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Christ on a bike!
www.transportation.gov/briefing-roo...
www.transportation.gov
October 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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malloyable.bsky.social
Not to be weird about it but is there anything sexier than a Galaxy Class starship separating it's saucer section?
a space ship with cc-1701d written on the side of it
Alt: a space ship with cc-1701d written on the side of it
media.tenor.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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matternews.bsky.social
Walkability must be the very framework of development – a set of rules and standards that apply to any growth, whether it be megaprojects and/or smaller incremental development. It is essential to connecting different neighborhoods and developments.

New from Brian Williams.
On Development: Some rather pedestrian attempts at walkability – Matter News
For walkability to be achieved, the concept must be embedded in the very framework of development.
matternews.org
May 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
somethinclever.bsky.social
‘Bout sums it up for me.
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real
If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
somethinclever.bsky.social
“Valle said their daughter, who was born premature, is still breastfeeding and now is without that food source.” We used to welcome Cubans.

www.newsweek.com/mother-1-yea...
Mother of 1-year-old Married to US citizen deported, separated from baby
A Tampa Bay mother was deported to Cuba on Thursday after abruptly being detained days prior.
www.newsweek.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:08 AM
somethinclever.bsky.social
If you think these are good ideas, imagine your nemesis in power doing the same things to oil companies, gun advocates, school vouchers, Fox News, and Zionists. People have the right to stand up for what they believe without fear of government retribution.
www.npr.org/2025/04/29/n...
Trump has used government powers to target more than 100 perceived enemies
Through ICE arrests, criminal investigations, firings and executive orders, the president has launched a sweeping campaign of retribution. One judge called his actions "a shocking abuse of power."
www.npr.org
April 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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iansociologo.bsky.social
Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

kfor.com/news/local/w...
'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
somethinclever.bsky.social
…that among these are life, liberty, and to be disappeared by your sovereign.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
Opinion | The Emergency Is Here
Trump is disappearing people to a Salvadoran prison for terrorists. And he says he wants to send “homegrown” Americans there next.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
somethinclever.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...
Opinion | Sherrod Brown: Trump’s Tariffs Do Nothing for Workers
Democrats should not confuse Trump’s tariff disaster for a trade policy that helps workers.
www.nytimes.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
somethinclever.bsky.social
www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 12:46 AM
somethinclever.bsky.social
With public broadcasting about to be defunded, let’s take a moment to remember why we’ve supported it for over 50 years and how far our society has fallen since then. All right, Rogers, you have the floor.
youtu.be/fKy7ljRr0AA
May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications
YouTube video by Road Less Marveled
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March 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
somethinclever.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/m...
In an Age of Right-Wing Populism, Why Are Denmark’s Liberals Winning?
Around the world, progressive parties have come to see tight immigration restrictions as unnecessary, even cruel. What if they’re actually the only way for progressivism to flourish?
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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petersagal.bsky.social
This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
benion Grieving a wasted life At a point in life when there are far too many days behind than ahead, one tends to re-elected in contrast to standing up for the reflect on a life lived. In my lifetime decades greater good? were devoted to protecting America. Sacri A compromised Supreme Court recently fices were made both by myself and my fam- trotted out a shallow token standards of Ily in military service. The tip of the spear: conduct for themselves. Apparently it's Countless weeks over the years were spent not a bribe to accept favors after a deci-sion; only before. Corporations are people? living at the end of a runway on alert with an Really? Whatever happened to Superman's armed B-52 as generations of aviators have motto of "truth, justice, and the American done before and since. way?" The purpose: if required, be airborne Pay-to-play is the theme of the day. Un- in minutes on a one-way trip bringing a challenged and uncontested blatant conflicts nuclear Armageddon to an adversary. Fly: of interest abound. The rule of law is situ- ing the unfriendly skies over North Viet- ational if adhered to at all. America can no nam provided a brief interlude, but overall, longer be trusted. The unbridled pursuit of this long line of silent sentinels stood firm power and wealth driven by unquenchable to protect America by deterring external greed has left service above self and Con- threats to our freedoms and way of life stitutional norms in the dustbin of a quaint across the decades. I was privileged to serve past. with men and women of integrity imbued Recently the VA said exposure to Agent with a sense of service. Orange is the probable cause of the can- I'm truly grateful that the B-52s we flew, which were built tough, were engineered cers I live with. Actually I suspect it's more from yet unspecified sources, which cause on scientific principles and fabricated by experienced, skilled workers rather than military pilots to have significantly higher founded on mere beli…
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
somethinclever.bsky.social
Sherrod Brown knows the path forward. Will his party ever listen?
Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again newrepublic.com/article/1920... via @newrepublic.com
Democrats Must Become the Workers’ Party Again
Reconnecting the Democratic Party to the working class is an electoral and a moral imperative, and it will be my mission for the rest of my life.
newrepublic.com
March 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM