A fact that sounds like bullshit but is actually true: There is more square footage of parking *per car* in the US than there is square footage of housing *per person.*

Yesterday I went to the wake of a former co-worker. His passing reminded me of something that he did, at least from what I can piece together that was quite extraordinary.

I just bought a used BEV and the salesperson reading me the Lemon Law information made me realize it hasn't caught up. Most of the terms are about engine and transmission issues, which don't apply to electric vehicles

Singing "one nation controlled by the media" at the biggest media event of the year feels like a pretty succinct political statement, if we're being honest.

In short, what she specifically advocates for, among other things, is that it's okay to have what we might now call a "safe space," but that such a space is only useful to get a sense of what you want out of the world, and to mentally recharge before going out to, as she says, coalesce.

And at some point I came across this quote from Bernice Johnson Reagon, which was something like "If you're in a coalition, and you feel comfortable, you're not in a big enough coalition." As you might imagine, I adored it. But I've had a bit of trouble tracking down the exact words.

Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left. It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too

Worth mentioning that Adam Ellis got so sick of it being overused and taken out of its original context that he made this comic years later

When cops put their bodies between us and the feds, I will praise them. When a buddy calls a buddy to get his wife released, it’s good for the person who is freed, but it’s not news.

Epstein’s economic power among academics was made possible by a capitalist system that makes higher education dependent on the charity economy rather than a public good supported by taxing the rich

This is reminding me of some '90s era RomCom where the couple played what they would call "The Goodbye Game" where they would go from gate to gate and say goodbye pretending one of them was going on the flight

New CBS contributors announced: Grand Moff Tarkin, Lex Luthor, Norman Osborn, Cruella De Ville, Javert, Titus Andronicus, Killmonger, and the Beastfly from Silksong.

"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...

I could make a case that when he gave that $9 to the city clerk in Old City Hall Station, he became a physical manifestation of the city itself, and thus able to simply appear when needed within the five boroughs

A lot of the Male Loneliness Epidemic can be traced back to the fact that most cis dudes don’t participate in communal logistics.

So whenever I’m complaining about my undergraduate neighbors partying for 48 straight hours, remind me that they’re building community that leads to this kind of community care. It’s so important. I just wish it were a bit quieter sometimes (that’s on me for being an old in the university district)

Extremely funny that the champion of the revolutionary left/socialist boogeyman of Republicans everywhere is basically Leslie Knope.

The BBC claims to have “research” that supports its decision to use abusive transphobic terms for trans women. But it will not share that “research”. At the most basic level research is not research if it is not published. It is just a lie. The BBC is lying.

Seeing a lot of "why is tourism in Vegas down?" pieces and videos and I have to think it's maybe connected to the "why does going to Vegas suck ass now?" pieces and videos I was seeing 2-3 years ago

Advice on how to dress for wicked cold weather, as written for my freshman at U of Vermont. This is all stuff learned from mountaineering, skiing, MIT Winter School, etc, & have practiced for years. If you're about to experience cold like you've never seen before, here's how to dress safely: 1/

you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review

Brilliant (and true!) Enjoy some Boston intersections to go with the road signs.

I feel like I keep having to tap the "Election Protection and The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights" already exist and have been doing this work for over twenty years.

One thing to keep in mind with regard to voter intimidation at polling places is that cities across the country have developed or are developing large rapid response networks around ICE. It would be easy to leverage those same networks to protect polling places or escort vulnerable voters.

Me: "My apartment is too small for my grand piano. I'm going to store it on the sidewalk." City: "Citation issued for illegal dumping" Me: "My garage is too small for my SUV. I'm going to store it in the street." City: "Sounds great, no worries, just move it once a month, ok?"

I was just thinking about the time Putin took Bob Kraft's Superbowl XXXIX ring

I never thought I would walk away from Star Trek. I’ve written about it for a decade and I’ve eagerly shared it my entire life. But given who owns it now and who stands to profit from Trekkies’ loyalty, I can’t keep promoting it. The Trekkie in me won’t allow it. Here’s why I’m beaming out.

The rest of the song is as relevant as ever but this verse is the most related to this skeet bsky.app/profile/raha...

It’s disgusting that Tony Kushner had to stand up to a man who was saying Renee Good got what was coming to her. But without that happening we might never have known that he needlepoints pillows with scenes from The Shining

The Right: "Abolish the Department of Education, the Department of Health next, maybe the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau too" Highly-Paid Political Pundits: "I think we should hear out their arguments" The Left: "Abolish ICE" Pundits: "Thar is a completely unreasonable political position"

This platform would win any Democratic primary

Are there any ideas from a book that really stick in your brain despite really just being a tangent in the original book rather than a key point? See Adams' "Last Chance to See," a book about seeing animals. But the idea that when a catastrophe happens "a place becomes a time" has never left me

The very first thing we did in circuits lab for my physics minor was burn out a resistor on purpose so we’d recognize the smell if we ever smelled it again. It’s a very useful exercise, highly recommend.

The Spanish version is “the left liberates, the right oppresses” and once I learned that, both screws and politics made more sense

a lot of them aren't even bothering to get their learner permit to ill

amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders

The whole panel sequence is great. (Daredevil #283. Story by Nocenti and art by Mark Bagley.)

I showed my kid the guitar I keep eyeing but trying to convince myself I shouldn't buy. They said "that guitar looks like a lot of Yacht Rock could be made from it" Ouch. But, yes

the english say 'britain' when they mean england, the germans say 'europe' when they mean germany and americans say 'the world' when they mean america

Wait. Did thousands of New Yorkers go to the Brooklyn promenade to wait for fireworks on NYE because TikTok and Insta AI accounts said there would be fireworks? Holy shit we are cooked. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yn91Ec/

Row B in the movie theater means something very different without reclining seats

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

I used to manage wine programs for movie theaters and I am in the extremely unique position to say with professional certainty that the answer here is a crisp Albariño.

The difference between e-bikes and e-motos in multiples of kitchen appliances: 1 Kitchenaid stand mixer: 500W e-bike: 0.5-1.5 stand mixers offroad/dirtbike e-moto: ~25 stand mixers highway e-moto: ~150 stand mixers basic family car: ~250 stand mixers

“Eating Dates In Babylonia” would be the name of my memoir

Good moment to reread this excellent essay about how the software industry preference for “shipping velocity” over readiness & reliability caused the 737 Max air disasters spectrum.ieee.org/how-the-boei...

Can't wait for the loosened up, non-perfect, but quickly shipped AI-enhanced updates to hit my banking and insurance services next year. Im sure there will be no issues there at all.

Mr. Cuban, I'm a professor at Yale School of Public Health. Here's a paper published by one of my colleagues in the top medical journal evaluating the Medicare for All Act, which would not only get us there, but would save $450B per year. Happy to discuss! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Chapter 7 of Culture Warlords. The world Wide Web wouldn't be invented for another 4-5 years

Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit