Regret to inform everyone that Peter Magyar beat the world’s smartest illiberal populist in large measure by working incredibly hard for 2 straight years, meaning the rest of us are just going to have to get off our asses and do shit rather than just complaining.
Viktor Orbán created the global blueprint for authoritarian populism and became a MAGA hero. Today, Hungarian voters sent him packing after 16 years in power.
There is nothing inevitable about these guys. Organize. Vote. Fight back. It works.
This reality check by Rebecca Solnit grabs you right from the killer first sentence. Do yourself a favor & give it a read.
“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears.
"She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.”
“'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..."
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We publish a major @citizenlab.ca report on Webloc, an ad-based mass surveillance system that monitors the movements and personal characteristics of hundreds of millions people globally based on data obtained from mobile apps and digital advertising. Customers include ICE, El Salvador, and Hungary.
I'm not sure how you can be against removing this man from office right now. What will it take? A nuke being dropped? It's too late then. The purpose of impeachment and the 25th Amendment is to prevent that type of thing from happening, not just to react to it.
Washington Post Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die’ if Iran doesn’t make a deal The president had issued a deadline of 8 p.m. Eastern time for Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz, pledging destruction by midnight if leaders don’t comply. April 7, 2026 at 9:22 a.m. EDT26 minutes ago 2 min
Completely unstable and perilous. The House must bring up impeachment articles, and the Senate needs to remove a president who wants to commit war crimes. We cannot sit idly by as Donald Trump threatens to end an entire civilization.
Remove the pedophile madman from office.
25th Amendment now.
No to kakistocracy.
No to genocide.
Los Angeles Bluesky, I need your help. I just learned that on Saturday at the protest at the downtown Metropolitan Detention Center, a friend’s 18-year-old son was shot in the eye with a pepper ball by DHS, permanently blinding him. He needs justice. If you were there and saw anything, please… 1/5
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Nicely done! Much respect.
A silver compact EV car towing a red cargo trailer loaded with wood and concrete construction materials. A redwood forest is in the background, with clear skies on a sunny day.
$1100 in construction materials, easily and safely hauled with a compact EV which was primarily charged with renewable energy.
Who do I trust more: the AMA, which continues to operate according to its values and principles, or the NYT, which never met a powerful interest it wouldn't kowtow to and obsequiously both-sides in favor of? Hmm....
I defended my PhD 10 years ago today. That was the least remarkable thing that happened that day. Sharing something I wrote about it last year. Since then "the horrors persist but so do we." And with dignity.
Hi - I've been e-biking with kids for about 14 years. Currently have N+1 ebikes, and have N+1 perspectives on them. Happy to discuss via email / voice / video. glucose.mutable_2s@icloud.com
Hi - I've been e-biking with kids for about 14 years. Currently have N+1 ebikes, and have N+1 perspectives on them. Happy to discuss via email / voice / video. glucose.mutable_2s@icloud.com
Age ~14, first big ballroom dance performance for our troupe with at least 500 people in the audience: I completely flubbed a quarter of my moves. Mortifying in the moment, but it cured my stage fright at future performances!
The California coast is an incredible place, and we should make it easier to build infill housing in its urbanized areas so more people can live here.
Currently on France TV, the new mayor of Paris Grégoire celebrating his victory by biking around on a bike share. He’s now taking an interview while riding.
How can this go on for another 3 years?
Stunned by all the “ICE isn’t gonna do anything more than what TSA already does” rhetoric.
Untrained white supremacists who’ve been told by bosses they’re not subject to laws will have POC and women lined up in front of them to grope and abuse and they don’t even have to chase them.
Hauled a large, heavy bike shed from Costco, using a compact EV and an inexpensive trailer. No need for a truck.
Batteries, chargers: which are safe? How best to make sure they stay safe? What about temperature?
(I'm well versed in the answers, but this comes up a lot when I talk to folks considering ebikes.)
Ms Rachel talking to Deiver Henao, a 9yo in an immigration detention center
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What a world
If you too find this maddening, sign @bikeeastbay.bsky.social’s petition to say no to Bauer-Kahan’s bill requiring mandatory e-bike license plates and registration. Bike East Bay will update signers on future action opportunities to stop this bill.
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The mother is an asylum seeker. Her 7-year-old is deaf and didn’t have his hearing aids when he was detained.
That's a thoughtful perspective. Thanks for providing it.
I'm very sorry for the loss of your friends - similar losses in my own community, and there is nothing easy about it, nor does it ever really make sense.
I'll respond more after spending more time to think and read.
I would be very happy with a candidate that has never had a Nazi tattoo.
