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Here's @garethdennis.uk making a case which I've made for years (even when I lived in Inverness and travelled south regularly): dualling the A9 Perth to Inverness is the wrong solution (estimated cost- £3.8bn). Better to dual & electrify the Highland Main Line £4.5bn)
youtu.be/0cr1UFujfws?...
youtu.be/0cr1UFujfws?...
How to BETTER spend the A9 dualling project's £3.8bn
YouTube video by Gareth Dennis
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Here's @garethdennis.uk making a case which I've made for years (even when I lived in Inverness and travelled south regularly): dualling the A9 Perth to Inverness is the wrong solution (estimated cost- £3.8bn). Better to dual & electrify the Highland Main Line £4.5bn)
youtu.be/0cr1UFujfws?...
youtu.be/0cr1UFujfws?...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Which building looks better, the older ornamented box or the new one with upper floor stepbacks, massing breaks, and numerous facade colors?
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Which building looks better, the older ornamented box or the new one with upper floor stepbacks, massing breaks, and numerous facade colors?
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Seems like it necessarily would…15% of all civilian deaths reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System with a known source of heat ignition were started by cigarettes, pipes, cigars, or some undetermined smoking material.
I wonder if there are any studies on whether the rise of zyns/vaping reduces fire risk
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Seems like it necessarily would…15% of all civilian deaths reported to the National Fire Incident Reporting System with a known source of heat ignition were started by cigarettes, pipes, cigars, or some undetermined smoking material.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Insane story with one small note of hope at the end.
Insane story with one small note of hope at the end.
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Insane story with one small note of hope at the end.
Insane story with one small note of hope at the end.
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Me when someone calls me the F slur from a passing vehicle in Tucson, Arizona: omg I am SERVING right now
Me when the door person at a London nightclub mistook my husband and I for straight people and patiently explained that we were entering a queer space: I have never been so insulted in my LIFE
Me when the door person at a London nightclub mistook my husband and I for straight people and patiently explained that we were entering a queer space: I have never been so insulted in my LIFE
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Me when someone calls me the F slur from a passing vehicle in Tucson, Arizona: omg I am SERVING right now
Me when the door person at a London nightclub mistook my husband and I for straight people and patiently explained that we were entering a queer space: I have never been so insulted in my LIFE
Me when the door person at a London nightclub mistook my husband and I for straight people and patiently explained that we were entering a queer space: I have never been so insulted in my LIFE
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I strenuously object to the implicit assertion that people don't want to hear about other people's holidays. I do! In Iran they have an outdoor picnic day (Sizdah Bedar). In Japan there's a bean-throwing day (Setsubun). There's a whole world of fascinating rituals and traditions.
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I strenuously object to the implicit assertion that people don't want to hear about other people's holidays. I do! In Iran they have an outdoor picnic day (Sizdah Bedar). In Japan there's a bean-throwing day (Setsubun). There's a whole world of fascinating rituals and traditions.
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The Second Circuit has ruled for the Commissioner in this case, on the grounds that Pascucci does not have a sufficient "property interest" in the fund in which the life insurance policy made an investment. Life insurance doctrine holds. www.taxnotes.com/research/fed...
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The Second Circuit has ruled for the Commissioner in this case, on the grounds that Pascucci does not have a sufficient "property interest" in the fund in which the life insurance policy made an investment. Life insurance doctrine holds. www.taxnotes.com/research/fed...
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Floor plan from Wang Fuk Court, complex that is burning. Very typical for Hong Kong – cruciform plan with scissor stairs in the core (good way to balance dual egress with plan efficiency and cultural demand for ventilation). Doors are pretty remote from each other www.house730.com/en-us/estate...
November 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Floor plan from Wang Fuk Court, complex that is burning. Very typical for Hong Kong – cruciform plan with scissor stairs in the core (good way to balance dual egress with plan efficiency and cultural demand for ventilation). Doors are pretty remote from each other www.house730.com/en-us/estate...
New York hotels aren’t getting cheaper anytime soon.
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
New York hotels aren’t getting cheaper anytime soon.
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Awful stuff
*HONG KONG LEADER SAYS 36 DEAD, 279 MISSING IN HIGH-RISE FIRE
*HONG KONG LEADER SAYS 36 DEAD, 279 MISSING IN HIGH-RISE FIRE
November 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Awful stuff
*HONG KONG LEADER SAYS 36 DEAD, 279 MISSING IN HIGH-RISE FIRE
*HONG KONG LEADER SAYS 36 DEAD, 279 MISSING IN HIGH-RISE FIRE
Seems likely the father called ICE and or had his sister use her influence to do so on the mother of his child.
“After Ferreira was detained, Dos Santos Rodrigues said Michael Leavitt Sr. and his father, Bob Leavitt, reached out to her.”
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
“‘They just kept saying, ‘Tell her to self-deport,’” she recalled. “Self-deport to where? Brazil is not her home.’” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
‘Brazil is not her home.’ Mother of Karoline Leavitt’s nephew, brought to US as child, detained by ICE. - The Boston Globe
Bruna Ferreira, 33, was brought to the United States as a child in 1998. She is now in removal proceedings in Louisiana.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Seems likely the father called ICE and or had his sister use her influence to do so on the mother of his child.
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Hong Kong requires two stairs in high-rise apartment buildings. The problem, which seems to have been lost in the British reaction to Grenfell, is that two stairs are a poor substitute for the exterior of your building not being consumed by fire.
Breaking News: The death toll rose to 13 in a fire that engulfed several apartment towers in Hong Kong. Firefighters were struggling to contain it.
Follow live.
Follow live.
Hong Kong Fire Live Updates: At Least 13 Killed as Fire Engulfs Apartment Buildings
Firefighters were still trying to extinguish the blaze at an apartment complex in the city’s northern Tai Po district.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Hong Kong requires two stairs in high-rise apartment buildings. The problem, which seems to have been lost in the British reaction to Grenfell, is that two stairs are a poor substitute for the exterior of your building not being consumed by fire.
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I assume that getting steak and lobster dinners with 20,000 calories of appetizers for your whole family delivered by personal chauffeur is inexpensive again now that Uncle Joe Brandon is out of the White House at least
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I assume that getting steak and lobster dinners with 20,000 calories of appetizers for your whole family delivered by personal chauffeur is inexpensive again now that Uncle Joe Brandon is out of the White House at least
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I open up X to check in on some drama that somebody screenshotted, and my mentions column is filled with…the TWU account (presumably run by John Samuelsen) reposting his years-old aggro posts about OPTO?
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I open up X to check in on some drama that somebody screenshotted, and my mentions column is filled with…the TWU account (presumably run by John Samuelsen) reposting his years-old aggro posts about OPTO?
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MBTA just hates wires as a concept I think, it's part of why they got rid of clean zero-emissions trolleybuses in favor of (not yet in service) dirty polluting BEBs.
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
MBTA just hates wires as a concept I think, it's part of why they got rid of clean zero-emissions trolleybuses in favor of (not yet in service) dirty polluting BEBs.
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I would love someone to challenge me on this, but I have to say: It's just great not having to ever worry about missing a train because the next one is never more than 4 minutes away. It's a much more relaxing and seamless experience than off-peak transit in NYC.
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I would love someone to challenge me on this, but I have to say: It's just great not having to ever worry about missing a train because the next one is never more than 4 minutes away. It's a much more relaxing and seamless experience than off-peak transit in NYC.
The median boomer thinks a lawyer can solve any problem.
It’s very funny how Anglo center left parties are the parties of stuck up technocratic elites when they never actually consult subject matter experts, rather law school professors and consultants
What is this word salad?
Tag yourself
Tag yourself
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The median boomer thinks a lawyer can solve any problem.
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It’s very funny how Anglo center left parties are the parties of stuck up technocratic elites when they never actually consult subject matter experts, rather law school professors and consultants
November 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
It’s very funny how Anglo center left parties are the parties of stuck up technocratic elites when they never actually consult subject matter experts, rather law school professors and consultants
Ban her for life from the mayor and city council boxes at RFK
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced today that she won’t be seeking a fourth term in office next year.
This creates a huge opening for the 2026 D.C. mayoral race.
But first, what legacy will Mayor Bowser leave? @maustermuhle.bsky.social reflects here:
This creates a huge opening for the 2026 D.C. mayoral race.
But first, what legacy will Mayor Bowser leave? @maustermuhle.bsky.social reflects here:
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser won't run for a fourth term
Her decision creates a huge opening for the mayoral contest in 2026.
51st.news
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Ban her for life from the mayor and city council boxes at RFK
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Unweighted online survey of Americans who moved in the preceding year
homebay.com/moving-trends/
homebay.com/moving-trends/
November 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Unweighted online survey of Americans who moved in the preceding year
homebay.com/moving-trends/
homebay.com/moving-trends/
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The list of the most expensive metro areas is always like, every major city in California, Honolulu, NYC, Seattle, Miami, and DC, in some order, and I think that’s basically a good ranking of which places would grow the most if homebuilding were liberalized.
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The list of the most expensive metro areas is always like, every major city in California, Honolulu, NYC, Seattle, Miami, and DC, in some order, and I think that’s basically a good ranking of which places would grow the most if homebuilding were liberalized.
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Attorneys with the Institute for Justice have filed a challenge to New York’s Rent Stabilization Law, focusing narrowly on vacant units, with their plaintiffs’ requiring $100,000+ in repairs ij.org/case/nyc-vac...
NYC Vacant Apartments - Institute for Justice
New York City has a housing shortage. At the same time, tens of thousands of apartments sit vacant because New York’s Rent Stabilization Law (NYRSL) makes it economically unfeasible impossible for bui...
ij.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Attorneys with the Institute for Justice have filed a challenge to New York’s Rent Stabilization Law, focusing narrowly on vacant units, with their plaintiffs’ requiring $100,000+ in repairs ij.org/case/nyc-vac...
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The good thing about this problem is it is mostly self-correcting.
The bad thing about this problem is the path to correction is going to be a real PITA for a lot of people.
The bad thing about this problem is the path to correction is going to be a real PITA for a lot of people.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The good thing about this problem is it is mostly self-correcting.
The bad thing about this problem is the path to correction is going to be a real PITA for a lot of people.
The bad thing about this problem is the path to correction is going to be a real PITA for a lot of people.
Crucially cost constraints not existing means your job doesn’t matter. There’s a reason Florida is a retiree Mecca with terrible professional job prospects.
Bluesky: “Obviously the housing crisis is the only reason anyone would choose to live outside of NYC”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
November 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Crucially cost constraints not existing means your job doesn’t matter. There’s a reason Florida is a retiree Mecca with terrible professional job prospects.