Been walking by this for at least 15 years and you can still make it out. To put it in perspective, U.S. Sen. Paul Tsongas (D-Mass) ran for the Democratic Presidential nomination in *1992* (he finished 3rd, BTW). He died in 1997! #Hoboken

This guy is in Minneapolis standing before an American citizen in an SUV. The only reason he's brandishing an assault rifle is because he wants the people he's purportedly there protecting to feel terrorized by his presence. This is not protection. This is occupation.

Without fail, every single time I chop garlic, at some point Paul Sorvino crosses my mind #Goodfellas

This is how to make rents go up instead of down.

Picked right PATH car this morning. Saw that it was my transfer from across the platform. No time to waste. Doors open, I bolt across the platform, and tuck in just before doors closed. Sat down amid some knowing glances & nods, caught my breath and thought: "Could be a good sign for today." It was.

After Jan. 6, 2021, we sifted through thousands of videos taken by Parler users to create an immersive, first-person view of the Capitol riot as experienced by those who were there. Revisit our full archive, five years later:

Not crazy about the title but #TrainDreams is a beautiful film. Maybe a little slow if you're not in the mood but so well done. Best movie I've seen this year. #Oscars

Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them

All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.

"Do you guys realize what the street value of this mountain is?" #BetterOffDead

Absolutely bonkers anecdote about "inefficiencies" in the old Soviet Union, from #TheWorldForSale

"One of the things people are commonly worried about with this kind of program is that when you give people cash they’re going to be less likely to go to work and be less productive members of society. And we didn’t actually find any evidence of that in our study." Enough testing. Just do it. #UBI

the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport

Holy shit. Stellantis says it's bringing the Fia Topolino minicar to the USA. My quick read: 🔹 This is great 🔹 No word yet on pricing 🔹 The EU version hits 28 mph, too fast for a US Low-Speed Vehicle. I suspect it'll be throttled to 25 mph (max LSV speed).

Waymo is issuing a software recall for its self-driving cars after reports the company's autonomous vehicles failed to stop for school buses. n.pr/4iGUYWf

lol the Dodgers are charging $80 for World Series parking, if they’re doing that shit then they’re still not spending enough on payroll

About this Florida vaccine story: When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough. We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated. “Oh, they’d have died.”

The NextGen Acela trains, as Amtrak calls them, are faster and lighter than the current fleet. They're scheduled to start revenue service along the Northeast Corridor on Thursday.

My nomination for dumbest urban policy idea of 2025: Melbourne's mayor wants to fine pedestrians who don't "keep left" on the sidewalk. He says the rule is needed before a transit expansion brings 500k people/week into Melbourne. Here's a better idea: **Expand the sidewalks**

"Compared to other modes, [walking and biking were] found to have positive relation with mental and physical health of an urban commuter." doi.org/10.1016/j.jt...

In the bike-friendly Netherlands, cyclists speed down the road without fearing cars. For an American, the prospect is thrilling—and terrifying.

Paris region had 262 road deaths in 2024, a decline from 2023 (though still too high!). By comparison, there were 1,103 road deaths in Illinois, which has a similar population. There were 3x as many pedestrians killed in Illinois as in Paris region, which unquestionably has higher walking rates.

"Of the 121 pedestrians killed in traffic last year, 120 were struck by a car while one person died after being hit by an electric bike, according to city transportation department data."

I'm a boatnerd. When 2008 happened, Great Lakes shipping all but ceased. I remember thinking, watch the boats. That'll tell you where we are. Well, here we are. Once again, shipping has all but creased.

Some good news in transportation policy (for a change): From Virginia to California, states are ready to use Intelligent Speed Assist to prevent habitually reckless drivers from super-speeding. Both Rs and Ds are supportive. Me, in @fastcompany.com 🧵

Yes, public transit is still safer than driving. Much safer. www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-p...

In Bloomberg CityLab, I explained why cities must build cycling *networks* – not just lanes. It’s a lesson that many elected leaders have yet to learn (esp Ontario’s Doug Ford, who is taking a sledgehammer to Toronto's cycling network). 🧵

I'll never understand why many joggers and e-bike riders dress like Johnny Cash - all dark clothing, no lights. Seems like a deathwish considering the rampant speeding and red light running by motorists

People on foot, horseback, bikes and wagons were perfectly safe at uncontrolled intersections, but stop signs were created shortly after the invention of cars because cars are dangerous and drivers are assholes.

Repeat after me - there is no plan. The entire global economy hangs on the whims of one guy. Also, Howard Lutnick promised me all those millions of jobs screwing tiny screws into iPhones were coming back to the United States.

I can't be the only one who thinks it was a missed opportunity for Walker Buehler to not sign with the Texas Rangers #mlb #walkertexasranger #chucknorris

“Too Stupid for Words”: Trump pulls back 20 semi trucks of food from Cleveland’s food bank

Travel to the US is expected to slide by 5%, contributing to a $64 billion shortfall for the travel industry, according to Tourism Economics which had originally forecast a 9% increase in foreign travel, but revised its estimate to reflect “polarizing Trump Administration policies and rhetoric.”

Rewriting history one state at a time. Oklahoma Proposes Teaching 2020 Election ‘Discrepancies’ in U.S. History www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/u...

This isn't going to get the attention of Columbia, but it's at least as bad: the University of Maine is having its funding cut off because the governor of Maine dared to challenge Trump.

Daily threats to the territorial sovereignty of a NATO ally. We're so far past the "immediate presidency-ending scandal for any previous post-WWII president" that we can't even find our way.

London expanded its ultra low emissions zone to its outer boroughs in 2023—limiting what types of cars could enter—and the results have been spectacular in terms of pollution reduction. A huge benefit for public health.

Genuinely wild that Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott is able to talk about cutting Medicare & Social Security from anywhere but a prison cell

What's your favorite movie? And why is it #Hoosiers? #GeneHackman #NormanDale #JimmyChitwood

!!! Trump plans to sign an EO that purports to restrict Public Sector Loan Forgiveness for anyone who works for a nonprofit which does immigration-related that goes against his priorities. This shockingly petty and evil plan will likely be struck down as unlawful. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I continue to be astounded by how much of the DC media is just credulously providing stenography for Trump — treating the simple fact that Trump LEGALLY can’t achieve what many of his EOs “order” as an aside.

NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent. “It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up. “A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.” @kyivindependent.com

NEW: When the Trump Admin abruptly cancelled almost all USAID programs, it also refused to pay $2bln the U.S. govt owes **for work that’s been done.** One of the cut-off programs in Syria couldn’t afford security and was robbed by masked men. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Canadian government expected to announce plans for Toronto–Montréal–Québec City high-speed rail tomorrow: www.thestar.com/politics/fed... A very promising project that compares well with high-speed lines in Europe in terms of distance between major cities: www.urban.org/research/pub...

Approval ratings Zelensky 52% Trump 46.8% But after refusing to turn over Ukraine's resources to Trump, Zelensky's has probably gone up to 90%. Ukrainians generally love Zelensky.

A few further thoughts on DOGE accessing the IDRS database at the IRS: I led the Treasury Office of Tax Policy and have spoken to a number of former career and political appointees at Treasury and IRS. None can recall a political appointee ever having access to this database. 1/5

They should have no access to our taxpayer data. They have no use for that in looking for efficiency. This should be illegal on their part to access this data without need.

NEW: Scoop about the architect of the destruction of USAID. Pete Marocco was a USAID official in the first Trump Admin. On a trip to the Balkans, he secretly met with the Serb separatist leader. That was a no-no. Caused a big diplomatic incident. www.propublica.org/article/usai...

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.