Mostyn Gale
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Mostyn Gale
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Moderate amounts of density can house huge numbers of people.
For example, a 10 km × 10 km city at 40,000 people per km² would have a population of 4 million people.
40,000 ppl/km² is about 6-8 stories.
10×10 km is 100km², but most big cities are 1000+ km²
For example, a 10 km × 10 km city at 40,000 people per km² would have a population of 4 million people.
40,000 ppl/km² is about 6-8 stories.
10×10 km is 100km², but most big cities are 1000+ km²
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The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
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If you think American citizens should be summarily executed by masked federal agents, you’re not a patriot.
If you think the lawless goons loyal to our demented pedophile criminal president are greater than the people of Minnesota, you’re not a patriot.
You’re a fucking Nazi.
If you think the lawless goons loyal to our demented pedophile criminal president are greater than the people of Minnesota, you’re not a patriot.
You’re a fucking Nazi.
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
If you think American citizens should be summarily executed by masked federal agents, you’re not a patriot.
If you think the lawless goons loyal to our demented pedophile criminal president are greater than the people of Minnesota, you’re not a patriot.
You’re a fucking Nazi.
If you think the lawless goons loyal to our demented pedophile criminal president are greater than the people of Minnesota, you’re not a patriot.
You’re a fucking Nazi.
Utterly bonkers.
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Utterly bonkers.
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We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
January 18, 2026 at 2:08 PM
We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate
NGL getting excited about #artemisii
January 17, 2026 at 3:05 AM
NGL getting excited about #artemisii
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Some BIG DEAL things about the upcoming #ArtemisII mission to lunar orbit:
- Humans beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for first time in 54 years
- First woman beyond LEO
- First person of colour beyond LEO
- First crewed Orion mission
- First lunar flyby with humans since Apollo
Points 2 & 3 important!
- Humans beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for first time in 54 years
- First woman beyond LEO
- First person of colour beyond LEO
- First crewed Orion mission
- First lunar flyby with humans since Apollo
Points 2 & 3 important!
The very big rocket that will be taking four humans on a journey that will be the furthest any humans have journeyed from everything on Earth in 54 years - incl. every living being that we know about, will be rolling out in ~12 hours from now.
It's slow TV.
But with a big rocket. 🚀
It's slow TV.
But with a big rocket. 🚀
Watch NASA roll huge Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Jan. 17 www.space.com/space-explor...
January 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Some BIG DEAL things about the upcoming #ArtemisII mission to lunar orbit:
- Humans beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for first time in 54 years
- First woman beyond LEO
- First person of colour beyond LEO
- First crewed Orion mission
- First lunar flyby with humans since Apollo
Points 2 & 3 important!
- Humans beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for first time in 54 years
- First woman beyond LEO
- First person of colour beyond LEO
- First crewed Orion mission
- First lunar flyby with humans since Apollo
Points 2 & 3 important!
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Split the damn bill then.
Albanese “I am surprised that anyone could walk into parliament & vote against…”
— a national gun buyback
— closing loophole allowing non-citizens to get gun licence
— strengthening customs to stop dangerous imports.
Yes it will say a LOT about anyone who can’t support this.
— a national gun buyback
— closing loophole allowing non-citizens to get gun licence
— strengthening customs to stop dangerous imports.
Yes it will say a LOT about anyone who can’t support this.
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Split the damn bill then.
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
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“Donald Trump is a man who represents all the things we teach our children not to be. He’s a liar. He’s a thief. He’s a molester. He has no remorse, no shame, no empathy. He has no loyalty to the law, to the Constitution. This man is the lowest character of all.”
January 12, 2026 at 9:45 AM
“Donald Trump is a man who represents all the things we teach our children not to be. He’s a liar. He’s a thief. He’s a molester. He has no remorse, no shame, no empathy. He has no loyalty to the law, to the Constitution. This man is the lowest character of all.”
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Even in Houston, I'm seeing more parents using cargo bikes. Two longtails today, which is encouraging. GCN recently did a comparison between frontloaders and longtails, and the consensus seemed split almost equally for each type.
January 13, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Even in Houston, I'm seeing more parents using cargo bikes. Two longtails today, which is encouraging. GCN recently did a comparison between frontloaders and longtails, and the consensus seemed split almost equally for each type.
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Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Archaeologists: D.C. Capitol May Have Once Been Used For Legislating https://theonion.com/archaeologists-d-c-capitol-may-have-once-been-used-for-legislating/
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This is also why Tokyo has so weird single use stores.
Culture flourishes in places with abundant and inexpensive floor space.
If you want cool bars, restaurants, art galleries, nightclubs, and theaters, you need (a) lots of cheap housing for workers, and (b) lots of commercial spaces where people can open a small business on a shoestring budget.
If you want cool bars, restaurants, art galleries, nightclubs, and theaters, you need (a) lots of cheap housing for workers, and (b) lots of commercial spaces where people can open a small business on a shoestring budget.
It's funny how every big city in North America has that one otherwise totally unremarkable strip mall way out in the suburbs that has been taken over by Asian restaurateurs and is now an internationally recognized foodie destination.
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM
This is also why Tokyo has so weird single use stores.
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Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
This is brilliant!
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 4, 2026 at 12:52 AM
This is brilliant!
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Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
January 3, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Best thing I’ve read this morning, from a human rights lawyer in Mexico. Translation is in the ALT-text.
I strongly believe that these tests should be transparent and open to the public.
What does it mean when your doctors keep insisting you redo the cognitive exam
January 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I strongly believe that these tests should be transparent and open to the public.
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Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
January 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
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2026 is about affordable homeownership. No more "policy" this year. Feed the local fauna, befriend them, and then use them to overpower homeowners so you can occupy their dwellings.
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 AM
2026 is about affordable homeownership. No more "policy" this year. Feed the local fauna, befriend them, and then use them to overpower homeowners so you can occupy their dwellings.
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Pour one out for Jim Moylan
RIP The Guy Who Put The Little Arrow On Your Fuel Gauge Though I Think There Was An Earlier One - The Autopian
If there’s one car fact or Easter Egg or detail (or whatever you want to call it) that seems to delight non-car-obsessed people more than any other one, I think it has to be this one: fuel gauges tend...
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December 27, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Pour one out for Jim Moylan
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it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
December 25, 2025 at 7:31 AM
it's crazy that 500 years ago, you would see the ruler of your country maybe once in your life and hear whispers that they're the Sun God, but now with social media, you get to see on a daily basis that they're the most unhinged, idiotic, and unhappy person you know
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Customer parking is customer parking.
No bike racks at the restaurant? I'll take that car spot right up front. Looking out from our table. 🚲👀
December 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Customer parking is customer parking.