Jon Markman

FCC Lawyer, Lifelong Geek

[Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP @akin_gump]

Jon Markman has joined Akin’s #Telecom, #Media & #Technology practice as senior counsel in Washington, D.C., strengthening its #SpaceLaw, #Policy and #Regulatory capabilities during a period of rapid growth in the commercial satellite and space industries.

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[Arnold Schwarzenegger @Schwarzenegger]

I don’t really do endorsements. I’m not shy about sharing my views, but I hate politics and don’t trust most politicians.

I also understand that people want to hear from me because I am not just a celebrity, I am a former Republican Governor.

My time as Governor taught me to love policy and ignore politics. I’m proud of the work I did to help clean up our air, create jobs, balance the budget, make the biggest infrastructure investment in state history, and take power from the politicians and give it back to the people when it comes to our redistricting process and our primaries in California.

That’s policy. It requires working with the other side, not insulting them to win your next election, and I know it isn’t sexy to most people, but I love it when I can help make people’s lives better with policies, like I still do through my institute at USC, where we fight for clean air and stripping the power from the politicians who rig the system against the people.

Let me be honest with you: I don’t like either party right now. My Republicans have forgotten the beauty of the free market, driven up deficits, and rejected election results. Democrats aren’t any better at dealing with deficits, and I worry about their local policies hurting our cities with increased crime.

It is probably not a surprise that I hate politics more than ever, which, if you are a normal person who isn’t addicted to this crap, you probably understand.

I want to tune out.

But I can’t. Because rejecting the results of an election is as un-American as it gets. To someone like me who talks to people all over the world and still knows America is the shining city on a hill, calling America is a trash can for the world is so unpatriotic, it makes me furious.

And I will always be an American before I am a Republican.

That’s why, this week, I am voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz.

I’m sharing it with all of you because I think there are a lot of you who feel like I do. You don’t recognize our country. And you are right to be furious.

For decades, we’ve talked about the national debt. For decades, we’ve talked about comprehensive immigration reform that secures the border while fixing our broken immigration system. And Washington does nothing.

The problems just keep rolling, and we all keep getting angrier, because the only people that benefit from problems aren’t you, the people. The only people that benefit from this crap are the politicians who prefer having talking points to win elections to the public service that will make Americans’ lives better.

It is a just game to them. But it is life for my fellow Americans. We should be pissed!

But a candidate who won’t respect your vote unless it is for him, a candidate who will send his followers to storm the Capitol while he watches with a Diet Coke, a candidate who has shown no ability to work to pass any policy besides a tax cut that helped his donors and other rich people like me but helped no one else else, a candidate who thinks Americans who disagree with him are the bigger enemies than China, Russia, or North Korea - that won’t solve our problems.

It will just be four more years of bullshit with no results that makes us angrier and angrier, more divided, and more hateful.

We need to close the door on this chapter of American history, and I know that former President Trump won’t do that. He will divide, he will insult, he will find new ways to be more un-American than he already has been, and we, the people, will get nothing but more anger.

That’s enough reason for me to share my vote with all of you. I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz.

Vote this week. Turn the page and put this junk behind us.

And even if you disagree with me, vote, because that’s what we do as Americans. https://t.co/eHFZ723I4H

[Jon Markman @jonmarkman]

@Ford is there an update on when existing #MachE owners will be getting BlueCruise 1.4? We were originally supposed to get it by the end of last summer and this summer is now well underway!

[Jon Markman @jonmarkman]

An elected official who understands economics? Be still my beating heart!

[Jared Polis @jaredpolis]

This is horrible news for American consumers and a major setback for clean energy. Tariffs are a direct, regressive tax on Americans and this tax increase will hit every family.

[Jon Markman @jonmarkman]

@rachnoox The libertarian paradise we could have if the FDA didn't get in the way

[Matt Daneman @mdaneman]

The first SpaceX Starlinks dedicated to supplemental coverage from space are up. @Comm_Daily https://t.co/jjeqTIxWBu

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Here’s an incomplete list of athletes with the same height and weight as Donald Trump who said he was 6’3 and 215 Pounds.

A thread. 🧵

First up is quarterback Aaron Rodgers who is 6’2, 223 pounds.

[Jon Markman @jonmarkman]

As is often the case, the alarmism here was an unwarranted distraction

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

HUGE housing wins in Austin today!

Council just passed resolutions to:
- Legalize 3 homes on every lot by-right
- Lower minimum lot size to 2500sqft
- Exempt 3 and 4-plexes from site plans, expediting approval from 1yr+ down to 60 days

Things are looking up in good ole ATX!

[Jon Markman @jonmarkman]

@FemiYahtzee Seconded! We have a very wide range of different roles for attorneys at my agency. And honestly, what you're describing sounds like a regulatory law job...

[Jon Markman @jonmarkman]

This is the content that keeps me coming back to Twitter

[Jon Markman @jonmarkman]

@RateYourCharge @ElectrifyAm station in Zion Crossroads, VA: one 150kw charger and one 350kw charger both are offline; one 350kw charger has one broken handle and one working fine; the remaining 150kw/CHADEMO charger only gave me 35kw on my Mach-E.

[darren ꕤ @exiledarren]

this is NOT funny

[Bike Lane Squatters of DC @LaneSquattersDC]

No valid reason exists for @councilofdc not to pass a photo-submission enforcement program under @DCDPW in the @311DCgov app. Call and write your councilmember! #bikedc #safestreets

[Jon Markman @jonmarkman]

It cost me way more than I should have spent, but I think I'm in love. #Thule

[Bike Lane Squatters of DC @LaneSquattersDC]

Another Premium Distributors truck was seen blocking both lanes of the busy waterfront K St bike lane Tuesday morning. The vehicle has $3,362 in unpaid traffic violations dating back three years. @CMBrookePinto @311DCgov #bikedc

[Bike Lane Squatters of DC @LaneSquattersDC]

There’s a simple solution to stop this from happening in the future. Enact a photo-submission enforcement program under @DCDPW. #bikedc #PSEPnow

[Jon Markman @jonmarkman]

@tommolog my folks are looking to replace their generator with a battery backup solution. They don't have solar or an EV. Do you have a recommendation on a company they can work with? They're not too far from you, they live outside Philly. Thanks!

[Jon Markman @jonmarkman]

I love living in The Future, it's amazing, but also, this is kinda terrifying?

[Guy Parsons @GuyP]

OK so @OpenAI's new #ChatGPT can basically just generate #AIart prompts. I asked a one-line question, and typed the answers verbatim straight into MidJourney and boom. Times are getting weird...🤯

[Jon Markman @jonmarkman]

Another day, another vehicle with out of state plates blocking the bike lane on Florida Avenue NE. When will we get our pylons back!? Or at least some enforcement! @LaneSquattersDC