Boz Boschen

Glass Half Full As the craft beer industry cools, Richmond brewers are adapting in different ways.

Glass Half Full via @styleweekly.com www.styleweekly.com/glass-half-f...

OpenAI Launched Parental Controls This Week. Here's What They're Really Selling. | Boz Boschen OpenAI's new parental controls for teen ChatGPT users sound like responsible product development. But they raise a bigger question: what exactly is the product here? My thoughts on the news of the wee...

OpenAI's new parental controls for ChatGPT users sound like responsible product development. But they raise a bigger question: what exactly is the product? My thoughts on surveillance capitalism, teenage vulnerability, and what "safety features" actually protect. www.linkedin.com/posts/bozbos...

I have 3 children's soccer games tomorrow. Thankfully, none at YMCA fields, or in Henrico County. Totally appalling response to last week's incident from Henrico Police. We cannot normalize a complete lack of accountability by firearm owners. A loaded, chambered gun has no place at a child's game.

Verizon customer service and support has really tanked this year. After getting frustrated yet again I made the mistake of searching the internet and found a whole subreddit covering their issues. I’m sure they’re paying McKinsey a boatload and the answers are right there. Listen to your customers.

Trump administration uses taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for government shutdown Federal employees across the government reported seeing similar messages. Experts say the messages may violate ethics laws meant to keep partisan politics out of day-to-day governing.

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NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting clash as federal funding declines NPR asked a federal judge to block CPB from awarding a $57.9 million grant to a new consortium of public media institutions to operate the satellite that connects the public radio system.

www.npr.org/2025/09/27/n...

Remember a short time ago when the Federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia suddenly resigned after an abnormally short tenure?

Now we have an acting appointment with a person who’s essentially a White House aide.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Kimmel Returns to Air as President Threatens Legal Action

Trump Administration Live Updates: Kimmel Returns to Air as President Threatens Legal Action www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

After much discussion last year about how much honorary street designations cost us, and that we should have more stringent qualifications, there are seven before council tonight. Most from Trammell.

Interesting to me that the City of Richmond VA has an official Twitter page still active, but hasn't posted or replied since the water crisis. No presence here or Threads.

Henrico School Board faces fierce opposition to redistricting proposal at town hall The hallways of J.R. Tucker High School were filled with hundreds of parents Sept. 18, as well as all five Henrico School Board members – each accompanied at all times by at least one security guard –...

What are the objectives of the redistricting? Why would they recommend changes that push some schools towards capacity if not for some better balance of demographics or geography? Is there no consultant on this project? www.henricocitizen.com/henrico-scho...

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

Good article. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Made the mistake of tuning in live, and cringed (for several reasons)

I have been looking for a like new Nikon D7200 kit to use for Boy Scouts hikes and middle school sports. There are many in Japan but I don’t want pay that extra tax. So I am searching flaky Facebook marketplace and Craigslist. I don’t think this policy is hurting China dropshipping as intended.

Given how unpredictable our tariff policies have been, the companies are putting the import tax burden on customs to sort out. I think enough have dealt with frustrations from customers that dinged them (after they got a bill they didn’t fully understand), so now they price shipping very high.

Times response to Trump’s lawsuit: “This lawsuit has no merit. It lacks any legitimate legal claims and instead is an attempt to stifle and discourage independent reporting. The New York Times will not be deterred by intimidation tactics.“

The other two offenders. Unfortunately, 30 minutes later only one vehicle remains and RPD has failed to show.

The entitlement of some people. They need to illegally drive into a public park (Bryan Park) rather than walk 100 yards from the parking lot. This behavior damages the park and threatens the safety of the families and kids who are running around the soccer fields. Damn right I called the police.

Richmond cyclists say city's bike lanes sparse, disjointed, unsafe Richmond's bike lanes are sparse and poorly protected, cyclists say.

Richmond cyclists say city's bike lanes sparse, disjointed, unsafe richmond.com/news/local/g...

It’s very abnormal to say “I’ll see you in Valhalla.” You aren’t in battle. You’re not in the Marines. You’re a lawyer. The other guy was a college dropout turned political action committee founder and media activist. Anyone checking on Patel?

The weirdest performative social media posts are the people sharing “I registered as a Republican today.” Really, that’s your best response? What do you do after innocents are killed at their schools?

Weird to me that the Governor of Utah pleads us to appeal to our better angels, and in the next breath reminds us Utah still has the death penalty. How does an eye for an eye help?

Why Garmin's New fēnix 8 Pro Watch Is Big News for Backcountry Adventurers You can text and make calls without your phone, plus Garmin's emergency features are now built into the watch

Also the top of the line model is $2K. Think it might increase risky choices if you can call for help? "Why Garmin's New, Satellite-Messaging fēnix 8 Pro Watch Matters to Backcountry Adventurers | Outside Magazine" www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear...

Burying the lede: "The largest reading gains for Richmond Public Schools were seen among students learning English as a second language, who improved by 33 percentage points. That was slightly above the improvement rates in Henrico and Chesterfield."

Richmond schools are rebounding faster than the state in reading The school division as a whole saw an increase of 10 percentage points on reading tests for students in kindergarten to second grade.

"Richmond schools are rebounding faster than the state in reading" richmond.com/news/local/e...

WATCH: 'Take it down,' Trump says about White House Peace Vigil that has stood since 1981 President Donald Trump ordered on Friday the removal of the blue tent that has stood for decades as a peace vigil across from the White House in Lafayette Park.

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Hundreds of Richmond students stage school walkouts in protest of shootings, lax gun laws The Aug. 27 shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis was among 292 other mass shootings in the U.S. this year, according to Gun Violence Archive.

Hundreds of Richmond students stage school walkouts in protest of shootings, lax gun laws richmond.com/news/local/e...

Mushrooming development on Southside brings sidewalk and school shortfalls into focus “I think sidewalks should be included in all new development.”

We need to plan for five years from now, instead of always playing catch-up. The last board wanted to question census projections, which is why new schools are already over capacity. www.richmonder.org/mushrooming-...

How many more warning do American elites and masses need?

Hundreds of Va. students walk out of class in coordinated gun violence protest • Virginia Mercury In Henrico County, over 1,000 students streamed out of Hermitage High School Friday afternoon, joining a nationwide walkout demonstration protesting gun violence in schools.

Enough is enough! "Hundreds of Va. students walk out of class in coordinated gun violence protest"
@shannonheckt.bsky.social Open High also walked out in Richmond. virginiamercury.com/briefs/hundr...