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What I notice is that the street in this photo doesn’t have any potholes or patching because Indianapolis got the federal government to pay for complete resurfacing, new drainage, etc. in exchange for calling this bus route a BRT.
ZERO people at the bus stop during 5-o’clock Rush Hour at the IndyGo bus stop at 42nd & College Ave. Where are all the bus riders I keep hearing so much about? If they don’t use the bus during RUSH HOUR then when do they actually use them? Because the bus stops are empty in the mornings too… and the afternoons…
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Replying to @Bloomberg
@Bloomberg churned through three completely different guys all playing the @TheStalwart character and thought we wouldn't notice
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needed video to believe he actually said this 9 days before an election.
TRUMP on HIGH GAS PRICES: We’re making money like we’ve never made before. They’ll say: President Trump is bragging about all the money they're making while people are suffering at the pump. I don’t give a damn. We’re making a freaking fortune.
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The visible presence of real-life leftists who detest Beau Bayh and want him to lose really puts a damper on Rs' "he's not a moderate!" schtick.
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Not every city has a remnant of a canal which helped break its state’s financial back…but Indianapolis does. And it’s lovely.
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Media is changing at AI speed: the open web deteriorating, search shriveling, LLMs rising, hyper-personalization surging, old revenue models breaking. •AI threatens to finish what the algorithms started: wholly upending journalism as we know it axios.com/2026/10/24/axios-a…
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NEW: Scott Presler allowed multiple out of state GOP operatives to use his home in Pennsylvania to vote in the '24 election. Those operatives then left the state. Election lawyers say this could be in violation of PA voting laws. via @BrendanHartnett thebulwark.com/p/gop-operati…
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In the latest poll for the Indiana Secretary of State race, here’s what happens when undecideds are pushed to decide. Poll texted 757 likely voters from Oct. 19-21, margin of error +/-3.8%
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Arkansas taxes do not mess around. Holy shit
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"Bayh runs well ahead of the rest of the Democratic ticket" Just imagine how far ahead Blythe Potter would be by now.
NEW QUANTUS INSIGHTS INDIANA STATEWIDE POLL | October 23, 2026 Our latest survey finds Democrat Beau Bayh leading Republican Max Engling by three for Indiana Secretary of State, while Republicans Elise Nieshalla and Daniel Elliott lead the Comptroller and Treasurer races by six and eight, with less than two weeks remaining until Election Day. 📊 Secretary of State Ballot 🔵 Beau Bayh (D): 41.6% 🔴 Max Engling (R): 38.6% ⚪️ Undecided: 12.7% ⚪️ Greg Ballard (I): 4.1% ⚪️ Lauri Shillings (L): 2.1% — Bayh +3.0. With leaners allocated: Bayh 43.3% / Engling 40.4% (+2.9). 📊 State Comptroller Ballot 🔴 Elise Nieshalla (R): 42.1% 🔵 Jessica Bailey (D): 36.5% ⚪️ Undecided: 14.3% ⚪️ John Schick (L): 2.9% ⚪️ Another candidate: 1.8% — Nieshalla +5.6. With leaners: Nieshalla 45.4% / Bailey 37.4% (+8.1). 📊 State Treasurer Ballot 🔴 Daniel Elliott (R): 44.4% 🔵 Coumba Kebe (D): 36.3% ⚪️ Undecided: 13.9% ⚪️ Another candidate: 1.4% — Elliott +8.1. With leaners: Elliott 46.2% / Kebe 38.4% (+7.8). –––––––––––––––––––––––––– 📊 The Split Ticket Bayh runs well ahead of the rest of the Democratic ticket, and the gap is his personal vote. Women back him by 10 but lean Bailey by 3 and Kebe by 1; Independents are Bayh +8 but Nieshalla +4 and Elliott +3. Roughly one voter in seven is undecided on each ballot, and most stay undecided when pushed. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– October 19–21, 2026 · 757 likely voters · MoE ±3.8 Full report and methodology: quantusinsights [dot] org/polling
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Just such a fun chart here from @greg_ip. If only we could tease out some meaning. Ah, well, nevertheless. 🤣
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Similar vibes today
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"An IndyStar review of government data found the FDA has received more than 4,000 reports of problems with Cook’s filters, including malfunctions, serious injuries and 37 deaths." Deeply concerning @AllyBurris report on one of Indiana's largest companies. indystar.com/story/news/inve…
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