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3 Mar, 5 tweets, 3 min read
ROUND 2! The bill is supposedly up for a vote today around 1pm MT. With all the wonderful coverage illuminating this issue, hopefully the @azdemparty have had a chance to chat with @davidcicilline or staff from the antitrust committee like @linamkhan. The insight is there.
I was so happy to see Rep Aaron Lieberman on the Democrats' side commit to voting for this bill. Really hope he's had a chance to speak with his fellow Democrats as well. This isn't an R v D issue. It's a Monopoly v Democracy issue.
The argument that "It is not the obligation or the responsibility of the state legislature to get involved in the midst of litigation" is uninformed. Arizona shouldn't let a California lawsuit dictate if they can protect their residents and businesses. protocol.com/Policy/apple-g…
I'm not above pleading either. Please @RaquelTeran, @DrRandyFriese, @AndresCanoAZ, don't line up behind ALEC or the Koch Brothers to entrench big tech monopolies. You can take a stand here, make a decisive difference. It would mean the world, and the world is watching.
We already have plans to get new versions of @heyhey released that are free from Apple's and Google's gag orders and restrictions on payment processing for Arizona residents. Would be amazing if we could start working on that after today's vote 🙏

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I'm hearing that the Arizona bill to stop app stores from forcing a minority of app developers to use the platform's exorbitantly priced payment processing systems will come up for a vote TODAY! As a refresher, here's my testimony from Monday. world.hey.com/dhh/testimony-…
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Remember the Web 1.0 vibe? It's out! It's called HEY World. The simplest possible way for @jasonfried and I to start writing emails to the world. Incredibly slim pages, zero trackers, zero JavaScript, minimal CSS. Like the olden days. I'll be writing here: world.hey.com/dhh
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Also, remember me talking about that format.atom? Yup! Full RSS feed support out the gate 🤘
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