Look at this 'transit-oriented development.' 🙄

It is worth noting that the prospect of this ought to horrify and repulse decent people.

But it is also worth noting that the cruel and chaotic execution of it would be an absolute *thrill* for the nation's reactionaries. It would be their Eras Tour.

People who follow the news are more likely to agree with statements such as ‘Most people care only about themselves.’ They more often believe that we as individuals are helpless to better the world. They are more likely to be stressed and depressed. /1

Well I didn’t have that on my bingo card!

Congress may finally investigate why the car industry is producing and selling weapons designed to kill pedestrians and biklings: usa.streetsblog.org/2024/06/17/con…

I live right down the road from this. They're developing a 'transit hub' that is mostly comprised of SFH neighborhoods, a f'ing golf course, & parking lots.

Does anyone doubt, for even a heartbeat, that Trump would have his perceived enemies executed if he thought he could get away with it? huffpost.com/entry/alyssa-f…

If the right wants to push the idea that Biden is infirm, it can put that message in front of millions of people, almost instantly. The left has nothing approximating this ability.

It's the fundamental asymmetry of US politics & we just talk around it.

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This captures the contemporary TV experience pretty well: there's too much stuff to watch ... and nothing to watch. At once. vox.com/culture/353427…