Forgot to hit send last night, there will be two posts today.
Max Kennerly@MaxKennerly
This drug price provision booted by the Senate parliamentarian has a far stronger argument to be in reconciliation than the ANWR drilling leases she approved for Republicans in 2017.
Tony Vote-a-Romm-a @TonyRomm
Explained in english now...
Dems want to require drug companies to pay "rebates" to the government if the price of medicine rises faster than inflation. Dems wanted this to cover patients under both Medicare and private insurance, but parl ruled it can only apply to Medicare
2:33 PM · Aug 6, 2022
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The good news is that this is unrelated to the insulin price caps, which are apparently handled separately.
scott andreas@cscotta
Ten traffic tickets per day from a force of 45. And of those ten?
> “It seems people of color always bear the brunt of enforcement, even the thin gruel served by San Francisco.”
> “What exactly are they doing?”
Heather Knight @hknightsf
My latest column: 45 cops work in the San Francisco Police Dept's traffic division. Together, they're issuing just 10 traffic citations a day -- a plunge from 74 citations a day three years ago. "What exactly are they doing?" asked a safe streets advocate. https://t.co/keye4Wnw6H
4:07 PM · Aug 6, 2022
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Jeez, the majority of citations are for things that aren't even likely to injure others? Unofficial SFPD police strike continues, despite Boudin's recall.
Heather Knight@hknightsf
F-car meets Kiri, the Japanese fire truck. Happy Friday, San Francisco! #TotalSF
3:36 AM · Aug 6, 2022
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A safe streets activist quips: "we're now single issue voters: the people must force [SF Fire Department] to use these trucks instead of their 40 foot monstrosities"
Justin Schardin@jschardin
"The real trouble starts when bitcoin falls below $15,000. ... Break-even for the most efficient machines is somewhere between $9,000 and $11,000, based on an electricity cost of 5c/kWh. In June 2022, JPMorgan put the cost of mining at $13,000 per bitcoin.
Amy Castor @ahcastor
In case you missed it — Bitcoin miners are paying their execs huge salaries while taking out loans from their crypto buddies. Their plans are unrealistic and unsustainable. Why this is all going to end badly. By @ahcastor and @davidgerard https://t.co/WQXTCo8CD0
7:09 PM · Aug 5, 2022
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BTC is currently at $23k, if it falls much further it's going to drive a bunch of crypto mining companies into bankruptcy.