Brandon Farmahini

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Huge infrastructure projects are a beast to break down so I sat down with @KUTnathan to discuss just how you bridge the gap (pun intended) between technical jargon and public conception. Give it a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/125i...

I’ve heard it joked about, but I seriously believe downgrading Pluto from a planet broke trust in science for a lot of very stupid people.

YouTube video by AKMotions A Heartfelt Fantasy - Action Animation

Love this Dead Fantasy homage but you gotta have a dance number in the next one or in the end credits to go the full Monty Oum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqIW...

> @governor.ny.gov

timeline cleanse: billionaires begging for applause

Yes

President Trump is asking a federal judge in Florida to "permanently prohibit the release" of the portion of the special counsel report about his retention of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

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Musk banned Amy Klobuchar from X for throwing a stapler at his head.

FOX: Where’s the protest against the regime that's killing people in the street right now?

Trent: They are doing those today. It’s called the ICE protests

FOX: Are they talking about Iran at the ICE protests?

Trent: No, I think they are talking about the regime that is shooting people in the face

Kristi Noem is lying.

NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed

A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.

Although Machado ultimately said she was dedicating the award to Trump, her acceptance of the prize was an “ultimate sin,” said one of the people. “If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” this person said.

WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.

“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.

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Transit's main competition is cars. If you raise fares from $2.50 to $3, you're still way more affordable than driving. But if you cut the bus from every 15 to every 20, you're screwed because cars have infinity frequency and 24 hr service span.

For the 2nd time, my dog trailer has been stolen from my apartment garage. I’m going to find this fucker. Really ruined the plans I had for the day.

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

It bugs me we don’t differentiate between public/domestic crime. Like the cops are never gonna prevent someone from murdering someone else in a house. I guess you can argue that more cops means more domestic violence intervention? But how many murders have incidents of domestic violence beforehand?

Burgum: "Today we're sending notifications to the 5 large offshore wind projects that are under construction that their leases will be suspended due to national security concerns ... the Dept of War has come back conclusively that these large offshore wind programs create radar interference"

Are these the hydrogen trains?

Well Well Well, things are finally working out for me.

Re this Oklahoma student and her transphobic paper: I'm a very easy grader and if my students put in the effort and are demonstrating that they're learning, they'll likely end up with an A.

It's amazing how much god is always telling college football coaches to take the money.

YouTube video by Tabletop Time Making the most Iconic Map in Halo

This is pretty cool. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJNu...

Check out some improvements coming to @capmetroatx.bsky.social 's Red Line as well as some operational downtime at the Downtown station to accommodate the highway reconstruction. #Transit #Trains #Austin www.instagram.com/reel/DRiZd0U...

Target date for the Austin Light Rail final environmental impact statement is set for one month from now, December 15th www.permits.performance.gov/proj/austin-...

ATP has also issued 3 RFPs for final design & construction, light rail vehicles, and the O&M facility www.atptx.org/build-with-us/

Ahhhhhhhhh that’s it. Seems weird to clump them together but I get it.

You’re telling me they made a 3rd Jumanji?

It looks like both downtown and Saltillo will close for all of 2027-2028 to deal with the 35 rebuild covering an at-grade crossing to bridge) & the East side double tracking. However a temp station will be setup at E. 7th and Northwestern. @DannyHu82728140 @CapMetroATX #Progress