I've read that retail employees are often advised not to stop shoplifters since there's liability if they are harmed by the shoplifter if it was company policy to confront them.

I've yet to find anyone arguing that being hit by a bike is a cool or fun experience.

The real conservative objection to VA redistricting is pure Wilhoit: you have to obey laws & proper procedure & we don't. They can't just out and say that in public though, at least not yet, so they are desperately flailing about for some kind of cover argument.

unpopular opinion guy

i think it is actually totally fine if urban areas with their higher density populations and higher levels of education have a proportionally greater say in national politics than less-dense and less-educated rural areas

The implicit media consensus is that urban voters should not be able to overrule rural voters, but that rural voters should be able to overrule urban voters, an assumption so axiomatic and unquestionable that nobody even understands they're making it.

Could it really be worse than food service or retail?

Cannot imagine being this wealthy and choosing to live a 1.5 hour commute away from work.

So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out

If you had the flu the antibiotics wouldn’t have done anything since those only work on bacterial infections, not viral ones.

Marsupilami also had a game on the sega genesis! I never knew it was a comic or Disney cartoon.

Pink slime is mechanically separated chicken. Why do you believe it to be a component of beef patties?

They should bring back Olestra oil.

The Ohio Republican Party Has Built a Laboratory of Autocracy In the heavily gerrymandered Buckeye State, the GOP-controlled legislature rules without fear of voters, and it’s hard at work dismantling democracy.

As @rooster.info would say, “Yes. Well.”

newrepublic.com/article/2087...

Hardin’s sanctimonious BS “don’t pit women against SW Columbus” is total garbage. It’s SW Columbus being exploited by out-of-town crooks.

I didn't expect any other result. Nothing good happens in Ohio.

there is literally one proven policy to reduce traffic congestion long-term.

it’s congestion pricing. and Trump just spent a whole year trying to illegally scrap it in New York City

If you have schools and you have cars this is simply going to happen and there's actually no way to prevent this at all. /s

My e-bike is pedal assist only, and I can set it to not exceed 10mph which is slower than how people manually bike.

I’ve only seen that one in medical contexts where it seems fairly appropriate since medical providers should be prepared for the potential of encountering a pregnant trans man, or non-binary patient.

I certainly believe they notice more infractions by bikers. Motorists tune out all the stuff motorists do, like speeding (almost all of them agree that going 5 over is fine), texting while driving, rolling stops, etc...

That whole Palantir thing makes more sense when you position it as marketing to business elites, all of whom are stewing in the same rotten information environment that Palantir is

Isn’t this because the crosswalk intersects with a slip lane that funnels cars on/off the highway? I know several people have reported close calls even with a pedestrian signal.

I don’t think it’s defensible or better. In some ways it is worse. It’s still worth quoting him accurately.

Didn't Hoboken have zero road deaths in 2025?

Has anyone advocated for not teaching kids to be wary of cars?

I agree that the private market is not a solution to homelessness. I disagree that we must oppose any houses from being built and developed until we abolish capitalism.

Cool where are these empty homes? Anywhere near where people want to live and work? Or are we just going to gift people a decaying home in Bumsfuck Ghostown?

Was there anything about the BZ that specifically pushed you away from it? It’s the one I think I’m currently settled on, but I’m worried I’m overlooking something on the technology side of things since I don’t know much anything about cars.

Tweet from Elon Musk: "*Soros Organization has taken over Hungary"

Antisemitism is structurally necessary for Elon Musk's politics, because he wants to brand himself as the insurgent populist fighting the elite, but as the world's wealthiest person, he needs a definition of "elite" that is not strictly rooted in wealth or corporate ownership.

Hey I’m also coincidentally between the Bz and the Ioniq 5. Did you end up deciding between them, and which one won out for you?