Alex Gourse

In early 2025, beaver activity in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic, contributed to the restoration of a wetland ecosystem. A family of beavers constructed a series of dams that coincidentally accomplished environmental goals of the Czech government, which had delayed its proposed project since 2018 for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The beaver-built dams saved the Czech government approximately US$1.2 million,

imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off

As institution after institution caves in to him, he’s emboldened to escalate — now seeking to bankrupt the NY Times for not endorsing him or giving him favorable coverage.

Bending the knee to an authoritarian doesn’t make him stop. It makes him more aggressive.

We must fight back. No more caving.

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World needs more kickass 70s driving bass lines youtu.be/UIVUPNaEUjQ

What a piece of shit.

The whole using-conditional-spending-to-extort-colleges thing was very clearly conceived of as payback for the desegregation era.

when they close it all up, I do believe this will go down as the funniest video on the internet

One sign that we are living under an authoritarian regime is that a lot of people are acting like they are living under an authoritarian regime.

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AB 609: Environmentally-Beneficial Housing Exemption AB 609 will create a streamlined permitting process for multi-family housing in already-developed urban areas by exempting these projects from the California Environmental Quality Act. The bill define...

[BILL ALERT] AB 609, which exempts infill housing from additional review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) while preserving CEQA review for planning, has passed the Assembly floor and now heads to the Senate!

Learn more: cayimby.org/legislation/...

Google Streetview of the property with PIN10 1433400004: 1967 North Lincoln Avenue

1967 North Lincoln Avenue

I'm currently experiencing a phenomenon that @alonlevy.bsky.social and others have talked about a lot, which is the hollowing-out of technical expertise at a public agency. I want to explain how it's happening in this case, because I think it's pretty typical

“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥

They’re destroying federal science capacity & California needs to step up & expand science capacity at the state level.

I introduced SB 829 to create the California Institute for Scientific Research & authorize the State of California to produce vaccines. It just passed the Senate Health Committee.

When a person is abducted, there's a number to call to report & identify. A habeas petition challenging the abduction is electronically filed in that district, by a lawyer admitted in that district, within 30 minutes of the call. Anywhere in the country, 24 hours a day.

Nothing else is good enough.

Now @abovethelaw.com has created a Biglaw Spine Index, an easy-to-navigate table with the 2024 Am Law 200 color-coded to show the fighters, the capitulators, and the silent.

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If MAGA really wanted more high-wage jobs where people work with their hands, they would be trying to boost construction work. But instead they’re crashing housing production and trying to protect high resource areas from upzoning.

Life is a series of repeating prisoners dilemmas.

Civilization is the unlikely broad agreement to cooperate.

We all take this condition for granted, daily, but nobody knows how to intentionally create it.

Trump thinks he a genius for constantly defecting.

Where will my horses shit if my neighbor’s lot is less than a full acre?

The equestrian NIMBY is a Silicon Valley specialty.

Musk is definitely going to accuse the dems of buying votes

Obviously this is an invitation to cascading misidentification where entire social networks get falsely labeled as gang members.

We’re doing Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo again, except both at once, and to random dads and barbers abducted off the streets of America for the crime of being Latino

yep, this is what i think is going on. there is an underlying moral economy where service jobs are feminine and thus undesirable whereas factory jobs are masculine and thus good.

Beyond ignoring this absurd request, I hope that the governor's office, HCD, and the attorney general watch Los Angeles County like a hawk. If they're publicly asking the state to suspend the rights of affected property owners, you better bet they're just going to do it anyway.

(b) The Federal contracting process shall be streamlined to enhance speed and efficiency, reduce costs, and require Federal contractors and subcontractors to comply with our civil-rights laws. Accordingly: (1) Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965 (Equal Employment Opportunity), is hereby revoked. For 90 days from the date of this order, Federal contractors may continue to comply with the regulatory scheme in effect on January 20, 2025. (ii) The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs within the Department of Labor shall immediately cease: (A) Promoting "diversity"; (B) Holding Federal contractors and subcontractors responsible for taking "affirmative action"; and (C) Allowing or encouraging Federal contractors and subcontractors to engage in workforce balancing based on race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin.

(iii) In accordance with Executive Order 13279 of December 12, 2002 (Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations), the employment, procurement, and contracting practices of Federal contractors and subcontractors shall not consider race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, or national origin in ways that violate the Nation's civil rights laws. (iv) The head of each agency shall include in every contract or grant award: (A) A term requiring the contractual counterparty or grant recipient to agree that its compliance in all respects with all applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws is material to the government's payment decisions for purposes of section 3729(b) (4) of title 31, United States Code; and (B) A term requiring such counterparty or recipient to certify that it does not operate any programs promoting DEI that violate any applicable Federal anti-discrimination laws.

BREAKING: In a new executive order sent out by the White House, Donald Trump has revoked the federal contractor nondiscrimination executive order, EO 11246, that was signed by Lyndon Johnson in 1965 and has protected employees of businesses seeking federal contracts from discrimination ever since.

The most remarkable part about the congestion pricing fight has been the characterization of the subways and railroads as the exclusive domain of the liberal wealthy Manhattan/brownstone bourgeoisie, but are also too unsafe to ride, but are also too crowded to hold more people.

you know the first thing i noticed about this is how vance, cotton, and barrasso are all standing exactly like trump

LA is actually about a million units short which is why we urgently need a study program to examine the possibility of a potential social housing pilot program for a few dozen units in industrial areas by the freeway

Amazon is paying $40 million to license Melania Trump film directed by Brett Ratner Documentary will offer a ‘behind the scenes’ look at the incoming First Lady’s life

So let me get this straight: one of the largest companies in the US, which is facing numerous labor and antitrust proceedings from the federal government, has written a check for $40 million to the incoming president's wife? Do I have that right?

www.the-independent.com/news/media/a...

‘Shark Tank’ Star Kevin O’Leary Says He’s Near Deal to Buy TikTok: ‘We’re Doing This’ The entrepreneur says he'll need President-elect Donald Trump's help to close a deal for the social media platform's U.S. operation The post ‘Shark Tank’ Star Kevin O’Leary Says He’s Near Deal to Buy ...

Republicans in Congress pushed to ban TikTok and force a sale.

Now a wealthy, politically-connected Republican is close to buying it.

This isn't about safety, it's about Republicans forcibly controlling the content 170 million Americans consume.

X, Meta, Snap, and now TikTok.