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Charlotte, NC
Joined May 2011
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Replying to @CLTdevelopment
@CLTdevelopment just wanted to remind you that the Charlotte Observer recommends you skip the lines by hiking the UP in Michigan. The local reporting that changes lives.
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Replying to @JoeBrunoWSOC9
@JoeBrunoWSOC9 @Hunt_Saenz Huntington Bank sign going up quicker than I expected @CLTdevelopment
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Replying to @JoeBrunoWSOC9
@JoeBrunoWSOC9 @Hunt_Saenz something going on at the Wells Fargo uptown on 3rd and Tryon. Probably 10 patrol cars showed up. Chatting with workers in the bank. But the guy they stopped to talk to on the street looked ~70+. Chopper over head now too.
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Replying to @typesfast
@typesfast slow with the camera but just saw one of y’all’s buildings.
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Replying to @Delta
@Delta why are the Preferred seats not in the legend to the right? Also the difference between Preferred and Main is way too similar. Essentially the same color but just a tiny symbol in the top right of Preferred.
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Replying to @DillonLoomis
@DillonLoomis randomly saw a new autonomous vehicle company driving around Charlotte on Friday. It was a truck with one sensor on top, probably LiDAR? Never heard of them before. lat.ai/
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Replying to @michaelngraff
@michaelngraff great piece as usual. What a debacle in CMS. But as a former kid, I can tell you without a doubt that they are NOT watching. They're being kids. I didn't know who my superintendent was. The parents are definitely watching, and this unprofessional posturing is silly
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Replying to @axioscharlotte
@axioscharlotte speed limit on Charlotte Greenways is 20mph?! That's just 5mph less than the roads in uptown! How is that safe for pedestrians? Should pedestrians be allowed to walk in the roads in uptown? Who makes up these rules? @JoeBrunoWSOC9 @Hunt_Saenz
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Replying to @MorningBrew
@MorningBrew the weird thing about one of the pictures y'all used in this AM's newsletter is that I recognized it from a trip 11 years ago.
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Replying to @lava_xyz
@lava_xyz are y'all experiencing issues? I can't withdraw my dollars...
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Replying to @DillonLoomis
@DillonLoomis have started to see a lot of BrightDrops around town. Not all with FedEx branding. I wonder what happened to Rivians expansion after Amazon. I thought AT&T signed on. Much slower adoption that I would have expected.
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Replying to @rohanspatel
@rohanspatel following the law means nothing anymore. Lawmakers and enforcement have made it abundantly clear. If you follow the law, you're just a sucker. Our own government virtue signals and breaks the law in the same breath over administrations nytimes.com/2026/04/26/world…
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Replying to @Erdayastronaut
@Erdayastronaut when are you going to interview @RocketLab ?!
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Replying to @CLTWater
@CLTWater is the water restriction over or does @BankofAmerica not have to follow the same rules as everyone else in the city? Seems to be a clear violation to me @CLTMayor @CLTgov @jd4clt @DimpleAjmera @Jamesworks4CLT @Watlington4CLT @DanteAnderson @SenatorMGraham @EdDriggsD7
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Replying to @Gfilche
@Gfilche @DillonLoomis I used to LOVE Uber. Took my 1st ride when it was only black cars. Now I hope Tesla puts them out of business. Such shady practices these days. They have a strangle hold on the market enabled by subsidies through investor dollars youtu.be/gnjVqeBoaqs?is=rxsC…
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Replying to @JoeBrunoWSOC9
@JoeBrunoWSOC9 wow. Lots in Charlotte without power after that storm.
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