Scott Mace
scottmace.bsky.social
Scott Mace
@scottmace.bsky.social
Running down a dream. I won't back down.
“ ‘Peace with the Emirates is a 5-foot putt. Peace with the Saudis is a 30-foot putt. And peace with the Palestinians is a hole-in-one through a brick wall,’ ” Netanyahu recalled.

And the Middle East is the ultimate sand trap.

www.wsj.com/world/middle...
The Israeli Politician Who Became Netanyahu’s Top Trump Whisperer
Ron Dermer built up ties to the Republican Party that culminated in Trump supporting the war and cutting a deal to end it on Israel’s terms.
www.wsj.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Some bad guys consider the Bill of Rights a coding error, too.
It has been brought to our attention that some sections of Article 1 are missing from the Constitution Annotated (constitution.congress.gov) website. We’ve learned that this is due to a coding error. We have been working to correct this and expect it to be resolved soon.
August 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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"The evidence shows that restoring lanes for cars will not result in less congestion, as it will induce more people to use cars and therefore any reduction in driving time will be short-lived, if at all, and will lead to more congestion," said Schabas in his decision.
Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes | CBC News
An Ontario court has deemed the province's plan to remove three major Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional. A spokesperson for Ontario's transportation minister said the government will appeal.
www.cbc.ca
July 30, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Something to delight car companies & road engineers:

WaPo's new op-ed pins America's sky-high crash deaths on a lack of driver education.

Yep, that's it. Definitely nothing to do with streets designed for speed, bloated SUVs/pickups or sprawl that forces people to drive even if they don't want to.
Opinion | 845,000 dead on U.S. highways. Why not address the main cause?
We need to ramp up the standards for road tests and train people to be better drivers.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New Digital Comics Store Takes Aim at Amazon www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/b...
New Digital Comics Store Takes Aim at Amazon
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Clippy says: It looks like you're being laid off. Can I help with that? www.theverge.com/news/698468/...
Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec
Read the room Matt.
www.theverge.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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If the local measure was reauthorized at a half-cent sales tax, though, this would cannibalize popular funding to fix potholes and improve street safety. www.greencaltrain.com/2025/06/san-...
San Mateo Transit Funding Scenarios: Consequences of Re-Purposing Measure A
On Wednesday, July 2, the SamTrans board will discuss new polling and will evaluate options to fund transit for the county, including Caltrain and BART regional services which face steep deficits a…
www.greencaltrain.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Dickey's is the pits. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/d...
They Bet Their Future on Barbecue Dreams. Many Lost Everything.
www.nytimes.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Testifying in Sacramento is, for the most part, a fool's errand. calmatters.org/politics/202...
They drove for hours to speak in the Capitol. California lawmakers cut them off
As lawmakers try to rush through thousands of bills, regular people are often cut off at the microphone because the Legislature limits public comment
calmatters.org
May 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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It's remarkable how much of this administration's agenda has been laser focused on simply making life worse for ordinary Americans.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · May 18
Russell Vought, acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell Americans’ most sensitive data, credit history, and Social Security numbers.
CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers
Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.
wrd.cm
May 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: A police officer questioned the legality of arresting peaceful student protesters without probable cause at a pro-Palestine demonstration at the University of Texas at Austin, audio from body camera footage provided to Rolling Stone shows.
'What Are They Doing Illegal?' Officer Says Before Arresting Pro-Palestine Students
Audio reveals an officer admitting University of Texas students weren’t breaking the law before they were arrested during a pro-Palestine protest.
www.rollingstone.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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May 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM