Founder of @StPeteRising. Working at @NeptuneFlood. Supporter of @YIMBYStPete. @UF alum.

St. Petersburg, FL 🇺🇸
I started a new blog, I'll share it in a few days when I finish creating it :)
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This is why RAM costs so much
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the architecture of high water outside of the south louisiana flood protection system (2022-2025)
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bit.ly/4pqFxV8 Florida makes a big leap in the AP Top 25 poll while Ole Miss, USC and Missouri tumble. See where your team landed.
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NEW: Week 5 College Football Coaches Poll‼️ Top 25: on3.com/news/college-footbal…
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Fascinating. Chief Economist at Apollo: agents could cause a bank run by sweeping household cash into accounts paying 3-5% instead of the 0.1% national average, causing banks to lose a large share of their cheap deposits.
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SUMRALL BALL @WellsFargo
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Cracking up at this.
The Life of a Showgirl felt like when Trump beat Hillary The Encore felt like when he beat Kamala
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Yikes. The 10-year bond yield climbed above 5.2% today for the first time since summer 2007. Wall Street may think this is ok, but it's jarring for Main Street. This is painful for many Americans. 1) Mortgage rates are back above 7% 2) Auto loan rates are rising swiftly now too 3) Personal loans have been a lifeline for many moderate-income Americans, but those rates are also climbing 4) Refinancing is dead. Any household or small biz hoping to refi a loan is struggling 5) Many banks are sitting on bonds that yield under 5%, so they're having to hedge their holdings (to avoid selling at losses) There's a lot of pressure building on the economy from higher borrowing costs.
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10 minutes of TikTok was enough to impair people’s ability to remember and carry out intentions. Twitter and YouTube didn’t show the same decline. Rapid context-switching may be where most of cognitive cost is.
Short-form videos are linked to lower memory accuracy and reduced brain synchrony.
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some pilots are part of the furry community
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Interesting re: #FL16 (Trump+15): “If you look at polling right now, it’s not as great as we would all want it to be,” Sydney Gruters said to Pinellas GOPs in Clearwater. “That doesn’t mean we’re not going to win." An independent poll of FL13, FL14, and FL16 would be nice.
Race to succeed @VernBuchanan in CD 16 is getting increasingly interesting Reporting by @MitchPerry18 of @FLPhoenixNews #FlaPol floridapolitics.com/archives…
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Wonderful words from my friend Dr. Neil Manimala, who is running for County Commission and is President of the Hillsborough Medical Association. Words by bigot Bo French - which have been amplified and lauded by so many others in our increasingly toxic and bigoted culture - demean Indian-Americans. Our country is built on the idea that, no matter where you come from or your religious faith or culture, you are as American as someone who traces their lineage back generations so long as you affirm certain civic principles. Indian-Americans are part of our American Dream. They often come here with nothing and work hard to become good Americans. Those Indian kids in the photograph that bigot forwarded are as American as Yankee Stadium. To those who are like my parents and grandparents were - people with dreams struggling to keep up, struggling to learn English, but working like hell for the American Dream and to become good Americans - know that history stands with you and that what is right with America will, God willing, prevail. Thank you Dr. Neil for speaking from your heart. That’s America to me. 🇺🇸❤️
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Short-form videos are linked to lower memory accuracy and reduced brain synchrony.
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Music is the Key, and the beach is the stage. Sanding Ovations Presents "Music is the Key," in partnership with @VisitSPC, returns to Treasure Island this November, and it is FREE for everyone! 🎸 Live music daily 🛍️ Local vendors 🍔 Food and drink 🎆 Fireworks 🏰 Sand sculpture lessons 🪁 Kite lessons both weekends 🎶 Silent Dance Party 🏈 College Football Rivalry Watch Parties on Encore Weekend Nov. 19-22 | Encore: Nov. 27-29 Treasure Island Beach Details at SandingOvationsMastersCup.co…
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As Pinellas considers school closures amid declining enrollment, resilience should be a priority. Why close elementary schools on higher ground while keeping schools like Gulf Beaches Elementary and Madeira Beach Fundamental that face extreme flood risk? It seems backwards.
“I think that they’re listening. You could tell,” said Erin Smith, a PTA leader at Tarpon Springs Fundamental. “That means the world.” tampabay.com/news/education/…
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The challenge is that many schools at extreme risk of flooding are among the best public schools in the district. I understand the reluctance to disrupt them, but that risk still needs to factor into these decisions. Shore Acres Elementary is another example.
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