Stalked Habermas, obsessed over his cigars, sounds like he's been disturbed for quite some time...

Skip BASIC, go directly to C, be careful to avoid stepping on the Python...

"They went door-to-door to tell their neighbors what the city had not told them: The data center would use twice as much electricity as all of Monterey Park."

The city’s notification in English reached only 40 people living within 500 feet. Activists worked in English, Chinese, Spanish & more!

Two boys with their jumpers over their heads, Booker Avenue primary school, Liverpool, 1988, photo by Markéta Luskačová.

'Best Bikeshare in America': An Unexpected Community Launches Free, All-Electric Micromobility For Residents — Streetsblog USA Omaha and neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa share an expansive e-bikeshare network that punches above its weight, supporters say — and now, it's free to all residents, too.

Very cool that Omaha is trying to build bike culture and infrastructure by making its (all-electric) bike share system free for residents.

usa.streetsblog.org/2026/04/21/b...

Or, one could think of it as a sign that they do know how to read the room. And then deciding "fuck you, we're going to do it anyway."

Come to think of it that's exactly what a coward stuck between their master & their constituents might do.

Cartoon by @johnbuss.bsky.social

Cartoon by @markdolk.bsky.social

It seems like almost every week now WaPo gives me a moment of cognitive dissonance as I wonder if I’m sad I can’t unsubscribe or glad that I’ve already unsubscribed.

And then rolls down hill from there...

Yes. And, I know that he gets more disappointed in you with every passing day.

Good for you! My folks tried but nobody could answer the very obvious question after reading Genesis: "But who made god?" so they got an atheist instead.

But the took-100s-of-years to build cathedrals of Europe are worth seeing, if only to gain perspective on the thrall religion holds over so many.

Or tired (apparently driving with untreated sleep apnea is on par with driving drunk), or while you're on your phone, or impaired in any way...

But, no the "public" right-of-way is really a might-makes-right-of-way.

It's one of the ugly side effects of a culture in which it is genuinely difficult to survive in many parts of the country without a car – then add some rabid anti-commun/social-ism that makes it next to impossible to find non-individualistic solutions to our problems...

Cover of the book: "The Manly Art of Knitting" by Dave Fougner. The cover art is a photograph of a cowboy sitting on a horse in western tack and knitting.

Little, absolutely charming book (who knew that it was common for cowboys to knit), available, appropriately enough, for the Seattle Art Museum. shop.seattleartmuseum.org/products/the...

Or make something nice for a friend. Then it is priceless.

This makes me so happy!

Seems like a risky move unless they know for sure that they’re going to control the government for at least the rest of their lives.

Would have been lovely if Gallego followed up the "That is" response with a question along the lines of "So, then is it your sworn testimony that President Trump is the liar?"

And such a conflict of interest…

You mean like sort these and eliminate the duplicates? E.g., sort -u…

Frankly I don’t understand why this event *ever* existed, and I sure don’t get why a journalist would attend today except to report on the failure of the media to find a way to hold Trump to account.

True. I want universal call me back when someone is available.

EU’s top court finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law in breach of key values ECJ says law passed in 2021 is discriminatory and ‘contrary to the identity of the union’, in early test for new PM

“The EU’s highest court has found Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law to be discriminatory, stigmatising and in breach of basic democratic values…”

This is a crucial decision. The court rejected the political claim that LGBTQ+ representation is “propaganda.” We must keep fighting politics that dehumanise us.

Ouch. That's the worst.

On a, mildly brighter, note, I recently discovered that my phone can detect hold music (and other hold slop) and mute and notify me when a human comes back on the line.

Prophetic Calvin & Hobes. Frame 1: Calvin asks: "Hey Dad, I'm doing a traffic safety poster, do you have any ideas for a slogan?" Frame 2: Dad, getting on to bicycle, replies: "Sure! 'Cyclists have a right to the road too you noisy, polluting, inconsiderate, maniacs! I hope gas prices go up to $8/gallon!'" Frame 3: Calvin: "Thanks, dad. I'll go ask mom." Dad (out of frame): "Why? That's a *great* slogan!"

Morrisons petrol (gas) station sign: gasoline price £1.559/liter ($7.979), diesel price £1.879/liter ($9.616).

From my daughter in Edinburgh:

Amy Goodman documentary Steal This Story, Please!

Amy Goodman documentary at the Seattle International Film Festival this Thursday (23 April). open.substack.com/pub/anntelna...

"This is an important thing to think about."

WARREN: That's not my question. Are you refusing to tell us if you have investments in vehicles set up by Jeffrey Epstein?

KEVIN WARSH: Those assets will be sold if I'm confirmed

Trump’s Fed chair nominee says he will maintain independence despite pressure – but won’t say president lost 2020 election – live Kevin Warsh, Trump’s nominee to chair the Federal Reserve, avoided questions about his $100m financial assets as he faces grilling from Senate Democrats

"Trump’s Fed chair nominee says he will maintain independence despite pressure – but won’t say president lost 2020 election"