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CAN I PET DAT DAWG?!?

Who is highly conflicted?

The A-Bomb Dome and Peace Flame seen through the Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph.

The A-Bomb Dome and Peace Flame seen through the Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph.

Looking down the Memorial Peace Park from the Peace Memorial Museum.

The Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph with A-Bomb Dome in the background.

The Atomic Bomb Dome and Peace Flame -which will burn until nuclear disarmament- as seen through the Memorial Cenotaph (慰霊碑).

The epitaph reads:
安らかに眠って下さい 過ちは 繰返しませぬから
'Rest in Peace, for the error shall not be repeated'
-Saika Tadayoshi (雑賀忠義).

#Hiroshima #広島 #peaceflame

Looking across the Motoyasu River to the A-Bomb Dome.

Memorial Tower to the Mobilized Students in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

The A-Bomb Dome is officially known as the Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall.

The Children's Peace Monument in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

"Japan learned from the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that the tragedy wrought by nuclear weapons must never be repeated and that humanity and nuclear weapons cannot coexist."

-Daisaku Ikeda (池田大作 1928-2023).

#Hiroshima #HiroshimaPeaceMemorialMuseum #広島 #HiroshimaDay

At exactly 8:15 a.m. JST, around the time you’re reading this, 80 years ago, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

Today, we remember the lives lost, the survivors who continue to speak out, and the urgent need for nuclear disarmament. Read more here: www.icanw.org/remembering_...

As Hiroshima marks the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, many aging survivors express frustration about the growing support of global leaders for nuclear weapons as a deterrence. wapo.st/4owgrUn

These people can only conceive of win-lose situations, and so they forgo win-win arrangements in favor of lose-lose arrangements

If you’re gonna do crime, do white collar crime!

Public health officials in Florida are about to get fired for doing their jobs well.

A view of the area between South Station building and the train platforms. The arches of the new South Station Tower frame people and a background building

A bicycle in a construction site at South Station

When South Station was under construction earlier this year, I was happy to see that one of the workers commuted in by bike! They rode a Felt with fenders and a nice big frame bag.

(I didn’t post this earlier to avoid drawing attention to an apparently unlocked bike)

#bikecommute #Boston

A view of the Boston skyline from a commuter rail train

The skies over Boston are a little smoky this morning

Boston’s Dorchester Avenue viewed from the train tracks early in the morning

A juxtaposition of energy types, Boston’s Rainbow Swash gas tank, a wind turbine and solar panels.

*sigh* Where did the weekend go already? Ah well, off to work.

2nd photo - An interesting juxtaposition of energy types, Boston’s Rainbow Swash gas tank, a wind turbine and solar panels in the second view.

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Kids setting up a lemonade stand along a trail

There’s a lemonade stand at Butler!
#hydration

A person riding a bicycle passes a team painting a mural

That looks like - no wait, right kit, different rider - that’s not @adammyerson.bsky.social

“His Magasty” 😂 that’s great! I’m gonna hafta steal that!

Clearly the solution is to fire even more people

Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.

NEWS --> An internal Homeland Security memo suggests Trump's use of military for domestic enforcement is about to get worse. It details top-level talks between Defense Department and DHS on what this should look like. Experts say it's alarming.

We obtained the memo:
newrepublic.com/article/1987...

A Univega touring bicycle

A Univega touring bicycle

This lovely Univega bicycle came in today. The owner said that it had toured Europe back in the 80s.

A vintage Raleigh bicycle

A vintage Raleigh bicycle

We’ve had this beautiful old Raleigh bicycle for a while - one way or another it’s going away soon

Milton Bike Giveaway, Aug 2 from 9-noon at 629 Randolph Ave in Milton

Bicycles in a shed

The Milton DPW and Milton Bike Committee have collected a bunch of bikes over the years and are having a clearance giveaway this morning. Stop by and see what you may want! There are lots of kids bikes and some for grownups too.

Every Scientific Empire Comes to an End America’s run as the premier techno-superpower may be over.

What bothers me is not the decline in American prestige and economic power that will come from this. What bothers me is the decline in American life expectancy. 🧪🛟
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

DOGE builds AI tool to cut 50 percent of federal regulations The U.S. DOGE Service is using a new AI tool to eliminate federal regulations, aiming to cut 50 percent of rules by the first anniversary of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Americans lived through the safest period in history over the past few decades. This was due to regulations on everything from automobiles to construction, pollution to health care. They're in for a rough future because of the deregulation about to happen. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Drone maker DJI’s electric bikes launch today in the US The e-bike industry has seen its fair share of unexpected players over the years, but today marks the US debut of one of the most interesting newcomers yet: drone giant DJI. Through its electric bike-focused subsidiary, Amflow, DJI has officially launched its first e-bikes in the US market, the Amflow PL Carbon and Amflow PL Carbon Pro, and they’re not messing around. more…

Drone maker DJI’s electric bikes launch today in the US

Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes

lol, musical chairs

I hope they recover without long term disabilities

I was afraid it was going to jump on the train and chase me