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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 20h

Another deadly US strike on a boat in the Caribbean. Like previous ones:
-targeted based on proven liars saying “drug traffickers” without presenting any evidence
-illegal under both US and int’l law
-where US forces aren’t under threat and can interdict
-bad strategy if actually against traffickers

Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 21h

Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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Paul @bike2beer.bsky.social · 3h

Many millions of people around the world are all hoping for the same thing but it never seems to happen.

Paul @bike2beer.bsky.social · 3h

The new opiate of the masses

Paul @bike2beer.bsky.social · 3h

I’m loathe to defend boomers, but I think it was “the greatest generation” that was responsible for this atrocity.

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Paul @bike2beer.bsky.social · 3h

The arc of history bends toward enshittification.

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Paul @bike2beer.bsky.social · 3h

Four steps

1. Trump’s policies and incompetence crashes the economy like never before
2. Dems win back power
3. Dems decide to actually wield power
4. Supreme Court reform

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Paul @bike2beer.bsky.social · 4h

I’m guessing they will say no. The precedent is that race can only be used as a factor to hurt minority groups.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16h

Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA

Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

usa.streetsblog.org

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Paul @bike2beer.bsky.social · 5h

All Trump had to do to be a popular president was to play golf and say nothing.

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Paul @bike2beer.bsky.social · 16h

I dabble a bit in each category.

Paul @bike2beer.bsky.social · 16h

Drivers are bad people in my experience

Paul @bike2beer.bsky.social · 16h

Trump election?

Paul @bike2beer.bsky.social · 16h

The tech warlords will eliminate the underclass because we will have no value to them.