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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23h

"Simply put, the Geometry Problem is that cars are much bigger than humans. ... these physical differences mean that when we optimize places for cars, they end up not working well (or working at all) for any other mode. They become *car-only* places."

Great post, lays it out very clearly.

The Geometry Problem

Suburbia doesn't scale

postsuburban.substack.com

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 1d

dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience

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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @thefarce.org · 4h

You get rid of this for the same reason you got rid of Franken—you gotta stand for something.

Andy Kaczynski @kfile.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: I reviewed a text chain provided by an acquaintance of Graham Platner where the person discussed with others Platner’s Nazi-like tattoo months before the story became public, undercutting claims Platner only recently learned of it.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

Graham Platner’s claims that he didn’t know tattoo was Nazi-linked undercut by new evidence | CNN Politics

A KFile investigation has uncovered mounting evidence that Platner — a Marine veteran— was aware of and defended the use of Nazi symbolism that had come to be embraced by some members of the military.

www.cnn.com

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Berserker Coach @berserkercoach.bsky.social · 15h

FFS, everytime I think you dipshits have reached your nadir

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Techdirt @techdirt.com · 18h

Trump’s Tantrum Over Accurate Reagan Quotes Backfires: Millions Learn Reagan Opposed His Tariff Policy

Donald Trump just cut off all trade negotiations with Canada because an Ontario ad campaign quoted Ronald Reagan accurately. The quotes are real. The context is accurate. But Trump called them…

Trump’s Tantrum Over Accurate Reagan Quotes Backfires: Millions Learn Reagan Opposed His Tariff Policy

Donald Trump just cut off all trade negotiations with Canada because an Ontario ad campaign quoted Ronald Reagan accurately. The quotes are real. The context is accurate. But Trump called them "fake" and "fraudulent," and the Reagan Foundation—the institution literally tasked with preserving Reagan's legacy—backed him up by lying about what their own guy said and even threatening frivolous litigation in support of Trump’s temper tantrum.

www.techdirt.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 18h

A friend recently told me that they didn’t think ICE would deploy tear gas in well to do neighborhoods with a high density of white people. I understood their thinking, but disagreed. Today, they gassed Lakeview. Nothing is off limits to these people.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 22h

So you should really watch this. Just 2 minutes. But a window into the truly radical nature of the people Trump is nominating.

When pressed today, the nominee to be Ambassador to South Africa refuses to oppose reinstituting laws to prevent black people from voting in America.

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Berserker Coach @berserkercoach.bsky.social · 15h

Shut the fuck up, Bill, you're just a fucking guy. you don't know shit.

Berserker Coach @berserkercoach.bsky.social · 15h

was just saying to someone recently that Gates is a type specimen example of a moderately smart guy who got very lucky and very rich, and ever since then, for inexplicable reasons he thinks his opinions on things are more valuable than those of experts, AND the world humors him in this delusion

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 18h

Bill Gates is deeply misguided on climate. My Newsweek commentary debunking his downplaying of the need for rapid decarbonization is nearly 5 years old, but it is evergreen: www.newsweek.com/right-path-f...

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 17h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

On the one hand, this is insane. In an innumerate culture enough people will think this grift is actually one of Trump’s good deals.

On the other hand, let these fools go broke trying to “donate” at the level of state spending. This is barely a nickel.

Trump to Use $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops

www.nytimes.com

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Berserker Coach @berserkercoach.bsky.social · 15h

Krill Seaton

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 17h

"The proposed system surfaced Friday after US Customs and Border Protection quietly published a presolicitation notice for what it’s calling a Modular Mobile Surveillance System, or M2S2. The listing includes draft technical documents, data requirements, and design objectives."

dell cameron @dell.bsky.social · 17h

NEW: DHS is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.

by me @ wired:

DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks

US border patrol is asking companies to submit plans to turn standard 4x4 trucks into AI-powered watchtowers—combining radar, cameras, and autonomous tracking to extend surveillance on demand.

www.wired.com

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Berserker Coach @berserkercoach.bsky.social · 15h

FLOODING

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 17h

The more evidence mounts that Platner is lying, the more convinced I become that he is lying not only about his past but also about his current views.

Kaivan Shroff @kaivanshroff.bsky.social · 18h

CNN confirms that multiple sources suggest Graham Platner knew his tattoo was a Nazi symbol years prior to launching his campaign — and is now blatantly lying about it.

www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 17h

A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.

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Patrick Matthews @matthewsp.bsky.social · 19h

Monthly DoD payroll is ~$16 billion. This supposed "gift" would cover less than 1% of that amount.

If split evenly among active duty service members, each would get just under $100.

Reporters who don't challenge on this are committing egregious malpractice.

Adam Cancryn @adamcancryn.bsky.social · 22h

New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.

Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics

The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...

www.cnn.com

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T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · 19h

A year or two ago, I started keeping a list of cases where attorneys had been disciplined for submitting court documents with fake AI-generated filings. Figured it would be a short-lived phenomenon as attys became aware

I had to stop, because the number is growing faster than I could keep up

Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 19h

Marking the latest collision of artificial intelligence with attorney ethics, a large U.S. law firm told a judge it was "profoundly embarrassed" after one of its lawyers submitted a court filing with inaccurate and non-existent citations that were generated by AI.

Large US law firm apologizes for AI errors in bankruptcy court filing

Marking the latest collision of artificial intelligence with attorney ethics, a large U.S. law firm told a judge it was "profoundly embarrassed" after one of its lawyers submitted a court filing with inaccurate and non-existent citations that were generated by AI.

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Berserker Coach @berserkercoach.bsky.social · 15h

what a fucking shithead

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 19h

“Don’t protest.” Not great when federal law enforcement leaders start directly and openly denying the existence of the literal and explicit First Amendment.

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 19h

“The use of force that I’ve seen has been exemplary — the least amount of force necessary to accomplish the mission,” Bovino told @cbsnews.com Friday. “If someone strays into a pepper ball, then that’s on them. Don’t protest and don’t trespass.”

Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 19h

FULL STORY: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis ordered Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who has led a series of increasingly aggressive raids across Chicago and the suburbs, to appear in her courtroom in person at 10 a.m. Tuesday. @wttw.bsky.social

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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 16h

Now Trump is going to invade communities if they refuse data centers? Sinema popping up as the tip of the spear for such a project is def a 2025 jump scare.

Brahm Resnik @brahmresnik.bsky.social · 20h

Former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema lobbies for data center developer at Chandler AZ Plan Commission. Says she's working "hand in glove" w Trump Admin & warns city to embrace DCs or face federal intervention. City Council vote on Sinema's DC scheduled for Nov. 13.

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Berserker Coach @berserkercoach.bsky.social · 15h

STOP USING YOUR SCIENCE LOGIC ON POOR MATT!!

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Berserker Coach @berserkercoach.bsky.social · 15h

nope, that was the hate, Chris.

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 17h

Chris Cillizza is one of the dumbest, most dishonest people on the planet

Chris Cillizza & @ChrisCillizza
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[whispers] But doesn't our "heritage" also include lots of the monuments Democrats wanted to take down?
The Hill
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@thehill • 5h
Chelsea Clinton on East Wing demolition: "This is what happens when we take a wrecking ball to our heritage"

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 21h

ICE detains mother dropping off child at elementary school—refuses to even look at her U.S. legal papers.

"What documents?" agent sarcastically replies—holding up the folder.

"The ones in your hands!" witnesses yell back.

Madison Elementary School in Santa Ana, California.

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Berserker Coach @berserkercoach.bsky.social · 15h

cannot read stories like this
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
and not think of @greatdismal.bsky.social 's Neuromancer
(prescient in so many ways)

[I think about Dix's "If input A, then output B" response every time I respond to similar stimulus similarly, re: "what is (human) consciousness?]

A quote from William Gibson's Neuromancer- part 1

"He turned on the tensor beside the Hosaka. The crisp circle of light fell
directly on the Flatline's construct. He slotted some ice, connected the
construct, and jacked in.
It was exactly the sensation of someone reading over his shoulder.
He coughed. "Dix? McCoy? That you man?" His throat was tight.
"Hey, bro," said a directionless voice.
"It's Case, man. Remember?"
"Miami, joeboy, quick study."
"What's the last thing you remember before I spoke to you, Dix?"
"Nothin'~."
"Hang on." He disconnected the construct. The presence was gone. He
reconnected it. "Dix? Who am I?"
"You got me hung, Jack. Who the fuck are you?"
"Ca -your buddy. Partner. What's happening, man?"
"Good question."
"Remember being here, a second ago?""

quote from Neuromancer - part 2

""No."
"Know how a ROM personality matrix works?"
"Sure, bro, it's a firmware construct."
"So I jack it into the bank I'm using, I can give it sequential, real time
memory?"
"Guess so," said the construct.
"Okay, Dix. You _are_ a ROM construct. Got me?"
"If you say so," said the construct. "Who are you?"
"Case."
"Miami," said the voice, "joeboy, quick study.""