@kitsmart.bsky.social
I do not like it that the current state of our politics and our politicians seems to make it ok to trash people for being old or low-IQ. The problem is neither of those things; it’s the cruelty, the venality, and excessive attachment to power.
June 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do not like it that the current state of our politics and our politicians seems to make it ok to trash people for being old or low-IQ. The problem is neither of those things; it’s the cruelty, the venality, and excessive attachment to power.
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raise your hand if you're not in NYC but you're following the mayoral election out of a desperate need to believe that good things are possible
June 25, 2025 at 1:40 AM
raise your hand if you're not in NYC but you're following the mayoral election out of a desperate need to believe that good things are possible
My sister is cognitively disabled. My mom has dementia. My not-yet-driving teenagers want and need to get around town independently. The idea that every inch of my city should be car- accessible puts all of them at risk.
“…disabled people are actually less likely to drive than nondisabled people and more likely to get around by walking and rolling and taking transit. Car-heavy cities are also disproportionately dangerous for disabled folks…”
@nondriver.bsky.social in @motherjones.com #Accessibility #MultiModal
@nondriver.bsky.social in @motherjones.com #Accessibility #MultiModal
Do car-free zones hurt disabled people? We asked experts.
City planners and advocates are seeing "accessibility used as a political football."
www.motherjones.com
June 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
My sister is cognitively disabled. My mom has dementia. My not-yet-driving teenagers want and need to get around town independently. The idea that every inch of my city should be car- accessible puts all of them at risk.
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duolingo recently declared they are now an AI-first company. well, here at The Museum of English Rural Life, we pride ourselves in being EI-first. EI EI O
May 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
duolingo recently declared they are now an AI-first company. well, here at The Museum of English Rural Life, we pride ourselves in being EI-first. EI EI O
This is a pretty good conversation, though Ezra Klein, like anyone who lusted in their hearts for Biden to step down in time for a young white guy to run, is dead to me.
But is is WILD that the answer to lack of access to education and healthcare is — shrug — AI.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
But is is WILD that the answer to lack of access to education and healthcare is — shrug — AI.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
‘We Have to Really Rethink the Purpose of Education’
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 05/13/2025 · 1h 8m
podcasts.apple.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
This is a pretty good conversation, though Ezra Klein, like anyone who lusted in their hearts for Biden to step down in time for a young white guy to run, is dead to me.
But is is WILD that the answer to lack of access to education and healthcare is — shrug — AI.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
But is is WILD that the answer to lack of access to education and healthcare is — shrug — AI.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
This a terrible, terrible idea, although it’s hard to see how we’re not doing it everywhere in a minute.
How Miami Schools Are Leading 100,000 Students Into the A.I. Future
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
This a terrible, terrible idea, although it’s hard to see how we’re not doing it everywhere in a minute.
I would LOVE to help pay for you to be healthy and educated and safe, 100 percent.
Hey, that’s my whole bit 👋
These are dark times for Tax Positivity, but I believe from this wreckage we will have a chance to build an economy where we can pay our taxes with pride knowing we’re contributing to the common good
These are dark times for Tax Positivity, but I believe from this wreckage we will have a chance to build an economy where we can pay our taxes with pride knowing we’re contributing to the common good
April 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I would LOVE to help pay for you to be healthy and educated and safe, 100 percent.
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Invasive honeysuckle has been cleared and beautiful yellow trout lilies are sprouting up in its place.
April 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Invasive honeysuckle has been cleared and beautiful yellow trout lilies are sprouting up in its place.
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“My issue is about the rule of law, pure and simple... It’s not about transgender sports; it’s about who makes the laws and who enforces the laws. I read the Constitution."
— Maine governor Janet Mills
@wsj.com 🔓 link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol... #RuleOfLaw #ReadTheConstitution
— Maine governor Janet Mills
@wsj.com 🔓 link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol... #RuleOfLaw #ReadTheConstitution
Trump Wanted an Apology. He Got Maine’s No-Nonsense Governor Instead.
The White House warns this “will not end well” for Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in an escalating fight over federal education funding.
www.wsj.com
March 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“My issue is about the rule of law, pure and simple... It’s not about transgender sports; it’s about who makes the laws and who enforces the laws. I read the Constitution."
— Maine governor Janet Mills
@wsj.com 🔓 link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol... #RuleOfLaw #ReadTheConstitution
— Maine governor Janet Mills
@wsj.com 🔓 link: www.wsj.com/politics/pol... #RuleOfLaw #ReadTheConstitution
Fifth grade teacher here, can confirm that this is the single thing I most care about my students getting out of fifth grade.
You should laugh at anyone who says the president should have unlimited power because he was elected. His power has to be limited *because* he's the president. This is fifth grade level social studies
March 19, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Fifth grade teacher here, can confirm that this is the single thing I most care about my students getting out of fifth grade.
Intelligence may be one of the most unhelpful and abused ways of categorizing human beings.
We need to break the propaganda of “all young white men who use computers must be geniuses” before it literally destroys the United States of America.
My neighbor today told me he heard they were all "savants". I told him nope. Wrong. He was stunned
February 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Intelligence may be one of the most unhelpful and abused ways of categorizing human beings.
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Most of the world’s brightest minds are hard at work developing new ways for you to get depression from a computer
February 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Most of the world’s brightest minds are hard at work developing new ways for you to get depression from a computer
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“The first indications that 20mph zones could bring down the cost of car insurance – as well as cutting speeds and reducing road casualties – came in June last year, when the car insurer Esure reported that vehicle damage claims in Wales fell by a fifth after the default limit was introduced.”
UK’s 20mph speed limits ‘are cutting car insurance costs’
Controversial safety policy has helped drive down premiums to 18-month low, says Confused.com
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:45 AM
“The first indications that 20mph zones could bring down the cost of car insurance – as well as cutting speeds and reducing road casualties – came in June last year, when the car insurer Esure reported that vehicle damage claims in Wales fell by a fifth after the default limit was introduced.”
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they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
www.nbcnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
they are mostly targeting black employees so this is quite literally just a repeat of woodrow wilson’s segregationist purge of the federal government
It sure looks to me like this *is* the moment to fight every fight. Dang!!
Willing to allow Trump to ignore Congress, impound funds, and eliminate agencies - all of which is wildly illegal - to save their fire for the really serious battles.
Very serious Democratic strategists advise the party to allow Trump to illegally dismantle USAID -- a decision that will result in the unnecessary deaths of people around the world.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
February 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It sure looks to me like this *is* the moment to fight every fight. Dang!!
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Willing to allow Trump to ignore Congress, impound funds, and eliminate agencies - all of which is wildly illegal - to save their fire for the really serious battles.
Very serious Democratic strategists advise the party to allow Trump to illegally dismantle USAID -- a decision that will result in the unnecessary deaths of people around the world.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
February 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Willing to allow Trump to ignore Congress, impound funds, and eliminate agencies - all of which is wildly illegal - to save their fire for the really serious battles.
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“The figures showed the number of people hurt fell by 28% compared with the same period the year before, with ten fewer dead.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
Welsh 20mph limit: 100 fewer killed or seriously hurt in first year
Ex-minister says it shows policy was the most successful road safety initiative in modern times.
www.bbc.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“The figures showed the number of people hurt fell by 28% compared with the same period the year before, with ten fewer dead.” www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Little to add to that headline, I'm afraid: "EPA spending freeze continues despite court orders"
And, of course, the problem goes well beyond the EPA
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
And, of course, the problem goes well beyond the EPA
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
EPA spending freeze continues despite court orders
Two judges have ordered the administration to lift the freeze. But nonprofits and states still can't get money for contracts backed by the Inflation Reduction Act.
www.politico.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Little to add to that headline, I'm afraid: "EPA spending freeze continues despite court orders"
And, of course, the problem goes well beyond the EPA
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
And, of course, the problem goes well beyond the EPA
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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Congressman @beyer.house.gov will be going to USAID today with colleagues to shine a light on what is happening there, I think others will join us. Figuring out details now and will share but flagging now for press and public in the area
February 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Congressman @beyer.house.gov will be going to USAID today with colleagues to shine a light on what is happening there, I think others will join us. Figuring out details now and will share but flagging now for press and public in the area
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Yes. Finally, some meaningful pushback against these constitutional outlaws.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Lawyers for Justice Dept. employees threaten to sue, saying dismissals violate the law.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Yes. Finally, some meaningful pushback against these constitutional outlaws.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
Yes and… the brief moment of children doing better than their parents was built to a significant degree on destroying the environment. We need a better definition of better.
I want to share with you some thoughts about the second horrific week of Trump II.
It’s even worse than I’d imagined. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-fuking...
It’s even worse than I’d imagined. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-fuking...
The Fu*king Nightmare
Trump II, week 2
robertreich.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Yes and… the brief moment of children doing better than their parents was built to a significant degree on destroying the environment. We need a better definition of better.
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If only the pros outweighed the cons
February 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If only the pros outweighed the cons
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The unanimous talking point from every Dem should be “these people should be arrested and jailed immediately”
If they were doing this to a single bank they would be immediately arrested but the Treasury of the entire United States doesn’t even have a guard at the door?
3/ different pieces fit together. There also seems to be a significant amount of downloading government data onto private servers, etc, totally outside any cybersecurity regime. Additionally it’s unclear to the people inside whether the people doing these things actually work for the US govt…
February 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The unanimous talking point from every Dem should be “these people should be arrested and jailed immediately”
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Department of Transportation orders all personnel to "identify and eliminate" every order, directive, rule, regulation, policy, notice, guidance document, funding arrangement, or program that even mentions climate change, diversity, or environmental justice
www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...
www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...
January 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Department of Transportation orders all personnel to "identify and eliminate" every order, directive, rule, regulation, policy, notice, guidance document, funding arrangement, or program that even mentions climate change, diversity, or environmental justice
www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...
www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.go...