JB aka J Lee
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"The New York gaming commission’s facility location board said visitation would be anchored by locals within a two-hour drive, but they also expect the casinos to attract domestic and international tourists." https://skift.com/2025/12/15/nyc-casino-approval-tourism-impact/
"The changes at WC Smith come as the development community continues to face challenges. Office occupancies for Class B and C space remain low, and the interest rate climate has made it difficult to refinance maturing debt." https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2025/12/12/rahsaan-bernard-wc-smith-building-bridges.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=ae&utm_content=WA&j=43049863&senddate=2025-12-15&utm_term=ep16&empos=p16
"The ultrawealthy are able to buy and sell shares of the buzziest private companies via invite-only transactions long before they list their shares on public stock exchanges." https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/private-stock-market-growth-bb71bde1?st=JUe87n
"Specifically, it would appear that the 13-year-old jet with the registration code D-ABYD is leaving the fleet in January 2026, while the 12-year-old jet with the registration code D-ABYG is leaving the fleet in the third quarter of 2026." https://onemileatatime.com/news/lufthansa-sells-boeing-747/
Reagan negotiated from strength after building up US power and rejected détente; today’s defense posture and China/Russia concessions don’t match that playbook. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/pete-hegseths-zombie-reaganism-20d6129f?mod=hp_opin_pos_1
Kyle "then lays it all out in the world’s dumbest blind item, telling us she fell very hard for 'this person' and was deeply in love during a vulnerable time in her life. She acknowledges that they were dating, that it was a relationship, and that there were intense feelings." https://www.vulture.com/article/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-season-recap-season-15-episode-2-bravo.html
#Oracle blasts #press releases with great #numbers in the head. The reality is less clear. https://washingtonhorizon.com/whats-happening-at-oracle-really/
What's happening at Oracle really?
Oracle, everyone’s least favorite software and infrastructure company, claims inroads into the cloud market through its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). Financials for the licensing company with a software/cloud division sound good. The most recent quarter saw total cloud revenue (IaaS and SaaS) surge 34 percent, with cloud infrastructure
In announcing #State's return to Times New Roman as its default #font, a new memo does the most with the least. https://washingtonhorizon.com/whats-new-is-old-at-state-times-new-roman-is-back/
What’s new is old is New at State: Times New Roman is back
In Everything Is Semiotics, the Verge reports that the State Department is returning to Times New Roman as its default font. Biden’s SecState Antony Blinken converted State to Calibri, a sans serif font, in 2023. Microsoft Office switched from Calibri to its “bespoke” Aptos in 2024. Does State rely
In Wedneda's cutting-room, Musk’s DOGE ended early after overstated savings; 26k rehired amid fallout. Army warns of foreign spy recruitment targeting soldiers and families. FAA gives $10k to 776 staff who kept skies safe during shutdown. https://washingtonhorizon.com/horizon-cutting-room-links-wednesday-26-november-2025/
Horizon cutting-room links: Wednesday, 26 November 2025
Happy Thanksgiving, from the Horizon. We will be dark until Monday, 1 December. See you then. "DOGE 'Cut Muscle, Not Fat'; 26K Experts Rehired After Brutal Cuts," Ars Technica DOGE, created by Elon Musk to streamline government operations, was terminated eight months early, and its drastic cuts led to the