Heather Arthur

saw this clip of the NYC mayor debate and i had tears in my eyes, perhaps the most insane section of any debate ever

We for sure just hit 150 on the M train going under the East River. Wheels not touching the tracks.

Part of a page from 'The Cycling World Illustrated', 26 August 1896. It includes photos of a tricycle for collecting cats (complete with uniformed driver) and the Cats' Infirmary, Hampstead (a pen of cats of varying sizes in someone's house, one of the cats is being cuddled by what appears to be the tricycle driver). The accompanying text reads: "A philanthropic lady in the North of London has established an infirmary for cats. On receipt of a postcard she will send for the ailing animal, the tricycle which collects them being provided with a box resting on springs to avoid all jarring and jolting. The cats are carefully tended at the infirmary, where their quarters and most comfortable, and when cured are returned to their owners, no charge being made."

🚨 😾 VICTORIAN EMERGENCY CAT TRICYCLE 😾 🚨

Pop a card in the London post in 1896, & a chauffeur driven tricycle would collect your pet for care & cure, providing a smooth springed ride to the Hampstead infirmary

More Cycling World Illustrated gems digitised at mrc-describe.epexio.com/records/CTC/...

Alt text: A man in camouflage clothing and a face covering sits inside a gray Jeep, pointing a weapon out of the open driver-side window. The gun is aimed directly at the camera. The man wears gloves and a dark cap, and his eyes are visible above the mask. The vehicle’s door and side mirror are wet with raindrops.

ICE is a hostile occupying force that is a danger to everyone.

Dr Jane Goodall discussing her shit list is funny, but the rest of this is her last words for all of us, which are worth hearing.

Disassociation ain’t hittin' like it used to.

The language of non-consent around AI is really telling. "It's too late to be scared." "It's here whether we want it or not." "You'll have to learn to work with it." "You can't fight the inevitable."

All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.

I’m desperately trying to order my special German socks while Nick is trying to order his special Canadian keyboard stuff.

Mass starvation stalks Gaza as deaths from hunger rise Aid agencies warned for months that Israel’s harsh limits on food aid would bring acute malnutrition and widespread suffering to Gaza’s 2.1 million people.

Gaza faces a severe humanitarian crisis as Israeli restrictions on aid lead to widespread malnutrition and starvation, with hospitals overwhelmed by malnourished children.

Climate Policy in America: Where We Go From Here Podcast Episode · Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins · 07/16/2025 · 1h 11m

This podcast ep is a good overview of how the recent Republican bill affected climate policy and which parts of the IRA it repealed: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... repubs have a wind and solar vendetta (they almost *added* a tax to them!), but luckily seem okay with nuclear.

It’s been great! For some reason linen seems extra discounted.

There is so much high quality summer linen for cheap on Poshmark 😍

Woman sitting in an open window fanning herself with a paper fan.

The people sitting outside with a sun umbrella against a building painted hot red.

It’s 100° in NYC so it’s a good day to watch Do the Right Thing, leaving Netflix soon. I saw it for the first time a few weeks ago! and it’s just really good.

Thank you! That makes sense.

Is there a ranking strategy that’s best for defeating Cuomo? Or is “don’t rank Cuomo” the best you can do?

When people support Andrew Cuomo, what they’re saying implicitly is that they don’t care about the women he’s already sexually harassed and retaliated against and they won’t care if he does it again. It’s a political stance that enables discrimination against women in government

She was the Speaker of the Minnesota House and she was assassinated along with her husband by someone impersonating a police officer; this is terrifying and also just so symptomatic of the political madness and violence Trump has sown

This NYC mayor debate is good!

YouTube video by Kitten Lady Why I Support "Kill Shelters"

I see people using the terms "kill" and "no-kill" in regard to animal shelters all the time. I hope that maybe some of you will watch this video to understand why many people in the rescue community feel these terms are harmful to the animals in most desperate need. youtu.be/lpaKT6v_mAw?...

The Republican tax and budget bill could sharply slow E.V. sales, harm US competitiveness, and kill off manufacturing investment and jobs, the NY Times reports www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/b...

For more, see our REPEAT Project analysis cited in the Times ⤵️

yeah man, please make my 85 year
old great aunt prove her citizenship to vote in rural georgia, this definitely isn’t reminiscent of anything in the american past

"Delivery of up to 4.5 gigawatts (GW) of power to support AI-driven hyperscale data centers, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 60–65% per megawatt hour compared to the former coal plant."

How's that for some spin! Coal plant closed in 2023! So this will generate infinity more emissions...

The Massachusetts governor, the city, and the university needs to drop everything to locate and free this girl and make sure this doesn't happen again.

This is DEFCON-1. If they do this to someone who wrote an op-ed in a college newspaper, they will do this to anyone they don't like.

When can we go

Cuomo Resigns Amid Scandals, Ending Decade-Long Run in Disgrace (Published 2021) Gov. Andrew Cuomo was unable to withstand a barrage of sexual harassment allegations that led most of his allies to abandon him.

It’s never not a good day to remind New Yorkers that Andrew Cuomo is a sexual predator. He can never be our mayor. www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/n...

“Today, the MTA filed papers in federal court to ensure that the highly successful program – which has already dramatically reduced congestion, bringing reduced traffic and faster travel times, while increasing speeds for buses and emergency vehicles – will continue notwithstanding this baseless effort to snatch those benefits away from the millions of mass transit users, pedestrians and, especially, the drivers who come to the Manhattan Central Business District. It’s mystifying that after four years and 4,000 pages of federally-supervised environmental review – and barely three months after giving final approval to the Congestion Relief Program – USDOT would seek to totally reverse course.”

Statement from MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber regarding legal filing to continue benefits of the congestion pricing program: www.mta.info/press-releas...

My NYC astronomy club is hosting a two-session online class on how to predict eclipses: aaa.org/event/predic... Open to anyone. These classes are always really well done, so I'm excited.

A black cat staring at the camera while sitting atop a heating vent in the floor.

It took this guy 5 years to figure out where the heat comes from but now he's up to speed and on it.

To Vote in This Summer’s Primary, Pick Your Party Now You can only vote in NYC primaries if you’re registered with a party — and the deadline is coming up fast.

gonna post this every day until the deadline: Feb. 14

if you want to vote in NYC's June primary ***YOU HAVE TO PICK A PARTY BY FEBRUARY 14***

New York has closed primaries. if you're unaffiliated, you can't vote in June. if you're WFP or Conservative you ***CANNOT VOTE IN DEM OR GOP PRIMARY**

as the rollercoaster crests the top of the initial incline, the ratcheting noise slows and stops, and you can, right before the plunge, observe the entire amusement park