Owen Ricketts
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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That is also a god-level call on the field by the ref. The man did his job
November 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
That is also a god-level call on the field by the ref. The man did his job
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this is genuinely wild
Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.
November 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
this is genuinely wild
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My congratulations to all Baseball Perverts. It was their "super bowl" last night and it seems they all had a very bad time (in their culture that's how you have a good time)
November 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My congratulations to all Baseball Perverts. It was their "super bowl" last night and it seems they all had a very bad time (in their culture that's how you have a good time)
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“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
Yesterday I wrote about the effort by center-left pundits to police what people are passionate about.
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...
www.pbump.net/o/sincerity-...
Sincerity is not the problem
As is inevitably the case after an election — and is especially the case after an election with an unexpected result — allies of the losing presidential candidate in 2024 looked for people to blame. O...
www.pbump.net
October 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“You can win elections by tacking to the middle; lots of people have. But you can also win elections by staking a moral position and convincing people to agree with you. You can earn support by demonstrating what is important to you instead of just being determined to nod along with what you hear.”
lmao what in the world?
Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.
Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?
Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.
on.wsj.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
lmao what in the world?
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One Battle After Another has been getting a lot of “best movie of the decade” talk, and I’m inclined to agree but I’m curious — what’s the competition?
October 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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not only should rizzo be fired, but for the first time in his career you can’t come up with a single justification for why he shouldn’t be fired. even if you don’t trust the lerners to make the hire, there’s no hire they could make that would be worse than the status quo
July 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
not only should rizzo be fired, but for the first time in his career you can’t come up with a single justification for why he shouldn’t be fired. even if you don’t trust the lerners to make the hire, there’s no hire they could make that would be worse than the status quo
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Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing
Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing
WASHINGTON—Claiming that preservation efforts had impeded U.S. seafood production for far too long, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had opened up the nation’s aquariums to commercia...
theonion.com
April 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump Opens Up Nation’s Aquariums To Commercial Fishing
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this giant score bug is a monument to an empire's decline
February 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
this giant score bug is a monument to an empire's decline
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Bright and sunny with an 8 degree wind chill is a bad joke
January 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Bright and sunny with an 8 degree wind chill is a bad joke
I love the Guardians getting Josh Hartle
December 11, 2024 at 11:35 AM
I love the Guardians getting Josh Hartle
if Pete Alonso and Christian Walker are out of the price range then it might be time for me to find a new team until the Lerners sell
The Nationals’ annual quest for a veteran power hitter starts anew.
On another offseason with the same agenda and players that might make good fits:
On another offseason with the same agenda and players that might make good fits:
The Nationals’ annual quest for a veteran power hitter starts anew
The Nationals, a team with a young core and an obvious power deficiency, have a clear need for a veteran presence in their lineup and clubhouse.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:12 AM
if Pete Alonso and Christian Walker are out of the price range then it might be time for me to find a new team until the Lerners sell
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Gus Johnson saying "no need to be disrespectful" after THAT win? What are you talking about? What sport do you think you are calling lol
November 30, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Gus Johnson saying "no need to be disrespectful" after THAT win? What are you talking about? What sport do you think you are calling lol
Hail to the Victors
November 30, 2024 at 8:27 PM
Hail to the Victors
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One year they should play the Final Four at the Lahaina Civic Center
November 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM
One year they should play the Final Four at the Lahaina Civic Center
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Are the people hating on turkey as a Thanksgiving dish just not eating any turkey sandwiches the rest of the year
November 24, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Are the people hating on turkey as a Thanksgiving dish just not eating any turkey sandwiches the rest of the year
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Democrats will often look at something that doesn’t poll well and think “oh no, better move away from that!” but they’re getting their role backwards. parties influence public opinion. if you’re purely reactive, you’re just letting the GOP frame every debate.
the lesson of the election isn’t “we should give up on trans rights,” it’s that the GOP took an issue that negatively impacted almost no one and made it a headliner. why would it help to surrender on an issue if they can create a grievance from thin air?
November 20, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Democrats will often look at something that doesn’t poll well and think “oh no, better move away from that!” but they’re getting their role backwards. parties influence public opinion. if you’re purely reactive, you’re just letting the GOP frame every debate.
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Caps were already up two on the road going into the third and yet evidently the message in the dressing room was "let's wax these bozos" and frankly I applaud it.
November 10, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Caps were already up two on the road going into the third and yet evidently the message in the dressing room was "let's wax these bozos" and frankly I applaud it.
we are thisclose to Indiana being the Only Good Team
November 9, 2024 at 11:12 PM
we are thisclose to Indiana being the Only Good Team