Explainer: There's plenty of headlines about AI & data centers, but what exactly are data centers? Why are there 82 of them in NJ? Why do they mean higher electric bills? Why are taxpayers paying a $250M tax break for 1 data center in North Jersey? www.northjersey.com/story/news/b...

Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...

With inflation, ease of online shopping and uncertainty with Trump's tariffs, Black Friday 'door-busters' are expected to be a thing of the past #BlackFridayDeals #holidayseason #holidayshopping #Amazon #primeday #NewJerseyNews #newjersey

Writing a story for @gqmagazine.bsky.social looking to interview men with binge-eating disorder who tried weight loss drugs, #GLP1's like #ozempic, #wegovy, #mounjaro or #zepbound. What's your experience been; good, bad, unexpected results, no difference? Email me at [email protected]

Developers, local town of Woodcliff Lake propose nearly 400 apartment units, retail and half-acre park for former BMW land #redevelopment #housing #NewJersey #news #newjerseynews

Despite shrinking union numbers, NJ labor unions have notched some wins in recent years #Union #LaborDay

American Dream megamall in #NJ sued over decision to keep retail open on Sundays in spite of local blue laws #NewJersey #newjerseynews #news #newjerseylife #malls

Rock Looked Way Cooler Wet

Figures like Trump and NJ Gov. Phil Murphy want to boost domestic manufacturing with vastly different strategies. But the prospect has a long road ahead #tariffs #Trump #nj #newjersey #newjerseynews #manufacturing

Greystar was using rent-setting algorithms from software company RealPage, the subject of a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed the firm was helping landlords decide prices in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior. By @heathervogell.bsky.social

From cleaning service to construction, NJ industries that rely on immigrant labor find themselves struggling for workers amid Trump admin's hardline immigration approach #news #newjersey #newjerseynews #immigrants #immigrationnews #Trump

I spoke with the rabbi and members of a Rutherford, NJ congregation - whose synagogue was completely destroyed in a fire last week - about their plans for the future #newjersey #newjerseynews #news #Judaism

Nearly 30 campers at the 99-year-old Hill Country institution are still missing after flooding devastated the area on Friday. via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social

Looking to interview recent NJ college grads on their job-searching experience. Has it been seamless to a job offer, or sending out hundreds of resumes and ghosted after job interviews? If interested, email [email protected]. #college #jobseekers #Careers #NewJersey #NJ

According to gardening experts, New Jersey is getting warmer, and for those with a green thumb, that carries the headache of new plants and new bugs that threaten them. Gardeners, nurseries and farmers will have to adjust as time goes on. www.northjersey.com/story/life/h...

Truckers as well as drivers for such rideshare apps as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and GrubHub could be classified as regular company employees and not freelance workers in New Jersey under a new rule proposed by the state Department of Labor. www.northjersey.com/story/news/b...

Additionally, NJ officials said they would stay out of whether American Dream mall should have to follow the Bergen County Sunday blue laws & instead let the courts decide the matter

The U.S. has two tsunami warning centers, both operated by NOAA. Employees were terminated from these centers today. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center covers Hawaiʻi, and now it is less safe to be near the beach. www.tsunami.gov

Trump’s second term has been filled w/many changes impacting businesses: tariffs, steep funding/staffing cuts and more. Daniel Munoz, business reporter at The Record, discusses the changes & how NJ’s business community is reacting. @northjerseynews.bsky.social @danielmunoz201.bsky.social

Now there's an actual place where you can scream into the void

Gov. Murphy laid out his economic goals in 2018. Did he meet them? @danielmunoz201.bsky.social checked into it. www.app.com/story/news/b...

I'm hearing now that *every* technologist CFPB hired to investigate Big Tech was fired this evening. That's somewhere between 70-100 people. wired.com/story/dozens-of-cfpb-workers-terminated-in-after-hours-firing-blitz/

The pages that are set to be revived include information for patients about HIV testing and HIV prevention medication, guidance on contraceptives and data on adolescent and youth mental health.

We’re done here. Right?

AP @apnews.com denied access to White House. For not taking orders on Gulf of Mexico 🤯 “Limiting our access to the Oval Office based on the content of AP’s speech not only severely impedes the public’s access to independent news, it plainly violates the First Amendment” www.ap.org/the-definiti...

BREAKING: In response to doctors' lawsuit, Judge John Bates, a George W. Bush appointee, orders CDC, NIH, and FDA to put back up websites and datasets cited by the doctors in their lawsuit as having been relied upon and pulled down without notice. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Is NJ Gov. Phil Murphy the man in finance, with a [transportation] trust fund, 6'5, blue eyes?

NJ - with its major access to seaports, major interstate highways & airports - saw a surge of new warehouses following the Covid e-commerce boom. Now that growth is showing signs of slowing down

What impact will tariffs have on the New Jersey economy? @danielmunoz201.bsky.social takes a look. www.northjersey.com/story/news/2...

Just the <checks notes> Chair of the House Appropriations Committee going on the record to say that appropriations statutes “are not a law.” The United States Congress, ladies and gentlemen.

“.. Laptops and tablets face the biggest price change, according to CTA’s analysis, adding $357 or $540 to the cost of an average laptop ..” @barrons.com www.barrons.com/articles/tru...

"Over decades, New Jersey journalism has exposed countless instances of government incompetence, corruption and malfeasance. This vital watchdog role hasn’t disappeared with the decline of print — it’s just moved online." www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/01/op-e...

The tariffs Donald Trump imposed his first time in office did little to strengthen U.S. production or reduce ties with Chinese firms, according to economists and business owners. They simply spurred a global reshuffling of manufacturing operations.

I'm at @theverge.com today talking about digital decay, link rot, watching my work slowly being erased from the internet, and how it makes me feel like I am fading away.

These idiots and their drone mania are going to get someone killed. Or a lot of people.

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens theonion.com/no-way-to-pr...

A 2nd person is suing American Dream over injuries sustained when a decorative helicopter fell from the ceiling of the mall's indoor waterpark last year and crashed into a pool below #news #newjersey

State political leaders cheered 2021 $10M tax break to Party City as world emerged from Covid. Then the agreement was terminated just 3 years later amid bankruptcy, slumping sales. Now Party City is reportedly mulling 2nd bankruptcy #news #newjersey

Mall dining today is broken down into 3 categories, one mall executive tells me: Food courts with fast food, food halls with "fast casual" options, and higher-end sit-down dining #Malls #Retail

Maybe the real Iranian drone mothership off the New Jersey coast were the friends we made along the way

we are aware of the situation

It me

For decades, Iran has supported Syria, helping President Bashar al-Assad survive a civil war that threatened his dynastic rule. Now, just as al-Assad needs help to repel a rapid advance by rebel forces, Iran is heading for the exits.

“I have too many books” -judgemental -boring -implies impulse-control issues “The books... they have me.” - mysterious - occult - implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage #readingcommunity

UnitedHealthcare has been accused of using algorithms to deny treatments and refusing coverage of nursing care to stroke patients. UnitedHealthcare and its parent company now face a class-action lawsuit over its use of the algorithm.

The 2024 U.S. economy in a nutshell

#NJ manufacturers stockpiling raw materials, speeding up deliveries in anticipation of #tariffs once Trump takes office #news #NewJersey #Trump #NewJerseynews

🗞️ Take our pay survey, and support New Jersey's nonprofit newsrooms New statewide pay equity survey launched for NJ journalists and newsrooms in the latest edition of the NJ Newsroom Digest mailchi.mp/centerforcoo...

American Dream megamall's developers say in court filings that the $5B mall - nation's 2nd largest mall - was overvalued by more than $1B & is entitled to a refund for payments made in lieu of property taxes to local town where the mall's based #retail #mall #news #newjersey

This is huge. The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇 www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...