@tinoem.bsky.social
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It is legal to bicycle on the sidewalk
everywhere in Montgomery County MD
except the City of Takoma Park (municipal code 13.16.050 Riding on sidewalk prohibited—Exceptions).
everywhere in Montgomery County MD
except the City of Takoma Park (municipal code 13.16.050 Riding on sidewalk prohibited—Exceptions).
Not me, but I am a sidewalk biker on busy roads in MD/DC. I don’t trust the drivers. When I used to bike to work in DC I learned the “ok to bike on the sidewalk north of Mass Ave” rule.
September 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It is legal to bicycle on the sidewalk
everywhere in Montgomery County MD
except the City of Takoma Park (municipal code 13.16.050 Riding on sidewalk prohibited—Exceptions).
everywhere in Montgomery County MD
except the City of Takoma Park (municipal code 13.16.050 Riding on sidewalk prohibited—Exceptions).
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A single abandoned net is estimated to kill an average of 500,000 marine invertebrates ( crabs and shrimp), 1,700 fish and 4 seabirds
30,000 sq miles of purse seine nets and gillnets
215 sq km of bottom trawl nets
46,000 miles of main long lines
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
30,000 sq miles of purse seine nets and gillnets
215 sq km of bottom trawl nets
46,000 miles of main long lines
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New study reveals ‘staggering’ scale of lost fishing gear drifting in Earth’s oceans
Lost nets, lines and hooks trap wildlife for years as they float in the ocean, sink to the bottom or are washed ashore
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A single abandoned net is estimated to kill an average of 500,000 marine invertebrates ( crabs and shrimp), 1,700 fish and 4 seabirds
30,000 sq miles of purse seine nets and gillnets
215 sq km of bottom trawl nets
46,000 miles of main long lines
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
30,000 sq miles of purse seine nets and gillnets
215 sq km of bottom trawl nets
46,000 miles of main long lines
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hoping for real #bikelanes in @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social sometime before my 5yo is pulled over for inconveniencing drivers with her mere presence.
September 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Hoping for real #bikelanes in @montgomerycountymd.bsky.social sometime before my 5yo is pulled over for inconveniencing drivers with her mere presence.
www.mako.co.il/news-channel...
Good to see some coverage in mainstream media
Good to see some coverage in mainstream media
המסבירנים הישראלים על התיעודים הקשים של הרעב - mako
המסבירנים הישראלים על התיעודים הקשים של הרעב
www.mako.co.il
August 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
www.mako.co.il/news-channel...
Good to see some coverage in mainstream media
Good to see some coverage in mainstream media
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Taking other significant factors into account, police crash reports in Montgomery County in 2015-2023 were about 50% more likely to find the non-motorist at fault when a driver hit a non-motorist aged 18 or under, compared to an adult (19+) non-motorist.
September 28, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Taking other significant factors into account, police crash reports in Montgomery County in 2015-2023 were about 50% more likely to find the non-motorist at fault when a driver hit a non-motorist aged 18 or under, compared to an adult (19+) non-motorist.
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One of many moments in Omar El Akkad’s new book, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” that will stop you in your tracks.
March 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
One of many moments in Omar El Akkad’s new book, “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This,” that will stop you in your tracks.
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So we could lose $200B in tourism, $100B in immigrants paying taxes, $100B in weapons manufacturing, $500B in lost tax revenue from firing IRS employees… is it sinking in yet?
International tourism is worth $200 billion every year to the US economy.
Sorry, *was.
Sorry, *was.
March 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
So we could lose $200B in tourism, $100B in immigrants paying taxes, $100B in weapons manufacturing, $500B in lost tax revenue from firing IRS employees… is it sinking in yet?
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The reason that the US is locking up tourists for weeks in hellish detention centers rather than letting them book tickets back home is because the detention centers are owned by corporations. They are charging the taxpayers fortunes to cage these people, and making bonanzas off their suffering.
March 29, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The reason that the US is locking up tourists for weeks in hellish detention centers rather than letting them book tickets back home is because the detention centers are owned by corporations. They are charging the taxpayers fortunes to cage these people, and making bonanzas off their suffering.
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NYT: “The White House did not comment on why the group had altered the contracts data or why it’s now harder for the public to scrutinize it.”
The *savings* have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
The *savings* have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
March 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
NYT: “The White House did not comment on why the group had altered the contracts data or why it’s now harder for the public to scrutinize it.”
The *savings* have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
The *savings* have been changed and altered — and are nowhere near what @MarshaBlackburn claims they are.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
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Trump’s North American Tariffs: Myth Vs. Fact
theonion.com/trumps-...
theonion.com/trumps-...
March 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump’s North American Tariffs: Myth Vs. Fact
theonion.com/trumps-...
theonion.com/trumps-...
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Oh neat, March 28 is national "Smash Your Amazon Echo Devices With A Hammer" day.
March 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Oh neat, March 28 is national "Smash Your Amazon Echo Devices With A Hammer" day.
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Gotta love Samuel! ❤️✨
March 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Gotta love Samuel! ❤️✨
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The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
Killing children is by design, I'm afraid. "Pro-natalists" like Musk claim they aren't racist, but their pressure to have children is solely focused on white women, while they back policies that literally kill of non-white children.
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
He's a eugenicist.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
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ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:02 PM
ICE stripped a German green card holder naked, drove him from Boston to Vermont to Rhode Island, put him in a cold shower, deprived him of medication, sleep and food until he collapsed.
No one knows why he was detained.
No one knows why he was detained.
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The NASA office of technology, policy and strategy as well as the office of the chief scientist are both being shut down, and its overall science budget may be slashed by as much as 50%.
March 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The NASA office of technology, policy and strategy as well as the office of the chief scientist are both being shut down, and its overall science budget may be slashed by as much as 50%.
Who knew punishing peaceful protest would lead to radicalization??
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climate
‘A new phase’: why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest
Tougher laws said to be inspiring clandestine attacks on the ‘property and machinery’ of the fossil fuel economy
www.theguardian.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Who knew punishing peaceful protest would lead to radicalization??
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climate
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So many friends look at my cargo bike lifestyle as a hero or huge task. Honestly, it’s a cheat code.
If it’s safe to bike, it’s typically easier than driving when you have kids. Seriously!
If it’s safe to bike, it’s typically easier than driving when you have kids. Seriously!
March 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
So many friends look at my cargo bike lifestyle as a hero or huge task. Honestly, it’s a cheat code.
If it’s safe to bike, it’s typically easier than driving when you have kids. Seriously!
If it’s safe to bike, it’s typically easier than driving when you have kids. Seriously!
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Our planet is burning and our banks are fuelling the fire.
UK high-street banks Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds have funded fossil fuels with $556 billion since 2016.
It’s time to go green. Switch to Starling, Nationwide or Triodos.
Act now: makemymoneymatter.co.uk
UK high-street banks Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds have funded fossil fuels with $556 billion since 2016.
It’s time to go green. Switch to Starling, Nationwide or Triodos.
Act now: makemymoneymatter.co.uk
February 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Our planet is burning and our banks are fuelling the fire.
UK high-street banks Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds have funded fossil fuels with $556 billion since 2016.
It’s time to go green. Switch to Starling, Nationwide or Triodos.
Act now: makemymoneymatter.co.uk
UK high-street banks Barclays, HSBC, Santander, NatWest and Lloyds have funded fossil fuels with $556 billion since 2016.
It’s time to go green. Switch to Starling, Nationwide or Triodos.
Act now: makemymoneymatter.co.uk
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Yes. I recommend people use @bankgreen.bsky.social to avoid this ⬇️
Your Money Is Funding Fossil Fuels Without You Knowing It
Banks use your deposits to make loans to carbon-intensive industries. A new analysis finds that $1,000 in your account creates emissions equal to a flight from NYC to Seattle.
www.wired.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Yes. I recommend people use @bankgreen.bsky.social to avoid this ⬇️
Imagine if you spent all that money in actually making people's lives better...
Also, just curious, who's going to build your infrastructure and pick your vegetables under unbearable heat?
Also, just curious, who's going to build your infrastructure and pick your vegetables under unbearable heat?
Senate Republicans unveiled a plan to fund President Trump’s mass deportation campaign, proposing to spend close to $350 billion on immigrant detention facilities, deportation raids and national security priorities.
Live updates: Trump holds joint news conference with Japan’s prime minister
The latest news on President Donald Trump’s return to the White House and the new Congress.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Imagine if you spent all that money in actually making people's lives better...
Also, just curious, who's going to build your infrastructure and pick your vegetables under unbearable heat?
Also, just curious, who's going to build your infrastructure and pick your vegetables under unbearable heat?
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Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.