I know this is an obvious thing to say but we should talk more about what a racist this guy is. He’s as racist as George Wallace or Strom Thurmond but unlike them he often escapes having racism mentioned as a leading cause for all his decisions.
The public realm is really falling apart right now.
It’s a nice spring day, but hardly peak cherry blossom crowds down by the National Mall and Tidal Basin. But the 15th Street protected lane that the Trump administration will start tearing out next week was still busy with people on bikes and scooters; locals and tourists alike.
I worry a shared affinity for transit (see below) or shared desire to reduce highway investment (strong towns) leads planners to uncritically accept narratives from conservative orientations. Once again, sharing this great piece by
@ear2thepavement.bsky.social www.currentaffairs.org/news/2023/09...
If you haven’t read this piece by @ear2thepavement.bsky.social @currentaffairs.bsky.social do so now. It is a great break down of the conservative underpinnings of Strong Towns, the infiltration of urbanist politics by the right, and how to contend with their sometimes workable ideas.
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I’m really disappointed in you and this position. Harm reduction for the gestapo? With all due respect that’s delusional. I cannot support and organization that takes this position.
A U.S. tile map that depicts the measles vaccination rate for kindergarteners (according to CDC data) in each state from 2013 to 2023. A key explains that for each state, a gray dotted line represents the benchmark for herd immunity: a 95% vaccination rate. Vaccination rates above 95% are shown in blue, while vaccination rates below 95% are shown in orange. Looking at the full map, the trend lines lean much more orange than blue. Measles vaccination rates in most states were below herd immunity in school year 2023-2024.
The total number of measles cases has surged to over 600 in South Carolina.
Last April, our reporting found that national rates for four major vaccines fell significantly in recent years. In fact, measles vaccination rates were below herd immunity in most states in 2023: https://propub.li/4a61hjh
Right you don't dismantle the Stasi because you have disagreements about policing and security, you dismantle the Stasi because it's the fucking Stasi.
there's no reforming ICE, there's no democracy while ICE exists
interesting that a single face-to-face contact turned this nonvoter into a voter
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
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Good piece, contains some real fire, unlike a lot of what gets written these days.
If you’re a grown ass man in full tactical gear asking a child to show you ID or proof of citizenship you failed at life. Utterly & completely failed. Loser.
DHS says they have a “list” of around 1,400 people to round up in what they’re calling “Operation Catch of the Day” — a completely disgusting and inhumane name for their terror campaign in our state.
It's a problem that actual elected officials post on social media as if they are powerless observers and commentators.
The author of a controversial memo from centrist think tank Searchlight telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” is a senior advisor for WestExec, a D.C. shadow lobbyist for corporations in the defense, surveillance, and immigration enforcement industries.
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Another odd take from Strong Towns www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025.... Yes! problems with some fed programs, but let's address problemed incentives/capital emphasis not all go it alone. @ear2thepavement.bsky.social explains their conservative orientation www.currentaffairs.org/news/2023/09...
I’m not a pollster or a statistician, but as a reasonably educated consumer of statistical information it feels like there is a lot of misleading spin in the anti-Trump polling world. Trump’s net approval is not “plummeting” but has been very stable for awhile now.
US highway spending is a mess.
Yale prof @zliscow.bsky.social & colleagues found that South Carolina’s DOT spends $375,500 repaving a mile of highway – more than twice as much as North Carolina.
In @bloomberg.com, I spoke with Liscow about the wild inefficiencies of state DOTs.
Republicans in North Carolina today adopted a new congressional map, favored by President Trump, that is expected to shift one seat toward the GOP.
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As the saying goes, “just one more lane will fix it.”
A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month — much of it to Southeast Asian countries not prepared to safely handle hazardous waste.
Nor is it a good reflection on local dem leadership, who cannot manage to express unhappiness, much less contempt, over Cuomo's contemptuous candidacy.
My day on RIPTA thanks to
@govdanmckee.bsky.social
-finding the 71's frequency has been cut almost in half
-waiting 19 min for the R-line at 9:30am
-packing onto an extremely overcrowded 22 because its frequency is slashed
-barely missing the 75, so I took the 72 which is 3x farther from home.
Free public transport* + Fast-tracked career growth You do the math. +First country in the world to provide free public transport. The wisest investment is in yourself.
Luxembourg touts free transit in an FT ad. And they’re not even socialist!
Throughout my entire experience in Israeli detention, I saw countless cracks beneath the surface. For every ostensible manifestation of strength and vitality, there was a corollary sign of weakness, stupidity, decline, or all three. www.currentaffairs.org/news/my-time...
a reminder that ICE received an astonishing influx of money with the megabill this summer: boltsmag.org/how-the-gop-...
A fascinating election to watch in two weeks — the CW is that policing has receded as an issue, but here’s a data point otherwise:
THIS is who the White House nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel:
“MLK Jr. was the 1960s George Floyd and his ‘holiday’ should be ended and tossed into the seventh circle of hell.” “I do have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit it.”
GIFT: www.wsj.com/opinion/paul...
