Michael Scott
@mctoulouse.bsky.social
I’m a language teacher who (surprise) loves to travel. Passionate about mass transit and walkable cities as a part of the solution to climate change. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
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the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
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Iran and Egypt have complained to FIFA over Seattle’s plans to promote LGTBQ+ support during a World Cup match this June.
Seattle Has Designated A World Cup ‘Pride Match’—Between Two Countries That Punish Homosexuality
Iran and Egypt have complained to FIFA over Seattle’s plans to promote LGTBQ+ support during a World Cup match this June.
www.forbes.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Iran and Egypt have complained to FIFA over Seattle’s plans to promote LGTBQ+ support during a World Cup match this June.
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Billionaires to Gavin Newsom:
a blonde woman is talking to another woman and says why are you so obsessed with me
Alt: Regina George is talking to Cady Heron, asking “Why are you so obsessed with me?”
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Billionaires to Gavin Newsom:
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“Looking directly into another person’s eyes while being physically intimate is a sick and unholy act,” said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox
Utah Bans Eye Contact During Sex
SALT LAKE CITY—With top lawmakers championing the measure as a restoration of Christian values currently under attack in mainstream America, the Utah State Legislature passed a bill Monday that bans a...
theonion.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“Looking directly into another person’s eyes while being physically intimate is a sick and unholy act,” said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox
Big tent, great! “Adamantly against” a wealth tax? Sorry but no.
December 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Big tent, great! “Adamantly against” a wealth tax? Sorry but no.
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In 1978, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors downzoned the city, banning multifamily homes in many areas and sparking a decades-long affordability crisis.
47 years later, on a 7–4 vote, they passed the Family Zoning Plan to finally begin to undo that mistake.
The times, they are a-changin’!
47 years later, on a 7–4 vote, they passed the Family Zoning Plan to finally begin to undo that mistake.
The times, they are a-changin’!
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
In 1978, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors downzoned the city, banning multifamily homes in many areas and sparking a decades-long affordability crisis.
47 years later, on a 7–4 vote, they passed the Family Zoning Plan to finally begin to undo that mistake.
The times, they are a-changin’!
47 years later, on a 7–4 vote, they passed the Family Zoning Plan to finally begin to undo that mistake.
The times, they are a-changin’!
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As more details emerge about this horrific shooting, my heart is with the families of the victims and the entire Stockton community. No child should ever have their life taken from them.
December 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
As more details emerge about this horrific shooting, my heart is with the families of the victims and the entire Stockton community. No child should ever have their life taken from them.
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I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
Wicked: for Good. I’m dead. Such a beautiful film, and honestly pretty pertinent to the fascism we’re looking at in the US. 4.75/5
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Wicked: for Good. I’m dead. Such a beautiful film, and honestly pretty pertinent to the fascism we’re looking at in the US. 4.75/5
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Do you know what it’s like to almost be 40 and burn the roof of your mouth on a pizza lunchable you microwaved for dinner???????
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Do you know what it’s like to almost be 40 and burn the roof of your mouth on a pizza lunchable you microwaved for dinner???????
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Startup francesa desarrolla nueva solución geotérmica que permite ahorrar hasta el 75 % de energía de un edificio ocupando solo el espacio de dos plazas de aparcamiento.
ecoinventos.com/startup-fran...
ecoinventos.com/startup-fran...
Startup francesa desarrolla nueva solución geotérmica que permite ahorrar hasta el 75 % de energía de un edificio ocupando solo el espacio de dos plazas de aparcamiento
Permite instalar geotermia en zonas densas o urbanas, incluso al pie de edificios existentes. El subsuelo se convierte en una batería térmica estacional al combinar geotermia con solar térmica (calor ...
ecoinventos.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Startup francesa desarrolla nueva solución geotérmica que permite ahorrar hasta el 75 % de energía de un edificio ocupando solo el espacio de dos plazas de aparcamiento.
ecoinventos.com/startup-fran...
ecoinventos.com/startup-fran...
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In France they’ve got automated meter maids now – Waymo-looking cars that fine you if you don’t feed the meter. This article says that while a human can check a few dozen cars per hour, these can check up to 1,500 in an hour leocare.eu/fr/blog/sulf...
November 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
In France they’ve got automated meter maids now – Waymo-looking cars that fine you if you don’t feed the meter. This article says that while a human can check a few dozen cars per hour, these can check up to 1,500 in an hour leocare.eu/fr/blog/sulf...
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“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
“Parents who, after consulting with a doctor and a psychologist, allow their 15-year-old child to transition commit child abuse. The child is too young to consent!”
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
--Megyn R. Kelly
“Grown men who have sex with your 15-year-old? Big whoop! It’s not like she’s 8. LOL!”
--Also Megyn R. Kelly
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At a time when Trump wants to double premiums and throw 15 million off the health care they have, please remember that the U.S. is the only major country on Earth not the guarantee health care to all as a human right.
We must pass Medicare for All.
We must pass Medicare for All.
November 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
At a time when Trump wants to double premiums and throw 15 million off the health care they have, please remember that the U.S. is the only major country on Earth not the guarantee health care to all as a human right.
We must pass Medicare for All.
We must pass Medicare for All.
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Tell California's "climate" regulator (read: car industry subsidizer):
Fund real climate action. www.calbike.org/a_better_pat...
Fund real climate action. www.calbike.org/a_better_pat...
A Better Path: Permanent Funding for E-Bikes - CalBike
CARB just pulled the plug on the E-Bike Incentive Project, folding what’s left of the funding into Clean Cars 4 All, a car trade-in program. Instead of helping people replace car trips, the state is r...
www.calbike.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Tell California's "climate" regulator (read: car industry subsidizer):
Fund real climate action. www.calbike.org/a_better_pat...
Fund real climate action. www.calbike.org/a_better_pat...
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The DNC didn't win last night; the fired-up Democratic voters did.
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The DNC didn't win last night; the fired-up Democratic voters did.
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(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
$META @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
$META @reuters.com
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November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
(Reuters) - Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10% of its overall annual revenue – or $16 billion – from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show.
$META @reuters.com
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
$META @reuters.com
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Think of all that billionaire money wasted
The last month of the anti-Mamdani campaign was an absolutely shameful undertaking, an attempt to rip the city and Democratic coalition apart and I'm very happy to see it failed.
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Think of all that billionaire money wasted
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"Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women Trump has fired, a single mom waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with your back against the wall. Your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
"Here we believe in standing up for those we love, whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many black women Trump has fired, a single mom waiting for the cost of groceries to go down, or anyone else with your back against the wall. Your struggle is ours too."
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Prop 50 called at exactly 8pm and currently at 64%, California let’s fucking gooooooooo
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Prop 50 called at exactly 8pm and currently at 64%, California let’s fucking gooooooooo
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Today is an absolute rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and a real sign that the anti-trans panic is fading.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
Democrats are currently ahead in 63 (!!!) races in the Virginia House of Delegates.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.
Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Today is an absolute rebuke of anti-transgender politics, and a real sign that the anti-trans panic is fading.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
From VA Gov to Loudoun County to New Jersey to New York City and Pennsylvania, anti-trans Republicans are falling left and right.
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This is an Obama 2004 DNC Convention speech-level seismic event of a speech by Zohran Mamdani.
It's too bad he can't run for President, but this speech will be every bit as much of political earthquake that will be remembered.
It's too bad he can't run for President, but this speech will be every bit as much of political earthquake that will be remembered.
November 5, 2025 at 4:43 AM
This is an Obama 2004 DNC Convention speech-level seismic event of a speech by Zohran Mamdani.
It's too bad he can't run for President, but this speech will be every bit as much of political earthquake that will be remembered.
It's too bad he can't run for President, but this speech will be every bit as much of political earthquake that will be remembered.