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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 4h

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a close up of a man wearing a la dodgers hat .

ALT: a close up of a man wearing a la dodgers hat .

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 4h

You just know that if Sasaki would have done the job last night, Yamamoto would not have been sent back out for the 9th inning tonight 😆

Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

“New York City’s office market is enjoying its biggest boom in nearly two decades, leaving the rest of the U.S. in its dust.

Manhattan office space is leasing at a rate not seen since 2006, while office markets in other cities are plodding along.”

www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

The New York City Office Market Is Roaring Back, and It’s Pricier Than Ever

Manhattan office space is leasing at a rate not seen since 2006, while office markets in other cities are plodding along.

www.wsj.com

Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

police officers (everywhere) are on ICE’s *side*…

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

“In doing so, Democratic lawmakers said the result could harm their cities and states, upending work that would have helped residents regardless of their political party.

The White House did not respond to requests for comment.”

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

“Many Democrats said that the announcements fit a broader pattern at the White House, where Trump has claimed vast authority to reprogram the nation’s budget, even though the Constitution gives that power to Congress.”

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

“But the budgetary moves coincide with the president’s public pledges to use the shutdown to slash spending favored by Democrats.

He has described the federal stoppage as an “unprecedented opportunity” to make some cuts permanent.”

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

“Since returning to office, Trump has been particularly aggressive in cutting federal investments to combat climate change.”

Oh.

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

“Trump’s aides have offered a series of explanations for the administration’s decision to pause or terminate grants, claiming in some cases that the spending would have been wasteful or in conflict with the president’s priorities.”

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

“In some cases, recipients had started to receive portions of the federal aid, only to become casualties in a funding battle that has no end in sight.”

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

“The projects include new investments in clean energy, upgrades to the electric grid and fixes to the nation’s transportation infrastructure, primarily in Democratic strongholds, such as New York and California.”

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

“Each of these infrastructure projects had received federal aid, sometimes after officials spent years pleading in Washington — only to see that money halted as Trump has looked to punish Democrats over the course of the fiscal stalemate.”

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

“Two weeks into the government shutdown, the Trump admin has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion that had been reserved for more than 200 projects primarily located in Democratic-led cities, congressional districts and states.”

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

www.nytimes.com

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 12h

"Portland’s protests are getting ridiculous.

That’s the point.

Protesters in cities like Portland, Oregon, are using humor to reveal the absurdity of MAGA’s claims about them, joining a rich history of clowning against authoritarianism."

www.fastcompany.com/91421423/por...

Portland’s protests are getting ridiculous. That’s the point

Protesters in cities like Portland, Oregon, are using humor to reveal the absurdity of MAGA’s claims about them—and it might be working.

www.fastcompany.com

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

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Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 8h

I love this so much. Funny, sweet, hopeful, and kind of bad-ass.

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 5h

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 12h

"Portland’s protests are getting ridiculous.

That’s the point.

Protesters in cities like Portland, Oregon, are using humor to reveal the absurdity of MAGA’s claims about them, joining a rich history of clowning against authoritarianism."

www.fastcompany.com/91421423/por...

Portland’s protests are getting ridiculous. That’s the point

Protesters in cities like Portland, Oregon, are using humor to reveal the absurdity of MAGA’s claims about them—and it might be working.

www.fastcompany.com

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 6h

Someone should put all that info into a blog post for the people of Georgia.

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 7h

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · May 23

Still true:

“Yes, Ticketmaster - Live Nation takes advantage of its monopoly.

But the real problem is "dynamic pricing."

The blame resides w/ Swift, Harry Styles, Springsteen etc.

They all *choose* to take part in “dynamic pricing” so that they MAKE MORE MONEY.”

newrepublic.com/article/1689...

Go Ahead and Blame Taylor Swift for Ticket Prices

Yes, Ticketmaster takes advantage of its monopoly. But the real problem is dynamic pricing.

newrepublic.com

Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 7h

This video of there's from 2022 left out the giant detail that ARTISTS CAN OPT-OUT OF "DYNAMIC PRICING" if they want to...

x.com/MorePerfectU...

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 7h

"Hamas Is Not Done Fighting -

As it has in the past, the group will retrench and rearm.

If past is precedent, Hamas will fight tooth and nail to preserve its political and military standing in Gaza and its commitment to violently oppose prospects for peace"

www.foreignaffairs.com/palestinian-...

Hamas Is Not Done Fighting

As it has in the past, the group will retrench and rearm.

www.foreignaffairs.com

Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 7h

As for lead in the US...

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · Jul 10

“Despite Mandate, Chicago Lead Pipe Replacement Is 50 Years Away -

New Environmental Protection Agency rules are supposed to make US water lead-free.

But Chicago, with the greatest lead pipe burden, is emblematic of the tremendous hurdles ahead.”

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Despite Mandate, Chicago Lead Pipe Replacement Is 50 Years Away

New Environmental Protection Agency rules are supposed to make US water lead-free. But Chicago, with the greatest lead pipe burden, is emblematic of the tremendous hurdles ahead.

www.bloomberg.com

Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 7h

As for lead worldwide....

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 16h

"Lead batteries are poisoning millions of children.

Here are 3 proven ways to stop it.

Informal recycling is deadly — and relatively simple to fix."

www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Lead-acid batteries are poisoning the Global South. Here are 3 proven ways to stop that.

Informal recycling is deadly — and relatively simple to fix.

www.vox.com

Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 7h

Thread:

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · Jul 10

“Despite Mandate, Chicago Lead Pipe Replacement Is 50 Years Away -

New Environmental Protection Agency rules are supposed to make US water lead-free.

But Chicago, with the greatest lead pipe burden, is emblematic of the tremendous hurdles ahead.”

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Despite Mandate, Chicago Lead Pipe Replacement Is 50 Years Away

New Environmental Protection Agency rules are supposed to make US water lead-free. But Chicago, with the greatest lead pipe burden, is emblematic of the tremendous hurdles ahead.

www.bloomberg.com

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 28d

"Great Britain’s economy didn’t completely tank after Romans left, countering conventional wisdom -

“Completely surprising” discovery based on ancient pollutants suggests mining and smelting continued apace for centuries."

www.science.org/content/arti...

Great Britain’s economy didn’t completely tank after Romans left, countering conventional wisdom

“Completely surprising” discovery based on ancient pollutants suggests mining and smelting continued apace for centuries

www.science.org

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Torr 🧵 @torrleonard.bsky.social · 16d

“Space Force is a vital part of the American war machine, as the US races to maintain a lead over Russian and Chinese space warfare capabilities.

The force ran its largest-ever combat training exercise in July, testing its ability to detect and counter threats in orbit.”

Inside the Space Force as it prepares for a new kind of war

An exclusive look at a Space Force training exercise offered rare insights into how the secretive branch is preparing to fight the next war in space — an arena that for decades was regarded as a peace...

www.washingtonpost.com

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