B Bugle
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In 2025, Donald Trump was the driving force of politics inside and outside the USA, shutting down our hopes and our ability to imagine a better world. Europeans as much as Americans spent their time arguing whether his administration is full of fools or villains. 1/12
SOLIDARITY, the only way we can make a better world in the face of all the forces trying to making it worse for us.
Credit to @skepchick.org for going beyond, "It's so terrible, isn't it?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnVo...
Credit to @skepchick.org for going beyond, "It's so terrible, isn't it?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnVo...
The Fascists are Lying about ICE Murdering an Innocent Woman
YouTube video by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:57 AM
SOLIDARITY, the only way we can make a better world in the face of all the forces trying to making it worse for us.
Credit to @skepchick.org for going beyond, "It's so terrible, isn't it?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnVo...
Credit to @skepchick.org for going beyond, "It's so terrible, isn't it?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnVo...
one day everyone will have been against this
This phrase has become so common in my world, almost trite already, because it applies to so many things in 2025. In some of our better possible futures, it is a true statement. It is also the title of a book by Omar El Akkad.
This phrase has become so common in my world, almost trite already, because it applies to so many things in 2025. In some of our better possible futures, it is a true statement. It is also the title of a book by Omar El Akkad.
December 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
one day everyone will have been against this
This phrase has become so common in my world, almost trite already, because it applies to so many things in 2025. In some of our better possible futures, it is a true statement. It is also the title of a book by Omar El Akkad.
This phrase has become so common in my world, almost trite already, because it applies to so many things in 2025. In some of our better possible futures, it is a true statement. It is also the title of a book by Omar El Akkad.
In 2025, Donald Trump was the driving force of politics inside and outside the USA, shutting down our hopes and our ability to imagine a better world. Europeans as much as Americans spent their time arguing whether his administration is full of fools or villains. 1/12
December 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
In 2025, Donald Trump was the driving force of politics inside and outside the USA, shutting down our hopes and our ability to imagine a better world. Europeans as much as Americans spent their time arguing whether his administration is full of fools or villains. 1/12
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"...and in the "French story of the year" category..."
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
"Il est coriace !" : cet homme de 77 ans a survécu trois jours au fond d’un ravin après une chute de 40 mètres à vélo
Un homme de 77 ans a été retrouvé sain et sauf mardi après avoir passé trois jours dans un profond ravin dans les Cévennes dans le département de la Lozère. Il avait chuté de 40 mètres en rentrant à v...
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr
October 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"...and in the "French story of the year" category..."
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
77 year-old cyclist who fell 40m into a ravine survived in the cold and the rain for three days by drinking "several bottles" of the wine he was bringing home from the market.
france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/occitanie/ga...
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Cinelli - Milano 1950 🚲 🙀 😻
#illustration #art #design #bikesky #bici #vintage #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #streetstyle #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle 🚲 🚴♂️🚴♀️🚵♂️ 🚵♀️ #vélo
#illustration #art #design #bikesky #bici #vintage #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #streetstyle #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle 🚲 🚴♂️🚴♀️🚵♂️ 🚵♀️ #vélo
December 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Cinelli - Milano 1950 🚲 🙀 😻
#illustration #art #design #bikesky #bici #vintage #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #streetstyle #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle 🚲 🚴♂️🚴♀️🚵♂️ 🚵♀️ #vélo
#illustration #art #design #bikesky #bici #vintage #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #自転車 #streetstyle #fun #cycling #cyclinglife #bikelife #biking #bicicleta #velo #cycle 🚲 🚴♂️🚴♀️🚵♂️ 🚵♀️ #vélo
Take into account the position in society of the author of this post, and this is a good candidate for the emblematic post of 2026 for the U.S.A.
"Former head of Obama Auto Task Force. Wall Street financier. Contributing Writer to NY Times Op-Ed. Morning Joe Economic Analyst. 🌐"
"Former head of Obama Auto Task Force. Wall Street financier. Contributing Writer to NY Times Op-Ed. Morning Joe Economic Analyst. 🌐"
In 2025, AI became pervasive in American life and the economy, with ChatGPT surging in adoption much faster than any other major technology in memory. @nytopinion.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Take into account the position in society of the author of this post, and this is a good candidate for the emblematic post of 2026 for the U.S.A.
"Former head of Obama Auto Task Force. Wall Street financier. Contributing Writer to NY Times Op-Ed. Morning Joe Economic Analyst. 🌐"
"Former head of Obama Auto Task Force. Wall Street financier. Contributing Writer to NY Times Op-Ed. Morning Joe Economic Analyst. 🌐"
"Hope is a slighter, tougher thing even than trust...
"In a good season one trusts life; in a bad season one only hopes. ...
"Without trust, a man lives, but not a human life; without hope, he dies."
- Ursula K. Le Guin, City of Illusions
"In a good season one trusts life; in a bad season one only hopes. ...
"Without trust, a man lives, but not a human life; without hope, he dies."
- Ursula K. Le Guin, City of Illusions
December 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"Hope is a slighter, tougher thing even than trust...
"In a good season one trusts life; in a bad season one only hopes. ...
"Without trust, a man lives, but not a human life; without hope, he dies."
- Ursula K. Le Guin, City of Illusions
"In a good season one trusts life; in a bad season one only hopes. ...
"Without trust, a man lives, but not a human life; without hope, he dies."
- Ursula K. Le Guin, City of Illusions
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remembering when that media guy went gaga over Eric Adams and gushed how he's be the Dem's next big national star, and how being that monumentally wrong will have zero negative career consequences and he'll simply run it back for the next deniably fascist 'democrat' who appears on the scene
December 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
remembering when that media guy went gaga over Eric Adams and gushed how he's be the Dem's next big national star, and how being that monumentally wrong will have zero negative career consequences and he'll simply run it back for the next deniably fascist 'democrat' who appears on the scene
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We are two days away from the true Metra happy hour: on New Year’s Eve, trains that arrive or depart downtown after 6pm are free but alcohol is prohibited after 7pm, so from 6-7pm you can drink a beer (BYOB) and ride Metra for free
December 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
We are two days away from the true Metra happy hour: on New Year’s Eve, trains that arrive or depart downtown after 6pm are free but alcohol is prohibited after 7pm, so from 6-7pm you can drink a beer (BYOB) and ride Metra for free
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All of this is blatantly unconstitutional. And that's why we win our cases. And it's also terrible for safety: the research is overwhelming that it actually increases crime by destroying and destabilizing people's lives.
December 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
All of this is blatantly unconstitutional. And that's why we win our cases. And it's also terrible for safety: the research is overwhelming that it actually increases crime by destroying and destabilizing people's lives.
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There are moments the mask is removed, and all the lies evaporate. This quote by a District Attorney in California is incredible. He says the volume of shackled poor people brought to court--what he calls the "cattle call"--makes it impossible to consider them as individuals.
December 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There are moments the mask is removed, and all the lies evaporate. This quote by a District Attorney in California is incredible. He says the volume of shackled poor people brought to court--what he calls the "cattle call"--makes it impossible to consider them as individuals.
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
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NYT provides no evidence here, probably because the claim is flatly untrue. See eg recent Pew data, or many posts on the subject from @gelliottmorris.com this year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
December 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
NYT provides no evidence here, probably because the claim is flatly untrue. See eg recent Pew data, or many posts on the subject from @gelliottmorris.com this year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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policy via some Time magazine headlines you saw in 1982, which as far as you know was ten years ago
December 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
policy via some Time magazine headlines you saw in 1982, which as far as you know was ten years ago
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This is inspired by the Irish tradition of putting a candle in the window on Christmas Eve, a sign to the needy of an open door & food on the table. Then exploring in the 2nd stanza how a once hospitable nation has become less welcoming to strangers
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#IrelandisNOTFull
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#IrelandisNOTFull
December 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is inspired by the Irish tradition of putting a candle in the window on Christmas Eve, a sign to the needy of an open door & food on the table. Then exploring in the 2nd stanza how a once hospitable nation has become less welcoming to strangers
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#IrelandisNOTFull
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#IrelandisNOTFull
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the fact that there is free parking at all in manhattan is wild to me
“Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest,” writes Nicolas Rohatyn.
Opinion | The Way to Pay for Free Buses Is to End Free Parking
Free buses would be transformative not only for riders, but for the ecosystem of the city as a whole.
nyti.ms
December 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
the fact that there is free parking at all in manhattan is wild to me
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Don't forget a reason for the season!!
December 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Don't forget a reason for the season!!
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Maybe Australian? Maybe just fever-dreamed.
December 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Maybe Australian? Maybe just fever-dreamed.
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More on the deliberate betrayal of professional norms at the hands of the most privileged academics.
Senior academics organizing these conferences laid the groundwork for this denial of service attack, creating explicit policies to welcome LLM-generated "papers", to normalize LLM-generated "reviews", and partnered with tech companies in PR/lobbying campaigns.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
December 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
More on the deliberate betrayal of professional norms at the hands of the most privileged academics.
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this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
December 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
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Three of the most rebellious things a woman in 1900 could do in one photo: smoke cigarettes, wear bloomers above the knee, and ride a bicycle
Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes
ca. 1900
Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes
ca. 1900
December 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Three of the most rebellious things a woman in 1900 could do in one photo: smoke cigarettes, wear bloomers above the knee, and ride a bicycle
Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes
ca. 1900
Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes
ca. 1900
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🛑 Is this the future of Europe’s town centres?
Massive 🇺🇸 pick-up trucks are already squeezing onto our streets. But EU-US trade talks could open the floodgates.
Here’s why "Mutual Recognition" is a disaster for road safety. 🧵
youtube.com/watch?v=ckc_gEiNMyY&feature=youtu.be
Massive 🇺🇸 pick-up trucks are already squeezing onto our streets. But EU-US trade talks could open the floodgates.
Here’s why "Mutual Recognition" is a disaster for road safety. 🧵
youtube.com/watch?v=ckc_gEiNMyY&feature=youtu.be
Dutch television reports on the threat from US vehicles in the EU-US trade deal
YouTube video by European Transport Safety Council
youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
🛑 Is this the future of Europe’s town centres?
Massive 🇺🇸 pick-up trucks are already squeezing onto our streets. But EU-US trade talks could open the floodgates.
Here’s why "Mutual Recognition" is a disaster for road safety. 🧵
youtube.com/watch?v=ckc_gEiNMyY&feature=youtu.be
Massive 🇺🇸 pick-up trucks are already squeezing onto our streets. But EU-US trade talks could open the floodgates.
Here’s why "Mutual Recognition" is a disaster for road safety. 🧵
youtube.com/watch?v=ckc_gEiNMyY&feature=youtu.be
From the article: “Technology that prevents drivers from ‘dooring’ cyclists would also be at risk from this freeze; the German government has said it wants to require this feature on new cars as a high priority, and that would require EU legislation."
Responding to a draft proposal leaked to the Financial Times, ETSC has warned that plans to grant a 10-year exemption from updating essential safety regulations for a new class of small electric cars will put pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicle occupants at risk.
etsc.eu/etsc-slams-p...
etsc.eu/etsc-slams-p...
ETSC slams proposed safety exemptions for new small car category
Responding to a draft proposal leaked to the Financial Times, the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) has warned that plans to grant a ten-year exemption from updating essential safety…
etsc.eu
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
From the article: “Technology that prevents drivers from ‘dooring’ cyclists would also be at risk from this freeze; the German government has said it wants to require this feature on new cars as a high priority, and that would require EU legislation."
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We are calling for a stop to "Mutual Recognition" of these dangerous standards. Trade deals shouldn't come at the cost of lives on our streets.
Read more about the risks here:
etsc.eu/accepting-us...
Read more about the risks here:
etsc.eu/accepting-us...
Accepting US car standards would risk European lives, warn cities and civil society
Opening the EU market to vehicles certified under US standards would weaken the protections that save lives in Europe, say more than 80 civil society organisations and the administrations of Amsterdam...
etsc.eu
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
We are calling for a stop to "Mutual Recognition" of these dangerous standards. Trade deals shouldn't come at the cost of lives on our streets.
Read more about the risks here:
etsc.eu/accepting-us...
Read more about the risks here:
etsc.eu/accepting-us...