Look at this, it's cool

the NSA worked with all of the electronics companies to set up a system whereby every printed page includes invisible dots that identify the printer that printed it

(it's real)

a meme of batman slapping robin. robin says "nyc is so mean" and batman is saying "shut the fuck up."

This has been my fav image for a while, and so of course I loved it when Mamdani mentioned it in his inauguration speech.

One of the things I tell people about living in NYC is that you never see somebody struggling with a stroller on stairs.

A stranger always grabs the other side and helps someone carry it.

BELLOW

the drake meme No: Eric Adams putting garbage in a garbage can Yes: Zohran Mamdani proudly standing in front of some large street trash containers

Justice Beat @ The Star is very superhero and/or hip hop coded

"Parents, Residents Applaud Grand Army Plaza Redesign" is a story I could write and report tomorrow by interviewing a bunch of people who live within a 4-block radius of my apartment but finding the absolute nutbags who complain about everything is the way local news gets made these days.

the flip side of this, especially on rewatch, is that holy shit Koch played it perfectly.

Vos could have won Paris-Roubaix - but -

She started from behind and didn't run at Koch (accelearte into the slipstream) - instead, she popped out and ate the same wind. And she did it going IN to the turn - giving her the most distance to cover with the least positional advantage.

a trackie's hot take here is that she botched that sprint and coulda/shoulda won it, but made 2ish bad choices - where to open her sprint and how to overtake Koch.

i can't imagine a better situation for this

(i don't want to live in a world where she hasn't won Roubaix)

I recorded two songs about Minneapolis this winter (including a cover of Bella Ciao), and it would be nice for me if you listened to them

mattyandtheblackdogs.bandcamp.com/album/they-c...

The middleground alternative is to make it your banner photo instead of your profile photo

(You should you should you should)

also feel like since the early aughts anti-war movement, the media sort of stopped buying in to the idea of leftist protest as being meaningful - so overlooks it a lot and doesn't give it much weight, which appears to outsiders as "it's not happening."

a gothamist headline reading "would you kiss NYC dogs or smell their breath for $1k an hour?" and a picture of a dog

baby i know people who would do it for free

i'm always entertained by the full diapers of people who fantasize about turning cities into parking lots

i just listened to a podcast and was reminded of why i don't like podcasts

"Video contradicts ICE's account. Which is right? There's no way to know for sure."

In Naples I learned a devastating insult, ricutaro. It means "ricotta-maker," which is devastating because nobody makes ricotta - it's a byproduct of mozzarella making. So a ricutaro is somebody who's incapable of doing anything on their own.

Not entirely fitting here but I wanted to share.

A group of Hayes Innovation Prize winners sit together smiling and listening to Mayor Mamdani deliver remarks.

To Claire Boyd, Elan Carmel, Mike Kutzma , Roxanne Anderson, Pavel Ilin, Shawn Inshan, Mallory Rutigliano, Joel Owhe, Caleb Wendling, Julia Klauss, Kym Williams, Matthew Yarri: thank you for the work you do every day. New York City is lucky to have you.

Screenshot of a really bad NYT headline and subtitle: They Pay $34 for Burgers. Should Their Child Care Be Free? A free preschool center opening in one of New York City’s wealthiest neighborhoods raises questions about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s vow to expand universal child care.

They pay $34 for burgers. Should their fire department service be free? Opening a new fire department in one of NYC's richest neighborhoods has some of America's pettiest journalists asking silly questions in headlines again.🤡

The article acknowledges the fire department analogy, then blows past it

I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence -but we are as valuable as ever| Stephen Marche The Guardian The, GuardianOpinions

You wrote a novel using AI? Cool. It's like that time I ran a marathon using a Ford Focus.

Some extremely exciting news (🧵): The MTA is looking for a vendor to redesign our website! Ours badly needs a refresh—I manage it, I'm allowed to say that—and my dream is for a site that's modern, accessible, user-friendly, and that incorporates our very iconic design and branding.

Car 5937 fyi #iykyk

Scratch graffiti on a subway seat that reads, "never forget the R46."

Transit nerd graffiti goes hard

congrats!

Upjohn makes me want to make an Updog joke but I will spare you.

ah yes the andrew cuomo of chicago

The Ride-Hail Utopia That Got Stuck in Traffic Uber and Lyft said they would ease congestion. Instead they made it worse.

Never forget, for many years Uber insisted it would reduce traffic in cities. Instead, Uber drivers cruise without passengers 40% of the time. Uber & Lyft no longer claim they reduce traffic. They now admit they increase congestion.

Now boosters lie about driverless cars. Don’t believe them either.