Thomas
@tparsli.bsky.social
Artist, dog-lover, and avid reader.
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Heard this one? The City of Barcelona traded 3 lanes of vehicle traffic for an exceptional 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid. Businesses sued, & eventually won in court. Then they admitted that they actually like the change.
Streets for people are good for business.
Streets for people are good for business.
The Legal Attack on Superblock Barcelona - City Lab Barcelona
In this blog post, I attempt to unpack what this court ruling is about, the legal arguments, and who is behind it. Did the city really do something wrong? What will happen to the Consell de Cent proj...
citylabbcn.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Heard this one? The City of Barcelona traded 3 lanes of vehicle traffic for an exceptional 4.7km green pedestrian corridor in the heart of the Eixample grid. Businesses sued, & eventually won in court. Then they admitted that they actually like the change.
Streets for people are good for business.
Streets for people are good for business.
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What he said: 💯 🎯
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
What he said: 💯 🎯
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Mood.
I was asked in 2019 What I would say to Mohammed Bin Salman.
I said it then and I’ll say it again— I hope the spirit of Jamal Khashoggi haunts MBS for the rest of his life.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I was asked in 2019 What I would say to Mohammed Bin Salman.
I said it then and I’ll say it again— I hope the spirit of Jamal Khashoggi haunts MBS for the rest of his life.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
November 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Mood.
I was asked in 2019 What I would say to Mohammed Bin Salman.
I said it then and I’ll say it again— I hope the spirit of Jamal Khashoggi haunts MBS for the rest of his life.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
I was asked in 2019 What I would say to Mohammed Bin Salman.
I said it then and I’ll say it again— I hope the spirit of Jamal Khashoggi haunts MBS for the rest of his life.
open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...
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NEW! Vast swathes of Europe’s water reserves are drying up, two decades of satellite data reveals, with freshwater storage shrinking across Europe
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
NEW! Vast swathes of Europe’s water reserves are drying up, two decades of satellite data reveals, with freshwater storage shrinking across Europe
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Four of Trump's five children have an immigrant mother, and the one who doesn't is married to the son of two immigrants.
Trump makes the outrageous claim that “most” immigrants, which include over 25 million U.S. citizens, “are on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels.”
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
As insulting as the “deplorables” comment, and on Thanksgiving day no less.
Trump calls Tim Walz “seriously retarded”
November 28, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Four of Trump's five children have an immigrant mother, and the one who doesn't is married to the son of two immigrants.
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NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
ICE Offers Up to $280 Million to Immigrant-Tracking ‘Bounty Hunter’ Firms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement lifted a $180 million cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program while guaranteeing multimillion-dollar payouts for private surveillance firms.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW: ICE has torn up its $180M cap on a proposed immigrant-tracking program and is now guaranteeing private surveillance firms at least $7.5M each, with potential payouts reaching $281M per vendor. The change signals a shift from “pilot” to full-scale outsourcing of street-level investigative work.
Hvis man holder lav hastighet, er det ikke så vanskelig å stoppe for en sparkesykkel i fotgjengerfeltet...
www.budstikka.no/sparkesykkel...
www.budstikka.no/sparkesykkel...
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hvis man holder lav hastighet, er det ikke så vanskelig å stoppe for en sparkesykkel i fotgjengerfeltet...
www.budstikka.no/sparkesykkel...
www.budstikka.no/sparkesykkel...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
"Når det gjelder eksempelet om krysset Prinsens gate/Bispegata, hvor det i august 2023 skjedde en alvorlig ulykke mellom en elsparkesyklist og lastebil, sier han at politiet har ønsket å fjerne sykkelfeltet fordi det er for farlig. "
Bildet blir stadig klarere...
www.nidaros.no/politiet-med...
Bildet blir stadig klarere...
www.nidaros.no/politiet-med...
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
"Når det gjelder eksempelet om krysset Prinsens gate/Bispegata, hvor det i august 2023 skjedde en alvorlig ulykke mellom en elsparkesyklist og lastebil, sier han at politiet har ønsket å fjerne sykkelfeltet fordi det er for farlig. "
Bildet blir stadig klarere...
www.nidaros.no/politiet-med...
Bildet blir stadig klarere...
www.nidaros.no/politiet-med...
"Hun understreker at søkeren er hennes svigerfar"
Nessa Nordtun og ektemannen bygger altså en hytte på en tomt som nylig er overdratt fra ektemannens far.
De eier både tomten og hytta som skal oppføres.
Å gjemme seg bak svigerfar tror jeg er dumt, spesielt som politiker.
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/43...
Nessa Nordtun og ektemannen bygger altså en hytte på en tomt som nylig er overdratt fra ektemannens far.
De eier både tomten og hytta som skal oppføres.
Å gjemme seg bak svigerfar tror jeg er dumt, spesielt som politiker.
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/43...
Kunnskapsministeren har fått ja til hyttebygging nær vannkanten
Kunnskapsminister Kari Nessa Nordtun (Ap) og familie har fått godkjennelse til å bygge ny hytte 11,5 meter fra vannkanten i Farsund kommune.
www.vg.no
November 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"Hun understreker at søkeren er hennes svigerfar"
Nessa Nordtun og ektemannen bygger altså en hytte på en tomt som nylig er overdratt fra ektemannens far.
De eier både tomten og hytta som skal oppføres.
Å gjemme seg bak svigerfar tror jeg er dumt, spesielt som politiker.
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/43...
Nessa Nordtun og ektemannen bygger altså en hytte på en tomt som nylig er overdratt fra ektemannens far.
De eier både tomten og hytta som skal oppføres.
Å gjemme seg bak svigerfar tror jeg er dumt, spesielt som politiker.
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/43...
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ser frem til at trøndelag politidistrikt stiller liste i lokalvalget i 2027
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
ser frem til at trøndelag politidistrikt stiller liste i lokalvalget i 2027
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God kommentar fra Magnus Marsdal om venstresidas problemer i møte med den nye offentligheten, der ytre høyre posisjonerer seg som de eneste utfordrerne til MSM/det etablerte. Jeg har skrevet en del om dette i boka "Forført" (årets julegave osv), og tenker (1/9)
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
LOs gordiske medieknute
Har fagbevegelsen råd til å la høyrekreftene dominere det nye medielandskapet?
klassekampen.no
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
God kommentar fra Magnus Marsdal om venstresidas problemer i møte med den nye offentligheten, der ytre høyre posisjonerer seg som de eneste utfordrerne til MSM/det etablerte. Jeg har skrevet en del om dette i boka "Forført" (årets julegave osv), og tenker (1/9)
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
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Two days ago, the regime police in Georgia arrested a man over squeaking a chicken toy towards the police.
So, yesterday, many people brought these chickens to do the same.
#GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
So, yesterday, many people brought these chickens to do the same.
#GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
November 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Two days ago, the regime police in Georgia arrested a man over squeaking a chicken toy towards the police.
So, yesterday, many people brought these chickens to do the same.
#GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
So, yesterday, many people brought these chickens to do the same.
#GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
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Veldig interessant (og litt deprimerende) tråd.
I morse läste jag Anne Applebaums Autocracy, Inc. som vagt hade legat på den mentala läslistan ett tag, men blivit nedprioriterad eftersom jag inbillade mig att jag var någorlunda bekant med Applebaums huvudtes:
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Veldig interessant (og litt deprimerende) tråd.
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Her blander NHOs regiondirektør sammen netto nytte i milliarder (for veiprosjektene) og netto nytte per krone investert (for skipstunnelen). Hvis en sammenlikner riktig, er det samfunnsøkonomiske tapet klart størst for skipstunnelen.
www.kystogfjord.no/debatt/i/wr6...
www.kystogfjord.no/debatt/i/wr6...
Mer lønnsom enn Oslofjordtunnelen
Kyst og Fjord – også kjent som Fiskeriavisa Kyst og Fjord og kystogfjord.no – er en avis med oppsøkende og grundig formidling av nyheter og reportasjer fra båter, verft, fiskeindustri og fiskebruk lan...
www.kystogfjord.no
November 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Her blander NHOs regiondirektør sammen netto nytte i milliarder (for veiprosjektene) og netto nytte per krone investert (for skipstunnelen). Hvis en sammenlikner riktig, er det samfunnsøkonomiske tapet klart størst for skipstunnelen.
www.kystogfjord.no/debatt/i/wr6...
www.kystogfjord.no/debatt/i/wr6...
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Lørdagskommentaren er om forfallet i NRKs musikkdekning. For det blir bare verre og verre.
Uansett: Ha ei knall helg, alle sammen!
www.itromso.no/meninger/i/x...
Uansett: Ha ei knall helg, alle sammen!
www.itromso.no/meninger/i/x...
NRKs aktive dødshjelp til forfallet
NRK har jeg på mange måter gitt opp for flere år siden. Som allmennkringkaster har de for lengst abdisert som en vesentlig aktør innen journalistisk behandling av musikk. På TV. Nå bygger de ned radio...
www.itromso.no
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Lørdagskommentaren er om forfallet i NRKs musikkdekning. For det blir bare verre og verre.
Uansett: Ha ei knall helg, alle sammen!
www.itromso.no/meninger/i/x...
Uansett: Ha ei knall helg, alle sammen!
www.itromso.no/meninger/i/x...
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"We live in an era where personal expression is saturated by digital filters, hivemind thinking is promoted through endless algorithms and academic freedom itself is under assault by the weakest minds among us. AI has only made this worse. It is a crisis."
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"We live in an era where personal expression is saturated by digital filters, hivemind thinking is promoted through endless algorithms and academic freedom itself is under assault by the weakest minds among us. AI has only made this worse. It is a crisis."
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...
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This investigation into the killing of Colombian journalist Abelardo Liz, found that the fatal bullet he was hit with likely came from an area where Colombian troops and security forces were situated www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/12...
The Sound of Bullets: The Killing of Colombian Journalist Abelardo Liz - bellingcat
A Colombian indigenous journalist filmed the moment he was fatally shot; we used his footage and other evidence to investigate what happened.
www.bellingcat.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This investigation into the killing of Colombian journalist Abelardo Liz, found that the fatal bullet he was hit with likely came from an area where Colombian troops and security forces were situated www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/12...
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This piece from earlier this year also used audio analysis to investigate the killings of a group of medics in Gaza, finding that hundreds of shots were fired by IDF troops at the medics www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
What Audio Analysis Reveals About Aid Workers Killed in Gaza - bellingcat
Hundreds of shots fired at aid convoy that resulted in deaths of multiple aid workers, audio analysis shows.
www.bellingcat.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This piece from earlier this year also used audio analysis to investigate the killings of a group of medics in Gaza, finding that hundreds of shots were fired by IDF troops at the medics www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
"For ytre by er det mer et spørsmål om alle barna har råd til å kjøpe sykler, svarer Røberg-Larsen."
Foreldrene har råd til bil, men ikke en brukt sykkel til barna, så de er imot omdisponering av arealer fra bil til mennesker (gående og syklende)?
Stemmer virkelig dette?
www.ao.no/avisa-oslo-e...
Foreldrene har råd til bil, men ikke en brukt sykkel til barna, så de er imot omdisponering av arealer fra bil til mennesker (gående og syklende)?
Stemmer virkelig dette?
www.ao.no/avisa-oslo-e...
Avisa Oslo erfarer: Skrekkhistorien får byens mektigste til å skjelve. Faretegnene er allerede der
Åtte år med grønn politikk. 20 prosent færre stemmer. Nå frykter Høyre «ytre by-forbannelsen» som felte deres argeste rival.
www.ao.no
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
"For ytre by er det mer et spørsmål om alle barna har råd til å kjøpe sykler, svarer Røberg-Larsen."
Foreldrene har råd til bil, men ikke en brukt sykkel til barna, så de er imot omdisponering av arealer fra bil til mennesker (gående og syklende)?
Stemmer virkelig dette?
www.ao.no/avisa-oslo-e...
Foreldrene har råd til bil, men ikke en brukt sykkel til barna, så de er imot omdisponering av arealer fra bil til mennesker (gående og syklende)?
Stemmer virkelig dette?
www.ao.no/avisa-oslo-e...
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I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I am by no means a prominent public intellectual, but my inbox is increasingly filled with messages from people who have been convinced by sycophantic chatbots that they have discovered revolutionary theories that entirely upend our scientific understanding of the universe.
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Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
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Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
November 20, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Earlier this morning, President Trump threatened me and a group of service and veteran Members of Congress with arrest, trial, and death by hanging.
Here’s my response:
Here’s my response:
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Sweden FM Stenergard warns: EU bought $124B more in goods from Russia than it sent in aid to Ukraine
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Sweden FM warns: EU bought $124B more in goods from #Russia than it sent in aid to #Ukraine
YouTube video by ONEST
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November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Sweden FM Stenergard warns: EU bought $124B more in goods from Russia than it sent in aid to Ukraine
youtu.be/bWPceK_4myc
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