Feels like this will be a useful meme for the next few years

These negative-nellie takes about the propensity for success in an unnecessary invasion of a tropical nation in the midst of political turmoil are the reason American Presidents don't take the bold military actions needed to secure Nobel Peace Prizes.

If you proposed trolly lines between rural towns today, you'd be called "too radical" and "unrealistic." And yet, here's a trolly, 100+ years ago in rural Massachusetts, between South Deerfield and Sunderland. The rides were so long through the fields that operators went on strike to demand stools.

the dutch are not indigenous to the ocean

if you put them in the ocean they will drown

Glad we're putting the work in to make every little detail of everything worse for everyone, thanks gang

urbanism #handsoff
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This is a cartoonish representation of oligarchic domination: a chauvinist billionaire donned in gold jewellery and smoking a cigar, celebrating a supreme court ruling that (by her own side's account) wouldn't have gone through without her extensive financial and political investments

Boycotting the grocery store until they start buying an equivalent volume of groceries from me

Excellent work by new NYT headline writer Werner Herzog

Today, as I opened the news to see about the German elections, Bloodbourne boss music started playing from my random playlist.

I'm sure that means nothing.

Jumbo Mum Balls, no notes

Possibly my favorite pair of chapters in any book ever. #machining #cnc #mechanical

Thanks to Scott Pilgrim for the snapshot of Toronto grocery prices circa 2004