Washington DC’s 700,000+ residents deserve federal representation.

DC statehood now.

it's fucked up how this is an enormous relief

A better world IS possible.

NY bill would ban ICE and other officers from wearing masks. Here’s what to know. Critics of the bill say masks allow law enforcement officers to protect their personal safety amid rising assaults on immigration enforcement agents.

This needs to happen.
gothamist.com/news/ny-bill...

Cyclist and Pedestrian Killed After Vehicle Jumps Curb in Manhattan

Fixed it for you: “Cyclist & Pedestrian Killed by Driver when Her Car Jumped the Curb” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/n...

World's oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh dies at 114 after being hit by car Fauja Singh competed in multiple events after turning 100.

Only a car could kill this guy...
sports.yahoo.com/article/worl...

Man Afraid to Ride Subway Named Head of NASA Trump has tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as NASA administrator.

The greatest headline of the Trump era.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Motorists Break Law To Save Time, Cyclists Break Law To Save Lives, Finds Study Researchers have found that almost all road users break the law, but the reasons for the infractions differ between modes, with cyclists doing it to save their necks.

Everyone breaks the law www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

Truth

Great episode of Talk Easy with @jelaniya.bsky.social. pca.st/episode/b8af...

Most points scored in the fourth quarter this postseason:

1. Jalen Brunson: 86
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2. Jamal Murray: 46
3. Ant Edwards: 45
4. Kawhi Leonard: 45
5. Jayson Tatum: 44
6. Nikola Jokic: 43
7. Cade Cunningham: 43
8. Mikal Bridges: 42
9. Donovan Mitchell: 40

Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts Billionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045

“The picture of the world’s richest man killing the world’s poorest children is not a pretty one” - Bill Gates
on.ft.com/4382vGf

Expose the gaslighting.

Policy Change: NYPD Will Write Criminal Summonses, Not Traffic Tickets, for Cyclists - Streetsblog New York City Quietly, the NYPD has changed policy and will now make criminal cases against cyclists who go through red lights, a change that will have predictable and unpredictable ramifications.

This is an outrageous policy change. Also, if you’re gonna do this then you gotta do it for drivers, too right? Given those are obviously far far more dangerous vehicles.

nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/02/p...

So true. The ads are ridiculous.

NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths NIH has cancelled its participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep

WTF? 56 years ago, my family lost my baby sister to SIDS. I grew up without a sister because of it. Today I learned the federal government canceled NIH participation in the Safe to Sleep campaign that helped reduce infant deaths by 45% since 1994.
www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...

Free Speech in the Digital Town Square.

Central Paris bike-lane filled with people riding bikes.

Remember, Paris wasn’t “always this way.”

Not that many years ago, Paris was choking in car traffic. And it wasn’t a safe place to ride a bike for transportation, so not many people tried.

This is new. This is a result of deliberate vision, and bold leadership.

Cities are a result of choices.

Exclusive: Cops Writing 15% of Their Red Light Tix to Cyclists, Who are Just 2% of Road Users - Streetsblog New York City Why has the NYPD prioritized writing red-light tickets to the lightest, slowest-moving vehicles instead of doubling-down on enforcement against 3,000-pound-plus killing machines?

Why waste resources targeting cyclists when cars pose the real threat? The Idaho Stop would solve this absurd ticketing imbalance, but City Hall keeps blocking DOT's implementation. #StreetSafety #BikeNYC #VisionZero
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/18/e...

The caveat at the end of this otherwise tantalizing story is rather depressing.

Map Quest: Meet The City's Most Dangerous Drivers (And Where They're Preying On You) - Streetsblog New York City A map of the city's most reckless drivers shows how prolific the problem of super-scofflaws is in the five boroughs.

OUTRAGED that super-speeders like the Audi maniac with 563 tickets are STILL terrorizing NYC streets! We need speed limiters installed on repeat offenders NOW! @TransAlt has identified the worst 10 drivers - we KNOW where they are. #PassS7621 #StopSuperSpeeders
nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/04/16/m...

Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? A humorous exploration of the uncanny resemblance between AI company logos and human anatomy. Discover why circular, gradient-based designs dominate the AI industry, and what this design convergence t...

🤣🤣🤣 So true...
velvetshark.com/ai-company-l...

Jackie Robinson Would Be Appalled As baseball gets set to celebrate the trailblazer’s legacy, it’s also placating a president who wants to dismantle everything Jackie stood for

Great article from @tribecalledlex.bsky.social in @theringer.com.web.brid.gy.
theringer.com/2025/04/15/m...

Also this is how it starts: academics banding together, which leads to universities banding together, which leads to companies banding together, which leads to states banding together, which leads to nations banding together - all so Trump can’t extort us one by one

what happened?

Duke wilted under pressure

me to the united states: this could be us but you playin’

Timothy Snyder: The New Paganism—A Framework for Understanding Our Politics | LIVE from NYPL YouTube video by The New York Public Library

Timothy Snyder spoke last night NYPL about how we have entered a third nature or "Umwelt" after premodern Paganism led to Modernism and now we're in a nature dominated by the screen. It's an intellectual & entertaining take on our politics today. Watch it.
www.youtube.com/live/TMyHbgU...

This woman should go to prison, but I predict a slap on the wrist.