaming”. I’m guessing there was a debate about that. — PolitiTweet.org

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@johnmullinax @Apple Way off. — PolitiTweet.org

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@trevorpaxton @Apple Nope. — PolitiTweet.org

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@WirklichGesund @Apple Nope. — PolitiTweet.org

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Just for fun: without looking it up, what is the name of the band that had the hit version of the song that inspired the name of @Apple’s upcoming event, “California Streaming”? And when was that hit released? — PolitiTweet.org

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@StevenLevy @WIRED Congrats to you. You deserve it. — PolitiTweet.org

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@markmurray98119 @reckel @AnnmarieLevins @Mariners @RedSox The @RedSox would have to be really lucky to make the playoffs. This is a rebuilding year for Boston. The surprise was that they led their division for so long. — PolitiTweet.org

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@IamSuzanneCryer I’m so sorry, Suzanne. — PolitiTweet.org

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@dwdillard @WSJ Yes. — PolitiTweet.org

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@J_Stowe @WSJ This model was phased out in the early 1970’s. I have no idea when it went into service. — PolitiTweet.org

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The ancient version of the online ⁦@WSJ⁩ - a very old “broad tape” ticker machine that spat out short business news stories on a roll of paper. https://t.co/8khDq9joiG — PolitiTweet.org

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And, years later, the IPhone. https://t.co/wJsC1W8hTZ via @YouTube — PolitiTweet.org

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My favorite version of the history of the iPod. https://t.co/5Cgq9lqwdG via @YouTube — PolitiTweet.org

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How a colossus has been led. https://t.co/BsnPiDj15L — PolitiTweet.org

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@kvox Thanks for the tip. I just donated too. — PolitiTweet.org