Jaume Balmes
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This thread is so, so good and interesting.
Hey, can I share some historical context with you about “race-baiter” Ebrahim Rasool?
When I see a South African who’s a little older, I always check what they were doing before 1990. 🧐
Found something surprising: As a boy, Rasool and his family were expelled from District Six.
When I see a South African who’s a little older, I always check what they were doing before 1990. 🧐
Found something surprising: As a boy, Rasool and his family were expelled from District Six.
March 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This thread is so, so good and interesting.
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you know how i keep harping on the mayor's comp plan limiting density to arterials?
this is the filter on a passivhaus over a block off MLK.
the dirty one was replaced 24 february.
20 days.
the white one is what it looks like brand new. due to road particulates, needs to be changed monthly.
this is the filter on a passivhaus over a block off MLK.
the dirty one was replaced 24 february.
20 days.
the white one is what it looks like brand new. due to road particulates, needs to be changed monthly.
March 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
you know how i keep harping on the mayor's comp plan limiting density to arterials?
this is the filter on a passivhaus over a block off MLK.
the dirty one was replaced 24 february.
20 days.
the white one is what it looks like brand new. due to road particulates, needs to be changed monthly.
this is the filter on a passivhaus over a block off MLK.
the dirty one was replaced 24 february.
20 days.
the white one is what it looks like brand new. due to road particulates, needs to be changed monthly.
Ayer me hice con unos libros de texto de matemáticas de hace 25 años. Hechos con la LOGSE que ya suponía un descalabro en el nivel importante frente a EGB. Pues resulta que lo que hacen en 5º de Primaria ahora, en LOGSE era materia del primer ciclo (1º o 2º). A ver si nos estamos pasando…
March 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Ayer me hice con unos libros de texto de matemáticas de hace 25 años. Hechos con la LOGSE que ya suponía un descalabro en el nivel importante frente a EGB. Pues resulta que lo que hacen en 5º de Primaria ahora, en LOGSE era materia del primer ciclo (1º o 2º). A ver si nos estamos pasando…
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After talking to sources on every side, it's become clear the stakes in the Eric Adams case are far higher than one man's fate.
MAGA is looking to tame the famously-independent US Atty's office in Manhattan. They're trying to take DOJ's "crown jewel" for itself.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
MAGA is looking to tame the famously-independent US Atty's office in Manhattan. They're trying to take DOJ's "crown jewel" for itself.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“This Is Some New and Very Dangerous Development.” Inside the Bloody Battle Over the DOJ's Crown Jewel
Current and former SDNY colleagues of Emil Bove, Danielle Sassoon, and Hagan Scotten describe an office fighting to keep its independence under Trump, as its stars wage war against one another.
www.vanityfair.com
February 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
After talking to sources on every side, it's become clear the stakes in the Eric Adams case are far higher than one man's fate.
MAGA is looking to tame the famously-independent US Atty's office in Manhattan. They're trying to take DOJ's "crown jewel" for itself.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
MAGA is looking to tame the famously-independent US Atty's office in Manhattan. They're trying to take DOJ's "crown jewel" for itself.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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There's a standard pattern when a city like London or Stockholm adopts congestion pricing:
It's initially unpopular b/c drivers view congestion pricing as a tax, but support grows as locals see it reducing traffic and improving urban life.
Looks like it's happening in NYC, too -- and quickly.
It's initially unpopular b/c drivers view congestion pricing as a tax, but support grows as locals see it reducing traffic and improving urban life.
Looks like it's happening in NYC, too -- and quickly.
6 in 10 say they want NYC congestion pricing to continue, new poll finds
A new poll finds a majority of voters want New York City congestion pricing to stay.
www.cbsnews.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There's a standard pattern when a city like London or Stockholm adopts congestion pricing:
It's initially unpopular b/c drivers view congestion pricing as a tax, but support grows as locals see it reducing traffic and improving urban life.
Looks like it's happening in NYC, too -- and quickly.
It's initially unpopular b/c drivers view congestion pricing as a tax, but support grows as locals see it reducing traffic and improving urban life.
Looks like it's happening in NYC, too -- and quickly.
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Every word I read about congestion pricing reminds me of when they reintroduced wolves in Yellowstone and the whole ecosystem started working correctly again.
"More people visited the Business Improvement Districts within Manhattan’s congestion relief zone in January than during the same month last year, dispelling some business owners’ fears that the toll would deter visitors to Manhattan’s core..." [Subscription required]
Business foot traffic is up within the congestion pricing zone
A million more people visited the city’s Business Improvement Districts in Manhattan below 60th Street in January.
www.crainsnewyork.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Every word I read about congestion pricing reminds me of when they reintroduced wolves in Yellowstone and the whole ecosystem started working correctly again.
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I LOVE CONGESTION PRICING
Congestion Pricing is creating tremendous benefits.
Subway Ridership: ⬆️ 13%
Bus Ridership: ⬆️ 6% (⬆️ 21% weekends)
Transit Crime: 🔻36%
Fatal Car Crashes: 🔻44%
Trip Times: 🔻10-30%
Subway Ridership: ⬆️ 13%
Bus Ridership: ⬆️ 6% (⬆️ 21% weekends)
Transit Crime: 🔻36%
Fatal Car Crashes: 🔻44%
Trip Times: 🔻10-30%
February 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I LOVE CONGESTION PRICING
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You know what EVs have, just like conventional cars?
"The most abundant nanoplastic was tyre particles (41%), then polystyrene (28%) and polyethylene (12%). Each tyre on the world’s 1.6bn vehicles can lose 4kg during its lifetimes and may be the largest source of tiny plastic pollution."
Vehicle tyres found to be biggest source of nanoplastics in the high Alps
Mountaineers now scaling more peaks for first global study of nanoplastics, which can enter lungs and bloodstream
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
You know what EVs have, just like conventional cars?
The mayor of Barcelona, known because he used the “war on cars” rethoric during the campaign, said that congestion pirce will never work as an argument to bury the project.
January 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
The mayor of Barcelona, known because he used the “war on cars” rethoric during the campaign, said that congestion pirce will never work as an argument to bury the project.
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I'm glad to see more people emphasizing the benefits of reduced noise pollution. It doesn't get as much attention, but noise pollution can affect health!
January 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I'm glad to see more people emphasizing the benefits of reduced noise pollution. It doesn't get as much attention, but noise pollution can affect health!
Ya sabéis que he sido de siempre del equipo Nutella. Pero desde que salió Nocilla Noir me he pasado al otro bando. Eso sí es «negra sexy».
January 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Ya sabéis que he sido de siempre del equipo Nutella. Pero desde que salió Nocilla Noir me he pasado al otro bando. Eso sí es «negra sexy».
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"...the Cybertruck is essentially Elon Musk in vehicular form: innovative in some ways, but also enacting a loudly performative stupidity, sure that it’s super-cool and a source of envy while most everyone in the world looks at it and laughs." Via @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Announcing the All-New 2024 Tesla Douchemobile
The preposterous Cybertruck, and what our cars say about all of us.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 4, 2023 at 7:26 PM
"...the Cybertruck is essentially Elon Musk in vehicular form: innovative in some ways, but also enacting a loudly performative stupidity, sure that it’s super-cool and a source of envy while most everyone in the world looks at it and laughs." Via @paulwaldman.bsky.social
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I am shocked to announce that there are angles that make the Cybertruck look *even worse*
November 8, 2023 at 5:20 PM
I am shocked to announce that there are angles that make the Cybertruck look *even worse*