MartianEngineer
@martianengineer.bsky.social
.... so this is the internet now?
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Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:
"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."
"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."
"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."
"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."
Why Are So Many Pedestrians Killed by Cars in the US?
It’s unfortunately not uncommon for pedestrians to be killed by cars in the US.
www.construction-physics.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Deep dive into the surge in US pedestrian deaths:
"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."
"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."
"It’s not that more pedestrians are getting hit by vehicles; it’s that the ones that are getting hit are more likely to die."
"[That] seems like fairly strong evidence for the theory that the rise in large SUVs is behind the uptick in ped deaths."
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In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
September 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
In any other country, if federal agents fired upon journalists when unprovoked — what would we call it?
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
If federal agents marched down streets demanding papers — what would we say?
Authoritarianism — let’s not pretend it’s something else when it happens in our American cities.
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Whenever people talk about "luxury housing," I remember there are literal mansions in Hartford, CT that are now selling for less than it costs to buy a starter home in Silicon Valley. If we judge luxury by market value, there is no housing that is intrinsically, permanently "luxury housing."
September 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Whenever people talk about "luxury housing," I remember there are literal mansions in Hartford, CT that are now selling for less than it costs to buy a starter home in Silicon Valley. If we judge luxury by market value, there is no housing that is intrinsically, permanently "luxury housing."
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The rebranding of reactionary gender and biological essentialism as “heterodox and challenging ideas to which liberal students must be exposed” is one of the greatest achievements of our stupid era. Congratulations to the reactionary centrists who helped make it happen - you dupes, you utter dolts.
“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The rebranding of reactionary gender and biological essentialism as “heterodox and challenging ideas to which liberal students must be exposed” is one of the greatest achievements of our stupid era. Congratulations to the reactionary centrists who helped make it happen - you dupes, you utter dolts.
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Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"
September 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Pritzker: "One of the reasons Trump wants to send troops into cities is bc he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections...if they've got troops in cities, & it becomes a kind of norm for people, then it won't be abnormal for them when they're going to vote having troops at ballot boxes"
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Universal childcare wouldn't just relieve working families of a massive cost burden. It improves the whole economy.
"There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."
"There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."
How Universal Child Care Could Change the Economy
www.nytimes.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Universal childcare wouldn't just relieve working families of a massive cost burden. It improves the whole economy.
"There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."
"There are a lot of reasons building a child care system that works for everyone is important to our children, to parents, to employers and to economic growth."
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I think YIMBYism offends a certain flavor of lefty activists because they believe that housing is zero sum and that educated middle/professional class newcomers to big cities (read: yuppies) have moral standing to make material demands of local government in their own economic self interest.
September 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I think YIMBYism offends a certain flavor of lefty activists because they believe that housing is zero sum and that educated middle/professional class newcomers to big cities (read: yuppies) have moral standing to make material demands of local government in their own economic self interest.
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Due to a combination of technical gremlins and limited rural resources, I have been internetless for most of the past several weeks, save for my weak cell reception.
But last night I ran a Relict game for my home group via conference call and it was baller.
But last night I ran a Relict game for my home group via conference call and it was baller.
August 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Due to a combination of technical gremlins and limited rural resources, I have been internetless for most of the past several weeks, save for my weak cell reception.
But last night I ran a Relict game for my home group via conference call and it was baller.
But last night I ran a Relict game for my home group via conference call and it was baller.
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Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."'
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
August 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."'
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
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it was always obvious DOGE was decorative "innovative efficiency" cover for the brutal dismantling of corporate oversight and the social safety net, but the press spent first six months of the year propping it up as a good-faith effort
“.. DOGE increasingly looks like a giant joke as the initiative winds up saving essentially zero dollars for US taxpayers .”
- Vital Knowledge
@politico.com 🇺🇸
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
- Vital Knowledge
@politico.com 🇺🇸
www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
August 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
it was always obvious DOGE was decorative "innovative efficiency" cover for the brutal dismantling of corporate oversight and the social safety net, but the press spent first six months of the year propping it up as a good-faith effort
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this is absolutely correct
I don't know if we can put this country back together but the best and maybe only hope we have is for full, salt the earth Reconstruction-era politics - and this time don't stop before the job is done
there can be no "moving forward"
I don't know if we can put this country back together but the best and maybe only hope we have is for full, salt the earth Reconstruction-era politics - and this time don't stop before the job is done
there can be no "moving forward"
the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
August 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
this is absolutely correct
I don't know if we can put this country back together but the best and maybe only hope we have is for full, salt the earth Reconstruction-era politics - and this time don't stop before the job is done
there can be no "moving forward"
I don't know if we can put this country back together but the best and maybe only hope we have is for full, salt the earth Reconstruction-era politics - and this time don't stop before the job is done
there can be no "moving forward"
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the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
August 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
the thing everyone is going to have to accept is that the post-trump period, whenever it comes, will not and cannot be a project of national unity, it must be a project of partisan project of renewal, in the same way that reconstruction and the new deal were partisan projects of renewal.
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Hear me out here - by killing the open street on Vanderbilt, it became less of a destination and the neighborhood can't support restaurants like that if it's not a destination
Prospect Heights became a true restaurant row thanks to the strength of spots like Olmsted, Faun and LaLou. But a spate of closings and skyrocketing rents have many wondering whether the street’s best days are in its past.
Is Vanderbilt Avenue Cursed?
Prospect Heights became a true restaurant row thanks to the strength of spots like Olmsted, Faun and LaLou. But a spate of closings and skyrocketing rents have many wondering whether the street’s best days are in its past.
www.grubstreet.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Hear me out here - by killing the open street on Vanderbilt, it became less of a destination and the neighborhood can't support restaurants like that if it's not a destination
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This is why Charlottesville melted down its Lee statue. If the statue is removed and simply put in storage, it remains what @artcrimeprof.bsky.social calls “America’s strategic racism reserve.”
Here is Pete Hegseth's tweet announcing the return of the Confederate monument to Arlington National Cemetery. The plan is to restore it and reinstall in 2027.
It's important to point out that this monument was never referred to as a "Reconciliation Monument."
It's important to point out that this monument was never referred to as a "Reconciliation Monument."
August 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This is why Charlottesville melted down its Lee statue. If the statue is removed and simply put in storage, it remains what @artcrimeprof.bsky.social calls “America’s strategic racism reserve.”
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One of the (many) things I love about Bryant is that it was a completely average American street (2 way traffic, 2 side car parking).
Most streets in the U.S. have plenty of space for protected bikeways.
We just need to make safety (for all road users) a priority.
Here’s Bryant before:
Most streets in the U.S. have plenty of space for protected bikeways.
We just need to make safety (for all road users) a priority.
Here’s Bryant before:
August 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
One of the (many) things I love about Bryant is that it was a completely average American street (2 way traffic, 2 side car parking).
Most streets in the U.S. have plenty of space for protected bikeways.
We just need to make safety (for all road users) a priority.
Here’s Bryant before:
Most streets in the U.S. have plenty of space for protected bikeways.
We just need to make safety (for all road users) a priority.
Here’s Bryant before:
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August 2, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Stagflation was an epochal crisis for liberalism and it's one of the reasons I lean so hard into the small-a abundance thing: rapid economic growth was what underwrote America's first tentative steps in the direction of social democracy, and the left's turn toward growth skepticism was bad!
Something I've changed my mind about is how much of the war on inflation that was central to the birth of neoliberalism was an actual product of mass opinion and not just elite desire for austerity and the disciplining of labor.
July 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Stagflation was an epochal crisis for liberalism and it's one of the reasons I lean so hard into the small-a abundance thing: rapid economic growth was what underwrote America's first tentative steps in the direction of social democracy, and the left's turn toward growth skepticism was bad!
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the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
If you think I've forgotten about the hurricane satellites, think again. The Navy is permanently unplugging them this week, on the brink of the busiest stretch of the season. There's so much more to this story, and I have the latest scoop. ⬇️
Navy Set to Unplug Critical Hurricane Satellites this Week
Abrupt termination of satellite data by U.S. Department of Defense sends forecasters scrambling for a fix on the brink of the busiest stretch of the hurricane season
michaelrlowry.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
the one thing i genuinely did not anticipate from this administration was its vicious, know nothing hostility to any and everything that might even be adjacent to science and scientific research. they genuinely one to destroy the entirety of the nation’s research capacity. and for what, exactly?
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the high point of my being denounced as a neoliberal shill on tiktok is when i insisted that gentrification is downstream of housing supply constraints, and isn’t a quality inherently possessed by people you don’t like
maybe I’ll get pilloried for like “not getting the joke” or whatever, but this is absolutely how, like, a comfortable percentage of Cool People think the dynamics of housing costs work and it fucking sucks
July 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
the high point of my being denounced as a neoliberal shill on tiktok is when i insisted that gentrification is downstream of housing supply constraints, and isn’t a quality inherently possessed by people you don’t like
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"I asked chatgpt" "I asked grok" I asked Trevor Belmont and Alucard and they said
July 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"I asked chatgpt" "I asked grok" I asked Trevor Belmont and Alucard and they said
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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Relict folk!
The 170+ page, illustrated hardcover Character Compendium is now available on Amazon! a.co/d/3Ph2ITa
Digital editions are available on DTRPG. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
IF YOU BACKED THE KICKSTARTER you're getting the digital edition for free. Stay tuned for deets shortly.
The 170+ page, illustrated hardcover Character Compendium is now available on Amazon! a.co/d/3Ph2ITa
Digital editions are available on DTRPG. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
IF YOU BACKED THE KICKSTARTER you're getting the digital edition for free. Stay tuned for deets shortly.
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April 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Relict folk!
The 170+ page, illustrated hardcover Character Compendium is now available on Amazon! a.co/d/3Ph2ITa
Digital editions are available on DTRPG. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
IF YOU BACKED THE KICKSTARTER you're getting the digital edition for free. Stay tuned for deets shortly.
The 170+ page, illustrated hardcover Character Compendium is now available on Amazon! a.co/d/3Ph2ITa
Digital editions are available on DTRPG. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
IF YOU BACKED THE KICKSTARTER you're getting the digital edition for free. Stay tuned for deets shortly.
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April 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Reminder! This week only, you can pick up the ebook of Tattered Pawns through Barnes & Noble for FREE! My only request is that you pretty please leave a rating/review.
Use code BNPHound to get the deal!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tattered-p... #book #fantasy #indie
Use code BNPHound to get the deal!
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You can be a crab.
May 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
You can be a crab.