People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.

2 months till publication of “Plant This, Not That: Over 200 Native Plant Swaps for a More Sustainable, Pollinator-Friendly Garden”! Features native range, growing requirements, ecological benefits, and color photos for every plant. Plus resources and advice for starting and maintaining your garden.

Canva is now an AI shitshow so it's no longer usable. The free tier of Vista Create helpfully doesn't give you access to AI tools (oh no, anyway), so I'm going to try that. If anyone else has other suggestions of simple online tools for making promotional stuff, do let me know please

“Tell me you reject ableism and see the equal worth of disabled people? Then shovel your sidewalk wide enough for a wheelchair. Tell me you care about those living outside in our city? Then make eye contact and say hello”

Today is the last day that you can repost this image

Date idea

The MTA is still working out some kinks in its new OMNY tap-to-pay system: gothamist.visitlink.me/tg5d_x

🧵 Drivers have killed 69 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable death happened last night in Waterbury; this was the fourth fatal pedestrian crash in that city in 2025. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

I need some positivity. Quote or reply with your favorite bike memory of 2025. It can be a great ride, an advocacy accomplishment, whatever. Let's celebrate bikes. My personal favorite was finally doing a bikepacking ride up to Portland, Maine! It has me excited for bigger adventures in 2026.

Hey can someone please write book a la a guns germs and steel but about geological energy resources, paleogeography, and the rise of the industrial world powers? I want to read this but I don’t think it exists.

Die Hard was actually appropriated from pagans

The trumpeting call of a Sandhill Crane hanging in the air. I heard a Sandhill Crane pair calling down the trail and wondered if I could see their call in the current conditions.I quickly tootled over to the Cranes, working to get an angle of where their call could be seen

🧵 Drivers have killed 68 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable death happened on Monday night in Waterbury. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

🧵 Drivers have killed 68 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable death happened on Monday night in Waterbury. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

Happy Transit Tuesday from onboard the @ripta.com R-Line! 🚌⚓️

Anyone know why the sidewalk at Hartford Public High School has been obstructed by 28 concrete bollards?

My annual Word of the Year op-ed: "Rather than focusing on a term that found popular usage in 2025, I opted for a word I believe is the most apt description of the year: inhumane. It was a recent social-media post (no surprise there) that cemented my choice." ctnewsjunkie.com/2025/12/22/o...

Have you noticed how many headlines this year have included the word "pause"? I say it's time to stop the "pause". www.realhartford.org/2025/12/16/s...

We call these pieces "Shared Responsibility".

Oh, Weiss-washing

Bari Weiss is killing stories the right way. by Ezra Klein

When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.

Amazing work from whoever was up in N6914W over Ohio … www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

🧵 Drivers have killed 67 pedestrians/cyclists in Connecticut, so far, this year. The most recent preventable death happened on Route 44 in Hartford last night. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

Still there by the Williamsburg Bridge.

Drivers have killed at least 66 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable death happened on Rt 72 in Plainville on Thursday night. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

66. I'll update the map after Shabbat.

A thing to remember is that for every article about a local synagogue receiving a bomb threat, there were others that opted to not publicize the ones they received.

It's cute that the Courant ran a piece about Farmington Ave & how something might replace Tisane but they didn't know what . . . because the reporter hadn't made the trip in person or asked around or Googled. The coming business has a sign up & a mural. (It's this, btw theupstatelounge.com )

Have you noticed how many headlines this year have included the word "pause"? I say it's time to stop the "pause". www.realhartford.org/2025/12/16/s...

"The best way to beat the slop is systemic change, regulatory overhaul. But the second best way is by rebelling against it in our everyday lives. That means sustained, active engagement with non-slop—real people, challenging art, new ideas—in the real world and online."

🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 🚨 PRINCE ROGERS NELSON CHOSE THE COLOR PURPLE AS HIS EMBLEMATIC COLOR BECAUSE OF THE BOOK HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON (this has been verified) which -- absolutely changes how imma hear Purple Rain from now on idk abt you (PS that is not a white child, fight me)

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google. My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence! go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

🧵Drivers have killed at least 65 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable fatal crash happened on Meriden's Route 5 just 0.2 mile from where a motorist killed Charlotte E. Dodd Herbst last month. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

Here’s a pinned post where you can find all of my work, starting with my day jobs. Defector (with all my former Deadspin friends): defector.com/author/drew-... SFGATE: www.sfgate.com/author/drew-... The Distraction pod: art19.com/shows/the-di...

Don't get it twisted. Those close-up Vanity Fair photos aren't mean. They're art. Hate corrodes the container it's carried in. Exposing evil and invoking a response is art.

Heard there was a brawl at a Chipotle in WeHa. A guacamelee, if you will.

Drivers have killed at least 64 pedestrians/cyclists this year in Connecticut. This number has increased because of a previously unreported fatality becoming newsworthy to reporters only after the cops & robbers trope was fulfilled.

#carryshitolympics und so...

Drivers have killed at least 63 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable episode of street violence happened last night in Washington. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

all i'm saying is that there were better options

Safe Streets Connecticut: November 2025 www.realhartford.org/2025/12/10/s... Recap of last month's preventable fatal pedestrian crashes. #CompleteStreets #VisionZero #SafeStreetsConnecticut

The curated (mostly) Hartford event calendar for December is posted. www.realhartford.org/2025/11/26/a...

Safe Streets Connecticut: November 2025 www.realhartford.org/2025/12/10/s... Recap of last month's preventable fatal pedestrian crashes. #CompleteStreets #VisionZero #SafeStreetsConnecticut

Drivers have killed at least 62 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable fatality happened yesterday on I-84 in West Hartford because of a traffic tantrum. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

🧵 Drivers have killed at least 61 pedestrians/cyclists, so far, this year in Connecticut. The most recent preventable death happened on December 5, 2025. www.realhartford.org/pedestrian-m...

What if...we didn't have to press a button to cross the street? 🧐

"In a very short timeframe, AI has become the high-fructose corn syrup of the digital realm: It’s now in everything, even if you don’t want it there." www.sfgate.com/tech/article...

On the lookout for intruders who might want to steal the last of his pokeberries. Eastern Bluebird #BlueSkyMonday #ArtAdventCalendar #birds #birding #nature #photography #NativePlants