💯 every bit of this thread

It's true not everyone can walk, or ride a bike, or use public transit. But for most of us, that's not because of anything to do with the act of walking, biking, or using transit itself. 🧵

For something a little different... a crazy looking mushroom I saw hiking this past weekend. I think it's a type of waxcap mushroom.

Ah so we're appointing Senators now

So much police violence is the norm. Around 3 people a day die from police violence. One-third of them are running away. mappingpoliceviolence.us

I think it's the chronological feed that's the distinction. Twitter (and FB before that) were good social media sites when you could access a feed that wasn't sorted by algorithm. Mastodon could be good if it didn't have Linux levels of adoption.

If you were lucky enough to finish most of your cognitive development before widespread GPS adoption ? Try to use a paper map now as often as you can so that you keep that ability. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Know a local nonprofit doing great work in Charlottesville? The Charlottesville Ten Miler is accepting applications for 2027 race beneficiaries. Apply by August 5: www.cvilletenmiler.com/beneficiarie... Please share!

A small private college has been a great fit for my oldest child who's going back this fall for his second year at Roanoke College. Significant in our choice of college was their financial health, which lead us to rule out several options. So many small schools are struggling, it's a sad situation.

All three small private colleges around me are in danger (again, still). MBC probation just announced. It will devastate the Valley, its culture, its communities if even one closes. augustafreepress.com/news/mary-ba...

Some days having muted the name of a prominent political candidate in another state can make the timeline a bit incoherent. It's been several days now. Can that guy sink into obscurity faster, please?

I recall the enthusiasm when serving on the Cville Human Rights Commission as we were moving ahead to partner with the EEOC and HUD to get some actual enforcement teeth to deal with local discrimination cases. All that effort is being undermined by the toadies Trump is putting in charge.

Trompe l'oeil, more like Trump l'oeil (3rd pic shows how the column pilasters and entablature, seen behind the flags, are actually just printed and wallpapered onto flat surfaces.)

Institutional reforms always deserve scrutiny, but this one is undoubtedly and clearly for the good of the country. Good riddance!

This "luxury" housing is such a misnomer. It's just new housing. What are they gonna build? Shit housing? Unfortunately it would not cost much different than nice housing. So much of the cost of new construction is basic structure and mechanicals (plus land) finishes are actually a minor cost.

Styrofoam pastiche, fitting for this admin.

Plunder and looting of what belongs in common just to feed his vanity.

In your regular reminder that “luxury” is a meaningless marketing term, this signage was for the site of a now competed and awesome 100% affordable LIHTC development near me.

At caucus, they asked us, the party faithful, if we should add "abolish ICE" language to the Colorado Democratic Party platform. It passed with 98% approval. 98 fucking percent. That's why we're mad. Because y'all don't match our energy.

This sentencing is a direct result of war on terror "material support" laws. "Without material support, numerous perpetrators would go undetected because they did not completely carry out a violent act. To prevent an attack, material support statutes are essential in prosecuting potential actors."

That is truly insane and a glaring example of fascism here and now in the US

I probably go for a nice mountain bike ride every father's day, since that's usually the thing I most enjoy doing. Getting a little treat mid-ride was perfect!

Great thread on the observations gleaned from purposefully exploring the entirety of the paved public streets of Charlottesville. Thanks for sharing Steven!

I love learning stuff from knowledgeable people on this website! Industrial coatings and material science are fascinating to me

What a total fucking mess. In a way I love this for Trump but it's such a damn waste

Second instance now. Client sent back my rendering with "AI" edits. Had to explain that those mc escher 2d changes don't actually make sense in 3d. Ends up being more work for me 😒

while you’re thinking about what happens if someone takes your phone, look at your notification settings. if you have banner notifications, turn off previews! these can show info even when the phone is locked & may store info you thought you deleted that is accessible to police in a data extraction

Not everyone stayed up for futbol. Catching a different spectacle this morning

Nature is cool! (Evidence of a giant lumbering visitor to this beach last night. Not pictured is the turtle patrol group in the background recording and marking off the nesting site.)

My wife is always asking me why the Internet is slow. Simply because it keeps getting shittier for any number of reasons (the details of which are harder to explain.) Has nothing to do with download speeds or computer performance.

Ahhh! Time to unwind

Glad to see now sign of him or her this morning

What would you say you do here?

I had the first instance (that I'm aware of, lol) of a client using chatgpt to put together a summary of their needs for their project. Let me tell you, this stuff is worse than useless. It actually hinders conversation and understanding ones actually needs. "AI" is completely superficial.

So glad they have drafts for posts now, I like being able to write things no one can see. Forget limiting replies, limiting visibility is truly zen

State Champion relay team!! Go CHS! (My daughter ran the second leg of this 4x800 relay. We beat our rival Blacksburg team for the win)

Counterpoint, no it couldn't. This is the biggest tech bubble yet, with zero path to profitability.

Ceaſe and desiſt

Ugh, the spam accounts are out in force this morning

Yay!! Local meeting live skeets. Thanks Nora!

Hearing about all these tech ipo's and the data centers they want to build, it makes me think how similar this is to fracking. Environmental destruction and resource extraction just so a very few people can profit massively.

Even found some end of the trail berries!

God what a gorgeous day!

Undignified! This guy was just sticking their whole self into the flower and rolling in the pollen

i believe it’s impossible to be this much of a greedy, seething bigot and still genuinely enjoy, like, saturday mornings with your girl drinking coffee and reading the paper. even zero stakes everyday pleasures will feel a little off because you do everything on behalf of a sickness in your spirit

Theory that all car design converges on the shape of a bar of soap

I'm curious if that gladiator arena happens to stay up in front of the white house for a while

Hope this is good for something these days. It's been a few years since I last found some four leaf clovers

Counterpoint: not if I can help it

Purrfect repose