Litmus Zest
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I like bikes, trains, and hydrofoils, and have become a bit obsessed with climate, air quality, and urbanism.
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
September 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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If you aren’t uncomfortable learning our country’s history, you are learning propaganda.
August 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
If you aren’t uncomfortable learning our country’s history, you are learning propaganda.
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That there’s a police state.
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
That there’s a police state.
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Question: “Do you know how many Americans the Israeli military has killed in the past 20 months?”
Sen. Susan Collins: *silence*
Question: “No insight on the Americans killed by the Israeli military, Senator?”
Collins: “I’m pro-Israel”
Sen. Susan Collins: *silence*
Question: “No insight on the Americans killed by the Israeli military, Senator?”
Collins: “I’m pro-Israel”
July 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Question: “Do you know how many Americans the Israeli military has killed in the past 20 months?”
Sen. Susan Collins: *silence*
Question: “No insight on the Americans killed by the Israeli military, Senator?”
Collins: “I’m pro-Israel”
Sen. Susan Collins: *silence*
Question: “No insight on the Americans killed by the Israeli military, Senator?”
Collins: “I’m pro-Israel”
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This feels a bit worse than a chant at a music festival? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israeli military used 500lb bomb in strike on Gaza cafe, fragments reveal
Exclusive: Experts say use of heavy munition in Monday’s strike that killed dozens may constitute a war crime
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This feels a bit worse than a chant at a music festival? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Zionists are desperate to criminalise anti-Zionist speech because they realise that, after 630 days of live-streamed genocide, everyone can see it is a violent extremist ideology and people are turning against it in a massive way.
July 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Zionists are desperate to criminalise anti-Zionist speech because they realise that, after 630 days of live-streamed genocide, everyone can see it is a violent extremist ideology and people are turning against it in a massive way.
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Rarely has MAGA policy been so clearly articulated.
Denying sick Americans healthcare doesn’t matter as long as their masked, racist security force gets funding - By Order of the Vice President.
Denying sick Americans healthcare doesn’t matter as long as their masked, racist security force gets funding - By Order of the Vice President.
July 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Rarely has MAGA policy been so clearly articulated.
Denying sick Americans healthcare doesn’t matter as long as their masked, racist security force gets funding - By Order of the Vice President.
Denying sick Americans healthcare doesn’t matter as long as their masked, racist security force gets funding - By Order of the Vice President.
Wanna play Death Stranding 2 but it's a PS5 exclusive. This is the first time I've been bitten by this particular industry practice and I'm quite bitter about it.
June 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Wanna play Death Stranding 2 but it's a PS5 exclusive. This is the first time I've been bitten by this particular industry practice and I'm quite bitter about it.
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Tell your colleagues to their face
We should all be disgusted by the flood of anti-Muslim remarks spewed in the aftermath of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the NYC mayoral primary — some blatant, others latent.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Shame on the members of Congress who have engaged in such bigotry and anyone who doesn’t challenge it.
Attacks on Muslims flood mainstream after Mamdani win
Openly racist rhetoric has become normalized at the highest levels of American politics.
www.axios.com
June 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Tell your colleagues to their face
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Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.
June 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Imagine if the Democratic Party actually helped Zohran instead of trying to kneecap him at every step. A better party is immediately possible if they stop shoving money into the anti-trans combination Racism Dial/Money Toilet and instead get behind candidates people actually want.
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Los Angeles, 2025
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June 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Los Angeles, 2025
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it’s insane that having empathy is becoming a political liability for so many americans
June 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
it’s insane that having empathy is becoming a political liability for so many americans
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Immigration (and exmigration) is good, has increased human welfare and human liberty, has broadened societies, and is a demonstration everywhere of a society’s dignity
May 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Immigration (and exmigration) is good, has increased human welfare and human liberty, has broadened societies, and is a demonstration everywhere of a society’s dignity
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I think this is the first time I've lived walking distance from a grocery store and I'm out of my mind about it. I'll walk there several times a day. Oh did I forget to grab something? No big deal I'll simply Walk To The Store
May 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I think this is the first time I've lived walking distance from a grocery store and I'm out of my mind about it. I'll walk there several times a day. Oh did I forget to grab something? No big deal I'll simply Walk To The Store
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perplexity's products are malware, pass it on
Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch
Perplexity is building its own browser is to collect data on everything users do outside of its own app to sell ads.
techcrunch.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
perplexity's products are malware, pass it on
A beautiful day to protest in Utah. #50501
April 19, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A beautiful day to protest in Utah. #50501
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"people are being grabbed off the street and being sent to foreign prison camps and it could happen to you" is not even remotely an exaggeration
if that's not a fight worth having, what is
if that's not a fight worth having, what is
If you think you can't make a political issue out of "people shouldn't be grabbed off the street and put in a foreign gulag forever," maybe consider getting out of politics/punditry. And these aren't technical slogans: they appear in the Declaration of Independence and in the Constitution (twice).
April 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"people are being grabbed off the street and being sent to foreign prison camps and it could happen to you" is not even remotely an exaggeration
if that's not a fight worth having, what is
if that's not a fight worth having, what is
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We just got word that we'll be doing a march, so it's official, march down state street after if you want!! 🎉✨
April 17, 2025 at 4:40 AM
We just got word that we'll be doing a march, so it's official, march down state street after if you want!! 🎉✨
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Fundamentally the issue is clear: if I leave my home and choose the most polluting and antisocial form of transport my local authority makes this easy; if I try to be responsible, pro-social and healthy, my local authority makes this hard
April 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Fundamentally the issue is clear: if I leave my home and choose the most polluting and antisocial form of transport my local authority makes this easy; if I try to be responsible, pro-social and healthy, my local authority makes this hard
Looks like shit lol. It's wishful thinking, but it would be funny if the enshitification of cars continues to the point people choose cool electrical cargo bikes instead
The 2026 Subaru Outback is ... a crossover.
• No more Legacy-based wagon
• 2 inches taller
• Modified WRX steering system
Love it or hate it?
• No more Legacy-based wagon
• 2 inches taller
• Modified WRX steering system
Love it or hate it?
April 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Looks like shit lol. It's wishful thinking, but it would be funny if the enshitification of cars continues to the point people choose cool electrical cargo bikes instead
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What if instead of spending billions to replace old natgas pipes (that we need to start shutting down), we just gave the affected customers heat pumps? Our latest @switch.box report got an excellent write-up by @colinreports.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 7:10 PM
What if instead of spending billions to replace old natgas pipes (that we need to start shutting down), we just gave the affected customers heat pumps? Our latest @switch.box report got an excellent write-up by @colinreports.bsky.social