A Certain Quiet

Primarily because 90% of what kills cops is car accidents because they spend time in cars on patrol.

Yeah. And I try to not read it all if I want to keep a certain peace of mind. The last 10 years have felt more and more unhinged globally. We need to slow the heck down.

Was tun autoritäre Regierungen, wenn sie kurz davor stehen, Wahlen zu verlieren? Trumps Versuche, die Kongresswahlen zu manipulieren, sind bislang gescheitert. Wie geht es nun weiter? Über die Gefahren – und die Grenzen – einer autoritären Eskalation. Mein neuer Essay, auf Deutsch:

Die seit Jahrzehnten überfälligen Radwege bauen, die sogar der ÖAMTC (!) einfordert? Fehlanzeige. Vom mangelnden Grün und der mörderischen Hitze in diesen zuasphaltierten Straßen ganz zu schweigen. 2/3

Silver salmon planked and hit with a little applewood smoke.

This week we saw an astonishing amount of blasphemy come from MAGA world. If only they'd practice the Word they preach. You don’t get to spend tax dollars telling the country God handpicked the president and then run an immigration system that tears families apart. Full video link in comments.

As a child of scientists and a committed atheist, I am proud to say I have never set foot on a church other than the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona to admire the architecture. I have never attended a religious service of any kind and I have never given any money to any church.

"A man riding a bicycle was struck by a Waymo on 4th & Market in San Francisco today. First responders arrived and treated him at the scene before he was taken to the hospital with injuries." OP: tiktok.tl2active Waymo has reported 39 crashes w cyclists to NHTSA, inc at least 12 w injuries.

FDA approval for a filler applies to specific uses it doesn't cover every possible injection site. That's a detail worth discussing in a consultation. I appreciate providers who can explain exactly what they recommend and why.

FDA guidance notes that removing fillers can be difficult and carries its own risks. That makes realistic expectations especially important to me. I'd rather have a thoughtful conversation before treatment than rely on promises about fixing things later.

US. piped natural gas prices fell 1.1% in August, according to the CPI. That's a national measure so local bills can tell a different story. As cooler weather approaches, which household expense are you watching most closely?

An interesting detail in August's U.S. inflation report electricity prices slipped 0.2% for the month but remained 3.8% above a year earlier. Has your electric bill eased at all, or does that small decline feel invisible?

US. gasoline prices rose 3.9% in August. For people who drive to work, that's a difficult expense to avoid. Have higher fuel costs changed how often you go out, take weekend trips or visit family?

US. consumer prices rose 3.4% over the year through August 2026. My question is simpler than the economic debate: does your paycheck cover more or less than it did a year ago? Which expense has changed your daily life the most?

This news is important because all the fucks out there actively attempting to wreck the world want you to think that the work is hopeless and just mitigating the worst case scenario. It's not. Fucking keep going.

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THREE WEEKS FROM TODAY!!! Join the MAGA Resistance & make your voices heard. Accountability. Is. Coming.

How about the entire Trump administration disappear, oh in two years.

Amen

Wilber Garcés Pérez "was taken to a hospital late Monday after experiencing paralysis on the left side of his body, his lawyer said." On Sunday, ICE had forced him to leave the hospital even though he still had a bullet lodged in his back/doctors arguing it was "reckless." ICE wanted him to die.

Diesel prices are breaking records every day due to Trump’s war in the Middle East. In the coming weeks, that’s likely to trickle down to everything Americans buy. Brace yourselves.

My advice this morning is that every Democrat in the House and Senate should be primaried, if only to make them campaign and go on the record. Young Democrats should challenge the old guard i.e. Senator Markey, similar to AOC and Pressely. It's time for change.

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