Tech guy into transpo and urbanism, politics to push the needle. Once a https://teapawt.org/t.co/VkpWtulFwI person. A Swiftie to ease my unhappy singleness
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"To Kahn, democracy is a partisan issue and he’s not taking sides."
Think about that for a moment.
@froomkin says the old guard at the New York Times has reasserted control "over the rabble," and Joe Kahn's interview with @semaforben demonstrates it.
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Incredible historical document here: Blinken says Israel’s PR is failing because social media allows people a direct look at what’s happening, shorn of the ability to mediate it, and it lands with emotional resonance. Romney then says yes, that’s why we moved to ban TikTok
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The @nytimes explains why American students are more likely to protest the war than their peers abroad without mentioning the simple fact that we are paying for this war. Most American journalists have completely lost the plot.
Something something starts with c and ends with uck
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‼️FRA published its quarterly report on intercity passenger train performance, covering Oct-Dec 2023. This report provides data on Amtrak passenger train operations, including customer on-time performance and delays - and now features new route profiles. railroads.dot.gov/rail-netwo…
ALT USA map with passenger rail lines.
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Economists at Harvard estimate that the annual costs of maintaining automobile infrastructure at $14K/year for *every household* even those without a car. A car costs another $12K. The situation is almost certainly worse in TX. Automobile dependence is an economic albatross.
Texas has one of the world’s largest economies, and much of that success can be attributed to one road. #TxDOTNewsroom ow.ly/oZKY50Rje1W
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#Gaza: At noon, March 31 2024, an Israeli airstrike hit the yard of the Al Aqsa Hospital compound where many internally displaced people are sheltering, just outside of the emergency room. People were killed and injured.
After the attack, part of the MSF team had to stop providing care. “When our team heard a loud explosion nearby, they stopped what they were doing right away to seek cover inside the hospital, until confirmed that the attack was over,” said one of the MSF coordinators.
MSF provides medical and surgical wound care in Al Aqsa Hospital, the only facility in the Middle Area with the capacity to offer trauma care. We reiterate our call for an immediate and sustained ceasefire. Civilians, healthcare premises and medical staff must be protected. #CeasefireNow
Mike Hicks retweeted
So what it looks like is that the French Lick Scenic Railway could be getting the Tri-Rail Colorado Rail BiLevel DMUs.
Now I have a proper reason to go to French Lick, IN.
It's getting to be late on Super Tuesday, but if primaries are still ahead for you, here's a guide to voting Uncommitted or the nearest equivalent for your state ettingermentum.news/p/the-un…
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I can’t believe we’re here again: Republicans caught dead to rights in an insane corruption scandal with most Dems are content to move on and most media, thus, uninterested in chasing the story. offmessage.net/p/democrats-s…
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Republicans engage in national sabotage quite openly because over years, starting in Obama’s presidency, they realized they could announce their schemes to the world and face no consequences. That’s why Dems have to take on the bad faith per se. politix.fm/p/will-the-republ…
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Elevator—29th & Harriet (1988)
Oil painting by Minnesota painter Mike Lynch (1937-2023)
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"The Court’s job is to uphold and enforce the Constitution without fear or favor, and it shouldn’t be cowed by anyone...and certainly not by Trump, who dangerously warned of 'big, big trouble' if the justices rule against him in this case." theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Goetz is one of the moneybags behind the anti 2040 plan lawsuit.
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Ad for a personal injury law firm stars Minneapolis City Council member Michael Rainville as the legislator who needs help navigating the complex language of the law.
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The discovery of 215 bodies buried in unmarked graves behind a jail outside of Jackson, Mississippi, has left a community in disbelief. to.pbs.org/48wpwEi
