I’m a sewage system. I also have a great personality.

GAME OVER.

2-1 in the 8th, the classic by popular demand (this image is fabled to have special properties), 3 of 35889

There is exactly one way to rapidly cut pollution at scale, save money both at the govt and household level, and do it without federal help. The best fastest thing to do on climate is to just make cities safer for walking and biking. That's it. Every climate person should be working on this.

OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

Pro tip: If "Harvard and Trump" are in the news, start with @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social for the most up-to-date and well-sourced coverage. Their story right now: www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Relatedly, can you imagine the fire department asking the community whether they felt like following the fire code? Because this is exactly what we do with road safety.

Did AI write this summary? Or just someone from away? (Waterville is not "Southern" Maine)

"single-use plastic of the mind" had me GAGGED

There's never "enough" for these people.

Trying to stop Tracey from going to a Saudi comedy festival is a solid 30 Rock B plot

Which laundry detergent are you getting? That one … and every one on the bottom row!

Portobello/Portabella mushrooms are not Italian, they're not even a species, they're the mature form of the common button mushroom. Previously just animal feed, farmers in the '80s rebranded it using an "Italianish" name from a London road and marketed it to high end restaurants

Can we send whoever decided every hotel should have a bright clock beaming out white light all night to The Hague?

[shoulders through a throng of open anti-semites] "And you know what else bugs me about Blueskyism ...?"

A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.

Filling classrooms with computers didn't have the huge and positive impact on learning that was promised. Filling them with tablets hasn't done it either. I know this might sound absurd to many (especially politicians) but what if we filled them with highly skilled and properly supported educators?

But where will all of Eric Adams's voters shift now that he's dropped out?

Once we bring back polio (Make Polio Great Again) we're going to need to bring back medbeds, too.

I read the NYT piece about medbeds and … yeesh. www.nytimes.com/2024/07/28/u...

Blue cities should tear up the roads in front of ICE facilities and then start decades of community engagement and input sessions to rebuild them. Let's harness our core competencies.

I just saw an influencer on TikTok say that they refuse to give their child Tylenol, and instead they only give them acetaminophen so I’m just logging off for the day

trump's numbers on economic policy are worse than bush/obama's during the financial crisis

An older woman on the bus in Korea just took an orange out of her purse and gave out to my 11-month old and he is as confused as I am. (But we’re excited to east the orange.)

Over the eons, I have found ways to connect with people in all 50 states of the US. Of every background, generation, and political outlook. I exclude anyone currently working for ICE.

Everyone yells at Deutsche Bahn ‘Your punctuality has collapsed has collapsed because you are running too many trains on a creeking network that can’t cope’ and they just shrug and run more trains. I actually…admire that. They like running trains, damn it. www.deutschebahn.com/de/presse/pr...

You know KTX is a TGV derivative since it’s a new(ish) system without level boarding.

There’s sort of no excuse for the rail electrification being such a sleeper issue given the incredible success of CalTrain. sf.streetsblog.org/2025/07/31/c...

Come at me with Korea travel suggestions (a bit of time in Seoul and daejeon, a bit more in busan).

Trump is absolutely cratering in new Quinnipiac poll: Overall approval: 38-54 Approval on economy: 39-56 Approval on trade: 39-54 On National Guard into cities: 42-55 On immigration, his "best" issue: 41-55 Trump is weak, unpopular, and failing. Treat him that way:

I spoke extensively with the Crimson reporter. She understood the strength of the evidence, and it shows. Odds ratios can be eye-glazing, but let's just say that when 2.5 million kids are studied, and it's still not possible to detect added risk from taking acetaminophen...there's no added risk.

PSA if you’re flying out of Logan: Runway 9-27 is closed for construction until mid-November. On days with weather or east winds or whatever we had today, expect MAJOR delays. @universalhub.com

The MTA owes @alonlevy.bsky.social an apology for saying the claim of 25% padding was wrong and that it’s actually around 10%. This new schedule (despite no new rolling stock) proves that it was much more than 10%. www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...

today i am challenging democratic politicians, for the rest of the week, to pick one (1) horrifying thing republicans are doing and pretend its as bad as jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended id suggest tom homan taking bribes, but theres a few things to pick from if they want

You fail to cancel one comic and the NYT remembers how to write headlines.

Red line inbound train holding at Kendall with another stopped at a signal up the tunnel. Which you can see now that the T has been directed to use headlights. Outbound service is fine with Monday loads and a train every 3 minutes. @universalhub.com

TACO TUESDAY

Gendered administrative burdens academic.oup.com/jpart/articl...

Me: let’s stop and take the kiddo for a short backpack hike to break up the drive. Me after being stung in the ear by a [bee/wasp/yellowjacket]: nature must die. (Okay, fine, it was very nice but my ear is purple and doesn’t feel great!)

It strikes me that quite a lot of people knew for the last year that the guy running our horrific deportation squads took a bag with $50k in cash from undercover FBI agents investigating corruption, and it didn’t get out until now.

Hey MBTA: it can be done!

Conducting tasks while receiving e-mails and phone calls reduces a worker’s IQ by about ten points relative to working in uninterrupted quiet. That is equivalent to losing a night’s sleep, and twice as debilitating as using marijuana.

Insanity. AKA, official editorial position of the WaPo. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

lol

In 3ish years harvard should sue Linda McMahon for every penny she’s worth. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Gotta love staying at a Marriott brand.

Given that it is under the mass Ave overpass does it count as a storrowing? @universalhub.com

Hey, boss, do you think people will know what road this leads to, or should we get a bigger sign?

Someone is going to have to chisel out the state motto at valley forge. #mapoli