“maddie”

The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.

american politics in one picture

Real cities kick out the cars

Here's a photo of a helicopter landed on Joanne's 227 foot support yacht that follows around her 290 foot main yacht

Ken Paxton’s financial disclosures appear to omit rental income on multiple properties. Receiving income and not reporting it is a violation of federal ethics law, three experts said. with @texastribune.org

Talarico: "We just found out that [Elon Musk] is almost single-handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement...Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas."

mushrooms are cool as hell

CODDLED DRIVERS—LAVISHED WITH BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF INFRASTRUCTURE JUST GIVEN TO THEM WITHOUT ANYONE NEEDING TO LAUNCH AN ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN THAT TAKES ALL OF THEIR TIME ON EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS—EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE SLIGHT INCONVENIENCE

It should not be legal to sell cars to the general public that go 130mph. There is no legal purpose for that much speed.

This is why I'm so in favor of accessory commercial units. Just getting people in the US used to **walking** for a cup of coffee or a sandwich in the neighborhood may finally do something to rid Americans of our terminal car brain.

No one can fill this void left by the theft of basic research funding.

“The truth is that there is a war on walking, cycling, and transit that has made a one-hour city the norm.”

does anyone know if it will be better tomorrow or not really

you have to believe that if a guy who's normal can be mayor of NYC anything is possible and nothing is ruined forever

This is new: boomer on boomer and hit-and-run. Demographics ensure that we will be seeing a lot more of it lloydalter.substack.com/p/we-may-soo...

Reminder that not only does our government murder its own people, it cant do it quickly without causing unfathomable pain and suffering. The existence of the death penalty is one of this country’s greatest shames, and we have a LOT.

It's really comin down out there (civilization)

This is much more than a question of authenticity. What we see is the weaponisation of AI to discredit non-white intellect. There is an agenda behind this. Just look at the media circus. The witch hunt against Thélyson Orélien was sparked by a "random" X post.

I have been saying, mostly to myself and to Deans who will listen, that the Humanities is the responsibility of the university to itself. I'll say it again

becoming a vulgar rawlsian. the veil of ignorance isn't perfect, but 'is this how you would design things if *you* thought you might end up here?' is a test that way too many people fail. on everything from criminal justice to public transit, across the ideological spectrum.

France's President Emmanuel Macron dismissed peace efforts in Gaza, saying that not one humanitarian corridor had been opened and that what was happening was "a spectacle that should shame us all." reut.rs/4yNcZZB

Every city has the room to make their urban spaces better. You simply have to look under the cars.

This is why I have now embraced my unadulterated, cringe-worthy, faith and belief in the truly unique ability of humans to be humans and to express their humanity in art and self-reflection. And I include all humanities disciplines in the “self-reflection” part.

In the face of all that's happened, it's extremely disappointing to see that the only thing that most Americans take seriously is the price of gasoline.

[democrat voice] my opponents are right. i believe what they believe. i need 10 dollars

One of cinema's grand traditions is historical figures brought back to life by actors in giant wigs and prosthetics, done so in a way that makes you think "Wait, who are they supposed to be again?" Please don't take that away from us.

I hope I live long enough to see the day when US airports stop the post-9/11 “if you see something, say something.” (As well as the UK “see it, say it, sorted.”)

Full sized SUVs are 2x more likely to strike pedestrians and 2x more likely to kill or seriously injure pedestrians vs passenger cars. If a child is struck by a full size SUV, they are 8x more likely to die www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem

We are in the “you can’t learn that anymore” stage of fascism, for anyone still keeping track.

it’s called car repair because autocorrect was taken

split screen bw hand outs to white “refugees” & ethnic cleansing Haitians is inseparable from rtwing campaigns to purge Black studies and lionize “viewpoint neutrality.” bsky.app/profile/tedh...

i hope i can come up with a banger like this if my enemy ever gets me

become unalgorithmable

Parking reform, like science, proceeds one retirement at a time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planck%...

i feel insane

The people yearn for more trains, it’s that simple

The real story is pushed away in a mid/piece paragraph and does not get the same critical attention in the U.S. media.

No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.