Aaron W. Gordon

Murder Officially Plunged in 2024 That and more takeaways from the FBI's 2024 Reported Crime in the Nation report.

"Crime fell in 2024 across every category and population group." jasher.substack.com/p/murder-off...

This is the wrong move. Liverpool should submit a new bid in 1 GBP increments every day.

The good news is that once you break the reliability and trust of bureaucratic systems it is incredibly difficult to rebuild. A multi-generational process. Have a great weekend everyone!

Aha! Ty

Not for me!

Good planning leads to good transit.

The FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files The bureau’s FOIA team tasked with conducting a final review of the records blacked out the names before higher-ups said last month that releasing the documents ‘would not be appropriate or warranted....

NEW FOIA Files SCOOP: The FBI redacted Trump’s name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the Epstein files under two privacy exemptions before DOJ & FBI concluded “no further disclosure” of the files “would be appropriate or warranted.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The Youths will never know what it feels like to miss the school bus because you needed to see what the #1 Top Ten was for the day.

It is really noticeable when apt hunting that older apts (as long as they haven't been repeatedly chopped up) generally have more useful layouts with less wasted sq footage than newer ones.

The health equivalent of the traffic studies that say taking away a lane will cost each driver 30 seconds so combined it will result in "thousands of hours" of delays.

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The evidence seems pretty strong at this point that, given the tiny margin of victory Adams had in the 2021 primary, the Adams Era never would have happened if the other candidates took advantage of ranked choice. Real sliding doors moment for NYC.

You know about this one right? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteri...

After much market research it seems Mercedes pegged its customers as people whose jobs consist of having meetings, having other people read their emails, and having other people manage their calendars. Sounds about right.

Don't look now but Brightline isn't doing so hot www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

If that is the case then why have so many Chelsea purchases declined in market value since they were acquired? (Genuine question. Do they systematically overvalue? Are Transfermarkt values garbage? Other?)

It is hard to explain to people why electrification of rail systems is such a game changer but this video will help me do so in the future.

Chart showing risk of being murdered in the subway if you rode 500 times last year (0.4 in 100,000) versus other risks such as that of dying in a traffic accident in the US last year (12.1 in 100,000)

The subway risk chart you've been waiting for (Sawyer County, Wisconsin, is where Sean Duffy is from). Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Brazil and Russia both waived visa fees prior to their World Cups.

Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new $250 'visa integrity fee' — what to know Travelers to the U.S. must pay a new "visa integrity fee" to visit, but questions remain as to how and when it will be implemented. Here's what we know so far.

Traditionally, countries hosting major international sporting tournaments waive most visa fees to increase tourism. So it is certainly *interesting* Congress voted to jack them up prior to the 2026 World Cup. www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/v...

Me when Kim Phillips-Fein is writing about NYC history

Welcome to the aeropress life my friend

Map of where Brightline-related deaths have occurred in South Florida.

Brightline trains have killed 182 people, significantly more than publicly known, an investigation by the Miami Herald and WLRN, South Florida’s NPR member station, has found.

Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...

FWIW several highways were closed due to flooding too. It was a big storm.

Rode the subway twice over the weekend, both trips were quick, efficient, and in comfortable air-conditioned cars. The other passengers were all respectful and behaving appropriately.

Successfully paid less than $3 to efficiently traverse one of the world's densest cities in a clean, air-conditioned vehicle yet again.

I spent all last year saying to anyone who would listen that I hoped Chelsea would be dumb enough to sell Madueke to us so I'm pretty freaking pumped.

I just want to say you explained this very well in a way I have often struggled to. Good work!

Those ball progression numbers are a lot lower than I would have guessed, even adjusting for But It's Forest

*sees which agency*

Ohhhh yeah that checks out