quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

Wishing a very solemn and contemplative Fiscal New Year to all who observe

It must be nice to be somewhere that mention of Arsenal means a football team, not what some yahoo pulling into a church parking lot has in the back of their truck.

This is so exciting! Congrats to Councilor AnderBois and the @pvdstreets.bsky.social team for bringing joy...and traffic calming...to North Main Street in Providence.

We salute you Agent Nketiah! #CRYLIV

‘Microforest’ takes root amid city streets of Providence reflecting worldwide trend. “As more and more people see it they’ll be inspired,” said Jeff Matteis of the Pearl Street Garden Collective. “It’s just like one little point but it just radiates benefits out.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/27/m...

🚌❌Today Rhode Island wakes up to a grim new reality. RIPTA buses across the state are no longer running due to @govdanmckee.bsky.social’s sweeping service changes that eliminate weekend service on many routes, reduce frequency all week long, and cripple RIPTA’s ability to provide reliable service.

America: More guns than people 🔫🔫🔫 The Netherlands: LOL we would rather just pleasantly get around town with our friends and family. 🚲🚲🚲

Remember that Michigan beat Ohio state 13-10 with 61 yards passing and retired Nick Saban in the same year

Imagine municipal politics without car dealer influence and money.

And utilities LOVE spending gobs of money on outrageously expensive transmission and distribution boondoggles, even when it would be far cheaper to tap into their own customers’ solar panels and batteries www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir...

Utilities are financially “addicted” to capital expenses as Kevin describes here, due to regulations/laws from three generations ago. Imagine the social improvements if we updated these regs like we are trying to do with zoning?

We write in today’s @bostonglobe.com about the economic development strategies that would help people and places to flourish in Rhode Island. Sneak peek: it’s not $100 million for a company whose CEO makes $16.8 million a year.

As Urbanist King, I shall decree that all police depts create unarmed (citizen deputies?), trained, Traffic Enforcement Corps, empowered with cameras, speed guns, etc. to enforce traffic safety. No traffic stops, no harassment, just tickets in the mail.

After Arsenal drew, my wife says "Was it like kissing your sister, then?" Me: "No, worse really." Her: "Sounds like kissing your brother, then." She is smart.

POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT: A federal judge just issued a ruling that allows Revolution Wind project to resume work. This is a win for workers and should be upheld.

If Providence eliminates the use of gas-powered leaf blowers I will probably pack up and move back to town!

Folks, I’m doin’ OK, thanks! Nice Michigan win, then roast chicken, now some backyard camping vibes. #GoBlue 〽️

Michigan fourth quarter strategy

We are living in Starship Troopers. It’s stupid and it sucks.

Bayandir for Chelsea’s goal:

But exaggerating the power and efficacy of the state only demoralizes and confuses you and yours. People made a lot of fun of "dont comply in advance" but panicking over something one of these ghouls says in a press conference or social post IS exactly complying in advance.

The Pacific "blob" is back, except this time it stretches across the entire North Pacific Ocean Basin. This is altering weather patterns, led to Japan's hottest summer on record, and could affect your winter weather too. Also hit hard is marine life. www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/c...

A must watch to calm the nervous system this morning

These photos are a little redundant but I couldn't pick one. I've never seen verga over the ocean at sunset quite like that. It was stunning for so long. Do all objects have a "horizon effect" like the rising/setting moon? The pelicans barely show in photos, but looked like pterodactyls in person.

Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"

Timeline cleanse: bees going nuts in Solidago sp. at the Pearl Street Garden in south Providence. 🐝

Folks, this is what working class politics can look like.

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life: 1. Drinking a whiskey drink 2. Drinking a vodka drink 3. Drinking a lager drink 4. Drinking a cider drink 5. Singing the songs that remind me of the good times Bonus round. Singing the songs that remind me of the better times

It's hard to overstate just how off the charts warm the Pacific is right now. The swath of the basin from California to Japan (a HUGE area) from 25N to 60N is ~3F (1.6C) above normal. To put it into math terms that is 6 Sigma/ standard deviations above the mean. More… 1/

Also: On I-95 northbound at about 5:30 PM a black, military-style helicopter flew at low altitude along the freeway. Then it peeled off dramatically. I am wondering about military contractors getting DHS contracts to operate in the states. Anyone else seen black helicopter flyovers in New England?

Wait, I thought Daniel Day Lewis retired? He is missing an opportunity to be the coolest actor in the western world by walking away and saying, "Nah, I'm good."

I had to drive to Boston yesterday. I had to take evasive action from high-speed (weaving through traffic at 85 mph) and inattentive drivers (missing exits) on three occasions over 45 miles. Each event easily could have ended with fatalities or injuries. Driving is horribly dangerous right now.

Implementation is hard and messy and sometimes longer than political cycles— but government can and should do hard, complicated things.

Damn I used to live out there…it is NOT tornado country!

As a Rhode Islander, let me tell you the traffic problems this creates here.

It’s been a minute but I’m excited for another ride on Diesel Under Wires! Going slow and dirty: the MBTA Commuter Rail way!💨🛤️

We should outlaw large trucks in city centers and require them to offload their cargo to the city to smaller trucks or kei cars at a way station outside the city.

Me after just absolutely destroying a plate of Swedish meatballs in the IKEA cafeteria

The Michigan Association of Planning is truly goated: publishing an op-ed by Wes Marshall ("Killed By A Traffic Engineer"), and one from Toole Design talking about why right-turn-on-red should be banned in the name of safety. The times, they are a-changin'!

BTW: Right now is the best time of year to plant most trees, shrubs and perennials in New England! (Wait until Oct/Nov to put in bulbs, and late April-May for annuals.) Nurseries push spring planting for everything as a marketing tactic, not because plants prefer it.

In personal news, I bought a used wine rack and am using it to store my water bottles and travel mugs. Not gonna lie, pretty proud of myself. 😄

Welp. That was fast. I guess removing bike lanes isn’t the electoral issue suburbanites wish it was.

"0.3 per cent of the world’s land area – yes, just the land – would be needed to meet the current energy demand from solar alone, which is LESS THAN THE CURRENT LAND FOOTPRINT OF FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE."

*sickos meme*

Hi, everyone, it's me, one of the 231 members of Congress who just said "violence is not the answer" and then proceeded to vote for an $848 billion military spending bill

BREAKING: The House just passed its annual defense bill by a 231-196 margin, bringing the U.S. one step closer to spending $1 TRILLION a year on the military. Reminder: The House took away Medicaid and SNAP in JULY because these programs were "too expensive.”

Mini marsupial bounces back from the brink! Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back. https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb