As an American. I make the decision to buy a gun and go shoot somebody. I get convicted and go to jail.
An a health Insurance exec. I make the decision to deny care and kill someone. I get a bonus.
Posts by Joost Steffensen
Fossil Fuels Are Not The Future….
Amazing! This is the line to get into Peter Buttigieg’s town hall in Tulsa tonight.
Syzran Oil Refinery in Russia.
While America eases sanctions, Ukraine must intensify their own 🔥
No infantry needed. Ukrainian robots, for the first time, capture a Russian position: Ukrainian defenders managed to take control of an enemy position using drones & ground robotic systems. Infantry did not take part in the operation, states Zelenskyy: RBC UA News
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Having a citywide fleet of electric bikeshare is amazing and I will never take it for granted.
Members of Congress are gaining access to ICE facilities and surprise, surprise, the conditions are inhumane.
Mark Carney and the Liberals are projected to secure a majority government in Canada, crossing the 172-seat threshold after key by-election wins—including a commanding victory in University–Rosedale. 🇨🇦
The European Union is tightening the regulatory backdoor through which US automakers have been quietly importing around 7k large SUVs and pickup trucks/year. “The revised rules, expected to launch in 2027, are designed to close loopholes that Brussels says allow unsafe vehicles onto European roads.”
Hello, beautiful Hungary!
Today is your best, and perhaps last, opportunity to get rid of Viktor Orbán and his corrupt regime.
Seize it!
Facing south on Grand Boulevard from 2nd Street in Kansas City. Apartments are on the left. A sidewalk and separated green bike lane are on the right. A bike traffic signal is in the foreground above a pedestrian signal and is currently green.
New bike signals at 2nd and Grand
Two kids and a green Woom bike in the bucket of a bakfiets on an empty blacktop with a school in the background.
A perfect day to put a bike in the bike to bike somewhere to bike.
“Just got an ebike - holy shit”
Tons of e-bikes at a park
🤯 It’s really, really crazy how much e-bikes have transformed life (especially for families with young kids!) in just 3-4 years. The safer streets and bike lanes that Somerville and our neighbors have been been creating are such a profound public good.
🔥🔥 BREAKING: Pete Buttigieg is IN — he’ll be running for president in 2028!
Raise your hand if that makes you happy! ✋
“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears.
"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”
“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...
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.
A long tail cargo bike with a tuba in the saddlebag. It's big and barely fits.
I am once again reminding cargo bike families that the clarinet is a really nice instrument that your kid should learn to play instead of the tuba.
Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sánchez:
“The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket.”
🍿
“The majority of Americans are open to living car-free even after decades of car-centric planning, a new survey finds…A stunning 18% of car-owning U.S. residents indicated that they were ‘strongly interested’ in living car-free, and another 40% said that they were ‘open’ to it.” @usa.streetsblog.org
Started my morning bike ride again. Hope I keep it up. So much better than doomscrolling 🙂
France has a great network of easy access bikes. Used them extensively recently in Avignon. Much of Britain and majority of US so far behind.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
When will they remove the steering wheel?
We bought an EV years ago and have so far saved over $7000 in avoided gas costs. And our electricity is now free because our solar panels have completely paid for themselves in saved electricity costs.
My interest in the price of fossil fuels is purely political.
Norway is powered by 99% renewable electricity
Me on a little bike, looking pleased as punch.
Not an April Fool’s! At age 39, I have finally learned how to ride a bike. Just had my first cycling lesson and managed to stop and start and ride without falling over, which is more than I expected. Don’t know if one can simultaneously feel proud and embarrassed, but I’m buzzing!
Significant from Starmer. In this conference he *directly* acknowledges the economic disaster of Brexit and commits to a closer relationship with the EU.
Refusing to join Trump’s war, distancing Britain from the US and realigning with our EU friends, are all the correct decisions.
Fair play.
First version of my bike lights and turn signals is now working!
Screenshot of BBC news article headlined "Transgender girls told to leave Girlguiding groups by September"
This is all our government's fault. Fuck Starmer
La Historia recordará a Mark Rutte como recuerda al Mariscal Petain
Rutte er komplet idiot