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Singapore Airlines May Change The Business Class Design It Just Unveiled—After Giving It A Spirit Airlines Look [Roundup] https://t.co/JrJUnYB1wM

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Scoop: Frontier Airlines Plans First Class Service—Not Just Bigger Seats https://t.co/fXXEyLhxbU

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Frontier Airlines Flight Declares Mayday After Lavatory Floods The Cabin — “We’re Worried About Electronics” https://t.co/qkfiPb70qz

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ICE Checked 7 White Men’s IDs At The Airport—Then Arrested A State Trooper https://t.co/xC5KARsD43

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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Bans AI Agents From Booking Tickets, Doesn't Want "Another Middleman" https://t.co/E6Z42jbmZ7

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United Airlines Plans Seatback Screens And Bigger Bins For Aging Boeing 757-300s—Retirement Can Wait https://t.co/GQAtSZNhvy

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American Airlines Plans To Bring Back First Class Mini-Meals On Shorter Flights—Starting With New York–Chicago https://t.co/V6q4l4rXRg

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@jbarro Seems like she could spend time on this, probably positioning Democrats poorly for 2028, or actually try to make progress on other items on her agenda.

Folks should also realize Texas has a weak Governor, mostly short-term emergency powers and appointments.

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@jbarro Texas has had a surplus. Lots of oil and gas revenue.

I understand wanting more spending + the money to come from somewhere but it would take amending the constitution - 2/3 in both legislative chambers - and a popular referendum. The governor doesn't even have a direct role.

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Airport Lounges Are Packed—Travelers Demand $5,000 Annual Credit Card Fees To Keep The Masses Out https://t.co/EtgGkwdSmH

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@mattyglesias .

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There are a lot of policy positions she can make progress on.

The governor doesn't even have a direct role in changing the Texas constitution to allow an income tax. It does require a two-thirds vote in both legislat chambers *and* a statewide referendum. The state Senate remains controlled by Republicans.

Is signaling on an income tax - and taking all the heat for a policy she cannot enact - worth sacrificing the rest of her agenda over?

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There are a lot of policy positions she can make progress on.

The governor doesn't even have a direct role in changing the Texas constitution to allow an income tax. It does require a two-thirds vote in both legislat chambers *and* a statewide referendum. The state Senate remains controlled by Republicans.

Is signaling on an income tax - and taking all the heat for a policy she cannot enact - worth sacrificing the rest of her agenda over?

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Alaska seriously just took Global Services and ConciergeKey and called its unpublished tier Global Concierge

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Alaska Airlines Launches Global Concierge—Its Answer To United Global Services And American ConciergeKey https://t.co/v80HXmcbMR

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New Bilt Deals With Hyatt, Marriott And Sports Team Reveal Bigger Bet On Rewards Across Your Whole Neighborhood https://t.co/IPRS4RK4ph

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Alaska Airlines Launches Global Concierge—Its Answer To United Global Services And American ConciergeKey https://t.co/v80HXmcbMR

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@jameskwho Polaris isn't that great. And some credit card lounges - like the Capital One Landings at DCA and LGA - are actually fantastic (and even take reservations). An $895 Amex Platinum doesn't mean discernment.

Or don't waste so much time at airports. Try @flyjsx ...

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Passenger Takes Another Man’s Aisle Seat To Sit With His Wife—Frontier Flight Attendant Lets Him Keep It https://t.co/Dfd9iPHwGV

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Marriott Becomes Giant Anti-ICE Billboard As L.A. Protesters Project ‘Blood Money’ Onto Its Walls https://t.co/qfx1F3fEgm

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Florida Man Urinates Toward Family At Fort Lauderdale Airport Gate—Splashes Mother And 7-Year-Old https://t.co/VU57fDzYQn

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PlanNet Sells The Dream Of A Travel Business—But 84% Of Its Representatives Earned No Commission In 2025 https://t.co/rHm6100pyl