Ajit Pai
@AjitPai
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Former @FCC Chairman, now President and CEO of @CTIA and Partner at Searchlight Capital Partners. American, Kansan, dad, Chiefs fan. I own a big mug.
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Joined May 2012
My critics, 2017-present. 👇🏽
Idc what the facts are, ajit pai ruined everything
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“A milestone in the history of photography”: OTD in 1884, George Eastman received patent #306,954 from @uspto for “negative paper,” an innovative form of paper film. While not successful, it led to improved versions used in the first Kodak camera in 1888. https://t.co/CbkUMUE4da
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Vivid verification of the long-known econometric studies showing that the main effect of government throwing money into student loans was to raise the price of tuition dollar for dollar.
Santa Clara is one of the first law schools to publish 2026-27 tuition. Historically, Grad PLUS loans have had no limits. Starting next year, professional school borrowing will be capped at $50k/year. Notice anything about the trend in tuition? I expect many schools to copy this.
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Boss! (Going back to panting for breath after 30 minutes on the Peloton.)
NEW: 80-year-old Natalie Grabow of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, becomes the oldest woman to finish the Ironman World Championship. The American was the first female in the 80-84 category to complete the race. The race took place in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Grabow finished in
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I wouldn't mind Ticketmaster having a monopoly if it actually did a good job. But I've never tried to get a hot ticket without it malfunctioning gravely, kicking me out of the queue at least once or not letting me see a presale I'm eligible for. Functionality is positively Soviet
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OTD in 1925, Margaret Thatcher was born. The @UniofOxford-trained chemist and strong defender of free markets and liberty would turn to politics, becoming the @Conservatives' leader and Prime Minister in 1979 (1st female @10DowningStreet). @MrsMThatcher
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OTD in 1983, a phone call to New York was made from a car parked near Chicago's Soldier Field. Ameritech Mobile had introduced America's first commercial cellular service. New cellphones cost $3,000 and the service cost $50/month, plus 40¢/min for calls placed between 7 AM-7 PM.
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Today is Columbus Day, which means we need to recognize two great men born in the USA Christopher Columbus invented America, but Ben Franklin is the man who perfected it during his presidency and made us the oldest and greatest country on earth Thank you, sirs. We miss you
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In Interview 2 (August 15, 1995), Justice Ginsburg reveals that she started smoking at 13 after being mocked by friends, and she had "tremendous euphoria." Years later, her husband tried to get her to stop by smoking himself—and then he got hooked. They quit together in 1984.
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Also in Interview 3, Justice Ginsburg comments on Roe v. Wade (1973): - The Supreme Court's decision "went much too far much too soon." - Abortion-related advocacy at the state level "was a terrific organizing tool" for women who "were getting political experience, and then, in
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In Interview 3 (August 8, 1996), Justice Ginsburg says a cert petition in a sex discrimination case was successful partly because the SG's petition included a Pentagon computer-generated appendix listing statutes that differentiated based on sex. A rarity in the pre-Internet era.
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In Interview 8 (August 5, 2014), Justice Ginsburg says majority opinions are due on June 1. Elsewhere, she says that opinions circulated by April are more likely to be accepted with fewer comments. Do Justices ever circulate opinions in late spring to ensure a "cleaner" review?
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The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg did several interviews with the Historical Society of the D.C. Circuit from 1995-2014. She stipulated that the transcripts would be available 5 years after her death. Those transcripts are now public. https://t.co/rZG2VK3Ppf H/T @palmore_joe
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OTD in 1868, August Horch was born in Germany. After working for automobile pioneer Karl Benz, he founded his own company, A. Horch & Co. Following a legal dispute over the use of the Horch name, he started a new company named after the Latin translation of his surname: @Audi.
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OTD in 1609, Thomas Ravencroft published "Deuteromelia: or The second part of Musicks Melodie." Among other things, it contained the lyrics and music for the classic nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice." (The modern lyrics differ: "Three blind mice. Three blind mice. See how they
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Mr. President, please consider Gary Sinise for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. I can’t think of a more noble civilian in America.
Gary Sinise, known for his role as Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump, has raised over $300 million to support wounded veterans.
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Foreign policy experts have identified the #NYJvsDEN game being played in London as retaliation against the United Kingdom for this interview. https://t.co/6O5pFkMy4Z
'We've played a key role behind the scenes in shaping this' Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the UK government has been involved in diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza. https://t.co/jnqh0Ns5QE
#TrevorPhillips đź“ş Sky 501 and YouTube
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