*me jumping into a conversation about anything* "Its cars. The problem is ALWAYS cars, car dependency, lack of public transit and safe infrastructure for walking, cycling, etc. Cars are killing us, make us hate each other, and are the root cause of our national psychosis. 15 minute cities are good"

"having a car as a prerequisite to participate in society punishes poverty, imprisons children for 16 years, and is racist"

My least popular (and most correct) view is that cars should be automatically limited to the local speed limit. Put the pedal to the floor and you still can't go over 25mph in a residential area. (15 in Manhattan btw)

Every advertisement is just Blake Griffin now I guess

Journalists that are threatened and killed for their work are not just ignored by the people at the dinner, but those that throw endless money at the human detritus at that dinner is actively squeezing the worthwhile journalists out of the business at best, and throwing them into the fire at worst.

Israel alone killed over 75 journalists in 2025, something many of the people I'm currently reading breathless posts from have still said nothing about.

fuck all of you people, then now and forever.

Pretty sure this is about basketball but not 100%

I don’t think I can take another news cycle of Democrats solemnly tutting about how violence is never the answer while Republicans promise to put their political enemies and whatever immigrants they can find in a wood chipper

"Waymo has told advocates that expecting it to respect bike lanes is 'too high a bar' because customers expect to be dropped off in them." To be crystal clear, it's illegal for a car to be in a bike lane. It doesn't matter what Waymo's customers expect; the company shouldn't be doing it.

new protected #bikedc lanes on Kansas Ave between Blair Rd (MET Branch Trail) and Madison St NW. cc: @washcycle.bsky.social

When we fight, we win. I appreciate WABA and all the people who stood strong for the 15th Street bike lane. A federal judge blocked Trump's attempt to remove it -- and quoted a letter I wrote!

So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out

Most DC drivers aren't actually *seeking* our violent deaths. But an uncomfortably large fraction is solidly *indifferent* to our violent deaths.

The discourse today has largely missed why Mamdani is a generational talent. He’s authentic but message-disciplined, sharing his vision for the future before delivering it with public excellence. It’s not just his leftism, it’s his radical optimism + results that raises the ceiling of possibility.

level-headed opinion columnist: why does the next generation not respect the value of norms? supreme court justice: my life is defined by revenge. those who wronged me shall suffer

Truly abysmal officiating in this Cavs/Raptors game. Somehow even worse than expected from Brothers. Ridiculous.

Simply filing this lawsuit is an impeachable offense.

Today's ignorant naysayers claim "that'd never work here!" when in fact it once did before it was intentionally dismantled for the benefit of the auto industry.

The fact that Mamdani just seems like a cheerful normal guy who's policies are things like "we're going to tax second homes to fund pothole repairs" or whatever and yet this generates panicked responses like "This is basically Stalin's great purge turned up to eleven" is... telling. It tells things.

Bad road design is putting this woman in danger. It’s a third of a mile to the nearest crosswalk and 2/3 mile to the nearest ped signal. A student was hit in this same location a few yrs ago & the police said to the newspaper: “I hope he learned his lesson.”

It may seem paradoxical but a key to accomplishing (1) will be to deflate the psychological importance that Americans attach to their voting decision. Casting a particular ballot in a particular election needs to become understood as a small practical matter, not a titanic moment of self-expression.

in terms of traditional media, i think you’ve got a pretty compelling “How stupid does he think you are?” campaign

Booker? Schiff? Slotkin? Kaine & Warner? Shaheen? Persuasion & protest works! The 7 Dem Nos: Chuck Schumer & Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Chris Coons (DE), Richard Blumenthal (CT), John Fetterman (PA), Catherine Cortez-Masto & Jacky Rosen (NV). For those running for reelection, enjoy getting primaried!

DOGE turbocharged the deficit. budgetlab.yale.edu/research/wea...

Just flat-out disappointing. New York and the country deserve better.

is someone making "don't rank pinto" shirts

HOOPING IN SLIDES MR BALL PLEASEEEE

This Hornets team feels like one giant collective JR Smith

COBY WHITE ARE YOU SERIOUS

Yeah, that's bad. Dumb populism. Think about it this way: If you had a pot of cash to hand out, who would you send it to? I'm guessing you wouldn't say: “Folks who drive a lot are obviously the neediest; that's who deserves my cash.. Also, I would love to subsidize reliance on foreign oil.”

A thing Peru and California have in common: electoral systems where only the top two candidates advance to a final round, no matter how small their vote share. So now Peruvians get to choose between the daughter of a former dictator and an ultraconservative. Maybe not the best system?

i will vote for any candidate who offers up this slogan

Winning campaign slogan here if anyone wants it.

Which tangentially is why age based access does nothing to solve our issues!

call me a liberal nationalist but I feel proud to export an American culture of space exploration, multicultural immigrant cuisine, the Black American music tradition, football basketball baseball, NY Jewish comedy, land grant universities, and social libertarianism

An mRNA treatment for PANCREATIC CANCER was in trials, among many other uses. Choosing to end this research is choosing to sentence millions to an early, painful death

Okay Arlington I see you!!!

Building homes that empty-nesters *want* to downsize into should be a centerpiece of grand zoning strategy going forward

Israel must stop these attacks. No matter how incompetently negotiated this ceasefire was, we should all want it hold. But that means all parties to this regional war - the U.S., Iran, Israel, and Iran's proxies - must stand down.

Our neighborhoods used to be lined with restaurant streateries. It’s time to end burdensome street rent and bring back the good times!

"This is what you get when you elect Republicans." Every Dem within 100 feet of a camera needs to be saying this repeatedly. Every time we elect Republicans, we get dumbass wars, tax cuts for rich people, and financial crises. Every time. Fucking say it!

concentration camps

Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon — in addition to clearing out entire communities in southern Lebanon — is undermining any ability to end this war. This is after an Israeli general stated Israel would employ a “Gaza strategy” in Lebanon — a deeply evil statement.

Before I became an American, I was Lebanese. Parts of my family live in Lebanon. Anyway, you don't need those bona fides to feel this way, but what is happening in Lebanon right now is a complete outrage. The people there, who mostly are just trying to carve out a living, don't deserve this.

Recklessly producing and then accepting a situation where a foreign power can restrict freedom of navigation is not just a strategic defeat, it is a reversal of the most fundamental foreign policy and national security priority of the United States since the founding of the republic.

Republicans have rolled over, but our Democratic leaders are completely failing us too. This is one of the most dangerous moments for the world in modern history. Stop this bloodthirsty madman. (3/3)

I feel sick to my stomach waiting around to see what atrocity Trump has in mind for the people of Iran this evening. It's hard to fathom our other elected leaders aren't able to check him in any meaningful way. It's an indictment not just of voters but of our whole system. We're ruled by a mad king.

Are you going to impeach the president today? No? Then you do, in fact, support making a whole civilization die.

If you’ve never called your congressional reps before, do it right now.