“maddie”

there’s literally nothing better than sleeping. I don’t understand why we don’t all sleep a lot more.

Whole lot of soldiers on the precipice of class consciousness

It’s easy to be a good pedestrian. What’s hard is for news outlets to address the systemic solutions to traffic violence.

For a bit I forgot that the current political movement was won with a weak minority and is managed by annoying dorks who nobody likes who have terrible vibes. This video has 1.3 million likes and is a good reminder that better things are possible, even for those of us outside NYC. A good night!

edited screenshot from the show "i think you should leave". an in memoriam video is projected on a screen. a picture of dick cheney is on the video with the title: Tiny Dicky Cheney 1941 - 2025 Pancaked by Drunk Dump Truck Driver

The USDA is the fail safe for SNAP.

They have a contingency fund to ensure it’s covered in the event of a shutdown.

They’re refusing.

Grocery stores stepped up to try and help by offering discounts to any SNAP recipients and the USDA told them they had to stop.

Starvation as a policy choice.

it’s tough to see others living your dream

this crosswalk signal timing drives me nuts

The welfare state is about dignity, equality, and making people not poor, but as @itsafronomics.bsky.social says/cites here, it’s often also an investment that more than pays for itself

beyond

Excellent paper. I'm increasingly convinced that students are not dedicated to GenAI junk, but if they're being drowned in it, some may feel like they have no choice but to use it. It was the players who ultimately got steroids out of baseball; students will need to help get GenAI out of education.

You shouldn’t have to work if there’s a bird outside you want to watch

how do i get a stencil so i can guerilla market to the atx community

Sidewalks should be spacious enough for greetings to become gatherings.

once again posting The Chart

GOOD

The future of public power is also WORKER power. We are just getting started.

I actually always appreciate the research that elegantly proves the obvious

it’s all anyone wants! to cultivate curiosity and ideas and have people seriously engage with them. it’s a damn shame our educational system has been distorted away from this

That very MUNDANE action that you don't take because you are too busy fantasizing about being a superhero instead would actually DO something for someone. Your fantasy does not.

Picture of lifted white truck rolling Coal on cyclist

Local “Man” insists cyclists should ‘share the road’ by staying out of it entirely. Experts confirm he has not shared anything since 1998.

photo of the new book Life After Cars

sooooo worth the wait. great work as always @thewaroncars.bsky.social

obsessed with her

this advice applies to life more generally, too

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."

Taxing the rich works!

Society melts your brain

photo of fried egg in a pan from the anti-drug psa ”this is your brain on drugs”

this is your brain on society

once seen it cannot go unseen

my woke take is that entirely too many people feel entitled to the benefits of a social contract while not feeling bound by the responsibilities of said contract

It's funny, the no kings protests could be the best chace to normalize the idea of nationwide strikes in the US, if the organizers are serious. They do maybe 2 more on weekends to really lock them into people's practice, then say, "hey, let's show them we really mean business & do it on a Wednesday"