Science alert: 3D view of ongoing fires & smoke plumes explain why the smell of smoke is usually more potent in the morning.
The US is off to its fastest fire season since at least 2012. Several large fires 🔥 are burning across Florida and Georgia. But wait, there’s more… 1/

A bronze statue of the late Cubs announcer Harry Caray that stands by the entrance to the bleachers at Wrigley Field. Harry is seen wearing a windbreaker and his signature large and thick-rimmed glasses. He’s gesticulating with both arms, one holding a microphone as he leads the crowd singing in the 7th inning stretch. The base of the statue is a sculptural rendition of the stands of Wrigley Field and rising up from it, in what can easily be interpreted as bronze hellfire, are faces of damned and tormented Cubs fans. I know it sounds like I’m being facetious but that is sincerely what it looks like.

For those previously unacquainted here’s the sculpture known to me as ‘Harry Caray and the Harrowing of Hell’

Renewal of Atlanta's TADs:

I'm 90% sure they'll get renewed regardless of any pushback b/c Dickens wants it & he has a gift for getting his way.

Nonetheless, it's a mistake. Wanna fund affordable housing? Design a tool specifically for it; one that can't be co-opted for questionable projects.

Oh noooo

WATCHES IN SPACE 🧵

Ever notice how all of the astronauts are wearing a billion watches in every picture? Christina Koch is wearing three in this picture

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California made them rich on paper and now they’re stuck in place "The only way out of this is to die."

"...empty-nest baby boomers own nearly 30% of the country’s homes with three or more bedrooms, a previous Redfin study showed," www.sfgate.com/california/a...

Map shows the tiny amount of land zoned for growth in Atlanta's zoning rewrite

Local architect & builder Eric Kronberg is sharing smart criticisms of Atlanta's concerning new zoning rewrite.

Most residential areas are maintaining their suburban-style restrictions (large lot sizes, no new density). That's not good.

More on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/posts/eric-k...

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Easter Bunny and three women who look like they are from Reno

Easter Bunny emerging from pastel green jail cell

Every Easter we think about this weird photo shoot the Reno Police Department did where they sent the Easter Bunny to jail

Benjamin Scharps and David Scharps Fund

Jean Dubuffet, The Cow with the Subtile Nose, September 1954
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135248

When $10 gas is on the table, every city should be building streets like NYC.

Or he could push republicans in congress to pass the (Warnock-cosponsored) bill that would pay the TSA agents that are actually trained for this. Not a great headline. www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...

A statue of Henrik Ibsen in a green in central Bergen, Norway, under a stormy sky. He appears to have googly eyes, looks very angry, his sideburns form a kind of puffball neckline, and there’s a seagull on his head.

I totally get why some people want to knock all statues down, but have they considered Bergen’s absolutely demented statue of Henrik Ibsen

Court transcript in which a US Supervising attorney introduces himself, the judge asks if he has made an appearance, the attorney says "I did not." The Judge says "Are you here for moral support? Because you're not going to speak." Attorney says "I would ask --" and the judge cuts him off and says "No"

I'm on the first page and I'm already dying. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The full performance of “I Lied To You” from ‘SINNERS’ at the 98th Oscars.

#Sinners #Oscars2026

The wind map today is something.

Groundbreaking set for South Atlanta's new mixed-use 'front door' Development team calls Brownsville Pointe project neighborhood improvement “without displacement”

Development team calls Brownsville Pointe project neighborhood improvement “without displacement”


atlanta.urbanize.city/post/brownsville-pointe-...

Graphic for event on March 3 at Auburn Ave Research Library for paperback launch of There Is No Place for Us by Brian Goldstone, in conversation with Josie Duffy Rice. Begins at 6:30pm, doors at 6pm.

Atlanta friends, hope to see you tomorrow night at the Auburn Avenue Research Library.

Free and open to all. Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/there-is-n...

Happy Casimir Pulaski Day, ya filthy animals.

youtu.be/TfEkDqP34xo?...

Yes! I was in Manhattan last spring, post congestion pricing, and the noise was so human scale. The streets felt vibrant and oddly peaceful. So much better

IF ONLY ATLANTA HAD THE MONEY TO BUILD A SIMILAR PROJECT WITH TRAMS ON GRASS, SEPARATED FROM CARS 👀

If AI is so amazing and is going to create so much value, why do they need +$2.5 billion in tax incentives to build data centers? This is just for GA, over $2.5 billion.

A blesséd pigeon with a golden halo and golden details over its body. Painted over purple in acrylic

Today's pigeon is based on a photo by @banditelli.org, and also a GOLDEN GOD

Also: I'm thrilled to share that there will be a paperback launch event in Atlanta with the incredible @jduffyrice.bsky.social and Charis Books. More on that soon.

Go to bed; tired is stupid.

I hear this, and I see the connection with any local work that helps to connect people, that pushes our city to be better, to build for everyone, not just the rich.

Your work, which helps people imagine a more safe, vibrant city where people can move freely, helps build democracy here. Thank you.

Reupping my "Abolish ICE" Congress tracker. Right now, only one Minnesota Member of Congress (@repilhan.bsky.social) and one white Member of Congress (@repmcgovern.bsky.social) have publicly called for abolishing ICE:

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

bsky.app/profile/alex...

"Sentator ___,

Vote no on any appropriations bill that funds ICE. ICE murdered another person this morning in Minneapolis. The agency is corrupt and lawless to its core and cannot be redeemed. It must not receive any more funding, and must ultimately be completed eliminated as a government agency."

Wasn’t expecting the GA shootout in the final comment

Mayor Dickens Unveils Transformative Plan for Equitable Access to Transit… Finally connecting Downtown to the Beltline via the Streetcar East Extension via the Streetcar East Extension at grade at Irwin St NE in Phase I of streetcar/light rail construction.

courtneyenglish4atl • There was no secret backdoor meeting. The Mayor has made his position clear. Hell, the AJC has covered it. We support rail, just believe Southside should go first because thats where the need is. And as far as the committee you're referencing, it’s mandated by the More MARTA program and has existed for for almost a decade.

March 2025 *official announcement*: PHASE ONE is the Streetcar East Extension to the Beltline

Jan. 2026: The Southside should go first, stop all work on the Streetcar East Extension

🥴 “The Mayor has made his position clear” 🥴

Honestly all Denmark needs to do is to withdraw all Ozempic exports to the US and Americans will finally revolt